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Backtoback's Best Of 2013 - [ Favorite Singles: 1-10 ]
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Well I dont listen to country music much so the other songs are PERFECT for me
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Skyfall, Get Lucky, Stay
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12/20 Bastille, Justin Timberlake & OneRepublic
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69. The Killers - "Here With Me"
66. Bastille - "Pompeii"
65. Tegan And Sara - "Closer"
64. Zedd feat. Foxes - "Clarity"
61. Awolnation - "Sail"
58. Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch - "Sweet Nothing"
57. Muse - "Panic Station"
55. Bruno Mars - "When I Was Your Man"
54. Lifehouse feat. Natasha Bedingfield - "Between The Raindrops"
53. Kings Of Leon - "Supersoaker"
52. The Lumineers - "Ho Hey"
51. Twenty One Pilots - "House Of Gold"
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Pompeii, Clarity, Ho Hey
Sail La conocí muy tarde!
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50. Passion Pit - "Carried Away"
49. Katy Perry - "Roar"
47. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - "Thrift Shop"
45. Fun. - "Carry On"
42. Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX - "I Love It"
41. Vampire Weekend - "Diane Young"
40. Lana Del Rey - "Summertime Sadness"
39. Maroon 5 - "Love Somebody"
37. White Lies - "There Goes Our Love Again"
36. Avicii - "Wake Me Up"
35. Arctic Monkeys - "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High"
34. Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin - "Don't You Worry Child"
33. Paramore - "Still Into You"
32. P!nk - "Try"
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Carried Away, Arctic & Paramore
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29. OneRepublic - "Counting Stars"
27. Bruno Mars - "Locked Out Of Heaven"
25. Alicia Keys - "Girl On Fire"
24. Bastille - "Things We Lost In The Fire"
22. Fun. - "Why Am I The One"
19. Imagine Dragons - "Demons"
18. Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"
16. Daft Punk - "Get Lucky"
14. Passenger - "Let Her Go"
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Amo Locked Out Of Heaven, Things We Lost In The Fire y Get Lucky
Demons y Let Her Go, las amo actualmente, no las puse en mi best of porque apenas las conocí hace un par de semanas
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30. Christina Aguilera feat. Blake Shelton - "Just A Fool"
29. OneRepublic - "Counting Stars"
28. Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko - "Stay"
26. Luke Bryan - "Crash My Party"
25. Alicia Keys - "Girl On Fire"
24. Bastille - "Things We Lost In The Fire"
23. Dido - "No Freedom"
22. Fun. - "Why Am I The One"
21. Taylor Swift - "Begin Again"
20. Drake feat. Majid Jordan - "Hold On, We're Going Home"
19. Imagine Dragons - "Demons"
18. Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"
17. Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé - "Beneath Your Beautiful"
16. Daft Punk - "Get Lucky"
15. Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball"
14. Passenger - "Let Her Go"
13. Leona Lewis - "Lovebird"
12. Tim McGraw feat. Taylor Swift & Keith Urban - "Highway Don't Care"
11. Adele - "Skyfall"
NO FREEDOM AND LOVEBIRD, OMG YEEEEEEEEEEEES :wepps:
Beneath Your Beautiful, Hold On, We're Going Home awesome choices
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28. Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko - "Stay"
27. Bruno Mars - "Locked Out Of Heaven"
24. Bastille - "Things We Lost In The Fire"
22. Fun. - "Why Am I The One"
21. Taylor Swift - "Begin Again"
20. Drake feat. Majid Jordan - "Hold On, We're Going Home"
18. Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"
17. Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé - "Beneath Your Beautiful"
16. Daft Punk - "Get Lucky"
15. Miley Cyrus - "Wrecking Ball"
11. Adele - "Skyfall"
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Epic
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Before we check my top 10, let's take a look to my past #1s from other years:
1991: Bryan Adams - "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)"
1992: Nirvana - "Lithium"
1993: Radiohead - "Creep"
1994: Ace Of Base - "The Sign"
1995: Madonna - "Take A Bow"
1996: Oasis - "Don't Look Back In Anger"
1997: The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
1998: Sixpence None The Richer - "Kiss Me"
1999: Santana feat. Rob Thomas - "Smooth"
2000: Backstreet Boys - "Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely"
2001: Linkin Park - "In The End" | 2002: Britney Spears - "Overprotected"
2003: Coldplay - "The Scientist"
2004: Evanescence - "My Immortal"
2005: Gwen Stefani - "Cool"
2006: Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean - "Hips Don't Lie"
2007: The Killers - "Read My Mind"
2008: Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"
2009: Green Day - "21 Guns"
2010: Muse - "Neutron Star Collision"
2011: Adele - "Someone Like You"
2012: Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe - "We Are Young" |
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"Miss Atomic Bomb"
Battle Born
Even though I really discovered TK’s music in 2008, they have become one of my favorite bands of the 00s decade, also Brandon Flowers has surprisingly appeared in all of my top 20s on my best of countdowns. Overall most of the songs in Battle Born have amazing lyrics and this is no exception and the idea of making a sequel for their iconic hit Mr. Brightside was genius, I just wish the entire video had been live action instead of animated.
