rate This Was 2022 | Beyoncé's groove

[Rev8]

Surprised it was Virgo

didn't know that it had so many fans

but the album was full of bops so I was sure I wouldn't able to tell which one had a high chance of winning (if i knew Bey was it)

 

thanks 4 the host

 

 

 

 

was going2do the other rate but now I see Ace has one too

wonder if  it has a due date

 

 

 

[supaspaz]

Album Averages

 

 

RENAISSANCE (8.05)
1. “Virgo’s Groove” 9.13
3. “Heated” 8.77
4. “America Has a Problem” 8.71
6. “Pure/Honey” 8.66
7. “Summer Renaissance” 8.61
8. “Alien Superstar” 8.43
9. “Cuff It” 8.40
17. “All Up In Your Mind” 8.01
20. “Cozy” 7.89
24. “Break My Soul” 7.78
25. “Move” 7.72
31. “Thique” 7.64
37. “Plastic Off the Sofa” 7.53
46. “Energy” 7.23
49. “I’m That Girl” 7.16
54. “Church Girl” 7.09
 

 

SOS (7.10)
2. “Good Days” 8.96
14. “Kill Bill” 8.18
15. “Blind” 8.12
21. “Ghost In the Machine” 7.87
22. “Snooze” 7.82
26. “Shirt” 7.69
29. “Low” 7.65
30. “F2F” 7.64
33. “Seek & Destroy” 7.61
43. “Nobody Gets Me” 7.33
45. “I Hate U” 7.26
47. “Gone Girl” 7.22
61. “Notice Me” 6.86
66. “Love Language” 6.81
70. “Forgiveless” 6.74
79. “Too Late” 6.48
82. “Used” 6.43
84. “Far” 6.39
90. “PSA” 6.27
91. “Conceited” 6.22
92. “Special” 6.21
93. “Open Arms” 6.21
94. “SOS” 6.18
101. “Smoking On My Ex Pack” 6.13

 

 

MOTOMAMI (7.09)
10. “Saoko” 8.38
11. “Candy” 8.24
12. “La Combi Versace” 8.22
16. “Hentai” 8.04
18. “Despechá” 7.99
19. “Bizcochito” 7.89
27. “Delirio de Grandeza” 7.69
34. “Diablo” 7.56
40. “CUUUUuuuuuute” 7.42
48. “La Fama (Live en el Palau Sant Jordi)” 7.17
50. “Chicken Teriyaki” 7.15
51. “Como un G” 7.12
53. “La Fama” 7.09
55. “Sakura” 7.08
62. “G3 N15” 6.85
67. “Bulerías” 6.79
68. “Motomami” 6.78
76. “Aislamiento” 6.55
78. “La Kilié” 6.51
87. “Chiri” 6.34
98. “Candy (Remix)” 6.16
111. “LAX” 5.59
119. “Abcdefg” 4.46
   

 

UN VERANO SIN TI (6.77)
5. “El Apagón” 8.67
13. “Tití Me Preguntó” 8.19
28. “Ojitos Lindos” 7.66
32. “Moscow Mule” 7.63
35. “Después de la Playa” 7.56
38. “Otro Atardecer” 7.50
52. “Neverita” 7.10
59. “Party” 6.91
65. “Me Porto Bonito” 6.83
69. “Tarot” 6.76
71. “Yo No Soy Celoso” 6.72
72. “Efecto” 6.71
73. “Andrea” 6.69
74. “Enséñame a Bailar” 6.63
77. “Callaíta” 6.52
85. “La Corriente” 6.38
86. “Un Verano Sin Ti” 6.34
96. “Agosto” 6.18
102. “Un Ratito” 6.02
107. “Me Fui de Vacaciones” 5.68
108. “Aguacero” 5.67
109. “Un Coco” 5.65
110. “Dos Mil 16” 5.64

 

 

MIDNIGHTS (6.52)
36. “Maroon” 7.54
39. “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” 7.49
41. “Lavender Haze” 7.36
44. “Karma” 7.29
56. “The Great War” 7.04
57. “Anti-Hero” 6.99
58. “You’re On Your Own, Kid” 6.97
63. “Hits Different” 6.85
64. “Bigger Than the Whole Sky” 6.84
75. “Snow on the Beach” 6.57
80. “Midnight Rain” 6.46
81. “Dear Reader” 6.45
83. “Bejeweled” 6.41
95. “High Infidelity” 6.18
97. “Labyrinth” 6.16
103. “Glitch” 5.99
104. “Sweet Nothing” 5.98
105. “Paris” 5.90
106. “Mastermind” 5.75
112. “Question…?” 5.55
117. “Vigilante Shit” 5.10
 

 

HARRY'S HOUSE (5.93)
23. “As It Was” 7.79
42. “Late Night Talking” 7.36
60. “Satellite” 6.86
88. “Music For a Sushi Restaurant” 6.31
89. “Cinema” 6.31
99. “Daydreaming” 6.16
100. “Daylight” 6.13
113. “Love of My Life” 5.52
114. “Grapejuice” 5.51
115. “Matilda” 5.22
116. “Keep Driving” 5.10
118. “Little Freak” 4.75
120. “Boyfriends” 4.13

[supaspaz]

Kind of hilarious that, after all the complaints about these long albums, the shortest one was the one you all liked the least.

