100. Avril Lavigne - Hello Heartache
99. Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - Dark Horse
98. Taylor Swift - Red
97. A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - ****in' Problems
96. The Wanted - We Own the Night
95. Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber
94. One Direction - Best Song Ever
93. Vampire Weekend - Diane Young
92. Zedd feat. Hayley Williams - Stay the Night
91. Lady Gaga - Applause
90. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark
89. Ke$ha - Crazy Kids
88. Mariah Carey & Miguel - #Beautiful
87. Katy Perry - By the Grace of God
86. Avril Lavigne - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
85. Drake feat. Majid Jordan - Hold On, We're Going Home
84. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
83. Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly - Cruise (Remix)
82. AWOLNATION - Sail
81. Britney Spears - Perfume
80. Mike Posner - The Way It Used to Be
79. Sara Bareilles - Brave
78. Imagine Dragons - Demons
77. The Front Bottoms - Push-Ups
76. New Politics - Harlem
75. OneRepublic - If I Lose Myself
74. Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX - I Love It
73. Taylor Swift - 22
72. Kelly Clarkson - Tie It Up
71. Cher Lloyd - With Ur Love
70. Austin Mahone feat. Flo Rida - Say You're Just a Friend
69. Kacey Musgraves - Blowin' Smoke
68. Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World
67. The Wanted - Walks Like Rihanna
66. Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz - Talk Dirty
65. Blake Shelton - Sure Be Cool If You Did
64. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child
63. Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida - Troublemaker
62. Avril Lavigne - Give You What You Like
61. Lily Allen - Hard Out Here
60. Britney Spears - Work Bitch
59. P!nk feat. Lily Allen - True Love
58. Passenger - Let Her Go
57. Luke Bryan - That's My Kind of Night
56. Katy Perry - Unconditionally
55. will.i.am feat. Britney Spears - Scream & Shout
54. Phillip Phillips - Gone, Gone, Gone
53. Blake Shelton feat. Pistol Annies & Friends - Boys `Round Here
52. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up
51. Frank Turner -Recovery
50. Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller - The Way
49. Cher Lloyd feat. T.I. - I Wish
48. Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful
47. Little Big Town - Your Side of the Bed
46. Lorde - Royals
45. Tegan & Sara - Closer
44. Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)
43. Matt Hires - Restless Heart
42. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - Thrift Shop
41. Pepper - **** Around
40. Marina & the Diamonds - How to Be a Heartbreaker
39. Katy Perry - Roar
38. Paloma Faith - 30 Minute Love Affair
37. Chris Brown feat. Nicki Minaj - Love More
36. Seahaven - Head In the Sand (Blinding Son)
35. Balance and Composure - Alone For Now
34. Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko - Stay
33. A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - Say Something
32. Will Young - Jealousy
31. Paramore - Still Into You
30. Iggy Azalea - Work
29. Cassadee Pope - 11
28. Diana Vickers - Cinderella
27. Brand New - Play Crack the Sky
26. Eminem feat. Rihanna - The Monster
25. Steve Grand - All-American Boy
24. Avril Lavigne - 17
23. Paloma Faith - Picking Up the Pieces
22. Paul Oakenfold feat. Azealia Banks - Venus
21. Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up
20. Robin Thicke feat. Kendrick Lamar - Give It 2 U
19. Cassadee Pope - Wasting All These Tears
18. Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran - Everything Has Changed
17. P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason
16. Zedd feat. Foxes - Clarity
15. The Front Bottoms - Swimming Pool "There's comfort in the bottom of a swimming pool / I'm holding my breath for you / There's no doubt in my mind that if you could then you would try / To crack my ribcage open and pull my heart right through..."
Remember The Front Bottoms? They were a part of my New Artist Spotlight some time ago, and they return to the #15 slot of my Top 100 of 2013. This song is best saved for when you're in a depressed mood, but I grew to love it for its lyrical honesty. Check the music video for hot shirtless guys.
14. Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow "Make lots of noise / Kiss lots of boys / Or kiss lots of girls / If that's something you're into / When the straight and narrow / Gets a little too straight / Roll up a joint, or don't / Just follow your arrow / Wherever it points, yeah / Follow your arrow / Wherever it points"
Kacey finally reappears on my Top 100 of 2013! Follow Your Arrow is an incredible song that I love with all of my heart. I wish more country songs were like this, and I wish this could have somehow crossed over into the mainstream. Still, this was a pretty sizeable hit for Kacey. I absolutely love her songwriting style.
13. Iggy Azalea - Change Your Life (Solo Version) "We spend our Winters in the Summer of Australia / Eating crumpets with the sailors / On acres without the neighbors... / Imma change your life, Imma change it / Imma change your life..."
The original version of Change Your Life featuring T.I. is okay, but I think Iggy completely slays her second verse on this solo version. As the follow-up single to Bounce, I didn't quite know what to expect from a then-widely unknown Iggy Azalea, so I was pleasantly surprised when Iggy released this earworm as her third single in Europe.
