best of EXQUISITE 100 Songs of 2018 [YE Awards: SOTY, AOTY, more]

[TayRianaPH]

#66. Say Amen [Saturday Night] - Panic! At The Disco

Okay, this is like the best video of 2018 (one of).  

The video is like the normal Panic! MV-level of madness, but like stepped-up on another level. Not to mention Brendon looks great, this lead single to Pray For The Wicked fits perfectly and I could'nt think of better choice than this one.

Finally, the whistle note in the last chorus >>> your faves.

[TayRianaPH]

#65. Party for One - Carly Rae Jepsen

Is this Carly's best song?

Definitely not.

Is this the comeback I expected her to slay me?

Nope.

Was it good?

Umm, just like all her singles, yes.

Not my cup of tea really but, still better than most 2018 releases.

[TayRianaPH]

#64. Mariners Apartment Complex - Lana del Rey

Another not-so-slayage-of-a-comeback for me...

Surely, Lana del Rey done so much better songs, but hey I still jam to this.

I'll save my commentary for her other entry.

[TayRianaPH]

#63. Church - Fall Out Boy

Okay, personal opinion here but the latest FOB album was underwhelming for me.  

It did gave some good bops tho, and this one was the best out of it all.

Church is like, the perfect example of a perfect FOB formula bop.

[TayRianaPH]

#62. Honey - Robyn

The second Robyn entry out of… Let's see.

This one stomps on Missing U aka her title track.  

Although I must say, Missing U did it's job as a good title track. Honey is like my new personal favorite when it comes to Robyn.

[TayRianaPH]

#61. Is That Alright? - Lady Gaga

The 2nd entry from ASIB soundtrack!

I'll save what I must say on the next ASIB entry though.

[TayRianaPH]

22 hours ago, Ivan_brit said:

74. Nice For What - Drake

76. Fall In Line - Christina Aguilera & Demi Lovato

78. I Did Something Bad - Taylor Swift

79. Solo - Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato

80. Tell Me It's Over - Avril Lavigne

 

 

All This songs  

Idk but I still feel happy when I see someone on ATRL like Nice For What.  It definitely doesn't deserve it's hate.

21 hours ago, Kevin2803 said:

Fall in Line & Solo 

 

I Did Something Bad is the smash that got away. She should've released as a single.

 

Tell Me It's Over is cute  

True. I was honestly shocked when she chose Delicate over it. It was like... a choice. But in the process, I kinda understood what she was going for. Still however, I can't forget (and forgive) how this was overlooked in the grand scheme of things.  

21 hours ago, madonnas said:

I thought most people considered NFW Drake's best this year?  Well, those of us with taste anyway. 

I'm a lurker of the chart threads most of the time, and people LOATHE NFW there.  

[TayRianaPH]

19 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

I already forgot about TIO existence  

Solo is a bop  

FIL was cute for a minute

NFW is actually great, probably best thing he put out in years

Well girl do yourself a favor of being blessed with the pop excellence!  

Agree with NFW all the way!  

19 hours ago, M A R C said:

Dance To This

The beeter Ari collab won!  

19 hours ago, Pink Matter said:

Nice For What and King's Dead are my faves from this past set  

And for what it's worth, I don't mind the tags  

Woah, I'd never expect someone like (or even know)  King's Dead in here.  

18 hours ago, jamesfog said:

I like all except King's Dead and Grace 

Oh wow, is it because you don't like it? Or you just never heard of it?  

4 hours ago, Brandon said:

98. Bad At Love - Halsey

95. Caught In The Middle - Paramore

92. Eastside - Halsey, Benny Blanco & Khalid

90. Thunderclods - LSD

88. Pray For Me - The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar

86. Fake Happy - Paramore

85. Happier - Marshmello & Bastille

84. Him and I - G-Eazy ft. Halsey

81. Nina Cried Power - Hozier

80. Tell Me It's Over - Avril Lavigne 

79. Solo - Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato

76. Fall In Line - Christina Aguilera & Demi Lovato

74. Nice For What - Drake

 

I forgot to comment. These  are my favorites so far 

Woah, that's a lot! Thanks!  

