100. Sade “Soldier Of Love”
099. Robyn “Indestructible”
098. Lil’ Wayne feat. Nicki Minaj “Knockout”
097. Charice feat. Iyaz “Pyramid”
096. Trey Songz “Neighbors Know My Name”
(100-96) Critics favorites, Sade and Robyn make their first appearances this year.
'Indestructible' would've charted much higher if it would've been released earlier this year, I love how easily Robyn grabs a songs and makes it sound so personal, she is been hurt by love yet she still wants to take the risk and find the perfect one.
'Soldier Of Love' is almost hypnotizing, what a great way of making a comeback. Oprah introduced her to the world and
Charice managed to release a solid debut single that I'm sure made her proud, Iyaz is useless, but I can ignore that. It was just a matter of time before Lil' Wayne and Nicki Minaj made a song together, and I was blown away by this one at first listen, probably the only song where that rock sound worked for Lil' Wayne.
'Neightbors Know My Name' is easily the best single from Ready, such a guilty pleasure and his vocals are flawless here.
095. Usher feat. Jay-Z & Ester Dean “Hot Tottie”
094. Kelly Rowland “Rose Colored Glasses”
093. Fefe Dobson “Stuttering”
092. Natasha Bedingfield “Touch”
091. La Roux “Bulletproof”
(95-91) Three underrated singers share this set.
Kelly Rowland, although still living under Beyonce's shadow, kept heading the pop route, and managed to make possibly her best solo single to date. Fefe Dobson still struggling to make contact with the US market, this song was one more attempt, and just like Ghost, I couldn't get enough of
'Stuttering', and the video was awesome as well, I'm definitely planning on giving Joy a listen this month. Natasha Bedingfield had such an easy time creating hit songs, but apparently she got lost in the mix,
'Touch' cleverly describes the butterfly effect, not to mention it's so damn catchy. Unlike the three first mentioned, La Roux made electronic music cool this year,
'Bulletproof' was almost an addiction for me this year. Finally, Usher collaborated with Jay-Z and newcomer Ester Dean to make an excellent track, I gotta point out how much life Ester gives to this track with her vocals.