.Chris Brown f/ Swizz Beatz & Lil' Wayne - I Can Transform Ya.
Male single of the year! Like "Never Ever", I didn't like this song when I first heard it but when it crept up on me... it was a rap. That terminator synth... the beat... the hook...the sexy swag Chris has... everything was amazing. Then Lil' Wayne verse topped everything off. Well f-In done prince.
.Keri Hilson f/ Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down.
The first time I heard this... I thought INSTANT smash. I knew it was gonna be a Top 10 hit. Everything about this song is melodic and catchy... ****ing amazing! The only thing I don't like about this is Ne-Yo, they could have replaced him with someone else...
.Jay-Z f/ Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town.
This track is CRAZZZZZY. Rihanna destroyed the chorus and gave me M.I.A. vibes all over. The beat also is another highlight... I really don't care for Jay-Z's rap on here cause he didn't really go IN, but it was nice. But Kanye however went IN... I ****ing loved his verse. Overall everybody pretty much delivered.
But to you still - I liked all these songs at one point in the year with "Transform" being the only tolerable one now. None of them make me list though.