[TayRianaPH]

18 hours ago, JGibson said:

6/10

 

I Did Something Bad + Tell Me It's Over + Solo + Butterflies + Fall In Line ❤️ 

Yes, stan Avril & Kacey!  

18 hours ago, Dom said:

Love the graphics. I Did Something Bad is an amazing song.

Thanks for liking my effort!  IDSB indeed is.

18 hours ago, emmanuel_punk said:

IDSB and kind of liked Solo

What's the matter with Solo that makes you partially like it (like me)?  

16 hours ago, volition said:

pretty nice list but please remove me from the tags list so i don’t get too many notifications x

I don't tags anymore sweetie! Thanks.  

16 hours ago, Superpower said:

A stunning song. Flo is the Queen 

What can I say? Nice taste!

6 hours ago, -mUsIcLoVeR- said:

Yesss @ Florence! 

Yes taste!  

[TayRianaPH]

16 hours ago, Eeveelution said:

pretty nice list but please remove me from the tags list so i don’t get too many notifications x [2]

 

grace was her second-best song this year.

Done sweetie.  

We've got one more Florence later. Let's see if we share the same #1 from here.  

16 hours ago, Remmy said:

Is there a fullrecap list anywhere?  I'll just comment on the previous page~

 

Next to Me, Neon Gravestones and King's Dead are alright. Tell Me It's Over and Happier

Fall In Line, Butterflies, Thunderclouds  Pray for Me  Silver Lining + Solo

I Did Something Bad, I'll Never Love Again and Fake Happy whew  An excellent trio!

I'll post a full recap for you later hunny.  

Woah, have you listened to Trench?  What is your Top 3?

15 hours ago, Legend E said:

Hello sweetie!   

Great list so far!   

  

My Top 3 from this set: 

3] Butterflies 

2] Grace

1] Fall In Line

  

See you in my Best Of too!  

 

 

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I'm sorry I had to  Honestly excited for more tho!

What are you sorry for?  

12 hours ago, RobDeWittBukater said:

Omg Taylor having that POWER to reappear on your list like that, stan  

Yas! It isn't the only one from her, btw.  

12 hours ago, Green said:

I love the graphics.

 

Nice For What, Solo, Tell Me It's Over, Butterflies and Fall In Line are my favorites from this set

Thanks for liking my graphics!  That's all that I needed.

12 hours ago, potent said:

I like most of the songs from this set! Butterflies, Grace, Kings Dead, Nice for What, Solo

Stan Kacey? Stan talent!  

8 hours ago, lhdang2000 said:

Thunderclouds + Happier + Him & I + I'll Never Love Again.  

 

Solo + Fall in Line

Love that people have been including these tracks in their BOs.  

 

I Did Something Bad snaps HARD.  

 

Of course, Fall In Line deserves to be in every list, Solo kinda too.  

[TayRianaPH]

FULL RECAP: #61-100

See you on your charts tomorrow. I'm too tired to reply now.

Please leave a generous comment and Ill comment back.  

 

61. Is That Alright? - Lady Gaga

62. Honey - Robyn

63. Church - Fall Out Boy

64. Mariners Apartment Complex - Lana del Rey

65. Party for One - Carly Rae Jepsen

66. Say Amen [Saturday Night] - Panic! At The Disco

67. Nameless, Faceless - Courtney Barnett

68. I'm A Mess - Bebe Rexha

69. Chun-Li - Nicki Minaj

70. Heart To Break - Kim Petras

 

