I'm uncertain if genre song lists from non-genre sources are eligible but I'll leave up that to more knowledgeable folk:
https://www.vulture.com/amp/article/best-emo-songs.html
100. Forests - Tamago (2016)
99. Jejune - This Afternoon's Malady (1998)
98. The Van Pelt - Nanzen Kills a Cat (1997)
97. Copeland - When Paula Sparks (2003)
96. Panic! At the Disco - Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have without Taking Her Clothes off (2005)
95. Dads - Shit Twins (2012)
94. Evergreen - A Couple Curled up Pictures (1994)
93. Origami Angel - Doctor Whomst (2019)
92. Crash of Rhinos - Opener (2013)
91. Ethel Meserve - Waltz of Gibraltar (1995)
90. Los Campesinos! - The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future (2010)
89. The Used - The Taste of Ink (2002)
88. Shotmaker - Sky (1996)
87. Empire! Empire! I Was a Lonely Estate - Keep What You Have Built up Here (2009)
86. Hoover - Electrolux (1994)
85. Coheed and Cambria - A Favor House Atlantic (2003)
84. The Appleseed Cast - On Reflection (2001)
83. Swing Kids - Blue Note (1994)
82. Boys Life - Fire Engine Red (1995)
81. One Last Wish - My Better Half (1986)
80. Castevet - Between Berwyn and Bryn Mawr (2008)
79. Boilermaker - Slow Down (1996)
78. mewithoutyou - Wolf Am I! (And Shadow) (2006)
77. Heroin - Meaning Less (1993)
76. Penfold - I'll Take You Everywhere (1998)
75. La Dispute - The Last Lost Continent (2008)
74. Oso Oso - Reindeer Games (2017)
73. Pageninetynine - In Love with an Apparition (2001)
72. Modern Baseball - Your Graduation (2014)
71. Saetia - Venus and Bacchus (1998)
70. Elliott - Drive on to Me (2000)
69. Foxing - Rory (2013)
68. Gray Matter - Burn No Bridges (1986)
67. Sarge - Beguiling (1998)
66. Knapsack - Courage Was Confused (1997)
65. Fuel - Cue to You (1990)
64. Glocca Morra - Irrevocable, Motherfucker (2012)
63. Tigers Jaw - I Saw Water (2008)
62. Something Corporate - Konstantine (2000)
61. Weezer - Tired of Sex (1996)
60. I Hate Myself - To a Husband at War (1997)
59. Say Anything - Alive with the Glory of Love (2004)
58. The Jazz June - The Scars to Prove It (2000)
57. Snowing - Sam Rudich (2009)
56. The Anniversary - The D in Detroit (2000)
55. Ignition - Anger Means (1987)
54. The Jealous Sound - Hope for Us (2003)
53. Rainer Maria - Tinfoil (1997)
52. Lifetime - (The Gym Is) Neutral Territory (1995)
51. Moss Icon - I'm Back Sleeping, or Fucking, or Something (1993)
50. Bright Eyes - The Calendar Hung Itself (2000)
49. The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - January 10th 2014 (2015)
48. At the Drive-in - Transatlantic Foe (1998)
47. Jets to Brazil - Chinatown (1998)
46. Embrace - No More Pain (1987)
45. My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) (2004)
44. Desaparecidos - The Happiest Place on Earth (2002)
43. Thursday - Understanding (In a Car Crash) (2001)
42. Owls - Everyone Is My Friend (2001)
41. Texas Is the Reason - Back and to the Left (1996)
40. Jimmy Eat World - Lucky Denver Mint (1999)
39. Orchid - I Am Nietzsche (2000)
38. Saves the Day - At Your Funeral (2001)
37. Joyce Manor - Constant Headache (2011)
36. Braid - A Dozen Roses (1998)
35. Fall Out Boy - Sugar We're Going Down (2005)
34. Death Cab for Cutie - A Movie Script Ending (2001)
33. Mineral - Gloria (1997)
32. Dag Nasty - Circles (1986)
31. Alkaline Trio - Bleeder (1998)
30. Cursive - The Recluse (2003)
29. Motion City Soundtrack - L.G. FUAD (2005)
28. Don Martin Three - Transistor (1996)
27. Everyone Everywhere - I Feel Exhausted (2012)
26. Drive like Jehu - Do You Compute (1994)
25. Pedro the Lion - Options (2002)
24. City of Caterpillar - And You're Wondering How a Top Floor Could Replace Heaven (2002)
23. The Hotelier - Your Deep Rest (2014)
22. Dashboard Confessional - Hands Down (2003)
21. Taking Back Sunday - A Decade under the Influence (2004)
20. Piebald - American Hearts (2002)
19. Indian Summer - Angry Son (1993)
18. Christie Front Drive - Radio (1997)
17. Straylight Run - Existentialism on Prom Night (2004)
16. Jawbox - Savory (1994)
15. The Promise Ring - Is This Thing on? (1997)
14. Taking Back Sunday - Cute without the E (Cut from the Team) (2002)
13. The Get up Kids - Action & Action (1999)
12. Rainer Maria - Planetary (1999)
11. Sunny Day Real Estate - Circles (1994)
10. Hop Along - Tibetan Pop Stars (2012)
9. My Chemical Romance - Helena (2004)
8. Algernon Cadwallader - Some Kind of Cadwallader (2008)
7. Rites of Spring - Deeper than inside (1985)
6. Paramore - That's What You Get (2007)
5. Sunny Day Real Estate - Seven (1994)
4. Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness (2001)
3. Cap'n Jazz - Little League (1995)
2. Jawbreaker - Accident Prone (1995)
1. American Football - Never Meant (1999)
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