26. twenty one pilots - Holding On To You Plays: 45 Why is this not Holding Onto You Definitely the best song on Vessel, I wish I got into them back when this was released Ugh the "entertain my faith" but is sooo good and the rapping is cute too Should have been their breakout hit tbh. (also there were meant to be 25 songs but I realised I had 26 on the list and I already wrote this up so I didn't wanna delete it)
25. Björk - I Miss You Plays: 51 This video is a damn mess, please don't watch it But the song is a bopT so if you're not into Björk's music, you might wanna give this a try It's one of her most upbeat and catchiest to date (not that she's gonna make anything catchy ever again ), one of my favorites on Post
24. Björk - Possibly Maybe Plays: 53 SUCH a beautiful song The one above is sped up a bit tho Lemme go listen to it now For sure one of her best slower songs and possibly maybe my second favorite on Post If anyone wants to get into Björk, you should start off with Post, it's got so many amazing songs
23. BANKS - Beggin For Thread Plays: 55 Best song on Goddess, I heard some BANKS songs before but I mostly got into her this year and she's amazing Such a bopT and the bridge gives me life!
22. Björk - Army Of Me Plays: 56 The first Björk song I loved and pretty much the one that started it all It's just so.. .awesome Still one of my favorites (maybe #4 overall) and the video slays Some people seem to dislike it but they're just trying to be edgy Post haters cause the songs are too "basic" for them
21. Grimes - Go Plays: 56 Grimes lowkey selling out What a queen, this is lowkey better than a lot of songs on Art Angels. The production slays, I used to hate the drop but one day it hit me and I was stanning Some people might find Grimes' voice annoying () but it's much more bearable here
Top 20
20. Björk - Jóga
Plays: 59
5 minutes of pure slayage The breakdown halfway through Woo this song is just too much
19. Björk - Pagan Poetry
Plays: 60
I'm pretty sure most people will agree that this IS the best song on Vespertine. I remember back when I hated the album I was confused by how she made such a flawless song when the rest of the album was so boring and mediocre. Luckily I got into it and I think it's one of her best albums now The video is one of her best and the vocals slay me The screaming towards the end >>> Too bad we don't know what she's saying
18. American Horror Story Cast - The Name Game (feat. Jessica Lange)
Plays: 61
I'm a mess for having this on my list but omg I was OBSESSED after re-watching Asylum (best season of AHS <3). It took a while but I learned all the lyrics and all the lil dance moves Queen Sister Jude does. It's highkey a bopT and it's my favorite scene from American Horror Story
17. Ellie Goulding - Only You
Plays: 66
This song actually kills me I always loved it but after the Ellie Goulding discography rate I realised it's one of her best songs ever I was so happy it came in 4th because it's perfection. The production is so on point, and the breakdown with the chipmunk vocals >>> The ending is so beautiful the "only you only youuuuuuuuuuu" bits makes me wanna put the song on repeat I finally realised that this is the best song on Halcyon
16. Halsey - Control
Plays: 67
Control is mostly here because I spammed Halsey's amazing album at the start of the year and it's one of the songs that took a bit longer to get into. Still not one of my favorites but everything on BADLANDS slays (other than Coming Down ) The last minute >>>
15. Britney Spears - Overprotected
Plays: 90
Not as perfect as Slave 4 U but still pretty damn amazing Deserved to smash in the US It disgusts me that some people prefer the Darkchild remix over the original
14. Halsey - Young God
Plays: 100
Still as perfect as it was in 2015 Most of it's plays came from last year but overall it has 450+ plays (coming in 34th on my all time chart) It's so haunting and beautiful, "and I've been sittin at the bottom of a swimming pool for a while now" WHY is Young God so underrated?!
13. Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
Plays: 116
Don't know what to say about this, it's perfection My favorite song of all time after Gimme More I'm so happy it's her biggest hit so far, it deserved to smash The ending lowkey makes me wanna cry, the "what are you waiting foooooooooorrr" with the violins
12. Björk - All Is Full Of Love
Plays: 118
Love how iconic this video is Her best song Anyone who thinks the album version is better can rot The production is what makes All Is Full Of Love so magical and of course her vocals are beautiful as well I'm still listening to this masterpiece regularly so it might end up on my recurrent chart next year
11. Grimes - REALiTi
Plays: 133
I feel like I'm the only person who prefer the album version, the demo/video version is not v pleasant on the ears It feels like an upgraded version of World Princess, Pt II The production is so good
10. Grimes - Flesh Without Blood
Plays: 141
This is another song that's only here because it was charting on my weekly chart towards the end of the year and briefly continued it's run into the start of this year. By far Grimes' best song, I had it at #7 last year It's so amazing, I don't think Grimes can ever top it The video too
9. Ellie Goulding - Army
Plays: 156
What was Ellie thinking releasing this as a single I really like it and all but no And she couldn't even give us a real video for it... But I love the message and even though it got a bit boring over time, the last chorus with the ad libs still slays me
8. Ellie Goulding - Don't Panic
Plays: 168
Ahhh one of my favorite songs on Delirium When I had a bit of a Delirium-revival halfway through the year, I was getting my life from this and Keep On Dancin' It was done wrong in the discography rate tho, should have been at least Top 15 Love it so much, the production is amazing I really really hope Ellie releases next year
7. Halsey - Haunting
Plays: 192
This is v random but my mother stans for Haunting I liked it last year but it only properly hit me this year. I still get my life from BADLANDS and even though it's one of my most played albums ever, I can play it whenever without getting bored
6. Carly Rae Jepsen - Boy Problems
Plays: 195
Love this song sooooo much, it's so cute Carly's 3rd best song imo I didn't notice it last year, I thought it was ok but I only realised how amazing it is after the video I'm assuming it's not a single and it just got a random video but I had it on my list up until the last few months Would have easily made the Top 20
5. Cheryl - Only Human
Plays: 204
This is Cheryl's best song imo It flopped hard so I didn't hear it until 2016 but omg I was getting my LIFE The breakdown But it burned out so quickly and after a month I was already bored of it, and now I love it again Beautiful video too
4. Britney Spears - I'm A Slave 4 U
Plays: 215
Top 5 best Britney songs ever I wish Britney didn't have that stupid radio ban holding her back cause this could have hit #1 in the US It's so iconic One of her best videos too Love the choreography, I wanna learn it so bad
3. Halsey - Drive
Plays: 236
Such a beautiful song My second favorite on BADLANDS after Colors It's at 600 plays overall, making it my 18th most played song ever The production is so magical, I'm really worried bout Halsey's next album because I don't know if it's possible for her to make something even half as good as her debut
2. Ellie Goulding - Keep On Dancin'
Plays: 434
I hate Ellie so much for not making this a single, it literally would have been my #1 The fact that she announced it as the next single and then cancelled the release It's pop perfection and those whistles Of course last year this masterpiece was #1 on my album tracks chart and it topped my weekly chart for 5 weeks It's at 940 plays (#8), making it my most played album track of all time There was supposed to be a single remix which could have push the song to 1,000 plays and I honestly think with an amazing video, this could have become my most played song ever The smash that got away Would have done so much better in the UK than Army
1. Halsey - Roman Holiday
Plays: 485
And at #1 we have this cute lil indie bop No it's one of the poppiest songs on the album and again, I only properly got into it this year I always liked it but I found it so overrated but then it hit me I could listen to it on and on and it would never get boring or feel overplayed. The bridge is soooo good Lemme put this on repeat for a while WHY did she not release it as a single after Colors, it could have smashed This feels like a very fitting #1 for this chart because it was robbed in my Best of 2015, I think I placed it somewhere outside the Top 40
#25: "This video is a damn mess, please don't watch it" Don't worry, we won't!
