Invisibility Posted December 28, 2018 Posted December 28, 2018 Washing Machine Heart although my fave non-single pick would be A Pearl it's still top 5 Science is the best SS track that I bothered listening to, she's a catchy girl My pick from Sweetener would be Everytime, but both of the singles are honestly amazing so there's not much difference in quality. I can't believe there are people who stan any Pharrell track that isn't R.E.M so I'm glad you served taste with that comment serpent and Lana That String Theory track is great I'm here for it~
TayRianaPH Posted December 28, 2018 Posted December 28, 2018 Hello sweetie! Great list so far! My Top 3 from this set: 3] Sweetener entire album 2] String Theory's discog 1] Washing Machine Heart See you in my Best Of too!
World Eater Posted December 28, 2018 Posted December 28, 2018 Work It, Stir Fry, Powerglide, yes, we love big bops, as the kids say Jessie said her new album is gonna be inspired by dance music, thank god for that, because Overtime is amazing and so is her early stuff. Rosebud, WMH, I Shall love 2, Venice Chick, that Peggy track, ntltc, bless ur heart and Dead to Me
ATRL Moderator Tsareena Posted December 28, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted December 28, 2018 not us girls as kylie minogue science, washing maschine heart was cute, i shakl love 2, venice bitch whew tlic oh wow, bless ur heart, don’t judge me, dead to me a bop,
ATRL Moderator Unoriginal Posted December 28, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted December 28, 2018 1539 all of Peggy's singles were really solid, I struggled to reduce it to just two ntltc didn't think it'd be this high but a nice surprise Rosebud is quite possibly Kylie's best single ever Venice Bitch one of my favourite Lana songs for sure. Lowkey MAC has more replay value for me but I love both about equally Dead to Me is a great Kali choice I Shall Love 2 Julia really did what she had to do Washing machine Heart is a solid Mitski choice. Prefer it as a closer to what we actually got tbh
volition Posted December 28, 2018 Posted December 28, 2018 Rosebud and Dead To Me are some of my faves from their respective albums, I Shall Love 2 is also but I have so many from Aviary that it would still be below quite a few others, NTLTC is surprisingly high but it deserves it, I like most of the other songs here too.
Tom Vercetti Posted December 29, 2018 Author Posted December 29, 2018 I'm gonna pull a World Eater/Theblackestday and just reveal the top 20 all together. I have something to say for each of them though ?
Tom Vercetti Posted December 29, 2018 Author Posted December 29, 2018 I'm really attached to the whirling textures and the gloaming atmosphere. Cliche terms I know. Spoiler k-pop song of the year. Wonder Girls always win in the end. I must be an 80s man at heart cuz the retro sound aesthetic just appeals heavily to me in many scenarios. It goes so well with the video, which is probably why this song is this high. Spoiler I was kinda late on her but she has made her mark this year. Malamente is the beginning of the story that the album tells throughout, which is why now I see why it's separated into chapters. The hand clapping gives it a memorable feature and the menacing electronic beat throughout gives it an intense feeling that something wary is about to happen. Spoiler A sound of danceable chaos and uproar. Glitchy galore and unpredictable turnouts. It's just the beginning. Spoiler Paak has proven himself to be a worthy staple of modern neo-soul from his debut album alone, but he also has rapping capabilities too, as proven with Bubblin. Maybe this song was too good for Oxnard. Spoiler The beginning dance-floor fashion and synth-funk grooves provides a banging highlight in the 2nd half of Little Dark Age. Thematically, this song deals with having more to life and outlasting death and painful feelings by seeking an urge to do meaningful things. Spoiler An example of how pop music doesn't need