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Ansel View member profile	30th December 2022, 09:30 PM Post #61
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,969 User: 106,739	50. beabadoobee - Talk Chart peak: 9 Sales: 966,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 8 Chart run: 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 16 - 23 - 31 - 37 - X I really love the dreamy indie rock sound beabadoobee has drifted into, and this track was the perfect introduction to her latest album Beatopia. I'd largely forgotten about the album itself, this being its biggest hit, but Talk is a song I'll always sing along to. 49. The Weeknd - Out Of Time Chart peak: 3 Sales: 943,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 9 Chart run: 3 - 4 - 12 - 16 - 25 - 29 - 33 - 35 - 38 - X The Weeknd released Dawn FM out of nowhere in early 2022, and this track became an instant favourite. It's a chilled out slice of 80s R&B with classic The Weeknd lyrics, and a Jim Carrey outro monologue that does slightly harm its ability to fit into a playlist. 48. Kalush Orchestra - Stefania Chart peak: 1 Sales: 874,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 12 Chart run: 20 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 11 - 18 - 22 - 28 - 33 - 39 - X While some might be more cynical, I can't think of a better Eurovision 2022 winner than Kalush Orchestra. Drawing heavily on Ukrainian folk music - a tactic that has worked wonders for them in recent years with SHUM - Stefania is a hugely emotional song about motherhood. However it's still a massive banger. I wish more countries would try this type of approach to Eurovision, I'm sure there's loads of traditional genres that deserve to reach a new audience. 47. Taylor Swift ft. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach Chart peak: 4 Sales: 529,000 (Gold) Weeks on chart: 9 Chart run: 4 - 6 - 6 - 10 - 18 - 17 - 21 - 32 - 38 - X Taylor ft. Lana was a hugely exciting prospect and the finished product is a gorgeous track. Like any female artist whose name isn't Phoebe Bridgers featuring on a Taylor Swift song, Lana is mainly reduced to backing vocals but it's kind of fun to listen and try to spot her buried in the mix. Also Lana not even acknowledging the song's existence outside of a throwaway comment about "the beach song" is kind of iconic. 46. Charli XCX - Crash Chart peak: 11 Sales: 345,000 (Silver) Weeks on chart: 6 Chart run: 11 - 20 - 25 - 25 - 31 - 34 - X Charli has really perfected the art of the opening track (Next Level Charli and 'pink diamond' are elite), and Crash perfectly sums up the album. New jack swing meets hyperpop to create the perfect duo, and the lyrics about crashing a car are absolute textbook Charli (every Charli song contains lyrics about car crashes or cheating on her boyfriend. I assume it's a contractual obligation). I have nothing more to say about this song except Himalayas fancam: C47SIMeWs_I (Around the time the album came out I met up with a friend who I hadn't seen in over a year, he started to say "have you seen the..." and I immediately finished the sentence "Himalayas fancam?". I think that's the true sign of friendship.) hCw80xpI3k0 nwNQexRDAf0


JSG View member profile	30th December 2022, 11:38 PM Post #62
BuzzJack Legend Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 18 March 2013 Posts: 35,240 User: 18,473	Hello! 100. Harry Styles - As It Was A fab comeback for Harry. Very unexpected though! I think this is the only of his singles I've liked though and I unfortunately never got round to listening to the album. 96. Caroline Polachek - Welcome To My Island I am thrilled to see this place on your EOY despite only just being released. Unfortunately didn't make my cut off point for the EOY but should place quite highly next year. 94. Tove Lo - How Long One of the few tove tracks I never got round to chatting that I enjoyed this year but oh my gosh her album is amazing definitely in my top 5 albums of the year. And don't get me started on no one dies from love! 64. Taylor Swift - Labyrinth 47. Taylor Swift ft. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach Nice picks so far!


conorw View member profile	31st December 2022, 01:01 AM Post #63
BuzzJack Platinum Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 4 October 2021 Posts: 8,837 User: 137,667	Just checking this out now: Its awesome to see charli as your #1 artist! I've also only discovered rosalia now with the despecha remix and its such a bop! From your top 100, its awesome to see escapism sneaking in, Cardboard box, Memories, the loneliest, imagining and a driver saved my life! looking forward to the top 40 and great countdown so far!


