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Champagne Problems & Summer Love :clap3:

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Cry About It Later + Love Me Land :jamming: Father Daughter Dance is good, we love the emotion! Kinky yesss :gaycatney4: adjsijf the intro was truly a choice... luckily I still use iTunes and was able to cut that part out in song info. Champagne Problems is a solid bop, might round out my Smile trinity :sats: Positions & Summer Love are generally cute, not in love with either one though. Not the Dedicated Side B AND Side A shade :!ohno: Too disrespectful and inaccurate

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Positions is a bop! Love to see it top 20 :cm:

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Miss a Thing is my favorite revealed so far, a bop

Honestly can't be bothered to remember more than a few songs from Kesha's album, but I'm sure those were okay!

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champagne problems is cute

summer love ugh, when the bridge comes in >>>>

positions is nice but i have to laugh @ stuck with u :bibliahh: 

9 hours ago, Hug said:

Ahh well then I guess you'll be...disappointed? a bit later because other songs from both albums are charting higher. ?

 

Someone else who uses Go Hard? ? we love a BANGER.

 

A lot of the worst moments on High Road are because of Wrabel can he leave :skull: (though the WORST moment was all Kesha [@Potato Song])

can't really go wrong with anything from disco at least tbh :cm: 

go hard and bring it back :WAP: 

bff is the worst :cm: 

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Champagne Problems is among my favorites from Smile :clap3: 

Positions > miles ahead > SWU :eli: 

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Idk the kpop songs except WLTS and you know how I feel about that

 

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BLT wasn't terrible from what I remember tho :fan: Summer Love is so good :katie2: second best on the album

Champagne Problems was also cute but Tucked is way better :-* Killshot is nice enough x

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19 hours ago, mokitsu said:

summer love is soooooooo good :clap3: honestly revisiting stuck with u it's actually... great? :dancehall2: i love it.

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Summer Love surprised me as someone who usually likes to drag Carly. :clap3:Stuck With U over-hated methinks?

 

16 hours ago, Ava Max said:

Champagne Problems & Summer Love :clap3:

Highlights from their respective albums yup! :clap3:

 

14 hours ago, Remmy said:

Cry About It Later + Love Me Land :jamming: Father Daughter Dance is good, we love the emotion! Kinky yesss :gaycatney4: adjsijf the intro was truly a choice... luckily I still use iTunes and was able to cut that part out in song info. Champagne Problems is a solid bop, might round out my Smile trinity :sats: Positions & Summer Love are generally cute, not in love with either one though. Not the Dedicated Side B AND Side A shade :!ohno: Too disrespectful and inaccurate

I wish you could cut intros out on Spotify, even if it was a Premium feature. I don't need Wrabel's piss poor attempt at a British accent every time I want to listen to Kinky. :skull:

 

Also, sorry it just kills me to be too nice to Carly I had to get a quick lil jab in there. :mandown:

 

14 hours ago, Mr. Loco said:

Positions is a bop! Love to see it top 20 :cm:

Idek how many other lists positions (song) made, but it's a highlight of the album easily!

 

13 hours ago, potent said:

Miss a Thing is my favorite revealed so far, a bop

Honestly can't be bothered to remember more than a few songs from Kesha's album, but I'm sure those were okay!

Yup Miss a Thing kinda HIT me after a few listens, SO good!

 

12 hours ago, Lazuli said:

champagne problems is cute

summer love ugh, when the bridge comes in >>>>

positions is nice but i have to laugh @ stuck with u :bibliahh: 

can't really go wrong with anything from disco at least tbh :cm: 

go hard and bring it back :WAP: 

bff is the worst :cm: 

Okay well I'm glad you got a laugh out because half this list was me trying to be funny since my taste tends to get dragged anyway. </3

 

3 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

Champagne Problems is among my favorites from Smile :clap3: 

Positions > miles ahead > SWU :eli: 

It's in my Smile trinity for sure...the other 2 will be coming soon!

 

There's a song that's miles ahead of both though, guess we'll see where that one is on my list ?

 

57 minutes ago, K$Ellie said:

Idk the kpop songs except WLTS and you know how I feel about that

 

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BLT wasn't terrible from what I remember tho :fan: Summer Love is so good :katie2: second best on the album

Champagne Problems was also cute but Tucked is way better :-* Killshot is nice enough x

Omg yup my indie'd taste, not even Ellie knows them. However, TXT are appearing...soon! :mandown: 

 

BLT adorable ?

 

...also, Tucked? :mandown: maybe this next update is for YOU.

 

 

My formatting a bit busted y'all sorry. Anyway, in an effort to get this over with and conserve title space, I'll be posting both my K-Pop and Western songs, then the trophy cabinets for both. (They're still getting their own posts I'm just not time spacing them.) It's coming up now! ♥

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summer love is THAT song on dsb.  but uh... want you in my room, julien, everything he needs... thats more than one!

