I joined ATRL this year and it's been a such a great experience for me. This is my first time doing a best of. This year I'll post a countdown of 100 songs that've slayed me through 2013.
All songs that have been released in my country (Serbia) on 15th of December last year are available to chart.
Results
110. will.i.am - Gettin' Dumb featuring apl.de.ap and 2NE1
109. Justin Timberlake-TKO
108. Fall Out Boy - Rat a Tat featuring Courtney Love
107. Calvin Harris-Drinking from the Bottle featuring Tinie Tempah
106. Celine Dion- Loved Me Back to Life
105. Jennifer Lopez- Live It Up ft. Pitbull
104. Britney Spears- Body Ache
103. Fergie- A Little Party Never Killed Nobody featuring Q-Tip & GoonRock
102. Daft Punk- Lose Yourself to Dance featuring Pharrell Williams
101. Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines ft. T.I. & Pharrell
100. Ellie Goulding - Burn
99. Lorde- Royals
98. Bruno Mars- Treasure
97. Pitbull- Feel This Moment featuring Christina Aguilera
96. Beyoncé-XO
95. Lady Gaga- Do What U Want featuring R. Kelly
94. The xx- Together
93. Daft Punk- Instant Crush featuring Julian Casablancas
92. Jamie Lynn Spears - How Could I Want More
91. Christina Aguilera - Let There Be Love
90. G.R.L. - Vacation
89. Rihanna - What Now
88. Taylor Swift - Everything Has Changed featuring Ed Sheeran
87. Jetta - Start A Riot
86. Britney Spears - Alien
85. JAY Z - Holy Grail featuring Justin Timberlake
84. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis- Thrift Shop featuring Wanz
83. Lana Del Rey- Gods & Monsters
82. Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing featuring Florence Welch
81. The Lumineers - Ho Hey
80. P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason featuring Nate Ruess
79. Britney Spears - Hold On Tight
78. Drake - Hold On, We're Going Home feauring Majid Jordan
77. Beyoncé - Haunted
76. Lilly Allen - Hard Out Here
75. Eminem - Survival
74. Capital Cities - Safe And Sound
73. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Same Love featuring Mary Lambert
72. Alesso Vs. OneRepublic - If I Lose Myself
71. Jessie J - WILD featuring Big Sean, Dizzee Rascal
70. Jessie J - Breathe
69. Labrinth - Beneath Your Beautiful featuring Emeli Sandé
68. James Arthur - Impossible
67. Lorde - Team
66. Beyoncé - Drunk in Love featuring JAY Z
65. Bruno Mars - When I Was Your Man
64. Calvin Harris & Alesso - Under Control featuring Hurts
63. Avicii - You Make Me featuring Salem Al Fakir
62. Lady Gaga - Applause
61. Britney Spears - Tik Tik Boom ft. T.I.
60. Justin Timberlake - Blue Ocean Floor
59. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child
58. Kings Of Leon - Wait For Me
57. Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts
56. Jason Derulo- The Other Side
55. Paramore- Still Into You
54. Demi Lovato - Heart Attack
53. Imagine Dragons - Demons
52. Passenger - Let Her Go
51. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up)
50. Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop
49. Taylor Swift - 22
48. Avicii - Wake Me Up featuring Aloe Blacc
47. Carrie Underwood - See You Again
46. Emeli Sandé - My Kind Of Love (RedOne and Alex P Remix)
45. Enrique Iglesias - Loco featuring Romeo Santos
44. Asaf Avidan - One day / Reckoning Song (Wankelmut Remix)
43. Bastille - Pompeii
42. Rihanna - Diamonds
41. Katy Perry - Legendary Lovers
40. The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather
39. Avicii - Hey Brother
38. Depeche Mode - Heaven
37. Demi Lovato - Let It Go
36. One Direction - Story of My Life
35. Dido - No Freedom
34. Selena Gomez - Come & Get It
33. David Guetta - She Wolf (Falling To Pieces) featuring Sia
32. OneRepublic - Counting Stars
31. Ke$ha - Die Young
30. Rihanna - Stay featuring Mikky Ekko
29. Lana Del Rey - Ride
28. Bastille - Things We Lost In The Fire
27. Muse - Madness
26. Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
25. Britney Spears - Til It's Gone
24. Miley Cyrus - Drive
23. Katy Perry - Walking On Air
22. Bastille - Of The Night
21. Stormae - Papaoutai
20. Britney Spears - Work Bitch!
I'll start this countdown by posting 10 Bubbling Under songs:
110. will.i.am - Gettin' Dumb featuring apl.de.ap and 2NE1)
“Gettin’ Dumb” is the kind of song that you'll either love or hate, depends how much did you drink. It has a great beat, it's a great club banger, but it's way too long to be played on radios. If will.i.am decided to release it as single, he would need to cut all his and apl.de.ap's rapping parts, because, let's be honest- they ruin the song.
109. Justin Timberlake-TKO
This song has written Justin Timberlake and Timbaland all over it. Obviously, they've tried to recreate some FutureSex/LoveSounds magic, but something is missing this time.
108. Fall Out Boy - Rat a Tat featuring Courtney Love
Opening line ''It's Courtney, B****!'' it's a proof that Blackout is one of the most influental albums of 21st century. Pretty catchy chorus!
107. Calvin Harris-Drinking from the Bottle featuring Tinie Tempah
Great hook! The breakdown following the chorus is good and ideal to go down well with the ravers. I like Calvin but he needs to evolve, sounds pretty much like the rest of his songs.
106. Celine Dion- Loved Me Back to Life
In ''Loved Me Back to Life'' Celine showcases off her vocal gifts, sounding still pure and as powerful as ever. Melody is beautiful, but the problem is that lyrics are very repetitive.
One of the weakest singles from JLo, but still, It's a great bop. It's got a sunny party vibe that you know you will hear on the radio. The chorus seems a little bit forced, but the bridge and most of the song is catchy. Let's get a party started!
104. Britney Spears- Body Ache
Over heavenly mid-'90s piano chords; sexy lyrics: ''Body Ache'' sounds like a future club classic. It's a first non-single that I've heard from ''Britney Jean''. Problem is that nothing is innovative about it.
103. Fergie- A Little Party Never Killed Nobody featuring Q-Tip & GoonRock
Here’s Fergie’s swing-flavored hip-hop song about partying. Mix some Gaga's mumbling from ''Poker Face'', ''Party Rock Anthem'' beat and some cool jazz sounds and you have it. Anyway, a great soundtrack song.
102. Daft Punk- Lose Yourself to Dance featuring Pharrell Williams
Cute song! It's similiar to ''Get Lucky'', so probably, that's one of the reasons it wasn't that big hit.
101. Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines ft. T.I. & Pharrell
One of the biggest hits in this decade, I'm sure. The problem is, that radio overplayed it. There is no longer excitement when I hear it. Probably, I should let some time pass...
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That's it, for today! Tomorrow I'll start doing a TOP 100 countdown.
Lose Yourself To Dance + Blurred Lines! I love them... but they're too low
Drinking from the Bottle the song is amazing, but the music video is horrible
Goulding’s voice is certainly one of the most unique in pop music. Her vocals are angelic. ''Burn'' is the one of her more radio-friendly singles to date. Not her best song in my opinion, but still good Europop anthem that's sure to make listeners of all ages get up and burn "one hell of a something."
99. Lorde- Royals
Lorde, this girl has one of the strongest debuts in recent history of pop music. She did a great job by writting ''Royals''- a great song of solidarity for a new generation. Although, I think it's a little bit overrated by the critics and general public. Ella has better songs on her debut album.