Peak: 2
Weeks on chart: 14
2012: Be Your Everything - Boys Like Girls
This song is just pure amazing. I don't know how to describe the sound, it's just epic. And the lyrics are like about some biblical stuff, and the sound totally fits. It feels like the kind of holy music they play in idk holy shrines or heaven or something. At first the high-pitched "yaaaa heyy" were pretty annoying, but soon I realised the greater awesomeness of the song and forgave that part.
#14
Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly Christina Aguilera)
Lady Gaga
Peak: 1
Weeks on chart: 5 (still charting)
2012: Some Nights - fun.
This is like Gaga's best single in a long long time. The beats at the beginning of the song just go hard. I thought this could save the ARTPOP era but I was wrong. This totally should've been the lead single. And this bitch needs to release the god damn music video. Oh and Xtina>>>R. Kelly.
#13
Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Peak: 4
Weeks on chart: 21
2012: Eyes Open - Taylor Swift
When I saw this song was smashing I was like, wtf is this? I sort of hated the song initially and thought it was a total piece of crap. But eventually I saw past it's ridiculousness and realised this is actually quite a fun and funny song. And so I loved it.
#12
Cups
Anna Kendrick
Peak: 4
Weeks on chart: 15
2012: Feel So Close - Calvin Harris
God knows why this song is so bloody high on my countdown. Probably cos I kept playing this song over and over when I was trying to learn how to do it (actually it's pretty easy to learn it).
#11
My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)
Fall Out Boy
Peak: 1
Weeks on chart: 16
2012: Give Your Heart a Break - Demi Lovato
Objectively speaking, this is quite a mediocre FOB song. But I think at that moment, when they returned out of nowhere, we were all too excited and so I totally wh*red this song out. Well I love it, just that it's not their best. But **** that, it's still no.11 here.
And now we are DOWN to the TOP 10! The 10 BIGGEST songs of 2013 (for me)! Ya'll better here tomorrow as I reveal the bottom half, and the TOP 5 will be revealed on SUNDAY! See ya'll
HERE'S A RECAP! Post your predictions for my top 10
EDIT: Okay how bout I rip Red off and give ya'll questions to guess the next entries?
10. This song is gunning for a record on the Billboard Hot 100 which is held by a certain folk song in 2008.
9. This artist/band/group/duo/trio has been around for a really really long time, but with this single they finally managed to (sort of) break into the mainstream this year.
8. The lead single of an artist/band/group/duo/trio after quite a tumultuous past few years due to some internal problems.
7. The first (proper) single of this artist which became a hit unexpectedly. Song features a rapper.
6. This song went to no.1 in the Billboard Hot 100. It's their 2nd song to do so.
I think these clues are rather easy?
Ok anyway the recap is below so that you know what songs to guess
110. Tonight I'm Getting Over You - Carly Rae Jepsen
109. Gold - Britt Nicole
108. We Remain - Christina Aguilera
107. Hothouse - 78violet
106. Next to Me - Emeli Sande
105. People Like Us - Kelly Clarkson
104. Sail - AWOLNATION
103. Millionaires - The Script
102. True Love (feat. Lily Rose Cooper) - P!nk
101. Carry On - fun.
100. Breezeblocks - Alt-J
99. Backseat Serenade - All Time Low
98. Changing of the Seasons - Two Door Cinema Club
97. Berzerk - Eminem
96. Baby I - Ariana Grande
95. Supersoaker - Kings of Leon
94. The Wire - Haim
93. Holding on to You - twenty | one | pilots
92. Scream & Shout (feat. Britney Spears) - will.i.am
91. King & Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men
90. C'mon Let Me Ride (feat. Eminem) - Skylar Grey
89. Constant Conversations - Passion Pit
88. Home - Phillip Phillips
87. Burn - Ellie Goulding
86. The One That Got Away - The Civil Wars
85. Wasting All These Tears - Cassadee Pope
84. Love Somebody - Maroon 5
83. A Love Like War (feat. Vic Fuentes) - All Time Low
82. Blurred Lines (feat. Pharrell & T.I.) - Robin Thicke
81. Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams) - Daft Punk
80. Unbelievers - Vampire Weekend
79. I Need Your Love (feat. Ellie Goulding) - Calvin Harris
78. Counting Stars - OneRepublic
77. Slow Down - Selena Gomez
76. Harlem - New Politics
75. Back From the Dead (feat. Big Sean & Travis Barker) - Skylar Grey
74. Ways to Go - Grouplove
73. If You Could See Me Now - The Script
72. Wings - Birdy
71. Atlas - Coldplay
70. Treasure - Bruno Mars
69. Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men
68. Dust to Dust - The Civil Wars
67. Gone, Gone, Gone - Phillip Phillips
66. Don't You Worry Child (feat. John Martin) - Swedish House Mafia
65. Wake Me Up - Avicii
64. I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
63. Suit & Tie (feat. Jay-Z) - Justin Timberlake
62. Feel This Moment (feat. Christina Aguilera) - Pitbull
61. Right There (feat. Big Sean) - Ariana Grande
60. Daylight - Maroon 5
59. Take a Walk - Passion Pit
58. Holy Grail (feat. Justin Timberlake) - Jay-Z
57. Same Love (feat. Mary Lambert) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
56. C'mon - Ke$ha
55. Miss Jackson (feat. Lolo) - Panic! at the Disco
54. #Beautiful (feat. Miguel) - Mariah Carey
53. Safe and Sound - Capital Cities
52. Final Warning - Skylar Grey
51. If I Lose Myself - OneRepublic
50. Carried Away - Passion Pit
49. Alone Together - Fall Out Boy
48. Goodbye, Goodbye - Tegan and Sara
47. Crazy Kids - Ke$ha
46. 22 - Taylor Swift
45. House of Gold - twenty | one | pilots
44. Made In The USA - Demi Lovato
43. The Phoenix - Fall Out Boy
42. The Mother We Share - CHVRCHES
41. Here's To Never Growing Up - Avril Lavigne
40. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars
39. Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus
38. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
37. Heart Attack - Demi Lovato
36. Come & Get It - Selena Gomez
35. I Love It (feat. Charli XCX) - Icona Pop
34. Stay the Night (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore) - Zedd
33. Highway Don't Care (feat. Taylor Swift & Keith Urban) - Tim McGraw
32. Work Bitch - Britney Spears
31. Learn to Love Again - Lawson
30. Give Me Love - Ed Sheeran
29. Wanted - Hunter Hayes
28. Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
27. Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) - P!nk
26. Demons - Imagine Dragons
25. Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko) - Rihanna
24. Young and Beautiful - Lana Del Rey
23. This Is Gospel - Panic! at the Disco
22. I Was a Fool - Tegan and Sara
21. Step - Vampire Weekend
20. Roar - Katy Perry
19. Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran) - Taylor Swift
18. Applause - Lady Gaga
17. Royals - Lorde
16. Clarity (feat. Foxes) - Zedd
15. Ya Hey - Vampire Weekend
14. Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly) - Lady Gaga
13. Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
12. Cups - Anna Kendrick
11. My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up) - Fall Out Boy