[DiRtyStIckYFloOr]

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Ayumi and Darren <33333

Kworb <333333333333333333333

[SO.UNCOOL™]

Gypsy Woman & Don't Stop The Music

[Tightrope]

2/10 Rihanna <3

[Kworb]

The first single of Darren's second masterpiece, This Delicate Thing We've Made, wasn't very indicative of how brilliant that album is. In fact, when I first heard the song I was a little disappointed, and wasn't sure what to expect. Fortunately, the song grew on me and the album proved to be one of the best ever made. "On The Verge Of Something Wonderful" is a melodic, soaring track that shows Darren's ability to write the best pop tunes.



To celebrate Morning Musume's 10th anniversary, a group of three former and two current Morning Musume members was formed. They released several singles, the best of which was this beautiful ballad, "Itoshiki Tomo E", which translates to "To My Beloved Companion".



Another one of Ayumi's amazing ballads, this song reached #1 on my weekly chart, but it lacked longevity. With the recent release of her album GUILTY, I have again fallen in love with the song, so I'm sad that it ended up this low on my year-end chart.



Within Temptation is the only good Dutch band, and this year they again released a very solid album, The Heart of Everything. This song immediately stood out for me, as the chorus is simply mindblowing. With Evanescence and Nightwish sinking into a swamp of mediocrity, Within Temptation's the only one of such bands that are still standing at the top.



The first of eight Blake songs in the top 50. His legendary performance of "You Should Be Dancing" on American Idol was the best I've ever seen on that stage, and got him the honors of being my favorite Idol contestant ever. The studio version of it was great as well; I played it many times. It was a sign of far greater things to come.

[Vato]

lmao I haven't heard any of those. I seriously plan to download Darren's album while I'm on vacation though.

[Kworb]

I really loved this song for a couple of weeks... and now it's just alright. I keep expecting Good Charlotte to just flop and fade away into obscurity, but they always manage to find a way to be moderately successful. "The River" didn't do much for them, but it's one of their best songs.



After "Inspire" (#13) in 2004, "Moments" (#2) and "Heaven" (#7) in 2005, and "Jewel" (#10) in 2006, Ayumi has a fairly disappointing year, as this is her highest charting song. "Glitter" is great of course, but it's too similar to some of her older songs and therefore not that remarkable.



What's there to say about this song? "Umbrella" dominated the airwaves in 2007 and it dominated me as well. Extremely catchy and quite original, it was one of the few great singles released this year, and deserved all of its success.



The first song that was released from Nightwish's latest album. It was used to introduce Nightwish's fans to their new singer, Anette. A great ballad, beautiful song... but you can't help but wonder how it would've sounded with Tarja's impeccable vocals.



One of the few great pop tunes to come from the UK this year, "Call The Shots" brought Girls Aloud back to the level they were at when they released their great first album. Very addictive.

[Luis]

darren, rihanna, GC

[TRL Girl]

Yay Rihanna!

[mathuss]

6/20

"Umbrella" and "The River"

[TRL Girl]

Ella ella eh!

[Kworb]

Jordin was one of the best contestants ever on American Idol, and definitely the best winner the show has had. She proved this with her excellent first single, "Tattoo", a lifeless tune that she somehow transforms into an extremely pleasant song. Her voice is so unique, it has a warmth that girls like Leona Lewis and Katharine McPhee can only dream of.



My #3 of 2006, "Tarantola D'Africa" still lived on in 2007. It is an extremely powerful song by one of the best singers in the world, Tiziano Ferro. His masterpiece Nessuno è Solo was one of the highlights of last year, and I can't wait for him to release another album.



Audio Day Dream is the best album of all time. This song, "She's Makin' Me Lose It", is a brilliant track that is reminiscent of Prince in parts but also of the British techno band Underworld. Simply amazing.



Next year "How Many Words" will take the charts by storm. It is extremely catchy and original and impossible to genuinely dislike. On every street corner, people will be humming "I-I-I-I'm I'm through with you". Audio Day Dream will sell millions of copies on the strength of this song alone; it's that good.



