best of REM-EMBERING 2021 ⭐

[dreamofyou]

star-crossed and strangers by nature are such good openers

[Legend E]

ohh star-crossed yup yup stunning opening track!

 

evermore is such a choice though, i really wish it was solo

[Legend E]

Oh and get well soon btw!

[gagacasanova]

Hayley, Kacey & Taylor  get better soon bb! 

[Alldeezy]

8 hours ago, Remmy said:

 

BEST OPENING TRACKS
 

30. Pale Waves "Change" [Who Am I?]
27. Aly & AJ "Pretty Places" [a touch of the beat...]
16. Nick Jonas "Don't Give Up On Us" [Spaceman]
14. Halsey "The Tradition" [If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power]

05. Hot Milk "I JUST WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I'M DEAD" [IJWKWHWID EP]

 

BEST CLOSING TRACKS

19. Halsey "Ya'aburnee" [If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power]
16. Poppy "Dark Dark World" [EAT (Nxt Soundtrack) EP]
14. Poppy "Never Find My Place" [Flux]
10. Demi Lovato "Sunset" [DWTD...TAOSO (Deluxe)]
 

 

 

btw hope you feel better 

[D/X]

Take care! And definitely get tested so you know how to be treated. Hope everything turns out fine! 

 

Seeing Valley here is a surprise.

[JGibson]

Opening: LTDO + Heights + Till Forever Falls Apart + willow + Pretty Places 


Closing: All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) + Male Fantasy 

[Born to Run]

11 hours ago, Remmy said:

11. Billie Eilish "Male Fantasy" [Happier Than Ever]

 

10. Demi Lovato "Sunset" [DWTD...TAOSO (Deluxe)]

this kinda sends me 

[Lazuli]

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plus I went to see Spider-Man in theaters days ago and I had my mask off for 90% of the movie sooo 

sis...  get well soon tho nn i hope you're vaxxed! 

 

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25. Taylor Swift "willow" [evermore]
15. Lorde "The Path" [Solar Power]
14. Halsey "The Tradition" [If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power]
10. Magdalena Bay "The End / Mercurial World" [Mercurial World]
06. CHVRCHES "Asking for a Friend" [Screen Violence]
03. Adele "Strangers By Nature" [30]
02. Kacey Musgraves "star-crossed" [star-crossed]

silk sonic #1 really?  

not everglow's FIRST when it's a SHIT song 

adele should've won tbh! an incredible opener

willow is cute so i will forgive its low ranking! 

 

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17. Taylor Swift "Bye Bye Baby" [Fearless (TV)]
13. Hayley Williams "Just a Lover" [FLOWERS for VASES / descansos]
11. Billie Eilish "Male Fantasy" [Happier Than Ever]
05. Taylor Swift "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)" [Red (TV)]
03. Taylor Swift ft. Bon Iver "evermore" [evermore]
02. Adele "Love Is a Game" [30]
01. Magdalena Bay "The Beginning" [Mercurial World]

hayley should be higher tbh! just a lover is INSANE

[Remmy]

fjdifjsf now my sister (lives 3-4 hours away) is saying she woke up today with a major sore throat and said 2 people in her office tested positive for COVID  she was going to drive down here today so now our Christmas plans (w/ my mom & I) are EXTRA cancelled  and I'm losing my sense of taste (NOT MUSICAL TASTE, DON'T TRY ME!!) so our Christmas Eve dinner & Christmas Day breakfast idea is likely done as well  The universe is really testing me that's all I'm gonna say!!!!! Taking a break from this until maybe December 26th.  Hope some of y'all are still here by then! Will try to comment on threads today or tomorrow?? Eat my ass

 

Btw I'm not doing too bad, congestion is kicking my ass and I'm losing taste/smell but that's really it. I've been fully vaxxed yas. Thanks to everyone that said get well soon & all that  Everyone have a happy holiday since I won't be able to kiiiiii!!

