potent Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Yeah idk I think I just don't like Rina that much in general, everything else this set is great though After Hours, Miss a Thing, What's Your Pleasure, August all some of the highlights on their respective albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alldeezy Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Kylie :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Legend E Posted December 17, 2020 ATRL Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2020 Quote Mess I- I really like how it ends the album! i lowkey find it annoying --- YESS AHH SPILL PERIOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ava Max Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Miss A Thing, XS, What's Your Pleasure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Vercetti Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Another top 10 for after hours. Love to see it. Jessie is really sweeping the year huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan Chaos Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Relay & Shameika are my top 2! Damn After Hours is so high on people's Best Ofs. I really need to stop underrating it LOL I like it a lot but I like a lot more of the album. Miss a Thing so cute, not quite my favorite but a great pick! Alright I can forgive Shartigan with August being here. Yeah I'm kinda glad Jack only produced one song on Everclear (the worse one too nn) cuz I'm getting a bit sick of him and I preferred Aaron's songs on the album more. But August WHEW. XS and What's Your Pleasure, literal legendary songs YUP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geodancefreak Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 YESS DADDY AHHH SPILL PERIOD (After Hours could go tho ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazuli Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 oh wow this set miss a thing is the highlight of disco! v GODgust i see you putting it at 8 on purpose tho XS and what’s your pleasure ahhhh excellence everywhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweebz Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 August.... ok. Ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackoutZone Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Spoiler 23 hours ago, Post Malone said: All bops The rarest bops to exist 23 hours ago, Mark Rih said: nnn I lost but august is indeed the best song on folklore so deserved AMAZING update tho, I love all the songs, can't wait for the top 5! Tysm king, it's finally here! 23 hours ago, Navyofbadgals said: Wait this 10-6 PUNCH YUP YUP, it's just excellence now! 23 hours ago, Blue Rose said: August is in my Folklore trinity Jessie’s title track securing another top5 It's SO intense, I love it 23 hours ago, Kevin2803 said: Miss a Thing and august are both in the top 3 of their albums XS & WYP are bops Glad you agree 23 hours ago, Valtersen said: YESS AHH SPILL PERIOD 22 hours ago, dreamofyou said: YESS AHH SPILL PERIOD THESE right here yup 22 hours ago, 1998tweety said: Magic, LIR, cardigan all excellent August is excellence, def one of if not my fav song from the album What's Your Pleasure? and XS making it too I'm glad everyone universally agrees these are incredible songs and highlights 22 hours ago, prézli said: So, Dua is your entire top 5. Well, there we are so you can check if you were right 22 hours ago, Madame X said: WYP being in ANOTHER top ten august and xs, omg, well, what a stunning beginning to a top 10, have a lot of expectations for ur top 5 (no pressure) after hours third best on the album! Thank you! As I said the top 5 is exactly what people predict it will be, I expect at least 4 songs on it to be universally loved 22 hours ago, Sunderland 4ever said: Miss A Thing, August and What's Your Pleasure? Stunning just stunning songs 22 hours ago, dangerousalex said: I don't use Taylor and still haven't listened to Disco but the rest are great choices DISCO is very inviting and easy listen so catch up! 22 hours ago, KasioKas said: I don't use the Dua remixes AT ALL. But XS is a bop! They aren't all bad as people trying to convince you.. 22 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said: yas @ Miss a Thing praise my favorite track too August What's Your Pleasure is TASTE! 22 hours ago, ikiru said: tea! the more I see the song getting praised here, the more I fall in love with it, such an amazing song overall a wonderful update! I like all of the songs! Exactly, thank you 21 hours ago, Remmy said: YESS AHH SPILL PERIOD GIA GUNN THE HOUSE DOWN YASSS SLAY MAMA CARLY RAE JEPSEN CHARLI XCX BOOTS PURRRR QUEEN YOU SIPPED MY WERK WIG! After Hours is nice. august, XS & WYP? giving us that 1-2-3 punch we deserve C'mon now! Ready to see this top 5 Wel you spilled 20 hours ago, ARTPØP said: august, XS, what's your pleasure? Classic after classic, all will age so well! 18 hours ago, GreatestLoveofAll said: The Weeknd and Kylie Imagine their collab actually whew... 18 hours ago, Enigmanotta said: YESS AHH SPILL PERIOD STREAM YUKIKA She better release MORE so I can stream sum new yup... 15 hours ago, potent said: Yeah idk I think I just don't like Rina that much in general, everything else this set is great though After Hours, Miss a Thing, What's Your Pleasure, August all some of the highlights on their respective albums XS is definitely not an instant track I would say, but it's worth getting into Thanks though 15 hours ago, M A R N ✮ said: Kylie :D Queen 13 hours ago, Legend E said: i lowkey find it annoying --- YESS AHH SPILL PERIOD Not annoying chile lemme hide, but TEA 13 hours ago, Ava Max said: Miss A Thing, XS, What's Your Pleasure? Excellent songs huh! 13 hours ago, Tom Vercetti said: Another top 10 for after hours. Love to see it. Jessie is really sweeping the year huh She really is, but sadly still not enough outside of ATRL and gay twitter bubble 11 hours ago, Ewan Chaos said: Relay & Shameika are my top 2! Damn After Hours is so high on people's Best Ofs. I really need to stop underrating it LOL I like it a lot but I like a lot more of the album. Miss a Thing so cute, not quite my favorite but a great pick! Alright I can forgive Shartigan with August being here. Yeah I'm kinda glad Jack only produced one song on Everclear (the worse one too nn) cuz I'm getting a bit sick of him and I preferred Aaron's songs on the album more. But August WHEW. XS and What's Your Pleasure, literal legendary songs YUP! Oh Relay is amazing I feel like AH is just step ahead of the rest of the album it's something beyond Abel's standards Well he did TWO - Gold Rush and Ivy and imo both are great Aaron is quickly getting tired to me as much as Jack though, she clearly can leave them both in the past already and try something new for the next record 7 hours ago, geodancefreak said: YESS DADDY AHHH SPILL PERIOD (After Hours could go tho ) IT REALLY COULDNT! But tysm 4 hours ago, Lazuli said: oh wow this set miss a thing is the highlight of disco! v GODgust i see you putting it at 8 on purpose tho XS and what’s your pleasure ahhhh excellence everywhere The Taylor swift in me jumped out huh? Glad we agree these are all highlights! 