big choruses to get the job done. Spoiler The instrumentation on this is superb and the father-son theme is relateable o me. Spoiler The title track best represents the cover and ghostly atmosphere they were going for. I appreciate cudi's humming sometimes but i'm glad that's on a minimum here, instead he touches on being unstoppable from doing what he wants in his career. The shining characters here are Ye and Yasiin's stealthy chorus. Spoiler The most F***ed up minute of music in recent history. Spoiler This brings me back to summer of 2010 when I used to be obsessed with Chillwave. The sound design this provides brings on much positive nostalgic feelings for me with the sax sounds, nods to early 90s baggy/madchester, and traces of vaporwave from his side prodject. I easily find myself singing "If you don't hurt me I won't hurt you back" as i'm easily like that as well. Spoiler Barely anyone talks about this in detail but the closing song of his album gave me the most lasting impression. I love the intensity of the clashing walls of noise as it advances onward, and I also tend to love when artists goes all out in a vigorous fashion. Spoiler I didn't think a Calvin/Dua Lipa song would end up here but it's been a consistent, clean and catchy house influenced song from the beginning. Yes it's top 10 material and what about it? Song of the summer for me. Spoiler I always appreciate stellar story telling in hip hop and Saba has accomplished something that rivals Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst in that department. Spoiler This takes the term 'deconstruction' to a whole nother level. I've seen remarks about it being "messy" or "clunky" but that's what makes it stand out to me. This combines all the sounds from the previous tracks into one huge global collaboration. Spoiler Techno song of the year and proof that repetition is both a staple in music and can be necessary. There's multiple stages of this song; the first half being upper pitched, with an sleek drum & bass interlude to transition into the second stage as it descends into a lower and deeper beat groove. It never fails to put me in a mesmerizing trance from the start. Spoiler They finally came up with something else, offering some of Victoria's most charming vocal moments and bewitching production. Over the year this has shaped to be one of their key staples. Another top 5 in the basket. Spoiler Focus outsold No Angel, Girls Night Out, 5 in the Morning and 1999. We love talent and the new queen of Pop. Spoiler The beginning of the Wyoming sessions. It's important to impress listeners from the start as that can last throughout the session. If You Know You Know is a flashy opener that can appeal to multiple demographics through its references, the bouncy sister nancy bam-bam'd type production, and the confidence through Pusha's delivery. It works both as a hype song and a statement that he's really about that life. Spoiler ? I'm on 'em beans for the real, I'm on the lean for real x30 I didn't expect a Playboi carti song to be my favorite of the year but as time went on, this song just started speaking to me. His music has some power of sounding better with age. Each time I play it I just wanna go back and play it all day. This beat on this song is majestic, magnificent, and hypnotic along the accompanying adlibs. Florida producers have been blessing the industry! It's just fascinating how a song so simply structured and repetitive can have a huge impact on me. Skepta also provides what I think to be his best guest verse, as his flow strangely fits here like a golden glove. Plus any addition of cultural references such as Nickelodeon and GTA(!) gets extra praise from me. This is carefree and minimal hip hop at its finest. Spoiler