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https://youtu.be/RkID8_gnTxw

https://open.spotify.com/track/2V4Fx72svQRxrFvNT1eq5f

 

K/DA is what I want a lot of these girl crush style groups to be. They sound intense but never annoying and that's a balance that many other groups seemingly fail to get right. Anyway, I think this is my second favorite of theirs, with Pop/Stars being my favorite, but their discography is incredibly solid so far. Come ON LoL money!

 

 

 

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https://youtu.be/mmhJDWXXxpc

https://open.spotify.com/track/0BksM2JnhHAwRd7q9ICJQS

 

It's short, but literally it's an outro so imo it's quite substantial in that context. I can't really explain why I liked this song as much as I did, perhaps it's the atmosphere of the dark production, or twlv's great vocal performance. Whatever it is, I was hooked and this stood out to me on an album that was full of great KR&B tracks.

 

 

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https://youtu.be/_xe2I7A_VFU

https://open.spotify.com/track/5ZNNKQztXgsIUqg8lmwUUq

 

I didn't even watch this survival show or w/e it is, I just had this song come up on my Spotify recommend and loved it instantly. The dramatic bop that K-Pop excels at, in my opinion!

 

 

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https://youtu.be/ImTgS5OXgbU

https://open.spotify.com/track/4XdzvdvfaAozcWM2svBri5

 

I ADORE THIS SONG WTF. The autotune carries this song I do not care. The atmosphere of this song is entirely up my alley as well. I could listen on repeat for hours and not be bored. INFECTIOUS BOP. 

 

 

Trophy Cabinet coming up. ♥

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So another artist who could've been all over this countdown given time and a bigger list is Yelloasis, a K-Hip hop/R&B artist who just last month released his first album which was 26 TRACKS LONG. This made it the longest album I ever sat through in my life, but I have like 20 of the songs saved to my library so as a whole I'd say it was worth it! His vocals are insane (and Same is a great example of this) and in general he makes great music. If you ever thought about getting into male KR&B, Yelloasis is...definitely somewhere to start!

 

 

 

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https://youtu.be/8qFBUUN9N34

https://open.spotify.com/track/5ahNnBifspeXOi1sMbiXHT

 

So the animated video for this, oddly enough, is what made me really like this song. It's not groundbreaking or anything, I just found it really cute. :skull: the more I think of it, the more I realize that Tucked is a great premise for a pop song, and she really nailed the execution too. Overall this is one of the strongest pop songs of her whole career whether people want to believe that or not!!

 

 

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https://youtu.be/lA58CwFWY2E (I'm gonna be safe and put an epilepsy warning on this)

https://open.spotify.com/track/4BlT9iLV7q97uPfzA2f3LQ

 

This really exudes the ho energy I needed. I can forgive the intro being obnoxious for that reason alone. ?

 

 

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https://youtu.be/TFPQ_4XKCCc

https://open.spotify.com/track/25a7EWpbv4NjeUIP1PN6T1

 

I thought this song would wear on me after a few listens but I just ended up liking it more? The production kinda drones on so I would understand others not being into it, but I guess as a K-Pop fan I enjoy the same 4 notes on loop for 2 and a half minutes.

 

 

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https://youtu.be/pKWUGAcOIfE

https://open.spotify.com/track/3jYWTsZM3R3cnF0n2DpxhS

 

Seriously, though...this sounds like something ATRL should be ALL over. It's very sugary and cute bubblegum pop (I called it synthpop but these terms are IRRELEVANT anyway) and I could fairly confidently recommend it to most ATRLers.

 

 

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https://youtu.be/Iep4yDcDrcM

https://open.spotify.com/track/2F20djOXWDSFEXu3tPdV71

 

Personally I think this is Katy's best trap pop song. Dark Horse got WASHED with this one...well not in terms of chart performance but in quality!! I love the flipping off the flop line it's so quotable and funny. :skull: Hopefully none of us came to Katy for lyricism though!

 

 

and ofc the other Trophy Cabinet is up next! ...and it's funny that Katy was all over this because... :mandown:

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I didn't include Taylor in my Best Of, because even though I listened to folklore, I thought it was just...alright? Most of the songs didn't really stick with me. I liked cardigan well enough, but...when I got to the last 2 songs on the album, my ears perked right up. peace and hoax are EASILY standouts on this album, and the only songs I've actually thought about after my initial listen to the album. hoax in particularly needs more love like wtf it's so haunting and beautiful??? Anyway here's those.

 

 

 

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Tucked + NTEOTW cute bops

Hot was cute...