 

Very close finish between SOS and Motomami. Without "Good Days" and/or "Abcdefg," they easily would have swapped positions.

[Virgos Groove]

The scores overall are surprisingly low.

 

[supaspaz]

2 minutes ago, Virgos Groove said:

The scores overall are surprisingly low.

 

The scores are always lower than I expect for the This Was... series. But that performance by Renaissance is maybe the most dominant I've ever seen!

[Achilles.]

At least the CORRECT winner is going on the historical record. You’re the love of my life!

[CBC]

2 hours ago, supaspaz said:

SAOKO

 

Average score: 8.38

High score: 10 (@supaspaz, @305, @Rev8, @Soda Pop Queen, @CBC, @4Real, @kandicha, @Ewan Chaos, @State of Grace., @Virgos Groove, @madonnas, @Subomie, @creativity., @Sanguine)

Low score: 3 (@cockatoo)

 

 

This opening track from Motomami is the key to the era, a declaration of metamorphosis as Rosalía transforms from flamenco caterpillar to urbano music butterfly. Brash and unabashedly unconventional, “Saoko” flits between jangly flourishes of jazz percussion and a grimy reggaeton thrust that feels like a warning. The title is a Japanization of “Saoco,” a Puerto Rican slang term for having outstanding rhythm and flavor, as well as a 2004 classic by Wisin and Daddy Yankee whose refrain gets interpolated in the introduction. (Another line, in which a woman calls herself their “bizcochito,” inspired Rosalía’s response track later in the album.) Serving as the second single, “Saoko” was not a huge hit, scraping a #22 debut on the Latin chart and falling off within three weeks. But the Valentin Petit-directed clip about a female biker gang did win an MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing, while the song finishes as Rosalía’s top entry in our rate.

 

Best bit: “Me contradigo, yo me transformo/Soy to'a' la' cosa', yo me transformo”

 

ATRL says…: “This is the song of the millennium!!!!!!!!!!!!!” @Ewan Chaos proclaimed. But not everyone got the vision. @cockatoo compared it to “something a contestant from ‘Toddlers and Tiaras’ would sing if she were to switch lanes as a singer.” @byzantium thought Motomami might be his favorite of all the albums in the rate. “Ranking each song individually is hard because even if I don’t love an individual song, the way it takes you on a journey from song to song makes me appreciate what it does for the album as a whole,” he wrote.

but wow what a moment, what a highlight in the music history. everything changed forever from this point on, or how rosalia puts it, tudo se ha transformado 

muchas gracias por te transformares en una motomami y muchas gracias por cambiares mi vida pra siempre

[CBC]

3 hours ago, supaspaz said:

EL APAGÓN

 

Average score: 8.67

High score: 10 (@supaspaz, @dooart, @Soda Pop Queen, @CBC, @Katamari, @Reverie, @4Real, @Devin, @MP2K, @kandicha, @Ewan Chaos, @State of Grace., @Rigalo, @Virgos Groove, @Crashed, @madonnas, @creativity., @greento, @V3$$3L.)

Low score: 2 (@cockatoo)

 

 

Mere survival can become a revolutionary act in the face of subjugation. At the heart of Un Verano Sin Ti is this unexpected political bomb, which celebrates Puerto Rico for continuing to exist on its own terms in the face of economic imperialism, government incompetence and frequent blackouts. A wistful outro sung by jewelry designer (and Bad Bunny’s former girlfriend) Gabriela Berlingeri drives home the point: “Esta es mi playa, este es mi sol/Esta es mi tierra, esta soy yo.” Oh, did I mention that it also ******* bangs? The drop midway through, which turns “El Apagón” into a *****-praising fist pumper fit for Jersey Shore, may be the musical high point of 2022. Released as the eighth single, with a music video-slash-documentary about some of the island’s biggest problems, it was unfortunately not a hit and remains by far the least-streamed track on the album. We, however, are better than that. This rate corrects the record by rightfully placing it at the front of the pack.

