Formation, One Dance and Team are on the wrong list sweetie DRAG IHYILY, that song is the most nauseating, god awful piece of **** my ears have ever had the displeasure of absorbing.
This Girl is flawless. The beat knocks, the trumpets and brass are melodically pleasing and are catchy, and the overall sound just works together really well. It's so well crafted to let every piece of it flow and stand out. Just because Sugar came out first does not make it in any way a "clone" so stay pressed.
This is by far the only song from ANTI that I really really LOVE. The production is just so dark and sexy. Rihanna really sounds into the song, and it really feels hot, heavy, steamy, and so forth. If only I had a dude to get dirty with to this song though
9. Fergie - M.I.L.F. $
Fergie Ferg being absolutely fabulous with this song, especially because of the video. It's not her best song ever but it's definitely catchy, badass, crazy, epic, party anthem, and awesome. In a year where it really liked some pizzazz, at least Fergie brought it.
8. Katy Perry - Rise
Promo single or not, it's hard for Katy to not land in my Top 10 year-end. Rise is kinda like Roar in terms of self-empowerment, but I think the reason this song charted so high here is because, just like Fight Song last year, it came at a time where I needed a message like this. I've made my mistakes during all these years but that doesn't mean I can't learn from them and achieve my goals. And even if I have obstacles in my way, I know that if I keep my head up and continue working towards my goals, they will eventually be achieved.
7. Mike Posner - I Took a Pill In Ibiza (SeeB Remix)
Honesty truly does prevail in the long run it seems, since Mike Posner managed to get his biggest hit out of this song. The remix however was exactly what this song needed in order for it to smash though. The catchiness of the beat draws you and the first verse's fast pace does as well. As you get into the song, the lyrics catch your attention too. Combine those two together and you have a hit song. And in my honest opinion, this was definitely the best Hot 100 hit of the year, as it is the final major Hot 100 hit on my list. Hopefully if Mike can get a hit 6 years later, Carly Rae can eventually score another hit.
6. JoJo - Save My Soul
Up 16 spots from last year is Save My Soul. I knew from the beginning of the year that this song had the potential to be in my year-end Top 20, or even Top 10. And just as i figured, it's quality remained good enough to be even higher this year, at #6. You can tell JoJo put a lot of heart into this song, and her vocals are full of powerful emotions and despite the long hiatus due to the BS with her old label, this song shows that she can still release good music, even if it's not a huge hit. To me, this is her best song since Disaster, and might even be her best song, though I'm not certain it's my favorite of hers. Still a strong contender though
5. Taylor Swift - Out of the Woods
When Taylor first released this, I thought she was being lazy with this single choice since she released Bad Blood and Wildest Dreams prior as well. But over time I got into it more and more. The production really sets the mood and this song was a pretty mature choice to end the 1989 Music Video era. I feel like, looking back, Taylor intended on having this be the last official single before the Grammies, and since she ended up winning Album of the Year, maybe it was the right choice. Anyways, this song has gotten better with time for me, and that bridge really slays me.
4. 5 Seconds of Summer - Jet Black Heart
Pop rock is something that will always be fresh to me, and that's most likely why Jet Black Heart is up here at #4. This song is without a doubt the best song on Sounds Good Feels Good, and I think it's my favorite 5SOS song now as well. There's just a lot of depth to this song and it shows us their more vulnerable side while also having a nice instrumental thanks to David Hodges.
3. Ellie Goulding - Something In the Way You Move
I'm kinda surprised to see Ellie chart so high here this year. The last time she had a Top 10 song in my year-end was with Lights in 2012. And since then it's been pretty hard for her to crack my Top 10. Burn and Love Me Like You Do weren't exactly songs that I absolutely stanned for, even though I had my moments where I'd be addicted to playing them and On My Mind was definitely not Top 10 material. This on the other hand, there was just something in the way it sounded that I really got into. It sounded magical, and was very catchy to me. It's like I finally could get into an Ellie song and have a lot of fun with it. And she screwed it's chances of being a big hit by giving it a ****ing tour video. Well whatever, Ellie finally clicked it with me on a solo level again with this song.
2. Taylor Swift - New Romantics
Unlike Ellie, I'm a little more forgiving with Taylor for giving the last 1989 single a tour video. And this is why - I think she released this as a just a bonus single following her Grammy win - kind of like a treat to fans. And I think that's why it got a tour video instead of an official video, because the Out of the Woods music video served as more of a closing video (like Wide Awake) to the era officially. This song probably would not have been released if Taylor didn't win Album of the Year. That simple. Regardless, this song is still such an anthem to me and my second favorite single behind Style from the era. It not only serves as a nice closer to 1989 deluxe, but as a nice friendly farewell to the 1989 era.
1. Dami Im - Sound of Silence
And we finally make it to my #1 song of the year, which is personally historic for me. This is the first time that someone who isn't a major popstar or major band has been my #1, or at least a Hot 100/UK Singles star. Dami is someone that I've been a fan of since X Factor Australia in 2013, and well, when this year started, I wasn't expecting her to be my #1 of the year. I thought Taylor was going to take it again. So why was Dami able to breakthrough this year and become the first "underdog" #1? Well, for one thing, New Romantics was a 2 year old song that I had already played at least 300 times by the time 2016 started. It was going to be really hard to truly feel like a 2016 song when Taylor herself wasn't putting in effort to make it that way. And I was honestly not expecting Dami to be a part of Eurovision, but my oh my, she really ended up slaying them so hard. I think that's why Dami was my #1 this year. She finally had a moment that made an impact on me, and there was no one else this year getting in her way. So Dami has my #1 spot this year with a song that sounds even better live.
Ibiza is tolerable now after I heard it so much on the radio. Jet Black Heart in the top 5, interesting. Love 5SOS and the song is great but it was so irrelevant.
Ellie and double Taylor in the top 5 JoJo Fergie Rihanna