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Posted by: Tafty³³³ 30th December 2023, 10:10 PM

Hi and welcome to my top 100 songs of 2023.

This will be a basic format, but I do hope you enjoy seeing what I have loved through the course of the year. I wasn't going to do this but I thought... fk it. So lets go <3

I'll kick start things now with the songs that MISSED my top 100. In alphabetical order of artist.

Then I'll do my 10 favourite albums/EPs of the year and then I'll kick start the countdown.

Just missed:
Andrew Lambrou - Break A Broken Heart
BLANKA - Solo
Blink-182 - ONE MORE TIME
Caroline Polachek - Welcome To My Island
Doja Cat - f*** the Girls (FTG)
Doja Cat - WYM Freestyle
Dua Lipa - Dance The Night
Kylie Minogue - You Still Get Me High
Miley Cyrus - River
Miley Cyrus - Used To Be Young
Miley Cyrus - Wonder Woman
Nothing But Thieves - Green Eyes :: Sienna
Olivia Rodrigo - all-american bitch
Rêve - CTRL + ALT + DEL
Taylor Acorn & Cassadee Pope - Coma
Taylor Swift - “Slut!”
Taylor Swift - Suburban Legends
Taylor Swift feat. Fall Out Boy - Electric Touch
The Killers - Your Side Of Town
Troye Sivan - What’s The Time Where You Are?
Zara Larsson - Can't Tame Her

Posted by: New Years Roba 31st December 2023, 01:25 AM

Intrigued to see what pops up here Jon

Reve, Dua and Blink were all good from those I know from what missed!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 1st January 2024, 01:08 AM

Here are my top 10 albums of 2023. Not including Greatest Hits compilations or Re-Recordings coz I feel like they come with a different kind of level of biasedness.

10. KYLIE MINOGUE - TENSION



Highlights: Hold On To Now, Padam Padam, Story, Vegas High, You Still Get Me High

This was a cute little album from Miss Minogue! Fun and camp in the best possible ways. I probably do actually prefer this on the whole to some other albums I have placed above, but I haven't really been back to this much as an album since it's release!

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09. MILEY CYRUS - ENDLESS SUMMER VACATION



Highlights: Flowers, Island, River, Violet Chemistry & Wonder Woman

I believe this to be the most over hated album of the year... by FAR. It's SO good! It may feel a bit "safe" but I liked that it is essentially THE ultimate Miley album and how it wraps up and kind of pays tribute to every other Miley album in the past. Elements of all of her albums are felt throughout this, imo.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 1st January 2024, 12:50 PM

08. TROYE SIVAN - SOMETHING TO GIVE EACH OTHER



Highlights: Got Me Started, Honey, One Of Your Girls, Rush & What's The Time Where You Are?

Always liked this album from Troye, but didn't immediately love it the same way I loved 'Blue Neighbourhood' or 'BLOOM' (or even the 'In A Dream [EP]'). But it just grew and grew and whilst it still doesn't hit the same highs as his previous efforts for me, it's still a great album with a song that is fast approaching to being my favourite Troye song ever... 'LOST BOY' has competition! (More to come in my top 100 songs!)

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07. DOJA CAT - SCARLET



Highlights: Agora Hills, Attention, Demons, Ouchies & Wet Vagina

The start of this era for Doja started off shaky chart wise for her, but her releases felt like she had something else to prove. Both 'Attention' & 'Demons' whilst not being commercial hits, were released to prove to those who doubted otherwise that she was in her rapper era and she didn't *need* the chart acclaim. Then along came 'Paint The Town Red' which immediately grabbed everyone's attention and became the 2nd biggest rap hit of the year and now we have the exquisite and dreamy 'Agora Hills' becoming a huge hit... Yes. PTTR isn't even top 5 in the album for me!

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06. TINASHE - BB/ANG3L



Highlights: Gravity, Needs, Tightrope & Treason

It feels weird that I am putting a Tinashe album that I LOVE outside of the top 5... but... IT'S JUST SO DAMN SHORT!!! I really don't understand why it's considered an "album" when really, it's just a glorified EP. Ah well, but it's as magic as a Tinashe project is for me. Can't wait for the rumoured "Part 2" to come later this year!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 1st January 2024, 01:49 PM

05. TORI KELLY - TORI [EP]



Highlights: alive if i die, missin' u, shelter & unbelievable (feat. Ayra Starr)

An EP that was treated and promoted as such so my hype levels weren't high! Tori took us all the way back to Y2K R&B-Pop... PERFECTLY with this EP! I really wish it was an album FULL of this kind of music. Every track was perfectly curated and crafted and if it was an album full of this calibre, I do think it'd be in contention for my favourite album of the year...

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04. AVA MAX - DIAMONDS & DANCEFLOORS



Highlights: Cold As Ice, Dancing's Done, Last Night On Earth, Maybe You're The Problem & One Of Us

We kick started 2023 with an absolute pop GEM! The follow up to Ava's debut album - 'Heaven & Hell' - was a more consistent and focused album. Absolute pop perfection! Not a single dud on this album for me. It's a shame this couldn't go top 10 for her, but at least we were FED!

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03. NOTHING BUT THIEVES - DEAD CLUB CITY



Highlights: Do You Love Me Yet?, Overcome, Pop The Balloon Tomorrow Is Closed & Welcome To The DCC

After surprising me in the best way with their previous album 'Moral Panic', I had some solid interest in a new era from this band and... they did NOT disappoint. With their most pop effort yet but still quintessentially NBT ALT-Indie-Rock style, this album had me in a chokehold over the summer. Just a great, GREAT album! Conor's voice is incredible and I love how they infused a synth-pop 80's sound with their usual style so flawlessly.

Posted by: Lunar 1st January 2024, 02:13 PM

Looking forward to following this! <3

I love quite a few of the tracks that just missed your countdown (DTN, all-american bitch and the Miley/Taylor Tracks) so sad to see them miss out! Great to see Ava so high up in your albums, completely agree with your commentary there

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 1st January 2024, 03:44 PM

02. RÊVE - SATURN RETURN



Highlights: Breaking Up With Jesus, Contemporary Love, Disco At The Strip Club, EX EX EX (Whoops) & Whitney

This album I have literally only listened to for like, the last 2-3 weeks! I saw Liam countdown his top 10 albums of the year and due to us having similar tastes I thought I would check out 3 of the albums that I hadn't heard of or heard good things about. I wasn't even aware this album existed and my GOD is it just pop PERFECTION! I have been obsessed with it ever since and it's taken over my listening quite a bit! Such a great album that I really need more people to take a listen to! Had I had longer for this to settle I think it may eventually overtake my #1...

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01. KELLY CLARKSON - CHEMISTRY



Highlights: favourite kind of high, lighthouse, me, mine & red flag collector

Ignoring the Taylor re-releases, this is by far my most played album of the year and it's incredible. I'm not a fan of the title track, but every other song on this album hits me. It's her most personal album to date I think and although initially we were all expecting top to bottom scathing post-divorce Clarkson, I actually think this was the smartest choice. The roller-coaster of a relationship and we still got some pretty hot scalding tea and drags from her. Just SO DAMN GOOD. Under appreciated album!

Posted by: Brer 1st January 2024, 04:01 PM

Nice to see Tinashe and Doja Cat both on here - the Tinashe one definitely feels more like an EP than an album but still great to hear a more consistent body of work from her again as I've found her fairly hit or miss for years before this point, and I feel like the Doja album is underrated, I actually really like nearly every song on it and think it flows really well as an album with all the bops in the first half and then more low key lyrical focused songs in the second half. I didn't listen to enough albums this year to make anything close to a definitive favourite albums of the year list myself but I think it would rank quite highly for me based on the ones that I did listen to at least!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 1st January 2024, 06:19 PM

Thanks! DTN has always felt like a 'Future Nostalgia' cast off to me. I mean, it'd probably be about 7th-9th if it was on that album to me. It's a bop, but I definitely only care for it the most during 'Barbie'. I don't care for it much otherwise (but will bop along if it came on etc..). Ava's album is SOOOO underrated </3 It's still SO GOOD almost a year on.