 

Best bit: “La capital del perreo, ahora todos quieren ser latino, no, ey/Pero les falta sazón, batería y reggaetón”

 

ATRL says…: “I don't understand why I underrated this song when the album came out because it's a ******* banger and clearly the best song?????” @Ewan Chaos recognized. @Rev8 wasn’t on board until “the middle started getting pretty badass. Was starting to lose hope.” @cockatoo dissed it as “more drunk yelling…great(!)” @byzantium admitted that he had hard time getting into Un Verano Sin Ti. “I tried to be as objective as I could but every time I would listen to this, my interest would fade by the end of the album,” he shared. “I feel like many of the songs blur together by the end. I know some people love it, but not quite my cup of tea.”

PUERTO RICO ESTA BIEN CABRON EY ESTA BIEN CABRON

[CBC]

thank you for hosting it's always a blast @supaspaz 

[supaspaz]

Highs and Lows

 

MOST 10's
1. “Virgo’s Groove”  (21)
2. “El Apagón” (19)
“Good Days” (19)
4. “Alien Superstar” (16)
“Heated” (16)
6. “Pure/Honey” (15)
7. “America Has a Problem” (14)
“Saoko” (14)
9. “As It Was” (10)
“CUUUUuuuuuute” (10)
“Despechá” (10)
“Hentai” (10)
“La Combi Versace” (10)
“Summer Renaissance” (10)
    
FEWEST 10's
“Agosto” (0)
“Boyfriends” (0)
“Candy (Remix)” (0)
“Chiri” (0)
“Dos Mil 16” (0)
“Efecto” (0)
“Grapejuice” (0)
“Keep Driving” (0)
“La Corriente” (0)
“LAX” (0)
“Little Freak” (0)
“Love of My Life” (0)
“Me Fui de Vacaciones” (0)
“Paris” (0)
“PSA” (0)
“Too Late” (0)
“Un Coco” (0)
“Un Ratito” (0)
“Un Verano Sin Ti” (0)

 

MOST 1's
1. “Boyfriends” (8)
2. “Abcdefg” (6)
3. “Matilda” (5)
“Little Freak” (5)
5. “Grapejuice” (4)
“Keep Driving” (4)
7. “Anti-Hero” (3)
“Music For a Sushi Restaurant” (3)
“Mastermind” (3)
“Bejeweled” (3)
“SOS” (3)
“Aguacero” (3)
“Vigilante Shit” (3)
“Love of My Life”  (3)

 

BIGGEST FANS
1. @supaspaz (8.35)
2. @Ace Reject (8.33)
3. @Virgos Groove (8.10)
4. @greento (7.91)
5. @Crashed (7.86)
6. @Rev8 (7.81)
7. @BGKC (7.78)
8. @a_d_22 (7.63)
9. @Norte (7.59)
10. @Norte (7.57)
 

Motomami

1. @CBC (9.80)
2. @State of Grace. (8.70)
3. @supaspaz  (8.67)
4. @Virgos Groove (8.63)
5. @Subomie  (8.17)

 

Un Verano Sin Ti

1. @Virgos Groove (8.74)
2. @supaspaz (8.20)
3. @Ace Reject (8.11)
4. @Katamari (7.87)
5. @Crashed (7.83)

 

Harry's House

1. @Rev8 (8.72)
2. @supaspaz (8.23)
@Norte (8.23)
4. @Ace Reject (8.06)
5. @brokee (7.92)
 

Renaissance

1. @madonnas (9.44)
2. @MP2K (9.42)
3. @Ace Reject (9.41)
4. @Virgos Groove (9.19)
5. @Soda Pop Queen (9.12)
 

Midnights

1. @a_d_22 (9.48)
2. @State of Grace. (8.60)
3. @Achilles. (8.57)
4. @greento (8.37)
5. @305 (8.02)
 

SOS

1. @Ace Reject (8.89)
2. @Achilles. (8.71)
3. @a_d_22 (8.38)
4. @supaspaz (8.21)
5. @BGKC (8.13)

 

HARSHEST CRITICS
1. @jacklovesyou1 (4.48)
2. @cockatoo (5.35)
3. @Ewan Chaos (5.61)
4. @creativity. (5.66)
5. @CBC (5.99)
6. @madonnas (6.18)
7. @kandicha (6.24)
8. @BlackoutZone (6.40)
9. @MP2K (6.45)
10. @Quicksand (6.50)

 

Motomami

1. @jacklovesyou1 (3.68)
2. @Achilles. (4.61)
3. @Reverie (5.20)
4. @BlackoutZone (5.33)
5. @creativity. (5.39)

 

Un Verano Sin Ti

1. @jacklovesyou1 (3.55)
2. @Achilles. (4.26)
3. @cockatoo (4.61)
4. @creativity. (5.57)
5. @Quicksand (5.61)

 

Harry's House

1. @a_d_22 (1.54)
2. @creativity. (3.15)
@madonnas (3.15)
4. @Ewan Chaos (3.65)
5. @State of Grace. (4.08)

