best of REM-EMBERING 2019 ⭐ Finished!

[K$Ellie]

Miss Sigrid is a biT high but Never Mine in your top 3  All Mirrors and Lark making your singles list

Gone, Left Me Yet, Mariners Apartment Complex, Fresh Laundry and Ocean of Tears are bops

Everybody Dies is a great closer, should have been higher  Daylight and Real Love were meh as closers x

[BlackoutZone]

So many great choices I don't know where to start

Definitely loving to see Aly & AJ, they are killing me with these bops

Tove, Allie, Maggie, Charli, Caroline, Carly all very welcomed, but I'm mostly glad to see Nina, especially with the title track of the album

Edited December 18, 2019 by BlackoutZone

[Remmy]

REPLIES:

Spoiler

On 12/14/2019 at 4:19 PM, T.O.A.D.S. said:

Wow Harry's power is insane... I sense some payola

No no no  It's just that my albums list is ranked based on the average score I gave each release after rating each track, so all he needed to do was get a higher grade than #57-14.

On 12/14/2019 at 5:09 PM, kelly-clarkson said:

Colder

The chorus of that song it's amazing!!!

One of my favorite songs from this year, Nina really did that with this song!!!!!!!!

The Last Song of Your Life is cute but I wish she ended the album with Circle Game.

Yep Colder is pretty great  Not in my top 5 from the album but it's quite strong.

Well since Circle Game is one of my least favorites, I'm gonna have to disagree  I feel like TLSOYL is more fitting anyway.

On 12/14/2019 at 9:15 PM, Jet said:

Harley's making an appearance  The chorus melody reminds me a bit of Teenage Dream Era Katy 

I can feel that

On 12/14/2019 at 9:43 PM, Navyofbadgals said:

share your location, I wanna fight

(cute albums though, don't know that cinema one, but I like the others)

I know She being that low is controversial, whoops  It's just simply not one of my favorites, but it's not bad at all. Sometimes longer songs that have a lot of instrumental can leave me underwhelmed. Don't Feel Like Crying didn't need to be a single and that's THAT.

On 12/17/2019 at 8:29 AM, Mark Rih said:

Harry #13 in less than one week his power

For real

On 12/17/2019 at 10:12 AM, TheWayWeWere said:

Harleys  Katy needs to became GP force again  Gone and NTIFY are a bit low  

Right... they did her especially dirty with NRO. Hmmm, maybe a tiny bit

On 12/17/2019 at 12:37 PM, Body Electrician said:

Angel  but yes, too low, bump them up 60 spots x

 

Keep was a cute closer to an otherwise sort of disappointing album? I don't why I'm so harsh on Ms Hatchie

I think they could've had a shot at getting into my top 40 (maybe even 30?) if I wasn't late to the party

 

I also don't know why! Wishing you the best

21 hours ago, potent said:

As for the albums I honestly don't remember False Alarm too well but it definitely wasn't as good as Tourist History (although I wasn't necessarily expecting that anyway). Still need to listen to Harry

Oh well I have to agree with that  Gameshow > Tourist History > False Alarm >>>> Beacon

Yes you do! Add that to today's to-do list 

20 hours ago, KasioKas said:

GONE Charlie did that! 

yes Charlie Puth come thru!

20 hours ago, Diarrhoea said:

if anything Daylight is really bad x

   I truly can't understand how anyone could have this opinion... thoughts and prayers!

15 hours ago, Chamoy said:

I really liked Strangers but I never bothered checking out the rest of her stuff. Let me go listen. 

You're not gonna find anything similar to Strangers but there's some other great tracks on there

11 hours ago, Ewan Chaos said:

Ooh, Stop Thinking About You is my favorite closer from you listing. Absolutely love the lyrics on that one. Followed by Real Love

 

Gone, NTIFY, Ocean of Tears, and Cheap Queen... yup ladies killing it YUP! 

YUP YUP we love women  Stop Thinking About You would be a bit higher if JTYSK wasn't on the tracklist, there were several moments where i'd rearrange the tracklist and have JTYSK come after STAY. They pair so well together, whew

6 hours ago, K$Ellie said:

Everybody Dies is a great closer, should have been higher  Daylight and Real Love were meh as closers x

Maybe a spot or 2  There were a ton of amazing endings this year so it was tough to rank.