Not Slayyyter :thing:

I'm listening to Dreamcatcher and it's good, how did I miss this :eek:

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Well PUMA is the only k-pop I know and it's a massive banger so I'm glad it's the highest :mandown:

Would have lashed you for Throatzillaaa a week ago but it's so good

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Tucked a bop but the other Katy song SUCKS :oxygen2: Dreamcatcher very cute :jamming: at least you liked those 2 on folklore x

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baddest isnt my fave of the KDA sings, but i use

 

hot is a masterpiece, pia mia needs to hop off the pole and go to the studio more.. throatzilla is hitting a bit

 

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PUMA? Ok werk, great choice tbh!

Love Tucked, not a fan of NTEOTW but it seems to be a fan fave :gaycat1:

Is Throatzilla here by accident? :eli:

Oh and the baddest is quite of a banger, but I prefer I'll Show You (if that was the title?)

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Tucked is fan bop :fan: but NTEOTW is one of my least favorite tracks from album :rip:  I just don't the love for it

 

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the baddest :WAP: 

tucked and nteotw are ok... not worth the hype tbh

ew @ the slight folklore slander but STAN peace omg it is the most underrated track on the album 

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On 12/7/2020 at 2:11 PM, Psycho said:

Tucked + NTEOTW cute bops

Hot was cute...

Not Slayyyter :thing:

I'm listening to Dreamcatcher and it's good, how did I miss this :eek:

When I saw Dreamcatcher only had ~100k views on my MV I was kinda shook. The tanking. Love that bop though!

 

On 12/7/2020 at 2:25 PM, K$Ellie said:

Well PUMA is the only k-pop I know and it's a massive banger so I'm glad it's the highest :mandown:

Would have lashed you for Throatzillaaa a week ago but it's so good

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Tucked a bop but the other Katy song SUCKS :oxygen2: Dreamcatcher very cute :jamming: at least you liked those 2 on folklore x

Yup TXT king of bangers.

You can still lash me for Throatzillaaa I'm PATHETIC for liking it.

 

On 12/7/2020 at 2:50 PM, BlackoutZone said:

PUMA? Ok werk, great choice tbh!

Love Tucked, not a fan of NTEOTW but it seems to be a fan fave :gaycat1:

Is Throatzilla here by accident? :eli:

Oh and the baddest is quite of a banger, but I prefer I'll Show You (if that was the title?)

Glad that PUMA isn't getting panned as much as WLTS was. They were bold choices for sure. :keir:

Me becoming a fan of Slayyyter was an accident, but what can I do at this point? :(

 

23 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

Tucked is fan bop :fan: but NTEOTW is one of my least favorite tracks from album :rip:  I just don't the love for it

 

The NTEOTW panning here. :sosad: but I get it in a way. It's not exactly new, especially from Katy.

 

7 hours ago, Lazuli said:

the baddest :WAP: 

tucked and nteotw are ok... not worth the hype tbh

ew @ the slight folklore slander but STAN peace omg it is the most underrated track on the album 

Not Tucked panning too we. :sosad: Poor Katy doing nothing but losing this era!

But speaking of winners, didn't know peace was underrated! Kinda thought it was a fan favorite actually. Regardless it's a highlight through and through!

 

Ahh thanks for your comments and support everyone! We're getting to the whole reason I made this Best Of -- my top 10! Any other songs could've mostly been anywhere and it wouldn't have mattered much, but making a thread for just a Top 10 sounded a bit too weak so...top 30 it was! 10-6 coming up! ♥

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K-Pop Top 30 Recap (ATReLevant songs bolded)

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30. Jung Jin Woo - Outro

29. Jung Jin Woo - Soap

28. Noir - Lucifer

27. AleXa - Villain

26. Monsta X - Nobody Else

25. Jung Jin Woo - Rube (feat. June, Gaho, Moti)

24. TWICE - Go Hard

23. twlv - California

22. SF9 - Am I The Only One

21. Jung Jin Woo - Movie (feat. Rohann)

20. AleXa - Do Or Die

19. SPECTRUM - Highway

18. SF9 - Fire

17. TXT - We Lost The Summer

16. TREASURE - B.L.T (Bling Like This)

15. K/DA - The Baddest

14. twlv - Outro

13. Hong Eunki - Breath

12. I-Land - Calling (Run To You)

11. TXT - PUMA

 

 

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Spoiler

https://open.spotify.com/track/56IPMzwHOtK0qKdmKDoWeg

 

The KIDULTHOOD single album came to me at just the right time for me to become helplessly obsessed with it. It had two songs, with this being the second on the track listing. The "KIDULTHOOD" name was really fitting because the songs have this really sweet nostalgic feeling to them while also having a mature R&B sound. It's hard to explain, but the songs really capture the idea perfectly.

 

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https://open.spotify.com/track/2xYnqYBNL62ypPiA0wjD0s

 

We're embedding the videos for this top 10! ?Anyway, instead of focusing on how stupid Chancellor and Babylon look in that performance video, look at this remix that is 15 and a half minutes long and features like half the K-R&B industry. I'd really just tell someone to look at the features on this song if they wanted to get into KR&B, there's a lot of great people there (including XYDO who was just a #10!)