Sergej View member profile	31st December 2022, 10:59 AM Post #64
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 7 September 2017 Posts: 12,192 User: 39,723	Great to see "Out Of Time", "STEFANIA" and "Snow On The Beach" on here. 3 great songs this year.


LewisGT View member profile	31st December 2022, 06:54 PM Post #65
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 7 February 2013 Posts: 12,115 User: 18,293	Lightning might be my favourite Charli song overall The chorus sounds massive and the little production choices make all the more epic.


Ansel View member profile	1st January 2023, 03:32 PM Post #66
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,969 User: 106,739	QUOTE(JSG @ Dec 31 2022, 12:38 AM) Hello! 100. Harry Styles - As It Was A fab comeback for Harry. Very unexpected though! I think this is the only of his singles I've liked though and I unfortunately never got round to listening to the album. 96. Caroline Polachek - Welcome To My Island I am thrilled to see this place on your EOY despite only just being released. Unfortunately didn't make my cut off point for the EOY but should place quite highly next year. 94. Tove Lo - How Long One of the few tove tracks I never got round to chatting that I enjoyed this year but oh my gosh her album is amazing definitely in my top 5 albums of the year. And don't get me started on no one dies from love! 64. Taylor Swift - Labyrinth 47. Taylor Swift ft. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach Nice picks so far! Hey James! Great choices, I'm glad you're such a Tove fan too QUOTE(conorw @ Dec 31 2022, 02:01 AM) Just checking this out now: Its awesome to see charli as your #1 artist! I've also only discovered rosalia now with the despecha remix and its such a bop! From your top 100, its awesome to see escapism sneaking in, Cardboard box, Memories, the loneliest, imagining and a driver saved my life! looking forward to the top 40 and great countdown so far! Yes Charli fans rise up! There's loads more to come from her. Glad you're getting into Rosalía too, she's absolutely brilliant and DESPECHÁ is such a banger. QUOTE(Sergej @ Dec 31 2022, 11:59 AM) Great to see "Out Of Time", "STEFANIA" and "Snow On The Beach" on here. 3 great songs this year. Great choices! Stefania winning Eurovision definitely felt like a moment, a very deserving winner. It featured in the New Year's fireworks in London and sounded amazing QUOTE(LewisGT @ Dec 31 2022, 07:54 PM) Lightning might be my favourite Charli song overall The chorus sounds massive and the little production choices make all the more epic. Lightning is a banger so that's a great favourite Charli song! I don't know what mine would be - maybe Nuclear Seasons, New Shapes or Good Ones?