I wasn't going to include Tinashe (or Tori!) but I needed two albums/EP's that I enjoyed enough to make a top 10 out of (as I didn't want to include re-recordings or Greatest Hits). It's also why they're in the middle somewhere because they're great as the mini-projects that they are, but it all feels "incomplete" to me and it's annoying

VERY pleased to see some 'Scarlet' love! It's extremely underrated and I agree with everything you've said about it as an album.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 1st January 2024, 07:01 PM

For clarity sake, I have disregarded songs from movies/TV shows that are credited to the cast (so no 'I'm Just Ken' or anything from the 'WONKA' soundtrack for example). I think they're a large part of the movie watching experience so it's hard to rank them amongst general radio hits and other music bops. But songs that were included as part of a soundtrack will be included - BARBIE album mostly)



091. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red
092. Tori Kelly - cut
093. Taylor Swift - Now That We Don't Talk
094. Ava Max - Get Out Of My Heart
095. Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!
096. Addison Rae - Nothing On (But The Radio)
097. Rêve - Big Boom
098. Tate McRae - exes
099. Ava Max - Choose Your Fighter
100. Marco Mengoni - Due Vite

At #91 is the huge smash Pain The Town Red released by Doja Cat. I wasn't immediately hooked on to this song to begin with and it actually took me a while to come around to it. I was so infatuated with a couple of others by her that this just felt disappointing to me. But it's an ear worm! Grew a LOT on me. Tori Kelly is up next with a track from her 'tori [EP]' the wonderful cut. This track gives major early 00's Darkchild/UK Garage vibes in the absolute best way possible (the entire EP does tbh - but particularly on this track). At #93 we see the first of a handful of entries by Taylor! The ever catchy Now That We Don't Talk taken from the '1989 (Taylor's Version)' album. It's addictive and really, REALLY creeps up on you. Incredibly short though, but I kind of like that as I think it adds an element to the topic of the song, like it's cutting off short due to no longer talking to them. Ava Max released her 2nd album at the very start of the year and first up for me is the catchy Get Out Of My Heart at #94. A cute and fun bop! Up next is the charismatic Chappell Roan with the wonderful HOT TO GO!. I didn't actually hear Chappell's debut album until a couple of weeks ago (same time as I discovered Rêve's album) and although I liked it, I haven't been back to it yet (hence why it's not top 10 in my albums of the year!) as I've been so infatuated with 'Saturn Return' instead. But this song by Chappell was an INSTANT standout to me!

At #96 we have the catchy and infectious bop by Addison Rae Nothing On (But The Radio). Her EP was solid, but incredibly overrated and over hyped! This (literal) Lady Gaga reject was the immediate highlight though. It's cute! The first of a few entries from new discovery to me Rêve's album 'Saturn Return' and we say hello to Big Boom as the first top 100 entry for her. It's immediately impactful but not my favourite despite being a big BOP! At #98 is the most recent single from Tate McRae, exes. I need more time with this as I do think it could overtake 'greedy' eventually for me, but I just haven't spent enough time with it yet! The first track from the 'BARBIE' album is up next and it's another Ava Max song... Choose Your Fighter is a bop and is positioned well in the movie! It's the one song from the album though that I think doesn't necessarily need the movie exposure the most. Finally at #100 for us is a Eurovision song and, I may be the only person on Buzzjack to add it into my top 100, but it's gorgeous! Italy's entry from Marco Mengoni, Due Vite, is a soaring power ballad and honestly, I am a sucker for those so... BITE ME!

Posted by: conorw 1st January 2024, 07:49 PM

Hiya! Some good selections in your albums, love seeing Ava in someone else’s top 10! Kelly is also a good #1

From the singles so far, I love paint the town red, exes, now that we don’t talk , choose your fighter and nothing on but the radio! I look forward to seeing this list progrsss!

Posted by: Roba. 2nd January 2024, 12:41 AM

I do like 'Hot to Go' by Chappell too. She's released some major bops this year in general!

Tate, Ava and Taylor other good tracks from that section Jon!

Posted by: LewisGT 2nd January 2024, 12:34 PM

'Now That We Don't Talk' and 'Exes' are my favourites so far. NTWDT was definitely my stand-out from the the 1989 'from the vault' tracks and 'Exes' is another 10/10 single from Tate.

I really enjoyed the Addison Rae EP but 'Nothing On (But The Radio)' wasn't one of my faves. I heard a clip of the unfinished Gaga version and I really like the updates to the production they made for Addison's version.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 2nd January 2024, 01:32 PM

081. Doja Cat - Wet Vagina
082. Dom Dolla feat. Nelly Furtado - Eat Your Man
083. Doja Cat - Skull And Bones
084. Tori Kelly feat. Jon Bellion - young gun
085. Ava Max - Cold As Ice
086. Charli XCX - Speed Drive
087. The Scarlet Opera - Alive
088. Blu DeTiger feat. Mallrat - Cut Me Down
089. Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right?
090. Fefe Dobson - HUNGOVER

We have 2 more Doja Cat songs in this section. At #81 is Wet Vagina and #83 is Skull And Bones. Both were immediate highlights for me from the album, especially the former. The title was by far the most intriguing, but it actually goes off pretty hard whilst SAB gives a more chilled/subdued vibe. It's lush! Dom Dolla's dance banger Eat Your Man is sandwiched right in the middle and features Early-mid 00's pop Queen, Nelly Furtado. It's so brash and big, but it's an absolute TUNE! Deserved more than it got, truly! We have another entry from Tori Kelly's fantastic 'tori [EP]'. It's the gorgeous young gun which features Jon Bellion. Their voices are absolutely DIVINE together and although the slowest paced on the EP, the production is still a focal point of the track. Ava Max makes yet another appearance inside the top 100. This time it's with the gloriously dark but fun Cold As Ice. One of those that was an immediate ear worm, but just grows and grows and grows the more you hear it.

The 2nd track from the 'BARBIE' soundtrack is up next at #86. It's Charli XCX's icredibly fun and bonkers Speed Drive. It's so perfectly chaotic and the scene it's used in for the movie is fantastic and a really feel good and just FUN part of the movie! The Scarlet Opera are up next with their wonderfully, operatic, pop/rock ANTHEM Alive. It's just so GRAND and powerful! It really deserved to go viral and become a major hit. Blu DeTiger & Mallrat collaboration Cut Me Down is next at #88. A fun, pop/dance track that feels retro but also surprisingly fresh! A bop. Olivia Rodrigo's first entry in the top 100 is next and it's bad idea right?. It's a fun, tongue-in-cheek pop-rock anthem, but it also grated on me fairly quickly. Still a bop, but this probably would have been much higher had I not gotten so bored of it as quickly as I had. Finally, Fefe Dobson's HUNGOVER makes an appearance at #90 and is a brash and bold BANGER! It just goes all in on the pop/rock sound and absolutely delivers. Fefe further proving she is an underrated gem!

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 2nd January 2024, 08:24 PM

I quite enjoyed the Tori entry that was sent to BJSC but not heard any more of the EP! Giving 'young gun' a listen now as it's in your list - it's quite understated without too much instrumentation but I think that combined withtheir vocals really adds to the theme of desparation in the lyrics.

Posted by: Roba. 3rd January 2024, 12:27 AM

Out of that next lot I really enjoy 'Bad idea right?' Olivia has been 3/3 so far this era for singles. 'Alive' was a great BJSC highlight and 'Speed Drive' is fun!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 3rd January 2024, 01:13 AM

Thank you!