 

 

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https://open.spotify.com/track/2z0LVG9G2SpFaT5bHyWwjK

 

The aggressive energy in this, hot. ?Also the MV hot too. Ugh this sound is so up my alley, love a dark BG bop.

 

 

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https://open.spotify.com/track/2JsXWaWxZLjMVSEadNF26D

 

Surprise bitch.gif I loved this whole mini, but ARIA is on a whole different level for me. This is stunning and gorgeous and heartbreaking. I could throw adjectives out there forever, but the point is that I fell in love instantly!

 

 

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https://open.spotify.com/track/0zHKzisOc4qiD5DI6tk2W4

 

Let's go MOON! Two entries in my Top 10 and both came kinda late in the year for me. Looking forward to seeing what 2021 has in store for her because I think she could become a potential fave of mine! Lemme just once again mention that the vocoder on this song slays me btw.

 

 

Trophy Cabinet coming as soon as I can think of what I want from it.

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I think folfklore was a bit overrated, but her songwriting on this :jonny: 

 

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So, my Trophy Cabinet this week will go to WJSN. Another song that got snubbed pretty hard on my list this year is Save Me, Save You, due to me only including songs from 2020 this time. It had a great chance of being Top 10, however, if I didn't add that rule. Since I've been doing these in pairs, I also liked I-Yah, even if it's just a lessor version of INFINITE's "Back". :michael:

 

 

Posted

Western Top 30 Recap (ATReLevant songs bolded)

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30. Ariana Grande, Doja Cat - Motive

29. Kylie Minogue - Miss a Thing

28. Miley Cyrus - Gimme What I Want

27. Tove Lo - Bikini Porn

26. Midas Hutch, Charli Taft, Daul - In Touch

25. Kesha - Kinky (feat. Ke$ha)

24. Katy Perry - Cry About It Later

23. Conor Maynard - For The Night

22. Kesha - Father Daughter Dance

21. Zara Larsson - Love Me Land

20. Nova Miller - Mi Amor

19. Katy Perry - Champagne Problems

18. Carly Rae Jepsen - Summer Love

17. Ariana Grande - positions

16. Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber - Stuck With U

15. Katy Perry - Tucked

14. Slayyyter - Throatzillaaa

13. Pia Mia - Hot

12. Keke Palmer - Dreamcatcher

11. Katy Perry - Not The End of The World

 

 

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https://open.spotify.com/track/5SEvxpu5ImOFOcXyeM8fbx

 

I know this is a REALLY recent song, but I got obsessed instantly. Probably could've been higher if given more time. This is SO good. Finally, something to compete with Roller Coaster for her best song! This performance video is also sickening like HELLO go the fuck off with those knee pads queen. I would make an avi from this if HQ avis weren't disabled. It's just THE moment.

 

 

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https://open.spotify.com/track/2kYDYNJcZyEADRXwoZgQUk

 

Can we really be surprised that Kylie gave us the best Disco album of the year? (You can debate that amongst yourselves, it's true for me!) For me...yes, actually, because I'll be real and say I never sought out Kylie's music before, and only listened to the album one night on a whim. I am SO happy I did, though, because it's SO good. This is my favorite track from the album and yes it IS because of the vocal editing on the song. It's so infectious like wow talk about an obsession!

 

 

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Spoiler


https://open.spotify.com/track/1whfVLMKWqAX3uk97VXsNN

 

I'M 'ONNA MAKE YOU WANT MORE :weeps:

I'M 'ONNA BE YOUR NEW FAVORITE :weeps:

Seriously, you guys, WHY are we sleeping. Is it the length? :isudumblmao: a whole ass career highlight and we're swerving because it's tOo sHoRt SMH.

 

 

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https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ci1olkcTJ3oXEVGnjMsmu

 

I realized the reason I like this song so much is, outside of me just really liking his singing voice, is because of the lyric "Fantasy what honesty can do", I kinda think it's brilliant? :skull: Yet this isn't the type of song you listen to for its lyrical content so...really it's a mess all around huh. Anyway nobody is gonna care for this "who?" so let's move on.

 

 

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https://open.spotify.com/track/27ycaQnQAxaPiyeg3nr2aB

 

I'm neither surprised by Miley trend hopping onto this sound, as she does, or that she did it so well because she always does! I do think that Miley can take any trend and make a few great songs out of it, and that's her biggest strength (and possibly how she managed to remain at least somewhat relevant for as long as she has.) The chorus on this song is SO powerful idk how she did it, but I'd say it's tied for best chorus of the year with...another song that's coming next update. :mandown:

 

 

as usual, Trophy Cabinet coming once I think of it!

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Giving it to The Weeknd because he needs recognized somewhere I guess.

 

 

 

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