Thank you so much I really () love Shot Me Down, the production and Skylar's vocals
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Not On Drugs, First Love
I love both of these pop perfection of 2014 tbh Thanks for commenting,
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You're welcome! I have fun coming into these and listening to new stuff. I did take a listen to Front Porch Step and thought he sounded a little like Say Anything. It was a good song.
Excited for the next set!
I've found some great new music too Sir Sly, Bad Suns, Ben Howard, Katy B, and Michael Paynter
Thanks for the comment, Next set will be posted shortly!
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3/6
Burn With You
Isn't Burn With You incredible? Thank you for commenting,
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The last two sets are
BW is amazing thanks to Rita I love Iggy too but her verses on BW are boring
Anaconda is the raunchiest bop of 2014
YASSS AT BS Taylor
FL, NOD & IDC
Thank you! I love Iggy's second verse on Black Widow
yas at you stanning for Jennifer, Tove, and Cheryl flawless queens!
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Burn With You is one of the best on Louder
I agree, Burn With You is one of my favorite Lea Michele songs Thanks for commenting,
100. Shakira – Loca por Ti
99. Turnover – Flicker and Fade
98. Tove Lo – Talking Body
97. Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg – Wiggle
96. One Direction – Steal My Girl
95. Nicki Minaj – Pills N Potions
94. Jessie J feat. 2 Chainz – Burnin' Up
93. Usher feat. Nicki Minaj – She Came to Give It to You
92. MØ – Pilgrim
91. Luke Bryan – Roller Coaster
90. Maroon 5 – Maps
89. OneRepublic – Love Runs Out
88. Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood – Somethin’ Bad
87. Hilary Duff – Chasing the Sun
86. Azealia Banks – Chasing Time
85. Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong
84. Jess Glynne – Right Here
83. Taylor Swift – Out of the Woods
82. Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
81. Alex & Sierra – Scarecrow
80. Paramore – Ain’t It Fun
79. Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – Love Me Harder
78. Tove Lo – Over
77. MAGIC! – Rude
76. Alesso feat. Tove Lo – Heroes (We Could Be)
75. Avril Lavigne – Breakaway (Demo Version)
74. Maroon 5 – Animals
73. Nick Jonas – Jealous
72. Jennifer Lopez feat. Iggy Azalea – Booty (Remix)
71. Lana Del Rey – West Coast
70. Pharrell Williams – Happy
69. Ed Sheeran – Don’t
68. Pitbull feat. G.R.L. – Wild Wild Love
67. Sia – Chandelier
66. Lindsey Stirling feat. Lzzy Hale – Shatter Me
65. B.o.B feat. Priscilla – John Doe
64. Kylie Minogue – Into the Blue
63. Lea Michele – If You Say So
62. Brand New – Jesus Christ
61. Hozier – Take Me to Church
60. Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Drunk In Love (Remix)
59. Taylor Swift – Style
58. Disclosure feat. Sam Smith – Latch
57. Lorrie Morgan – Five Minutes
56. Charli XCX – Break the Rules
55. Danielle Bradbery – I Will Never Forget You
54. Kacey Musgraves – The Trailer Song
53. Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
52. Shakira feat. Rihanna – Can’t Remember to Forget You
51. Beyoncé feat. Nicki Minaj - ***Flawless (Remix)
50. Vance Joy – Riptide
49. Hilary Duff – All About You
48. NONONO – Pumpin Blood
47. Cole Swindell – Hope You Get Lonely Tonight
46. 5 Seconds of Summer – She Looks So Perfect
45. Lady Antebellum – Bartender
44. Neon Trees – Sleeping With a Friend
43. Jason Aldean – Burnin’ It Down
42. Beyoncé – Partition (Dave Audé Extended Remix)
41. Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang
40. Sam Smith – Stay With Me
39. Ed Sheeran – Sing
38. Cassadee Pope – I Wish I Could Break Your Heart
37. Demi Lovato feat. Cher Lloyd – Really Don’t Care
36. Tove Lo – Out of Mind
35. The Vamps feat. Demi Lovato – Somebody To You
34. Modern Baseball – Rock Bottom
33. Ariana Grande feat. Zedd – Break Free
32. Defeater – I Don’t Mind
31. Charli XCX – Boom Clap
30. Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora – Black Widow
29. Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
28. David Guetta feat. Skylar Grey – Shot Me Down
27. Taylor Swift – Blank Space
26. Jennifer Lopez – First Love
25. Tove Lo – Not On Drugs
24. Lea Michele – Burn With You
23. Cheryl Cole – I Don’t Care
22. Front Porch Step – Drown
21. Turnover – I Would Hate You If I Could
20. Lea Michele - Battlefield "You and I / We have to let each other go / We keep holding on but we both know / What seemed like a good idea has turned into a battlefield... / We seemed like a good idea"
“Battlefield” slayed me early in 2014 and truly deserves its spot in my Top 20. I think this is the most heartfelt track on Lea Michele’s album because you can so clearly hear the emotion in her voice as she sings. Sometimes love can seem like a good idea, but in reality, it can be war on the mind, heart, and soul. Needless to say, this is my favorite track on Lea’s slbum.
