My rate will be based off of a point system. Depending on how the song/album/music video ranks, the artist will get a certain number of points. For example, in the 'albums' category, #1 will get 100 points, #2 will get 95, and so on. In addition to this, the artists will get 10 additional points for every entry they have. All of the points accumulated by each artist present in the rate will be tallied up to determine my top 10 artists of the year.
CATEGORIES:
(Any song released in 2015 or on a 2015 album is eligible.)
71. Madonna ft. Nicki Minaj - Bitch I’m Madonna
72. Marina and the Diamonds - Immortal
73. Years and Years - Worship
74. Tinashe ft. Young Thug - Party Favors
75. Halestorm - Mayhem
76. Hilary Duff - Sparks
77. Madonna - Holy Water
78. Ryn Weaver - Traveling Song
79. HOLYCHILD - Nasty Girls
80. Say Lou Lou - Love Is The Loneliest Place
81. Meg Myers - Desire
82. Colette Carr - Moments In Love
83. Little Boots - Taste It
84. Veronica Vega - Pay Me
85. Hilary Duff - My Kind
86. Katy B x Four Tet x Floating Points - Calm Down
87. Annie - Out Of Reach
88. Halestorm - Scream
89. MŘ - Kamikaze
90. Allie X - Prime
91. Kylie Minogue ft. Giorgio Moroder - Your Body
92. Brooke Candy - Rubber Band Stacks
93. Natalie La Rose ft. Fetty Wap - Around The World
94. Miley Cyrus - Bang Me Box
95. Halsey - Coming Down
96. Purity Ring - Bodyache
97. BANKS - Better
98. Soko - Peter Pan Syndrome
99. NYLO - LA Love Song
100. Noonie Bao - Pyramids
Top 20 Albums
18. Sophie - Product
19. Allie X - CollXtion I
20. Melanie Martinez - Cry Baby
"Cry Baby" is the debut album from "The Voice" alumnus Melanie Martinez, and frankly, it is quite underwhelming and definitely did not live up to my expectations. It was not terrible, but it was not amazing like I was hoping it would be, especially considering how great her singles leading up to the album were. It is not something I would listen to from beginning to end on repeat, but there are a couple tracks that I love.
STANDOUT TRACKS:
Soap, Sippy Cup, Tag You're It, Carousel, Mrs. Potato Head