best of Legend E's Best of 2023 | RECAP + WORST ALBUMS LIST

[Legend E]

 

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Tracking period:

09/12/2022 - 09/12/2023

 

[Legend E]

 

 

 

Spoiler

50. Romy - Enjoy Your Life

49. Kylie Minogue - Tension

48. Kelly Clarkson - Favorite Kind of High

47. Olivia Rodrigo - Bad Idea Right?

46. SZA - Nobody Gets Me

45. Aly & AJ - Blue Dress

44. Yeule - Sulky Baby

43. Everything But The Girl - No One Knows We're Dancing

42. Mitski - Bug Like an Angel

41. Victoria Monet - Smoke (feat. Lucky Daye)

40. Taylor Swift - "****!"

39. Hatchie - Rooftops (feat. Liam Benzvi)

38. Lana Del Rey - The Grants

37. Elodie - Purple in the Sky

36. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Everything Is Sweet

35. Kali Uchis - I Wish You Roses

34. Carly Rae Jepsen - Shy Boy

33. Jessie Ware - Pearls

32. Debby Friday - I Got It (feat. Unas)

31. Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now?

30. Kali Uchis - Moonlight

29. Alison Goldfrapp - In Electric Blue

28. Everything But The Girl - Run a Red Light

27. Sugababes - When The Rain Comes

26. Alison Goldfrapp - NeverStop

25. Caroline Polachek - Smoke

24. SZA - Snooze

23. Ellie Goulding - By The End of The Night

22. Miley Cyrus - Jaded

21. Kelela - Contact

20. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer

19. Everything But The Girl - Caution To The Wind

18. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

17. CHVRCHES - Over

16. Kali Uchis - Te Mata

15. Dua Lipa - Houdini

14. Jessie Ware - Hello Love

13. Kelela - Enough for Love

12.  Kelly Clarkson - Me

11. MUNA - One That Got Away

10. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For?

09. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Breaking the Circle

08. Susanne Sundfor - Alyosha

07. Kylie Minogue - Hold On To Now

06. SZA - Kill Bill

05. Jessie Ware - Begin Again

04. Jessie Ware - Freak Me Now

03. Elodie - Due

02. Kelly Clarkson - Mine

01. Kelly Clarkson - Lighthouse

 

Spoiler

03. Amaria - All For You

02. Elodie - Red Light

01. Kelsea Baallerini - Rolling Up The Welcome Mat

 

Spoiler

53. Helena Deland - Goodnight Summerland

52. Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan

51. Tyler Childers - Rustin' In The Rain

50. Yeule - Softscars

49. Kimbra - A Reckoning

48. Arlo Parks - My Soft Machine

47. Kali Uchis - Red Moon in Venus

46. Tamta - Identity Crisis

45. Kesha - Gag Order

44. Ed Sheeran - Subtract

43. Debby Friday - Good Luck

42. SZA - SOS

41. Cher - Christmas

(Christine and the Queens - Paranoia, Angels, True Love - I forgot to include this album in the chart, but it would've had a spot here)

40. Cannons - Heartbeat Highway

39. Niia - Bobby Deerfield

38. The Lemon Twigs - Everything Harmony

37. Carly Rae Jepsen - The Loveliest Time

36. Holly Humberstone - Paint My Bedroom Black

35. RAYE - My 21st Century Blues

34. Foo Fighters - But Here We Are

33. Bebe Rexha - Bebe

32. Alison Goldfrapp - The Love Invention

31. Hannah Jadagu - Aperture

30. Kylie Minogue - Tension

29. Kylie Minogue - Extension (The Extended Mixes)

28. Miley Cyrus - Endless Summer Vacation

27. Demi Lovato - REVAMPED

26. Paramore - This Is Why

25. Susanne Sundfor - Blomi

24. Depeche Mode - Memento Mori

23. Romy - Mid Air

22. Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

21. Melanie Martinez - PORTALS

20. Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

19. Lana Del Rey - Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd

18. Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version)

17. Duran Duran - Danse Macabre

16. Elodie - Ok. Respira

15. Inhaler - Cuts & Bruises

14. SPELLLING - SPELLLING & The Mystery School

13. Olivia Rodrigo - GUTS

12. Aly & AJ - With Love From

11. Black Honey - A Fistful of Peaches

10. Victoria Monet - JAGUAR II

09. Q - Soul,PRESENT

08. Ellie Goulding - Higher Than Heaven

07. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You

06. Kelly Clarkson - Chemistry

05. Kelela - Raven

04. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - HANA

03. Everything But The Girl - Fuse

02. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!