Tom Vercetti Posted December 29, 2018 Author Posted December 29, 2018 Update Recap: Spoiler 20. Korridor - The Fall 19. Yubin - Lady 18. Rosalia - Malamente 17. Machine Girl - Necro Culture Vulture 16. Anderson .Paak - Bubblin 15. MGMT - One Thing Left To Try 14. Robyn - Honey 13. Amen Dunes - Blue Rose 12. Kids Sees Ghosts - Kids Sees Ghost 11. Earl Sweartshirt - Peanut 10. George Clanton - Livin' Loose 9. Yves Tumor - Let The Lioness In You Flow Freely 8. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss 7. Saba - Prom / King 6. SOPHIE - Whole New World/Pretend World 5. The Field - Divide Now 4. Beach House - Lemon Glow 3. Charli XCX - Focus 2. Pusha T - If You Know You Know 1. Playboi Carti ft Skepta - Lean4Real Full Songs List: Spoiler 200. Charlie Puth - The Way I Am 199. David Bryne - Everybody's Coming To My House 198. Porches - Now The Water 197. Yaeji - One More 196. Santigold - Run The Road 195. Washed Out - Face Up 194. Superorganism - Night Time 193. The Radio Dept - Your True Name 192. Popcaan - Body So Good 191. Lil Mosey - Noticed 190. Ovlov - Half Way Fine 189. Hannah Diamond - True 188. Fabiana Palladino - Shimmer 187. Peggy Gou - Han Jan 186. Schoolboy Q, 2 Chainz & Saudi - X 185. Ari Lennox - Whipped Cream 184. Sheck Wes - Gmail 183. Mahalia - I Wish I Missed My Ex 182. Czarface & MF Doom - Bomb Thrown 181. John Maus - Outer Space 180. Halfnoise - She Said 179. Silk City ft Dua Lipa, Diplo, Markson - Electricity 178. Yona - Oblivious 177. Honnda - It's A Fox 176. Bruno Mars ft Cardi B - Finesse Remix 175. Ross From Friends - Thank God I'm A Lizard 174. Joywave - Blastoffff 173. yeule - Pocky Boy 172. Fort Romeau - Pablo (Original Mix) 171. Otha - One Of The Girls 170. Triptides - Flashing Before Your Eyes 169. Everything Everything - Breadwinner 168. Adrianne Lenker - Symbol 167. Ichiko Aoba - 月の丘 166. The Beths - Future Me Hates Me 165. Tom Misch ft Goldlink - Lost In Paris 164. Mall Grab - Liverpool Street In The Rain 163. Say Sue Me - Old Town 162. I Hate Models - Walpurgis Night 161. The Presets - Feel Alone 160. John Mayer - New Light 159. Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - きみのみかた (Kimi no Mikata) 158. SahBabii ft T3 - Boyfriend 157. Ayesha Erotica ft Baby Zionov - Star 156. Girl Unit ft Kelela - WYMD Remix 155. Poppy ft Diplo - Time Is Up 154. Young Thug - Gain Clout 153. The Brummies ft Kacey Musgraves - Drive Away 152. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever - Talking Straight 151. Koan Sound - Virtual Light 150. Alex Anwandter - Locura 149. Duda Beat - Bedi Beat 148. Troye Sivan - Bloom 147. Biig Piig - Perdida 146. Nas ft Kanye West - Cops Shot The Kid 145. Iceage - Catch It 144. Blood Orange - Charcoal Baby 143. Omni - Sunset Preacher 142. Flatbush Zombies - Headstone 141. AL-90 - Makabr 140. Westerman - Confirmation 139. Choker - Daisy 138. MorMor - Heaven's Only Wishful 137. Objekt - 35 135. RP Boo - U Don't No 134. Natalie Prass - Short Court Style 133. Kraus - Bum 132. Topdown Dialetic - B4 131. Abul Mogard - Upon The Smallish Circulation 130. Vorso - The Imperative 129. Empress Of - Everything To Me 128. J.I.D - 151 Rum 127. Richard Devine - Astra 126. Paolo Di Nicolantonio - Close To Me 125. Caroline Rose - Soul No. 5 124. Emma Ruth Rundle - Light Song 123. Oklou - Friendless 122. Puce Mary - Fragments Of A Lily 121. The Alchemist, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs - Willie Lloyd 120. Chief Keef - Bestie 119. Kimbra - Like They Do On The TV 118. Krystal Klear - Neutron Dance 117. Against All Logic - Cityfade 116. Pool Boy - Sad Groove 115. Famous Dex - Japan 114. Still Woozy ft Odie - Lucy 113. Daughters - The Reason They Hate Me 112. Nine Inch Nails - Over and Out 111. Fret - Closed Syndicate 110. Tricot - Potage 109. Wild Nothing - Partners In Motion 108. Hop Along - Prior Things 107. Amenone - Baby Only You & I 106. Gnod - Donovan's Daughters 105. Sleep - Marijuanaut's Theme 104. Jean Grae x Quelle Chris - Peacock 103. Djrum - Showreel, Pt. 3 102. Roosevelt - Illusions 101. Justin Timberlake - Breeze Off The Pond 100. Bill Wurtz - Hello Sexy Pants 99. Toro Y Moi - Ordinary Pleasure 98. Tinashe - He Don't Want It 97. Shygirl - O 96. Grimes ft Hana - We