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JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 13 2018, 09:04 PM Post #41
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	QUOTE(SantaDalek32 @ Dec 12 2018, 12:23 PM) No Shame and Sweetener are great pop albums, and Golden is a pretty good fusion of pop and country. QUOTE(PeteLeftLeeds @ Dec 12 2018, 04:59 PM) Some more albums there I've heard some of, Lily Allen had some nice tracks this year as did Kylie, but her Jack collab was a bit of a damp squib for me. QUOTE(Calum @ Dec 12 2018, 05:59 PM) Golden a lot higher than I thought it'd be in here . On the flip side, there's a few I thought would be higher than they are, i.e. Ariana, LM. QUOTE(LewisGT @ Dec 12 2018, 10:03 PM) Shame to see that LM5 & Sweetener are out already. Both easily two of my favourite albums of the year although admittedly LM5 is a little bit weaker than Glory Days. QUOTE(dobbo @ Dec 13 2018, 07:08 PM) Sigala & Jonas Blue's albums were quite disappointing aside from the singles but I'm glad we got them at all! Thank you all!!!


JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 13 2018, 09:25 PM Post #42
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	Albums 15 Tom Odell - Jubilee Road \| 2-1-2-2-5-7-… (6+ weeks) Tom Odell has been one of the most successful artists in my chart's history. His debut album Long Way Down was #2 in my EOY album chart 2013 and boasts the second longest tally for weeks on my top 15 album chart. Wrong Crowd was in my EOY top 5 2016 too. Jubilee Road doesn't make it so high, but it's another triumph for Tom, and one that would perhaps have been higher with more time. The songwriting feels much more like Tom at its core than anything he's done to date, and sees him growing up and starting to settle down on Jubilee Road. Highlights other than the singles include You're Gonna Break My Heart Tonight and the title track. Top 40 Hits 02 Half As Good As You (feat. Alice Merton) 02 If You Wanna Love Somebody 40 Piano Man --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Benjamin Ingrosso - Identification \| 1-2-2-3-5-7-8-11-12-… (9+ weeks) After a run of standalone singles, the success at Melodifestivalen of Dance You Off finally persuaded Benjamin Ingrosso to release his debut studio album, Identification. The outcome was solid - nothing was quite as good as the Swedish star's Eurovision entry, but nevertheless it's an enjoyable pop album. The singles all stand out positively, while songs like So Good So Fine When You're Messing With My Mind bring the fun side while I'll Be Fine Somehow sets the tone for the more mellow tracks. A really good album, one that puts Benjamin alongside the top players in the male pop music scene for sure. Top 40 Hits 02 Dance You Off 02 I Wouldn't Know 28 Behave --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Marcus & Martinus - Moments \| 3-4-1-2-2-5-6-7-8-11-12-12-12-13-x-15-x-15-14-x (17 non-consecutive weeks) Charting for the first time in the very first chart week of the year, Marcus & Martinus made their album chart debut with their third studio album Moments. The album came preceded by a number of singles, but it was Make You Believe in Love that finally made me sit up and take notice of the Finnish twins. It's a pop triumph and finished 50th in my EOY singles chart last year, but despite it only charting for one year in my top 40 this year, it's in my top 15 most played since January. The album is solid from start to finish, with well-produced pop songs being the name of the game. Dance With You is a great arena-ready yet more mellow track, while Like It Like It brings the fun to close the album (although Remind Me's late release saw it tagged onto the end, providing an even better finish...!) Top 40 Hits 03 Make You Believe in Love 03 Remind Me 15 Like It Like It (feat. Silentó) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Isac Elliot - FAITH \| 1-1-3-4-5-3-6-8-8-9-9-11-12-15-x (14 weeks) For a while it felt like Isac Elliot's third studio album might never come. Singles Lipstick and No One Else in 2015 didn't lead anywhere, and although an EP followed in 2016 (a very good one at that), it seemed to be followed up by yet more standalone releases. However, Isac ultimately released his new album with less than a week's notice at the very end of 2017. It included all of his singles from 2015 onwards, even those included on the EP, and one new song: Uncover Me. Though it's more like a greatest hits album, Isac proves why he is one of pop's most consistent stars. He delivers catchy tracks so effortlessly, varying the tone of the album from uptempo floor-fillers (Mouth to Mouth, Lipstick) to more reflective ballads (I Wrote a Song for You, No One Else, What About Me). His best effort to date! Top 40 Hits 01 Mouth to Mouth 05 Worth Something 06 Lipstick (feat. Tyga) 09 SHE 20 Beast (Tungevaag & Raaban & Isac Elliot) 23 AYO 23 What About Me 36 EYES SHUT --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Kate Nash - Yesterday Was Forever \| 1-3-4-6-8-7-8-9-10-12-14-x (11 weeks) Just missing out on a top 10 spot is a huge return to form for Kate Nash. Her debut album Made of Bricks, released in 2007, is my all-time favourite album and is incredible from start to finish. 2010's My Best Friend is You ranks highly too, another strong collection. However, 2013's Girl Talk missed the mark quite a bit for me. Not a bad album, and still made #1 in my chart, but way off her usual quality and much more filler. Yesterday Was Forever doesn't top the first two albums, but it feels much more cohesive an effort from Kate after five years away. She doesn't lose her quirkiness on songs like My Little Alien, or her feistiness on songs like Hate You, but she cranks out quality pop music. Karaoke Kiss is my easy highlight - her best song in a long time, and her first #1 on my chart, and it sounds like it could be a lost Carly Rae Jepsen song. Superb effort and a welcome return! Top 40 Hits 01 Karaoke Kiss 04 Hate You 08 Call Me 18 My Little Alien 20 Drink About You 20 Life in Pink


