best of Nick's Best of 2018 [Songs 10-1; Artists 5-1]

[potent]

NICK'S BEST OF 2018

 

It's been a while. For those of you who are Best Of veterans, you might remember me from 2012-2013, but since then I've been unable to complete a yearend thread (although I did attempt in 2015). This time I'm going to keep it light with just the 150 singles, although I might do my most played artists and favorite albums too if I have time. In terms of music I found this year to be rather average, but some artists really came out of nowhere and blew me away, and there were other artists who I had previously refused to listen to who I finally gave a chance. You'll see familiar faces such as Drake, Demi Lovato, Lady Gaga, and Kesha, but there will also be plenty of lesser known music, so I hope you'll be able to discover some new songs. In an effort to make sure I do finish this year, I'm gonna start by posting the first set right away, and come back tomorrow or on Tuesday for the next one...

 

 

SONGS: 150-141

 

 

I know my graphics look kinda smushed on mobile, I’ll post a recap list later on if you’re having difficulty reading them

Edited January 10, 2019 by potent

[potent]

Recap

 

Top 150 Singles:

 

150. Ciara - "Dose"
149. The Revivalists - "All My Friends"
148. BØRNS - "We Don't Care"
147. Drake - "Nonstop"
146. lovelytheband - "These Are My Friends"
145. Clean Bandit - "Baby" (feat. Marina & Luis Fonsi)
144. Muse - "Thought Contagion"
143. Childish Gambino - "This is America"
142. Carrie Underwood - "Love Wins"
141. Lukas Graham - "Love Someone"
140. flora cash - "You're Somebody Else"
139. Christina Aguilera - "Accelerate" (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)
138. Lady Antebellum - "Heart Break"
137. U2 - "Get Out of Your Own Way"
136. Drake - "God's Plan"
135. Nicki Minaj - "Bed" (feat. Ariana Grande)
134. Gwen Stefani - "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" (feat. Blake Shelton)
133. Janelle Monáe - "Pynk" (feat. Grimes)
132. Billie Eilish - "you should see me in a crown"
131. Justin Timberlake - "Filthy"
130. Mariah Carey - "GTFO"
129. Lady Gaga - "Always Remember Us This Way"
128. Kygo & Sandro Cavazza - "Happy Now"
127. CHVRCHES - "Graffiti"
126. Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"
125. Kelela - "Blue Light"
124. Paramore - "Fake Happy"
123. LANY - "Thru These Tears"
122. MØ - "Blur"
121. Foster the People - "Worst Nites"
120. Mariah Carey - "With You"
119. Belly - "What You Want" (feat. The Weeknd)
118. Eric Church - "Desperate Man"
117. Billie Eilish - "Bellyache"
116. Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake - "King's Dead"
115. David Guetta - "Don't Leave Me Alone" (feat. Anne-Marie)
114. Kygo & Imagine Dragons - "Born to Be Yours"
113. Julia Michaels - "Heaven"
112. Gucci Mane - "Wake Up in the Sky" (feat. Bruno Mars & Kodak Black)
111. Nicki Minaj - "Barbie Dreams"
110. Jason Mraz - "Have It All"
109. James Bay - "Wild Love"
108. Lady Gaga - "I'll Never Love Again"
107. Janelle Monáe - "I Like That"
106. Sam Smith - "Pray" (feat. Logic)
105. Drake & Michael Jackson - "Don't Matter to Me"
104. Alessia Cara - "Growing Pains"
103. Kelly Clarkson - "Heat"
102. OneRepublic - "Connection"
101. Janet Jackson x Daddy Yankee - "Made for Now"
100. Dean Lewis - "Be Alright"
99. Martin Garrix - "Ocean" (feat. Khalid)
98. The 1975 - "Give Yourself a Try"
97. Hozier - "Nina Cried Power" (feat. Mavis Staples)
96. Billie Eilish - "when the party's over"
95. Fall Out Boy - "The Last of the Real Ones"
94. Portugal. The Man - "Tidal Wave"
93. The Struts - "Body Talks" (feat. Kesha)
92. Maren Morris - "Rich"
91. Maggie Rogers - "Give a Little"
90. Demi Lovato - "Sober"
89. Alessia Cara - "Trust My Lonely"
88. Jess Glynne - "I'll Be There"
87. twenty one pilots - "Nico and the Niners"
86. Christine & the Queens - "Doesn't Matter"
85. Christina Aguilera - "Fall in Line" (feat. Demi Lovato)
84. Florence + the Machine - "Sky Full of Song"
83. Justin Timberlake - "Say Something" (feat. Chris Stapleton)
82. P!nk - "Whatever You Want"
81. U2 - "Love is Bigger Than Anything In Its Way"
80. Carrie Underwood - "Cry Pretty"
79. Allie X - "Science"
78. Charli XCX & Troye Sivan - "1999"
77. Silk City & Dua Lipa - "Electricity"
76. Imagine Dragons - "Whatever It Takes"
75. WALK THE MOON - "Kamikaze"
74. Zedd - "Happy Now" (feat. Elley Duhé)
73. LSD - "Audio" (feat. Labrinth, Sia, & Diplo)
72. The Chainsmokers - "Side Effects" (feat. Emily Warren)
71. Rudimental - "These Days" (feat. Jess Glynne, Macklemore, & Dan Caplen)
70. AJR - "Burn the House Down"
69. twenty one pilots - "Jumpsuit"
68. Rita Ora - "Let You Love Me"
67. Carly Rae Jepsen - "Party for One"
66. Lana Del Rey - "Mariners Apartment Complex"