19. Knuckle Puck - No Good (Acoustic) "Where's your respect? / And didn't your father teach you anything before he left?... / It's people just like you who made me the pessimist I am... / Don't point your unloaded gun at my head ever again / Don't point your unloaded gun at my head, 'cause I'll pull the trigger"
Ugh, if you don’t listen to this song, at least read the partial lyrics above. This song is amazing. It’s impossible to put my finger on even one thing I like about this song because each and every lyric is flawless. This song is all about the words we speak, and the effect they can have on our own state of mind. “No Good” is the highlight of the theme of young adult angst coursing through these latest updates.
18. Elder Brother - Who's Gonna Carry You Home "If I walk away then who's gonna carry you home? / If I walk away then who's gonna carry you home? / We may have had a bit too much, but no one has to know / But if I walk away then who's gonna carry you home? / I'll carry you home"
“Who’s Gonna Carry You Home” was an unexpected find for me in 2014. The singer’s voice is just perfection, and the lyrics carry with them a perfect sense of longing. I found myself singing along to this song quite often, especially the catchy, repetitive chorus. With only an acoustic guitar as an instrumental backdrop, there’s nowhere to hide on this song. ATRL, please get into this jam.
17. Miranda Lambert - Automatic "Hey, whatever happened to waitin' your turn? / Doing it all by hand? / 'Cause when everything is handed to you / It's only worth as much as the time put in / It all just seemed so good the way we had it / Back before everything became automatic"
Sometimes, a song just clicks with you. That’s exactly what happened when I listened to “Automatic” by Miranda Lambert for the first time. Based on the past Miranda songs I had heard, I did not like her or her music at all. “Automatic” is all about wishing for things the way they used to be, when life was simpler. I’m glad Miranda released a single like this because this was exactly the type of release I needed in 2014.
16. New Hollow - She Ain`t You "It's been awhile since I saw your face / Maybe that's helped me move on... / She's got your hair / She's got your eyes / She's got your exact same horoscope sign / She may be pretty / She's something new / But that means nothing / She ain't you"
I’m not sure how this song slipped under the radar of pop radio. “She Ain’t You” by New Hollow sounds like radio candy, but it stalled before it made any real impact on the charts at all. Lyrically, I love this song as well and I would hold it to the standard of songwriting that I want to achieve. Comparing your current flame to a past love is never a good idea, but New Hollow accomplishes putting these emotions into lyrics FLAWLESSLY in their debut single. I love it. ATRL, get into this too.
15. Avril Lavigne - Hello Kitty "Come come Kitty Kitty / You're so pretty pretty / Don't go Kitty Kitty / Stay with me / Come come Kitty Kitty / You're so silly silly / Don't go Kitty Kitty / Play with me / K-k-k-kawaii / Hello Kitty, hello Kitty / Hello Kitty, you're so pretty / Hello Kitty, hello Kitty / Hello Kitty, you're so silly"
Ready for a polarizing BOP? Avril Lavigne returns to my Top 100 of 2014 with ha magnum opus, “Hello Kitty.” This song is just fun. I love the colors and the carelessness of the music video; the fact that this is the second-highest charting single of the Avril Lavigne era after “Here’s to Never Growing Up” says a lot. I wouldn’t be terribly disappointed if Avril never recorded a song like this ever again, but it was fun to hear Queen Empress Lavigne experiment with electronic/dubstep.
