Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

For the fourth year in a row, I am am bringing you the Best Email Subject Lines of the year! You can read the Best Email Subject Lines of 2017, the  Best Email Subject Lines of 2018and the  Best Email Subject Lines of 2019 to see the winners of previous years.This year, I’ve listed the best subject lines for emails according to my personal email inbox.

How I Judge The Best Email Subject Lines of the Year

• 3rd place – You make it on the list. Sometime over the last 12 months, I opened an email from you and said, ‘Hey, wow. Good work.’ I popped a label on it so you would be on this list when it came out.
• 2nd place – You are on this list three times.
• 1st place – You have written more subject lines on this list than anyone else.

It’s true, this list is subjective, and I subscribe to more digital marketers and sales trainers than most people – however, I follow these people the most, because they are the best at writing subject lines that capture attention and get opened.

3RD PLACE – Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

• Ooh, you’re cutting it close… – Pete Vargas
• 3 must-have features for a high-converting landing page – Amy Porterfield
• Your 2021 Book Marketing Goals – Tim Grahl
• [QUIZ] Should CAELAN write a book? – Brian Tracy
• Ready for the next level? – Craig Severinsen
• Can I get your advice? – Kerwin Rae
• You’re being watched – Corbett Barr
• [TWR] I’m 40-years-old and I have a confession. – Elisa Doucette
• Foolproof novel outlining templates [free download] – Derek Murphy
• Confirm Your Reservation: 8:00pm, Tuesday, July 21st – Eben Pagan
• [5-Day Writing Challenge] Day Four- Easy Action Plan! – Dawn Montefusco
• Make it big on Youtube – Storyblocks
• Success Blueprint [Access Ends Tonight] – Kristen Howe
• Can you help me with this? – Erin Donley
• The 4 Problems Every Agency Needs to Solve – Mikael Dia
• You can’t fart against thunder – Georgia Murch
• Weekly Practice: Something I don’t think you know about me – Andrea Leda
• [How-to] Increase Visibility When You Have No Time ⏰ – Angie Trueblood
• $1 link is fixed – oops! – Kristen Howe
• These 3 videos will help you make more money – Kamila Gornia
• Your headline copy probably sucks – Neil Patel
• Want to be privately mentored by me? Here’s the deal… – Hillary Weiss
• [It’s Virtual] Caelan See You on Zoom – Rey Perez
• 👀 Steal these sales page headlines (in time for Black Friday) – IttyBiz
• my new book – Brendon Burchard
• How to find your market and get famous – Derek Murphy
• Copy My Funnel – James Kemp
• Oops, you’re a hypocrite – Col Fink
• Did you get your free PDF download? – Dr. Joe Vitale
• he hired me as his coach and here’s what happened… – Michael Knouse
• Are you basically setting money on fire right now? – Kate McKibbin
• I want to coach you – Kim Orlesky
• How could you be so heartless? – Sabri Suby
• Everyone Thinks You Actually Suck – Kyla Roma
• Our top message scripts that book appointments [PDF] – Ben Kniffen
• 5 Things You NEED to Know About 2021 – Marisa Murgatroyd
• Excuse Me As I Throw Up On You – Marilyn Alauria
• Eager to scale your business ASAP? – Marley Jaxx
• Client overflow <- YOUR NEW NORMAL – Jeanna Gabellini
• My 3hr/wk marketing plan ⌛ – Meg Casebolt
• now’s the time to become a writer (let me teach you everything I know) – Nik Goeke
• WANTED: Business owner who is willing to improve their business – Mike Michalowicz
• Important message for coaches – Danny Iny
• let’s talk in the morning – Blake Silver
• Save $997 on KO Sales U Online – Kim Orlesky
• New features! (Did someone say lasers?) – Team mmhmm
• People are saying great things about you – Mo MacRae
• Can I hire you? – Sherina Mayani
• Do you know what NZ duck is on the $10 note? – Genesis
• My Secret Method for Growing My Email List – Sean Ogle
• ⏰ CLOSING: Ads for Authors is shutting down now – Nick Stephenson
• Today I went to a funeral – Joel Bouzaid
• You have one second to get this right – Brendan
• Need more buyers? 🧔👩🏻👴🏼👩🏽‍🦱🧔🏾 Download this – Marisa Murgatroyd
• Are you serious about this? – Bob Proctor
• Want an unfair advantage? – Wendy Weiss
• Let me be your advisor – Bob Proctor
• are you interested? – Courtney Chaal
• That’s so interesting! – Vanessa Van Edwards
• Is our meeting on your calendar? – Brian Tracy
• [Action Required] Applications Are Closing – Andrew Bryant
• Quick question – I’d love your opinion – Sharí Alexander
• I’ll give you this blogging toolkit for only $7 (seriously.) – Jon Morrow
• New VGC Micro-Course — yours to enjoy! 💌 – Eddie from VeryGoodCopy
• I’ll give you this writing course for only $7 (seriously) !! – Jon Morrow
• Learn my proven webinar framework to grow your business – Pat Flynn
• This video was never released – Benji Bruce
• Turning your story into your mission – Lisa Garr
• re: scheduling your private VIP day – Angelique Rewers
• Want to work with me? Watch this video. – Grant Baldwin
• About your website – Matt from Thrive Themes
• How to earn money writing – VeryGoodCopy
• Mistake on your website – Wendy Weiss
• Will you be one of the 100 people I mentor to teach happiness? – Marci Shimoff

2ND PLACE – Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

David Newman

The author of Do It! Speaking is a CSP and member of the member of the NSA Million Dollar Speaker Group.

David’s Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

• [Online Workshop] 7 Association Trends that will Impact your Business in 2020
• You + me + 2 days together
• our call tomorrow

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Ryan Deiss

Ryan was the 1st place winner of 2019’s Best Email Subject Lines contest. He is the founder of digitalmarketer.com.

Ryan’s Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

• diagnose ➡️ execute ➡️ measure ➡️ repeat ➡️
• This 1 skill can 🚀LAUNCH🚀 your company+career
• Re: the GREAT deal you just missed…

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Steph Crowder

Steph is the host of the Courage & Clarity Podcast, and is a sales trainer and business strategist.

Steph’s Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

• Omg did you see this? [REPLAY!]
• Stop dreaming so big
• Quiz: Where will you be in 3 months? 🤔

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Marquel Russell

Marquel is the founder of Client Attraction University and works with coaches and consultants to scale their business.

Marquel’s Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

• $97 Today, $197 Tomorrow
• 5 Reasons Your Facebook Ads Are Failing
• Listen Up, This Is Important…

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Stefan James

Stefan is an internet entrepreneur and business coach and is the founder of Project Life Mastery.

Stefan’s Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

• Read this if you want to start a YouTube Channel in 2021
• If I had to start over again, this is what I’d do
• Here’s why you’re STRUGGLING as an entrepreneur

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Allie Bjerk

Allie is a digital marketer and the creator of the Tiny Offer Lab.

Allie’s Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

• Re: Denied Refund Request – [Course]
• The questions everyone is asking me. Finally answered publicly.
• Re: Unethical Price Change

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Jay Baer

Jay is an emcee and keynote speaker and the founder of Convince And Convert.

Jay’s Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

• join me in 60 minutes
• Need Your Help
• how a community manager became global VP at Patrón Tequila

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1st Place – Best Email Subject Lines of 2020

About The Author

Caelan Huntress is the father of 3 kids, and in his spare time serves as creative director of Stellar Platforms. He is also a writer, digital marketer, multimedia producer, and a retired superhero. He blogs about his adventures on https://caelanhuntress.com.