I can see why the bubbling under is the bubbling under Slay at all this diversity
Young God, Haunting, Drive, Roman Holiday Control + Overprotected
Army Boy Problems + Keep On Dancin' I'm a Slave 4 U
Don't Panic and Love Me Like You Do are absolute masterpieces
From the Worst Songs List:
You're right about Lost Boy being the female version of 7 Years. I had forgotten about it until looking at the list though.
Nick and Meghan's albums did have some really bad songs on them.
i hate u, i love u is really annoying.
7 Years is also pretty bad so good #1.
From the recurrent songs:
Holding On To You, Love Me Like You Do, all of the Bjork picks, Don't Panic are all great. Keep On Dancin' is also pretty nice.
I'm Slave for you is a masterpiece
Love me like you do
Definitely such a classic
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Originally posted by JGibson
Holding On To You + Beggin For Thread + Love Me Like You Do + Overprotected + I'm A Slave 4 U + I'm A Slave 4 U
Stan for Slave
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Originally posted by Remmy
#25: "This video is a damn mess, please don't watch it" Don't worry, we won't!
I can see why the bubbling under is the bubbling under Slay at all this diversity
Young God, Haunting, Drive, Roman Holiday Control + Overprotected
Army Boy Problems + Keep On Dancin' I'm a Slave 4 U
Don't Panic and Love Me Like You Do are absolute masterpieces
Not you trying to shade Björk She's an iconic legend
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Originally posted by Admiral Bobbery
From the Worst Songs List:
You're right about Lost Boy being the female version of 7 Years. I had forgotten about it until looking at the list though.
Nick and Meghan's albums did have some really bad songs on them.
i hate u, i love u is really annoying.
7 Years is also pretty bad so good #1.
From the recurrent songs:
Holding On To You, Love Me Like You Do, all of the Bjork picks, Don't Panic are all great. Keep On Dancin' is also pretty nice.
I'm glad Lost Boy didn't end up smashing like I thought it would
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Originally posted by Topmaster 2
All Time Low in the worst songs? Sit down, fat
That's a masterpiece
Lucid Dreaming - 2
C'est La Vie - 9.5
Sunburn - 1
Sacrifices - 6
Company - 10
Soul Glitch - 4
You Don't Know Me - 2
Spacetime - 6.5
Ride Of Your Life - 5
Party Favors - 10
Touch Pass - 6.5
Ghetto Boy - 9.5
Overall a very disappointing release by Tinashe but I wasn't too excited for it anyway. I was rooting for her back in 2014/2015 but everything she put out after Aquarius didn't feel natural, it's like she was trying too hard to be something she's not whereas her debut felt effortless. My 2 favorite songs on this ~mixtape~ are ones we got beforehand but even those aren't as outstanding as the top half of Aquarius. Ghetto Boy and C'est La Vie are quite nice but the rest is either ok or bad The interludes aren't necessary and they don't make the album come together the way Indigo Child and Deep In The Night do I'll still look out for Tinashe in 2017 but my expectations aren't high.