65. Backstreet Boys - "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"

64. Florence + the Machine - "Big God"

63. Vance Joy - "Saturday Sun"

62. Dennis Lloyd - "Nevermind"

61. Sigrid - "Strangers"

60. Kygo - "Remind Me to Forget" (feat. Miguel)

59. Meghan Trainor - "No Excuses"

58. Troye Sivan - "Dance to This" (feat. Ariana Grande)

57. Ella Mai - "Trip"

56. Macklemore - "Good Old Days" (feat. Kesha)

55. Hayley Kiyoko - "Curious"

54. Echosmith - "Over My Head"

53. P!nk - "Secrets"

52. The Weeknd - "Pray for Me" (feat. Kendrick Lamar)

51. Calvin Harris - "Promises" (feat. Sam Smith)

50. Avril Lavigne - "Head Above Water"

49. Meghan Trainor - "Let You Be Right"

48. The Chainsmokers - "This Feeling" (feat. Kelsea Ballerini)

47. George Ezra - "Shotgun"

46. Christine & the Queens - "5 Dollars"

45. Kelly Clarkson - "I Don't Think About You"

44. Broods - "Peach"

43. Foster the People - "Sit Next to Me"

42. LSD - "Thunderclouds" (feat. Labrinth, Sia, & Diplo)

41. Kylie Minogue - "Dancing"

 

50 Most Played Artists:

 

50. Death Cab for Cutie

49. AJR
48. Adele
47. Toni Braxton
46. Lady Gaga
45. Kelela
44. JoJo
43. Cold War Kids
42. Christine & the Queens
41. Carrie Underwood
40. The Lumineers
39. Lorde
38. Leona Lewis
37. P!nk
36. Hinder
35. Bleachers
34. Glass Animals
33. Christina Aguilera
32. Troye Sivan
31. The Chainsmokers
30. Kygo
29. Janelle Monáe
28. Meghan Trainor
27. Nicki Minaj
26. Vance Joy
25. Bruno Mars
24. Whitney Houston
23. Imagine Dragons
22. Calvin Harris
21. BØRNS

20. Fall Out Boy

19. Evanescence

18. Beyoncé

17. twenty one pilots

16. Janet Jackson

 

Top Albums:
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Edited December 23, 2018 by potent

[thecptz]

wow starting already  baby is a bop. it kinda grows on me so yeah i like it

[JGibson]

6/10

 

Thought Contagion + Love Someone + these are my friends + All My Friends + Love Wins 

[MusicLoverDude]

Carrie

 

[lhdang2000]

Wow, you start already?  

