Posted November 28, 20177 yr Yup, that's right. Another year is almost up, and true to tradition, my EOY will be starting a little bit earlier like usual. Why? Cause I've got a bloomin' long countdown and if I started in January, I wouldn't be done til April and nobody would care by then :magic: As always, my final EOY is decided through personal opinion as opposed to chart points, although I keep a points EOY nonetheless to aid the process (even if I disagree with it half the time). I don't know the full order yet as I'm still in the process of sorting the songs, although my albums and EPs are ready to go! (note for myself: this countdown covers up until week 310 in my weekly chart) It's been a crazy year for my music taste, with very little proving to have longevity in my weekly chart. There's been a whopping 39 #1s, compared to 36 in last year's eligibility period, and only eight of them spent longer than a week at the top. Amongst those #1s are four from The Vamps, who broke the record for most #1s overall, raising their total to 13, ahead of One Direction's 11. There's also multiple #1s for Cheat Codes, Louis Tomlinson, Martin Garrix, FO&O and Rita Ora, plus a special two-week #1 from Ariana Grande's One Last Time, after the superb One Love Manchester concert (which, of course, I wish happened in better circumstances). That's not even mentioning the vast array of massive #2 hits this year. Anne-Marie, Manel Navarro and Katy Perry among others scored bigger hits than the songs that respectively blocked them from #1, but will that show in my EOY? Time will tell! A few little bits of info: - Only one song in my top 250 failed to make my weekly top 40. - The most tracks by a single artist is FIVE! - Once again, every top 10 hit from my weekly chart from the past year features in my top 250 somewhere. First, we'll be taking a look at my top 5 EPs and my top 30 albums. A quick peek at my points charts will follow, and then we'll dive into the beast that is my top 250 singles (with my top 10 artists scattered amongst them). In the meantime, take a look at my #1s from the past year, and remind yourself of last year's countdown in post 2. 161 03/12/2016 - Robin Schulz, David Guetta & Cheat Codes - Shed a Light (2 weeks) 162 17/12/2016 - Louis Tomlinson & Steve Aoki - Just Hold On (1 week) 163 24/12/2016 - Nemo Schiffman - I Don't Mind (1 week) 164 31/12/2016 - Kris Kross Amsterdam & Conor Maynard feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Are You Sure? (1 week) 165 07/01/2017 - Christopher - Free Fall (1 week) 166 14/01/2017 - Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (1 week) 167 21/01/2017 - Daniel Skye - ON (2 weeks) 168 04/02/2017 - Martin Garrix & Dua Lipa - Scared to Be Lonely (2 weeks) 169 18/02/2017 - Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley - Chained To the Rhythm (1 week) 170 25/02/2017 - FO&O - Gotta Thing About You (2 weeks) 171 11/03/2017 - Benjamin - Bad Luck Love (1 week) 172 18/03/2017 - Louisa Johnson - Best Behaviour (1 week) 173 25/03/2017 - Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson - Symphony (1 week) 174 01/04/2017 - Cheat Codes feat. Demi Lovato - No Promises (1 week) 175 08/04/2017 - Harry Styles - Sign of the Times (3 weeks) 176 29/04/2017 - We the Kings feat. Elena Coats or Olivia Holt - Sad Song (1 week) 177 06/05/2017 - The Vamps & Martin Jensen - Middle of the Night (1 week) 178 13/05/2017 - FO&O - So So Good (1 week) 179 20/05/2017 - Kristian Kostov - Beautiful Mess (1 week) 180 27/05/2017 - Mike Perry, The Vamps & Sabrina Carpenter - Hands (1 week) 181 03/06/2017 - Martin Garrix & Troye Sivan - There For You (1 week) 182 10/06/2017 - Ariana Grande - One Last Time (2 weeks) 183 24/06/2017 - George Ezra - Don't Matter Now (1 week) 184 01/07/2017 - Marija - Dance Like Nobody's Watching (1 week) 185 08/07/2017 - HNNBL feat. Miles Wesley - Trust (1 week) 186 15/07/2017 - Kesha - Praying (1 week) 187 22/07/2017 - Ulrik Munther - Coffee in Shanghai (1 week) 188 29/07/2017 - Louis Tomlinson feat. Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals - Back to You (3 weeks) 189 19/08/2017 - P!nk - What About Us (1 week) 190 26/08/2017 - Justin Bieber & BloodPop® - Friends (1 week) 191 02/09/2017 - Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (1 week) 192 09/09/2017 - Matoma & The Vamps - Staying Up (1 week) 193 16/09/2017 - Nadine - Go to Work (1 week) 194 23/09/2017 - Declan McKenna - Brazil (1 week) 195 30/09/2017 - Anne-Marie - Heavy (1 week) 196 07/10/2017 - Avicii feat. Rita Ora - Lonely Together (1 week) 197 14/10/2017 - Charlie Puth - How Long (1 week) 198 21/10/2017 - The Vamps feat. Maggie Lindemann - Personal (1 week) 199 28/10/2017 - Rita Ora - Anywhere (5 weeks so far)
November 28, 20177 yr Author 2016 Songs 1 Frans - If I Were Sorry 2 Shawn Mendes - Stitches 3 Joel Adams - Please Don't Go 4 Ryan Lawrie - If Only 5 Fifth Harmony - Work from Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) 6 Cheat Codes & Dante Klein - Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On) 7 The Vamps & Matoma - All Night 8 Clean Bandit - Tears (feat. Louisa Johnson) 9 Ariana Grande - Side To Side (feat. Nicki Minaj) 10 Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better 11 Britney Spears - Make Me... (feat. G-Eazy) 12 Maty Noyes - In My Mind 13 Major Lazer - Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ) 14 Tom Odell - Magnetised 15 Louisa Johnson - So Good 16 Clean Bandit - Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie) 17 Benjamin - Man On the Moon (feat. Sweet California) 18 The Tide - Click My Fingers 19 Charlie Puth - We Don’t Talk Anymore (feat. Selena Gomez) 20 Jesper Jenset - High 21 Little Mix - Secret Love Song (feat. Jason Derulo) 22 Major Lazer - Light It Up (feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG) 23 Troye Sivan - YOUTH 24 All Saints - One Strike 25 Fifth Harmony - All In My Head (Flex) [feat. Fetty Wap] 26 Grace - You Don't Own Me (feat. G-Eazy) 27 Louisa Johnson - Forever Young 28 One Direction - History 29 Trevor Dahl - When You Come Home 30 Benjamin - Body 31 Meghan Trainor - NO 32 The Tide - Young Love 33 Frans - Young Like Us 34 JoJo - Fuck Apologies. (feat. Wiz Khalifa) 35 Hailee Steinfeld & Grey - Starving (feat. Zedd) 36 Anne-Marie - Alarm 37 Little Mix - Touch 38 DJ Snake - Let Me Love You (feat. Justin Bieber) 39 Tom Odell - Concrete 40 Troye Sivan - HEAVEN (feat. Betty Who) 41 Ariana Grande - Into You 42 Zara Larsson - Lush Life 43 Delta Goodrem - Enough (feat. Gizzle) 44 Little Mix - Shout Out to My Ex 45 Shawn Mendes - Mercy 46 Dua Lipa - Blow Your Mind (Mwah) 47 Kygo - Stay (feat. Maty Noyes) 48 Isac Elliot - Worth Something 49 Delta Goodrem - Dear Life 50 The Vamps - Volcano (feat. Silentó) 51 The Vamps - I Found a Girl (feat. Omi) 52 Little Mix - Hair (feat. Sean Paul) 53 The Ready Set - Good Enough 54 Frenship & Emily Warren - Capsize 55 Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself 56 The Vamps - Rest Your Love 57 Catey Shaw - The Ransom (Tommy Walker Remix) 58 5 Seconds of Summer - Jet Black Heart 59 Emeli Sandé - Hurts 60 Shawn Hook - Sound of Your Heart 61 Dua Lipa - Hotter Than Hell 62 Lukas Graham - 7 Years 63 Tom Odell - True Colours 64 Charlie Puth - Dangerously 65 Christopher & Matoma - Take Me Back 66 All Saints - This Is a War 67 Greyson Chance - Back on the Wall 68 Benjamin Ingrosso - Fall In Love 69 M.O - Who Do You Think Of? 70 5 Seconds of Summer - Girls Talk Boys 71 Smilo - Weight of the World 72 Daniel Skye - Smile 73 Britney Spears - Do You Wanna Come Over? 74 Benjamin - Underdogs 75 Zara Larsson - Ain't My Fault 76 Charlie Puth - One Call Away 77 Suite 16 - Anna-Lee 78 Sia - The Greatest (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 79 MØ - Final Song 80 Tinie Tempah - Girls Like (feat. Zara Larsson) 81 Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman 82 AlunaGeorge - Mean What I Mean (feat. Leikeli47 & Dreezy) 83 Tom Odell - Wrong Crowd 84 Britney Spears - Slumber Party (feat. Tinashe) 85 Benjamin Lasnier - Reckless Love 86 AlunaGeorge - I'm in Control (feat. Popcaan) 87 Sia - Cheap Thrills (feat. Sean Paul) 88 Tom Odell - Here I Am 89 Vaults - One Day I'll Fly Away 90 Conrad Sewell - Remind Me 91 Iggy Azalea - Team 92 Ellie Goulding - Army 93 Margaret - Cool Me Down 94 Ben Weighill - Time After Time 95 The Chainsmokers - Don't Let Me Down (feat. Daya) 96 Laura Mvula - Ready or Not 97 Benjamin - Rush 98 Mollie King - Back to You 99 Fifth Harmony - That’s My Girl 100 Ellie Goulding - Still Falling for You 101 Demi Lovato - Body Say 102 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - I Know What You Did Last Summer 103 Selena Gomez - Kill Em With Kindness 104 Niall Horan - This Town 105 Greyson Chance - Hit & Run 106 OneRepublic - Wherever I Go 107 Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece 108 MØ - Kamikaze 109 Christopher - Heartbeat 110 Allie X - That's So Us 111 Sabrina Carpenter - On Purpose 112 Jennifer Lopez - Ain't Your Mama 113 Mike Perry - The Ocean (feat. Shy Martin) 114 Tobtok - Fast Car (feat. River) 115 tyDi & Jack Novak - Oceans (feat. Greyson Chance) 116 Digital Farm Animals & Cash Cash - Millionaire (feat. Nelly) 117 Twinnie - Cool 118 Years & Years - Desire (feat. Tove Lo) 119 Lady Gaga - Perfect Illusion 120 Jorja Smith - Blue Lights 121 DNCE - Cake By the Ocean 122 Trevor Moran - Let's Roll 123 Benjamin - Hold On 124 Charli XCX - After the Afterparty (feat. Lil Yachty) 125 All Saints - One Woman Man 126 MØ - Drum 127 Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty 128 Fleurie - Hurts Like Hell 129 Daniel Skye - We Got Us 130 HomeTown - Roses 131 Matoma & Becky Hill - False Alarm 132 Jai Waetford - Living Not Dreaming 133 NEIKED - Sexual (feat. Dyo) 134 Joe and Jake - You're Not Alone 135 The 1975 - The Sound 136 P!nk - Just Like Fire 137 Donny Montell - I've Been Waiting for This Night 138 All Saints - Ratchet Behaviour 139 Meghan Trainor - Kindly Calm Me Down 140 Dua Lipa - Be the One 141 The Veronicas - In My Blood 142 The Fooo Conspiracy - My Girl 143 twenty one pilots - Heathens 144 Nathan Sykes - Give It Up (feat. G-Eazy) 145 Sigala - Say You Do (feat. Imani & DJ Fresh) 146 Britney Spears - Love Me Down 147 ZAYN - PILLOWTALK 148 Carrie Underwood - Church Bells 149 Alyssa Reid - Badlands (feat. Likewise) 150 Lewis Watson - maybe we're home 151 Dreezy - Body (feat. Jeremih) 152 Kygo - Fiction (feat. Tom Odell) 153 Meghan Trainor - Me Too 154 Gwen Stefani - Make Me Like You 155 Avicii & Conrad Sewell - Taste the Feeling 156 Katy Perry - Rise 157 David Guetta - Bang My Head (feat. Sia & Fetty Wap) 158 The Beach - Geronimo 159 James Bay - If You Ever Want To Be In Love 160 Henrik Høven - Move 161 After Romeo - Pull Over (feat. Silentó) 162 Banks - Fuck with Myself 163 Reed Deming - Take You Out 164 Jonas Blue - Fast Car (feat. Dakota) 165 George Shelley - 360 166 R5 - Smile 167 Gabrielle Aplin - Miss You 168 Robin Schulz - Sugar (feat. Francesco Yates) 169 Benjamin - Sing It To You Anyway 170 Møtions & Michael Schulte - Money on Me 171 Naughty Boy - Should've Been Me (feat. Kyla & Popcaan) 172 Adele - Water Under The Bridge 173 Tove Lo - Cool Girl 174 99 Souls - The Girl Is Mine (feat. Destiny's Child & Brandy) 175 Delta Goodrem - The River 176 Years & Years - Meteorite 177 Bebe Rexha - No Broken Hearts (feat. Nicki Minaj) 178 Little Mix - Oops (feat. Charlie Puth) 179 Olly Murs - You Don't Know Love 180 Dami Im - Sound of Silence 181 Thomas Jack & Jasmine Thompson - Rise Up 182 Alyssa Reid - Tomorrow 183 Coldplay - Hymn for the Weekend 184 Alicia Keys - Blended Family (What You Do For Love) [feat. A$AP Rocky] 185 Justin Bieber - Company 186 Bruno Mars - 24K Magic 187 JP Cooper - September Song 188 Daniel Skye - Good as It Gets 189 All Saints - Make U Love Me 190 Cappa - I'm Good 191 Ariana Grande - Thinking Bout You 192 Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) 193 All Saints - Who Hurt Who 194 Charlie Puth - Left Right Left 195 Little Mix - You Gotta Not 196 Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl 197 Dawin - Dessert (feat. Silentó) 198 will.i.am - Boys & Girls (feat. Pia Mia) 199 Lewis Watson - hello hello 200 Hozier - Jackie and Wilson 201 Melanie C - Anymore 202 Foxes - Cruel 203 David Guetta - This One's for You (feat. Zara Larsson) 204 Kate Nash - Good Summer 205 James TW - When You Love Someone 206 Fleur East - More and More 207 Astrid S - Paper Thin 208 Ariana Grande - Greedy 209 Alyssa Reid - Rollercoaster 210 Beyoncé - Formation 211 The Fooo Conspiracy - Who Doesn't Love Love 212 Emeli Sandé - Breathing Underwater 213 Reggie 'N' Bollie - New Girl 214 Isac Elliot - Alone 215 Madison Beer - All For Love (feat. Jack & Jack) 216 James Bay - Running 217 Rebecca Ferguson - Bones 218 Adele - When We Were Young 219 Ariana Grande - Knew Better / Forever Boy 220 The Chainsmokers - All We Know (feat. Phoebe Ryan) 221 Jessarae - No Warning 222 Lucie Silvas - Villain 223 Ace Wilder - Don't Worry 224 Alec Benjamin - End of the Summer 225 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Come with Us 226 Fifth Harmony - Write On Me 227 The Chainsmokers - Closer (feat. Halsey) 228 Jesper Jenset - Lies 229 Alan Walker - Faded 230 Haley Reinhart - Better 231 Isac Elliot - Not for Nothing 232 All Saints - Puppet On A String 233 Foxes - Amazing 234 Fifth Harmony - Gonna Get Better 235 Lauren Aquilina - Kicks 236 Tungevaag & Raaban - Beast (feat. Isac Elliot) 237 Benjamin Lasnier - Everythang 238 Fleur East - Tears Will Dry 239 Jakob Karlberg - 1990 240 Elle King - Ex's & Oh's 241 Kate Nash - My Little Alien 242 Jacob Whitesides - Lovesick 243 Trevor Moran - I Wanna Fly 244 Marcus & Martinus - Elektrisk (feat. Katastrofe) 245 Smilo - Young Again 246 Dakota - Long Hot Summer 247 Zedd & Kesha - True Colors 248 IVAN - Help You Fly 249 Hilary Duff - Little Lies 250 Conor Coughlan - Sun Don't Shine Albums 1 Benjamin - Fingerprints 2 Britney Spears - Glory 3 Ariana Grande - Dangerous Woman 4 Tom Odell - Wrong Crowd 5 All Saints - Red Flag 6 Charlie Puth - Nine Track Mind 7 Fifth Harmony - 7/27 8 Shawn Mendes - Illuminate 9 Little Mix - Glory Days 10 Delta Goodrem - Wings of the Wild 11 Sia - This Is Acting 12 Meghan Trainor - Thank You 13 AlunaGeorge - I Remember 14 Foxes - All I Need 15 JoJo - Mad Love. 16 Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty 17 Fleur East - Love, Sax and Flashbacks 18 Banks - The Altar 19 Christopher - Closer 20 Beyoncé - Lemonade 21 Rachel Platten - Wildfire 22 Lauren Aquilina - Isn't It Strange? 23 Lady Gaga - Joanne 24 Kygo - Cloud Nine 25 Rihanna - ANTI 26 Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION Side B 27 Alyssa Reid - Phoenix 28 Jake Bugg - On My One 29 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Familia 30 Mikey Bromley - This One's For You EPs 1 Isac Elliot - A Little More 2 Greyson Chance - Somewhere Over My Head 3 Jai Waetford - Heart Miles 4 Maty Noyes - Noyes Complaint 5 Benjamin Lasnier - Chill With You Artists 1 Benjamin 2 Troye Sivan 3 Ariana Grande 4 Shawn Mendes 5 All Saints 6 Tom Odell 7 Charlie Puth 8 Fifth Harmony 9 The Tide 10 Ryan Lawrie
November 28, 20177 yr I'm very excited for your Year-End list. In fact, I might start doing my year-end list next week, but I'm thinking about it. Either way, can't wait for your best of the best!