[Green]

Strangers By Nature is the perfect opener 

 

star-crossed is a great one too 

 

Love Is a Game 

[Green]

I got COVID a month ago and it was awful  

I hope you get better.

 

[Sunderland 4ever]

I hope you both are okay, @Remmy and @Green

[TheWayWeWere]

star-crossed is perfect opening  

The Path and The Tradition too  

Strangers By Nature is borefest

 

Love is a Game is EPIC  

 

[kiiwii]

i've got some catching up to do 

 

i think i only listened to evermore.. once?  fff. but folklore was so much more instant for me

tinashe she's kinda winning me over tbh

luke's + remi's albums were cute from what i remember. pale waves almost making top 5  glad you didn't snub them too!

[kiiwii]

screen violence!!  the album is so damn good. 

so is mercurial world really glad they're getting the acclaim they deserve

pretty surprised to see nick so high!  he honestly did have a handful of cute songs tho

aly & aj it was a bit of a change up from their EPs, but it's still really solid.

 

hoping you have a speedy recovery tho 

[Lazuli]

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I'm losing my sense of taste (NOT MUSICAL TASTE, DON'T TRY ME!!) 

love a good self-drag  

nnnnn stay safe and get well soon remmy  and happy holidays i guess!

 

 

[TalkThatRihanna]

Love Is A Game was an amazing closing track! And evermore title track was the best song on that album!

 

Also yes at Ed being recognized for the masterpiece “Be Right Now”

[Remmy]

REPLIES:

Spoiler

On 12/21/2021 at 4:24 PM, Legend E said:

"incredible"  

 

Anyways, I am shocked to see Evermore this low. Glad Red is higher, it's absolutely stunning (though I still prefer the original)

I said what I said, punk!!

 

People said the same last year when folklore was even lower  I also prefer the original, same for Fearless.

On 12/21/2021 at 4:54 PM, Achilles. said:

evermore, sweetie, I am SO sorry…

 

I LOVE the song Starting Line, but I found the rest of the album very underwhelming and samey.

Well I'm not!

 

That's understandable (well, for the samey part) - although this one of those times where I don't really mind it.

On 12/21/2021 at 5:18 PM, BlackoutZone said:

YES YES YES CORRECT #1 I KNEW I COULD COUNT ON YOU

The final batch really snapped

Yesss 

Well that's good because I was expecting to get dragged (except for certain albums like evermore, 333, and all my top 5 except Spaceman)

On 12/21/2021 at 5:32 PM, potent said:

Didn't hear John's full album but Last Train Home was a surprising bop, and yeah I wasn't into Wild Blue too much

Love your top 3 from S&I too and don't remember the bottom 3 lol

I just listened to Mercurial World the other day (literally yesterday I think lol), but I loved title track and Hysterical Us!

I wasn't surprised but yes, I was bopping!  There were definitely better single choices than that.

They are very forgettable  and our brains aren't missing out on much!

Ayyyy!  and yesss Hysterical Us is especially so good

On 12/21/2021 at 6:09 PM, dreamofyou said:

evermore being called the inferior sister again... a crime

 

red spill though, replace message in a bottle with i bet you think about me on the best and worst list

If that's a crime then I suppose jails are gonna be over capacity all over the world

 

I would never!!!

On 12/21/2021 at 6:13 PM, Sunderland 4ever said:

My favorite is Sob Rock. Mercurial World and a touch of... on your trinity of albums.

Taste! 

On 12/21/2021 at 6:18 PM, KasioKas said:

but 'Oh My God' is so good! 

 

Spaceman... really? okay. At least someone liked it

Meh!

 

Based on replies in this thread, more people liked it than both of us expected

On 12/21/2021 at 7:45 PM, TalkThatRihanna said:

Shocked to see Nick so high 

 

2Drunk was one of my favorites on the album as well

I'm sure many are  Yeah he brought the bops and jams and bangers tbh!

On 12/21/2021 at 7:52 PM, Tsareena said:

I'm not sure about fickle friends lately. haven't been blown by their recent stuff but still hyped for the album next year

 

the aly& aj album  great no. 1 pick

Interesting. I think they've been bringing some of their best material lately!

