best of TalkThatRihanna’s Best of 2021 | SOTY + Best & Worst Albums

[witness1.3]

Déjà vu, Smokin Out The Window, Happier Than Ever, Need to Know, Kiss Me More, Good Days 

 

[Remmy]

Damn, none of the top 5 is really for me  #5+4 are from artists I don't like, simply not into #3 and #1, and then Kiss Me More is just alright but it's not a song I'd seek out myself. Ready to see what's on these remaining lists!

[Alldeezy]

Need to know & Kiss me more <3

[worldwide angel]

this immaculate top ten

[Mr. Loco]

Kiss me more is a classic already 

Didn't even know Montero CMBYN had an extended version  Agree the original is a bop tho 

[Ewan Chaos]

10-6: the back-to-back of Transparent Soul, Smokin Out the Window, and Happier Than Ever  AND IN THAT ORDER YOU SNAPPED

 

5-1: Yeah I hate Bieber for sure, but Peaches is actually good, so I'm happy for the other two lads that it's been doing well. Cute #1 as well!

[Yvess]

KISS ME MORE i luv it so much

[D/X]

Can't deny that Peaches is indeed catchy

[OreGuy]

OKAY WAIT WITH NEED TO KNOW AND MONTERO CLEANING THE TOP 5  Justin is too hgih

[Tinashegrande6]

Doja and SZA occupying the top 3 spots as they should 

 

Montero and Deja Vu are both solid bops!

 

I completely forgot about the Jonas Brothers x Marshmello collab! Very generic but in the right way

[TalkThatRihanna]

Thanks everyone for all the comments

Spoiler

23 hours ago, TheWayWeWere said:

Doja Cat slayage  

KMM is pop perfection  

Good Days  one of her bests truly

It really is

23 hours ago, BlackoutZone said:

AHH YES! THE #1 could not be more correct you know that  Love to see appreciation for Jacob too

Our taste of having the same #1 song

22 hours ago, dreamofyou said:

good days and need to know slaying on everyone's lists

 

top 4 is excellent

Thank you sis

22 hours ago, dangerousalex said:

The Doja and SZA slayage 

an excellent top 3 

Thank you sis

21 hours ago, Mark Rih said:

Ok let's see

 

50. Rauw Alejandro - Todo De Ti

love to see this

 

46. Latto - Big Energy

I discovered this two weeks ago but it's such a BOP, would've been a #1 with miss Doja on it

 

40. Anne Marie x KSI x Digital Farm Animals - Dont Play

Lovely UK bop. Left it out of my list but it actually was in my most listened top 50

 

39. Demi Lovato - The Art of Starting Over

heard this at the Mall today a cute bop, maybe it deserved better

 

35. Maneskin - Beggin

Yes italian excellence

 

27. BeBe Rexha - Sacrifice

Ended Chromatica

 

25. Maroon 5 f/ Megan Thee Stallion - Beautiful Mistaked

Generic perfection yes

 

22. Rita Ora x Imanbek f/ David Guetta & Gunna - Big

Rita didn't do it for me this year she peaked in 2018 I fear

 

14. Halsey - honey

I kinda slept on this because it's good but I simply forgot about it, definitely the best on that boring album. Ngl she let me down this year

 

12. Kanye West - Hurricane

The best song on DONDA indeed and yes Abel deserved his credit

 

11. Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

Cute bop indeed. I kinda hate how now that I like his music he became less successful

 

Amazing picks for the top 10 I like every song, you know already which are my faves!

 

Exactly

 

Anyway a great countdown but we're not surprised see you in 2022 with Shirt as the #1

The way we had so much overlap this year (and the prior one ). Our mutual taste is too powerful, I fear

 

Shirt will be battling the R9 lead as our #1

20 hours ago, GreatestLoveofAll said:

LOVE this song. In my top 40 for the year

 

Doja top 2 we love it but im glad for the Peaches nod. one of justin's strongest songs in recent years. 

It really is his strongest song in years

20 hours ago, GreatestLoveofAll said:

also Deja vu above traitor and G4U? Thats quite the surprise it deserves tho Olivia did that this year.