Ansel View member profile	1st January 2023, 03:33 PM Post #67
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,969 User: 106,739	45. Beyonce - BREAK MY SOUL Chart peak: 5 Sales: 805,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 15 Chart run: 24 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 7 - 11 - 15 - 16 - 19 - 18 - 20 - 24 - 26 - 31 - 33 - X BREAK MY SOUL is an uplifting, hugely singable and danceable track, the perfect accessible introduction to RENAISSANCE. I'm not usually a fan of songs where the (ostensibly very rich) artist cosplays as one of us poor folk (in this case, being told to quit our jobs by Beyoncé and her $500 million net worth). But I'm making an exception here because it's a banger, actually. The samples are utilised to maximum effect (as is the case across the album), contributing to four minutes of total dancefloor euphoria. I also really love that Beyoncé decided to release the Queens remix where she shouts out black female talent in the music industry, from music legends like Grace Jones (twice!) to upcoming artists like Tierra Whack. Overall, this song deserves its place on any respectable year-end list - it's only so low here because there are other incredible RENAISSANCE tracks still to appear. 44. Charli XCX - Yuck Chart peak: 3 Sales: 713,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 9 Chart run: 6 - 3 - 5 - 9 - 16 - 19 - 27 - 33 - 39 - X Yuck is an ick anthem, because I feel like we've all been there (my biggest ick is woodwind instruments. If I see a trombone best believe I will be OUT of there. But that's a story for another day). This is a fun disco-pop track with a lot of personality, essentially a "no thanks" to a guy who's just a bit too clingy. Although just an album track, it had a great run on my chart. 43. Måneskin - SUPERMODEL Chart peak: 3 Sales: 943,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 12 Chart run: 3 - 5 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 9 - 13 - 16 - 22 - 29 - 34 - 40 - X SUPERMODEL is a trademark Måneskin banger, thankfully straying from the I Wanna Be Your Slave formula. The Max Martin assisted track features high-fashion lyrics and seemingly references that Middle Eastern riff that cropped up everywhere in mid 00s pop music (when do we get a Måneskin cover of Kiss Kiss??). It's a hugely infectious track that deserved more UK success, but certainly compensated with a lengthy Pestolian chart run. 42. Kurs Valüt - Nomer Chart peak: 3 Sales: 782,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 7 Chart run: 4 - 3 - 4 - 9 - 22 - 40 - 39 - X Ok this isn't really a 2022 song. But I discovered it this year so it counts! This was my Worldvision entry (in the first contest of the year) when I was lucky enough to get Ukraine as my country. I discovered a lot of great tunes and this synthwave track immediately struck me. The band now reside in Berlin but originate from Dnipro, and the two cities' music scenes have clearly left their mark. I'm all about the dark synthy vibes on display here, and Kurs Valüt's entire album (Veselo) is a gorgeously atmospheric listen if this genre is your sort of thing. 41. Carly Rae Jepsen - Talking To Yourself Chart peak: 2 Sales: 621,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 12 Chart run: 15 - 2 - 3 - 6 - 5 - 10 - 16 - 19 - 24 - 36 - 36 - 35 - X Talking To Yourself was the perfect course correction after Beach House (a fun track that wasn't a total red flag, but probably should've been recycled as an SNL skit). It's typical Carly synth-pop perfection, with lyrics about wondering whether an ex still thinks about you (again, fairly standard CRJ fare). While I wish the album had been more in the vein of Western Wind, this song has become a Carly staple in a very short time. dZcO0YIehUk Lyinz65QOqY


Ansel View member profile	1st January 2023, 10:36 PM Post #68
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,969 User: 106,739	Now that we've reached the top 40, it's time for a quick interlude! (I did promise some chart stats that are interesting to no one except me x) Service will resume shortly following the... NOT 2022 COUNTDOWN Since the year is officially over, my last.fm stats are set in stone. So here are a few lists of my most-streamed albums/songs in 2022 that came out prior to 2022! I've split the lists into 2021 and pre-2021, since some 2021 songs were hits into the beginning of this year. Biggest 2021 albums in 2022: 1. Angèle - Nonante-cinq 2. Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version) 3. Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version) 4. Kacey Musgraves - star-crossed 5. Lady Gaga - Dawn Of Chromatica 6. Tinashe - 333 7. Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend 8. Lorde - Solar Power 9. Clairo - Sling 10. Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever Biggest catalogue (pre-2021) albums in 2022: 1. Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster 2. Taylor Swift - folklore 3. Taylor Swift - Lover 4. Taylor Swift - Speak Now 5. Taylor Swift - Reputation 6. Kylie Minogue - Fever 7. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP 8. Lady Gaga - Born This Way 9. Taylor Swift - 1989 10. Dua Lipa - Future Nostalgia Biggest 2021 songs in 2022: 1. Angèle - Bruxelles je t’aime 2. MUNA ft. Phoebe Bridgers - Silk Chiffon 3. ROSALÍA ft. The Weeknd - LA FAMA 4. Caroline Polachek - Bunny Is A Rider 5. Charli XCX ft. Christine and the Queens & Caroline Polachek - New Shapes 6. ELIO ft. Charli XCX - CHARGER 7. Taylor Swift - All Too Well 8. Mitski - The Only Heartbreaker 9. Angèle - Libre 10. Clairo - Amoeba Biggest catalogue (pre-2021) songs in 2022: 1. Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrasing 2. Lady Gaga - Monster 3. Taylor Swift - cardigan 4. Taylor Swift - august 5. Lady Gaga - I Like It Rough 6. Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer 7. Dua Lipa - Love Is Religion (The Blessed Madonna Remix) 8. Lady Gaga - LoveGame 9. Dua Lipa - Love Again 10. Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight


JosephBoone View member profile	2nd January 2023, 01:09 PM Post #69
you never forget your first time... Pronouns: he/him Joined: 19 April 2011 Posts: 123,457 User: 13,530	Loving all the Charli songs appearing! BREAK MY SOUL is amazing too, my favourite Beyoncé track in ages!


Lunar View member profile	2nd January 2023, 05:47 PM Post #70
BuzzJack Enthusiast Joined: 10 July 2018 Posts: 1,790 User: 73,703	My favourites so far: 45. Beyonce - BREAK MY SOUL 47. Taylor Swift ft. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach 54. Sigrid - A Driver Saved My Life 63. Charli XCX - Lightning 64. Taylor Swift - Labyrinth 68. Taylor Swift - Bigger Than The Whole Sky 92. FLO - Cardboard Box 97. RAYE ft. 070 Shake - Escapism. 100. Harry Styles - As It Was RENAISSANCE, Hold The Girl, Midnights, Dawn FM & Harry’s House are my favourites from your top albums! Loving all the Taylor in your last.fm stats too, and looking forward to seeing your top 40! .


k👠th View member profile	2nd January 2023, 07:45 PM Post #71
baddest of them all Joined: 2 August 2008 Posts: 22,136 User: 6,764	Ansel and happy new year to you! Catching up since my last comment. These were standouts for me: 79. Soccer Mommy - Shotgun 78. Christine and the Queens - Je te vois enfin 63. Charli XCX - Lightning 59. Charli XCX - Constant Repeat 55. Tove Lo ft. SG Lewis - Pineapple Slice 53. Mareux - The Perfect Girl 50. beabadoobee - Talk 46. Charli XCX - Crash 45. Beyonce - BREAK MY SOUL 44. Charli XCX - Yuck 41. Carly Rae Jepsen - Talking To Yourself Soccer Mommy also made my countdown with Shotgun only a couple places higher All the Charli tracks have reminded me to revisit the album again which I haven't done in a while. Mareux was a fab BJSC entry by you. Pineapple Slice possibly the most sexy song of the year. Break My Soul was a great comeback and great to hear that inspired house sound on mainstream radio again. I think it only peaked at 20 something for me though which I kind of regret now in hindsight.