Yeah, she's released a handful of bops and it isn't the only entry to make an appearance

Thanks Rob <3

I grew to appreciate NTWDT more over time. It's a cute bop! 'exes' is growing too and probably would have been higher had I bothered to go out of my way to listen to it more.

I enjoyed the EP too, but I did find it a bit overrated for the most part.

Thank you Lewis.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 3rd January 2024, 01:16 AM

Ooh! 'shelter' is still to come but tbh I think the entire EP is more or less in this countdown! I was OBSESSED! So I hope you like the ones that are still to come. I love their voices together on 'young gun' and think they should collab more!

Thank you Pete!

Olivia still has one or two more to appear but overall, I'm nowhere near the level of "fan" that I perhaps should be. I wish I liked her more than I do... 'GUTS' although I slightly preferred it over 'SOUR' (a seemingly controversial opinion???) I still didn't care for it.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 3rd January 2024, 01:40 AM

071. Kylie Minogue - Hold On To Now
072. meltear - Tears Tale
073. Nothing But Thieves - Do You Love Me Yet?
074. Olivia Rodrigo - get him back!
075. Ava Max - Diamonds & Dancefloors
076. RAYE - Ice Cream Man.
077. Rêve - EX EX EX (Whoops)
078. Tate McRae - greedy
079. Dua Lipa - Houdini
080. Tyla - Water

Starting us off in the top 80 at #71 is Kylie Minogue's most recent single, Hold On To Now. This was an immediate highlight from the 'Tension' album for me as it goes for that 80's sound but does it in such a euphoric, feel-good way. It's gorgeous! Tears Tale by Japanese duo meltear is up next. A nice bit of punchy heavy rock/metal delivered by two of STARDOM wrestling's most elite performers and 2 of the very best women's wrestlers in the world Tam Nakano & Natsupoi. Nothing But Thieves make an appearance next with the insanely addictive and catchy Do You Love Me Yet?, taken from their fantastic 4th album 'Dead Club City'! I believe this to be their most "radio friendly" from the album along with 'Overcome'. Just so catchy and really f***ing good! Olivia Rodrigo has another entry next with the catchy get him back! which suffered from being the advert for Apple on YouTube music EVERY TIME so I got tired of it quickly, but I do appreciate it still! At #75 is another Ava Max song and this time it's the title track from her 2nd album Diamonds & Dancefloors. Another insanely catchy affair from the album.

RAYE's stunning song Ice Cream Man. is up next at #76. A really harrowing, true story about the industry and RAYE really gets vulnerable and personable on this. Devastating! Another entry from Rêve now and this time it's the supremely catchy EX EX EX (Whoops). I love how tongue-in-cheek this song is! The subject of this song is so fun. Tate McRae's mega smash greedy is next at #78. A song I wish I liked more than I do (and I don't even dislike or hate it!). I just wish I got into it/her more. Speaking of something I should be into more than I actually am... Dua Lipa's main comeback single Houdini is up next. I LOVED this for a week and was over it pretty quickly. It's a bop, but I seem to have the opposite effect to every one else (start off loving her stuff but 90% of the time they all wear thin on me pretty quick!). A shame! Rounding this section off is the monster hit Water by South African artist Tyla. I find this song to be a grower... but a slow grower. I only heard it properly for the first time like 3 months ago and although I haven't gone back to it much, I am getting into it more and more... just very slowly.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 4th January 2024, 01:11 PM

061. David Archuleta - Afraid To Love
062. Kelly Clarkson feat. Sheila E - that's right
063. Taylor Swift - I Can See You
064. Bow Anderson - Midnight
065. Charley - Worst Taste In Girls
066. Kelly Clarkson - rock hudson
067. SVEA - Dead Man Walking
068. Nothing But Thieves - Tomorrow Is Closed
069. TEYA & SELENA - Who The Hell Is Edgar?
070. Sophie And The Giants & Purple Disco Machine - Paradise

David Archuleta took over my Summer with the incredibly catchy and infectious Afraid To Love. It's extremely underrated and I really think if it was sent to Eurovision by someone it would have fared extremely well! Kelly Clarkson has two entries in this section. First off it's the vibey, dreamy and Summery that's right which features Sheila E. I am a sucker for anything that gives off the vibe that I am on my own remote island somewhere else in the world where I can just have a good time and forget about the "real world". At #63 is one of Taylor Swift's sexiest songs to date and it's taken from the Vault of the re-recorded version of her 'Speak Now' album. I Can See You had people debating whether it was really a song that got left off of that album or whether she just added it to try and chase another hit. It was clearly left off because the theme of the song is COMPLETELY different to the rest of SN! Also... WHO CARES! IT'S AN ABSOLUTE BOP! Bow Anderson's pop gem Midnight is up next. I discovered this via BJSC and became a little obsessed with it for a short while. At #65 we see an artist named Charley give us her banger Worst Taste In Girls. It's gone under the radar but it's an absolute gem.

Kelly's 2nd entry is at #66 and it's rock hudson. The chorus to this really creeps it's way into you! The "sister song" to 'Piece By Piece' with the lyrics "by the way, piece by piece, I found out my hero's me" calling back to her huge hit 'Piece By Piece'. SVEA's anthemic and huge song Dead Man Walking is up next and it's an absolute RIOT! I love a good punchy pop song and this fits that bill perfectly and has now become a Halloween staple for me! Nothing But Thieves are at #68 with their indie song Tomorrow Is Closed. This song feels more in line with their previous material which isn't a bad thing, by any means! It really feels mid-00's indie-rock to me and I love that! TEYA & SELENA's Eurovision entry Who The Hell Is Edgar? is next up and what a BOP! Not only is it a bop, but it's also one of the most cleverly written songs of recent times. Finally, rounding off this section is Sophie and the Giants & Purple Disco Machine's collaboration, Paradise. A disco-pop-dance BOP! I can envision Kylie on this track and it'd be in the top half of 'Tension'. A catchy pop song that should have taken off imo.

Posted by: Sergej 4th January 2024, 01:30 PM

Hi there Tafty!

From your album list I like: "Tension", "Endless Summer Vacation", "Something To Give Each Other", "Diamonds & Dancefloors" and "Dead Club City".

And from your Singles list I like:
063. Taylor Swift - I Can See You
068. Nothing But Thieves - Tomorrow Is Closed
069. TEYA & SELENA - Who The Hell Is Edgar?
070. Sophie And The Giants & Purple Disco Machine - Paradise
074. Olivia Rodrigo - get him back!
076. RAYE - Ice Cream Man.
078. Tate McRae - greedy
079. Dua Lipa - Houdini
080. Tyla - Water
089. Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right?
098. Tate McRae - exes
100. Marco Mengoni - Due Vite

Great list so far!
Really need to catch up on my Year-End list myself.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 5th January 2024, 03:16 PM

051. Tinashe - Tightrope
052. Leigh-Anne - Don't Say Love
053. AMAKA - Unfamiliar
054. Tinashe - Treason
055. Doja Cat - Ouchies
056. Tinashe - Talk To Me Nice
057. FLO feat. Missy Elliott - Fly Girl
058. Baby Storme - This City Is A Graveyard
059. Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova
060. P!NK - TRUSTFALL

Just missing out on the top 50... 3 times in this section!!!... we have the ever talented Tinashe with the Garage and Drum n Bass infused bop Tightrope. This sound REALLY works for her and although this is a great song in it's own right, she perfects the sound much better on a track that is still to come [/spoilers]. Leigh-Anne's debut solo effort Don't Say Love makes an appearance at #52. It's such a bop! Deserves way more than it ended up getting in the charts. Such a fun and catchy debut song! AMAKA is up next at #53. Unfamiliar was my BJSC entry a couple of months ago and it cruelly DNQ'd!! It's such an earworm and AMAKA's entire EP is solid and worth a listen to! It has this early-mid 00's vibe to it and it slaps. Tinashe's 2nd of 3 entries in this section is up next and falling at #54 is Treason. One of the mid-tempos on the album... but it's sonically one of the more interesting tracks she has done in a while. It's gorgeous and I should pay it more attention than I actually do! We have a 'Scarlet' track up next and it's Doja Cat's Ouchies. An immediate highlight for me from the album, however I was completely sold by the performance of it she did of it (I can't remember where it was for exactly) but this hits so hard! I can see it being a big hit for some reason. Especially if it was to take off on Tik Tok...