 

Silk Sonic mention too we love it tho out of the singles Smoking out the window is behind skate and LTDO for me as of right now. All three are 8+ tho!

Thank you sis

17 hours ago, Reverse Warholian said:

Choices were made 

 

The way I only use like 3 songs from your list this year when our taste felt so aligned in 2020 

 

 

How do you only use 3 songs from my list  I need you to post your list already so I can see what the HELL you’ve been listening to

17 hours ago, Sunderland 4ever said:

The production in Need To Know. Just wow.

Immaculate!

15 hours ago, Moonlightbae said:

Doja with 2 songs in the top 3  both are great! 

deja vu, Peaches and HTE are also really good.

Good Days is such a pretty song! well deserved

The taste

13 hours ago, witness1.3 said:

Déjà vu, Smokin Out The Window, Happier Than Ever, Need to Know, Kiss Me More, Good Days 

 

All bops

11 hours ago, Remmy said:

Damn, none of the top 5 is really for me  #5+4 are from artists I don't like, simply not into #3 and #1, and then Kiss Me More is just alright but it's not a song I'd seek out myself. Ready to see what's on these remaining lists!

I can’t believe you didn’t like Good Days  We had mutual taste last year I remember nn

10 hours ago, Sempiternal said:

Need to know & Kiss me more <3

Bops :clap3: 

10 hours ago, worldwide angel said:

this immaculate top ten

Thank you sis

10 hours ago, Mr. Loco said:

Kiss me more is a classic already 

Didn't even know Montero CMBYN had an extended version  Agree the original is a bop tho 

Listen to the extended! It adds so much to the song I fear

9 hours ago, Ewan Chaos said:

10-6: the back-to-back of Transparent Soul, Smokin Out the Window, and Happier Than Ever  AND IN THAT ORDER YOU SNAPPED

 

5-1: Yeah I hate Bieber for sure, but Peaches is actually good, so I'm happy for the other two lads that it's been doing well. Cute #1 as well!

Thank you sis

7 hours ago, Yvess said:

KISS ME MORE i luv it so much

It’s an instant classic!

6 hours ago, D/X said:

Can't deny that Peaches is indeed catchy

It really is

6 hours ago, OreGuy said:

OKAY WAIT WITH NEED TO KNOW AND MONTERO CLEANING THE TOP 5  Justin is too hgih

NTK & Montero really we’re those girls

4 hours ago, Tinashegrande6 said:

Doja and SZA occupying the top 3 spots as they should 

 

Montero and Deja Vu are both solid bops!

 

I completely forgot about the Jonas Brothers x Marshmello collab! Very generic but in the right way

Doja & SZA ate and left no crumbs this year

 

[TalkThatRihanna]

Before I post my Best + Worst Albums list in the next few days, I wanted to do a lil bonus round of some “Old” bops I discovered in 2021! (“Old” meaning 2020 And earlier)

 

 

Tiwa Savage - Attention (2019)

•Genre: Dance-Hall, Pop

I discovered this BOP from the show “Sex Education” and instantly loved it  It has an island-tropical vibe (Think the pop songs on Drake’s “Views”)  

 

 

Danity Kane - Damaged (2009)

 • Genre: Dance-pop, electro pop, R&B

I know some of y’all will drag me for not knowing this prior, but honestly I was young when this came out and definitely not in the stan music world at that time 

Anyways, this is a total BOP! This is how a girl group song should be  The harmonies, melodies, runs, ad-libs... TALENT. Too bad Diddy ruined it with the outro 

 

Sonny Fodera & Ella Eyre - Wired (2020)

•Genre: Deep-house, EDM

This is so UK-sounding EDM and I live for it! Even Ella’s voice screams UK-sounding. She has such a powerful voice and the drop is great as well  Anyone who loves UK House music, will like this!

