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Bad Things' Top 10 of 2016 | #2 / #1 posted!
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Both of these Neither are in my top 5 from their albums but they're still pretty solid tracks.
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Reaper is good! I love Sia's voice!
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I was out of town this weekend AND THEN Camila left 5H (finally) so here's 3 more songs, a little late!
#8 "Do You Wanna Come Over?," Britney Spears
Oops!... She did it again (and again, and again....) Coming in at #8, I have Britney's "Do You Wanna Come Over?" – this song is serving 'In the Zone' / 'Britney' era realness and I am here for it! Every little detail of the song adds so much to the whole product, and it's so fun because over time you notice more and more small things about the song! The soda can cracking noises, the guitars, the harmonies, the shouts, etc. just make me so excited. This song is pure pop but, more importantly– it's pure BRITNEY. Something she hasn't really served in a while and I can't get enough of this song. Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter made some magic with this one!
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#7 "Cry," Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen serving yet another 80s bop (are we even surprised at this point?) "Cry" is my #7 favorite song of the year, but my #1 favorite CRJ song. The lyrics, the calm verses and slightly amped chorus, the melodramatic instrumental. I•CO•NIC to say the least. I love to go on long night drives and listen to this song at the highest volume, whether I'm jamming or crying. It's straight out of a soundtrack for an 80's movie and it makes whatever you're feeling at the time of listening 10x stronger. I don't know how she manages to play with my E•MO•TIONS like that, but she does it and manages to grab all of my hair along with it! Great job, Carly Rae Jesus. Great. Job.
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#6 "That's So Us," Allie X
Earlier this year, a friend of mine showed me Allie X's music and I thought, "okay I can see myself bopping" and whatever. But when I heard this song, I literally fell in love. I don't have much to say about this song other than the fact that it perfectly describes so many of my friendships and has become one of my favorite songs to cry and bop to in a matter of months. If you haven't gotten into Allie X, get on that. Her production and her music in general will just wow you completely. Truly, a pop gem.
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Songs #5 - 1 coming 12/20 - 12/24!
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Do You Wanna Come Over is such a hot bop
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Cry and DYWCO? Both are in my top 5 from their respective albums and they're major slays.
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Duh! DYWCO is my ****. Let's see more
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Do You Wanna Come Over? + Cry are great
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Hi girls! I'm sorry this is late, I had finals all week and I just got back into a normal sleeping pattern after being awake 3 straight days. Here's #5 - 3!
#5 "Dangerous Woman," Ariana Grande
Securing both top 5 spots in the album and song countdown, is "Dangerous Woman" by Ariana Grande! "Dangerous Woman" served as one of the best reinventions in recent pop history. I like to associate this as her GGGB. The production, the guitars, the vocals, whewwwww lawd. I can't tell you a day I've been in the car since this song's release that I haven't heard it on the radio. Even with "Side to Side" and it's massive airplay, I'm still hearing "Dangerous Woman" – which shows that even the GP can have taste sometimes. DW is one of Ariana's top 3 songs for me, she really proved herself. Both as an artist and as a person. It's not easy to bounce back from something like "Focus" and to get out of a box you unintentionally are put in due to a couple of hits. So, Ariana Grande, congratulations... You're a winner, baby.
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#4 "Consideration," Rihanna f/ SZA
"Let me cover yo **** in glitta, I can make it gold, oh!" Rihanna and SZA.... You did THAT! The industrial beats with the harsh hitting drum pattern... ahhhhhhh. So. F**king. Good. I mean, who would've ever thought that Rihanna would collaborate with SZA? But oh god am I glad they did. The song is a perfect album opener and a perfect introduction to the new image that Rihanna has adapted with 'ANTI' in my opinion. I would love to see a video for this song
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#3 "Hands to Myself," Selena Gomez
The first installment of my top 3 songs of the year is..... "Hands to Myself" by Selena Gomez! Every time I hear this song, I will literally be singing it in my head for days afterward. It was one of the biggest bops of 2016 and practically inescapable for me– that is, if I were to try escaping it. I ran to this song, not away from it lol. Max Martin did an incredible and surprisingly minimalistic job on this one! Upon first listen, I never really understood why Selena loved this song so much and why all her stans were hyping it up, but after the HQ version... WHEW lord! The song is so catchy and obviously, the bridge's ending, "I mean I could but why would I want to?" is nothing short of iconic. Not to mention, HTM was written by my favorite pair, Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter, so that's a plus!
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Songs #2 & #1 coming 12/23 + 12/24!
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All 3
Consideration is an awesome album opener. Dangerous Woman and Hands to Myself are HOT Both came thru for sure
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Dangerous Woman and Hands To Myself are incredible songs one of their best singles so far!
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The finale of my countdown is here! My top 2 songs of 2016 are...
#2 "Bad Things," Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello
This song is everything I've ever wanted from Camila and more. The sampled hook is everything, her vocals are everything, the video is everything, the cover is everything. This song is just everything... aside from Machine Gun Kelly's rapping. But even with that, Camila outshines the awful parts so much that it became one of my favorite songs of the year. I was also glad to see them both earn their first top 10 single on Billboard with this song! Proving ATRL wrong yet again, it's Camila Cabello. Who else but the legend herself? It's such an odd duo when you think about it, but to our surprise, they made a hit and they have really good chemistry on top of that hit. Congratulations, MGK & Camila, you've just about snatched everyone completely bald.
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#1 "Work from Home," Fifth Harmony f/ Ty Dolla $ign
Fifth (Fourth?) Harmony and Ty Dolla $ign make my top spot on my 2016 countdown! I remember the morning they released the song alongside the video. My body woke up an hour early by chance and I immediately went to YouTube. After watching the video and hearing the song, I thought that they were finally on their way to finally serving an album full of Urban-Pop girl group realness. The simple, DJ Mustard-type beat, the verses, the pre-chorus, chorus, even the rap– everything was spot on. Camila's runs in the final chorus to end the song, wheeewwww lord. I haven't gotten sick of this song since the first time I heard it 10 months ago, and I'm the type to go through a song like that. Fifth Harmony really did that, and who knows, maybe next year we'll see the 4 of them on this list... or maybe not.
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Not the biggest fan of those songs I need to give another try to Bad Things!
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Please tell me there's another list coming up because this ending is v disappointing
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Please tell me there's another list coming up because this ending is v disappointing
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Sorry Maybe next year will be better for the both of us!
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Sorry Maybe next year will be better for the both of us!
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Aw Well this was still a great Best Of overall! Hope to see you back for 2017
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