Ansel View member profile	2nd January 2023, 09:26 PM Post #72
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,969 User: 106,739	QUOTE(JosephStyles @ Jan 2 2023, 01:09 PM) Loving all the Charli songs appearing! BREAK MY SOUL is amazing too, my favourite Beyoncé track in ages! Thanks Joseph! The whole RENAISSANCE era definitely turned me into a Beyoncé fan after not really bothering to pay attention before. There's more from both Charli and Bey to come! QUOTE(Lunar @ Jan 2 2023, 05:47 PM) My favourites so far: 45. Beyonce - BREAK MY SOUL 47. Taylor Swift ft. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach 54. Sigrid - A Driver Saved My Life 63. Charli XCX - Lightning 64. Taylor Swift - Labyrinth 68. Taylor Swift - Bigger Than The Whole Sky 92. FLO - Cardboard Box 97. RAYE ft. 070 Shake - Escapism. 100. Harry Styles - As It Was RENAISSANCE, Hold The Girl, Midnights, Dawn FM & Harry’s House are my favourites from your top albums! Loving all the Taylor in your last.fm stats too, and looking forward to seeing your top 40! . Great choices! I'm glad you enjoyed all those albums too. Taylor definitely soundtracked a lot of my year and I really got into some of her older albums - especially Speak Now Thanks Lunar! QUOTE(k👠th @ Jan 2 2023, 07:45 PM) Ansel and happy new year to you! Catching up since my last comment. These were standouts for me: 79. Soccer Mommy - Shotgun 78. Christine and the Queens - Je te vois enfin 63. Charli XCX - Lightning 59. Charli XCX - Constant Repeat 55. Tove Lo ft. SG Lewis - Pineapple Slice 53. Mareux - The Perfect Girl 50. beabadoobee - Talk 46. Charli XCX - Crash 45. Beyonce - BREAK MY SOUL 44. Charli XCX - Yuck 41. Carly Rae Jepsen - Talking To Yourself Soccer Mommy also made my countdown with Shotgun only a couple places higher All the Charli tracks have reminded me to revisit the album again which I haven't done in a while. Mareux was a fab BJSC entry by you. Pineapple Slice possibly the most sexy song of the year. Break My Soul was a great comeback and great to hear that inspired house sound on mainstream radio again. I think it only peaked at 20 something for me though which I kind of regret now in hindsight. Hey Kath, happy new year to you too! Impeccable taste with those choices. The whole Crash album doesn't get old for me, it sounds so good every time. Glad you liked Mareux too, that was my first entry of 2022 so I need to find something for 2023 to live up to it! Pineapple Slice's lyrics are definitely iconic, and Break My Soul is such a banger, always here for that house sound.


Ansel View member profile	2nd January 2023, 09:27 PM Post #73
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,969 User: 106,739	40. Taylor Swift - You’re On Your Own, Kid Chart peak: 5 Sales: 529,000 (Gold) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 5 - 8 - 13 - 16 - 27 - 25 - 25 - 30 - 36 - 38... Midnights spawned a number of massive smash hits for me, and this is one of them. YOYOK is a hugely emotional track that looks back on Taylor's career so far. It reminds me a lot of 'cardigan' - which for me is perhaps Taylor's greatest song ever - and the bridge is one of Taylor's most powerful. 39. Charli XCX - Every Rule Chart peak: 1 Sales: 1,081,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 15 Chart run: 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 7 - 11 - 16 - 22 - 30 - 33 - 35 - 36 - 36 - 38 - X Every Rule is an interesting one - I don't think it's massively popular among fans but I am so obsessed with the synths. They remind me a lot of Feels Like Heaven by Fiction Factory which is honestly one of my favourite 80s songs. I just NEED A.G. Cook to bring that sound back into the mainstream! Now he's worked with Beyoncé I'm sure there's some strings he could pull. It's just a shame this one is about Charli cheating on her boyfriend 38. Rose Gray - Cupid Chart peak: 2 Sales: 621,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 11 Chart run: 4 - 2 - 4 - 7 - 11 - 13 - 16 - 20 - 22 - 28 - 36 - X Cupid was a big BJSC hit, and also a hit for me (although it debuted on my chart before being sent)! Rose occasionally has a very Kylie vibe about her, and this is one of those songs. It's a 90s-inspired anthem which proves she deserves to be so much bigger. 37. Taylor Swift - The Great War Chart peak: 4 Sales: 552,000 (Gold) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 11 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 10 - 13 - 14 - 24 - 29 - 27... The Great War almost missed out on a top ten placing after its first week, but it soon got stuck in my head and ended up one of the album's biggest hits. I kinda don't have much more to say about this song oops (it should be clear from some of these commentaries that I'm really grabbing at straws with what to say) but I really like it! 36. Carly Rae Jepsen - Anxious Chart peak: 4 Sales: 621,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 6 - 7 - 7 - 4 - 4 - 4 - 6 - 10 - 12 - 15... I can't believe this is just a bonus track - it's one of the best songs on The Loneliest Time! It's a vulnerable yet confident track with plenty of disco flair. JsYJYUQgT7k FkwdnWcYeqo