November 28, 20177 yr 39 #1s in a year *_* literally exactly three times more #1s than I've had in the same time period! Hoping to see Clean Zara and Avicii Ora nice and high :D and maybe an appearance for the latter in your EP chart? :thinking:
November 29, 20177 yr Hoping for more appearances from Fetty Wap and Silento this year! *_* But really looking forward to seeing who's the bigger Shawn Mendes fan this year ;O - The most tracks by a single artist is FIVE!FULL! teas
November 29, 20177 yr Author EPs http://i.imgur.com/6cvHKjI.png 1 Bebe Rexha - All Your Fault: Pt. 1 | 1-2-2-3-4-4-3-4-6-8-9-12-4-3-5-9-10-10-12-12-13-9-9-9-11-15-X (26 weeks) 2 Manel Navarro - Do It for Your Lover | 1-2-5-6-8-9-15-X-7-12-2-4-6-10-12-14-15-X (16 non-consecutive weeks) 3 New Hope Club - Welcome to the Club | 4-3-5-7-11-13-13-15-X (8 weeks) 4 Julia Michaels - Nervous System | 4-9-13-14-X (4 weeks) 5 Tom Odell - Spending All My Christmas With You | 3-1-1-11-X (4 weeks) So as I mentioned in the first post, '2017' technically means December 2016 to November 2017, and this is evidenced by #5 in my EP chart. Tom Odell released Spending All My Christmas With You for the festive period last year, containing the title track, an original recorded in the Live Lounge, as well as John Lewis advert track Real Love and current single Silhouette, plus a couple of festive classics. It topped my chart over the Christmas period, before breaking the record for biggest drop from #1, falling 10 places to #11 the week after Christmas (naturally). One of this year's most exciting newcomers, Julia Michaels' EP was a great listen, even if I've not returned to it so much. New Hope Club also released their debut EP this year, following a couple of stints supporting both The Vamps and The Tide on tour, and it's a solid listen with plenty of promise (even if they seem unlikely to ever take off big time). Putting up a good showing although not quite good enough, Manel Navarro's EP features only three different songs, with remixes of its title track taking up the final four tracklist spots. Do It for Your Lover supports the title track, Spain's Eurovision entry (which you'll hear a lot more about later in the countdown), and features previous single Candle and a new track: a demo called If I Go. It's a great little listen and the Do It for Your Lover remixes are pretty decent too! Finally, the #1. It was a clear win for Bebe Rexha, as the first half of her All Your Fault double EP soars to the top spot. Her second EP overall, All Your Fault: Pt. 1 only got a listen from me out of curiosity, after quite liking I Got You. I didn't, however, expect to enjoy it so much. Bebe's vocals are fantastic throughout, and the production on tracks like Atmosphere and Small Doses is sublime. The highlight is F.F.F., a collaboration with G-Eazy which hits all the right spots. Unfortunately, Pt. 2 didn't quite live up to this and hasn't made my top 5 EPs, but I have faith that Bebe's first full-length album, if we ever get it, will be better.