No, this song is not from Josh's insanely successful Noël, but from his previous album Awake. A beautiful Italian ballad, it is his best song ever and always a joy to listen to.

[WAЯЯEN]

Tattoo
Umbrella

[Kworb]

These are my most played songs that never made it on my weekly chart and were therefore not eligible to appear on my year-end chart

1. Blake Lewis - Without You
2. Blake Lewis - Hate 2 Love Her
3. Blake Lewis - Gots To Get Her
4. Blake Lewis - Human
5. Blake Lewis - 1000 Miles
6. Blake Lewis - Time Of The Season
7. Blake Lewis - Here's My Hello
8. Blake Lewis - End Of The World
9. Blake Lewis - I Got U
10. Blake Lewis - Know My Name
11. Loreena McKennitt - Dante's Prayer
12. Darren Hayes - I Just Want You To Love Me
13. Darren Hayes - Setting Sun
14. Loreena McKennitt - The Lady Of Shalott
15. Darren Hayes - Sing To Me

[Kworb]

Recap:

50. Margaret Berger - Robot Song
49. Loreena McKennitt - The English Ladye And The Knight
48. Darren Hayes - Waking The Monster
47. Ayumi Hamasaki - Part Of Me
46. Hilary Duff - Gypsy Woman
45. Tay Zonday - Love
44. Ai Otsuka - Pocket
43. Ai Otsuka - Chu-Lip
42. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
41. Within Temptation - Frozen
40. Darren Hayes - On The Verge Of Something Wonderful
39. Morning Musume - Itoshiki Tomo E
38. Ayumi Hamasaki - Fated
37. Within Temptation - Our Solemn Hour
36. Blake Lewis - You Should Be Dancing
35. Good Charlotte - The River
34. Ayumi Hamasaki - Glitter
33. Rihanna - Umbrella
32. Nightwish - Eva
31. Girls Aloud - Call The Shots
30. Jordin Sparks - Tattoo
29. Tiziano Ferro - Tarantola D'Africa
28. Blake Lewis - She's Makin' Me Lose It
27. Blake Lewis - How Many Words
26. Josh Groban - L'Ultima Notte



The first single of Within Temptation's The Heart of Everything was this addictive tune, a duet with Keith Caputo. I thought it had potential to make them more popular in the US, but it didn't really do anything. That's too bad, because this band definitely deserves to be even more successful than they already are.



One of the best songs ever, "The Poet And The Pendulum" is a 14-minute epic masterpiece and the highlight of Nightwish 2007 album Dark Passion Play. It can be compared to their most famous song, "Ghost Love Score", although it's not as good, because Anette is kind of drowned out by the music and her voice can get a little annoying. Still, "The Poet And The Pendulum" was only one of two songs with more than five weeks at #1 this year, and would be higher on this list if it wasn't handicapped in mp3 plays because of its extraordinary length.



"What'cha Got 2 Lose?" is an amazing dance song, and exactly the kind of music I expected from Blake. He pushed for this to be the first single, but unfortunately the label forced "Break Anotha" on him. Hopefully it can still be a single in the future.



One of the many gems on This Delicate Thing We've Made, "Neverland" tells of a little boy who witnesses his father's violent behavior and dreams of killing him and freeing himself and his mother from his reign of terror. Despite the heavy lyrical content, the song has a weird uplifting melody, which makes it all the more brilliant.



"Casey" is a great song that Darren wrote about his sister. It will be released as the album's third single, a peculiar choice, but it is an excellent song, just not very radio friendly. The best part is the end, when he sings "coming through the sky like a satellite, like a radio wave, a meteorite" in the most amazing way ever.

[Eddie]

3/5

LMFAO at how many times Blake Lewis is one your list

[Kworb]

It was Blake's incredible "You Give Love A Bad Name" performance on American Idol that got him to the top 2 and allowed him to create his masterpiece Audio Day Dream. The studio recording of it was superb as well, it totally puts Bon Jovi to shame, and earns a spot on my year-end countdown.



My #5 of 2006, "Say It Right", lived on in 2007 and deservedly so. It is by far Nelly Furtado's best song and something I never really expected from her. I correctly predicted that it would be #1 on the Hot 100, half a year before it actually happened. It wasn't that far-fetched though, 'cause it's impossible to dislike this song.



