Mezik Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) ♫ Mezik's Best of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Welcome to my 5th, annual 'Best of' countdown! I'm going to count down the best 30 songs of 2018, and top 10 albums of 2018 as well! ♫ Previous Year's Results ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2013: Single - Cassadee Pope: Wasting All These Tears / Album - Kacey Musgraves: Same Trailer, Different Park 2014: Single - Carrie Underwood: Something in the Water / Album - St. Vincent: St. Vincent 2015: Single - Carrie Underwood: Little Toy Guns / Album - Maddie & Tae: Start Here 2016: Single - Little Big Town: Better Man / Album - Beyoncé: Lemonade 2017: n/a ♫ Mezik's Best Songs of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ - ♫ Mezik's Best Albums of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ - Edited December 15, 2018 by Mezik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles. Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 The audience wants “The Bullet” to be Carrie’s highest song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, Achilles. said: The audience wants “The Bullet” to be Carrie’s highest song! Sorry, I only stan for talent. Don't shade me for this comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 (edited) ♫ Mezik's Best of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I will be beginning the song countdown at 6:00 PM (EST) tonight. Before the song countdown begins, I'd just like to clarify a few criteria. There are going to be songs that you see that were released in 2017, and I am they will be called out. My criteria is, if they were released as a single and saw the vast majority of their chart activity in 2018 - I consider it a '2018' song. In all of the cases, they were singles released in late 2017 that I did not begin to hear / discover until 2018 because that's when they broke through. Be assured though, the majority songs are still tracks/singles that were released in 2018. Looking back at 2018, I noticed that I did not really listen to much 'new' music and it was quite a struggle to come up with even my top thirty songs of 2018. However, there is a mixture of pop, rock, R&B, country, hip-hop and dance tracks that make up the top thirty. Here are some other stats of the year-end best thirty songs. Four artists have more than two entries, and two artists have three entries. Six songs are collaborations. Twenty of my favourite thirty songs are female lead. Four of the songs are album tracks. One song is an album intro. Two of the songs on the list are Billboard Hot 100 number ones The top ten only has one solo male within it. This is my most musically diverse group of year-end songs yet - (although one genre still dominates. ) Hope to see you tonight!! Edited December 11, 2018 by Mezik Updating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potent Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Lemonade being AOTY in 2016 WATT, SITW, Kacey I'll be checking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles. Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mezik said: Twenty of my favourite thirty songs are female lead. Here for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 ♫ Mezik's Best Songs of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ♫ #30. 'broken' - lovelytheband ♫ First & foremost, I know that this song was released officially released in April 2017 - however, it did not begin to chart on Billboard until this year and it really broke-through this year. That aside, I think it's wacky and fun production really makes it a catch. This is one of those songs I really do not pay much attention to the lyrics for, because sonically it just makes me want to dance (despite having a pretty darker-tone message). However, considering it was released so long ago I couldn't justify putting it any higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navyofbadgals Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I don’t really care for this one ill be perched tho ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGibson Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 ♫ Mezik's Best Songs of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ♫ #29. 'Pray for Me' - The Weeknd feat. Kendrick Lamar ♫ 'Pray for Me' comes from the original soundtrack for the 'Black Panther'. I think there is something that really pumps me up when listening to it, and the darker message sung makes me just want to prove people wrong when listening to it (cheesy af. I know). Kendrick is one my favourite artists to emerge this decade, and his rap on the track really enhances it. The Weeknd's voice is also a huge turn on, and can make singing the phone book sound beautiful. The two really did create a piece of art together, and it fit in with the movie perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remmy Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Welcome back Ready to see what you got this year Broken is tolerable, but I don't care much for it. Pray for Me is a nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 ♫ Mezik's Best Songs of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ♫ #28. 'Lucid Dreams' - Juice Wrld ♫ I don't normally listen to hip-hop music, but this was one of the few tracks that I enjoyed. It's slow paced, and really mellow. Basically how I've felt the last few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted December 11, 2018 Author Share Posted December 11, 2018 ♫ Mezik's Best Songs of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ♫ #27. 'Trip' - Ella Mai ♫ Ella Mai smashed into the mainstream this year, and 'Trip' is the follow-up to her mega smash 'Boo'd Up'. 'Trip' gives me a late-90s R&B/Funk vibe, and really compliments Ella's softer tone. The entire album is ear-candy, and this track makes you want to cave into that craving you just need more of and listen to the entire album on repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 ♫ Mezik's Best Songs of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ♫ #26. 'My, My, My!' - Troye Sivan ♫ He really came to serve pop-excellence with this single. It's an unapologetically gay anthem, and should serve as a lesson to all the main pop girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 PFM & broken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remmy Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 My My My! is IT! Pop excellence is an understatement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles. Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 My My My! is far too low. Idk the others, but I’ll probably check out Trip at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 ♫ Mezik's Best Songs of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 30. 'broken' - lovelytheband 29. 'Pray for Me' - The Weeknd feat. Kendrick Lamar 28. 'Lucid Dreams' - Juice Wrld 27. 'Trip' - Ella Mai 26. 'My, My, My!' - Troye Sivan Next update is tomorrow, 9:00 pm (EST). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicLoverDude Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 I kinda like Pray For Me, Trip and My My My. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Legend E Posted December 12, 2018 ATRL Moderator Share Posted December 12, 2018 My My My! is my fave so far! Excited for more country songs here! The most underrated genre on this site don't @ me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecptz Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 trip and my my my are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles. Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 On 12/12/2018 at 12:12 AM, Mezik said: Next update is tomorrow, 9:00 pm (EST). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navyofbadgals Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 My My My! is great, was pleasantly surprised by that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 ♫ Mezik's Best Songs of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For some reason ATRL did not like my laptop and I could not get this section/page for the last two-days. Big update starting now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezik Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 ♫ Mezik's Best Songs of 2018 ♫ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ♫ #25. 'Friends Don't' - Maddie & Tae ♫ For those of you don't know who Maddie & Tae are, they smashed into the country scene in 2014 with their number one hit 'Girl in a Country Song' which was the first debut all-female duo single to reach the top of the charts since 2006. They followed up with a successful top ten hit 'Fly' and saw moderate success with the top thirty hit 'Shut Up & Fish'. Since then though, they saw their record label drop them and not really make much headlines since. Flash forward to this year, they were announced to be the openers for country-legend Carrie Underwood's upcoming Cry Pretty Tour, and released this fantastic single. Exploring the relationships with the 'guy who is just a friend', Maddie & Tae sing about your classic f**k boy who does anything they can to get close to a girl - but are not trying to get them for the right reasons. They sing about the foolish mind games that are played, and the single seems like a perfect release after their debut album 'Start Here'. There is something so authentic about this duo, that makes me absolutely love every single track they release. If there is one act on this list I suggest you listen to, it is this duo. You will not be disappointed in their music, but disappointed because country completely disregarded them after the fantastic music they put out during their debut era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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