The final entry from Tinashe in this section comes in at #56. The lead single to the 'BB/ANG3L' era Talk To Me Nice "poppoppop"s off. It's production is extremely catchy and just really worms it's way into your head. Add that with Tinashe's mellow/chilled aura and vibe... recipe for success for me. Stunning track, even if it's not top half of the EP! FLO are up next as they are joined by Missy Elliott on their track Fly Girl. I was convinced this would be a smash for them... ugh. People sleep way too much on girl groups! A bop that deserved chart success! Baby Storme's This City Is A Graveyard first came to my attention when I saw a random Tik Tok of a group of dancers trying to do a dance sequence to this song... in the middle of a Target or Walmart or something and getting kicked out by security A BOP though! It'll be a Halloween staple for me now! At #59 we see another Chappell Roan entry and this time it's the bop Red Wine Supernova. It kind of feels like this is most people's favourite CR song, but there is a song that I actually prefer that's still to come! This is a banger though. Finally at #60 is P!NK's guaranteed at least one smash hit per era smash, TRUSTFALL. Drawing very early comparisons to some of Robyn's best work, I was intrigued but cautious. However, it's such a BANGER! Deserved everything it got and more!

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 5th January 2024, 09:07 PM

I didn't give TRUSTFALL much time but think it's actually a pretty decent song, wasn't expecting P!NK to come out with a song with such heavy synths! I think it works quite well.

Posted by: Brer 6th January 2024, 03:43 AM

It may or may not be of interest to you that the AMAKA song was sent to the most recent PopJustice Song Contest as well and it did a lot better there, finishing 3rd! Also it was in fact Baby Storme herself who was behind the failed Target flash mob for her song and then proceeded to make a bit of an idiot of herself on social media over it :') but the song is still great x

Also hard agree on 'Fly Girl' deserving much better and 'Ouchies' having hit potential, one of my biggest immediate standouts from the Doja album! A couple of great Tinashe tracks in that section too and I also enjoyed Leigh-Anne's debut much more than I expected so a good batch there in general.

Some faves from the earlier sections for me = 'I Can See You' (best TV vault track for me out of the ones I've heard), 'Who The Hell Is Edgar?' (this has clicked with me a lot more months after Eurovision, definitely appreciating the cleverness of the lyrics more), 'Ice Cream Man.', 'greedy', 'Wet Vagina' (did she have to call it that x) and 'Choose Your Fighter' (I didn't really get into anything off Ava's last album but she randomly came through with one of her best songs to date for me for a soundtrack throwaway lmao).

Posted by: jimwatts 6th January 2024, 07:13 PM

'Tomorrow Is Closed' is the best I've heard from Nothing But Thieves, an anthemic indie moment! 'TRUSTFALL' is great too.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 6th January 2024, 08:14 PM

046. The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters
047. Nothing But Thieves - Welcome To The DCC
048. Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha
049. Miley Cyrus - Flowers
050. Cannons - Crush



Into the top 50 we go and kicking us off at #46 is Nothing Matters which is a song by "BBC Sound of 2024" winners The Last Dinner Party. Took a good time to grow on me, but my GOD has it stuck with me now. It's very ABBA meets a Glam Rock band to me! It's ridiculously catchy and thoroughly worthy of it's praise! Nothing But Thieves next entry is at #47 and it's the incredible opener... Welcome TO The DCC. This was quite the comeback and introduction to a new era for them! You could tell they meant business with this. So impactful and an incredible opening song for their album. Another Eurovision entry up next and it's Käärijä with the infectious and catchy Cha Cha Cha. An absolute EARWORM! It hasn't aged the best, but it's still an absolute BANGER! Flowers by Miley Cyrus is up next... a song I really didn't expect to take off as immediately as it did! This is such an anomaly as she's struggled to bag another hit from the album, since! It's such a great song though and I am a big fan of this and it's parent album. Finally in this section is a song by the group Cannons. Crush is a dark-electro, 80's inspired pop bop! Quite a moody bop, but it works! Just a brilliant song. Deserves more praise and hype!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 7th January 2024, 03:17 PM

041. Ava Max - Last Night On Earth
042. Ava Max - One Of Us
043. Chappell Roan - Naked In Manhattan
044. Idinia Menzel - Funny Kind Of Lonely
045. Olivia Rodrigo - vampire



Edging close to the top 40 we have two Ava Max bangers from her 2nd studio album 'Diamonds & Dancefloors'. Last Night On Earth is not only instant, but it's the absolute biggest grower too! It's an incredible pop song that I really think if pushed correctly could've become a huge smash and following that song at #42 is One Of Us which, to me, is the closest to 'Heaven & Hell' we got on this album. Just a pure, bubblegum pop BANGER! It gives me a sense of nostlgia, which is incredibly weird considering it was only released in January 2023. SO GOOD! Always been an immediate highlight for me. Naked In Manhattan is another one of my BJSC entries and it is the highest Chappell Roan entry in my countdown. It's definitely my favourite song by her and it's just infectiously catchy and I love the 80's synth vibe of it. Another BJSC entry next, but it's another Ultraviolenceland entry. It's Queen Adele Nazeem with Funny Kind Of Lonely. I was blown away by this on first listen, outside of the Frozen soundtracks I haven't cared for anything else Idina has done since tbh, but this... utterly Euphoric pop, joy was NOT what I was expecting, but my GOD is it good?? Incredible stuff. At #45 is the final Olivia Rodrigo entry and it's the lead single vampire. It took me a while, but I finally got into this. I still don't go back to it as much as I perhaps should, but when I do hear it, I get lost in it and then the switch up... SO GOOD.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 8th January 2024, 02:11 PM

036. Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr - My Love
037. Troye Sivan - RUSH
038. Alessandra - Queen Of Kings
039. Kelly Clarkson - red flag collector
040. Noa Kirel - Unicorn



Heading full blast into the top 40 now and kicking it off is a song that deserved SO MUCH MORE than it got. My Love by Leigh-Anne is an absolute stomper and both her and Ayra Starr compliment each other heavenly! The video is also one of the absolute BEST videos of the year. Just insanely good! Troye Sivan is up next at number 37 with his massive hit RUSH. It's not even top 3 on his album for me! (SPOILERS!!!) but this just goes tf OFF! When I heard he was delving into the house style for this era, I was worried. I am not a house fan at all, but I think this has the sensibilities of a Troye song that I have always loved, which is why it works so well for me. SO good. Alessandra is up next as the first of 2 Eurovision entries in this section. Her euphoric and empowering smash hit Queen Of Kings was an absolute instant highlight. It deserved it's top 5 placing in the contest. Just so empowering and anthemic! Another entry from Kelly Clarkson is here and it's the infectiously catchy red flag collector! The chorus is insanely catchy and I love the pop/rock vibe of this song. It also gives a very Western vibe in the beginning. JUST SO GOOD! Finally, we have Noa Kirel at #40 with her Eurovision banger, Unicorn. It was a consistent grower for me, but at it's peak I ADORED it! It definitely gets enhanced with the performance though when she asks if we want to see her dance *.* ICONIC.

Posted by: Roba. 8th January 2024, 03:48 PM

Copying Pasting this in a odd order as currently on mobile lol.