#19. ZAYN - Mind Of Mine
Average: 6.0
Scores (2)
Pillowtalk - 7.5
It's You - 6.5
Befour - 8
She - 7.5
Drunk - 6.5
Rear View - 4
Wrong - 8
Fool For You - 7
Bordersz - 3
Truth - 2
Lucozade - 9
Tio - 9.5
Blue - 3
Bright - 3
Like I Would - 10
She Don't Love Me - 5
I used to hate Zayn at the beginning of the year and only checked his album out a few months after it was released but I was pleasantly surprised. It's by no means amazing and it has far too much filler but there are some really great songs like Tio, Lucozade and Wrong I still think Like I Would is the smash that got away, if only he promoted it a biT it could have been a big hit He should have delete the useless interludes and 3-4 other songs and it would have been much better. The cover is a mess so I replaced it with the French (?) edition But if his next album sounds anything like IDWLF, he can keep it
#18. Little Mix - Glory Days
Average: 6.4
Scores (3)
Shout Out To My Ex - 5
Touch - 10
F.U. - 4
Oops - 3
You Gotta Not - 4
Down & Dirty - 8.5
Power - 1
Your Love - 5
Nobody Like You - 6
No More Sad Songs - 9
Private Show - 9.5
Nothing Else Matters - 9
Beep Beep - 9
Freak - 5
Touch (Acoustic) - 8
Where do I begin with this mess It's a big disappointment for me and I know I'm not the only one. Get Weird was quite high on my Best of 2015 but this album feels like a rushed re-release. The lead single is one of their worst so far but the follow up is pop perfection. Touch is slaying me and probably has a guaranteed spot in my Top 20 singles next year I think it could be their best song. So back to the album... a lot of the songs sounds cheap, for example: Power which is just screaming with an overly aggressive production or Down & Dirty which is more of a guilty pleasure but I can't deny that the breakdown is tragic Private Show has grown on me a lot and deserved to make the Top 100 album tracks list but it's too late for that NMSS and BB are clear standouts but the lyrics on You Gotta Not and FU are too bad to ignore I hope Little Mix drag this era out a bit, at least in the UK, work on something better and come back in 2018
#17. Rihanna - Anti
Average: 6.5
Scores (4)
Consideration - 10
Kiss It Better - 10
Work - 1
Desperado - 9.5
Woo - 3
Needed Me - 10
Yeah, I Said It - 9.5
Same Ol' Mistakes - 10
Never Ending - 7.5
Love On The Brain - 10
Higher - 1
Close To You - 5
Pose - 1
Sex With Me - 3
I think Anti is highly overrated but it has some amazing songs. The problem is that the fillers are so bad I had to give them a 1 which dragged the average way down. There are 7 outstanding songs and 4 pretty terrible ones If she replaced them with less horrible songs then this could have been one of her best album but I don't think it's as good as GGGB-Rated R-Loud However, Same Ol' Mistakes is one of my favorite album tracks of the year (#12) and Kiss It Better definitely deserved to smash. Work is an abomination but I'm looking forward to what she has to offer next year
#16. Aurora - All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
Average: 6.5
Scores (5)
Runaway - 8
Conqueror - 8
Running With The Wolves - 9.5
Lucky - 6
Winter Bird - 7.5
I Went Too Far - 8.5
Through The Eyes Of A Child - 2
Warrior - 7.5
Murder Song - 9.5
Home - 2
Under The Water - 6.5
Black Water Lilies - 7
Half The World Away - 3
I found it hard to drag anything on Aurora's album because most of the songs are decent but really none of them stand out. Winter Bird, Warrior and Black Water Lilies are nice and all but they'd need something more cause I'm not too tempted to listen to them again. Even the best two songs aren't that amazing but Running With The Wolves nearly made my Top 80 so at least there's that I hope she releases something next year tho, I'll definitely give it a try
#15. Foxes - All I Need
Average: 6.6
Scores (6)
Better Love - 5
Body Talk - 10
Cruel - 10
If You Leave Me Now - 8
Amazing - 9.5
Devil Side - 2.5
Feet Don't Fail Me Now - 9.5
Wicked Love - 9
Scar - 1
Money - 10
On My Way - 6
Shoot Me Down - 2.5
Lose My Cool - 7
All I Need - 3
Rise Up - 6
Another major disappointment and my expectation were pretty high after that flawless lead single. I don't understand how Foxes has the best song of her career and one of the best songs of 2015 on such a subpar album. Even Cruel is great but it doesn't compare. She gave us a few nice songs like Money, Amazing and FDFMN but overall it's nowhere near as good as her debut. Far too many duds like Scar, which is annoying and not v pleasant on the ears. Shoot Me Down sounds like she tried to re-create Clean Bandits' sound but failed miserably and I expected much more from the title track On My Way is a basic piano ballad but for some reason I find it hard too hate it. Don't even get me started on the album cover Do better next time Foxes, this is why you don't have a career!