 

Right!

On 12/21/2021 at 8:44 PM, witness1.3 said:

Heights (I tried to listen to this album and didn’t realize I accidentally left the title track on repeat until an hour later lmao)

A touch of the beat is very high up on my list too, one of my favorites from this year and I am so glad I got into their discography.

Not a whole hour  At least you were listening to one of the best tracks!

Yesss  I'm glad you did as well because it's something everyone should be doing, even the old stuff!

On 12/22/2021 at 1:12 AM, OreGuy said:

THE HALL OF FAME  and almost all Gaga getting in  And I'm so glad Red TV clicked on you bc I just can't make it happen even the vault tracks 

Yeah queen Gaga dominated back in the day  Pretty sure she won AOTY in my 2009 or 2010 ceremony as well.

Oh wow oh WOW 

On 12/22/2021 at 1:21 AM, Ewan Chaos said:

And Remi Wolf! WTF AT YOUR BOTTOM PICKS I should have known when you kept shading my choices...

 

OMG OOPS sorry at shading TOP and Pale Waves and here they are jdfklshdlishdls at least they were on the better side of my worst list!

 

Great list, loved following along!

Kiiiiiiiiiiiiii  

 

It's fine  I didn't take it personally or anything nnn

 

Thanks king 

On 12/22/2021 at 3:19 AM, D/X said:

I swear I totally missed Fickle Friends this year.

I was letdown by TOP's latest material though... it was cute but too pop-ish for me, don't know.

And surprised to see Sir Sly! I'm on middle ground for this album, although lol you're right with the extremely depressing lyrics. It's concerning. The first single wasn't quite it, but the latest have been really good.

Well unfortunately they aren't hard to miss

Yeah that's understandable, they definitely left their alternative-leaning sound behind for the most part.

I hope you don't mean Material Boy because that one is great!

On 12/22/2021 at 11:03 AM, Lazuli said:

evermore's a little low, huh? and yet you have forgettable stuff like 21pilots in the top 10? oh hun...

screen violence AMAZING if only you did not say that you prefer love is dead...

was nick jonas that good why do i see him in people's lists when no one even remembers he has a music career in 2021

evermore's low points brought down ha score while t/o/p's album was a bit more consistent

I said what I said and I'll say it again! Maybe even scream it from the rooftops!!!

You might be able to find a few songs to enjoy  I wouldn't expect you to LOVE it though. I've always kept up with Nick!

On 12/22/2021 at 1:17 PM, TheWayWeWere said:

Evermore and 333  solid work from them, but I kinda like their other work better

Red TV  the way it's better than already amazing original

I agree with that

But I CAN'T agree with that! Same with Fearless.

On 12/22/2021 at 4:47 PM, K$Ellie said:

panning HTE is an unpopular opinion I hope you know this!!! her being below Coldplay is a choice x

Poppy and Halsey also mega robbed especially when Zara is ahead of then

twenty one pilots and chvrches way too high but you made up for it with Magdalena in the top 3

great #1 also, I think I had it as my #1 for about a week nnn. Break Yourself is SO underrated

I'm aware but I also don't care!  There was a .22% difference between their scores nnn.

Poppy should've delivered a stronger followup to I Disagree  Halsey could've been a bit higher I guess!, sure!

I agree that 21pilots are too high  CHVRCHES ended up in a perfect spot!

Ayyy and it really is. I was pressed to see it flop in the album survivor.

On 12/22/2021 at 8:07 PM, Legend E said:

evermore is such a choice though, i really wish it was solo

Bonnie's part grew on me and the whole song JUMPED up my ranking recently. Sounds extra good this time of year ahhh.

On 12/22/2021 at 8:17 PM, Legend E said:

Oh and get well soon btw!

On 12/22/2021 at 8:50 PM, gagacasanova said:

get better soon bb! 