071. Kylie Minogue - Hold On To Now
074. Olivia Rodrigo - get him back!
078. Tate McRae - greedy
079. Dua Lipa - Houdini
080. Tyla - Water
063. Taylor Swift - I Can See You
064. Bow Anderson - Midnight - a good bop that I was set on entering to BJSC but happy it did well anyway!
065. Charley - Worst Taste In Girls
067. SVEA - Dead Man Walking
069. TEYA & SELENA - Who The Hell Is Edgar? - deserved to do a bit better than it did

052. Leigh-Anne - Don't Say Love
058. Baby Storme - This City Is A Graveyard
059. Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova - such a good pop track!
060. P!NK - TRUSTFALL

046. The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters - one I pointed quite highly in BJSC. Would like for this to become a top 100 hit officially which it looks like it could be.
048. Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha
049. Miley Cyrus - Flowers
043. Chappell Roan - Naked In Manhattan
044. Idinia Menzel - Funny Kind Of Lonely
045. Olivia Rodrigo - vampire
037. Troye Sivan - RUSH
038. Alessandra - Queen Of Kings
040. Noa Kirel - Unicorn

Posted by: Ansel 8th January 2024, 10:06 PM

From the recent tracks you've posted, still loving Cha Cha Cha! Huge dose of energy and it really stood out in Eurovision. One Of Us is great too, Ava really knows how to make a solid pop bop. And of course Rush has become such an anthem

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 9th January 2024, 06:41 PM

031. Rêve - Disco At The Strip Club
032. Troye Sivan - Honey
033. Tinashe - Needs
034. Victoria Monét - On My Mama
035. Loreen - Is It Love?



At number 31 is another entry from Canadian artist Rêve. This time it is her banger Disco At The Strip Club. A song that would absolutely smash had it been given some kind of push, I'm sure of it. The perfect blend of disco-pop with an insanely catchy chorus! At #32 is Troye Sivan album track Honey. An immediate highlight from his most recent studio album for me and I think it could go viral if it had a video similar to that of 'One Of Your Girls'. SOOOO good and absolutely up there as one of his absolute very best! Tinashe's ultra smooth and sexy Needs is up next. A song that seems to have gone viral, but at the same time, kind of hasn't You'll see this sound being used a fair bit on Tik Tok, but doesn't seem to have gained any proper momentum which is a damn shame tbh! An absolute BOP and deserves to be a smash... story of her career then I guess! At #34 is Victoria Monét with her breakthrough smash On My Mama. Ultra slick and smooth and seems to have been somewhat of a hit for her! The video is absolutely incredible. Deserves to be seen by as many people as possible. The song is crazy good and ridiculously catchy! At #35 is Loreen's second release this year. The follow-up to Eurovision winning single 'Tattoo' we have Is It Love?. A song that feels unfinished to me and finishes way, wayyyyy too soon! It's missing another chorus, a bridge and then a climax with a huge final chorus imo. But what an absolute BANGER all things considered though!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 10th January 2024, 12:07 AM

026. Rêve - Breaking Up With Jesus
027. Troye Sivan - Got Me Started
028. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam
029. Tori Kelly - shelter
030. Doja Cat - Attention



Déjà vu as this section starts off exactly the same as the previous section! This time starting us off is Rêve's poptastic Breaking Up With Jesus. The broken down chorus is outstanding. "GOT. ME. ON. MY. KNEES. I'M. BEGGING PLEASE. OH. I FOUND. GOD. I'M. BREAKING UP WITH JESUUUS"... just so simple and catchy! So, SOOOOO good. Following suit again is another Troye track and it's the 2nd single Got Me Started which has a really unique sample choice, but my DAYYYYS does it just WORK??? I would never have imagined a chilled, relaxed pop banger would work well with that sample, but Troye managed to do it! Up next is one of the absolute songs of the Summer, Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue. Her most instant lead single for me since 'All The Lovers' 13 years prior! I didn't go back to this much after the album was released, but when I do, I love it just as much as I did when I first heard it! Tori Kelly is up next at #29 with the great shelter. This doing so terribly in BJSC for me broke my heart a lil... not gonna lie. It's an absolute TUNE! Not my favourite, but I figured this would probably do the best out of the songs from her EP! She still has 3 (!) tracks to come! Finally we have Doja Cat's comeback single Attention. The most appealing thing about this song to me is, that it sounds so, SO different to anything else I've heard in YEARS. It's very 90's alternative, hip-hop. It's fantastic and yet again, THE VIDEO is a damn SERVE! This truly does deserve more attention. She absolutely had a point to PROVE with this release and I think it paid off for her massively.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 10th January 2024, 08:21 PM

021. Tori Kelly feat. Ayra Starr - unbelievable
022. Miley Cyrus - Violet Chemistry
023. Nothing But Thieves - Pop The Balloon
024. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For?
025. Doja Cat - Demons



Missing out on the top 20 we have another Tori Kelly collaboration, this time it's the song with Ayra Starr. unbelievable is a mid-tempo, smooth BOP! It's one of those tracks that really does just work it's way into your affections and you don't even realise it. It's SO lush and wonderful. Also, I'm sure this is about female masturbation... "I know how to love myself, glisten on my wrist like snow, I don't need me no help, but you are unbelievable"... LIKE HELLOOOOO???? At #22 is an album track that REALLY should have been the follow up to 'Flowers'. Violet Chemsitry sees Miley re-team with DJ Mustard and give us an(other!) almighty BANGER! That hook really works it's way into your system and then doesn't let go! Up next, we have a song that really does feel like the PERFECT album closer I have heard in a long, LONG time. It's Pop The Balloon by Nothing But Thieves and it is an insanely powerful end to the album! So relentless and really doesn't let go... just insane from the beginning right the way to the end! On the other end of the spectrum and at #24 is Billie Eilish's emotional and absolutely stunning ballad What Was I Made For?. I am not the biggest Billie fan, but I really can't deny what an absolute BEAUT this song is and it's use in the 'BARBIE' movie is outstanding and extremely poignant! GORGEOUS. The final song in the top 25 to show up in the section is the incredible Demons by Doja Cat! Another song that wasn't released to be a hit, but rather another track that felt like it had something else to prove. The video is my favourite of the year and it's truly been a great year for Doja. Great stuff!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 10th January 2024, 09:01 PM

21-100 Re-Cap:

