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And my countdown is finally starting. Let's kick it with the first set of the top 100 albums of 2012.
The 100 albums are ordered by their score - from 0 to 100. The averages of the songs in the album (bonus tracks are not included) determine the score. Highlights of any album are bolded.
The Female Boss - Track by Track
Intro - 4
Young - 7
Live It Up (feat. Tyga) - 5
Damn - 6
British Swag (feat. Nines) - 6
Live Your Life - 5
Visa (feat. Wiley) - 6
Foreigner - 4
Skeletons - 4
I'm Ready - 4
Steal My Breath Away - 3
Kill Me Tonight - 2
Counterfeit - 3
Habit - 2
Sight of You - 3
Outro - 1
100. Tulisa - The Female Boss
Score: 40.65/100
And the first album to leave my Best of 2012, or actually the worst, is Tulisa's "The Female Boss". Y'all may know her from the UK X Factor, where she's a judge, as a member of the UK based group N-Dubz or just from her sex tape. She recently released her very first album in the UK (it flopped bad) recently. The album is actually produced by some big names - The-Dream, Dianne Warren, Rico Love, and Toby Gad but the album is pretty bad. It sounds so flat, uninspired, and actually ridiculous. The only listenable track from the album is the lead single - "Young".
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - Track by Track
Roman Holiday - 3
Come on a Cone - 5
I Am Your Leader (feat. Cam'ron & Rick Ross) - 9
Beez in the Trap (feat. 2 Chainz) - 9
HOV Lane - 8
Roman Reloaded - (feat. Lil Wayne) - 7
Champion (feat. Nas, Drake & Young Jeezy) - 8
Right by My Side (feat. Chris Brown) - 6
Sex in the Lounge (feat. Lil Wayne & Bobby V) - 5
Starships - 2
Pound the Alarm - 6
Whip It - 5
Automatic - 5
Beautiful Sinner - 6
Marilyn Monroe - 2
Young Forever - 3
Fire Burns - 5
Gun Shot (feat. Beenie Man) - 2
Stupid Hoe - 1
99. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Score: 51.05/100
The next album to leave the competition is Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded". The album is such a downgrade from her first studio album - "Pink Friday". Although, we have some big producers - Hit-Boy, Dr. Luke, RedOne, Alexander da Kid, and A-list collaborators - Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Rick Ross, the album is a big, fat mess. The first 9 tracks of the album are songs that Nicki should stick up to - pure Hip-Hop and little R&B. The next ten tracks consist of J.Lo, Rihanna and Kesha rejects, sometimes mixed with a little rapping. And the cherry of the cake is the album closer - "Stupid Hoe" - probably one of the worst songs of all-time.
Dirty Bass - Track by Track
Dirty Bass (feat. Tyga & Kayla Kayla) - 7
Live My Life (feat. Justin Bieber) - 2
Where the Wild Things Are (feat. Crystal Kay) - 6
Turn Up the Love (feat. Cover Drive) - 8
Flossy (feat. My Name Is Kay) - 7
If I Die Tomorrow (feat. Bill Kaulitz) - 3
Ain't Coming Down (feat. Sidney Samson & Matthew Koma) - 5
Candy (feat. Pitbull) - 6
Fly With U (feat. Cassie) - 8
Change Your Life (feat. Sidney Samson & Flo Rida) - 7
Little Bird - 6
Live My Life (feat. Justin Bieber & Redfoo) [Party Rock Remix] - 3
98. Far East Movement - Dirty Bass
Score: 56.67/100
The fourth studio album of Far East Movement is the album that takes the 98th spot. The album is just rapping mixed with some cute, generic dance-pop beats and lots of featurings - from Justin Bieber and Cassie to Cover Drive and Crystal Kay. The problem with this album is that all the songs really sound very similar but they don't really blend together as a whole.
Wild Ones - Track by Track
Whistle - 7
Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - 10
Let It Roll - 4
Good Feeling - 5
In My Mind, Pt. 2 (feat. Georgi Kay) - 3
Sweet Spot (feat. Jennifer Lopez) - 8
Thinking of You - 5
I Cry - 7
Run (feat. Redfoo) - 3
97. Flo Rida - Wild Ones
Score: 57.78/100
Another fourth album - this time by Flo Rida is taking the next spot. As we all know, Flo Rida is clearly a singles artists and his album is no suprise - it's just an album, filled with singles and fillers. And 4 out of 9 are fillers, the rest are singles (or soon to be). Sia and J. Lo, or samples of old songs provide the hooks on the catchy songs.
Wrecking Ball - Track by Track
We Take Care Of Our Own - 8
Easy Money - 6
Shackled and Drawn - 6
Jack Of All Trades - 7
Death To My Hometown - 5
This Depression - 6
Wrecking Ball - 6
You've Got It - 5
Rocky Ground - 6
Land Of Hope and Dreams - 5
We Are Alive - 5.5
96. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
Score: 59.55
What is Bruce Springsteen right now? He is just an washed up legend trying to remain relevant in the always changing music heart. But this album is a failure. It just sounds as a compilation, made of demos of songs back when Bruce was at his 20's - the 70's of the 20th century. The album as a whole sounds very, very dated.