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[ 18 Weeks / Peak: 1[x2] ] | | | Capital Cities
"Safe And Sound"
In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery
When I think about this song, it reminds me of Get Lucky, why? Well, both songs have simple lyrics and average vocals but both have amazing productions and melodies. The awesome music video gave Safe And Sound the edge over other songs in my list and the sound of the trumpet in the song is pure heaven.
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[ 19 Weeks / Peak: 1[x2] ] | | | Lorde
"Royals"
Pure Heroine
Lorde may not be one of the nicest people out there but fortunately I don’t care about celebrity gossip when it comes to music. Pure Heroine was one of my favorite albums so I hope this is just the beginning of a nice career for her because she is really talented.
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[ 18 Weeks / Peak: 1[x2] ] | | | Grace Potter And The Nocturnals
"Stars"
The Lion The Beast The Beat
Without a doubt, this is the most underrated song in my entire top 100. Although the song is so old, I discovered it in January, the instrumental is so good, it reminds me of old rock songs, Grace’s vocals are on point especially when the melody is about to end and of course the lyrics are a little bit sad but still powerful and beautiful.
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[ 19 Weeks / Peak: 2 ] | | | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert
"Same Love"
The Heist
When I first heard this song I was shocked, I didn’t expect to see that the same person who wrote the catchy and fun Thrift Shop was capable of writing a song with such deep meaning. All of the things that Macklemore say are so true and it’s a shame we live in a world full of discrimination and ignorance.
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[ 17 Weeks / Peak: 1[x2] ] | | | Matchbox Twenty
"Overjoyed"
North
2012 was a year where many of my favorite artists from the 90s released new albums, most of them sadly underperformed. After 4 years without releasing new music and with more than a decade in the music business, I think M20 still has its touch to deliver great songs, Overjoyed is a great love song and the music video is just lovely.
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[ 19 Weeks / Peak: 1[x2] ] | | | Green Day
"Stray Heart"
¡Dos!
Another already forgotten era from one of my favorite bands ever is here. Honestly I blame them for choosing Oh Love and Kill The Dj as singles, those songs were so bland and generic and ruined the era from the beginning. Stray Heart will remain as the only worthy single and video from this era and that really bothers me because the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré! albums had potential songs to become singles way better than the underwhelming first 2 singles.
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[ 22 Weeks / Peak: 1[x2] ] | | | Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell
"Blurred Lines"
Blurred Lines
One of the most hated/loved songs of the year. Trust me I don’t think the lyrics of the song are something to be proud of, but the beat is so infectious and catchy. I actually had liked Robin’s music since 2008, his single Magic was really good so it was not difficult for me to like this song and he has a nice voice as well.
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[ 22 Weeks / Peak: 1[x3] ] | | | P!nk feat. Nate Ruess
"Just Give Me A Reason"
The Truth About Love
When I knew this song was intended to be the 3rd single from TTAL quickly I figured out that it could be a potential frontrunner for my #1 of 2013. I have always liked P!nk’s music and the fact that JGMAR features Nate Ruess made me like the song even more, in all honestly I think this song is almost in the same level as P!nk’s classic songs like Who Knew and Family Portrait.