021. Tori Kelly feat. Ayra Starr - unbelievable
022. Miley Cyrus - Violet Chemistry
023. Nothing But Thieves - Pop The Balloon
024. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For?
025. Doja Cat - Demons
026. Rêve - Breaking Up With Jesus
027. Troye Sivan - Got Me Started
028. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam
029. Tori Kelly - shelter
030. Doja Cat - Attention
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031. Rêve - Disco At The Strip Club
032. Troye Sivan - Honey
033. Tinashe - Needs
034. Victoria Monét - On My Mama
035. Loreen - Is It Love?
036. Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr - My Love
037. Troye Sivan - Rush
038. Alessandra - Queen of Kings
039. Kelly Clarkson - red flag collector
040. Noa Kirel - Unicorn
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041. Ava Max - Last Night On Earth
042. Ava Max - One Of Us
043. Chappell Roan - Naked In Manhattan
044. Idina Menzel - Funny Kind of Lonely
045. Olivia Rodrigo - vampire
046. The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters
047. Nothing But Thieves - Welcome To The DCC
048. Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha
049. Miley Cyrus - Flowers
050. Cannons - Crush
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051. Tinashe - Tightrope
052. Leigh-Anne - Don’t Say Love
053. AMAKA - Unfamiliar
054. Tinashe - Treason
055. Doja Cat - Ouchies
056. Tinashe - Talk To Me Nice
057. FLO feat. Missy Elliott - Fly Girl
058. Baby Storme - This City is a Graveyard
059. Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova
060. P!NK - TRUSTFALL
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061. David Archuleta - Afraid To Love
062. Kelly Clarkson feat. Sheila E - that’s right
063. Taylor Swift - I Can See You
064. Bow Anderson - Midnight
065. Charley - Worst Taste In Girls
066. Kelly Clarkson - rock hudson
067. SVEA - Dead Man Walking
068. Nothing But Thieves - Tomorrow Is Closed
069. TEYA & SALENA - Who the Hell Is Edgar?
070. Sophie and the Giants & Purple Disco Machine - Paradise
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071. Kylie Minogue - Hold On To Now
072. meltear - Tears Tail
073. Nothing But Thieves - Do You Love Me Yet?
074. Olivia Rodrigo - get him back!
075. Ava Max - Diamonds & Dancefloors
076. RAYE - Ice Cream Man.
077. Rêve - EX EX EX (Whoops)
078. Tate McRae - greedy
079. Dua Lipa - Houdini
080. Tyla - Water
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081. Doja Cat - Wet Vagina
082. Dom Dolla feat. Nelly Furtado - Eat Your Man
083. Doja Cat - Skull And Bones
084. Tori Kelly feat. Jon Bellion - young gun
085. Ava Max - Cold As Ice
086. Charli XCX - Speed Drive
087. The Scarlet Opera - Alive
088. Blu DeTiger feat. Mallrat - Cut Me Down
089. Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right?
090. Fefe Dobson - HUNGOVER
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091. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red
092. Tori Kelly - cut
093. Taylor Swift - Now That We Don’t Talk
094. Ava Max - Get Outta My Heart
095. Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!
096. Addison Rae - Nothing On (But The Radio)
097. Rêve - Big Boom
098. Tate McRae - exes
099. Ava Max - Choose Your Fighter
100. Marco Mengoni - Due Vite

Posted by: Roba. 11th January 2024, 12:37 AM

'What Was I Made For? is absolutely stunning 'Padam Padam' is a big bop too and LorQueen with a decent one there with the obvious still on the way lol!

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 11th January 2024, 08:55 PM

Giving unbelievable a listen now as I'm interested to see how Ayra Starr sounds on a Tori Kelly song! It's actually sounding pretty fun, the afro-beats drum beat throughout makes it one you can move along to.

Posted by: Ansel 11th January 2024, 09:28 PM

So many tunes! Is It Love was such a brilliant follow-up to Tattoo but like you said, needed a little more time to grow into something really special. Violet Chemistry is a recent Miley fave and of course can't forget Kylie blessing us with a Padamic!

Posted by: Sergej 12th January 2024, 11:07 PM

Hi there Tafty, here are my favourites from your latest selection:

024. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For?
028. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam
030. Doja Cat - Attention
035. Loreen - Is It Love?
036. Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr - My Love
037. Troye Sivan - Rush
038. Alessandra - Queen of Kings
040. Noa Kirel - Unicorn
042. Ava Max - One Of Us
045. Olivia Rodrigo - vampire
046. The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters
047. Nothing But Thieves - Welcome To The DCC
048. Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha
049. Miley Cyrus - Flowers
052. Leigh-Anne - Don’t Say Love
057. FLO feat. Missy Elliott - Fly Girl
060. P!NK - TRUSTFALL

Great list!
Can't wait for the rest!

Posted by: LewisGT 13th January 2024, 08:30 PM

Loads more great stuff since I last commented

'Unicorn' was my favourite at Eurovision this year. So much energy in the performance and it was impossible to ignore!

The two Leigh-Anne tracks were a nice way to start her solo career. They're nowhere near as good as Little Mix's best work but they still deserved more success in the charts.

'vampire' was such a bold way for Olivia to comeback. I'm so glad it was another huge success for her.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 13th January 2024, 08:44 PM

20. KYLIE MINOGUE - VEGAS HIGH



> Taken from her latest album 'Tension', Vegas High is #20 in my top tracks of 2023 and it is Kylie's highest appearance in my chart this year. My favourite Kylie song in years. I instantly fell in love with this track from first listen of the album. It's euphoric, disco, dance, pop JOY! Incredible hook and chorus. I wish she'd followed 'Padam Padam' up with it instead of 'Tension' (house isn't *really* my thing). Just so good! <

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19. KELLY CLARKSON - MINE



> Up next is a Kelly Clarkson single. Throwing us back to the good ol' days somewhat with this "Double A Side" type of release, we have the scorching mine. Serving powerhouse vocals, scolding lyrics and a production track that makes it sound like we're at the funeral of her shitty ex-husband. Amazing stuff! <

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18. KELLY CLARKSON - ME



> ...and here is that "other side"! me is an empowering, self-loving power ballad. As per the norm for her, the vocals are out of this world. Sometimes I think I prefer 'mine' but then I listen to this and I am just a sucker for a powerful Gospel choir sometimes. Just so gorgeous and empowering! Should have been massive, imo. <

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17. TORI KELLY - ALIVE IF I DIE



> Tori Kelly had such a great year for me here she is in my countdown with another track from her 'tori EP' alive if i die. I feel like this is the most "pure pop" sound on the EP. It has a really catchy melody and I love the way the verses are delivered on this. It's my favourite non-single on the EP and the chorus is just sublime. I love it so much! <

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16. METTE - MAMA'S EYES



> METTE first grabbed my attention a couple of years ago with the excellent 'Petrified', but she kind of unintentionally fell off of my radar a little bit. I heard a snippet of this song on Tik Tok at some point and... it was immediate LOVE! Such a gorgeous song. I love the production so much and the lyrics are STUNNING. I need to pay more attention to her! <

Posted by: Roba. 14th January 2024, 12:52 AM

'MAMA'S EYES' is a great BJSC entry. Shame it didn't crossover to mainstream success though!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 14th January 2024, 08:53 PM

15. MILEY CYRUS - ISLAND



> At #15 we have an INSTANT highlight from Miley's (excellent, btw!) latest album. Island is one of the breeziest, smoothest and most gorgeously stunning Summer songs I have heard in a long time. The opening in particular gives me major Fleetwood Mac vibes! It's seriously beautiful and just makes me want to lay on the beach near the sea and enjoy a holiday. I was hoping this would be a single! Especially after the Backyard Sessions performance of it... like... HOW GOOD IS THAT PERFORMANCE?? It's entrancing! <

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14. AVA MAX - DANCING'S DONE



> #14 sees another Ava Max BANGER from her 2nd studio album 'Diamonds & Dancefloors' and it's the highest from that album in this countdown. Just an incredibly, dark and brooding pop song! The closest we got to the 'Heaven & Hell' era from her in this era, however, it feels like a natural progression from that era and is better than just about everything else on that album, bar *maybe* 'Sweet But Psycho', but that changes depending on the day! <

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13. DAGNY - SAME AGAIN (FOR LOVE)



> I've had my eye on and off of Dagny for a while. One of those artists that I'm pretty sure I've loved like 95% of everything that I have heard, but don't really delve much further... quite frankly that needs to change because I heard this during a random listen to NMF (the Apple Music equivalent) and it's an absolute STOMPER of a song... AGAIN. It's just pure and utter pop GOODNESS! The chorus is the poppiest and catchiest chorus you will hear all year. Just great stuff! <

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12. KELLY CLARKSON - LIGHTHOUSE



> Another section and it's another Kelly track. This time it is the token, huge piano ballad moment from her. As ever it's stellar. Truly wonderful. Her vocals. The lyrics. The desperation in her voice. Just a faultless vocal performance. Give her a slot on the BRITs & the Scammys and I promise you this will climb to the mid-range of the charts in no time. She's truly my favourite vocalist ever. This isn't even my favourite track on the album..... <

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11. TINASHE - GRAVITY



> Just missing out on a top 10 position at #11 is a Tinashe smash in the waiting (if only! UGH!) Gravity. This song was the immediate highlight from her 'BB/ANG3L' album and it's easy to hear why! She touches on some British Garage/DnB kind of sound for this and gives us a gorgeous, airy and ethereal mid-tempo, breezy bop! Just gorgeous. Every era has a masterpiece to me and this is the one from this current era! She's always two steps ahead in her sound progression. It's actually INSANE that she never gets the credit she deserves for it. <

Posted by: Roba. 14th January 2024, 11:56 PM

A flop when it comes to Kelly oop, not heard any of her newest material 'Dancing's Done' though is brill

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 16th January 2024, 03:25 PM

Thank you for commenting sergej!