@Daylight ~ I truly can't understand how anyone could have this opinion... thoughts and prayers! [2]

2 hours ago, BlackoutZone said:

So many great choices I don't know where to start

Definitely loving to see Aly & AJ, they are killing me with these bops

Tove, Allie, Maggie, Charli, Caroline, Carly all very welcomed, but I'm mostly glad to see Nina, especially with the title track of the album

We love to see it  Aly & AJ deserves to be on every Best Of list, both on and off ATRL.

Nina really destroyed me with Last December and TSWCU,TSWC ending the album together. Masterpieces!!! 

 

 

BEST ALBUMS || #12-10

*NOTE: 'Fine Line' would actually be #12 at this point, but I already posted him so oh well  Also for anyone that might

be confused, this album list is ranked based on the average score I gave each release after rating every song.

 

12. Taylor Swift 'Lover'

Trinity: 1. Cornelia Street • 2. Daylight • 3. Cruel Summer

Bottom 3: 16. ME! • 17. London Boy • 18. It's Nice to Have a Friend
Thoughts~ Well unfortunately this is the first time a Taylor album has missed my top 5 or even 10, but I feel like a

big reason is because my list is a lot more competitive this year and there were just so many amazing releases. As for

the actual album, the tracklist is a little too bloated and not every song feels necessary. Now with that being said,

it is still OVERFLOWING with standouts as well as discography highlights.

 

11. Hatchie 'Keepsake'

Trinity: 1. Without a Blush • 2. Stay with Me • 3. Unwanted Guest

Bottom 3: 8. Not That Kind  • 9. Kiss the Stars • 10. Her Own Heart
Thoughts~ This is basically Sugar & Spice 2.0 and since that EP was incredible, I have no complaints! I love her sound so much

and how it feels like someone from the '80s/'90s just casually time traveled to present day. Like Lover, it kinda hurts to have

this album miss the top 10 but there's a limited amount of spots to fill.

 

10. Friendly Fires 'Inflorescent'

Trinity: 1. Silhouettes • 2. Offline • 3. Sleeptalking

Bottom 3: 9. Almost Midnight • 10. Cry Wolf • 11. Heaven Let Me In
Thoughts~ This album is just a big 'ol PARTY! No slow songs allowed bitch. On my 1st and 2nd listens I did feel like several tracks blended

together but along the way that definitely changed, mainly because of how often I had it on repeat. Just press play & get to dancin' 

 

 

BEST ALBUMS LIST (SO FAR):

Spoiler

*note: the full list actually has 57 albums, it's just that they weren't strong enough to make it here

 

35. Foals 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2'

34. Of Monsters and Men 'FEVER DREAM'

33. half•alive 'Now, Not Yet'

32. Beyoncé & Various Artists 'The Lion King: The Gift'

31. Tove Lo 'Sunshine Kitty'

30. Sara Bareilles 'Amidst the Chaos'

29. Ariana Grande 'thank u, next'

28. Tinashe 'Songs for You'

27. P!nk 'Hurts 2B Human'

26. Taron Egerton 'Rocketman OST'

25. Melanie Martinez 'K-12'

24. Kim Petras 'Clarity'

23. Angel Olsen 'All Mirrors'

22. Shura 'forevher'

21. Lewis Capaldi 'Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent'

20. Caroline Polachek 'Pang'

19. Khalid 'Free Spirit'

18. AJR 'Neotheater'

17. Lizzo 'Cuz I Love You' (Original)

16. King Princess 'Cheap Queen'

15. Sigrid 'Sucker Punch'

14. Two Door Cinema Club 'False Alarm'

13. Harry Styles 'Fine Line'

12. Taylor Swift 'Lover'

11. Hatchie 'Keepsake'

 

10. Friendly Fires 'Inflorescent'

[Eeveelution]

Keepsake  Her Own Heart is the best song though! Same with INTHAF on Lover.

 

[kelly-clarkson]

I enjoyed Lover but it doesn't feel so cohesive as a whole. Maybe with a different tracklist order, it could work better!

