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Ragua's Best of 2009: Top 150 Singles (150-136)
Presents: Top 150 Singles Of 2009
First of all I wanna honor the two artists with the most number of entries in the top 150. They are truly the King And Queen of 2009. Kanye West has 9 entries, with 6 solo tracks and 3 tracks where he's collaborating, while Beyoncé has 8.. yes, 8! entries, all solo tracks.
They need their own badges
WHEN YO FAVES GAWN DEW IT?
But let's kick THIS off.. These are the best 150 songs of the year that ends in a week. Are you ready for 150 shots of epicness? Stay at your own risk.
150. Busta Rhymes & Estelle - World Go Round: Estelle's stylish voice secured her a spot in the top 150 once again, only that this time she's not in the top 5 like last year with Kanye West and "American Boy", but she's in the last spot of the list. Or first one. Whatever. Only entries of Busta and Estelle.
149. Moby - Shot in the Back of the Head: This 100% instrumental song was constantly on TV for about a week or two. I adored it from the first listen. The David Lynch directed video didn't do anything to stop this adoration. Who knew an instrumental could make it to the top 150? Sometimes I surprise myself. Only entry of Moby.
148. Duffy - Live and Let Die: Duffy wowed me this year with this rendition of the classic "Live and Let Die". Few voices, I believe, can do justice to songs like this one. Fortunately Duffy is one of them, and she did anything but a mistake when she decided to cover it. First of two appearances of Duffy.
147. Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me: I never really cared about Taylor Swift, she still seems to me as a big fat blonde oh-i'm-so-perfect-gimmick sad excuse for a wannabe America's sweetheart. However I first listened this song in the VMAs and it wasn't that bad, the performance was good so... it's here. First and only entry of Swift in the countdown.
146. Beyoncé - Radio: Bey, Bey, Bey. This is the year that made Raguabros a Beyoncé fan. She delivered probably the best pop album of the year, a complete, diverse masterpiece with songs filled with emotion, fierceness and potential. This one, aided by an amazing performance on tour, is the first one to appear on the list. There are seven others left.
145. Paulina Rubio - Causa y Efecto: Paulina's big comeback hit single "Causa y Efecto" was in all my friends' MSN nicks and subnicks and I still hadn't heard it. One time I saw the video on TV and it wasn't bad, loved it for a few weeks… or days… or something. First and only appearance of Rubio in the countdown.
144. Akon, Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall - Beautiful: This song was a huge hit in my hometown so when I came here for vacations it was blasting everywhere, every station was playing it. I hated it at first but loved it after that, plus it has a Spanish version with Dulce María, which helped. First of two entries of Akon in the countdown.
143. Daddy Yankee - Llamado de Emergencia: Being an amazing party song, a catchy chorus and the song being a huge hit in Latin America made me hear this song a lot and love it. First of two appearances of Daddy in the countdown.
142. Drake, Lil' Wayne, Eminem & Kanye West - Forever: I thought it was gonna be crappy "Swagga Like Us" all over again. It wasn't crappy, but it wasn't the best song ever either. Three collosal figures of hip-hop plus the amazing newbie Drake deliver a track that wouldn't shine had it not such amazing rapping. Drake's first entry out of two, Wayne's first out of three, Eminem's first out of three and Kanye's first out of nine. Yes. Nine.
141. P!nk - Funhouse: A fun song, like its title, from a fun artist, with a catchy chorus. I started listening to it when people were saying she would perform it at the VMAs. Sadly, "Please Don't Leave Me" didn't make the cut and is not in the top but this should make up for it. P!nk's first out of two appearances.
140. The Ting Tings - We Walk: The Ting Tings smashed last year although they were overshadowed by the million-times-better MGMT. "We Walk" played a lot on MTV this year and I first listened to it and saw the video there. Good song, great video. Well deserved spot in the countdown and first out of two entries.
139. Mando Diao - Dance With Somebody: Mando Diao delivered an indie-dancefloor anthem with this amazing song which I first saw in some of the ATRLers countdowns. 'Nuff said. Only appearance of Mando Diao.
138. The All-American Rejects - The Wind Blows: Having smashed some years ago with "Move Along" I re-discovered this band on 2009 with this and other songs. They are definitely not one-hit-wonders, or at least not in my iTunes, and this song was stuck in my head for a few weeks. Plus my best friend loves them. First of two entries in the countdown.
137. The Killers - Losing Touch: Their latest album opener is a powerful song that grows as you listen to it and has emotional lyrics that stick to your head for days. "You sold your soul like a Roman vagabond". A great guitar riff and one of the greatest bridges they've ever made make this song deserving of all the 53 plays it had this year in my iPod. First of six appearances of The Killers.
136. Lily Allen - 22: When Lily's album leaked I was amazed at how great it was. I then downloaded "Alright Still" and it was as amazing as "It's Not Me, It's You". "22" was one of those songs I couldn't stop listening when the album leaked, it seems so unlikely in this day and age. People said the song was about Britney LOL... Stans. First of five entries of Lily.
135-126 will be up tomorrow morning.
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