Been meaning to get into Knuckle Puck. Keep seeing them in my last.fm recommendations
I think you'd like Knuckle Puck you might like Elder Brother too, Turnover and Front Porch Step from the last update are probably your type of music too
I thought putting New Hollow in the title might get you in here Thanks for commenting,
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Miranda Lambert
I used to hate Miranda I like some of her older music now, but I think Automatic is my favorite
Thank you for the comment,
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Hello Kitty?
As I said in the OP, I rank songs based on impact between the backlash against Avril, the #75 peak on the Billboard Hot 100, and Avril being called racist/cultural appropriator because of it, I think Hello Kitty had a ton of impact Thank you for commenting,
100. Shakira – Loca por Ti
99. Turnover – Flicker and Fade
98. Tove Lo – Talking Body
97. Jason Derulo feat. Snoop Dogg – Wiggle
96. One Direction – Steal My Girl
95. Nicki Minaj – Pills N Potions
94. Jessie J feat. 2 Chainz – Burnin' Up
93. Usher feat. Nicki Minaj – She Came to Give It to You
92. MØ – Pilgrim
91. Luke Bryan – Roller Coaster
90. Maroon 5 – Maps
89. OneRepublic – Love Runs Out
88. Miranda Lambert & Carrie Underwood – Somethin’ Bad
87. Hilary Duff – Chasing the Sun
86. Azealia Banks – Chasing Time
85. Nico & Vinz – Am I Wrong
84. Jess Glynne – Right Here
83. Taylor Swift – Out of the Woods
82. Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
81. Alex & Sierra – Scarecrow
80. Paramore – Ain’t It Fun
79. Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – Love Me Harder
78. Tove Lo – Over
77. MAGIC! – Rude
76. Alesso feat. Tove Lo – Heroes (We Could Be)
75. Avril Lavigne – Breakaway (Demo Version)
74. Maroon 5 – Animals
73. Nick Jonas – Jealous
72. Jennifer Lopez feat. Iggy Azalea – Booty (Remix)
71. Lana Del Rey – West Coast
70. Pharrell Williams – Happy
69. Ed Sheeran – Don’t
68. Pitbull feat. G.R.L. – Wild Wild Love
67. Sia – Chandelier
66. Lindsey Stirling feat. Lzzy Hale – Shatter Me
65. B.o.B feat. Priscilla – John Doe
64. Kylie Minogue – Into the Blue
63. Lea Michele – If You Say So
62. Brand New – Jesus Christ
61. Hozier – Take Me to Church
60. Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z & Kanye West - Drunk In Love (Remix)
59. Taylor Swift – Style
58. Disclosure feat. Sam Smith – Latch
57. Lorrie Morgan – Five Minutes
56. Charli XCX – Break the Rules
55. Danielle Bradbery – I Will Never Forget You
54. Kacey Musgraves – The Trailer Song
53. Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass
52. Shakira feat. Rihanna – Can’t Remember to Forget You
51. Beyoncé feat. Nicki Minaj - ***Flawless (Remix)
50. Vance Joy – Riptide
49. Hilary Duff – All About You
48. NONONO – Pumpin Blood
47. Cole Swindell – Hope You Get Lonely Tonight
46. 5 Seconds of Summer – She Looks So Perfect
45. Lady Antebellum – Bartender
44. Neon Trees – Sleeping With a Friend
43. Jason Aldean – Burnin’ It Down
42. Beyoncé – Partition (Dave Audé Extended Remix)
41. Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj – Bang Bang
40. Sam Smith – Stay With Me
39. Ed Sheeran – Sing
38. Cassadee Pope – I Wish I Could Break Your Heart
37. Demi Lovato feat. Cher Lloyd – Really Don’t Care
36. Tove Lo – Out of Mind
35. The Vamps feat. Demi Lovato – Somebody To You
34. Modern Baseball – Rock Bottom
33. Ariana Grande feat. Zedd – Break Free
32. Defeater – I Don’t Mind
31. Charli XCX – Boom Clap
30. Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora – Black Widow
29. Nicki Minaj – Anaconda
28. David Guetta feat. Skylar Grey – Shot Me Down
27. Taylor Swift – Blank Space
26. Jennifer Lopez – First Love
25. Tove Lo – Not On Drugs
24. Lea Michele – Burn With You
23. Cheryl Cole – I Don’t Care
22. Front Porch Step – Drown
21. Turnover – I Would Hate You If I Could
20. Lea Michele – Battlefield
19. Knuckle Puck – No Good (Acoustic)
18. Elder Brother – Who’s Gonna Carry You Home
17. Miranda Lambert – Automatic
16. New Hollow – She Ain’t You
15. Avril Lavigne – Hello Kitty
14. Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down "When you say you've had enough / And you might just give it up / Oh, oh / I will never let you down / When you're feeling low on love / I'll be what you dreaming of / Oh, oh / I will never let you down"
Now we’re getting into the really good songs. I was never really slayed by Rita Ora before I heard “I Will Never Let You Down.” Between the Calvin Harris production and Rita’s vocals, I love everything about this song. Again, I’m disappointed that pop radio dropped this song far too early, because Rita truly deserved to slay the charts with this song. It still sounds amazing and I hope we get to hear the rest of the Rita/Calvin tracks someday.