Jade View member profile	3rd January 2023, 06:39 PM Post #74
The light will cast me aside Pronouns: She/her Joined: 18 January 2011 Posts: 60,725 User: 12,810	Hey Ansel these are my favourites since I last commented: 79. Soccer Mommy - Shotgun 78. Christine and the Queens - Je te vois enfin 76. Mahmood & BLANCO - Brividi 72. AURORA - A Temporary High 68. Taylor Swift - Bigger Than The Whole Sky 65. FKA twigs feat. Rema - jealousy 61. Måneskin - THE LONELIEST 60. Phoebe Bridgers - Sidelines 56. Paramore - This Is Why 55. Tove Lo feat. SG Lewis - Pineapple Slice 53. Mareux - The Perfect Girl 51. Rina Sawayama - Imagining 50. beabadoobee - Talk 49. The Weeknd - Out Of Time 48. Kalush Orchestra - Stefania 47. Taylor Swift feat. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach 45. Beyonce - BREAK MY SOUL 43. Måneskin - SUPERMODEL 37. Taylor Swift - The Great War The absolute taste on display . Glad to see more Soccer Mommy love on here as she really blossomed into an artist I paid more attention to this year - all thanks to 'Shotgun'. Funnily enough I had the exact same journey with 'Brividi' was obsessed with it around the time of Sanremo festival but I wasn't feeling the magic during the Eurovision final so much oops I have completely dodged 'The Perfect Girl' on TikTok (I don't use it that much tbf) so I'm supremely grateful for you to sending that to BJSC, what a discovery I re-listened to Dawn FM for the first time in ages today (a bit neglected due to being released so early in 2021) and I'm still loving it. 'Out of Time' really clicked for me after it was pushed! Some great album track picks here - e.g. for Taylor, 'Pineapple Slice' and 'Imagining' <3


JSG View member profile	3rd January 2023, 07:14 PM Post #75
BuzzJack Legend Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 18 March 2013 Posts: 35,240 User: 18,473	45. Beyonce - BREAK MY SOUL 41. Carly Rae Jepsen - Talking To Yourself Break my soul would probably be regarded as comeback of the year were it not for Taylor gatecrashing in September. Go have her and Carly both release on the same day was phenomenal. Back to the song at hand though, this is so good. Not quite as good as some of her other material but on the whole a good bop! Talking to yourself was my fave of the singles until surrender my heart came along but boy has beach house done a number on me now. We're talking 16 weeks I think? And it's only just hit it's peak whereas talking to yourself is long gone. Her album is still great now and I appreciate it much more than I did on release.


PeteFromLeeds View member profile	3rd January 2023, 07:49 PM Post #76
Buy yourself a car, and a house in Devon Joined: 6 May 2016 Posts: 24,092 User: 23,247	Stefania was a fantastic Eurovision winner - one of the few songs to still be growing on me weeks after the contest.