PeteFromLeeds View member profile	Dec 14 2018, 02:18 PM Post #43
Buy yourself a car, and a house in Devon Joined: 6 May 2016 Posts: 23,872 User: 23,247	Marcus & Martinus Tom Odell on the other hand is amazing, his singles so far haven't been as great as the last album but IYWTLS is a proper masterpiece!


JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 14 2018, 08:47 PM Post #44
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	QUOTE(PeteLeftLeeds @ Dec 14 2018, 02:18 PM) Marcus & Martinus Tom Odell on the other hand is amazing, his singles so far haven't been as great as the last album but IYWTLS is a proper masterpiece! Marcus & Martinus hate Glad you're loving Tom still!


JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 14 2018, 08:51 PM Post #45
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	Albums 10 The Vamps - Night & Day (Day Edition) \| 1-2-4-4-6-8-11-11-10-11-14-15-13-14-x (14 weeks) The Vamps released the Day Edition of the Night & Day double album this year, and it became their fourth #1 album, tying the record with One Direction and Taylor Swift for most #1 albums. Overall, it became their shortest-running #1 album to date, but it's still a high quality dance/pop album and the bonus tracks from their individual editions are of a notably higher quality than the Night Edition. What Your Father Says and Cheap Wine stand out as non-single highlights, and dare I say they'd have been better singles than Hair Too Long and Just My Type. Top 40 Hits 01 Personal (feat. Maggie Lindemann) 03 Hair Too Long 03 Too Good to Be True (Danny Avila & The Vamps feat. Machine Gun Kelly) 06 Just My Type --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes \| 1-1-2-3-5-6-5-7-5-6-9-7-8-10-14-13-12-14-15-x (19 weeks) 2018 saw Shawn Mendes releasing his third studio album, and it was his most mature effort yet. Lead single In My Blood immediately set the tone, seeing a more reflective and downbeat Shawn compared to his other hit singles. Despite the notable step up in maturity, In My Blood still feels very much Shawn, looking back to the album tracks across both Handwritten and Illuminate. The rest of the album saw him shake things up though, with Nervous and Lost In Japan both feeling quite JT-inspired, while he sings about the recent rise in school shooting and terrorist attacks in Youth. His Julia Michaels collaboration is great too, as well as album tracks like Perfectly Wrong and Where Were You in the Morning. His best album to date! Top 40 Hits 01 In My Blood 06 Lost In Japan (Shawn Mendes & Zedd) 09 Nervous --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 Camila Cabello - Camila \| 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-4-7-9-14-14-14-x-8-12-10-11-11-12-14-x (23 non-consecutive weeks) The longest running #1 album in my chart this year, Camila took advantage of a quiet time in the year by releasing her debut album in January. Not to belittle the achievement though, because she would have won those weeks hands down even with stronger competition too. Camila's album disppointed me a little on one listen, being way more ballad heavy than I expected. However, it feels way more authentic than an album full of bops would have felt. It's Camila through and through, and each of the ballads stood out to me in various ways with repeated listens. All These Years and Real Friends are brilliantly written, and Consequences is heartbreaking. The bops bring a lot to the album too - of course Havana is great, and She Loves Control is such a missed single opportunity. Top 40 Hits 02 Havana (feat. Young Thug) 05 Never Be the Same 17 She Loves Control 27 Real Friends 36 Consequences 39 Inside Out 40 Into It --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 CNCO - CNCO \| 1-1-1-3-4-4-6-8-8-11-15-14-15-13-14-12-15-15-x (18 weeks) This album is one of my favourite surprises of the year. I was intrigued by CNCO's second album after I quite enjoyed their debut, and really loved the Reggaetón Lento remix with Little Mix. I didn't, however, expect to love it quite this much. The self-titled album from the Latin pop boyband debuted at #1 comfortably ahead of Kylie's Golden, and went on to dominate my singles chart, with eight songs in my top 40 in a single week. With Latin pop, you know what you're getting when you listen to it, and CNCO don't deviate far from the confines of the genre, but they sell it so well with catchy hooks even to me, who speaks only a limited amount of Spanish. I've got a ticket to see them in London next year and I am so excited, think it will be a really fun night! Top 40 Hits 01 Sólo Yo 02 Mi Medicina 02 Reggaetón Lento (CNCO & Little Mix) 04 Hey DJ (CNCO with Yandel or Meghan Trainor & Sean Paul) 05 Se Vuelve Loca 12 Mala Actitud 19 Mamita 39 Fiesta en Mi Casa --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Anne-Marie - Speak Your Mind \| 3-1-2-3-4-4-5-6-8-9-7-8-9-10-11-8-9-11-15-14-13-15-x-4-6-9-11-14-8-4-... (29+ non-consecutive weeks) Things are getting really tight at the top end of the countdown, as Anne-Marie's debut unfortunately misses out on my top 5. Speak Your Mind was highly anticipated, and it soared to #1 in its first full week of availability. All of the pre-album singles had me very hyped, and the album didn't miss the mark either. Across the entire deluxe album, I'd say only Machine and Some People are lowlights. The rest of the album is brilliant and a very assured debut from one of the most exciting names in pop music currently. It's a shame Anne-Marie seems to have garnered a lot of hate across Buzzjack, because this deserves a whole load more recognition on here! Top 40 Hits 01 FRIENDS (Marshmello & Anne-Marie) 01 Heavy 01 Rockabye (Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie) 01 Then 02 2002 02 Ciao Adios 03 Alarm 06 Perfect to Me 09 Don't Leave Me Alone (David Guetta feat. Anne-Marie)


JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 14 2018, 08:51 PM Post #46
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	Top 5 Alec Benjamin - Narrated for You Lil Xan - TOTAL XANARCHY Rita Ora - Phoenix Troye Sivan - Bloom Why Don't We - 8 Letters Any predictions?


Calum View member profile	Dec 14 2018, 10:13 PM Post #47
nabad Pronouns: he/him Joined: 13 February 2013 Posts: 28,348 User: 18,316	Shawn only #9? This EOY is cancelled x


JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 14 2018, 10:15 PM Post #48
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	QUOTE(Calum @ Dec 14 2018, 10:13 PM) Shawn only #9? This EOY is cancelled x #9 is brilliant amongst such a strong top 10 though .