Apprecriate Power 95. A$AP Rocky - Distorted Records 94. JMSN - Talk Is Cheap 93. Idles - Colossus 92. Easyfun - Be Your USA 91. The Voidz - AlieNNatioN 90. Gang Gang Dance - Lotus 89. Tommy Cash - X-Ray 88. Koto - Taikutsuが止まらない 87. DJ Koze - Pick Up 86. Lupe Fiasco ft Crystal Torres - Alan Forever 85. Melody Echo's Chamber - Quand Les Larmes D'un Ange Font Danser La Neige 84. Vince Staples ft Ty Dolla Sign - Feels Like Summer 83. Avantdale Bowling Club - F(r)iends 82. Lou Hayter - Cherry On Top 81. Skee Mask - Session Add 80. Brockhampton - J'OUVERT 79. Sasami - Not The Time 78. Free Love - Pushing Too Hard 77. Ecco2k - Powerlines 76. Mid-Air Thief - These Chains 쇠사슬 75. Disclosure - Love Can Be So Hard 74. Oneohtrix Point Never - We'll Take It 73. Christine and The Queens - Doesn't Matter 72. Teyana Taylor - Rose In Harlem 71. Aphex Twin - T69 Collapse 70. Halo Acid - Gemini 69. Majid Jordan - All Over You 68. Carly Rae Jepsen - Party For One 67. Rina Sawayama - Cherry 66. Death Grips - Death Grips Is Online 65. The Internet - Roll (Burbank Funk) 64. Kacey Musgraves - High Horse 63. Haru Nemuri - narashite 62. Noname ft Smino and Saba - Ace 61. Denzel Curry ft JPEGMAFIA & Zillakami - Vengeance 60. Route 8 - Turning Point 59. Unknown Mortal Orchestra - Everyone Acts Crazy Nowadays 58. Young Fathers - Border Girl 57. Ludwig A.F. Röhrscheid - Velocity 56. Kurt Vile - Loading Zones 55. Kero Kero Bonito - Only Acting 54. Anna Von Hausswolff - The Truth. The Glow, The Fall 53. Parquet Courts - Total Football 52. Tim Hecker - In mother earth phase 51. Jenny Hval - Spells 50. Slayyyter - Alone 49. Marie Davidson - Work It 48. LOONA ft JinSoul - Egoist (Olivia Hye) 47. Alva Noto - Uni Blue 46. Azealia Banks - Anna Wintour 45. Fijimacintosh - Wintertime Nights 44. Migos - Stir fry 43. Clarence Clarity - Next Best Thing 42. Travis Scott - Astrothunder 41. Trippie Redd - Topanga 40. Jessie Ware - Overtime 39. Aseul - Always With You 38. Obliteration - Charnel Plains 37. Daniel Avery - Slow Fade 36. Rae Sremmurd ft Juicy J - Powerglide 35. U.S Girls - Rosebud 34. Allie X - Science 33. Bladee - Decay 32. Leo Anibaldi - Universal 31. Mitski - Washing Machine Heart 30. JONGHYUN - Rewind 29. Julia Holter - I Shall Love 2 28. Lana Del Rey - Venice Bitch 27. JPEGMAFIA - 1539 N. Calvert 26. Mandar - String Theory 25. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry 24. Kanye West ft PARTYNEXTDOOR, Kid Cudi, 070 Shake - Ghost Town 23. Serpentwithfeet - bless ur heart 22. Janelle Monae - Don't Judge Me 21. Kali Uchis - Dead To Me 20. Korridor - The Fall 19. Yubin - Lady 18. Rosalia - Malamente 17. Machine Girl - Necro Culture Vulture 16. Anderson .Paak - Bubblin 15. MGMT - One Thing Left To Try 14. Robyn - Honey 13. Amen Dunes - Blue Rose 12. Kids Sees Ghosts - Kids Sees Ghost 11. Earl Sweartshirt - Peanut 10. George Clanton - Livin' Loose 9. Yves Tumor - Let The Lioness In You Flow Freely 8. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss 7. Saba - Prom / King 6. SOPHIE - Whole New World/Pretend World 5. The Field - Divide Now 4. Beach House - Lemon Glow 3. Charli XCX - Focus 2. Pusha T - If You Know You Know 1. Playboi Carti ft Skepta - Lean4Real Spoiler @ChapelHooker @World Eater @Navyofbadgals @madonnas @Unoriginal @theblackestday @Dom @thecptz @Eeveelution @Tsareena @Vilppu @prézli @potent @Superpower @jpow @Pink Matter @Brandon @DAP @Vxspertine @minho @Body Electrician @TheWayWeWere @JGibson @volition @Legend E @Wicked @Glassmouth @keerbyriri @MP2K @The Lion King @Kang. @Heartsigh @Love Drought @rihannafan @enxe @Remmy @TRF. @FancyMoonlight @Ewan Chaos @Reinvention @Mark Rih @Weed @wabayou @mokitsu @K$Ellie @Body Electrician @Jet @Sbbmsve @artangel @Coklek92 @Price of Fame @Sunderland 4ever @thirdward @Invisibility @kelly-clarkson @Lazuli @Maddox @collin @M A R C Full list is done. Sorry for doing so many songs but I did what I had to do. I'll be starting my albums list on Sunday and then finishing up on Monday before the new year.