Edited December 18, 2019 by kelly-clarkson

[PrinceMichaelFan]

I understand your reason for Lover.

[Remmy]

REPLIES:

Spoiler

2 hours ago, Eeveelution said:

Keepsake  Her Own Heart is the best song though! Same with INTHAF on Lover.

 

I respect HOH but it ain't me! As for INTHAF... well, it's not bad but she's likely my least favorite Taylor song overall

2 hours ago, kelly-clarkson said:

I enjoyed Lover but it doesn't feel so cohesive as a whole. Maybe with a different tracklist order, it could work better!

Yeah for sure. I mean the False God-YNTCD-Afterglow-ME! section alone... Even though it doesn't bother me as much as it does for others.

 

 

BEST SINGLES || #55-41

[[ Eligibility period: Q4 2018 to 11/30/19 ]]
NOTE: Some album tracks might end up on here because people don't want to be clear
on what's an official single, and vice-versa for the upcoming Non-Singles list. x

 

055. Kim Petras "Icy" [[2 of 2]]
054. half•alive "arrow" [[3 of 3]]
053. Halsey "Nightmare" [[1 of 1]]
052. Carly Rae Jepsen "Too Much" [[2 of 3]]
051. Khalid "Better" [[3 of 4]]
050. Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved" [[2 of 2]]
049. Taylor Swift "Lover" [[2 of 3]]
048. CHVRCHES "Death Stranding" [[2 of 2]]
047. John Mayer "Carry Me Away" [[2 of 2]]
046. Skylar Grey "Shame On You" [[2 of 2]]
045. Panic! at the Disco "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" [[2 of 2]]
044. Carlie Hanson "Back In My Arms" [[1 of 2]]
043. Carlie Hanson "Side Effects"[[2 of 2]]
042. Mika "Tiny Love" [[2 of 2]]
041. Carly Rae Jepsen "Want You In My Room" [[3 of 3]]

 

 

BEST SINGLES LIST (SO FAR):

Spoiler

*On Deck on page 2 (or in the recap post on page 1)

 

125. Winona Oak "He Don't Love Me"
124. Robyn "Ever Again"
123. Conan Gray "Maniac"
122. Betty Who "Between You & Me"
121. twenty one pilots "The Hype"
120. Nina Nesbitt "Black & Blue"
119. John Mayer "I Guess I Just Feel Like"

118. Imagine Dragons "Bad Liar"
117. Sara Bareilles "Fire"
116. AJR "Dear Winter"

115. Lauv & Troye Sivan "i'm so tired..."
114. half•alive "still feel."
113. Lana Del Rey "Doin' Time"
112. Kacey Musgraves "Rainbow"
111. Sigrid "Don't Feel Like Crying"
110. Conan Gray "The King"
109. Beyoncé "Spirit"
108. twenty one pilots "Chlorine"
107. Jonas Brothers "Only Human"
106. Ariana Grande "thank u, next"
105. Daya "Insomnia"
104. Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie "ME!"
103. Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES "Here with Me"
102. P!nk "Walk Me Home"
101. Empress Of "I Don't Even Smoke Weed"

 

100. Khalid "Saturday Nights" (Original)
099. Poppy "I Disagree"
098. WALK THE MOON ft. BRÅVES "Lose You Again"
097. iris "cotton candy"
096. Winona Oak "Break My Broken Heart"
095. 5 Seconds of Summer "Easier"
094. Tove Lo "Sweettalk My Heart"
093. P!nk ft. Chris Stapleton "Love Me Anyway"
092. Lennon Stella "BITCH"
091. Meghan Trainor "ALL THE WAYS"

090. Sigrid "Mine Right Now"
089. Poppy ft. FEVER 333 "Scary Mask"
088. Zedd & Katy Perry "365"
087. Foals "The Runner"
086. half•alive "RUNAWAY"

085. Selena Gomez "Lose You to Love Me"
084. Skylar Grey "Angel with Tattoos"
083. WALK THE MOON "Eat Your Heart Out"
082. Miley Cyrus "Mother's Daughter"
081. 5 Seconds of Summer "Teeth"