 

Renaissance

1. @305 (4.59)
2. @jacklovesyou1 (5.14)
3. @CBC (6.13)
4. @byzantium (6.63)
5. @cockatoo (6.75)

 

Midnights
1. @madonnas (2.76)
2. @CBC (2.88)
3. @Ewan Chaos (3.26)
4. @cockatoo (4.14)
5. @creativity. (4.62)
 

SOS

1. @jacklovesyou1 (4.22)
2. @Ewan Chaos (5.29)
3. @CBC (5.42)
4. @305 (5.58)
5. @cockatoo (5.71)

[supaspaz]

11 minutes ago, CBC said:

PUERTO RICO ESTA BIEN CABRON EY ESTA BIEN CABRON

Ooh, I love this as a GIF representation of "El Apagón"!

[Pink Matter]

The best song on Renny leaving at #8 and the second best song leaving at #3, what a travesty 

Maybe I should've suffered through that Taylor and Harry album to right these wrongs...

But congrats to Bey! Even when she loses she wins  

[madonnas]

Highest Renaissance rated and lowest midnights rated… IKTR

[supaspaz]

@Reverie, I felt somewhat betrayed by you being a top Motomami hater.

[CBC]

Highest Motomami rated and 2nd lowest midnights rated… IKTR

[Virgos Groove]

The biggest UVST stan and in the Rennie top-5 yup yup yup

[supaspaz]

And me ending up as the biggest fan overall. I really am so nice in these rates!

[Quicksand]

29 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

 

HARSHEST CRITICS
1. @jacklovesyou1 (4.48)
2. @cockatoo (5.35)
3. @Ewan Chaos (5.61)
4. @creativity. (5.66)
5. @CBC (5.99)
6. @madonnas (6.18)
7. @kandicha (6.24)
8. @BlackoutZone (6.40)
9. @MP2K (6.45)
10. @Quicksand (6.50)

 

 

Seeing me in harshest critics is always such a kii for me cause I used to feel so guilty for rating any song below a 5 

 

Thank you for hosting! @supaspaz Always a joy participating in your rates 

 

[supaspaz]

One more bonus goodie left!

[supaspaz]

This is harder to do with 120 songs, but I always enjoy creating a chart that shows the development of the countdown over time. As you can see "La Combi Versace" was the early leader, but eventually fell out of the top ten altogether. "Good Days" also had a brief run at #1, while "America Has a Problem" challenged for the top before dropping back. And "Boyfriends" was never not last.

 

[Virgos Groove]

2 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

This is harder to do with 120 songs, but I always enjoy creating a chart that shows the development of the countdown over time. As you can see "La Combi Versace" was the early leader, but eventually fell out of the top ten altogether. "Good Days" also had a brief run at #1, while "America Has a Problem" challenged for the top before dropping back. And "Boyfriends" was never not last.

 

Crying at Boyfriends remaining the bottom song throughout the entire rate

[supaspaz]

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@305 @a_d_22 @Rev8 @dooart @Soda Pop Queen @BGKC @CBC @Katamari @byzantium @brokee @Reverie @4Real @Devin @MP2K @kandicha @jacklovesyou1 @Ewan Chaos @BlackoutZone @State of Grace. @Rigalo @Virgos Groove @cockatoo @Crashed @madonnas @Achilles. @Subomie @creativity. @Norte @greento @Quicksand @Taemira @Ace Reject @Sanguine @V3$$3L.

Alright, this is the final dispatch from me for This Was 2022. If you missed the finale, catch up starting here. The complete countdown is available in the OP or here. And don't miss the bonus goodies: album averages, highs and lows, and the results chart. Thanks again for participating! Until next time.

[brokee]

Late to the party but happy to see VIRGO'S GROOVE WON  one of the best

[brokee]

Thank you for hosting this @supaspaz you did a great job 

[Soda Pop Queen]

A few of the songs were a little higher than expected but it was a great top 10 and yay, Rena won! 

 

My favorite songs from the top 10 are

 

1. Good Days - might be the best mid-tempo ballad ever written.

2. Heated - this song is life and Bey (and Uncle Jonny) gives it even more life. Whew knew Drake could write such a gag-tastic bop. 

3. America Has A Problem - I've always thought this was one of the best Rena tracks and still think so. Those who get it, get it.

4. Saoko - I was floored when I first heard Motomami. I went into her album last year with no expectations because I only really knew 1 Rosalia song prior and I really enjoyed my listening experience

5. Virgo's Groove - re-writing the book on vocal riffs and runs. Whew else but Giselle?

 

shout out to you @supaspaz for doing this rate! 

Edited July 3, 2023 by Soda Pop Queen