On 12/23/2021 at 12:00 AM, Sempiternal said:

btw hope you feel better 

On 12/23/2021 at 1:43 AM, D/X said:

Take care! And definitely get tested so you know how to be treated. Hope everything turns out fine! 

On 12/23/2021 at 2:51 PM, Green said:

I got COVID a month ago and it was awful  

I hope you get better.

On 12/23/2021 at 5:26 PM, Sunderland 4ever said:

I hope you both are okay, @Remmy and @Green

Thanks

On 12/25/2021 at 12:51 AM, Lazuli said:

love a good self-drag  

nnnnn stay safe and get well soon remmy  and happy holidays i guess!

 

[Christmas Isn't Canceled (Just You) video]

Not a self-drag, I just knew someone like YOU would've said it if I didn't  Thanks mama

Not you using that song in particular  You're EVIL

On 12/23/2021 at 10:48 AM, Lazuli said:

sis...  get well soon tho nn i hope you're vaxxed! 

 

silk sonic #1 really?  

not everglow's FIRST when it's a SHIT song 

To be fair, nobody was sitting directly next to us & there was distance between us and the people sitting in front/behind. We also ordered food so that's why I had my mask off in the first place

 

Hey, they did a great job with making it feel like you're ACTUALLY spending a night with Silk Sonic, and then transitioning into Leave the Door Open was great.

Well I enjoy it and it's a nice opener!!! FLOP

On 12/23/2021 at 7:53 PM, TheWayWeWere said:

Strangers By Nature is borefest

 Oh wow!!

On 12/24/2021 at 12:10 AM, kiiwii said:

i think i only listened to evermore.. once?  fff. but folklore was so much more instant for me

tinashe she's kinda winning me over tbh

Oop! Needed more time with folklore but that's only because I knew more of what to expect when evermore was announced. folklore ended up being better at the end of the day yup!

As she should!

On 12/24/2021 at 12:10 AM, kiiwii said:

so is mercurial world really glad they're getting the acclaim they deserve

aly & aj it was a bit of a change up from their EPs, but it's still really solid.

 

hoping you have a speedy recovery tho 

Same

Exactly

Thanks!  Although it sadly hasn't been as speedy as I hoped

On 12/25/2021 at 5:33 PM, TalkThatRihanna said:

Love Is A Game was an amazing closing track! And evermore title track was the best song on that album!

 

Also yes at Ed being recognized for the masterpiece “Be Right Now”

Right! It took me a while to realize but it's definitely a major highlight

 

Be Right Now is quite a bop yup yup 

Life update: Still sick. Still having weak to mild symptoms. Still not sure if it's COVID or a cold/flu because

this part of Florida is AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL at managing COVID testing... like test centers have been

flooded recently... but I've been careful, taking meds and chilling at home no matter what I have. We'll

also be putting my oldest dog down in the 1st week of January. Really sucks but I'm staying strong...

Hope you all had a nice Christmas (or any other holiday you celebrate)

Best Of update: We're officially back! These last 3 main categories (Best Singles/Best Non-Singles/MCU

Series Ranking) should be all quickly wrapped up before New Year's Day, and then there will be a big

Most Played drop on the 1st or 2nd. After that, all I have to post is a recap and then we're finished!

 

BEST SINGLES || #150-101

NOTE: There might be several album tracks on this list because sometimes artists release videos for 500 songs and

make things confusing, promo tracks can be disguised as singles, etc... sooo I guess y'all just gotta deal with it

NOTE 2: Some of these are recent releases so there's a good chance they'll reappear on the main list next year!

NOTE 3: Shoutout to www.biassorter.com for helping me rank all this (w/ slight adjustments.) Truly a lifesaver!

NOTE 4: Plenty of these definitely would've been top 100 during a weaker year btw!!