1 hour ago, dweebz said: August.... ok. Ok. Massive song what can I see Thank you everyone! And finally we arrived to the rather expected top 5 and perhaps a bit unexpected SOTY! Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackoutZone Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Do I even need to explain this one? It's a non-stop adrenaline filled capsulated club experience we are longing for in 2020 so badly. Brilliant, intense synth-pop track. It's also complimented by the best music video of 2020. I always considered Hallucinate its sister track and I was debating if maybe I should put it here instead (like critics on many YE lists kii), but the first listen of Physical was a ground shattering thrill filled experience and Hallucinate was just its replication. I feel like all the songs in the top 5 are just self-explanatory for this forum. Lush, joyful dance-pop banger, a top notch nu-disco excellence constantly building and ascending to new highs with every section. Dua's pop music was always among the finest to me, but Levitating is one of these songs that showcase her stylistic growth since the debut era. I'm obviously gonna note the rapid Blessed Madonna remix with Madonna and Missy Elliott which received tons of undeserving hate. While it doesn't really elevate the song, it takes it to a new direction unfolding more greatness and infinite potential of the song's masterful melody, chorus, hook. It's no secret that Kylie's efforts of the mid to late 10s were mostly uninspired and disappointing so you can imagine my joy, as a huge Kylie fan, when she served this late-career highlight as a lead single of her amazing new album. Cinematic, extremely spacious and its space is filled with glittery dust and ethereal grace. It perfectly represents the disco dance pop nature of the record without being too on the nose. It's a clear lead choice even after hearing such great album full of highlights. I also absolutely love the lyrics too, we are all so distant from each other, more than ever in this unfortunate 2020... Perhaps an unpopular choice for the ultimate Future Nostalgia highlight and I can't really point which of its many aspects dominates so much over other brilliant singles. Is it the timeless Need You Tonight riff the song is effortlessly built around, the bouncy bassline Dua's other career highlight Don't Start Now is so loved for or maybe the lyrics I can really relate to this year about falling for someone that will inevitably break my heart? Don't know, but it's my most played song of 2020 and it still hits as hard as when I've heard it for the firs time. SONG OF THE YEAR Spoiler And finally, the one and only, crown jewel of my list, cherry on top of the glamorous 2020 disco revival - Spotlight by Jessie Ware from her flawless album What's Your Pleasure? I knew this would be my 1 from the very beginning, it's just one of a kind song for Jessie, another perfect lead single and perfect album opener as its the most inviting, captivating song of her career. It's a night ride through the streets of New York City, it's a midnight French kiss with your loved one, it's a last dance of the wild Studio54 night. It's like a dream, but if A dream is just a dream, then I don't wanna sleep tonight... So here it is everyone! Thank you so much for participating, commenting, sharing your thoughts and hopefully appreciating this little journey through the music of 2020! The full recap is available on the first page, next year maybe I will finally rank albums/eps too Y'all were really sure about Dua snatching my #1, but in all fairness there is one song I do love more than Spotlight, a rather uncommon one, maybe it was too ahead of its time for certain people - the title track, Future Nostaliga. But those who follow my Best Ofs know it was already a last minute winner of 2019 and I do not regret this choice at all as it still is my #1 and now I can let Jessie shine a bit more in the year she owned just nearly as much as Dua on my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweebz Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Harpo, who dis woman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Rih Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 This top 5 Dua stomping as expected and Spotlight is an amazing pick for #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KasioKas Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 annnnddd Jessie snatched another top 3... But yas at Dua STOMPING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator madonnas Posted December 17, 2020 ATRL Moderator Share Posted December 17, 2020 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH another W for jessie. 3 dua songs in the top 5, can't blame you though, the album is full of bops and great songs. surprised you picked say something. magic and i love it are better but i do appreciate how spacey it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamofyou Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 dua the hitmaker say something a classic me thinks (i’m gonna need to listen to jessie) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Rose Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Jessie is just unstoppable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prézli Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Almost... Why is Jessie Ware so popular. HER ALBUM FLOPPED, HELLLLO. WHY DIDN'T YOU PEOPLE BUY IT??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navyofbadgals Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 This flawless top 5 and yeah spotlight is easily the best non Dua song this year just a beautiful track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 PhysiGOD Levitating Break My Heart Spotlight is cute but not that memorable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewan Chaos Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Oh Jack worked on Ivy too? nvm he's forgiven, lowkey best song on the album. OMG I'm glad to see you (I'm assuming) sharing your top picks between Jessie and Dua instead of giving them all to Dua! Break My Heart an unexpected top Dua track, but I'm happy to see all the other songs you have in your top 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin2803 Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Flawless top 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Dua 3 entries in top 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigmanotta Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Absolutely perfect top 5, although you know I'd swap Physical with Break My Heart without hesitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post Malone Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 All bops except for that Jessie sing which is only cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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