 

 

Adele - Daydreamer (2008)

•Genre: Singer-songwriter, Soul

I honestly never listened to Adele’s 2009 mixtape before. However, I came across this song this year and instantly liked it  The instrumental is just beautiful. Gives me the coffee-shop vibes I love

 

 

 

Brandy - Sittin Up In My Room (1995)

•Genre: R&B

Now this was released before I was born nnn. But I came across it this year and it sounds like an R&B Classic! Exactly the type of R&B I love. I should honestly get more into her music

 

Aimee Mann - Save Me (1999)

•Genre: Singer-songwriter, soul

Another song I discovered from “Sex Education”. It has more of a rainy coffee-shop vibe as well and the artist’s voice is beautiful 

 

 

PUBLIC - Make You Mine (2019)

Genre: Alternative-pop, soft rock

This is more of the alternative-pop sound and sounds like it could’ve been a crossover pop hit, or even used in a commercial.  The guitar is cute

           SZA - Julia (2014) 

Genre: Dance-pop, 80’s pop, synthpop

Now I know I’m a HUGE fan of SZA but honestly I never listened to her pre-CTRL music. I came across this song and I am gagged that she actually made a pop 80’s sounding song like this   She sounds amazing doing any genre and was years ahead of the 80s revival  

 

 

Liv Dawson - I Like You (2018)

•Genre: Pop

This is honestly just a generic pop song, but the chorus is incredibly catchy. I played it a lot this year as well so I decided to include it  

[Lazuli]

danity kane what a classic! 

[JGibson]

Make You Mine 

 

 

[TheWayWeWere]

Daydreamer  19 is full of great jams  it's so underrated

Wired  probably the last time I liked Ella's music after her debut

Julia  

[BlackoutZone]

Danity Kane iconic

Daydreamer one of Adele's most beautiful deep cuts

[Sunderland 4ever]

Brandy and Aimee Mann

[K$Ellie]

oh wow Doja and SZA both having 2 songs in the top 3, deserved  

Happier Than Ever in the top 10  excellent song

Need To Know and transparent soul were also great choices

[Reverse Warholian]

8 hours ago, TalkThatRihanna said:

Danity Kane - Damaged (2009)

 • Genre: Dance-pop, electro pop, R&B

I know some of y’all will drag me for not knowing this prior, but honestly I was young when this came out and definitely not in the stan music world at that time 

Anyways, this is a total BOP! This is how a girl group song should be  The harmonies, melodies, runs, ad-libs... TALENT. Too bad Diddy ruined it with the outro

So random but stan!

[Mark Rih]

Ahh yes Julia a classic. I went back to Z too, she leaves us starving so that’s what we have to do

[Alldeezy]

Dainty Kane

[D/X]

I remember that Danity Kane song being MASSIVE here in ATRL back in the day.

[Brandon]

Adele 

[TalkThatRihanna]

Spoiler

On 12/22/2021 at 11:14 AM, Lazuli said:

danity kane what a classic! 

The way I only knew the “Do you have a first aid kit handy” line  a classic

On 12/22/2021 at 12:03 PM, JGibson said:

Make You Mine 

 

 

A bop!

On 12/22/2021 at 1:03 PM, TheWayWeWere said:

Daydreamer  19 is full of great jams  it's so underrated

Wired  probably the last time I liked Ella's music after her debut

Julia  

I gotta give 19 a proper listen I fear

On 12/22/2021 at 1:14 PM, BlackoutZone said:

Danity Kane iconic

Daydreamer one of Adele's most beautiful deep cuts

I looked into DK’s background and their group sounds even messier than 5H

On 12/22/2021 at 3:33 PM, Sunderland 4ever said:

Brandy and Aimee Mann

Bop and bop

On 12/22/2021 at 6:00 PM, K$Ellie said:

oh wow Doja and SZA both having 2 songs in the top 3, deserved  

Happier Than Ever in the top 10  excellent song

Need To Know and transparent soul were also great choices

Thank you sis

On 12/22/2021 at 6:39 PM, Reverse Warholian said:

So random but stan!

I always have taste I fear

On 12/22/2021 at 7:03 PM, Mark Rih said:

Ahh yes Julia a classic. I went back to Z too, she leaves us starving so that’s what we have to do

I’m so desperate I think I’m gonna finally give Z that proper listen

23 hours ago, Sempiternal said:

Dainty Kane

21 hours ago, D/X said:

I remember that Danity Kane song being MASSIVE here in ATRL back in the day.

