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Come one, come all and welcome to Josh's Best of 2013!
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160. Train - Mermaid (3 Weeks/Peak:15) [May 4-18 | 15-19-19]
159. Katy Perry - Walking On Air (2 Weeks/Peak:13) [October 19-26 | 13-19]
158. Hedley - Anything (4 Weeks/Peak:11) [October 5-26 | 15-11-14-20]
157. Justin Timberlake - Take Back The Night (---/Peak:33)
156. Kelly Clarkson - People Like Us (---/Peak:23)
155. Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath (---/Peak:26)
154. Rihanna - What Now (1 Week/Peak:18) [December 7 | 18]
153. Foxes - Youth (3 Weeks/Peak:13) [October 26-November 9 | 13-16-17]
152. Jason DeRulo f/ 2 Chainz - Talk Dirty (---/Peak:32)
151. Daniel Kim - Pop Danthology 2013 (---/---)
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150. Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen (---/---)
Let's start the commentaries with this song. I was never really into this song until Glee covered it which is why it never charted in my countdown. This is also one of my 2013 guilty pleasures because I actually love how repetitive it is (2 of 3)
149. Panic! At The Disco - This Is Gospel (1 Week/Peak:20) [October 12 | 20]
Panic came back with a different aura this year and tbh, I liked them more before. 9 PM and IWSNT were my faves and this song didn't sound like them. But they're still Panic so I still love them. (1 of 2)
148. David Guetta f/ Ne-Yo - Play Hard (1 Week/Peak:17) [August 17 | 17]
The chorus is such a bop plus Akon's verses are catchy as well. Plus that old familiar tune in the background helped a lot, too. Sadly, it flopped and got old pretty fast. (1 of 2 for Ne-Yo, 1 of 1 for Guetta and Akon)
147. Britney Spears - Ooh La La (2 Weeks/Peak:16) [August 10-17 | 16-19]
This is Britney's cutest single tbh. The melody, the video was so adorable. Of course you'd expect that from a Smurfs soundtrack. But still, this was cute but also one of Britney's weakest releases. It got old too fast as well. (2 of 2)
146. Lifehouse f/ Natasha Bedingfield - Between The Raindrops (---/Peak:2@23)
This is one of the many songs that I regret not letting in the countdown. One of my favorite bands combined with Natasha's unique voice is perfect which is why I regretted not letting it chart... before. I got tired of it now tho so it's not that big of a deal anymore. (1 of 1 for both)
145. The Killers - Shot At The Night (---/Peak:22)
It feels like so long since I've really loved a Killers song. Human and Spaceman were the last and I don't even know if they released something after that. But this song made me love them again. It is on par with the two I mentioned earlier. Only time will tell if we will see them again in next year's best of. (1 of 1)
144. Justin Timberlake - Tunnel Vision (---/Peak:24)
JT is back! He really had a nice comeback with his first 4 singles from The 20/20 Experience and its rerelease but TKO just didn't do it for me. Well anyway, I like this song mainly because of the I know you like it part and because of its intro verses. Sadly, it didn't match with his debut and follow-up singles so it didn't chart. (2 of 5)
143. Marina and the Diamonds - How To Be A Heartbreaker (3 Weeks/Peak:10) [April 6-20 | 14-10-15]
I only heard this song when Glee covered it and instantly liked it so I let it chart under Marina's name. Days later I listened to the original and IDK, Dean Geyer and Lea Michele's version was just better. This is why it peaked high but exited quickly as well. (1 of 1)
142. Chris Brown - Don't Judge Me (5 Weeks/Peak:05) [January 5-February 2 | 7-5-9-16-20]
I used to love this song earlier this year when someone covered it, I forgot who, and unlike HTBAH, the original didn't disappoint me. I can feel Brown's emotions and suddenly he didn't sound like the douche he is. Hey, don't judge me. ( ) I still have it in my phone now but I don't listen to it quite as much anymore. (2 of 2)
141. Lady GaGa - Applause (---/Peak:35)
Before you all complain about its rank, you should know that I didn't like this song. Ask the Games section people, I vote it off all the time and I never save it. You should actually be shocked that it's here and it's this high. But sometimes I actually find myself singing to it until it eventually turned into a guilty pleasure. Again, don't judge me. (1 of 1) |
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FAVORITE NEW ARTIST
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FAVORITE GROUP
And the winners are...
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FAVORITE NEW ARTIST
ARIANA GRANDE
Trinity: Almost Is Never Enough, Tattooed Heart, Lovin' It
Ariana does it again! Despite me already knowing about her because of Victorious and her former (flop) song Put Your Hearts Up, 2013 was really the major year for Ariana as she got her first ever top 10 hit with The Way and her #1 album Yours Truly. Hope to see more of this beautiful lady in the next years.
Runners-Up: Lorde and Bastille |
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FAVORITE GROUP
FUN.
Trinity: Some Nights, Carry On, We Are Young
After slaying me with We Are Young in early 2012 and slaying me HARDER with Some Nights in mid and late 2012 and slaying me again with Carry On by the end of 2012, these boys continued to make this year awesome. I gave Some Nights (the album) a try early this year and it really held onto my heart the entire first half. Yes, the album tracks were pretty meh compared to the singles but still. I'm getting more and more excited for their next studio album and hopefully this time it will be all killer no filler.
Runners-Up: One Republic and One Direction |
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The next two categories need no explanation whatsoever so here are the nominees for:
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST!
The nominees are:
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Adam Levine
Bruno Mars
Eminem
Nate Ruess
Phillip Phillips |
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FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST!
The nominees are:
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Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Katy Perry
Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift |
Any thoughts about the third set? Any thoughts on the winners of the fifth and sixth categories? Any guesses on the winners of Male and Female Artist? Tune in in a few hours for the results as well as one more category and those ranked 140-121!
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