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Songs:
40. Frank Ocean - Lost
A prelude to the rest of the countdown.
Love this song, had it on loop during the summer.
39. Nicki Minaj - Starships
I don't care how generic this is or how many of yall hate it, Starships is one of my guilty pleasures. When it came on the radio I would legit fist-pump to it.
38. Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
An ultimate jam. His delivery on it is nice. Happy Gaga isn't on the final; it would had taken away from the song.
Albums:
20. Keyshia Cole - Woman to Woman
She's back: after the mess that was Calling All Hearts, Keyshia and her team made sure not to f*ck up this time around. They got her back doing the songs people were here for in the first place: songs about heartbreak. Love and War Trust & Believe is just wonderful and one of the best. If you haven't I suggest you listen to the full Target deluxe. She does a dance song for the iTunes deluxe too.
Stand outs:
19. The Killers - Battle Born
I wasn't originally going to check out this album but thanks to Spotify's numerous ads I did. I loved it and still play it today. I still need time to learn the names of all the songs though.
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37. Grouplove - Tongue Tied
I remember getting it for free on Amazon during the summer.
But I love it, one of the best pop songs of the year (for me). It's so damn catchy.
36. Miguel - Arch & Point
I fell in love with this song the moment I heard it. Very short but it's one of my favorites off the album. So mesmerizing. Great R&B song.
BTW, this isn't Miguel's only entry on this chart.
35. Ryan Leslie - Lovers & Mountains
Ryan Leslie is one of my most favorite artists. Just over the summer I went to his concert and that's my fifth one or something. I think I've been a fan since 'Addiction'. With this album, he stayed away from the singing and made it more of a rap album but this track holds some of the qualities an old R Les track would. I've grown to like his rapping as well, so it's an overall nice track.
Mr. Leslie charts every high in my other chart.
34. Alicia Keys - One Thing
The moment Frank tweeted that pic with him and Alicia in the studio I knew I would love the song. I've come to find out that this song almost didn't make it because they wrote and recorded it only a few hours before the album was due to RCA. Anyway, you can tell Frank was involved because it screams his song-writing skills and the producer, Malay (the guy who did most of Channel Orange). The message behind the song is amazing and really speaks to the heart.
And oh yea, Alicia did a good job on the track.
33. Toni Braxton - I Heart You
I love Toni Braxton so when this song initially dropped I adored it. I like how it's some what poppy but not all the way because she kills them R&B vocals. It wasn't a flop all the way because it went #1 on Billboard
Dance Charts
18. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
Finally gave in by March to see what the hoopla was all about. It's a nice album. It's not as great as some of yall make it but it's a nice listen. I'm still surprised they haven't sent anything to US Radio yet.
BTW, Paradise is sh*t. Don't know why they released it
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Stand outs:
My favorite.
17. G.O.O.D. Music - Cruel Summer
Such a messy release with all of the push backs.
I'm happy this is credited to Kanye as a complication album because it's not his best work. The replay value on it isn't that amazing. He could of made it sound better if a) he didn't release half of the album as singles and b)he didn't name it Cruel Summer because it pressured him to releasing something that wasn't ready. Even he could tell, remember how he took it off of iTunes for 3 days just to remaster it. But lastly, I have to constantly remind myself this isn't his album, it's a group album. Just gimme the next solo Kanye. For a rap group album it's alright.