01. Sugababes - The Lost Tapes

 

Spoiler

50. Inhaler - The Things I Do

49. Lana Del Rey - Peppers (feat. Tommy Genesis)

48. Elodie - Apocalisse

47. Ellie Goulding - Just For You

46. Inhaler - Dublin in Ecstasy

45. Q - Today

44. SZA - Seek & Destroy

43. Kelela - Raven

42. Black Honey - I'm a Man

41. SZA - Gone Girl

40. Everything But The Girl - When You Mess Up

39. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - He's a Dreamer

38. Olivia Rodrigo - Pretty Isn't Pretty

37. Kelly Clarkson - Did You Know

36. Olivia Rodrigo - Lacy

35. Jessie Ware - Lightning

34. Ellie Goulding - Love Goes On

33. Q - Sow

32. Kelly Clarkson - Red Flag Collector

31. Kelela - Closure

30. Black Honey - Rock Bottom

29. Aly & AJ - 6 Months of Staring Into The Sun

28. Kelly Clarkson - I Hate Love (feat. Steve Martin)

27. Kelly Clarkson - Roses

26. Aly & AJ - Sunchoke

25. Victoria Monet - Alright

24. Addison Rae - Nothing On (But The Radio)

23. Victoria Monet - Good Bye

22. Elodie - Strobo

21. Caroline Polachek - Pretty In Possible

20. Sugababes - Back In The Day

19. Miley Cyrus - Handstand

18. Kelly Clarkson - High Road

17. Kelly Clarkson - That's Right (feat. Sheila E.)

16. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Until The Wheels Fall Off

15. Hatchie - Dream On - Country Girl

14. Sugababes - I'm Alright

13. Caroline Polachek - Fly To You (feat. Grimes & Dido)

12. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - A Thousand Orchids

11. Kelly Clarkson - Rock Hudson

10. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!

09. Everything But The Girl - Lost

08. Kali Uchis - Blue

07. Sugababes - Love Me Hard

06. Taylor Swift - Timeless

05. Kelly Clarkson - Down To You

04. Kelly Clarkson - Goodbye

03. Kelly Clarkson - Skip This Part

02. Kelly Clarkson - Magic

01. Kelly Clarkson - Chemistry

 

Spoiler

40. Megan Thee Stallion

39. Sophie Ellis-Bextor

38. P!nk

37. Girls Aloud

36. Britney Spears

35. Lady Gaga

34. Caroline Polachek

33. Charli XCX

32. Duran Duran

31. MUNA

30. Janet Jackson

29. Alanis Morissette

28. Natalia Lafourcade

27. Drake

26. George Strait

25. Fleetwood Mac

24. ABBA

23. Madonna

22. Depeche Mode

21. Tinashe

20. Carly Rae Jepsen

19. Belinda Carlisle

18. Jessie Ware

17. Elodie

16. Everything But The Girl

15. Lana Del Rey

14. Miley Cyrus

13. Celine Dion

12. Kylie Minogue

11. Nicki Minaj

10. Sugababes

09. Weyes Blood

08. Prince

07. SZA

06. Barbra Streisand

05. Mariah Carey

04. Hatchie

03. Beyonce

02. Taylor Swift

01. Kelly Clarkson

 

Spoiler

25. Caroline Polachek - Welcome To My Island

24. MUNA - Home By Now

23. Hatchie - Giving The World Away

22. Weyes Blood - Andromeda

21. Hatchie - Twin

20. Hatchie - Thinking Of

19. Belinda Carlisle - Leave a Light On

18. Weyes Blood - Picture Me Better

17. Hatchie - Til We Run Out of Air

16. Belinda Carlisle - (We Want) The Same Thing

15. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All

14. Belinda Carlisle - Runaway Horses

13. Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece

12. Hatchie - This Enchanted

11. Beyonce - Cuff It

10. Beyonce - Alien Superstar

09. Beyonce - Break My Soul

08. Hatchie - The Key

07. Girls Aloud - The Promise

06. Weyes Blood - A Lot's Gonna Change

05. Kelly Clarkson - Ready

04. Kelly Clarkson - Merry Christmas (To The One I Used To Know)

03. Hatchie - Lights On

02. No Doubt - Looking Hot

01. Hatchie - Quicksand

 

Spoiler

10. Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece

09. Taylor Swift - Evermore

08. Taylor Swift - Midnights

07. Taylor Swift - Reputation

06. Taylor Swift - Folklore

05. Taylor Swift - 1989

04. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising

03. Taylor Swift - Lover

02. Hatchie - Giving The World Away

01. Beyonce - Renaissance

 

Worst albums

 

[Lee!!]

[MusicLoverDude]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Hiatus]

YES 

[♥jONE731♥]

 Hi soon 

[Alldeezy]

can't wait 

[Kern]

perched 

[JGibson]

So excited to see what's in store.

[Mr. Blue_Shirt]

Perched for the qualiti

[rvx]

Very much excited!

[Legend E]

Thank you all so much for the comments! I will get back to you + look at your best of's tomorrow. I might also do a double update to make up for the missed day  

[Sanguine]

Seated

[Hiatus]

Whew can't wait for Michelle Branch to occupy the entire top 10 

[Legend E]

 

Absolutely euphoric song from Remy here. It truly sends you to another magical space.

 

This took a very long time to grow on me, and at first, I barely understood why everyone was stanning it. I think it's okay, but it's not the masterpiece y'all make it out to be.

 

Had to include this because, Kelly, but it's not a good song x

 

Loved seeing Olivia go a bit more experimental with this one, quite a bop.

 

I think this is just cute, but she has better songs on SOS.

 

I am sorry for the crisp image efv; It's a v cute song, I hate how overlooked their music was this year, especially compared to their previous effort.

