Meghan's best promotional single of the era. It's a lot of fun, and it shows a lot more confidence without being arrogant.
79. Britney Spears f. Tinashe - Slumber Party
Britney's second and final appearance. This remix plus it's video is probably the most exciting thing to come out of this dull era. Tinashe really fits on this song so I'm glad she got to be a part of both the remix and the music video. Slumber Party sounds a lot more lively thanks to her. This is probably one of the best songs on Glory as well.
78. Fifth Harmony f. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home
Considering I watched them on X Factor in 2012, it's really amazing to see them actually get all this success. #4 on the Hot 100 for an X Factor USA contestant is pretty incredible when you consider that they are the only ones from that show to even get a Top 40 hit. That said, I don't like this song as much as Worth It or Sledgehammer. I kinda wish Worth It got this peak instead. But oh well. The chorus can get stuck in your head and Normani really shines on this song.
77. Gwen Stefani - Misery
One of the best songs on This Is What the Truth Feels Like, but definitely not her best. I feel like she doesn't have the wow factor in her songs anymore. I can understand her writers block mess, so I guess it explains why she's only released three albums since No Doubt. At least this song has more replay value than Make Me Like You. Though I think Used To Love You is just a bit better than this.
76. Cher Lloyd - Activated
Cher suffered the same mess that Karmin, Bonnie, Ciara and Avril got when with Epic Records - a floppy and mismanaged era. Hence, she's no longer with Epic. Earlier this year I found out she got signed to Warner Bros. Well...they aren't exactly the best label in the US - Ashley Tisdale and Jake Miller have gotten zero hits with them. This song is pretty average at best. Cher has a lot of personality and she could've done something a lot more pumped up this. Still a nice listen though.
75. Chvrches f. Hayley Williams - Bury It
I don't really care for CHVRCHES, but as a Paramore fan (especially from their 2007 - 2010 days), Hayley drove me to this song. She really killed her part, and honestly, that woman who is the lead singer of this band is very Hayley like in the way she delivered her vocal delivery on this song, so that was very nice to hear. Definitely worth the purchase
74. Ariana Grande f. Nicki Minaj - Side To Side
Ariana makes her first appearance on the list. I think compared to the first two singles, I wasn't into this song as much. The tropical vibe can only work on so many different people. Well actually, Ariana and Nicki did ok with it. It's just very...trendy. But it's catchy so it was gonna make it on here at some point. So here it is at #74
73. Tove Lo - Cool Girl
When Tove first debuted, I really didn't care for her because I hated both Stay High and Talking Body. I didn't warm up to her until Moments. And once you warm up to me, the chances of you impressing with later releases isn't as hard. Unless you consistently suck like Imagine Dragons, whose only good song remains to be Demons. For Tove, Cool Girl wasn't really interesting at first, but it did grow on me a bit. I can see why it flopped though. It's not amazing or anything to really impress people for long periods of time.
72. Alessia Cara - Scars To Your Beautiful
So Alessia isn't exactly someone I stan for, but so far she's pretty consistent with putting out music that isn't as disposable as other 2016 songs. This song grew on me the more I heard it outside of the radio. It's production is really uplifting. The lyrics could be better, but they're very unorthodox, so it's kinda charming. She's definitely better than Daya, who I think is pretty similar to her, but very obnoxious.
71. Troye Sivan - WILD
And up next we have the guy that used Alessia as a beard on this song . Anyways, I only care about the original. I like this song quite a bit. My only complaint is I don't like the kids singing Wild. Just a bit too much. Oh well.
Extra Tidbit:
Work Megamix
This megamix is really cool and the Work Bitch really works with all these songs together. Lots of power that comes from this song
ooh totally agree i like watch me do so much it's such a bop! cool girl is amazing too scars to your beautiful is not my favorite from the album but yeah it's good
Wait we placed Misery at the exact same spot
Wild is cute but I prefer the solo version. Bury It was great at first but it got old way too fast for me.
Best Songs | #100-91:
Meghan, Selena, P!nk Rih/Drake, Zara, Sia/Kendrick, Justin T Adele
Gaga being on here Wasn't really expecting that! PI ha impact!
