Although Cheryl may have had a head start with help from the media and her X Factor appearances, this girl has shown to be true artist this year. Her X Factor peformance of "Fight For This Love" was so much better than I thought. Although her album is quite urban and hip-hop which I don't usually like. Cheryl has changed that for me. Her ablum is amazing, and has quite a few stand out tracks on it, such as "Parachute" and "Stand Up". Lets hope next year is just as good for her
#40 - #31
SHINee
"Ring Ding Dong"
This song isn’t like other songs I’ve heard it has a unique sound and the chorus is quite infectious. The lyrics are so crazy and great at the same time
David Guetta f/ Kelly Rowland
"When Love Takes Over"
One of my favourite summer tracks in 2009. It is a great collaboration. Kelly’s voice goes perfectly well with Guetta’s beats. Her voice is really powerful as well which makes it a stand out dance track.
AAA
"Summer Revolution"
This is one of the catchiest songs in 2009. It has a classic pop chorus and gets you in the summer mood. Nice to see a female vocal only in an AAA song.
Super Junior
"Super Girl"
I love the dance routine in this video, it goes well with the song. Its funky and quite hip-hop as well as dancy. It’s a grower
Green Day
"Know Your Enemy"
This was a great choice for the lead single of their new album. The song sounds ten times better when sung live, from what my friend said.
Jordin Sparks
"Battlefield"
I love how this song starts quite slow and innocent and as the song progresses you it gets more and more powerful. The video is so dramatic and powerful at the end which links well with the song.
Cheryl Cole
"Fight For This Love"
I knew Cheryl Cole would conquer the charts, no matter what she brought out. But this song is really good. It isn’t all hip-hop like I thought it was going to be. It is still urban but has a nice pop twist. Who knew that she’d do this well?
Ayumi Hamasaki
"Sunrise/Sunset Love Is All"
This song has two versions. The slower version is beautiful, and the upbeat version gets you in the mood. I love Ayu’s summer records they’re all cheerful and have that summer feel to it.
Katy Perry
"Waking Up In Vegas"
I love records like this, they’re pure pop. This is one of Katy’s best records and the video is really glamorous and just amazing.
Britney Spears
"3 "
The whole structure of the song is great. The chorus is really memorable and infectious and the bridge of the song is probably my best part. This song is quite trance like unlike older Britney records, and I love the uniqueness of this record.
Lostprophets
This band has got to be my favourite British Band of all time. They’ve conquered the UK and broke into the US. I love so many of their records, and I’m struggling to pick my favourite. My friends favourite song is “Last Summer” and I have to agree that it is one of their best. But if I really had to choose it has to be “Can’t Catch Tomorrow” the song is really fast, and isn’t as heavy as some of their harder songs, I also love the lyrics to this song. If I had to chose a heavy song my favourite would be “Burn Burn” it is the crowds favourites at concerts, and I when I was there at their concert I was right at the front struggling to breathe as I was so squashed. But it was definitely worth it They have so many good songs, and one you can relate to like “Rooftops” and I’m so excited for their upcoming album. (Which is apparently going to be a lot more heavier)