080. Conan Gray "Crush Culture"
079. Hailee Steinfeld "Afterlife"
078. Kim Petras "Broken"
077. Toro y Moi "Freelance"
076. Lewis Capaldi "Hold Me While You Wait"
075. Of Monsters & Men "Alligator"
074. VÉRITÉ "gone"
073. Broods "Too Proud"
072. James Bay "Bad"
071. Two Door Cinema Club "Satellite"

070. Katy Perry "Harleys In Hawaii"
069. Lana Del Rey "Mariners Apartment Complex"
068. Angel Olsen "Lark"
067. Angel Olsen "All Mirrors"
066. Khalid "Right Back"
065. Nina Nesbitt "Colder"
064. Daya "Left Me Yet"
063. King Princess "Cheap Queen"
062. Caroline Polachek "Ocean of Tears"
061. Winona Oak "Let Me Know"

060. AJR "100 Bad Days"
059. Allie X "Fresh Laundry"
058. Mika "Ice Cream"
057. Carly Rae Jepsen "Now That I Found You"
056. Charli XCX ft. Christine & the Queens "Gone"

055. Kim Petras "Icy"
054. half•alive "arrow"
053. Halsey "Nightmare"
052. Carly Rae Jepsen "Too Much"
051. Khalid "Better"

050. Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved"
049. Taylor Swift "Lover"
048. CHVRCHES "Death Stranding"
047. John Mayer "Carry Me Away"
046. Skylar Grey "Shame On You"
045. Panic! at the Disco "Hey Look Ma, I Made It"
044. Carlie Hanson "Back In My Arms"
043. Carlie Hanson "Side Effects"
042. Mika "Tiny Love"
041. Carly Rae Jepsen "Want You In My Room"

[gagacasanova]

Lover  honestly london boy AND paper rings are garbage

 

Hey look ma I made it 

Edited December 18, 2019 by gagacasanova

[madonnas]

Want You In My Room is too LOW!  

Nightmare is by far and easily Halsey's greatest song.

Too Much is one of the worst on Defecated!  But I still like it.

Keepsake in the same place as mine!! Good job.

[Remmy]

MINI CATEGORIES || PART II

 

 

BIGGEST GROWER (SONG)

Caroline Polachek "Hit Me Where It Hurts"

It's very rare for a song to start out in an album's bottom 3 and then all of a sudden end up in my trinity,

but that's exactly what happened with HMWIH. It wasn't even a long process, either... I'm pretty sure it just

slapped me across the face around the 3rd listen. I also imagine a music video everytime I hear it and let

me say... Caroline, have your people call my people ASAP.

 

 

BIGGEST GROWER (ALBUM)

Melanie Martinez 'K-12'

This was definitely one of those situations where incredibly high expectations might've messed with my

initial listen. Cry Baby was excellent (and my #3 album of 2015) so I was beyond ready for what was next. It also

doesn't help that she didn't give us a lead single or promo track, just some previews that I mostly avoided.

With each revisit to the album, my opinion simply improved. I still don't love my bottom 2 (Orange Juice + Principal)

but I'd say there's several tracks that can definitely stand alongside the high points from her debut.

[KasioKas]

Clarity over T,un? you're cancelled  Thought someone like you would have lover at #1 

[JGibson]

Hey Look Ma, I Made It + Nightmare + Someone You Loved + Lover + Death Stranding 

[Legend E]

Lover is a cute album but I agree

Nightmare, Too Much, Lover  

[Jet]

Icy is pop perfection

[Moonlightbae]

Quote

055. Kim Petras "Icy" [[2 of 2]]
053. Halsey "Nightmare" [[1 of 1]]
052. Carly Rae Jepsen "Too Much" [[2 of 3]]
049. Taylor Swift "Lover" [[2 of 3]]

 

[kiiwii]

whew at you coming around to hit me where it hurts  

 

[Lazuli]

lover missing the top 10.... remmy CANCELLED

keepsake tho  

Quote

053. Halsey "Nightmare" [[1 of 1]]
052. Carly Rae Jepsen "Too Much" [[2 of 3]]
049. Taylor Swift "Lover" [[2 of 3]]
048. CHVRCHES "Death Stranding" [[2 of 2]]
045. Panic! at the Disco "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" [[2 of 2]]
041. Carly Rae Jepsen "Want You In My Room" [[3 of 3]]

poor halsey only getting one entry and its nightmare  

want u in my room needed to be higher

 

hit me where it hurts being in your bottom 3 initially.... remmy ALMOST cancelled

