best of Tsareena's Best of '19 || SOTY / AOTY Ruhvealed

[Pink Matter]

Billie, Lizzo, and Ari  

NFR IS a wig snatcher of an opener yes and Juice is a damn bop  

[potent]

Juice  Cellophane

I was never super into All This Time, but it's really catchy, I can see why it's getting so much love on the countdowns.

I looked into Bat for Lashes more because of the Best Ofs and I really like KITD and The Hunger, maybe I should check out her album.

[madonnas]

Surprised to see lost girls so high on someone’s list.  It’s not the best bfl but it’s a bit overhated.  
 

Essentials slayyyter and fever are great glad to see them so high.  

[Remmy]

Albums~ Charli has some cute moments, we have INSANELY different faves. thank u, next Cuz I Love You bops for sure Oh wow Dedicated is rather low! Real Love + NDLM oh yeah  || Songs~ BROWN SKIN GIRL Lover BKLYNLDN yes show some appreciation for the 2nd best track from forevher! NFR and Julien, excellent openers! Lark, in my head, All the Time & Juice all slay from the last update ABSOLUTELY 

[Legend E]

Movies, Cellophane, Juice  

[Lazuli]

beware of the dogs and lost girls are cute

tu,n and cuz i love u  

in my head, all the time, juice BOPS

lark, forgotten eyes, cellophane, movies  so many of these should've made top 10 

[World Eater]

Charli, Sharon, Carly, Kelsey, Lizzo, Ari, Stella, BFL, Slayyyter, Erika, Megan  Females WON this year 

Lover, Suge (Dababy, if you have Google Alerts on, **** me daddy), NFR, INIL, Peach Sky, Julien and basically every entry from #20-11, the talent jumped out

[BlackoutZone]

Great top 20  It’s just When I Die that never really sticked with me, ALMA’s music quickly aged for me, but I still hope she’s coming with a strong album 

[TheWayWeWere]

I love Lizzo' personality, but CILY is a bit boring

TUN such a serve   wtf is this cover tho 

 

In My Head and Juice 

omg I forgot about When I Die  her best droplet tbh  

When I die  I hope everyone will still expecting my album to come 

Cellophane  

[K$Ellie]

Billie excellence, deserved higher tbh  Charli and Sharon's albums didn't Click (x) with me tbh

Dedicated and Good at Falling were really cute  Follow My Girl and NDLM being your faves

BKLYNLDN, Wild Girl and Lover are nice but not my faves on the albums  not huge on Lizzo, she has some decent songs

the Simon Says snub for Megan  thank u, next  Rules, Movies, Lark, in my head, cellophane and All the Time are flawless  

[KasioKas]

Charli, Dedicated, Tu,n, IMH 

 

Why's TU,n so low? :(

[geodancefreak]

ALL THE TIME 

[Tsareena]

20 -11

20. Emily King - Scenery

Such a warm and romantic album with a lovely mix of pop and soulful music. Really my first time listening to Emily King and her album was a pleasant surprise.
Faves: Can't Hold Me, 2nd Guess, Caliche

19. Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life

I really loved the writing on this and the theme of change was especially fitting for a January album. Surprisingly high energy and really fun debut from Maggie.
Fave: Fallingwater, The Knife, Alaska

18. Rosie Lowe - Yu

A lovely rnb album on a woman catching feelings but still holding on to her identity and her strength. A step up from her debut
Faves: Birdsong, Mango, Royalty

17. Shura - Forevher

Great sophomore album from Shura. hura mixes up her purely 80s synth pop with something more rnb but still distinctly her for her sophomore album.  An album on a long distance relationship with warm themes on longing.

Faves: The Stage, Control, BKLYNLDN

16. Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats - Anger Management
I like how it starts out so loud and explosive and as the mixtape goes on, the tracks are less and less aggressive which is fitting with the title. Rico and Kenny work so well together.
Faves: Cheat Code, Sell Out, Big Titties

15. Faye Webster - Atlanta Millionaires Club

Ignoring the gross cover, I loved this album a lot. Generally on heartbreak with some really funny lyrics.I love how she melds various genres on this for a pretty cohesive album 

Faves: Pigeon, Kingston, Flowers

14. Jay Som - Anak Ko

The melodies and production on this are so addicting. Outsold her debut easily for me.