71. Grace - Florence & The Machine

72. Sanctify - Years and Years

73. King's Dead - Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, James Blake

74. Nice For What - Drake

75. [**** A] Silver Lining - Panic! At The Disco

76. Fall In Line - Christina Aguilera & Demi Lovato

77. Butterflies - Kacey Musgraves

78. I Did Something Bad - Taylor Swift

79. Solo - Clean Bandit ft. Demi Lovato

80. Tell Me It's Over - Avril Lavigne

 

81. Nina Cried Power - Hozier

82. I'll Never Love Again - Lady Gaga

83. Next To Me - Imagine Dragons

84. Him and I - G-Eazy ft. Halsey

85. Happier - Marshmello & Bastille

86. Fake Happy - Paramore

87. Lucid Dreams - Juice WRLD

88. Pray For Me - The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar

89. Neon Gravestones - Twenty One Pilots

90. Thunderclods - LSD

 

91. Dance To This - Troye Sivan & Ariana Grande

92. Eastside - Halsey, Benny Blanco & Khalid

93. Lovely - Billie Eilish & Khalid

94. Ashes - Celine Dion

95. Caught In The Middle - Paramore

96. Queen - Tracey Thorn

97. Missing U - Robyn

98. Bad At Love - Halsey

99. Morph - Twenty One Pilots

100. Nothing Breaks Like A Heart - Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus

[geodancefreak]

YAS GAGA (INLA should have been much higher)

[Legend E]

Honey and Is That Alright?  

[Kevin2803]

I'm a Mess is too low

 

Is That Alright is beautiful 

[madonnas]

I listened to Nameless faceless the other day.  It's still good, but I don't even care about the album...

 

[TheWayWeWere]

PFO is meh

Mariners was cute for a minute, but VB outsold  

Honey is too low  

[JGibson]

Say Amen (Saturday Night) 

[Remmy]

Church + Chun-Li  Honey  Say Amen  Party for One

Is That Alright?, aka the best from ASIB and a career highlight  #61 is way too low!!!

[lhdang2000]

Say Amen.  

 

Party for One sounds uninspiring to me.  

 

[potent]

Is That Alright and Honey, two masterpieces

Mariners Apartment Complex, Party for One, Chun Li also great

[TayRianaPH]

#60. 2002 - Anne-Marie

Okay, I didn't see this on many Best Of's. Perhaps 'cause it's written by Ed and ATRL are not the biggest Sheerios.  

However, the song mad me bop some times of the year, and the hook easily contaminated my brain too many times.

Anne-Marie could've done better job by making sure the references were right tho. 2002 can't be 2002 when you're referencing 2000 & 2001 sis.  

[TayRianaPH]

#59. Sober - Demi Lovato

Personal hits impacted me in a special way this year.   First this and the other one, next. The storytelling in this one was outstanding, and you can see Demi painstakingly planned what she has to do with the vocals. The message was effectively delivered, matched with a catchy melody. And just like that, a perfect pop slow song is born.  

[TayRianaPH]

#58. I Like It - Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin

Billboard made some points when they named this as critic's choice #1 song of the year. I can see where the hate is coming from. But the GP said yes, the critic's said yes, so I say yes too.

[TayRianaPH]

#57. Jumpsuit - Twenty One Pilots

Okay, Trench has many golden tracks, so for some this song as a lead single was a choice too. I kinda agree when 2-3 songs fit better as the lead, in my opinion.   Jumpsuit in itself is a good song tho. The production was kinda all over the place, but still sounds so good. That's it another spot for TOP.

[TayRianaPH]

#56. Beautiful - Bazzi ft. Camila Cabello

Who needs Sangria Wine when Beautiful aka the better Camila collab exists?  

This writeup is supposed to describe Beautiful, but I don’t feel the need to explain anymore 'cause the song itself is already god-tier.  

Lemme talk about Sangria Wine and  how disappointed I am with it tho. At first, I thought the collab would do great, 'cause Feels was a good summer song, but man was I wrong, the song is a huge mess. I didn't even dare to replay it. Sorry, it just didn't click.