[TheWayWeWere]

Lover is worse than her previous 3 album, but still she's able to make some greatness

Keepsake  I'm so glad I discover Hatchie

Lover (single) is a bit too low

Nice to see Want You in a Room here  

Hit Me Where It Hurts it was a love at the first side for me

[Pinkoverblue]

I agree with your thoughts on Taylor's album. There is some amazing songs on there, but also some really blah songs too that needed to be removed. 

 

Kim Petras almost made it in the top 50 list, I guess that's good. Carly Rae getting a few songs there, and I'm glad "Death Stranding" made it on a list, it really is a great song from them. 

 

"Hit Me Where It Hurts" is a grower, it could me a while to enjoy it, but it's one of the best songs on the album. "So Hot..." being the best. duh

[Green]

For me "Lover" was way better than Reputa 

 

Quote

053. Halsey "Nightmare" [[1 of 1]]
052. Carly Rae Jepsen "Too Much" [[2 of 3]]
051. Khalid "Better" [[3 of 4]]
050. Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved" [[2 of 2]]
049. Taylor Swift "Lover" [[2 of 3]]

 

These are my favorites, especially Lover, Too Much and Someone You Loved 

[Remmy]

REPLIES:

Spoiler

22 hours ago, gagacasanova said:

Lover  honestly london boy AND paper rings are garbage

Paper Rings!??!?!? Oh hell naw

22 hours ago, Madame X said:

Want You In My Room is too LOW!  

Nightmare is by far and easily Halsey's greatest song.

Too Much is one of the worst on Defecated!  But I still like it.

Keepsake in the same place as mine!! Good job.

Maybe a tiny bit

It's definitely up there! Probably top 5-7 or so.

Oh wow oh wow

Mmm sharing taste

21 hours ago, KasioKas said:

Clarity over T,un? you're cancelled  Thought someone like you would have lover at #1 

tu,n had lower lows if I'm being honest  If reputation couldn't snatch #1 in 2017 (it got to #5) then Lover had no shot.

20 hours ago, Legend E said:

Lover is a cute album but I agree

18 hours ago, Jet said:

Icy is pop perfection

Period!

11 hours ago, kiiwii said:

whew at you coming around to hit me where it hurts  

Yeah I truly don't know what I was thinking when I first heard it!

5 hours ago, Lazuli said:

lover missing the top 10.... remmy CANCELLED

poor halsey only getting one entry and its nightmare  

want u in my room needed to be higher

 

hit me where it hurts being in your bottom 3 initially.... remmy ALMOST cancelled

Blame Taylor for making a few messy tracklist decisions  At least it's my most played album of the year w/ quite a large lead.

Yeah I wasn't a fan of WIthout Me and Graveyard was just cute. If she had features on anything then I forgot they existed.

Maybe a bit

 

The uncancelled side of my taste saved me YUP!

4 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

Lover is worse than her previous 3 album, but still she's able to make some greatness

Keepsake  I'm so glad I discover Hatchie

Lover (single) is a bit too low

Hit Me Where It Hurts it was a love at the first side for me

Yep, my exact feelings  And yes Hatchie has been one of my favorite discoveries overall

Lover (song) has never been one of my standouts from the album so even if I boosted it up a bit, it would've ended up in the same set

Should've been the same for me but oh well, just took an extra 2 or so plays.

2 hours ago, Pinkoverblue said:

I agree with your thoughts on Taylor's album. There is some amazing songs on there, but also some really blah songs too that needed to be removed. 

 

and I'm glad "Death Stranding" made it on a list, it really is a great song from them. 

 

"Hit Me Where It Hurts" is a grower, it could me a while to enjoy it, but it's one of the best songs on the album. "So Hot..." being the best. duh

Right

 

Yeah it deserves more love for sure. I think ATRL has been ignoring them after plenty were disappointed with Love Is Dead - even though it's my favorite album from them.