UltraCruelSummer View member profile	Dec 15 2018, 12:04 AM Post #49
It's a cruel summer. Joined: 26 May 2014 Posts: 35,249 User: 20,947	Hey Joseph, so much catching up to do as I've missed this all! <3 Oops not the best start for me Anything other than TGS at #1 in compilations makes the list invalid x Ew down with Lil Xan x Maty Noyes EP was so disappointing for me after she delivered bops like In My Mind & London. Yasss at the kings WDW tho . Time to get onto the albums . Lucie's album disappointed me & I've barely returned to it at all Talk Of The Town is SO good and one of my fave albums of the year <3 It really took me by surprise how good it was as I've been interested in Catherine since last 2016 but it wasn't until Wild that I absolutely loved a song by her and the album slays. My fave album track is Good Goodbyes <3 Liberation is diabolical x That's all on that x Blue is quite a solid album acc, Desperate & Purpose are such bops and def my faves of the non singles <3 I'm the same with having similar opinions on Jonas/Sigala albums . Just Got Paid is such a bop tho . Once again Nina is my album track highlight with Somebody . Same with 7 haha x Christ at Goodbye going top 3 here tho, lemme pray for you xx Queen Ava Max's Let It Be Me>>>>>>> Saara's album is SO good Monsters, Dance, Dance While Nobody's Watching & Domino are my faves, all faves of mine this year <3 Caution was ok but not horrendous haha so idm it being here x Golden Hour is really good, idk if I love it as much as others but High Horse + Slow Burn deserve all the acclaim they get <3 Cardi's album is full of bops from the singles to album tracks so yasss at that making it here . Palo Santo is solid and All For You is def the highlight so yasss at us agreeing on that <3 Voicenotes is SHITE. Soz x Ik you've been bringing up 1st to 2nd album quality drops quite a lot so far but Charlie's is potentially the biggest ever for me. I loved him so much during the OTM era but now he irritates me so much and his music (bar Attention) has become SO bad His album drop in my chart was like 1.5m sold for OTM to under 50k for Voicenotes Cry Pretty <3 <3 The titular track, Love Wins, The Bullet & Southbound are my highlights <3 Another beyond strong album from Carrie tho <3 LM5 slays and I agree with all your individual comments of the tracks bar Joan of Arc x The Cure & MIM are both such highlights <3 Bebe's expectations is so good, it deserved better Testament is so good and the two charted singles from you are by far my faves on the album <3 No Shame is also fab, even if it's probs my least fave Lily album ngl. Youngblood is solid and Sweetener is underwhelming but the highs (NTLTC, Breathin) are up there with the best of the year Love Golden, so many highlights and I'm shocked how much I've gone back to it this year! Shawn was also pretty underwhelming bar Nervous, I need him to serve more bops Camila is fab, even if she completely f**ed up the single choices haha CNCO .* Ahora Lloras Tu with Ana and Hey DJ with Meghan and Reggaeton Lento with LM>>>>>>>>>anything else they've done tho x Anne's album is honestly so good (bar perfect) and full of bops so yasss it slaying here <3 Phoenix & 8 Letters better be the top 2 or I'm getting this thread deleted xxx And I'm out x fab countdown so far <3


Dobbo View member profile	Dec 15 2018, 01:29 PM Post #50
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 4 November 2013 Posts: 30,513 User: 20,053	Hooray for being one of about four people on this forum who like 'Make You Believe In Love' Anne-Marie definitely gets way too much unwarranted hate, looking at that list on your chart they are mostly good songs! Plus she's always come across well in interviews etc. imo


danG View member profile	Dec 15 2018, 01:45 PM Post #51
🔥🚀🔥 Joined: 30 August 2010 Posts: 74,536 User: 11,746	Out of that top five I'd go for Rita Ora though I expect it'll be a Why Don't We victory.


JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 15 2018, 02:19 PM Post #52
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	QUOTE(UltraReputation @ Dec 15 2018, 12:04 AM) Hey Joseph, so much catching up to do as I've missed this all! <3 Oops not the best start for me Anything other than TGS at #1 in compilations makes the list invalid x Ew down with Lil Xan x Maty Noyes EP was so disappointing for me after she delivered bops like In My Mind & London. Yasss at the kings WDW tho . Time to get onto the albums . Lucie's album disappointed me & I've barely returned to it at all Talk Of The Town is SO good and one of my fave albums of the year <3 It really took me by surprise how good it was as I've been interested in Catherine since last 2016 but it wasn't until Wild that I absolutely loved a song by her and the album slays. My fave album track is Good Goodbyes <3 Liberation is diabolical x That's all on that x Blue is quite a solid album acc, Desperate & Purpose are such bops and def my faves of the non singles <3 I'm the same with having similar opinions on Jonas/Sigala albums . Just Got Paid is such a bop tho . Once again Nina is my album track highlight with Somebody . Same with 7 haha x Christ at Goodbye going top 3 here tho, lemme pray for you xx Queen Ava Max's Let It Be Me>>>>>>> Saara's album is SO good Monsters, Dance, Dance While Nobody's Watching & Domino are my faves, all faves of mine this year <3 Caution was ok but not horrendous haha so idm it being here x Golden Hour is really good, idk if I love it as much as others but High Horse + Slow Burn deserve all the acclaim they get <3 Cardi's album is full of bops from the singles to album tracks so yasss at that making it here . Palo Santo is solid and All For You is def the highlight so yasss at us agreeing on that <3 Voicenotes is SHITE. Soz x Ik you've been bringing up 1st to 2nd album quality drops quite a lot so far but Charlie's is potentially the biggest ever for me. I loved him so much during the OTM era but now he irritates me so much and his music (bar Attention) has become SO bad His album drop in my chart was like 1.5m sold for OTM to under 50k for Voicenotes Cry Pretty <3 <3 The titular track, Love Wins, The Bullet & Southbound are my highlights <3 Another beyond strong album from Carrie tho <3 LM5 slays and I agree with all your individual comments of the tracks bar Joan of Arc x The Cure & MIM are both such highlights <3 Bebe's expectations is so good, it deserved better Testament is so good and the two charted singles from you are by far my faves on the album <3 No Shame is also fab, even if it's probs my least fave Lily album ngl. Youngblood is solid and Sweetener is underwhelming but the highs (NTLTC, Breathin) are up there with the best of the year Love Golden, so many highlights and I'm shocked how much I've gone back to it this year! Shawn was also pretty underwhelming bar Nervous, I need him to serve more bops Camila is fab, even if she completely f**ed up the single choices haha CNCO .* Ahora Lloras Tu with Ana and Hey DJ with Meghan and Reggaeton Lento with LM>>>>>>>>>anything else they've done tho x Anne's album is honestly so good (bar perfect) and full of bops so yasss it slaying here <3 Phoenix & 8 Letters better be the top 2 or I'm getting this thread deleted xxx And I'm out x fab countdown so far <3 Hiya Sam, thanks for all the comments!! . QUOTE(dobbo @ Dec 15 2018, 01:29 PM) Hooray for being one of about four people on this forum who like 'Make You Believe In Love' Anne-Marie definitely gets way too much unwarranted hate, looking at that list on your chart they are mostly good songs! Plus she's always come across well in interviews etc. imo It's so underrated, it's a perfect example of how to do a pop song and dare I say, would be a hell of a lot more popular if a female sang it Glad you're another Anne-Marie fan too!! QUOTE(dancember @ Dec 15 2018, 01:45 PM) Out of that top five I'd go for Rita Ora though I expect it'll be a Why Don't We victory. Thanks Dan!!


JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 15 2018, 02:46 PM Post #53
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	Albums 5 Lil Xan - TOTAL XANARCHY \| 2-1-2-2-3-1-2-2-3-2-4-3-3-5-5-5-4-9-6-4-7-8-10-10-11-13-14-14-10-14-13-... (31+ weeks) I'm going to be talking quite a lot about Lil Xan over this countdown but honestly I'm still not really sure what it is I like about his music. I guess he's good at creating a catchy chorus and a memorable melody, but actually his lyrics are pretty bad and it's so far removed from what I usually like. Maybe that's why I was so drawn to TOTAL XANARCHY. It's the biggest album of the year if we look at chart runs alone, but I have to take quality into account and it's definitely not a perfect album. Diamonds is kinda painful to listen to and Tick Tock is really not brilliant either, but there's plenty to enjoy too. Who I Am serves as a great opener (aside from a questionable word I'd rather he didn't use), and the run of Saved By the Bell and Moonlight is so good. Betrayed is a worthy song to be his signature track - it didn't get to make much of an impact in my singles chart but it's without a doubt his most "iconic" track. I always say I love a surprise in music and this album surprised me in ways I certainly didn't expect. Top 40 Hits 01 Moonlight (Lil Xan & Charli XCX) 04 Color Blind (Diplo & Lil Xan) 10 Saved By the Bell 28 Betrayed 40 Slingshot --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Alec Benjamin - Narrated for You \| 1-1-2-… (3+ weeks) It's always a risk to put new albums so high in this countdown as there's every chance they won't last in my affections, but the instant impact of this one is pretty undeniable. American singer/songwriter Alec Benjamin has been drip-feeding singles for a while now, but finally released his full body of work, described as a mixtape but I've opted to include it here rather than in my mixtapes post. It's a shining beacon displaying one of the best songwriters in pop music right now. Alec has a knack for writing catchy, accessible tracks about a variety of subject matters around love and life that I've not really heard others talk about. Water Fountain is an imaginative and heartfelt song about falling in love with someone who chooses a different guy over you, while Annabelle's Homework could be taken both literally and metaphorically - working hard for somebody who doesn't notice you. Let Me Down Slowly is the shining star of the album, with current production meeting Alec's heartbreaking lyrics about a relationship ending. I couldn't recommend this enough, and I think if this doesn't assure you of just how much I love this album, the fact that 11 of the 12 songs have charted in my top 40 at some point might... Top 40 Hits 01 Let Me Down Slowly 03 1994 03 Steve 05 Outrunning Karma 06 Annabelle's Homework 07 Water Fountain 08 If We Have Each Other 33 Boy in the Bubble 35 Swim 38 Death of a Hero 38 If I Killed Someone for You --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Rita Ora - Phoenix \| 7-1-… (2+ weeks) An even newer album, Phoenix was less of a surprise and more one of the most anticipated albums of 2018 for me. As every Rita fan knows, it's been a long journey to get to her second album, taking over 6 years from when ORA came out in 2012. Every single she released for this album was brilliant, and my expectations were high. That said, even if the album tracks were weak, the singles could quite easily carry the album. Thankfully, they don't have to, as there's loads to enjoy away from the six tracks we'd heard already. Only Want You presented itself as the clear next single, and First Time High is the Clean Bandit collaboration we never got in favour of Nowhere. Keep Talking is one of the biggest growers of the album, and the deluxe tracks all bring something different too. I love how we hear Rita singing songs we wouldn't expect her to, thanks to her eyes being mainly on the singles market. Songs like Falling to Pieces and Hell of a Life aren't chart-ready, but they serve as a brilliant display of Rita's versatility on this body of work. Rita is absolutely dominating the female pop scene right now, but please don't leave it so long til the next album x Top 40 Hits 01 Anywhere 01 For You (Liam Payne & Rita Ora) 01 Girls (feat. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX) 01 Let You Love Me 01 Lonely Together (Avicii feat. Rita Ora) 01 Only Want You 07 Your Song --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Troye Sivan - Bloom \| 1-2-2-3-3-4-3-3-4-6-6-6-10-10-… (14+ weeks) Here we are at last. Just missing out on achieving a second EOY album #1, Troye Sivan's Bloom doesn't manage to follow Blue Neighbourhood to the top, but it nevertheless puts up a brilliant fight. What's interesting is that both of these top 2 albums actually came out on the same day! Bloom was THE most anticipated album of the year for me. Following Blue Neighbourhood was an impossible task, and I never expected it to top what's become my second all-time favourite album. That said, Bloom does a damn good job regardless. We see a more comfortable Troye, feeling more than happy in his own skin in songs like My My My!, Bloom and Plum, and the opener Seventeen sets the scene superbly. Lucky Strike is my personal favourite non-single, an ode to falling in love with somebody. It gives me that exciting warm feeling inside and became a huge hit in my chart even without the single treatment. Troye joins forces with Ariana on the smooth and silky Dance to This, and he excels on tracks like What a Heavenly Way to Die and Animal too, both of which could easily have slotted into Blue Neighbourhood's tracklist. It's an evolution in the best way. Troye knows how to make excellent pop music with plenty of personality, and always with the message to be who you want to be. It always makes me sad to see his lack of commercial success, but nevertheless the critical reaction definitely makes up for it. Top 40 Hits 01 Bloom 01 My My My! 02 Lucky Strike 05 Dance to This (feat. Ariana Grande) 13 The Good Side 21 Animal 26 Plum 30 Seventeen --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Why Don't We - 8 Letters \| 6-1-1-1-2-3-1-1-1-2-3-4-6-8-... (14+ weeks) And finally, my favourite album of the year. It's probably no surprise to see American boyband Why Don't We at #1 with their debut release, because they've truly dominated my year from start to finish. It's quite impressive, considering the album contains only 8 songs, 3 of which I'd heard already as singles. However, that didn't hinder my first listen whatsoever. The singles are spread out and the new songs interweave brilliantly. Why Don't We have mastered the art of excellent pop music - the album is varied, switching between uptempo, radio-friendly bops like Talk and Friends, while they manage to delve deeper into their emotions with the remarkably mature 8 Letters, In Too Deep and Hard. Although I'd have enjoyed a few more songs, that's my only criticism. Ultimately, I'd rather quality over quantity, and there's not a single weak link among all eight tracks. Each band member gets a moment to shine - Jack takes the lead on several songs and for me is the shining star, with his choruses on Hooked and 8 Letters being superb as well as his adlibs on Hard, but nobody is left by the wayside as can often happen in boybands. The future is bright for Why Don't We, and I think things will only get better. Now for the UK to sit up and take notice...! Top 40 Hits 01 8 Letters 01 Hooked 01 Talk 01 Trust Fund Baby [Japanese bonus track] 10 These Girls [Japanese bonus track] 31 Hard 31 Something Different [Japanese bonus track] 39 Choose 40 Friends


JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 15 2018, 03:09 PM Post #54
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	Albums 1 Why Don't We - 8 Letters 2 Troye Sivan - Bloom 3 Rita Ora - Phoenix 4 Alec Benjamin - Narrated for You 5 Lil Xan - TOTAL XANARCHY 6 Anne-Marie - Speak Your Mind 7 CNCO - CNCO 8 Camila Cabello - Camila 9 Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes 10 The Vamps - Night & Day (Day Edition) 11 Kate Nash - Yesterday Was Forever 12 Isac Elliot - FAITH 13 Marcus & Martinus - Moments 14 Benjamin Ingrosso - Identification 15 Tom Odell - Jubilee Road 16 Ariana Grande - Sweetener 17 Kylie Minogue - Golden 18 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood 19 Lily Allen - No Shame 20 All Saints - Testament 21 Bebe Rexha - Expectations 22 Jagwar Twin - Subject to Flooding 23 George Ezra - Staying At Tamara's 24 Little Mix - LM5 25 FELIX SANDMAN - EMOTIONS 26 Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty 27 Charlie Puth - Voicenotes 28 Years & Years - Palo Santo 29 Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy 30 Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour 31 Mariah Carey - Caution 32 Saara Aalto - Wild Wild Wonderland 33 David Guetta - 7 34 Sigala - Brighter Days 35 Jonas Blue - Blue 36 Christina Aguilera - Liberation 37 Nemo Schiffman - Omen 38 Catherine McGrath - Talk of This Town 39 James Bay - Electric Light 40 Lucie Silvas - E.G.O.


PeteFromLeeds View member profile	Dec 15 2018, 07:07 PM Post #55
Buy yourself a car, and a house in Devon Joined: 6 May 2016 Posts: 23,872 User: 23,247	Interesting (but semi-expected) choice of #1 - I've not heard much Why Don't We but they've sounded alright from what I've heard, I recognise a former avatar of yours in the album cover as well


Cowboy Cody View member profile	Dec 16 2018, 12:45 AM Post #56
new hair, new tee, new Levii’s Jeans Joined: 24 October 2014 Posts: 39,285 User: 21,308	pretends to be shocked


JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 16 2018, 01:20 PM Post #57
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	QUOTE(PeteLeftLeeds @ Dec 15 2018, 07:07 PM) Interesting (but semi-expected) choice of #1 - I've not heard much Why Don't We but they've sounded alright from what I've heard, I recognise a former avatar of yours in the album cover as well top marks for observation thanks Pete!! QUOTE(CodySleighBell-y @ Dec 16 2018, 12:45 AM) pretends to be shocked