#14. Alessia Cara - Know-It-All
Average: 6.7
Scores (7)
Seventeen - 9
Here - 9
Outlaws - 8
I'm Yours - 10
Four Pink Walls - 5
Wild Things - 10
Stone - 2.5
Overdose - 7.5
Stars - 3
Scars To Your Beautiful - 8
River Of Tears - 2
My Song - 6.5
The hyphens in the title make me hate her just a biT. I first listened to this album for a rate (which never started, thanks wesley x) and I was ready to drag but some songs turned out to be really nice Again, I had a hard time dragging anything here because there are no unlistenable abominations, just a few boring fillers that feel uninspired and don't necessarily go anywhere. I regret not placing Seventeen higher on my album tracks list because it's a great song, my 3rd favorite I'm Yours needs to be a single. Some of the ~empowering~ lyrics are a bit dated and cringey but I don't mind, she was probably only 18 whens he made the album. Wild Things > Here, don't @ me
#13. Panic! At The Disco - Death Of A Bachelor
Average: 6.7
Scores (8)
Victorious - 7
Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time - 7
Hallelujah - 8
Emperor's New Clothes - 9
Death Of A Bachelor - 10
Crazy=Genius - 5
LA Devotee - 10
Golden Days - 3
The Good, The Bad And The Dirty - 6
House Of Memories - 6
Impossible Year - 3
I literally only heard this album today I was looking through the Music News section and saw a thread for the title track so I checked it out since I've been meaning to get into them. I was lowkey slain, it's by far my favorite on the album LA Devotee kinda snatches as well Some of the songs are too extra with too much shouting but occasionally it works like in Emperor's New Clothes. Overall it's a decent album, maybe I placed it too low and it'll grow on me next year but for now I'm happy with it's placement. I think the quality decreases after LA Devotee because the last 4 songs are not excellent but there are some nice stand outs that I would have included in my others lists had I heard them earlier.
#12. Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION (Side B)
Average: 7.4
Scores (9)
First Time - 5
Higher - 9
The One - 6
Fever - 9
Body Language - 5
Cry - 8
Store - 9.5
Roses - 8
Obviously Side B doesn't compare to Side A and I think this is a bit overrated because even my favorite on the album isn't as good as most songs on Side A The good thing about it and the reason it has such a high average is because none of the songs are actually bad. Even the songs I don't like too much are alright so I couldn't give them anything less than 5. Store, Fever and Higher are bops but she can do better so I'm excited for Carly's next proper album
#11. Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation
Average: 7.5
Scores (10)
Waking Up - 9.5
Heard A Song - 6.5
Graduation - 7
Big City - 8
Break - 7
Lipslap - 10
Try Me - 8
Trampoline - 9.5
Picture This - 6
Hey Parents - 3.5
Wasn't expecting my average for this to be so high I don't love this album but I like it a lot and there's only one or two songs that I would skip. Unfortunately I didn't get to listen to Bonito Generation a lot before making my list because I only discovered them a few weeks ago Their songs are cute and cheesy but it works so well and the production is childish at times but not in a bad way. The opener sounds like a kids show theme song which is what I like about it Lipslap is by far the best song and the biggest bop on the album The fact they they came so close to the Top 10 is great
I love Tinashe but Nightride is not the tea.
Know-It-All + Death of a Bachelor Mind of Mine + ANTI Side B All I Need
MESS is that the reason you were listening to Panic! today, you needed to make it 20 albums?
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Pillowtalk - 7.5
Rear View - 4
Bright - 3
Pose - 1
Better Love - 5
Scar - 1
On My Way - 6
Shoot Me Down - 2.5
First Time - 5
The One - 6
Body Language - 5
BAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHA
No but some of these scores are a straight up mess I know mine are generally too high but a nice handful of these are too low