13. Dan + Shay - 19 You + Me "Watchin' that blonde hair swing / To every song I'd sing / You were California beautiful / I was playin' everything but cool / I can still hear that sound / Of every wave crashin' down / Like the tears we cried / That day we had to leave / It was everything we wanted it to be / The summer of / 19 you and me"
After Kacey Musgraves slayed country audiences, as well as my Top 100 of 2013, one of the highest-charting country songs for me in 2014 is Dan + Shay’s “19 You + Me.” This song is written and performed beautifully and the guy they cast in the music video is perfection. This song could have been a contender for my top ten, but there were simply too many great songs released in 2014 to fit them all in the positions that I felt they deserved.
12. Becky G - Shower "Think of you when I'm going to bed / When I wake up think of you again / You are my homie, lover and friend / Exactly why / You light me up inside / Like the 4th of July / Whenever you're around / I always seem to smile / And people ask me how / Well you're the reason why / I'm dancing in the mirror and singing in the shower"
So close to the top ten. After Becky G spent a fair amount of time as the laughing stock of ATRL, she slayed the entire forum with ha flawless sing, “Shower.” “Shower” is a perfect pop song, and I’d go as far as to say it’s one of the best pop songs released in 2014. “Shower” managed to reach the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, which is great, but I wish this could have been a top ten hit for Queen Becky G. I can’t wait for ha slayage in 2015!
11. 5 Seconds of Summer - Amnesia "I drove by all the places we used to hang out getting wasted... / If what we had was real, how could you be fine? / 'Cause I'm not fine at all / I remember the day you told me you were leaving / I remember the make-up running down your face / And the dreams you left behind you didn't need them / Like every single wish we ever made / I wish that I could wake up with amnesia / And forget about the stupid little things / Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you / And the memories I never can escape / 'Cause I'm not fine at all"
I wish this song was in the top ten too So many close calls and this was definitely the most deserving “Amnesia” is one of the most flawlessly written singles of 2014. When someone who used to mean the world to you exits your life, sometimes all you want to do is forget. 5SOS puts their own spin on that feeling – wishing that waking up with amnesia was possible because forgetting all of the memories is an impossible feat. Flawless lyrics + Luke’s cuteness =
Anaconda, Blank Space and Black Widow
First Love and Burn With You
I Don't Care and Not On Drugs
Battlefield is one of my favorite songs from the album
Your taste is actually flawless
SHOWER and I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN
I love Iggy too but her verses on BW are boring 
Taylor 
) love Shot Me Down, the production and Skylar's vocals 
Thanks for commenting, 
Top 100 of 2014 Recap, #100-21
I wouldn’t be terribly disappointed if Avril never recorded a song like this ever again, but it was fun to hear Queen Empress Lavigne experiment with electronic/dubstep. 
I like some of her older music now, but I think Automatic is my favorite 
between the backlash against Avril, the #75 peak on the Billboard Hot 100, and Avril being called racist/cultural appropriator because of it, I think Hello Kitty had a ton of impact 
Thank you for commenting, 
It's such a flawless song 
such a great track 
it truly is a masterpiece, 
