30. twenty one pilots - Tear In My Heart
29. Bridgit Mendler - Atlantis (feat. Kaiydo)
28. Drake - One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla)
25. Gwen Stefani - Make Me Like You
23. Rihanna - Kiss It Better
22. Britney Spears - Make Me... (feat. G-Eazy)
These make me tingle, Atlantis in particular makes me feel fuzzy :3 TIMH is literally not from 2016 though, stupid fat!
Starving and Say It are amazing! Love Be The One and Hands To Myself is one of my favorite songs from Selena!
That Daya song is alright but for some reason it sounds cheap but is so catchy!
The only male artist(s) in the Top 10 twenty one pilots slayed me in Q4, I got into them really late but I wish I were here to see them blow up and smash at the start of the year I think Stressed Out is their best song along with Doubt, it deserved to go #1 but it was blocked by Rihanna's trashy song and then Heathens was blocked by queen Halsey The pre-chorus is just love the production and the lyrics are v relatable
Britney's team finally doing something right Slumber Party was my favorite on Glory and the flaw-free video only extended the lead. I must have watched it at least 20-30 times I prefer the solo version and I don't think Tinashe adds much to the song but the video wouldn't be what it is without her. They both look perfect, the visuals and the choreography >>>>>, one of her best videos ever I'd go so far as to say this is her best song since Circus, the only ones that come close are Work Bitch and Till The World Ends This deserves to smash!
I was beyond disappointed when I first heard Flex and didn't think it was the right choice for the second single but it slowly grew on me. I didn't notice that the first and second verse have the same lyrics until someone pointed it out because Ally and Camila's delivery is so different The chorus gives me life and I love shouting "FLEX TIME TO IMPRESS" when I'm listening to this alone at home Dinah shines in both the song and the video. I love how well she and Normani work in the chorus The all look beautiful in the video (except Lauren, she was done wrong) but Camila milks every single second and slays the rest of the girl except Dinah I don't even notice Fatty's annoying voice anymore, it's just blends in with the song
#7. Ellie Goulding - Something In The Way You Move
The way Ellie treated this song is unforgivable It was on the verge of smashing in the US. Pop was playing it, it was in the 20s on iTunes. Then she dropped this tragic tour video and refused to promote I know Army sounds like LMLYD 2.0 and some people say this does as well but I don't hear it. Honestly in her Top 10 best songs ever It rightfully won the album survivor (but was done wrong in the discography rate )
Banks did THAT! Geminis, their power>>>. I wasn't too sure at the start but omg I can't stop listening to this song I thought I would have gotten bored of it by 300 plays and it would slow down but it's still going and will end up being the biggest song on my chart that never hit #1 There isn't much going on in the video but she looks great and the lighting "And to think you would get me to the altar. Like I follow you around like a dog that needs water"
Dua putting all our basic faves in their place She slayed me so hard this year. I loved Last Dance and Be The One but as soon as I heard a snippet of Hotter Than Hell, I knew it would be her best song I can't even explain how amazing the chorus is, the bridge as well After 2 or 3 months it was starting to wear out and I didn't listen to it as much but it's like it caught a second wind and was as fresh as ever. My only complaint is the video. She should have done something more like Last Dance for it I know a lot of you might not have heard this before but you need to listen to it I'm sooooooooooooo excited for her debut album, might end up being my #1 in 2017
Last year, Colors was #2 on my album tracks list and I'm happy to have it on the singles list this year The fact that this flopped and didn't even chart on the Hot 100 is pathetic, I'm so disappointed with the GP If only she re-released it after Closer blew up, maybe it would stand a chance I know a lot of you don't like Halsey but it's impossible to hate this I don't even mind the spoken bridge but I think if she cut that out and replaced it with some bits from Colors Part II, it would be even better She looks stunning in the video and the twist at the end kinda slays. How will she ever top this?
It was so hard for me to decided how to rank my Top 3 but it the last few weeks it became clear. Into You is the Run Away With Me of 2016. Both are pop perfection snubbed by the GP but praised on ATRL for the masterpieces that they are Like god this production in the chorus is so and the way she delivers the vocals on top of that I listened to so many mashups of Into You because both the acapella and instrumental work with nearly everything but the 2 put together are still the best The video is kinda cute and I like the lighting but it's nothing we haven't seen before so I wasn't really impressed. The fact that Side To Side got a much better video and ended up becoming a bigger hit is disgusting Overall I think this is Ariana's second best song after Love Me Harder, I can't wait to go see her in May and hear her perform this
#2. Fifth Harmony - Work From Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
Aaaand Fifth Harmony finish in second place again Last year they were #2 on the singles chart with Sledgehammer, only behind Love Me Like You Do Maybe they'll get lucky next year and finally top my singles chart! So pretty much everything about this song is perfect. The production slays, it doesn't get old, the feature actually adds to the song and the music video is absolutely amazing I'm happy that they put in effort and promoted unlike most artists in 2016 WFH was only announced a few days before release and I was a bit excited but didn't expect much based off the title alone. I was blown away when I came home and listened for the first time while watching the video The "work work work" bits are magical, I usually love the buildup in a song the most so this is by far my favorite part. My friend and I lowkey learned the choreography All the girls look Ty Dolla $ign comes in and surprisingly doesn't ruin the song When he gets to the "putting overtime on your body" part, the production starts picking up and you know the slayage is coming Camila's annoying ass vocals at the end MAKE the song!
I was NOT expecting Tove Lo to deliver the SONG OF THE YEAR I used to find her a bit overrated and I hated Talking Body (which grew on me a lot this year). She posted a short snippet of the song before the release and it sounded like a bop so I was perched. At first I liked Cool Girl but I felt that there was something missing. It only properly hit me after 2 months and I was stanning It's everything you'd want in a pop song, I can't tell you how many times I listened to the instrumental by itself because it's so amazing Sure the lyrics aren't great but I like the hook and it really doesn't matter when the song is so perfect The vocal effects at the end they make me wanna listen to the song on loop. The music video could have been better but I love the lil choreography in the second chorus So far Cool Girl is my 4th most played song but it's only 50 plays away from #2 I prefer LMLYD but I know this is gonna overtake it because I can't stop listening to it She broke Shower's record for most weeks at #1 on my chart (which was previously 7) and now she's coming for 10 Why did the GP let this masterpiece flop?!?!?!?!
Oh wow two updates to catch up on!
From yesterday:
Say It is one of the better songs from that album.
Still Falling For you is really cute. She continues her streak of good soundtrack songs.
Be The One is great!
Hands To Myself and New Romantics are really great pop songs.
From today:
Something In The Way You Move, Colors, and Into You are just amazing.
Hotter Than Hell is great!
Work From Home is my favorite single of theirs.
Stressed Out kind of got old to me after a while but I really liked it at first.
Both of these updates were great!