225. Rihanna -
Bitch Better Have My Money - Hated it at first but now I LIVE. It's so quotable it's kinda cacophonous and annoying but that's the point! Rihanna does hedonism well and this might be the best example.
224. Monika -
Secret in the Dark - A Nu-Disco/Pop crossover that basically rips the bassline from Stevie Wonder's Superstition. I'm INTO it.
223. YACHT -
Ringtone - RINGTONE! I love this song so much, probably from the best Dance-Punk release of the year. Who said the genre was dead? (well tbh it is)
222. LA Priest -
Night Train - Does this song sample another song? I looked on whosampled and couldn't find anything, but it's an odd funky New Wave revival electropop track.
221. Rich White Ladies -
1% - I KNOW this song is ancient but it was on an EP released this year! And I heard it first this year, so whatever!
220. Marina and the Diamonds -
Blue - Marina improves on the themes of "One More Night" by Maroon 5. It's one of her best attempts at sad-girl pop. Plus the video is super fitting (even if I am NOT living for her look in it).
219. Tommy Genesis -
Execute - M.I.A., her POWER. But also POOR M.I.A. since this is better than the 2 new songs she released this year.
218. Miss A -
Love Song - The type of breakdown in the hook is kinda cliche as of 2015 but this song does it REALLY well, and it builds up to it well.
217. Say Lou Lou -
Glitter - Say Lou Lou are the Dream Pop that usually veer on the side of boring. This song has a really nice hook and has a dance element to the song that gives their sound some much needed momentum.
216. Dawn Richard -
Calypso - Dawn strikes me as one of those people who think of themselves as a TRUE artist, etc etc. But really this is pretty next level. Hope she doesn't let it go to her head (she probably already has).
215. Shinee -
Savior - I honestly think this should have been a single! I want a video for this. This is a little more Prince than MJ though (so obviously it's better than MTTM)
214. Waterbed -
Do2me - What a cute lo-fi pop track! PC music probably wishes they wrote the song though.
213. Khia -
Yum Yum Sauce - Khia didn't release an album this year but she did bless us with a new bounce anthem!
212. The Chemical Brothers -
Under Neon Lights - Since Teenage Talk disappionted me, I'm glad Annie made up for it by becoming a dancefloor diva.
211. Rainbow -
Black Swan - Slay me Rainbow with this melodramatic slow burner!
210. Sistar -
Shake It - Sistar are always going back and forth between good-basic and bad-basic. This bop is definitely good basic, it hits all the right notes in a post-Gee world (though, I mean, it IS 2015 girlz).
209. Erykah Badu -
Cel U Lar Device - I think Hotline Bling is a good song, but I just don't like Drake's voice, so I'm glad Erykah made it better with this cover.
208. Madonna -
Iconic - Rhyming Iconic and Ironic is SO Madonna I'm honestly surprised she hasn't done it before. The Mike Tyson bit in the beginning is a bit much but the Chance feature is really good and it's a good self aware look at her career.
207. Tinashe -
Wanderer - The first of many Tinashe songs to appear on this list, this was a standout from her mixtape Amethyst, which is her best work so far.
206. Junglepussy -
103 Spicy FM - Few rappers are as funny as Junglepussy, and this track is a great intro for what's to come later on the album. She renders all men USELESS.
205. Melanie Martinez -
Soap - The bubble effect is so cute in this song
204. Ratatat -
Cream on Chrome - Ratatat's album was a disappointment this year, but this track sounds like a Classics cut upgraded to fit the times.
203. Tove Stryke -
Ego - The superior Tove. This is a great tell off to a guy that's good, but is maybe a little bit conceited.
202. EasyFun -
Laplander - Some cute PC music material to hold you over before a real release.
201. U.S. Girls -
Woman's Work - Alt rock nonsense, but actually memorable musically, love the feminizm.