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Honor Mention
Nelly Furtado - The Best Of Nelly Furtado
After Loose, which is one of my all-time favorite albums, I got to know Nelly better. She has amazing songs and this album is a great compilation of her hits. Can’t wait for her to release a new english album (the spanish one sucks big time), she deserves to have a hit song again.
Top 5:
1. Promiscuous (Feat. Timbaland)
2. Say It Right
3. Try
4. Maneater
5. All Good Things (Come To An End) |
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#20 Nadine
Insatiable
I’m not gonna say what I really think of her, because I would be reported. Nevertheless, this album is a good one. At a first listen, I didn’t like it that much, I thought Insatiable and other 2 or 3 songs were the only good ones on the album. However, after a few spins I started to like it more, and now I think it’s a top 20 worthy album of 2010. Still, there are some awful songs on it, like Unbroken and My Sexy Love Affair.
Top 5:
1. Insatiable
2. Red Light
3. Runnin’
4. Chained
5. Put Your Hands Up |
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#19 Carrie Underwood
Play On
It took me a long time to like Carrie. I always hated on her music, but last year (I don’t remember exactly how) I started to give her more attention. This album has some boring songs, but overall it is good. My favorite tracks have to be Undo It and Change. I love how her voice keeps powerful either it’s a ballad or an up-tempo song.
Top 5:
1. Undo It
2. Change
3. Temporary Home
4. Cowboy Casanova
5. Quitter |
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#18 Shakira
Sale El Sol
Last year, Shakira snatched the #7 on this chart, but this year she has failed to break into the top 10. However, it doesn’t mean Sale El Sol is a bad album, it IS good, but not good enough to beat the other ones. It is a very versatile album, in a way only Shakira can do: there are tropical songs, beautiful ballads, dance tunes, etc. She mixes pop, latin and hip-hop very well. Can’t wait to see what she has in store for us next year.
Top 5:
1. Mariposas
2. Sale El Sol
3. Antes de Las Seis
4. Lo Que Más
5. Devoción |
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#17 Robyn
Body Talk
It’s her first album I listen to in full. I’m probably one of the few lovers of pop music that don’t see anything extraordinary about this album. I mean, it’s a good pop album, but nothing out of this world, as I saw some people say in some forums through internet. Most of the songs are good dance tunes, but what makes it be so low is the fact that some songs sound very similar to each other, which makes this album exhaustive to listen to at some points.
Top 5:
1. Dancing On My Own
2. Indestructible
3. In My Eyes
4. Hang With Me
5. Stars 4-Ever |
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#16 Kelis
Flesh Tone
Before this album I only knew a few songs of Kelis, and I didn’t like them. What made me give her a chance was Acapella, I got addicted to it for weeks. When this album leaked I downloaded it without any big expectations, and I got surprised, it is really good, the only song I dislike is Song For The Baby. Well done, Kelis.
Top 5:
1. Acapella
2. Brave
3. 4th Of July (Fireworks)
4. Scream
5. Home |
Sidenote: The links of the previous updates are on the first post.