It really does work. It's a shame she couldn't bring me back around for another album from her, I've slightly lost interest in P!nk releases, but this was a very welcome surprise.

Thanks Pete

YES AMAKA! *.* A BOP! LMAO @ Baby Storme... omg. 'Fly Girl' should've been a Summer smash. It's a shame it went under the radar somewhat. Agreed about 'Ouchies'... for some reason I think it's only a matter of time before it's going viral on Tik Tok. I hope at least!!

Thank you Brer! I appreciate it!

I like TIC a lot, it throws me back to mid-00's indie-pop-rock bangers that were dominating the UK charts at those times, but with a more modernized spin on that sound somewhat. Just SOOO good!

Thank you jim!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 16th January 2024, 03:35 PM

Bow is indeed a bop! Very catchy. Yeah Teya & Selena deserved better than what they got. RWS is a good Chappell Roan song indeed, I do find it a *tad* overrated as I think more people prefer that over the superior (imo ofc) 'Naked In Manhattan'! BOOOO

I apparently didn't point The Last Dinner Party anything and I even tried to confirm it (before sending Tori I think...) but it's such a good song! Looking forward to seeing their success this year.

Thank you Robbbb <3




If only it had that build and bridge + explosive final chorus like the song promised.... I think I would have had 2 Loreen songs in the top 10 again... 'Violet Chemistry' really should have been the follow up single to 'Flowers' What a banger and then she should have followed it up with 'Island' for a Summer smash! "Padamic" indeed *.* What a moment.

Thanks Ansel!

Thank you for continuing to follow.. omg <3

Glad to see you're liking it, Lewis! <3

The performance was amazing!! I definitely have at least one more track to come from Eurovision, but I think 'Unicorn is a banger in it's own right. Agreed completely about Leigh-Anne. It's a shame she's not been able to touch the charts in the way that the songs deserved, but I'm glad I got to take them away and genuinely enjoy them. It's such a good song. Took a while for me but I got there and appreciate it so much more than I did when I first heard it. I love a good build in a pop song!

Thanks so much Lewis <3

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 16th January 2024, 03:41 PM

'MAMA'S EYES' is a great *song*. Full stop. Period!!!! I think I was pretty late to hearing it so missed it's chart potential moment, but yes, it's a shame it couldn't become a huge hit </3

Omg listen to herrrr <3 maybe the tracks I link in the countdown and see how you get on with them, perhaps? 'Dancing's Done' is incredible. SUCH A BOP!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 16th January 2024, 03:51 PM

10. TORI KELLY - MISSIN' U



> Earlier in the year Tori Kelly decided to unleash missin u on us and wanted to take us all the way back to Y2K R&B-pop! The thing I love the most about this is how it feels particularly British.. think something Craig David may have had a hand in creating or something. Add in Tori's powerful and soulful vocals, on top of a drum & bass-lite, r&b, pop melody and beat... PERFECTION. It really was the perfect song to take me back to the early 00's. Incredible song. A FULL era of this PLEASE <3 <

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09. NOTHING BUT THIEVES - OVERCOME



> Nothing But Thieves first came on to my radar a couple of years ago, during their 'Moral Panic' era. I was working at HMV at the time and we played it and I was really impressed by it! So this was the first era that I got to follow from the start with some interest. 'Welcome To The DCC' blew me away in a way like no other song of it's ilk has done before, however, I am a full on STAN now with thanks to this Sam Fender-esque BANGER Overcome. Like I did full on album discography listens in the run up to the release of 'Dead Club City'... all because this song had that kind of hold on me. It's such an anthemic, uplifting, feel good, sing out loud BANGER. Just so damn GOOD! <

Posted by: Sergej 17th January 2024, 11:15 AM

"Overcome" is a fantastic song, probably my favourite from their latest album!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 17th January 2024, 04:32 PM

08. TAYLOR SWIFT - IS IT OVER NOW?



> '1989' has always been my favourite Taylor Swift album, since it's release in 2014. It really changed the pop landscape and being a big pop whore, I was obviously taken to it far more instantly in comparison to the other album releases I had heard prior. I was both nervous and excited for "Taylor's Version", but more the former. Thankfully not only were the re-recordings genuinely great, but the vault tracks are by FAR the most consistently strong set of vault tracks that we have to date. Is It Over Now? was the one that stole 'Slut!' thunder and rightfully so. The sister companion piece to what is imo Taylor's best song, 'Out Of The Woods' and the production would fit PERFECTLY on the OG '1989'. Just a near flawless pop song and already in my top 10 Taylor songs of all time. <

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07. KELLY CLARKSON - FAVOURITE KIND OF HIGH



> The highest entry to come from my favourite album of 2023. favourite kind of high was released just before the albums release and from the first moment I heard it, I was OBSESSED! It's that one guaranteed Euphoric pop BANGER album track that she has per era. 'Gone', 'How I Feel', 'Don't Let Me Stop You', 'I Forgive You', 'Dance With Me', 'Medicine'... just such euphoric, pop joy! I really wish it was given a push because I do think it could have done decently for her. Carly Rae is a co-writer on this track and honestly, you can hear it! Just a great pop song that deserves so much more attention! <

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 18th January 2024, 02:25 PM

06. TROYE SIVAN - ONE OF YOUR GIRLS



> Been a fan of Troye for over a decade now and it's so nice to hear that he still has *it* for me. Forever evolving not only his sound but himself as an artist. I think One of Your Girls is top 3 of his tracks already for me and it's largely down to how unique it sounds. I love the hook and adore the speak-singing style of the pre-chrous. Gives it that added charm. The video is also my 2nd favourite video of the year. My jaw was ON. THE. GROUND. when it was revealed that he'd dressed in drag! He looks INSANE as a woman. It suits and matches the song perfectly. I can gush and rave about this song all day. Just incredible! <

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05. DOJA CAT - AGORA HILLS



> Doja Cat manages to secure herself inside my top 5 songs of 2023! Agora Hills is a mid-down tempo late 00's, 80's inspired r&b/pop jam! The production is very reminiscent to me of Keri Hilson and her 'In A Perfect World...' era. Those who know me on here know that that album is one of my all time favourites and I just love that since first listen to this track, it IMMEDIATELY feels familiar and nostalgic. I love Doja's flow on the verses and the chorus/hook is crazy addictive and smooth! Definitely my favourite Doja song to date and it's from a great album. I'm glad this became a hit for her. Just lush and perfect! <

Posted by: Roba. 18th January 2024, 09:56 PM

'Is It Over Now?' and 'One Of Your Girls' are both good from your top 10 and 'Agora Hills' is better than PTTR for me :')

Posted by: Sergej 19th January 2024, 11:06 PM

"One Of Your Girls" and "Is It Over Now?" are my favourites from your latest selection!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 20th January 2024, 01:15 PM

It really is and yep, agreed. My favourite from their latest album! I think it's my 2nd favourite NBT track behind 'Lover, Please Stay'!

Thank you Rob as ever! I WILL comment on yours again soon enough! I PROMISE!!! But that slight shade towards 'Agora Hills' OMG!

Both are absolute BANGERS <3 Thank you as always Sergej!