 

Door > So Hot > HMWIH for me  All 3 are excellence though.

1 hour ago, Green said:

For me "Lover" was way better than Reputa 

Interesting  They're lowkey on the same level for me although I think Lover has lower lows.

 

 

BEST ALBUMS || #09-07

 

09. Foals 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1'

Trinity: 1. In Degrees • 2. Exits • 3. Sunday

Bottom 3: 7. Syrups • 8. Moonlight • 9. Cafe D'Athens
Thoughts~ Just got into Foals this year and they've had some good songs but nothing has catered to my taste

more than this. They mixed pure rock, full-on bops and a few slower moments & packed them into just 9.25 slots. Yannis

and Co. really came for throats on this one, honestly... okay well Cafe D'Athens is a little dull but everything else is KILLER.

 

08. MUNA 'Saves the World'

Trinity: 1. Pink Light • 2. Stayaway • 3. Number One Fan

Bottom 3: 8. Taken  • 9. Navy Blue • 10. It's Gonna Be Okay, Baby
Thoughts~ C'MON DEPRESSION BOPS!!! Well actually I'd say the first half fits that description and then the second half

takes quite a hopeful turn. Just like 2017's About U, it's pretty much serve after serve after serve. I would say MUNA has

successfully saved the year and are on a steady course to saving the world.

 

07. Billie Eilish 'WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?'

Trinity: 1. you should see me... • 2. bad guy • 3. my strange addiction

Bottom 3: 10. wish you were gay • 11. all the good girls... • 12. 8
Thoughts~ This album was a heavy top 3 contender for most of the year but unfortunately it got pushed out not too long

ago. I would say her EP is the better release overall but it's almost impossible to deny that this is an incredibly solid

full-length debut. Billie and Finneas killed it once again, and I'm sure this hot streak will not be ending anytime soon.

 

 

BEST ALBUMS LIST (SO FAR):

Spoiler

*note: the full list actually has 57 albums, it's just that they weren't strong enough to make it here

 

35. Foals 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 2'

34. Of Monsters and Men 'FEVER DREAM'

33. half•alive 'Now, Not Yet'

32. Beyoncé & Various Artists 'The Lion King: The Gift'

31. Tove Lo 'Sunshine Kitty'

30. Sara Bareilles 'Amidst the Chaos'

29. Ariana Grande 'thank u, next'

28. Tinashe 'Songs for You'

27. P!nk 'Hurts 2B Human'

26. Taron Egerton 'Rocketman OST'

25. Melanie Martinez 'K-12'

24. Kim Petras 'Clarity'

23. Angel Olsen 'All Mirrors'

22. Shura 'forevher'

21. Lewis Capaldi 'Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent'

20. Caroline Polachek 'Pang'

19. Khalid 'Free Spirit'

18. AJR 'Neotheater'

17. Lizzo 'Cuz I Love You' (Original)

16. King Princess 'Cheap Queen'

15. Sigrid 'Sucker Punch'

14. Two Door Cinema Club 'False Alarm'

13. Harry Styles 'Fine Line'

12. Taylor Swift 'Lover'

11. Hatchie 'Keepsake'

 

10. Friendly Fires 'Inflorescent'

09. Foals 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Part 1'

08. MUNA 'Saves the World'

07. Billie Eilish 'WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?'

[Jet]

Billie's album is cute, a little too "alt-pop" for my taste but has some gems. Bad Guy is a bop

[K$Ellie]

I feel a bit left out seeing Hatchie on all these lists but I didn't even know she released an album

Lover was... cute, I liked some songs but I can totally see why it's the first Taylord album to miss your top 5

HMWIH being a grower for you  one of my faves  K-12 kinda grew with the film but eh, I expected more

8 being underrated as usual  wish you were gay is great too  your top 3 is kinda basic tho  MUNA was cute

Icy and Nightmare should have been higher but I'll take it  Hey Look Ma I Made It and Want You In My Room are nice x

[TheWayWeWere]

Billie I never was interested in her before this year, but she punched with Roma soundtrack/bury a friend/album  

[geodancefreak]

Nightmare and Want You In My Room