sk8erfan Posted December 11, 2017 Posted December 11, 2017 (edited) Hello ATRL! It's my favourite time of the year as I get to reflect on all the amazing music released throughout 2017! The Double Countdown, inspired by the iconic Double Dutchess album by ATRL Legend Fergie, has already launched and throughout the next couple of days will cover my: Top 50 Singles of 2017 Top 15 Albums of 2017 Edited December 19, 2017 by sk8erfan
sk8erfan Posted December 17, 2017 Author Posted December 17, 2017 Commentary: Spoiler 50. Keyshia Cole f/ Remy Ma & French Montana - You Possibly Keyshia's weakest single material despite the support from fellow colleagues Remy Ma and French Montana. The potential for a low-charting BBH100 hit was there, the promo budget not so much. 49. Selena Gomez f/ Gucci Mane - Fetish Selena's best offering this year. This is the type of sound she should gravitate towards on her next LP as it perfectly compliments her vocal range. Gucci Mane on the other hand could have gone. 48. Stargate f/ P!nk & Sia - Waterfall The first P!nk entry on the chart and first Sia entry since 2014 when 'Chandelier' charted in the lower 40s of my Best of Chart. There's not much that could be said there besides great verses, beautiful verses. 47. Jax Jones f/ Demi Lovato & Stefflon Don - Instruction A cute little summer bop which quickly died off for me. Demi's on fire as per usual, however, I find the lyrical content cringy and clichéd. 46. Mary J Blige f/ Kanye West - Love Yourself I will never get why Mary's team never capitalised on Kanye's name to push the song and instead went for Di$count Rocky for a remix nobody asked for. And while not something you can listen to on a daily, it is still a great uplifting song nonetheless. 45. P!nk - What About Us Second of three P!nk entries so far and least favourite lead from her. She should've left the repetitive beats for Ed Sheeran to recycle and let's not get started on those lyrics, cause they just ain't cute for the most part.
sk8erfan Posted December 19, 2017 Author Posted December 19, 2017 On 17.12.2017 г. at 10:45 PM, rvx said: 4/5 - What About Us Great start to your list Thank you! Next update coming later today
sk8erfan Posted December 19, 2017 Author Posted December 19, 2017 5 hours ago, Navyofbadgals said: Fetish 5 hours ago, ARTPØP said: Fetish & What About Us 4 hours ago, JGibson said: What About Us All of you showing taste
sk8erfan Posted December 19, 2017 Author Posted December 19, 2017 Commentary: Spoiler 44. Anastacia - Caught in the Middle A great comeback from sprock queen Anastacia and probably her best song since 'Stupid Little Things' in 2014. Too bad the album was a bit of a disappointment. 43. French Montana f/ Mariah Carey & Swae Lee - Unforgettable Remix I never paid attention to this song until the Mariah remix came out. The contrast that Mariah provides to the otherwise monotonous track and those amazing ad-libs in the background totally upgraded the song. 42. Nelly Furtado - Pipe Dreams This one came out back in October 2016, however, I couldn't get into it until late Decemeber/early January when it became the soundtrack to my day to day life. I don't listen to it as much now as I did back then, but I still appreciate the song structure, production and particularly the relatable message it conveys. 41. Jessie J - Real Deal A lot of people on ATRL hated this one but for me it's Jessie's best song since 2013's 'Wild'. Not a massive fan of Jessie, but this new direction she has for her upcoming album is something that caught my attention. Honorable mentions go to 'Think about That' and 'Not My Ex' which failed to make it to the Top 50. 40. Shakira - Me Enamoré! Shakira at her silliest can sometimes be a cringe fest in its finest. But in all honesty, 'Me Enamoré!' is a catchy summer tune which you will probably enjoy more if you didn't know Spanish that well. 39. Kelly Clarkson - Move You Whew, a song! Kelly's vocals are on point, I love her lower register on this one. And while the underlying message is beautiful, it really shows that this song was written by someone else, which takes away from it's authenticity.
sk8erfan Posted December 22, 2017 Author Posted December 22, 2017 On 19.12.2017 г. at 10:36 PM, prézli said: Anastacia, Kelly and Nelly On 19.12.2017 г. at 10:38 PM, PoKiTaurus said: Your taste Are you both doing a best of, would love to see yours
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