Minus 2 - LMFAO and Melanie

This list is Sasha Fierce approved. And, Cici's Never Ever HAWT!!!

Temporary delay of my albums post....LOL.

Top 50 Singles:

#30. Alicia Keys - Doesn't Mean Anything
I don't know what happened with the first two singles off "The Element of Freedom"...but as a lead single, "Doesn't Mean Anything" was NOT received well by the public. I know it sounds like a "no One" remix, but it was a really nice midtempo. This sound is a LOT more mainstream for her, and I liked it.

#29. Jay-Z - Empire State Of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, NEW YOOOOOOORK! I'm not even gonna do a proper write up, but just KNOW that radio killed this song for me. Next single plz.

#28. T.I. - Dead And Gone (feat. Justin Timberlake)
The Justin Timberlake assisted "Dead And Gone" was one of hte best singles off of T.I.'s "Paper Trail" album. I won't lie, T.I's flow over the track was great, but the hook provided by Justin kinda made the song what it was.

#27. Beyonce - Halo
Beyonce's third appearance on my chart this year, "Halo" was a SMASH sucess for her, created by the hit machine Ryan Tedder. Am I the only one beginning to feel like there isn't a genre she can't and won't tackle? Can' wait for her Techno and Polka Album! [/sarcasm]

#26. Ryan Leslie - You're Not My Girl
Ryan Leslie had a ****** year,,,,cut him some slack! Both of his CD's were released quietly, admist zero promotion, no buzz, and no hits at radio, so he was bound to flop. He had some true gems though, one of them being "You're Not My Girl". If you haven't checked it out, check it out!

Doesn't Mean Anything is some kind of warmed over garbage. But Halo, on the other hand, is great! (and much better than that "recorded in a wind tunnel" Already Gone.)

I'm also looking forward to Beyonce's polka album. Love everything in this set, except for Ryan Leslie

4/5

and No. There is no genre Bey can NOT tackle.

DITTO!

3 I 5

Empire state of mind

4/5 Empire State Of Mind :heart:

I'm here, finally! I started my own thread tonight, so I'll start replying to everybody else's as well.

Alicia, Jay-Z, T.I. and many others get the thumbs up from me

ESOM is TOO LOW.

Halo

5/5
Empire State of Mind and Halo <3333333333333

Hov! Tip! And I like what i've heard from Ryan Leslie. I know a lot of people who are evangelical about him, so I really should check out more of his stuff.

Liking everything in this set except Ryan Leslie. ESOM is so low!

4/5

Allicia,Bey and ESOM

4/5
ESOM

Happy Holidays!

Top 50 Singles:

#25. J. Holiday - It's Yours
"Grab my body baby, hold my heart don't break it, it is yours" Everyone knows about cuffing season, and THIS was the song for me during cuffing season. For more information about "cuffing season", click here. Anyways, "It's Yours" was the first (and last) single off of J. Holiday's Sophmore album, "Round Two". IT was a moderate it on the R&B charts, and was a nice single...even if it was a "Bed" rehashing.

#24. Chris Brown - Crawl
"Crawl", the second single hailed off of "Graffiti" is a ballad, and it's a great song. Sure, after hearing the demo of the song, the vocals leave a LOT to be desired, but the song's message is great, and it was a nice attempt on Chris Brown's part to release a pop ballad. Yeah, that didn't really work out in his favor, right? I WOULD have preferred he had gone with "Sing Like Me" or "Wait" as the second single...but I'll save that for my albums post.

#23. Mariah Carey - I Want To Know What Love Is
One of the FEW songs I enjoyed off of Memiors Of A has been Imperfect Angel was Mariah's cover of "I Want To Know What Love Is". I think I just enjoyed 2:03-3:38, because she only sings for the 2nd half of the song! The single tanked, the video was a disaster, and now Mimi's releasing a remix album. Yep, that's success in 2009.

#22. Drake & Trey Songz - Successful
I'll reserve my Wheelchair Jimmy shade for later on in this countdown. Trey provided a GREAT hook and additional verse on "Successful", and the song itself was nice...even though their basis of being "successful" is materialistic...I will take the song for what it's worth.

#21. Whitney Houston - Million Dollar Bill
Sorry Bart! Whitney Legendston Houston MISSES the Top 20 with her comeback single, "Million Dollar Bill". Initially, I was disappointed by "Million Dollar Bill" for the usual reasons, her voice has diminished, dated sound, not a mainstream R&B single...ect. After I got over my bias and gave it a second listen, I realized that this is as CLOSE to vintage Whitney as we're going to get, and I can take that. The song itself is a catchy, soulful jam and was nice enough for her comeback single. She needs to put out "Call You Tonight" and "Salute" and MY LIFE WILL BE COMPLETE!

5/5

PERFECT.

Chris' crawl >>>> That other man's boring version.

I was just saying...the vocals on the demo>Chris's vocals. I like Chris's 'minimalist' approach on the record too, though..

I really only like Drake/Trey Songz from this set but that last set was FIYAH!

3/5!

Crawl is awesome, one of Chris' best songs.