JosephBoone View member profile	Dec 16 2018, 01:26 PM Post #58
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 121,537 User: 13,530	Points Charts A quick interlude before the main countdown where we take a look at what did well in my personal chart this year. As explained before, I compile a points chart using my weekly top 40 but I don't class it as my official EOY because I don't find it especially representative, particularly as newer tracks are at an immediate disadvantage. Singles 1 728 Why Don't We - Hooked [01] 2 685 froy - sideswipe [01] 3 632 Why Don't We - Trust Fund Baby [01] 4 596 Lil Xan & Charli XCX - Moonlight [01] 5 545 Why Don't We - 8 Letters [01] 6 457 Why Don't We - Talk [01] 7 456 Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS [01] 8 455 Rita Ora - Anywhere [01] 9 449 Troye Sivan - My My My! [01] 10 435 Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It [03] 11 425 Rita Ora feat. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX - Girls [01] 12 386 Jonas Blue feat. Jack & Jack - Rise [01] 13 386 Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly [01] 14 363 Ruel - Younger [02] 15 351 Liam Payne & Rita Ora - For You [01] 16 344 Benjamin Ingrosso - Dance You Off [02] 17 329 Isac Elliot - Mouth to Mouth [01] 18 311 Rita Ora - Let You Love Me [01] 19 307 Shawn Mendes - In My Blood [01] 20 307 PRETTYMUCH - Summer On You [05] 21 285 Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey - The Middle [01] 22 284 Diplo & Lil Xan - Color Blind [04] 23 280 HRVY & Malu Trevejo - Hasta Luego [01] 24 277 Zedd & Elley Duhé - Happy Now [01] 25 276 Ulrik Munther - Before [02] 26 267 CNCO - Se Vuelve Loca [05] 27 266 Ariana Grande - no tears left to cry [01] 28 266 Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK - Kiss and Make Up [01] 29 265 Zak Abel - Still Want UUU [04] 30 261 Noah Cyrus & Lil Xan - Live or Die [01] 31 257 Clean Bandit feat. Demi Lovato - Solo [03] 32 256 Freya Ridings - Lost Without You [05] 33 255 Alec Benjamin - Outrunning Karma [05] 34 253 Camila Cabello - Never Be the Same [05] 35 253 FELIX SANDMAN - EVERY SINGLE DAY [03] 36 252 Louisa feat. 2 Chainz - YES [01] 37 248 Clean Bandit feat. Julia Michaels - I Miss You [02] 38 247 Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You [03] 39 246 5 Seconds of Summer - Want You Back [01] 40 244 Tom Odell feat. Alice Merton - Half As Good As You [02] Perhaps a little indicator of what's to come, but of course you'll spot a few older tracks in there that won't feature - Anywhere and I Miss You were in last year's EOY, while Mariah's seasonal classic won't be appearing either (and it's actually improved on that #3 peak since the cut-off for this EOY, finally making it to #1!). As expected though, there's a Why Don't We domination, taking up four of my top 6, while the likes of Rita Ora and Lil Xan have multiple appearances too. Albums: 2018 1 631 Lil Xan - TOTAL XANARCHY [01] 2 471 Camila Cabello - Camila [01] 3 436 Why Don't We - 8 Letters [01] 4 409 Anne-Marie - Speak Your Mind [01] 5 378 Ruel - Ready - EP [01] 6 339 Troye Sivan - Bloom [01] 7 333 Why Don't We - Invitation - EP [01] 7 333 Lil Xan - Heartbreak Soldiers [01] 8 300 Shawn Mendes - Shawn Mendes [01] 10 257 CNCO - CNCO [01] We actually can compare this now because we've seen the album EOY, and interestingly, we see Lil Xan comfortably ahead of the rest. The fact it's been out longer than competitors like Why Don't We and Troye Sivan is helpful, and that works in Camila Cabello's favour too, especially as she had so many weeks at #1 in a quieter period of my chart. Albums: Pre-2018 1 447 Paloma Faith - The Architect [01] 2 386 Taylor Swift - reputation [01] 3 353 Dua Lipa - Dua Lipa [01] 4 330 Declan McKenna - What Do You Think About the Car? [01] 5 194 Britney Spears - The Singles Collection [01] 6 164 Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me [01] 7 131 Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood [01] 8 102 Little Mix - Glory Days [01] 9 95 Shakira - El Dorado [02] 10 87 Zak Abel Only When We're Naked [01] The albums that have stuck around! Paloma Faith's had a big year for The Architect, fuelled by her concert earlier this year, much like a lot of this list in fact. Perhaps most notable is Britney Spears, impacting after I saw her on two consecutive nights in August!


Calum View member profile	Dec 16 2018, 01:37 PM Post #59
nabad Pronouns: he/him Joined: 13 February 2013 Posts: 28,348 User: 18,316	Yasss 8 Letters and Bloom At least Lil Xan didn't make it any higher than #5


Cowboy Cody View member profile	Dec 16 2018, 08:45 PM Post #60
new hair, new tee, new Levii’s Jeans Joined: 24 October 2014 Posts: 39,285 User: 21,308	I wonder if you’re gonna post a full points chart for the year just for funsies Does this mean All I Want For Christmas Is You will be your first #1 to not make your year end in 2019?