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 20th January 2024, 01:30 PM

04. RÊVE - CONTEMPORARY LOVE



> Rêve actually came onto my radar about 2-3 weeks before the end of the year. I wasn't familiar with her output up until I saw r Liam post his top albums of the year over on Twitter. I saw him rank 'SATURN RETURN' highly and I immediately fell in love with the album and Contemporary Love was an IMMEDIATE highlight. Pulsing 80's inspired synth-pop infused with a nice blend of disco and pop. Something I honestly think Dua Lipa would absolutely come out and smash with! My only critique is that... IT ENDS TOO SOON! Could easily get a bridge and a huge final chorus in there!! But that doesn't prevent me from loving it and finding it to be a Grade A++++ pop BANGER! <

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03. TAYLOR SWIFT - SAY DON'T GO



> '1989 (Taylor's Version)' has just as much a hold on me as the original release does. My main concern was that the vault tracks weren't going to match up to the stellar quality of the original album... I was wrong across the board. Say Don't Go especially, is already in my top 10 Taylor songs of all time. I do think this would have fit better on either the 'Speak Now' or 'Red' TV's more in terms of production (or even alongside 'Would've, Could've, Should've' on 'Midnights'), but lyrically it's up there with some of her best on '1989'. Just a soaring, powerful and devastatingly beautiful song! Absolutely incredible. I love the call and response of the chorus. <

Posted by: jimwatts 20th January 2024, 03:56 PM

Great to see 'Dancing's Done' in the top 20 - I might just agree it's Ava's best since 'Sweet But Psycho'! - and 'Same Again (For Love)' absolutely has the poppiest chorus I've heard all year too.

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 21st January 2024, 07:13 PM

It's so, SO good! I do wish she'd stop jumping on the songs with hugely obvious samples now though. She's so much better than those derivative euro-dance tracks Agreed about the chorus for SA(FL)!! A BANGER!

Thank you jim

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 21st January 2024, 07:32 PM

02. WILL.I.AM & BRITNEY SPEARS - MANJOBEE



> MANJOBEE MANJOBEE MANJOBEE-EE MANJOBEE. MIND YOUR BUSINESS BITCH!!!! Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it. <






























Just kidding lolololol xx



02. TAYLOR SWIFT - CRUEL SUMMER



> I actually think I prefer this song overall but because it isn't *technically* a 2023 song, I had to penalise it a little bit. I was debating about whether to actually include Cruel Summer at all... but it's impact in 2023 was too much for me to ignore! What an almighty pop masterpiece. I can never play this ENOUGH in all honesty. It's my 3rd favourite Taylor song (very precise coz I recently did a http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=265639 x) but it's just genuinely a fantastic song. The verses and chorus both hit the way that verses and choruses should. However, the bridge? DID IT HAVE TO GO AS HARD AS THAT???? Just flawless, anthemic pop! I am so, SO happy it got it's flowers after having that era cut incredibly short due to Covid </3 and so this misses out on being a single! Thank God for the ERAs tour going insanely viral and this bridge being a major highlight of it! <

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01. LOREEN - TATTOO



> SHOCK HORROR. LorQueen has topped my EOY chart with a Eurovision BANGER... AGAIN! Tattoo really did have a major hold on me (in a very similar way to 'Euphoria' back in 2012) and it was easily my most listened to song of the year last year. Just a phenomenal build, song and THAT DAMN PERFORMANCE!!!!! OUTSTANDING. She's truly in a league of her own. Just stellar. This not only won Eurovision, but went on to become a huge hit for her in the charts in it's own right too! I can't wait to start tracking it's annual appearances each year! So, SO good and a truly deserved 2nd win for her! Just so big and POWERFUL! <

Posted by: Tafty³³³ 21st January 2024, 07:40 PM

FULL TOP 100:

001. Loreen - Tattoo
002. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
003. Taylor Swift - Say Don't Go
004. Rêve - Contemporary Love
005. Doja Cat - Agora Hills
006. Troye Sivan - One Of Your Girls
007. Kelly Clarkson - favourite kind of high
008. Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now?
009. Nothing But Thieves - Overcome
010. Tori Kells - missin' u
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011. Tinashe - Gravity
012. Kelly Clarkson - lighthouse
013. Dagny - Same Again (For Love)
014. Ava Max - Dancing's Done
015. Miley Cyrus - Island
016. METTE - MAMA'S EYES
017. Tori Kelly - alive if i die
018. Kelly Clarkson - me
019. Kelly Clarkson - mine
020. Kylie Minogue - Vegas High
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021. Tori Kelly feat. Ayra Starr - unbelievable
022. Miley Cyrus - Violet Chemistry
023. Nothing But Thieves - Pop The Balloon
024. Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For?
025. Doja Cat - Demons
026. Rêve - Breaking Up With Jesus
027. Troye Sivan - Got Me Started
028. Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam
029. Tori Kelly - shelter
030. Doja Cat - Attention
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031. Rêve - Disco At The Strip Club
032. Troye Sivan - Honey
033. Tinashe - Needs
034. Victoria Monét - On My Mama
035. Loreen - Is It Love?
036. Leigh-Anne feat. Ayra Starr - My Love
037. Troye Sivan - Rush
038. Alessandra - Queen of Kings
039. Kelly Clarkson - red flag collector
040. Noa Kirel - Unicorn
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041. Ava Max - Last Night On Earth
042. Ava Max - One Of Us
043. Chappell Roan - Naked In Manhattan
044. Idina Menzel - Funny Kind of Lonely
045. Olivia Rodrigo - vampire
046. The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters
047. Nothing But Thieves - Welcome To The DCC
048. Käärijä - Cha Cha Cha
049. Miley Cyrus - Flowers
050. Cannons - Crush
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051. Tinashe - Tightrope
052. Leigh-Anne - Don’t Say Love
053. AMAKA - Unfamiliar
054. Tinashe - Treason
055. Doja Cat - Ouchies
056. Tinashe - Talk To Me Nice
057. FLO feat. Missy Elliott - Fly Girl
058. Baby Storme - This City is a Graveyard
059. Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova
060. P!NK - TRUSTFALL
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061. David Archuleta - Afraid To Love
062. Kelly Clarkson feat. Sheila E - that’s right
063. Taylor Swift - I Can See You
064. Bow Anderson - Midnight
065. Charley - Worst Taste In Girls
066. Kelly Clarkson - rock hudson
067. SVEA - Dead Man Walking
068. Nothing But Thieves - Tomorrow Is Closed
069. TEYA & SALENA - Who the Hell Is Edgar?
070. Sophie and the Giants & Purple Disco Machine - Paradise
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071. Kylie Minogue - Hold On To Now
072. meltear - Tears Tail
073. Nothing But Thieves - Do You Love Me Yet?
074. Olivia Rodrigo - get him back!
075. Ava Max - Diamonds & Dancefloors
076. RAYE - Ice Cream Man.
077. Rêve - EX EX EX (Whoops)
078. Tate McRae - greedy
079. Dua Lipa - Houdini
080. Tyla - Water
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081. Doja Cat - Wet Vagina
082. Dom Dolla feat. Nelly Furtado - Eat Your Man
083. Doja Cat - Skull And Bones
084. Tori Kelly feat. Jon Bellion - young gun
085. Ava Max - Cold As Ice
086. Charli XCX - Speed Drive
087. The Scarlet Opera - Alive
088. Blu DeTiger feat. Mallrat - Cut Me Down
089. Olivia Rodrigo - bad idea right?
090. Fefe Dobson - HUNGOVER
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091. Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red
092. Tori Kelly - cut
093. Taylor Swift - Now That We Don’t Talk
094. Ava Max - Get Outta My Heart
095. Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!
096. Addison Rae - Nothing On (But The Radio)
097. Rêve - Big Boom
098. Tate McRae - exes
099. Ava Max - Choose Your Fighter
100. Marco Mengoni - Due Vite
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Posted by: jimwatts 21st January 2024, 07:56 PM

Excellent winner knew this was something special long before Eurovision. Thanks Jonjo for the countdown!