luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) welcome! I joined ATRL this year so this is my first time making one of these. I want to share my top 100 songs and top 20 albums of the year with y’all, hope y’all join me in rediscovering some gems from this year (also sorry if the visuals look ugly on desktop I’m on mobile ) Edited December 10, 2019 by luckystrike Title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Sunshine Kitty by Tove Lo SONG OF THE YEAR: “All The Time” by Zara Larsson TOP 20 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR LIST Spoiler 1. Sunshine Kitty by Tove Lo 2. Clarity by Kim Petras 3. Lover by Taylor Swift 4. Immunity by Clairo 5. Romance by Camila Cabello 6. Heard It In a Past Life by Maggie Rogers 7. Dedicated by Carly Rae Jepsen 8. Saves the World by MUNA 9. when we all fall asleep, where do we go? by Billie Eilish 10. Charli by Charli XCX 11. Singular Act II by Sabrina Carpenter 12. Freya Ridings by Freya Ridings 13. thank u, next by Ariana Grande 14. Norman F***ing Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey 15. Songs For You by Tinashe 16. Sucker Punch by Sigrid 17. LÉON by LÉON 18. PANG by Caroline Polachek 19. K-12 by Melanie Martinez 20. She Is Coming by Miley Cyrus TOP 100 SONGS OF THE YEAR LIST Spoiler All The Time by Zara Larsson Really Don’t Like U by Tove Lo feat. Kylie Minogue Don’t Start Now by Dua Lipa Tonight by Alice Chater Who by MUNA Don’t Worry Bout Me by Zara Larsson Another One by Kim Petras Graveyard by Halsey Say It by Maggie Rogers Stayaway by MUNA Lover by Taylor Swift We Don’t Say... by Mabel Bags by Clairo Thief by Alice Chater Torn by Ava Max Icy by Kim Petras Insomnia by Daya Lonely by Noah Cyrus False God by Taylor Swift In My Bed by Sabrina Carpenter After You by Meghan Trainor Never Mine by Sigrid Maniac by Conan Gray Lose You To Love Me by Selena Gomez Nightmare by Halsey Sofia by Clairo Too Much by Carly Rae Jepsen Star Maps by Aly & AJ WOW by Zara Larsson No Drug Like Me by Carly Rae Jepsen Lonely Night by ALMA Cross You Out by Charli XCX feat. Sky Ferreira We Lied to Each Other by Olivia O’Brien Glad He’s Gone by Tove Lo Sweet Spot by Kim Petras White Mercedes by Charli XCX Cornelia Street by Taylor Swift Why Do You Love Me by Charlotte Lawrence Living Proof by Camila Cabello Afterglow by Taylor Swift The First One by Astrid S Left Me Yet by Daya So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings by Caroline Polachek I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift July by Noah Cyrus Sinking by Clairo Automatically In Love by Carly Rae Jepsen Are U Gonna Tell Her? by Tove Lo feat. MC Zaac Dream Of You by Camila Cabello Comfort Crowd by Conan Gray Slide Away by Miley Cyrus Mateo by Tove Lo Kill This Love by BLACKPINK everything i wanted by Billie Eilish Stay Over by Tove Lo Love You For a Long Time by Maggie Rogers Personal Hell by Kim Petras I Don’t Wanna Know by Charli XCX Alewife by Clairo Love song by Lana Del Rey Basic by Sigrid ilomilo by Billie Eilish Cry For Me by Camila Cabello Motivation by Normani Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift Blame It On Your Love by Charli XCX feat. Lizzo Never Really Over by Katy Perry Teeth by 5 Seconds of Summer Gone by Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens Are You Bored Yet? by Wallows feat. Clairo That’s My Man by Miss Benny Faster Now by Zealyn Overnight by Maggie Rogers Save Room For Us by Tinashe The Most by Miley Cyrus Call You Mine by The Chainsmokers feat. Bebe Rexha You And I by LÉON The King by Conan Gray Head Above Water by Avril Lavigne What A Time by Julia Michaels feat. Niall Horan Find U Again by Mark Ronson feat. Camila Cabello Love Is Fire by Freya Ridings Killing Butterflies by Lewis Blissett Falling by LÉON All Day and Night by Jax Jones, Martin Solveig and Madison Beer Give a Little by Maggie Rogers Jerome by Lizzo Con Altura by ROSALÍA, J Balvin and El Guincho Guts by Aidan Alexander Started by Iggy Azalea 1, 2, 3 Dayz Up by Kim Petras feat. SOPHIE New York City by Kylie Minogue Moderation by Florence + the Machine Bitter Love by Pia Mia Teacher’s Pet by Melanie Martinez Hospitalized by Broods Rendezvous by Miss Benny bad idea by Ariana Grande 365 by Zedd & Katy Perry Language by Betty Who Edited December 10, 2019 by luckystrike Added and edited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 First off, I wanna start with 10 albums that deserve an honorable mention, they didn’t make the final Top 20 but I enjoyed them a lot Number 10: Spoiler Don’t Feed the Pop Monster by Broods I’m a really