30) "Q.U.E.E.N" - Janelle Monae featuring Erykah Badu
At one point I thought this was her best song. Tightrope remains unbothered.
29) "Play By Play" - Autre Ne Veut
There is something about the singer's voices that just keep my coming back for more. The synths are out of this world.
28) "Help Me Lose My Mind" - Disclosure featuring London Grammar
An obvious standout from Settle.
27) "Brainfreeze" - **** Buttons
Simply mesmerizing.
26) "****in' Problems" - A$AP Rocky featuring Drake, Kendrick Lamar & 2 Chainz
The first time I heard this song, my friend in English was singing it being a real goofball as usual. It's amazing how much each verse and section of the song stands out just taken by themselves.
25) "Ohm" - Yo La Tengo
This song makes me wanna take a long roadtrip to California and Instagram the entire journey.
24) "Mirrors" - Justin Timberlake
Hated this song with a passion at first, I loove it now. It really is a gem of a song.
23) "#Primetime" - Janelle Monae featuring Miguel
The best song from Electric Lady. QUEEN almost overshadowed it, but AS SOON as I heard the chorus I knew which of the two was superior.
22) "Blurred Lines" - Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell
25% irresistible, 25% inescapable, 50%plagiarism. Completely 100% classic.
21) "Touch" - Daft Punk featuring Paul Williams
A song about a robot who was given the sensation of touch, but still feels as though he is missing out on a part of something - his experience is not complete, something is out there and he needs it desperately. A perfect art rock ballad.
20) "Pink Rabbits" - The National
"I was a white girl in a crowd of white girls in the park." That's all I really have to say.
19) "Body Party" - Ciara
Grew on me a lot, I was indifferent at first. Didn't want to believe the hype. But this song is sexy, I can't deny it.
18) "Doin' It Right" - Daft Punk featuring Panda Bear
This song is
actually perfect. And it's so simple. A vocoder, a simple beat, some harmonization. That's how you know the magic's right!
17) "Ya Hey" - Vampire Weekend
The song that made me fall in love with Vampire Weekend. The piano in this song is like heaven - sweet nectar and ambrosia from the gods served on a gold and silver platter with a complimentary ARTPOP CD.
16) "Bound 2" - Kanye West
The strangest love song I heard all year. And definitely one of the best.
15) "Nobody Asked Me If I Was Okay" - Sky Ferreira
Sky's music is simple, all she is doing is shouting out her raw emotions. Just like the album's cover, simple, understated, but powerful to grab your attention and not let it go.
14) "White Noise" - Disclosure featuring AlunaGeorge
Aluna's vocals on this track and triumphant and defiant, and just as good as a regular AlunaGeorge track. Stunning.
13) "Royals" - Lorde
Yes.
I KNOW I said Ribs would be the only song in this countdown, but I changed it up. Lorde is compared a lot to Lana and Adele, but this song is better than anything they've ever done. This song is so simple, futuristic and genre defying, no wonder it almost became the first #1 alternative song to top urban radio. Everything this song represents is pure, there is not an ounce of hate, of racism, of misguided intentions. All she did was be real. How you gon dis her for that?
12) "Retrograde" - James Blake
This song picks me up and transports me into another world
A world in which I live in a lavish mansion
And my fine ass husband and I
Are taking a fine ass bath
Sipping our fine ass wine
In low light
What else could be more perfect?
11) "Reflektor" - Arcade Fire
No other 2013 alternative rock song blew me away like this song did. It's epic. Not a second of this song is wasted. The "just a reflection of a reflection of a reflection" part is awe-inspiring.
10) "Worst Behavior" - Drake
NWTS produced two of my favorite Drake songs ever, and this is the first of the two. This is his BEST rap song. It's straightforward - it sets out on what it plans do, and it does it.
9) "I Blame Myself" - Sky Ferreira
"I just want you to realize
I blame
I blame
I blame myself
For my reputation"
No other 2013 pop lyric was as introspective, simple, relatable, or real.
8) "Full of Fire" - The Knife
The rest of the album is QUITE a bit to sit through, but this song clicked for me. Makes me wanna get up and dance like how Nicki raps.
7) "Get Lucky" - Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams
Classic. Daft Punk comes out of nowhere and slays everyone in 2013. Not one person was expecting it.
6) "Blood On the Leaves" - Kanye West
The second best song on Yeezus.
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Top 5 coming soon, hopefully?