100. Avril Lavigne - Hello Heartache
99. Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - Dark Horse
98. Taylor Swift - Red
97. A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - ****in' Problems
96. The Wanted - We Own the Night
95. Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber
94. One Direction - Best Song Ever
93. Vampire Weekend - Diane Young
92. Zedd feat. Hayley Williams - Stay the Night
91. Lady Gaga - Applause
90. Fall Out Boy - My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark
89. Ke$ha - Crazy Kids
88. Mariah Carey & Miguel - #Beautiful
87. Katy Perry - By the Grace of God
86. Avril Lavigne - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
85. Drake feat. Majid Jordan - Hold On, We're Going Home
84. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us
83. Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly - Cruise (Remix)
82. AWOLNATION - Sail
81. Britney Spears - Perfume
80. Mike Posner - The Way It Used to Be
79. Sara Bareilles - Brave
78. Imagine Dragons - Demons
77. The Front Bottoms - Push-Ups
76. New Politics - Harlem
75. OneRepublic - If I Lose Myself
74. Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX - I Love It
73. Taylor Swift - 22
72. Kelly Clarkson - Tie It Up
71. Cher Lloyd - With Ur Love
70. Austin Mahone feat. Flo Rida - Say You're Just a Friend
69. Kacey Musgraves - Blowin' Smoke
68. Imagine Dragons - On Top of the World
67. The Wanted - Walks Like Rihanna
66. Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz - Talk Dirty
65. Blake Shelton - Sure Be Cool If You Did
64. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - Don't You Worry Child
63. Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida - Troublemaker
62. Avril Lavigne - Give You What You Like
61. Lily Allen - Hard Out Here
60. Britney Spears - Work Bitch
59. P!nk feat. Lily Allen - True Love
58. Passenger - Let Her Go
57. Luke Bryan - That's My Kind of Night
56. Katy Perry - Unconditionally
55. will.i.am feat. Britney Spears - Scream & Shout
54. Phillip Phillips - Gone, Gone, Gone
53. Blake Shelton feat. Pistol Annies & Friends - Boys `Round Here
52. Hot Chelle Rae - Hung Up
51. Frank Turner -Recovery
50. Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller - The Way
49. Cher Lloyd feat. T.I. - I Wish
48. Lana Del Rey - Young & Beautiful
47. Little Big Town - Your Side of the Bed
46. Lorde - Royals
45. Tegan & Sara - Closer
44. Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix)
43. Matt Hires - Restless Heart
42. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - Thrift Shop
41. Pepper - **** Around
40. Marina & the Diamonds - How to Be a Heartbreaker
39. Katy Perry - Roar
38. Paloma Faith - 30 Minute Love Affair
37. Chris Brown feat. Nicki Minaj - Love More
36. Seahaven - Head In the Sand (Blinding Son)
35. Balance and Composure - Alone For Now
34. Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko - Stay
33. A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - Say Something
32. Will Young - Jealousy
31. Paramore - Still Into You
30. Iggy Azalea - Work
29. Cassadee Pope - 11
28. Diana Vickers - Cinderella
27. Brand New - Play Crack the Sky
26. Eminem feat. Rihanna - The Monster
25. Steve Grand - All-American Boy
24. Avril Lavigne - 17
23. Paloma Faith - Picking Up the Pieces
22. Paul Oakenfold feat. Azealia Banks - Venus
21. Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc - Wake Me Up
20. Robin Thicke feat. Kendrick Lamar - Give It 2 U
19. Cassadee Pope - Wasting All These Tears
18. Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran - Everything Has Changed
17. P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason
16. Zedd feat. Foxes - Clarity
15. The Front Bottoms - Swimming Pool
14. Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow
13. Iggy Azalea - Change Your Life (Solo Version)
Top 20 of 2013 Recap:
20. Robin Thicke feat. Kendrick Lamar - Give It 2 U
19. Cassadee Pope - Wasting All These Tears
18. Taylor Swift feat. Ed Sheeran - Everything Has Changed
17. P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - Just Give Me a Reason
16. Zedd feat. Foxes - Clarity
15. The Front Bottoms - Swimming Pool
14. Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow
13. Iggy Azalea - Change Your Life (Solo Version)
12. Avril Lavigne - Rock N Roll "I don't care if I'm a misfit / I like it better than the hipster ********... / When it's you and me / We don't need no one to tell us who to be / We'll keep turning up the radio"
Rock N Roll really shouldn't be this high based on quality alone, but I can't even begin to tell you how much life I got out of this song. This song just makes you flip the bird throughout the verses and chorus, and makes you feel like you're on top of the world in an incredible in-your-face and bratty kind of way. I love it. I wish Avril's image would evolve just a bit so she wouldn't have to constantly serve singles like this one though.
11. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert - Same Love "Playing God, aw nah here we go / America the brave still fears what we don't know / And "God loves all his children" is somehow forgotten... / And I can't change / Even if I tried / Even if I wanted to"
Same Love immediately struck a chord with me because it's a hip-hop song with a message in support of same-sex marriage. I wanted this to be the second single off of The Heist, so when this was finally chosen as the third single, I was ecstatic. While Same Love wasn't a flop, it definitely deserved to be a bigger smash.
10. Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell - Blurred Lines "Maybe I'm going deaf / Maybe I'm going blind / Maybe I'm out of my mind... What rhymes with hug me?"
The controversy over this song made it all the more inescapable. We all remember Blurred Lines. This song was everywhere. It slayed us all, at least until we realized what a terrible song and video it actually is. By then, it was too late. The damage was done and this song became a piece of pop culture central to the fabric of 2013.