big fan of Broods and their third album did not disappoint, it has its very high highs but also it has very low lows, nonetheless I really enjoyed it when it came out and a few songs stuck to me for more than half of the year HIGHLIGHTS: “Everytime You Go”, “Hospitalized” & “Everything Goes (Wow)” Number 9: Spoiler new skin by VÉRITÉ So this was released not too long ago but I think it’s a very solid body of work, although I prefer her debut album by a landslide. This can feel a bit flat at times, but it has a few gems that made it enjoyable this last quarter of the year HIGHLIGHTS: “think of me”, “gone” & “body in my bed” Number 8: Spoiler Cheap Queen by King Princess Same as new skin, this album came out in the last quarter of the year, and I was dumb and didn’t listen to it until a few weeks after it came out which I regret cause maybe if I had listened to it earlier it would’ve been able to crack the final top 20. Even though I haven’t had enough time to digest some songs, some other songs instantly stuck with me which made it enter this list instantly HIGHLIGHTS: “Hit the Back”, “Ain’t Together” & “Prophet” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Number 7: Spoiler LOVE + FEAR by MARINA Well this album was controversial wasn’t it? I was kind of disappointed after listening to it because I knew she could do better, some songs feel very similar and flat but the more I listened to it, the more some of them grew on me. The rest didn’t age that well, but the ones that aged well have been very enjoyable HIGHLIGHTS: “Karma”, “Enjoy Your Life” & “End of the Earth” Number 6: Spoiler High Expectations by Mabel Another pop girlie who finally made her debut, I was never a big fan of her pre-album singles that became small hits in Europe but after giving this a listen they grew on me and this album sure has a lot of great pop songs, although it also has some forgettable ones HIGHLIGHTS: “We Don’t Say...”, “Trouble” & “Put Your Name On It” Number 5: Spoiler III by Banks Well this was definitely unexpected since I really wanted this to be in the final Top 20 but compared to some of this year’s releases, it wasn’t enough for me. I enjoyed this album a lot, but The Altar has better highs in my opinion. It’s still an amazing album HIGHLIGHTS: “The Fall”, “Contaminated” & “Godless” Number 4: Spoiler In My Defense by Iggy Azalea When this album first came out I absolutely hated it, but on my second listen more than half of the songs grew on me, and after a few listens I found myself twerking to half of the album, so this was definitely a big grower. Although some songs never grew on me, a good amount did which made it place at #4 on this list HIGHLIGHTS: “Thanks I Get”, “Started” & “Just Wanna” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remmy Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Can't complain about VERITE & Iggy not making the main list, both of those projects were pretty weak - which sucks because they've given us great material before. King Princess definitely came thru with Cheap Queen Her EP is very well done on top of that. Don't Feed the Pop Monster is way too low even on this HMs list At least your trinity is very strong. "it has very low lows" absolutely NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 TOP 3 OF THE BUBBLING UNDER Number 3: Spoiler Sanctuary - EP by Aly & AJ The only reason it didn’t make the final Top 20 is because it’s an EP, if this was a full length it would’ve most likely made the final top 10, this EP is perfect pop and I enjoyed it so much, it has some of my most played tracks of the year HIGHLIGHTS: “Star Maps”, “Don’t Go Changing” & “Church” Number 2: Spoiler Was It Even Real? by Olivia O’Brien I wasn't familiar with Olivia before listening to this, and actually the only reason I listened to this was because I saw the album cover and I was immediately grabbed by it, it’s one of my favorite covers of the year, and I definitely do not regret listening to it. It’s a very consistent album which gave me one of the most important songs of the year to me (the mental breakdowns I had to “We Lied to Each Other ) HIGHLIGHTS: “We Lied to Each Other”, “purpleworld” & “Call Me!!!” Number 1: Spoiler Head Above Water by Avril Lavigne I have been a huge Avril fan since I can remember, and this album was a very cute comeback that I enjoyed. Maybe it didn’t age as I would’ve liked it to, but I enjoyed it for a while and it just missed the Top 20 mark by a bit, that is why ive decided it is the Top Honorable Mention HIGHLIGHTS: “It Was In Me”, “Tell Me It’s Over” & “Head