Faves: Superbike, Devotion, Tenderness

13. Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend

Really catchy and fun with some great writing as well. Marika is a very open writer and there's so much personality in this album. Lesbians stay slaying me in 2019

Faves: the one, hold on, any human friend

12. Ari Lennox - Shea Butter Baby

Gorgeous voice, really great production and lyrics. Something hilarious and really open about her writing and her strong emotive voice makes this stand out

Faves: Static, New Apartment, Shea Butter Baby

11. Jenny Lewis - On The Line

big boobs?... what?.. um chile anyways so Jenny Lewis is a great storyteller and the songs on her relationship with her mom are some of the strongest on this.
Faves: Wasted Youth, Red Bull & Hennessy, On The Line
 

[Tsareena]

10 - 6

10. Normani -  Motivation What a solo lead from Normani. The release was one of the few exciting ones this year in terms of singles and was such an instant banger. I do think Waves deserves the attention but I'm so proud of the song and how Normani takes an Ariana reject and makes it all hers. 2020 will be exciting for Normani for sure

	9. Snoh Aalegra - You Definitely my favorite song from Snoh's second era. What a gorgeous ballad. From the lovely production to the melodramatic lyrics. I can listen to this endlessly. The purple border in the video to the sick guitar reminds me of Prince who was actually Snoh's mentor for a bit.
	8. Rico Nasty - Sandy Definitely my favorite Rico single this year. The stan twitter memes video works so well with the hectic production and ridiculous lyrics. Such a banger. More proof that Rico/ Kenny Beats are a dream team duo.
	7. Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now Dua Lipa warned us that her next album will be all things disco and thanks to Electricity/ One Kiss that got me so hyped. The lead single Don't Start Now is everything and more. Such an addicting lead. Dua2 will definitely be a serve after this and Future Nostalgaga. Don't hold me to that though
	6. Carly Rae Jespen - Real Love I've just decided this is my favorite song from Carly Rae Jepsen and my favorite non-single song this year. It has such a gorgeous build up and the lyrics are such an earnest serve. I'll save my top 5 singles and top 10 albums for maybe tomorrow x

[Tsareena]

Spoiler

On 12/23/2019 at 5:33 PM, Pink Matter said:

Billie, Lizzo, and Ari  

NFR IS a wig snatcher of an opener yes and Juice is a damn bop  

taste. NFR opening line is literally a classic at this point. what a way to start an album

On 12/23/2019 at 8:19 PM, potent said:

Juice  Cellophane

I was never super into All This Time, but it's really catchy, I can see why it's getting so much love on the countdowns.

I looked into Bat for Lashes more because of the Best Ofs and I really like KITD and The Hunger, maybe I should check out her album.

yaaas definitely check out Bat for Lashes. she has a lot of great songs and albums

On 12/23/2019 at 8:35 PM, Madame X said:

Surprised to see lost girls so high on someone’s list.  It’s not the best bfl but it’s a bit overhated.  
 

Essentials slayyyter and fever are great glad to see them so high.  

tea on lost girls but after the bride it's like heaven to me nn

On 12/23/2019 at 8:37 PM, Remmy said:

Albums~ Charli has some cute moments, we have INSANELY different faves. thank u, next Cuz I Love You bops for sure Oh wow Dedicated is rather low! Real Love + NDLM oh yeah  || Songs~ BROWN SKIN GIRL Lover BKLYNLDN yes show some appreciation for the 2nd best track from forevher! NFR and Julien, excellent openers! Lark, in my head, All the Time & Juice all slay from the last update ABSOLUTELY 

we have to stan the taste 

On 12/23/2019 at 8:50 PM, Legend E said:

Movies, Cellophane, Juice  

taste

On 12/23/2019 at 9:41 PM, Lazuli said:

beware of the dogs and lost girls are cute

tu,n and cuz i love u  

in my head, all the time, juice BOPS

lark, forgotten eyes, cellophane, movies  so many of these should've made top 10 

 honestly tea. my top 20 sings this year are some of my favorite this decade

On 12/24/2019 at 7:34 AM, World Eater said:

