As Long As You Love Me - Justin Bieber
Album: Believe
I was never a belieber, but Believe got me into Justin officially. This is one of the tracks, which on the first listen, you get hooked and need to listen to it again. The concept of the video was also pretty nice, the track is fine on this countdown - "As Long As You Love It".
Keep Hangin' On - Carishma
Album: N/A
There's a 99.9% chance you do not know this song, it has like 30,000 views on Youtube. But Carishma came to fame after appearing in a Snap-on Feather Commercial with a song called "Glow In The Dark" which soon got close to 1 million views, and was played on places like TeenNick and MTV. This track is a Timbaland mastery, which explains why it will "Keep Hangin' On" on this Countdown.
We Found Love - Rihanna
Album: Talk That Talk
I eventually showed disdain for this song at first, even though I loved Rihanna. But soon enough I found love for it in a hopeless place. It could've had potential to be higher, but I feel like this is one of her lackluster tracks. Nevertheless, it was still in my head quite a few times.
Skyfall - Adele
Album: N/A
My favorite track by Adele tbh. It's sets a RITD vibe, with the calmness of the story at the beginning, and then it bursts. I didn't need to hold my break and count to 10 on this track, because it was pure perfection. If this was on 21, it'd be her best. Amazing, honestly. Wish I could've got it up higher.
Some Nights - fun.
Album: Some Nights
This song is amazing, and so is Fun.. Imo, this is better than We Are Young. He screams his heart out, and sets a theme. The video is really good, and overall this song deserves all it's success. It will definitely be played in 2013, some nights I will stay up and play this track,
Kiss My Lips - Dev
Album: The Night The Sun Came Up
If this was the beginning of 2012 or the end of 2011 and you asked my favorite artist, it'd be Dev. I don't know what happen, maybe her fading from the public, or her releasing an album with songs that'd I'd already tired out because they leaked. But either way, Kiss My Lips - Dev, your music is amazing.