ATRL Moderator kelly-clarkson Posted December 29, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted December 29, 2018 One Kiss
Blue Rose Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Amen Dunes If You Know You Know so high Skepta has had solid features this year. Honey
volition Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 i also followed the trend and posted everything at once (the singles) because this is way too taxing..... anyway i am extremely pleased to see the fall appear on another list, especially since we both posted at like, the same time bubblin, one thing left to try, blue rose, kids see ghosts, peanut(!!!), livin loose, lioness, one kiss, whole new world, lemon glow, focus, if you know you know are all some of the best songs all year for sure, excellent choices lean 4 real is an interesting #1 choice but it is a good one, im glad you chose it (malamente and honey might be some of my least faves on their respective albums but they are still good songs overall imo)
ATRL Moderator Tsareena Posted December 29, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted December 29, 2018 lean4real winning focus, one kiss, honey
theblackestday Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 12 minutes ago, Tom Vercetti said: I'm gonna pull a World Eater/Theblackestday and just reveal the top 20 all together Needless to say that this is a great top 20, some of these I don't care for but most of them I love or stan so no point in going over each one. surprised at the number one pick but I've not heard it, so might as well add it. can't wait for your album list
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted December 29, 2018 ATRL Moderator Posted December 29, 2018 GREAT top 20. Lady really is one of the best Kpop songs this year. Who woulda thought "na na na na na, na na na LADY" would be such a great hook. Lean 4 Real is my second favorite on Playboi Carti's album, though as a whole it lacks standouts and is more about the feeling of the album. Great Charli and sophie choices. Pop 2 aside, Focus is the best this year.
Vilppu Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 stop @theblackestday gonna think he has impact ?? love this top 20, a really fun collection of different styles, most of these are my top or at least runner-up picks from these artists too, i'm glad whole new world got so high in particular, it absolutely knocks but is largely overlooked. the playboi carti song is an unexpected #1, i think i'd need more listens to fully get it, and charli so high is a pleasant surprise too perched for albums ^-^
theblackestday Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Vilppu said: stop @theblackestday gonna think he has impact ?? jealousy is a disease bitch, get well soon!!!! xoxo < 3 ot: also kids see ghosts is easily the best on the album and severely underrated so great choice x Edited December 29, 2018 by theblackestday
Vilppu Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 3 minutes ago, theblackestday said: jealousy is a disease bitch, get well soon!!!! xoxo < 3 when i l*ve someone too much, i can only say bad things about them so sorry for all my future comments ot: yes iykyk yes top 2 and #2
potent Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Honey making it to the top 20 here Those Beach House and MGMT songs are good, I think they have better though.
thirdward Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 WAAAAAAAIT my favorite song this year is r.i.p by playboi carti our minds wtf - 42. Travis Scott - Astrothunder - too low ?, it’s the best on astro, yes even better than yosemite - 19. Yubin - Lady - can’t believe koria let this flop - 18. Rosalia - Malamente - the taste jumped out
Remmy Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Kids See Ghosts is alright. Honey + One Kiss These two are good, though they needed to grow on me and I still don't love either of them. Focus A great one from Charli, but honestly I'd say it only outsold is 5ITM (which is very easy to do.)
Invisibility Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Focus really is THAT song, appealing to gays, straights, gals and everyone in-between whew SOPHIE top 10, and with a controversial pick? Here for it Robyn, Rosalía and Anderson .Paak Perched for the albums
Pink Matter Posted December 29, 2018 Posted December 29, 2018 Soooooo many great choices! And there's far too many to list. My fave would have to be PROM/KING (glad there's someone else giving Saba some shine ) Definitely some interesting choices. Wasn't really a fan of Playboi Carti's album, then again I only listened to it once so I could always give it another spin. And I'm pretty surprised at One Kiss in your top 10
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