Charli, Sharon, Carly, Kelsey, Lizzo, Ari, Stella, BFL, Slayyyter, Erika, Megan  Females WON this year 

Lover, Suge (Dababy, if you have Google Alerts on, **** me daddy), NFR, INIL, Peach Sky, Julien and basically every entry from #20-11, the talent jumped out

Females stay winning love and Dababy is my man so please settle for the lesser known lil Baby xx

On 12/24/2019 at 8:03 AM, BlackoutZone said:

Great top 20  It’s just When I Die that never really sticked with me, ALMA’s music quickly aged for me, but I still hope she’s coming with a strong album 

I hope so too but after all the delays I'm really worried it'll be a mess

On 12/24/2019 at 9:18 AM, TheWayWeWere said:

I love Lizzo' personality, but CILY is a bit boring

TUN such a serve   wtf is this cover tho 

 

In My Head and Juice 

omg I forgot about When I Die  her best droplet tbh  

When I die  I hope everyone will still expecting my album to come 

Cellophane  

we stan a gif spam aslkdjask but yes Alma still has me perched especially after the last few singles this year

On 12/24/2019 at 4:42 PM, K$Ellie said:

Billie excellence, deserved higher tbh  Charli and Sharon's albums didn't Click (x) with me tbh

Dedicated and Good at Falling were really cute  Follow My Girl and NDLM being your faves

BKLYNLDN, Wild Girl and Lover are nice but not my faves on the albums  not huge on Lizzo, she has some decent songs

the Simon Says snub for Megan  thank u, next  Rules, Movies, Lark, in my head, cellophane and All the Time are flawless  

my top 20 albums has more albums I connected with personally but Billie snapped on her debut. Simon Says for the longest was my least fave on Fever but I love the simple chorus now.

On 12/25/2019 at 1:48 PM, KasioKas said:

Charli, Dedicated, Tu,n, IMH 

 

Why's TU,n so low? :(

 if she scrapped break up with your boyfriend... top 20 on lock nn

On 12/26/2019 at 6:59 AM, geodancefreak said:

ALL THE TIME 

we stan a classic

 

One more Update. Any guesses on my top 10 albums and top 5 sings?

[KasioKas]

Whew Motivation made it high! 

Wow people reeaaallly liked DSN huh?...

[Eeveelution]

Shook to see Marika and Jay Som so high but I love to see it!

 

Motivation good but not top 10 good for me . DSN  Ms. Lipa served.

[Navyofbadgals]

DSN  

On The Line  

[Legend E]

Heard It In a Past Life  

 

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big boobs?... what?.. um chile anyways 

 

 

Don't Start Now  

[potent]

Forevher is amazing

What I've heard of Maggie so far is too bland for me, I'll keep trying though.

 

Don't Start Now is a bop, I'm kinda surprised everyone is placing it so high though

[geodancefreak]

DON'T START NOW YAAAAASSSSSS

[Remmy]

Heard it In a Past Life and forevher + Alaska, the stage, BKLYNLDN  YUP we love those absolutely for sure 100% yes! I was a major 5H hater but Normani definitely served w/ Motivation, hopefully she keeps the quality coming. Don't Start Now  Real Love  My 2nd favorite from the album, I'm a HOE for explosive choruses... and that's the that on that.

[Pink Matter]

Albums: Rico and Ari I need the rapping on Anger Management on a full length. I wasn't here for debut but AM>iT

Sings: Motivation, DSN, Sandy   

[kiiwii]

maggie and shura, those were great albums  i might not have liked the whole album, but Running by Emily King was so good 

 

motivation, don't start now, real love 

[theblackestday]

woo yes. ari, stella, lucy, slayyyter (:awkney:) and most importantly essentials.
In my head great ari pick. lark, forgotten eyes, cellophane, movies, juice... classics

anger management a moment. faye and jay som talent
sandy snapping like this. I'm glad you didn't forget about this bop.
real love beautiful