I'm sure everyone contemplates suicide once in a while. Not seriously, but like "what if I were to drive off this bridge right now?" This brilliant song discusses these thoughts about life and death and what might push someone to actually make the final decision. One of the many great tracks on This Delicate Thing We've Made.



The princess of pop, Britney Spears, returned this year with a surprisingly strong album, Blackout. It's her best album yet, and the first single, "Gimme More", was one of the best singles of the year. She bravely worked her way through a disastrous VMA performance, which wasn't even all that bad, because the song is just so damn good. Britney will always be a star.



I only went to one concert this year, Loreena McKennitt back in March. This amazing Canadian singer released an album at the end of 2006 and I finally discovered her beautiful creations. She's been nominated for a Grammy this year, one of the few things they got right. "Beneath A Phrygian Sky" is mesmerizing, almost 10 minutes long, but doesn't bore for a second.

[warriorsoul]

Say It Right & Poet & The Pendilum

[Kworb]

Such a tragedy that this brilliant song was never released as a single. If it had been, Good Girl Gone Bad would've been the best selling album of the year. Many compare "Rehab" to the far inferior "What Goes Around...", but it's obvious from the first listen that "Rehab" is better in every way imaginable.



My #2 of 2006, "Ed Ero Contentissimo" is one of the best male vocal performances I have ever heard. I was never too fond of the Italian language until I heard this song and the album it's on, Nessuno è Solo. Bravissimo!



It's very unfortunate that Britney's best song ever didn't make it into my year-end top 10. It would've been there for sure if American Idols Jordin and Blake hadn't interrupted my Blackout obsession with their own extraordinary albums. "Get Naked (I Got A Plan)" is a killer dance track, both Britney and the guy who sings are excellent on it. It should be released as a single, especially in Europe.



"The Only One" immediately stood out for me on This Delicate Thing We've Made. It is an exceptionally beautiful love song, with Darren reaching new heights of emotion by transforming his voice with a vocoder. Truly one of the best songs of the year.



"Break Anotha" is the best single to come from the US this year. Even though Audio Day Dream has about eight songs that are better, this song is still extremely catchy and well produced. Unfortunately, the song sounds terrible live and the video looks like it was made in Brazil, so it's not a mystery why this flopped. Hopefully it can still catch on next year.

[Reeces]

3/5 for the last set.

Britney, Blake, and Rihanna

[Kworb]

You know a year in music was bad when one album takes up almost 20% of a year-end top 50. Anyway, you know the drill, yet another masterpiece from This Delicate Thing We've Made. Dark electro pop at its finest. The animated video is really cool as well.



My #93 of 2004, #4 of 2005, #4 of 2006 and now my #9 of 2007. If there's one thing "Exodus '04" excels at, it's longevity. I still play the song quite frequently and it still sounds like it's just been released... absolutely brilliant. There is no song more mesmerizing than this one. It's still on my weekly chart, and will soon break the record Nightwish's "Nemo" set for most weeks on.



Look who we have here. "The Future Holds A Lion's Heart" is probably the coolest song on the album, I don't even know how to describe it. Very bizarre, very heavy, but still very catchy. The song's about his move to the UK... quite cool how a subject so trivial can be transformed into such an impressive piece of music.



When that picture came up on Google images, I knew I couldn't leave it be. Anyway, "Surrender" is the best song on Audio Day Dream, and probably the best song that has ever been released. Unfortunately it only came out in December so it didn't have time to climb to the top of this chart, but I'm sure it'll have a respectable showing next year as well. The song was written and produced by Ryan Tedder, who's responsible for drivel like "Bleeding Love", "Do It Well" and "Apologize". Strange how Blake's album stands out as the only interesting thing he has worked on.



Rihanna's best song ever, "Good Girl Gone Bad" was very much overlooked when the singles were picked for the album, costing her another couple million in album sales. The point is to reach beyond your target demographic and this would've been perfect to silence the haters. The song was co-written by singer Lene Marlin, who had a similar song of her own a few years back called "You Weren't There" which was absolutely amazing.