#50 Khia "Half On A Room" (596 points)
Khia showed her R&B side on
MotorMouf Aka Khia Shamone and did so impressively. This is a great and sexy jam and Khia proves she is also a great singer.
#49 Ellie Goulding "Only You" (603 points)
Another excellent song on Ellie's masterpiece
Halcyon. Two more are on their way.
#48 Kris Allen "Monster" (623 points)
It's sad what happened to Kris Allen's career. Both his self-titled debut album and this year's
Thank You Camellia had a lot of hit potential, but single choices killed both albums. "Monster" is awesome.
#47 Pablo Alborán ft. Carminho "Perdóname" (646 points)
Spanish singer Pablo Alborán is dominating the Spanish charts, and it's well deserved. His tone of voice is really beautiful and soothing. This duet with Portuguese fado singer Carminho is the highlight of his career so far.
#46 Adam Lambert "Nirvana" (653 points)
Adam Lambert delivered another great album this year,
Trespassing. This one wasn't just a victim of poor single choices, another glaring mistake was that bonus tracks like "Nirvana" were better than most album tracks.
#45 Loreen "Breaking Robot" (655 points)
We find Loreen's highest ranking song at a lowly #45, but that's because her amazing album
Heal is relatively recent for me, and it doesn't have a track that stands far above the rest. "Breaking Robot" is definitely the highlight though.
#44 Rihanna "Where Have You Been" (661 points)
The first of four Rihanna songs is at #44. "Where Have You Been" is one of her best singles yet, and the video was cool too. This song was #39 on my 2011 year-end chart.
#43 Alan "Phoenix" (679 points)
Tibetan singer Alan Dawa Dolma was better when she sang J-Pop, but the Chinese album she released this year was surprisingly good as well. I do miss the Tibetan wails that used to be her trademark.
#42 Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko "Stay" (683 points)
One of the best ballads she has ever released, I expect this to be a worldwide smash in 2013.
#41 Wynter Gordon "Don't Waste Your Time" (704 points)
I'd say the most important musical discovery for me this year was Wynter Gordon. Her EP
Doleo is brilliant. This is one of the best songs on it.