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[ 23 Weeks / Peak: 1[x3] ] | | | Imagine Dragons
"Radioactive"
Night Visions
Surprise, surprise, I think anyone could have predicted this song as my #1 single of the year. I only need two words to describe my 2013 in music: IMAGINE DRAGONS. I just can’t describe how much enjoyed their album Night Visions in 2013, all the songs are so good, it has everything, from songs with deep and intelligent lyrics to happy and catchy tunes. Dan’s voice is amazing and the rest of the band does a great job with most of the melodies of the songs. I love how each of the songs has a unique rhythm, I think the last time I enjoyed an album that much was Adele’s album 21. I hope they release more singles from the album, Bleeding Out, Tiptoe and Every Night could be great options.
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[ 24 Weeks / Peak: 1[x3] ] |
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Fijo eres el único que tuvo alguna de Green Day en su top 10 este año, ese single es tan underrated.
Buenísimas Miss Atomic Bomb, Blurred Lines y sobretodo el #1.
Buen conteo como siempre, de mis favoritos.
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Great list. I love how diverse the selection of songs is. Same Love
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Safe And Sound,Royals,Same Love,Just Give Me A Reason,+ Radioactive
love the top 10
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Another one that just finished their top songs. I want to go back to the ones I think I had missed.
Like Gun for Hands, That’s the good use I like for Fiction, Brave is so free, It’s Time is such an epic song that it’s deserved to be in this Best of again. Suit & Tie is alright, like the She & Him song as well as Say Nothing & I Will Wait.
Some big update without write-ups? That’s fine. I want to feel this moment oh oh oh, Here With Me in another Best of, Ciara makes Body Party so good, Holy Grail is good, I feel like an optimistic, come a little closer because Clarity sounds so amazing along with Dear Darlin’. Red, Sail! Brand New Me, Panic Station, Chocolate, WIWYM, Supersoaker, and House of Gold are the rest of the songs that I would like to metiotn that they are good and great.
Like Just a Fool, Counting Stars is amazing, Stay is such a great pop ballad, It feels like that I’m locked out of heaven oh oh oh. SO good that is. Crash My party has such a nice sound to enjoy the wonderful song and like the video that helps me like the song some more. Like the fire songs, Demons, Mirrors, Hold on, We’re Going Home, Get Lucky, & Highway Don’t Care are the other songs that I would like to mention and they are so good and great.
Miss Atomic Bomb is nice song and never realized it was sort of a sequel to the epic Mr. Brightside. Safe and Sound is such a really catchy song to dance to and I agree the trumpets are just epic. Royals just rules so greatly, Stars is really a beautiful song that I wish I heard more of. Same Love is a great song with such a deep meaning and the way Macklemore raps is so poetic and semimetal. Overjoyed is a lonely song that I liked listening to during the early parts of the year. Agreed what you said about GD’s forgettable era last year. Stray Heart is one of their good songs from that era and surprised that it’s in some amount of Best of and high too. Blurred Lines is a great song to just enjoy the catchiness and fun vibe it has. JGMAR is a great pop ballad by P!nk/Nate. They made such a good team and creates some meaningful moments in the song. I could’ve of guess that Radioactive would be #1 and I’m ecstatic that it is on top of the countdown because that is where they hide because it’s their time. Really glad that you have enjoyed ID’s music in 2013. As for your past #1s, my favs are Lithium, Creep, Bitter Sweet Symphony, Smooth, In The End, The Scientist, My Immortal,Cool,Hips Don't Lie, Read My Mind, Viva La Vida, 21 Guns, Someone Like You & We Are Young.
Overall great f**king countdown that is one of my favorites due to this amazing and variety music that I really enjoyed. Enjoyed this Best Of for sure.
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7/10
Great top 2
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Safe And Sound! It's an amazing song, TopMaster send me a youtube link for that song in 2011, can't believe it was a hit 2 years later lol
Blurred Lines! My favorite from this set, and it was top 3! Along with Royals of course!
Same Love is good, not my fave single from Macklemore, but I love the lyrics.
Good for Radioactive, I can't stand that song anymore, but it was good at some point
Amazing top 10
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Same Love, Radioactive and Royals are three of the most refreshing hits of the year
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Safe & Sound, Just Give Me A Reason, Radioactive
Excellent Countdown!!
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Flawless Top 3!
Radioactive, well-deserved #1
Safe and Sound, Royals and Same Love are in the top 10!
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Well...I hate your #1, your #2 is overrated and I barely like your #3.
Royals grew on me.
Same Love & Stars are the only songs I love from your Top 10.
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