 

150. Orla Gartland "You're Not Special, Babe" (1/1)
149. ELIO "SUPERIMPOSE" (1/5)
148. Poppy "Her" (1/2)
147. Baby Queen ft. MAY-A "American Dream" (BQ: 1/3 | M-A: 1/1)
146. Demi Lovato "Dancing with the Devil" (1/1)
145. Taylor Swift "willow" (1/1)
144. Lorde "Mood Ring" (1/2)
143. Billie Eilish "NDA" (1/3)
142. Tkay Maidza "Syrup" (1/3)
141. Kim Petras "Future Starts Now" (1/1)
140. Silk Sonic "Leave the Door Open" (1/2)
139. Anna Vaus "Girl In a Bar" (1/3)
138. Culture Wars "Lose Money" (1/2)
137. Aly & AJ "Get Over Here" (1/6)
136. Aly & AJ "Am I Alright" (2/6)
135. Bree Runway "HOT HOT" (1/2)
134. Caroline Polachek "Bunny Is a Rider" (1/1)
133. Chlöe "Have Mercy" (1/1 solo)
132. Winona Oak ft. ELIO "Nobody Loves Me" (Wi: 1/1 | EL: 2/5)
131. Nightly "lover/loner" (1/1)
130. Tenille Arts "Somebody Like That" (1/1)
129. Nova Miller ft. Bankrol Hayden "apricot skies" (1/1 both)
128. Riton ft. RAYE "I Don't Want You" (Ri: 1/1 | Ra: 1/2)
127. P!nk "All I Know So Far" (1/1)
126. Regard ft. Troye Sivan & Tate McRae "You" (Re: 1/1 | Tr: 1/3 | Ta: 1/1)
125. RAYE "Regardless" (2/2)
124. twenty one pilots "Saturday" (1/3)
123. Victoria Monét "Coastin'" (1/1)
122. JORDY "Long Distance" (1/1)
121. LANY "dancing in the kitchen" (1/1)
120. Isaac Dunbar "pink party" (1/2)
119. Charlotte Lawrence "Talk You Down" (1/1)
118. Halsey "You asked for this" (1/1)
117. girl in red "I'll Call You Mine" (1/1)
116. BAYNK ft. Tinashe "Esther" (BA: 1/1 | Ti: 1/4)
115. Emmett Kai "Happy Go Lucky" (1/1)
114. Greyson Chance "Holy Feeling" (1/2)
113. Alessia Cara "Sweet Dream" (1/1)
112. AJR "Way Less Sad" (1/1)
111. Luke Hemmings "Baby Blue" (1/2)
110. Florrie "Communicate" (1/3)
109. Poppy "So Mean" (2/2)
108. PVRIS "My Way" (1/2)
107. CHVRCHES "He Said She Said" (1/2)
106. Fickle Friends "Cosmic Coming of Age" (1/3)
105. Anna Vaus "Wild Honey" (2/3)
104. Tinashe ft. Buddy "Pasadena" (Ti: 2/4 | Bud: 1/1)
103. Kings of Leon "The Bandit" (1/1)
102. Valley "Like 1999" (1/2)
101. Sigrid "Mirror" (1/2)

 

 

BEST SINGLES LIST: SO FAR~

Spoiler

ON DECK:

175. Molly Sandén "Nån annan nu"
174. Conan Gray "Telepath"
173. Lana Del Rey "Arcadia"
172. Miranda Lambert "Settling Down"
171. Peach PRC "Josh"
170. Ariana Grande "pov"
169. Ed Sheeran "Bad Habits"
168. grandson ft. Kesha & Travis Barker "Drop Dead"
167. Lauren Aquilina "Swap Places" <Last year: #97>
166. Fickle Friends "Alone"
165. Conan Gray "Overdrive"
164. Charli XCX ft. Christine and the Queens & Caroline Polachek "New Shapes"
163. ZAYN "Vibez"
162. Culture Wars "Leave Me Alone" <Last year: #109>
161. Foals "Wake Me Up"
160. The Aces "Don't Freak"
159. John Mayer "Wild Blue"
158. Iggy Azalea "I Am the Stripclub"
157. Broods "Heartbreak"
156. Tenille Arts "Back Then, Right Now"
155. ROSÉ "On the Ground"
154. girl in red "Serotonin"
153. Valley "SOCIETY"
152. Swedish House Mafia ft. The Weeknd "Moth to a Flame"
151. Florrie "Walk Away"

