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Discussion: EW: 40 Best Songs of 2015
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EW: 40 Best Songs of 2015
40. Rihanna, "Bitch Better Have My Money"
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"Don’t act like you forgot, I call the shots"—and RiRi does just that on this undeniable earworm with one of the funniest catchphrases of 2015. — Madison Vain
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38. Hailee Steinfeld, "Hell Nos and Headphones"
34. A$AP Rocky, "L$D"
33. Grimes, "California"
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Grimes (a.k.a. Claire Boucher) returned after a three-year hiatus with "Art Angels," an entirely self-produced, self-written collection displaying her immense crossover potential from alternative noise artist to bona fide pop star. The strongest track, “California”, layers sugary electronic beats with rushing, anxious lyrics about self-worth, and Boucher’s high-octane vocals elevate it to become one of the most devastating songs ever written about the Golden State. — J.G.
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32. Calvin Harris, “How Deep Is Your Love”
29. Nick Jonas, "Levels"
28. Robyn, "Set Me Free"
27. Madonna, "Bitch I’m Madona"
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She go hard or she go home, she gon do this all night long—the Queen of Pop's standout from Rebel Heart has everything you love about her music: hooks, humor, attitude for days. — K.O.
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24. Ellie Goulding, "On My Mind"
23. Missy Elliott, "WTF"
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Missy would have had a solid 2015 if her only contribution to culture was meowing on that one Janet Jackson song. Instead, she delivered a breathless double-timed playground jam that had everybody putting their things down, flipping it, and reversing it. — K.A.
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21. Disclosure, "Holding On"
20. Shamir, "On the Regular"
19. Florence and the Machine, "What Kind of Man"
17. Kendrick Lamar, "These Walls"
15. Shura, "2Shy"
13. Sia, "Alive"
12. Major Lazer, "Lean On"
11. Drake, "Hotline Bling"
7. Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"
6. Selena Gomez, "Good for You (feat. A$AP Rocky)"
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Where Lovato went full force with her music (see No. 5), her BFF Selena Gomez opted for mood setting—and this blush-inducing, seductive electro-ballad was the defining soundtrack for every late-night post-club comedown. — K.O.
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5. Demi Lovato, "Cool for the Summer"
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The singer has called this her "'80s rock ballad from the future." That’s an understatement. Over a groove that struts like a supermodel in nine-inch stilettos (hat tip, Max Martin!), the former Disney star delivered an oh-no-she-didn’t anthem to bi-curious experimentation. (“Don’t be scared/Cuz I’m your body type” goes down as one of the year’s most scintillating couplets.) Best of all, with those blazing vocals, Lovato proved she had one of the year’s most unstoppable voices. — E.R.B.
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4. Alessia Cara, "Here"
3. Adele, "Hello"
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It’s got a wonderfully haunting piano riff and gut-wrenching lyrics that’d make the most stone-faced human cry, but it takes a once-in-a-generation voice like Adele’s to turn this heartbreaker into an instant classic. — E.R.B
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2. Justin Bieber, "What Do You Mean?"
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In recent years Justin Bieber may have made headlines more for his bad-boy antics and a certain romantic fling than his music. That all changed with this stellar single from his mature album Purpose. Over a lush tropical-house groove courtesy of co-writers Poo Bear and Mason Levy, Bieber had his Justin Timberlake “SexyBack” moment. He may have said goodbye to his teen heartthrob image—but he’s just getting started. —M.V.
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1. The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"
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Forget your face; that’s way north of the place you should be feeling this delirious dance-floor rapture. Until this summer Abel Tesfaye was best known for dusky R&B anthems like “Wicked Games” and the Fifty Shades serenade “Earned It.” But “Face” is a whole different beast: Making like the prodigal son of Off the Wall-era Michael Jackson, Tesfaye moon-bounces from one rubber-band bass line to the next, skimming his silky falsetto over crisp finger snaps and walloping synths. When he coos, “And she’ll always get the best of me/The worst is yet to come,” you know he knows he’s lost his head. And he loves it. — L.G.
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Good for You being the only good song in the top 10.
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Cool For The Summer top 5 
Alessia's Here at #4
On My Mind
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CFTS.
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Originally posted by Eeveelution
Good for You being the only good song in the top 10.
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Pretty tragic apart from a few songs tbh.
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...California? Of all songs on Art Angels? I mean it's clear they're not including album tracks but even Flesh Without Blood is better 
Flop list, BBHMM is better than most songs on the list, Lean On should be higher, etc.
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Levels should not be on any of these lists. 
Solid #1.
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Good for You being the only good song in the top 10.
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You don't like Trap Queen, CFTS, or CFMF? 
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CFMF and GFY
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cool for the summer getting its credit
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ATRL HAS to agree with this list.
CFTS, CFMF, Here, GFY, Hello, Lean On, Bitch Im Madonna and California All deserved, these songs are excellent pop songs.
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You don't like Trap Queen, CFTS, or CFMF? |
They're cute, but not exactly ~top 10 best of the year~ good.
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40. Rihanna, "Bitch Better Have My Money"
38. Hailee Steinfeld, "Hell Nos and Headphones"
32. Calvin Harris, “How Deep Is Your Love”
24. Ellie Goulding, "On My Mind"
19. Florence and the Machine, "What Kind of Man"
12. Major Lazer, "Lean On"
6. Selena Gomez, "Good for You (feat. A$AP Rocky)"
5. Demi Lovato, "Cool for the Summer"
4. Alessia Cara, "Here"
1. The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"
EW ha flawless taste
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I really like the top 6 tbh
Grimes too
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GFY
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They're cute, but not exactly ~top 10 best of the year~ good.
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... well one of them is gonna make my top 10 
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... well one of them is gonna make my top 10 |
Is it Trap Quen? I hope so. 
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