best of GreatestLoveofAll's 2020 Top Albums Finale: Top 5 Revealed!!

[Blue Rose]

Savage Garden have a song other than Truly, Madly, Deeply?

[JGibson]

Too Little Too Late + When You're Gone + I Knew I Loved You + National Anthem 

[Delta]

I absolutely love almost the entire set from 7-10 

[TheWayWeWere]

CTTF is such an stan twitter pop classic  

Too Little Too Late

Bette  her music is so good, I hate that her movie career kinda overshades it 

[mokitsu]

On 12/3/2020 at 9:41 PM, GreatestLoveofAll said:

I used to hear snippets of this song all the time on those old dramatic YouTube videos made by random fanbases when I was a kid, but never cared for it as they used to be annoying

the flashbacks the 2018 of TLTL is superior so great choice

[Pink Matter]

Lana used to go SO hard with the hooks and bridges on BTD. National Anthem being one of her best

[GreatestLoveofAll]

On 12/5/2020 at 5:14 PM, TheWayWeWere said:

CTTF is such an stan twitter pop classic  

Too Little Too Late

Bette  her music is so good, I hate that her movie career kinda overshades it 

Yesss we love Bette! It is a shame tbh her greatest hits album from 1993 is full of great tunes

 

On 12/5/2020 at 5:52 PM, mokitsu said:

the flashbacks the 2018 of TLTL is superior so great choice

Indeed  and tbh i felt like it is too so we love that

 

On 12/6/2020 at 1:15 AM, Pink Matter said:

Lana used to go SO hard with the hooks and bridges on BTD. National Anthem being one of her best

It took me forever to understand how she wrote her songs tho, not all the time are the switches obvious to me ya know

 

On 12/4/2020 at 3:52 PM, JGibson said:

Too Little Too Late + When You're Gone + I Knew I Loved You + National Anthem 

Taste!

 

On 12/4/2020 at 6:58 PM, Delta said:

I absolutely love almost the entire set from 7-10 

omg thank you! That means a lot as I genuinely love all these songs 

[GreatestLoveofAll]

The third batch is coming tomorrow (cause i completely forgot about this)

[GreatestLoveofAll]

Hey! I finally remembered last night that I had this still going, but good thing I had chosen the songs I wanted and had them ready. Once again, I hope you guys like the choices and comment on your favorites or ones you are interested in.

 

Third Batch

 

11. Your Song- Cissy Houston

 

 

Is it bad that i’m not a huge fan of the original? Like it’s a lovely recording and Elton has grown on me IMMENSELY in the last year but it's his biggest classic and I cant seem to get into it. Its covers however? Golden. I heard this when my 60s divas playlist ended and Spotify recommended it to me. While some people would be like of course you think a song by Whitney Houston’s mother is amazing, but in reality I was never a fan of Cissy Houston’s voice. Here though she shows a sense of refinery yet soulfulness that only a gospel-trained professional could possess. She did this lyrical masterpiece justice.

 

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz9zajLTQ2Y

 

 

12. Brown Eyes- Destiny's Child

 

 

I haven't listened to a full Destiny’s Child album beside their Christmas album before this year. As a matter of fact, I was on a crusade of 70s-90s R&B once again when this beautiful song came on. Its pretty basic tbh and certainly doesn't stand out among the grand scheme of things, but as always the harmonies these three women could do was never too much and could always save the day.

 

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbUYXE5_cE

 

 

13. September Song- JP Cooper

 

 

I was really conternding on whether to put this on my list. I could have bet a whole bunch that I heard this a while ago, but I really couldn't pin down a moment so at worst, I’ll categorize at a re-discovery. It's a cute song with a nostalgic feel. It feels so warm and at the same time kinda sad in how he has memories with someone who doesn't remember him (at least that’s what i’m getting from it) and it hits cause I tend to have that lingering fear. 

 

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxwhwIhQq2s

 

 

14. Hold On- Wilson Phillips

 

 

I had a feeling there would be some people who would love this song. It’s pretty old (30 years now) but fits the vibe that many of you guys enjoy in older pop music. I love the harmonies during the chorus- it feels so fulfilling. 

 

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIbXvaE39wM

 

 

15. Work It- Missy Elliot

 

 

I knew of Missy Elliot for a long time since I joined the pop culture world. But I didn't bother to experience the excellence of her lyrical power- like you sit and wonder who on earth thinks of rhymes so outlandish yet so unique? I don't listen to early female rap, but I dont think many can say they can write and perform a jam this good and creative. The way I was SHOOk as hell when I realized she had one of the lines reversed in the chorus. A shame it spent 10 weeks at #2. 

 

 

16.  Love Is On the Way- Billy Porter

 

(Sorry the pic is so big lmao)

 

I first saw Billy in Pose (there’s a song from that show on here too) and I was a fan of his character and him as a person- he’s come so far in his career and to be finally recognized for the talent he has is amazing. But I don't know if its because of age or style, but I had NO clue he had chops like this until I heard this powerhouse. This man was singing upper chest belts with ease and precision and emotion and POWER on this song. My girl Celine did a version of this and while her’s is lovely and more well-known, Mr. Porter stands head and shoulders above any attempt of this song that’s ever been done. It’s a song about moving on and in a way finding self love and appreciation. The love that’s on the way is love for himself. 

 

Spoiler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfSzND__h7E

 

[madonnas]

yesss work it is a childhood classic for me. shame that feminem had to block it for like forever from #1.  she doesn't have a #1 single OR a #1 album. the injustice....

 

 

 

[GreatestLoveofAll]

2 hours ago, Madame X said:

yesss work it is a childhood classic for me. shame that feminem had to block it for like forever from #1.  she doesn't have a #1 single OR a #1 album. the injustice....

 

 

 

Not even a #1 album? That sacrilege indeed 

[TheWayWeWere]

Work It  Brown Eyes  whew, TASTE

[Sunderland 4ever]

Survivor was huge back on its day. Good memories!

[Into The Void]

On 12/4/2020 at 12:27 PM, Blue Rose said:

Savage Garden have a song other than Truly, Madly, Deeply?

I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You is like their only other hit lol

[JGibson]

Work It 

[Pink Matter]

Work It is such a classic. You should definitely get into her discography. Her first album especially is a classic that sounds fresh 2 decades later!

[GreatestLoveofAll]

On 12/4/2020 at 1:27 PM, Blue Rose said:

Savage Garden have a song other than Truly, Madly, Deeply?

Ion know how I missed this  but no same I thought that too for a while 

 

5 hours ago, Pink Matter said:

Work It is such a classic. You should definitely get into her discography. Her first album especially is a classic that sounds fresh 2 decades later!

I should! Im such a fan of I Cant Stand the Rain 

 

21 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

Work It  Brown Eyes  whew, TASTE

Its such a pretty ballad

 

13 hours ago, Sunderland 4ever said:

Survivor was huge back on its day. Good memories!

Oh wow i wish i had been there during that time imagin experiencing them icons in their time 

 

[GreatestLoveofAll]

Batch four tmr!

 

 

[Macchi]

Work it deserved number 1 on the charts 

[Blue Rose]

Brown Eyes is a classic yup yup yup

[Green]

On 12/9/2020 at 3:23 AM, Insanity said:

I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You is like their only other hit lol

 

I Want You was a hit too 

[Green]

Work It, Hold on.  Classics  

[Into The Void]

45 minutes ago, Green said:

 

I Want You was a hit too 

I dont remember that one

[mokitsu]

i didnt know billy had recorded music brown eyes

[Delta]

Work it