Above Water” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 I’ll be starting with the albums since I feel like this is faster than the Top 100 Songs NUMBER 20: Spoiler SHE IS COMING by Miley Cyrus So rounding out the Top 20 we have Miley’s comeback EP. Although I wish this would’ve been a full length album, it surely did not disappoint. I didn’t like Younger Now at all so I was very happy to se Miley change things up with this. The whole visuals of this were very pretty, and I’m perched to see what she does next. HIGHLIGHTS: “D.R.E.A.M.”, “The Most” & “Mother’s Daughter” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 18 minutes ago, Remmy said: Can't complain about VERITE & Iggy not making the main list, both of those projects were pretty weak - which sucks because they've given us great material before. King Princess definitely came thru with Cheap Queen Her EP is very well done on top of that. Don't Feed the Pop Monster is way too low even on this HMs list At least your trinity is very strong. "it has very low lows" absolutely NOT! there were just some songs on DFTPM that kind of ruin the mood of the album for me, for example, I really don’t use “Old Dog” and “Too Proud”, I just never liked them at all, and some others like “To Belong” and “Life After” which aren’t as bad but still skipped them most of the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 19: Spoiler K-12 by Melanie Martinez This was one of my most anticipated releases of the year, since Cry Baby is probably one of my favorite albums of the decade. K-12 surely did not disappoint, the movie was amazing and the album visuals were stunning, but it didn’t top Cry Baby musically for me. It only had a few misses but overall it is a very solid pop album, it sounds evolved but still very Melanie. HIGHLIGHTS: “Teacher’s Pet”, “Highschool Sweethearts” & “Lunchbox Friends” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 18: Spoiler PANG by Caroline Polachek I wasn’t familiar with Caroline before listening to this but after I saw the album cover and many people on twitter talking about this I gave it a listened and did not regret it. I feel like her sound is very new and fresh and something we hadn’t seen before and I really like that. Even though it has some songs that I didn’t quite click with, which is why it is placed this low, it still an amazing record HIGHLIGHTS: “Pang”, “Caroline Shut Up” & “I Give Up” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 17: Spoiler LÉON by LÉON Definitely very underrated, you should check her out if you haven’t. Her debut album was very good and solid, I really enjoy her songwriting but I feel like she could’ve added a bit more songs, you don’t make a 10 track album if every song isn’t perfect and while they’re mostly very good, a few of them can be forgettable, that’s why I was left wanting more HIGHLIGHTS: “Falling”, “Pink” & “You and I” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 16: Spoiler Sucker Punch by Sigrid I was very scared about this album because I wasn’t a big fan of the promo singles at first (“Don’t Feel Like Crying”, “Sight Of You”) but I trusted her ability to make pop bangers and she came through. This album has some excellent pop songs and her lyrics and her voice make them better, although it also has a few misses, it’s a very solid debut and I love going back to this album every now and then HIGHLIGHTS: “Never Mine”, “Basic” & “Mine Right Now” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 15: Spoiler Songs For You by Tinashe Yes, this came out only a few weeks ago but Tinashe massively stepped it up and it showed. Joyride was a good album but it lacked personality in my opinion, Songs For You feels like what Tinashe really wants to do and it’s great. Plus this cover is stunning. HIGHLIGHTS: “Save Room For Us”, “Know Better” & “Perfect Crime” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 14: Spoiler Norman F***ing Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey Yup, you must be thinking “why the f*** is it this low?!?!?” Well, let me explain. I have never been the biggest Lana fan () but I’ve learned to appreciate her music with time. NFR is a great album, and I have really enjoyed several songs from this album, but as a whole it’s not enough to be super high in my list (please don’t cancel me) HIGHLIGHTS: “Love Song”, “Mariner’s Apartment Complex” & “Happiness Is a Butterfly” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 13: Spoiler thank u, next by Ariana Grande Oh wow, another MPG this low? We hate to see it. thank u, next