I used to hate Wildest Dreams too. But the radio remix helped me get into it because I felt that the instrumental was really trying to push this dreamy, euphoric feeling and didn't quite make it. Instead it was pretty boring. But now I actually think it's the best single from 1989.
On My Mind I actually do like the song this is in response to so I'm not going to compare them.
Considering Hold My Hand was her first appearance on the Hot 100, a song that I very lukewarm with, I haven't really been into Jess that much this year. But I gave this song and Take Me Home a chance as we got closer to the Best of countdowns. While this song sounds like a Clean Bandit reject (hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they produced it) it's a lot better than Hold My Hand and has a more lively chorus. Jess seems like a sweetheart so I hope she has a US break this upcoming year.
109. Troye Sivan - Youth
This is the Troye single I like the most. The instrumental, the vocals, it just feels so lively. And I've heard they are pushing this as his debut single for the US. Wise choice. I hope this blows up in 2016, but this should appear on my countdown in January after some songs retire.
108. Major Lazer f. Elliphant & Rockwell - Too Original
Forget Lean On and that Ellie Goulding collab, this Major Lazer track ***** all over their basic asses. The beat is awesome and both of the featured artists sound like badass cool beans mixed with Alice IN Wonderland craziness.
107. PVRIS - Holy
Another song from this band that I need to fully listen to album wise. I love the combination of euphoric synths with electric guitar in this song. And the girl's vocals are ****ing awesome on here.
106. JoJo - Say Love
Between the three JoJo songs we got this year, this song is my least favorite. Great vocals, but it doesn't stand out production wise like the other two. However, everyone that supports her is glad she can release again.
105. Fergie - L.A.Love (la la)
Fergie charted at #11 last year with this song, so it's not a huge loss that it didn't meet the Top 100 this year. What puzzles me is how she hasn't released any other songs since this, even though this song charted higher than both of Gwen's releases last year. And she deservedly got those higher peaks last year. She needs to release some new music now that Gwen is finally moving in the right direction.
104. Fifth Harmony - Sledgehammer
After charting in the Top 60 last year, Sledgehammer falls just short of the top 100 for this year's list. After Worth It had peaked, I got back into this song. In some ways, I actually like this more than it. But they both have their good things and you'll see Worth It somewhere in the Top 100
103. Hoodie Allen f. Ed Sheeran - All About It
Honestly, I did like this song at first. I still do, but it wasn't until Kavish started saving this song lke crazy in my games that I realized just how annoying it is that all these struggling, new and up and coming artists use Ed on their tracks just to get a Top 40 hit, which no one this year has done actually. Hoodie's rapping isn't as good as some of the other guys I listen to, and Ed is the only reason he charted on the Hot 100. At least the song is catchy.
102. Ariana Grande - One Last Time
I find it very fitting that Ariana's last appearance on this countdown is with One Last Time. As I mentioned last year when this song was on my countdown, I liked how Ariana's vocals weren't shouty or belty and how the production was a lot more suited for her voice this around. But dear lord, the music video this song got was an absolute mess. The ending was the only part that made sense.
Still, let's give it up one last time for Ariana Grande
101. Hilary Duff - Sparks
And the song that comes just one spot short from being in the Top 100 is Sparks. When it was first released, I really liked it. The song was dance-pop, just what Hilary is perfect at. The song had nice production too. But after the album got released, I didn't like the song as much. I felt like the chorus could have used a heavier drop than it got. And I just felt like it was missing some life throughout the entire song. A little too quiet on the beat I guess you could say. Didn't help that she totally disrespected her fans and turned the original video into a Tinder ad. That was ****ed up. And this song could have been a hit had her team sent it to Top 40.
Artists Eliminated This Batch:
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran
Elliphant
Fergie
Hoodie Allen
Jovi Rockwell
Troye Sivan
Artists That Are Still In: 5 Seconds of Summer
Adele
Alli Simpson
Austin Mahone
Avril Lavigne
Bea Miller
Bonnie McKee
Calvin Harris
Carly Rae Jepsen
Cascada
CL
Courage My Love
Dami Im
Delta Goodrem
Demi Lovato
Dumblonde
Elle King
Ellie Goulding
Eva Simons
Fifth Harmony
Fleur East
G.R.L.
Good Charlotte
Gwen Stefani
Havana Brown
Hedley
Hilary Duff (without the Tinder promotion)
Jack & Jack
Jake Miller
Jennifer Lopez
Jess Glynne
Jessie J
JoJo
Katy Perry
LIZ
Madison Beer
Marina & The Diamonds
Meghan Trainor
Miley Cyrus (without her Dead Petz)
Missy Elliott
Nick Carter
Niykee Heaton
One Direction
Paris Hilton
Pia Mia
PVRIS
Rachel Platten
Rihanna
Samantha Jade
Sammy Adams
Selena Gomez
Shift
Simple Plan
Taylor Swift
Tinashe
Tori Kelly
Tove Lo
The Veronicas
Walk Off the Earth
Zara Larsson
Zedd
Make your predictions. A recap will be posted later and 100 - 91 will be posted on Saturday