 

TIA is an interesting case for me. I love it as an event, but as a song, I didn't feel like I would listen to it every day or randomly pick it from my playlist whatsoever. 

Love Someone is really great. 

[Brandon]

 

Baby & these are my friends are my favorites here 

[prézli]

Ciara & Carrie

[Tom Vercetti]

Nonstop's not that bad. I like the sample. He has better though. 

[Blue Rose]

Carrie’s Love Wins is such a U2 ripoff. 

This Is America  the video overshadowed the song which is a cute bop tbh 

[TheWayWeWere]

I can't believe how Ciara's comeback was handled  Dose is not the tea tho, I like MV, but it's still pretty dated

Baby  MV and Marina's voice

I like Carrie, but her last album was so weak  

[Legend E]

Baby and Love Wins

 

Excited for more!

[Mr. Loco]

This is America & Baby are both cute songs ❤️

[Alldeezy]

sadly dunno any of theses, but will be checking in

[Dom]

baby too low, but happy it made it.

[potent]

SONGS: 140-131

 

[potent]

ARTISTS: 50-46

 

So these are my top played last.fm artists from December 2017 to November 2018. Any ties were resolved on the basis of personal preference. I've been listening to a lot of older music this year so you might encounter some surprises!

 

[Mezik]

I'm excited for this one, I love the simplicity in the graphics.   

 

I think 'Nonstop' was the only track from 'Scorpion' that I really liked from the gecko, although other tracks have finally grown on me. It had such an intense intro, that made me just want to get into the zone / stay focused the minute it began. Wish it was a bigger hit, since I think it was one of the stronger tracks from the album.

 

'This is America' was a political statement for a mere second and I honestly completely forgot about it. It's production is great, and the video was one of the best ones released this year.

 

'Accelerate' & 'Bed' were cute.  

 

'God's Plan' is kind of annoying, but I think it's only because it was everywhere non-stop. 'Heart Break' is definitely Lady A's best single post 'Own the Night' ... but it was lacking something compared to their earlier work. I think they're definitely a case of they let success get to their head.

 

As for 'Love Wins' I do like the song, and I don't think it's crappy in the sense that she's an 'All Lives Matter' type of person but more so it was heavily anticipated/promoted to be a message of inclusivity which was barely over the line of being a risk. I get as a country artist she needs to be cognizant of her main market, but she's flat out said in interviews that those who use religion to hate other's sexuality aren't true 'Christians' which was much more powerful than what this song tried to be. Also with the album being so strong, this song just doesn't stand out.  

[prézli]

Filthy 

 

Accelerate OVER Dose?  Re-think this list.

[Mezik]

Death Cab, Adele & Gaga.  

[potent]

3 minutes ago, prézli said:

Filthy 

 

Accelerate OVER Dose?  Re-think this list.

Anything lower than 100 is more or less interchangeable

I'm still editing the list a little bit but as of right now there's a gap in quality around 85 or so.

[Tom Vercetti]

Ariana > Nicki on Bed. There were better lead single options than Filthy for JT to take. 

I like Pynk the most out of this set. 

[Queen Conchita]

This Is America, Baby & God's Plan are great songs 

[Remmy]

Woo, possibly one of my most anticipated Best Ofs

 

Singles~ We Don't Care  Yeah, he should've tried out more singles for sure... especially Sweet Dreams.
Bed, This Is America, Filthy YMIFLChristmas Pynk and you should see me in a crown, yesss

Most Played Artists~ AJR  Adele Gaga Also love their top songs.

[MusicLoverDude]

Three of those songs are in my worst of