2013 been a wonderful year for me in many ways. I am a very lazy person, but I've still decided to this. This time. though, I've shortened my list by almost a half. This year had been awesome in terms of entertainment (music, films, video games) and this list is only about music (well, this is a music forum after all.)
This is how I decided to divide my 2013 Year End list;
50 Shades of 2013
The 50 songs that made 2013 what it is to me. The songs that when I'll hear years to come, will remind me of moments in this year. Not necessarily my most liked / plays songs of 2013.
1. Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus
2. Stay - Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
3. Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
4. Cups - Anna Kendrick
5. We Can't Stop - Miley Cyrus
6. Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke feat. T.I, Pharrell Williams
7.Thrift Shop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz
8. Get Lucky - Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams
9. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
10. Diamonds - Rihanna
11. Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey
12. La La La - Naughty Boy feat. Sam Smith
13. Let Her Go - Passenger
14. Pour It Up - Rihanna
15. I Love It - Icona Pop feat. Charle XCX
16. The Monster - Eminem feat. Rihanna
17. Pompeii - Bastille
18. Wake Me Up - Avicii
19. Burn - Ellie Goulding
20. Bad - Wale feat. Rihanna
21. Clarity - Zedd feat. Foxes
22. Scream & Shout - will.i.am feat. Britney
23. Hold On We're Gonig Home
24. Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
25. Royals - Lorde
26. Come & Get It - Selena Gomez
27. Roar - Katy Perry
28. Applause - Lady GaGa
29. Work - Iggy Azalea
30. Berzerk - Eminem
31. Demons - Imagine Dragons
32. Young and Beautiful - Lana Del Rey
33. Started from the Bottom - Drake
34. 23 - Mike Will Made It feat. Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa & Juicy J
35. Heart Attack - Demi Lovato
36. Holy Grail - Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake
37. The Way - Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller
38. My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark - Fall Out Boy
39. Ho Hey - The Lumineers
40. Just Give Me a Reason - P!nk feat. Nate Reuss
41. Same Love - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert
42. Everything Has Changed - Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran
43. I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
44. Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe - Kendrick Lamar
45. F**kin Problems - A$AP Rocky feat. 2 Chainz, Drake & Kendrick Lamar
46. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
47. I Need Your Love - Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding
48. Safe and Sound - Capital Cities
49. Team - Lorde
50. Swimming Pools - Kendrick Lamar
Artists of 2013
I'm not certain yet, but I'm thinking of this section involving media persons too such as actors or known people, and not just musicians.
Artists of 2013 (+/- shows their position on this chart compared to the year before it.)
1. Miley Cyrus (+24)
2. Rihanna (+1)
3. Beyonce (HOT SHOT DEBUT)
4. Anna Kendrick (NEW)
5. Pharrell (NEW)
6. Justin Timberlake (NEW)
7. P!nk (+10)
8. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (NEW)
9. Katy Perry (-7)
10. Lana Del Rey (NEW)
11. Drake (+10)
12. Christina Perri (NEW)
13. Fall Out Boy (NEW)
14. Ellie Goulding (+14)
15. Lady GaGa (-12)
Honorary: Eminem, Mike Will Made It
10 Records of 2013
The top 5 (might expand) albums I've enjoyed listening to in 2013.
1. Beyonce - Beyonce
2. Unapologetic - Rihanna
3. The Marshall Mathers LP, Part II - Eminem
4. Bangerz - Miley Cyrus
5. Save Rock and Roll - Fall Out Boy
6. Paradise - Lana Del Rey
7. The Heist - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
8. Night Visions - Imagine Dragons
9. The 20/20 Experience Part I - Justin Timberlake
10. The Truth About Love - P!nk
Tell Me Yours section
With every update on my Year End list I make, I want you to share here in the comment sections one song / artist / album from my list that made it on yours, and at which position it landed.
LET THE CELEBRATIONS BEGIN!