 

MAIN LIST:

150. Orla Gartland "You're Not Special, Babe"
149. ELIO "SUPERIMPOSE"
148. Poppy "Her"
147. Baby Queen ft. MAY-A "American Dream"
146. Demi Lovato "Dancing with the Devil"
145. Taylor Swift "willow"
144. Lorde "Mood Ring"
143. Billie Eilish "NDA"
142. Tkay Maidza "Syrup" 
141. Kim Petras "Future Starts Now"
140. Silk Sonic "Leave the Door Open"
139. Anna Vaus "Girl In a Bar"
138. Culture Wars "Lose Money"
137. Aly & AJ "Get Over Here"
136. Aly & AJ "Am I Alright"
135. Bree Runway "HOT HOT"
134. Caroline Polachek "Bunny Is a Rider"
133. Chlöe "Have Mercy"
132. Winona Oak ft. ELIO "Nobody Loves Me"
131. Nightly "lover/loner"
130. Tenille Arts "Somebody Like That"
129. Nova Miller ft. Bankrol Hayden "apricot skies"
128. Riton ft. RAYE "I Don't Want You"
127. P!nk "All I Know So Far"
126. Regard ft. Troye Sivan & Tate McRae "You"
125. RAYE "Regardless"
124. twenty one pilots "Saturday"
123. Victoria Monét "Coastin'"
122. JORDY "Long Distance"
121. LANY "dancing in the kitchen"
120. Isaac Dunbar "pink party"
119. Charlotte Lawrence "Talk You Down"
118. Halsey "You asked for this"
117. girl in red "I'll Call You Mine"
116. BAYNK ft. Tinashe "Esther"
115. Emmett Kai "Happy Go Lucky"
114. Greyson Chance "Holy Feeling"
113. Alessia Cara "Sweet Dream"
112. AJR "Way Less Sad"
111. Luke Hemmings "Baby Blue"
110. Florrie "Communicate"
109. Poppy "So Mean"
108. PVRIS "My Way"
107. CHVRCHES "He Said She Said"
106. Fickle Friends "Cosmic Coming of Age"
105. Anna Vaus "Wild Honey"
104. Tinashe ft. Buddy "Pasadena"
103. Kings of Leon "The Bandit"
102. Valley "Like 1999"
101. Sigrid "Mirror"

 

[BlackoutZone]

Omg get well soon  Stay safe and get tested

A lot of good stuff here, poor Aly & Aj bonus tracks already being OUT! But they truly are inferior to the standard album so far, I like them, but they are nothing special

[JGibson]

146. Demi Lovato "Dancing with the Devil"
145. Taylor Swift "willow"
144. Lorde "Mood Ring"
143. Billie Eilish "NDA"
140. Silk Sonic "Leave the Door Open"
134. Caroline Polachek "Bunny Is a Rider"
130. Tenille Arts "Somebody Like That"
127. P!nk "All I Know So Far"
124. twenty one pilots "Saturday"
118. Halsey "You asked for this"
117. girl in red "I'll Call You Mine"
113. Alessia Cara "Sweet Dream"
112. AJR "Way Less Sad"
107. CHVRCHES "He Said She Said"
103. Kings of Leon "The Bandit"
101. Sigrid "Mirror"

 

My faves 

 

 

 

 

 

[gagacasanova]

Willow 

[rvx]

Leave the Door Open + Willow 

[TheWayWeWere]

so sorry about your dog  I try to not think about things like that when I see my cats

 

Mirror  

Mood Ring, Willow, All I Know So Far were one of my favorites this year  

finally some praise for Pasadena  this is such a smasha

[TRF.]

the Tkay and Caroline love  also love seeing You by Troye, Tate and Regard, it's honestly such a bop