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Honor Mention
Alexandra Burke - Overcome (Deluxe Edition)
Last year, the normal version of this album charted at #18. This year it isn't on the chart because the Deluxe Edition has only 4 new songs, but it's still an amazing album and deserves to be mentioned on my Best Of. Alexandra grew on me A LOT this year, she's definitely one of the best new artists, and this album proves it. She can sing, she can dance, she can put on a good performance, she has the X-FACTOR. For the record: if she was charting, her album would probably be among #10-#13.
Top 5:
1. Bad Boys (Feat. Flo Rida)
2. Dumb
3. All Night Long
4. The Silence
5. What Happens On The Dancefloor (Feat. Cobra Starship) |
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#25 Ciara
Basic Instinct
Last year, she charted at #13 with the AMAZING "Fantasy Ride", but this year she has failed to make it any higher. Basic Instinct is an half and half album, half good, half crap. From the 11 songs in it, I can say I like 6, and among these songs, 3 are great and 3 are good or ok. Please CiCi, come back to the R&B/Dance/Pop style of "Fantasy Ride".
Top 5:
1. Gimmie Dat
2. Turn It Up (Feat. Usher)
3. Heavy Rotation
4. Basic Instinct (U Got Me)
5. Girls Get Your Money |
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#24 Shayne Ward
Obsession
I only got to know Shayne this year, with Gotta Be Somebody, which I instantly fell in love with. When his album leaked I decided to give it a shot, and it really surprised me. I wasn't expecting such a good dance/pop album like this one. This entry is dedicated to KT&T.
Top 5:
1. Gotta Be Somebody
2. Someone Like You
3. Human
4. Obsession
5. Must Be A Reason Why... (Feat. J Pearl) |
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#23 Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday
As I said before, I'm not really into hip-hop music, but this album surprised me. It's not only hip-hop, it's a hip-hop/dance/pop kind of album. I like almost every song on it. The reason it's too low is because it's not the kind of album I'd listen to all the time.
Top 5:
1. Check It Out (Feat. will.i.am)
2. Fly (Feat. Rihanna)
3. Super Bass
4. Your Love
5. Blazin (Feat. Kanye West) |
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#22 Bruno Mars
Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Just The Way You Are took a longe time to grow on me, so I wasn't expecting this album to be good. Again, it surprised me. "Doo-Wops & Hooligans" is a good album for you to just listen and don't worry about anything.
Top 5:
1. Talking To The Moon
2. Grenade
3. Just The Way You Are
4. The Other Side (Feat. Cee Lo Green & B.o.B.)
5. Our First Time |
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#21 Shontelle
No Gravity
Another surprise for me. Yeah, I know, this set is full of surprises. Too bad it flopped HARD, Impossible is amazing and Perfect Nightmare deserved to be a hit.
Top 5:
1. Impossible
2. Perfect Nightmare
3. No Gravity
4. Take Ova (Feat. Pitbull)
5. DJ Made Me Do It (Feat. Asher Roth) |
Sidenote: The links of the previous updates are on the first post.