November 30, 20177 yr Hiya Joseph !! Not listened to a single one of those, oopsies :heehee: I'd probably like a few of them though :o Bebe's has the brilliant "I Got You" on it and Julia's has "Issues" on it which is just as fab, I was gonna listen to the latter but "Uh Huh" just completely killed all hype I had for it at all :cry: I'll probably be a bit better at commenting on the albums countdown :lol:
December 1, 20177 yr Looking forward to this as our tastes do tend to overlap at times <3 see: less 'Trouble' and more 'Boom Boom' :kink:
December 1, 20177 yr Nervous system is SO good and AYFP1 is def the better part so good to see them both here <3
December 1, 20177 yr YES BEBE :wub: You know when Joseph doesn't stan many EP'S when he includes a Xmas ep from last year :basil:
December 1, 20177 yr Author Albums 21 Michael Schulte - Hold the Rhythm | 3-5-7-12-X (4 weeks) 22 Sofia Reyes - Louder! | 4-5-5-6-7-8-11-15-X (8 weeks) 23 Tove Lo - BLUE LIPS (lady wood phase II) | 3-… (1+ weeks) 24 The Chainsmokers - Memories… Do Not Open | 2-3-6-13-14-X (5 weeks) 25 Charli XCX - Number 1 Angel | 5-7-9-12-15-X (5 weeks) 26 Isaiah - Isaiah | 5-10-15-X (3 weeks) 27 Jake Bugg - Hearts That Strain | 5-7-14-X (3 weeks) 28 Rag'n'Bone Man - Human | 2-4-8-10-11-14-X (6 weeks) 29 Betty Who - The Valley | 6-9-11-12-14-X (5 weeks) 30 Nathan Sykes - Unfinished Business | 6-11-13-X (3 weeks) Heading into my top 30 albums, we're first greeted with a couple of albums that didn't make my top 5. Nathan Sykes' debut effort was a perfectly listenable album but whilst enjoyable, it wasn't quite as good as I'd hoped. Betty Who's album on the other hand wasn't one I expected to like so much but it was pretty solid, if nowhere near as good as her Troye Sivan collaboration HEAVEN! Rag'n'Bone Man had a fantastic breakthrough hit in Human and an even better follow up with Skin, so I was intrigued by his album, particularly after seeing him live last year as Tom Odell's support act. The album wasn't quite as diverse as I'd hoped, blending into one for the most part (and being way too long in its deluxe form), but it was a pleasant listen. Jake Bugg's album was pretty similar, although much shorter in length. Sadly he's yet to top his first two albums with either of the follow-ups! Another one I enjoyed but haven't really revisited is X Factor Australia winner and Eurovision contestant Isaiah's debut album. It's mostly full of his X Factor covers, so while a relatively good listen due to the strength of his voice, it's not absolutely essential. She made a huge impression on my chart with SUCKER, but Charli XCX'x mixtape Number 1 Angel didn't make quite the same impact. It's good but PC music isn't really my thing and it's heavily inspired this mixtape. I'm much more excited for her third studio album...if it ever arrives :drama: The Chainsmokers' album on the other hand was one I enjoyed more than I thought. It wasn't as samey as expected and whilst it's far from perfect, there's plenty to enjoy, much like Tove Lo's BLUE LIPS album. The slightly pretentious visuals and the lead single's title Disco Tits don't get in the way of a good album, even if she's yet to top her debut album Queen of the Clouds. Finally, we reach the end of the section with Mexican star Sofia Reyes' debut album, packed full of Spanglish bops including my 2014 BJSC entry Muévelo (it was robbed of a place in the final :(). The album's a great listen with plenty to enjoy, and achieved more success than I expected in my chart! I also sent Michael Schulte to BJSC, back in 2013, and his third album Hold the Rhythm came out this year. Whilst I found his second album quite dull and a huge step down from his fantastic debut Wide Awake, this is a big improvement, thanks in part to the great title track!
December 1, 20177 yr Blue Lips was pretty interesting during my first listen, some of it was a bit left field but that's to be expected with Tove Lo. The big highlight is definitely The Chainsmokers :heart: very solid album if a bit one-dimensional in parts.
December 2, 20177 yr Not really listened to any of those albums but Isaiah's latest two singles were fab so I should probably check that out!