is a great body of work, it just has songs that I never ended up fully liking. (TUN > Sweetener btw) HIGHLIGHTS: “NASA”, “bad idea” & “bloodline” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 12: Spoiler Freya Ridings by Freya Ridings Another 2019 discovery, this album is gorgeous in every way. Her voice is haunting and her lyrics are amazing, it’s mainly ballad-y but it also has great pop moments that make it a very solid debut. She earned a new fan, definitely check her out if you haven’t HIGHLIGHTS: “Lost Without You”, “Holy Water” & “Love Is Fire” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 11: Spoiler Singular Act II by Sabrina Carpenter Just missed the Top 10 by a hair this album is amazing and another great body of work by Sabrina. Although I prefer Act I because it has better highs, this still didn’t disappoint and established her as a very underrated pop star and one of my favorite pop girls HIGHLIGHTS: “In My Bed”, “Looking At Me” & “Take Off All Your Cool” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) NUMBER 10: Spoiler Charli by Charli XCX Her EXTREMELY highly anticipated third studio album definitely did not disappoint. Even though I (or anyone) don’t consider it her best, it did the job and delivered the perfect Charli-esque pop anthems that we were dying for (except for Taxi). Although I don’t use a few of the tracks, Charli still managed to crack the final Top 10 of 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: “Cross You Out”, “I Don’t Wanna Know” & “White Mercedes” Edited December 9, 2019 by luckystrike Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 9: Spoiler when we all fall asleep, where do we go? by Billie Eilish Another amazing debut of 2019, her previous EP was an amazing introduction to the GP and this album was an even better way of saying “I’m not going anywhere b*tches!”. I actually had a really hard time picking 3 highlights since most of this album is very good, and the visuals have also been A+, perfect debut era for a new girl HIGHLIGHTS: “ilomilo”, “listen before i go” & “bury a friend” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 8: Spoiler Saves the World by MUNA Probably my favorite discovery of 2019. I wasn’t familiar with them until I saw some stuff about them on Twitter around the time the lead single came out. I absolutely became obsessed with it and when the album dropped it became one of my favorite projects of the year without hesitation. I still have yet to listen to their debut album but I am sure it’s just as great as this album. HIGHLIGHTS: “Who”, “Stayaway” & “Pink Light” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 7: Spoiler Dedicated by Carly Rae Jepsen It is no E•MO•TION, of course, but it’s still an amazing pop album that didn’t fail to meet the expectations after such a perfect pop record. I think there should be a new genre created called “Carly Rae Pop” cause it’s just too good. HIGHLIGHTS: “Automatically In Love”, “Real Love” & “No Drug Like Me” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 6: Spoiler Heard It In a Past Life by Maggie Rogers We are starting to get inside the territory of the top favorites, I had a really hard time choosing my final top 5 and my AOTY because they’re all too good. HIAPL’s main characteristic was that it proved to be timeless cause it aged like fine wine. It was the first album of 2019 that came out and still managed to be in my final Top 6, that’s how good it was. HIGHLIGHTS: “Say It”, “Overnight & “Give a Little” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 5: Spoiler Romance by Camila Cabello this was probably a bad decision and just very impulsive but well... it’s been only 3 days since this album came out and I’ve been very obsessed. A lot of people haven’t liked it but I personally think it was a huge step up from her debut, I love every song and I have not listened to anything else since it came out. Sue me. HIGHLIGHTS: “Dream Of You”, “Used to This” & “Living Proof” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckystrike Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 NUMBER 4: Spoiler Immunity by Clairo Another 2019 debut, and one of my favorites. I wasn’t a big Clairo fan before but this album turned me into one of the biggest stans I must admit, it’s just so cohesive and soothing and I think it has no skips, which makes it the perfect length. I just have nothing bad to say about this HIGHLIGHTS: “Alewife”, “Sofia” & “Sinking” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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