I wish I was there to witness the mess

19 hours ago, Brandon said:

Adele 

She made a great song with that one!

 

[TalkThatRihanna]

Honestly, I tried coming up with 10 of my favorite album for the year and... I couldn’t  This year was just a letdown. So I guess I’ll list some albums I enjoyed? I did have a clear #1 and #2 tho  

 

I’ll be listing my favorite 5 songs, and my least favorite 3 songs.

 

Favorite (?) Albums Of 2021

 

 

 

 

 

      Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

I mean the album isn’t amazing, but it’s better than I thought it would be! The opening is so iconic with the way it just takes you by surprise. Sadly, there are some really boring ballads on here nn

 

Best Tracks:

Deja Vu
Traitor

Brutal

Jealousy x2

Hope ur ok

 

Worst Tracks:

enough for you

1 step forward, 3 steps back

Happier

 

 

 

Adele - 30

It was better than I thought, so let’s celebrate that! As a whole it’s cohesive and tells a story. There some really great throwback moments on here which I live for but also quite a few fillers. Also the upbeat tracks are just awful. Now that I’m thinking about it, it’s hard for me to even pick 5 favorites

 

Best Tracks:

To Be Loved

Love is a Game

Strangers By Nature

EZ on Me

Cry Your Heart Out

 

Worst Tracks:

Can I Get It

Hold On

Woman Like Me

 

 

 

Justin Bieber - Justice

I don’t use this as an album, but rather as a collection of some bops  It’s 100x better than Changes, but still not near the pop perfection of Purpose. I guess we can thank Jon Bellion for some of the bops

 

Best Tracks:

Deserve You

Hold On

Peaches

Ghost 

Anyone

 

Worst Tracks:

MLK Interlude (the disrespect )

Love You Different

Lonely

 

 

 

Billie Eilish- Happier Than Ever

Ms. Eilish did not disappoint on her sophomore album  She sounds grown, and I’m happy she didn’t repeat her debut sound entirely. But again, there are too many boring fillers on here for me to actually enjoy a full sit through. Luckily, the highs of this album far outweighs the snoozes 
 

Best Tracks:

Billie Bossa Nova

Getting Older

Happier Than Ever

NDA

My future

 

Worst Tracks:

Goldwing

Everybody Dies
Male Fantasy

 

 

——-

 

OKAY, now that that’s out of the way... Top 3 Albums of the year  

 

 

3. Alessia Cara - In The Meantime

I’ve never been a fan of her but I really loved this album  It has amazing vibes on it and she finally found her sound. The pop/alternative, synth-pop and throwback sound really suits her voice. Too bad her best work is her biggest flop    

 

Best Tracks:

You Let Me Down

Find My Boy

Apartment Song

Bluebird

I Miss You, Don’t Call Me

 

Worst Tracks:

Best Days

Clockwork

Fishbowl

 

 

 

2. Doja Cat - Planet Her

Doja came out SWINGING with this album  Such a step up from Hot Pink which also was amazing! The amount of bops on here  The singing, the rapping, the animated voices, the TALENT! Nuff said

 

 

Best Tracks:

Kiss Me More

Need To Know

Woman

Love to Dream

Get Into It Yuh

 

Worst Tracks:

Been Like This

Options
Alone
 

AND THE #1 ALBUM OF  2021:

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1. Summer Walker - Still Over It

Easily my favorite, and the BEST album of the year  The way Summer made an instant classic as a follow up to an already amazing Debut  The album has so many tracks but yet the only filler are the interludes  I can play this album in order or in shuffle, and it is just an amazing listen. The lyrics, the harmonies, the melodies, the adlibs...No I don’t think you understand, I’m obsessed  

         

Best Tracks:

4th Baby Mama

Dat Right There

No Love

Throw It Away

Toxic

 

Worst Tracks:

Unloyal

Screwin

Ciara’s Prayer

 

 

See y’all in the next day or so for the final update: Top 10 Worst Albums of 2021