 

Love the dream pop/shoegaze-y throwback going on here, another euphoric song.

 

So happy to have them back. People dragged this song too much for its lyrical content, it's fun.

 

A last minute addition. It's a nice song, one of the better ones from the album.

 

 

I think more people should attempt Victoria's sound with R&B. Also, the Reprise is such a masterpiece.

[Legend E]

Thank you all so much for your comments and I am sorry for the lateness. This was a double update because of the one-day delay. Expect only 5 songs from tomorrow onwards. Also the graphics are a bit messy but oh well.

 

On 12/10/2023 at 5:47 AM, Lee!! said:

 

On 12/10/2023 at 6:01 AM, MusicLoverDude said:

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS

YES!

On 12/10/2023 at 6:05 AM, Hey Dude said:

YES 

YES! [2]

On 12/10/2023 at 6:07 AM, ♥jONE731♥ said:

 Hi soon 

Hi king!  

On 12/10/2023 at 6:13 AM, Alldeezy said:

can't wait 

wheww hope you like it

On 12/10/2023 at 11:15 AM, stupidjock said:

perched 

ty ty  

On 12/10/2023 at 12:17 PM, JGibson said:

So excited to see what's in store.

thankss

On 12/10/2023 at 3:48 PM, Mr. Blue_Shirt said:

Perched for the qualiti

hope i served  

On 12/11/2023 at 12:58 AM, rvx said:

Very much excited!

thankss!

On 12/11/2023 at 3:18 AM, Sanguine said:

Seated

ty  

5 hours ago, Hey Dude said:

Whew can't wait for Michelle Branch to occupy the entire top 10 

did she even release anything, bestie? 

[Album Leak]

A YES for Tension.

Enjoy Your Life by Romy is good, but she definitely has better songs on the album!

[Kern]

I'm so sad I couldn't get into Fuse I really liked their music, especially Walking Wounded and Five Phantoms

 

Good to see Tension, bad idea right? and Sulky Baby on your list. Can't wait to see the rest

[JGibson]

Tension + bad idea right? + favorite kind of high

[Mr. Blue_Shirt]

YES @ Everything But The Girl praise. Even though their comeback album is a bit underwhelming to me but it still very enjoyable ride to me

 

Enjoy Your Life, Tension and Smoke are really good like WOAH Bad Idea Right and Bugs Like an Angel are kinda aged for me Maybe because i really enjoy the albums tracks more than them i fear

[K$Ellie]

Sulky Baby was such a great lead even if it's not the best on the album

Tension is one of Kylie's best songs to me  bad idea right? deserved to smash wheww

[Legend E]

 

I was expecting this to be cringe based on the title, but, surprisingly, I actually enjoyed it. But dead at it "flopping" and her having to release Is It Over Now?

 

Queen can do no wrong. People called this a "Lights On" rehash, and, while not entirely wrong, this is a very enjoyable listen, and still original.

 

One of my faves from the album. Glad she included that gospel choir and attempted things that were a bit different for her.

 

Italian Dua Lipa gagged me with this one  

 

Everything Is Sweet just like this song and entire record wbk 

[Legend E]

22 hours ago, Album Leak said:

A YES for Tension.

Enjoy Your Life by Romy is good, but she definitely has better songs on the album!

I actually think EYL might have been my fave from the album, but in general, it's a very strong album.

 

8 hours ago, stupidjock said:

I'm so sad I couldn't get into Fuse I really liked their music, especially Walking Wounded and Five Phantoms

 

Good to see Tension, bad idea right? and Sulky Baby on your list. Can't wait to see the rest

Ugh I know a lot of people didn't like Fuse that much  I personally think it's stunning (but more on that in the coming days  ). Not sure if you refer to the songs or the albums (so Temperamental instead of Five Fathoms I guess), but both are great. Walking Wounded especially ended up being one of my favourite albums ever. The title track is excellent. Their music before these albums was also stunning, I definitely recommend it.

6 hours ago, JGibson said:

Tension + bad idea right? + favorite kind of high

Thank you  

5 hours ago, Mr. Blue_Shirt said:

YES @ Everything But The Girl praise. Even though their comeback album is a bit underwhelming to me but it still very enjoyable ride to me

 

Enjoy Your Life, Tension and Smoke are really good like WOAH Bad Idea Right and Bugs Like an Angel are kinda aged for me Maybe because i really enjoy the albums tracks more than them i fear

Glad you still found tracks to enjoy on Fuse.  Oh, I'm surprised they aged for you, especially BLAA seems quite a fresh one, but maybe you overplayed them too x. For me both are highlights on their respective albums.

4 hours ago, K$Ellie said:

Sulky Baby was such a great lead even if it's not the best on the album

Tension is one of Kylie's best songs to me  bad idea right? deserved to smash wheww

Sulky Baby is a stunning song indeed  I think Kylie has a lot of better songs than Tension but oh well.

[ARTPØP]

Bad Idea Right?  Sl*t! 

 

Excited for the rest of your list! 

[Alldeezy]

Tension + Bad Idea Right + Blue Dress 

 

the records are so cute btw