December 4, 20177 yr Author Albums http://i.imgur.com/jL9p6jz.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/oErRuSF.png http://i.imgur.com/H1BGQOq.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/RGGrokd.png 11 Paloma Faith - The Architect | 1-… (1+ weeks) 12 Zak Abel - Only When We're Naked | 1-3-5-7-9-8-10-… (7+ weeks) 13 The Tide - Young Love | 3-1-1-1-3-4-6-… (7+ weeks) 14 Lorde - Melodrama | 1-2-4-6-6-7-10-12-X-11-13-X (10 non-consecutive weeks) 15 Katy Perry - Witness | 4-1-3-4-5-7-7-8-11-13-X (10 weeks) 16 Fifth Harmony - Fifth Harmony | 4-1-1-3-5-8-11-X (7 weeks) 17 P!nk - Beautiful Trauma | 2-3-3-5-6-8-… (6+ weeks) 18 Lewis Watson - midnight | 2-1-2-2-5-6-7-11-13-14-X (10 weeks) 19 Niall Horan - Flicker | 4-4-6-8-9-12-… (6+ weeks) 20 Lana Del Rey - Lust For Life | 3-4-6-7-8-9-10-12-15-X (9 weeks) Racing towards the top 10 now, and in at #20 we see Lana Del Rey. I'm an on/off Lana fan - I adored Born To Die but I've cared for very little since then. However, with plenty of nagging from Joe, I checked out Lust For Life and was pretty impressed at how good it was. It was more than "Lana's depressing lamfooo" and the songs stood out from each other, unlike Ultraviolence which felt like one long song. It's one of three albums in the top 20 not to have made #1, and we meet another just above Lana. Niall Horan's debut album got off to a good start, and although it's failed to match the success of Harry's debut, it's performed far better than Zayn, whose album never made my album chart. At #17, the highest non-#1 album features, courtesy of P!nk. Beautiful Trauma is her third charting album for me, following The Truth About Love (a #1) and a late entry for her Greatest Hits...So Far!!! album (#3). Beautiful Trauma stalled at #2 behind The Tide's Young Love, but nonetheless has held up rather well since. Elsewhere in this section, we have a bunch of #1 albums, the lowest of which features at #18. Lewis Watson made a huge impact for me in 2014 with his debut album The Morning, which soared to #1 and created two top 10 singles in my chart. I met him too, and he was really lovely. Second album midnight comes three years later, and my music taste has changed rapidly in that time. Whilst I enjoyed midnight a lot, it's not had the same replayability factor for me unfortunately. The next lowest #1 comes from Fifth Harmony, who similarly have underperformed from their last album. 7/27 was a big #1 album in my chart last year, making my EOY top 10, but the loss of Camila has impacted them negatively and they have the shortest running #1 album of the year (not counting those still charting). Katy Perry's Witness was eagerly anticipated by me, as she always brings the jams and the singles were of a high quality. Sadly, it seems she released the best songs straight away, as Witness is quite easily her worst album (not counting Katy Hudson obv). The signature hooks and huge choruses are gone, and ultimately it all feels a little style over substance, which is jarring from someone like Katy. Bring the bops back next time please :( On the other hand, Lorde's sophomore album Melodrama far surpassed any expectations I had. Pure Heroine was a good album, but missed my chart's top 10. Melodrama on the other hand soared to a comfortable #1, with highlights including Liability, Homemade Dynamite, Sober and of course Green Light. I've been waiting for The Tide's debut album for a while now and was unsure if one was ever coming, as none of their singles made any impact and radio didn't show any interest in supporting them. However, the album Young Love arrived in October, and it was a pretty good listen. Unfortunately, it seemed to lack The Tide's identity from their live performances in favour of shoehorned dance breakdowns, but if I ignore that, the songs are pretty good on their own. I think it'd be even better if they were able to put their own mark on the songs though, much like they did on the album's title track as well as Click My Fingers and Naked. Another solid debut album from 2017 was Zak Abel, whose album Only When We're Naked also seemed like it'd never be released. The release date got pushed back a ridiculous amount of times, but finally it got released in October, and it made #1 in my chart quite easily. Finally, just missing the top 10 is Paloma Faith, the final #1 before the cut-off point. The Architect is her third #1 in my album chart, out of four possible albums, so it's safe to say she has a strong hit record. Perhaps with more time, it could've been a comfortable top 10 EOY, but it's hard to justify when there are 10 strong albums still to come!
December 4, 20177 yr :hi: Joseph !! Yay at you coming back around to Lana this era. I'm in the minority that has my least favourite album of hers being Born to Die but Lust For Life is easily some of her best work to date so it was glad to see so many people love her music this era. The highlights of mine being "Cherry", "Summer Bummer" and "Lust for Life" itself :wub: No Ultraviolence shade tho pls (ha second best album !!!11 *.*) At least Witness made it higher here than on my EOY (#flopkatymods) :lol: Couldn't agree with more that the bops just seemed to dry up this era and there was barely anything worth listening to outside of the singles. It's an OK album but her other albums have been jam packed with pop bangers and this was so disappointing in comparison :cry: Loving this so far, looking forward to the albums top 10 !!! :cheer:
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