Step Up Revolution OST - Track by Track
Travis Baker - Let's Go (feat. Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes & Lil Jon) [Ricky Luna Remix] - 7
Far East Movement - Live My Life (feat. Justin Bieber & Redfoo) [Party Rock Remix] - 2
Timbaland - Hands in the Air (feat. Ne-Yo) - 6
M.I.A. - Bad Girls (Nick Thayer Remix) - 9
Sohanny And Vein - Get Loose - 5
Fergie - Feel Alive (feat. Pitbull & DJ Poet) [Revolution Remix] - 8
Diplo - U Don't Like Me (feat. Lil Jon) [Datsik Remix] - 6
Mh Name is Kay - This Is the Life - 7
Travis Porter - Bring It Back - 6
Jennifer Lopez - Goin' In (feat. Flo Rida) - 8
Skylar Grey - Dance Without You (Ricky Luna Remix) - 2
Eva Simons - I Don’t Like You (Nick Thayer Remix) - 8
The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build a Home - 4
95. Various Artists - Step Up: Revolution - Music from the Motion Picture
Score: 60.00/100
Step Up 4 (or Revolution) is clearly one of the best movies of 2012. Same can't be said for the soundtrack, tho. It's still has some cute bops but as a whole the soundtrack just fails to impress me.
The Re-Up - Track by Track
Up in Flames - 5
Freedom - 7
Hell Yeah (feat. Parker) - 6
High School (feat. Lil Wayne) - 6.5
I'm Legit (feat. Ciara) - 7
I Endorse These Strippers (feat. Tyga & Thomas Brinx) - 6
The Boys (feat. - Cassie) - 2
Va Va Voom - 9
94. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up
Score: 60.60/100
Trinidadian Pop/Rap singer recently re-released her second album "Pink Friday: Roman Reloased" under the name "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up" with 8 new additional tracks. We'll only rate the new songs. The EP was clearly made to cater to her Urban audience that was disappointed with the Ke$ha rejects from PF:RR. But the album fails, mostly because the best track on the EP is the only Pop song on the album - "Va Va Voom", and the Hip-Hop tracks are still very far away from the Nicki we used to see during the original Pink Friday era.
The Complete Confection - Track by Track
Teenage Dream - 10
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) - 7
California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg) - 2
Firework - 8
Peacock - 2.5
Circle the Drain - 4
The One That Got Away - 8
E.T. - 9
Who Am I Living For - 5
Pearl - 4
Hummingbird Heartbeat - 7
Not Like the Movies - 7
The One That Got Away (Acoustic) - 1
Part of Me - 6
Wide Awake - 8
Dressin’ Up - 9
E.T. (feat. Kanye West) - 10
Last Friday Night (feat. Missy Elliott) - 6
Tommie Sunshine’s Megasix Smash-Up - 2
93. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection
Score: 60.79/100
Another re-release is taking the next spot - and that is Katy Perry with "Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection". Katy clearly did that to increase the disappointing sales of her 2nd 3rd studio album. The whole album as a whole is not that bad. it's just filled with some cute generic bops, courtesy of Dr. Luke. The album has some very bad lows - Katy, please never ever sing acoustic versions, and some pretty amazing highs - "Teenage Dream" and the Kanye collabo "E.T.". The rest of the album is pretty bland or average.
MDNA - Track by Track
Girl Gone Wild - 2
Gang Bang - 9
I'm Addicted - 9
Turn Up the Radio - 5
Give Me All Your Luvin' (feat. Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.) - 3
Some Girls - 5
Superstar - 4
I Don't Give A (feat. Nicki Minaj) - 5
I'm a Sinner - 5
Love Spent - 7
Masterpiece - 10
Falling Free - 9
92. Madonna - MDNA
Score: 60.83/100
2012 was a pretty big year for Madonna - she got a Super Bowl set (get ready for Beyoncé @ Superbowl on 2/3/2012 ), a #1 album and another record-breaking tour are among the most significant. Her 12th album, on the other hand, is not that great at all. It's definitely not what we can expect from someone that is called the Queen of Pop, especially in the singles department. The lead single - "Give Me All Your Luvin'", a collaboration with Nicki and M.I.A. sounds like a joke, and just the thought of a woman in her 50's singing about herself as a girl gone wild is quite disturbing to me to be honest. The album, though, has some great tracks - especially the Golden Globe winning "Masterpiece".
Paradise - Track by Track
Ride - 9
American - 7
Cola - 6
Body Electric - 6
Blue Velvet - 5
Gods & Monsters - 6
Yayo - 5
Bel Air - 7
91. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die: The Paradise Edition
Score: 63.75/100
The last album for today is the re-release of Lana Del Rey's second album - "Born to Die" (don't worry you'll see it soon), which was released under the name "Born to Die: The Paradise Edition" or as an EP - "Paradise". The problem as every other album by Lana is that it is boring and all the songs sounds the same. "Ride" is the only outstanding track on the album.
So, that is all for today, more is coming tomorrow.
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