Best Songs | #90-81:
Fergie Rihanna, Britney/G-Eazy, Ellie, Hailee Gaga again
At least you know that MR > PI, which is a very essential lesson!
Best Songs | #80-71:
Alessia Gwen, Meghan, Britney/Tinashe, Ariana/Nicki, Tove Troye WILD is flawless tho!
A promotional single from Zara that sounds a lot better than Ain't My Fault. However, it sounds a bit cheap when it comes to production. And the lyrics in the chorus are pretty corny. Her vocals are good though.
69. Tinashe - Watch Me Work
Remember when someone uploaded this to youtube and labelled it as Rihanna's Work? It led to this being posted on Tinashe's Youtube, put on iTunes, and a #68 peak in Canada. Talk about funny. I wish Tinashe released this as a single during the Aquarius era. Maybe she could've had a hit with it. It's very catchy.
68. Elle King - Under the Influence
So for my Mom's birthday this year, I went ahead and got her Elle King's album, Love Stuff. That proved to be a smart decision, as my Mom really enjoyed the album and thus, I heard it get played in my house at least a dozen times. So I knew that this was a single for alternative radio and honestly, this song is really nice. It's good for listening to when chilling at home.
67. Justin Bieber - Company
I can't believe I have a Justin Bieber song charting this high. But Company is one of the better songs on Purpose, and well, I really like it. It just sucks that this ended up flopping, because it's the only song from the era that I give an 8 out of 10.
66. Niall Horan - This Town
Niall came out of left field with his release. I think we knew that we would have some 1D members after Zayn come out with material, but I expected Harry to be next. Anyways, this song is very nice, inoffensive, harmless, and a nice listen. It's not special, but with all the **** that clogged up the charts, I'm ok with this being Top 40
65. Carly Rae Jepsen - Boy Problems
So similar to Selena with Kill Em With Kindness, I kinda didn't really want this to be a single. However, Carly is in a different both than Selena. If Run Away With Me couldn't become a hit, than nothing else from the album was gonna be a hit. I think she just made a video for this so that the fans would have something else to look at and at least keep the era alive just a little bit more. Anyways, Carly has two more songs here so keep an eye out
64. Calvin Harris f. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For
My opinion on this song is kinda meh. I feel like the instrumental and Rihanna's vocals are pretty magical when I'm in the right mood. Otherwise, I just don't feel like the song is that special. I think it's because the breakdown is kinda bland compared to the right of the song. But hey, this song is cute.
63. ZAYN - BeFoUr
Wouldn't be right to feature Niall if Zayn wasn't in the list too. His regular singles didn't cut it though, but this promotional single did. It's honestly a really sexy song. It has a dark edge to it thanks to the key it's in, and Zayn actually sounds really sexy on here. If only this was an official single.
62. Fifth Harmony - The Life
5H's final appearance is with this awesome promotional single. Honestly, this song slays me the more I listen to it. A maybe the "getting laid" line makes me horny . Ok...I haven't had a boyfriend in over a year so yeah...I have a valid point. Anyways, this song is very catchy this song gives me the LIFE that WFM, Flex, and that stupid female empowerment song couldn't give me.
61. Little Mix f. Jason Derulo - Secret Love Song
It's starting to get really hard to say goodbye to the songs that I'm placing. But because of the Jason Derulo feature, and the production being a bit too rhythm it as opposed to being a powerballad, I decided that Secret Love Song needed the axe. The girl's vocals are superb here though and this song alone is still better than everything 5H has released this year (and I'll go more into this 5H/Little Mix stan feud later)
Extra Tidbit:
Courage My Love - Stereo
This song did not make my list. Before the REUPLOAD, it had a beat similar to Selena Gomez' Sober. Well I mean, they copied my favorite Revival song, so can't go wrong there, but ultimately - yeah - it isn't as good. But at least they sound like themselves now
Company Niall's song is cute but I know he can do better.
Watch Me Work, I Would Like, BeFoUr This Is What You Came For Boy Problems
I'm a Jason stan but even I didn't care for him on SLS, or the song in general.