Ansel View member profile	3rd January 2023, 08:51 PM Post #77
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,969 User: 106,739	QUOTE(Jade @ Jan 3 2023, 06:39 PM) Hey Ansel these are my favourites since I last commented: 79. Soccer Mommy - Shotgun 78. Christine and the Queens - Je te vois enfin 76. Mahmood & BLANCO - Brividi 72. AURORA - A Temporary High 68. Taylor Swift - Bigger Than The Whole Sky 65. FKA twigs feat. Rema - jealousy 61. Måneskin - THE LONELIEST 60. Phoebe Bridgers - Sidelines 56. Paramore - This Is Why 55. Tove Lo feat. SG Lewis - Pineapple Slice 53. Mareux - The Perfect Girl 51. Rina Sawayama - Imagining 50. beabadoobee - Talk 49. The Weeknd - Out Of Time 48. Kalush Orchestra - Stefania 47. Taylor Swift feat. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach 45. Beyonce - BREAK MY SOUL 43. Måneskin - SUPERMODEL 37. Taylor Swift - The Great War The absolute taste on display . Glad to see more Soccer Mommy love on here as she really blossomed into an artist I paid more attention to this year - all thanks to 'Shotgun'. Funnily enough I had the exact same journey with 'Brividi' was obsessed with it around the time of Sanremo festival but I wasn't feeling the magic during the Eurovision final so much oops I have completely dodged 'The Perfect Girl' on TikTok (I don't use it that much tbf) so I'm supremely grateful for you to sending that to BJSC, what a discovery I re-listened to Dawn FM for the first time in ages today (a bit neglected due to being released so early in 2021) and I'm still loving it. 'Out of Time' really clicked for me after it was pushed! Some great album track picks here - e.g. for Taylor, 'Pineapple Slice' and 'Imagining' <3 Hi Jade! Glad you had so many favourites Shotgun was a great discovery for me too, having only heard 'rom com 2004' before it was an interesting sound change! I do feel bad for Brividi as it felt like such a winner contender until the final! I remember telling my flatmates "this is my favourite, surefire winner"... and then it wasn't Really pleased that you enjoyed The Perfect Girl so much, I think that and Hoping No One Notice are still the entries I'm most proud of. And that's great to hear you've rediscovered Dawn FM - I was given the CD as a Christmas present and I'm coming to appreciate the whole album even more than before Thanks for commenting! QUOTE(JSG @ Jan 3 2023, 07:14 PM) 45. Beyonce - BREAK MY SOUL 41. Carly Rae Jepsen - Talking To Yourself Break my soul would probably be regarded as comeback of the year were it not for Taylor gatecrashing in September. Go have her and Carly both release on the same day was phenomenal. Back to the song at hand though, this is so good. Not quite as good as some of her other material but on the whole a good bop! Talking to yourself was my fave of the singles until surrender my heart came along but boy has beach house done a number on me now. We're talking 16 weeks I think? And it's only just hit it's peak whereas talking to yourself is long gone. Her album is still great now and I appreciate it much more than I did on release. Carly and Beyoncé appreciation is always welcome here! Yeah the joint Midnights/Loneliest Time release was a chaotic moment for me, Midnights of course won that battle but both deserve a lot of love. Surrender My Heart is nice but I'd rank a fair few tracks above it personally. Glad you're enjoying Beach House so much though - someone has to (jk ). Thanks James! QUOTE(PeteFromLeeds @ Jan 3 2023, 07:49 PM) Stefania was a fantastic Eurovision winner - one of the few songs to still be growing on me weeks after the contest. It's definitely been a long-running fave for me, I'd say it's grown into my favourite from last year's contest. Thanks Pete!


Ansel View member profile	3rd January 2023, 08:52 PM Post #78
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,969 User: 106,739	35. Beyoncé - PURE/HONEY Chart peak: 7 Sales: 713,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 23 - 18 - 10 - 7 - 8 - 11 - 13 - 17 - 24 - 35 - X PURE/HONEY is an absolute highlight from RENAISSANCE (though - spoiler - one track is still to come). It feels quite hyperpop-adjacent to me - there's something very Vroom Vroom-y about some of the production here. Lyrically it's all about confidence and serving **. 34. Carly Rae Jepsen ft. Rufus Wainwright - The Loneliest Time Chart peak: 1 Sales: 736,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 12 Chart run: 4 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 12 - 21 - 18 - 20 - 29 - 34 - 31... The Loneliest Time was a bit of a surprise #1 in a way - when I first listened I figured I'd just chart it in the low 20s for a week or two. But after a few more listens I came to appreciate the pop perfection that it is - and the space-pop music video complements it perfectly. The vocal style reminds me a lot of Carly's first album Tug Of War, with a disco update. I'm really glad the bridge - the most fun part of the song - took off on TikTok and brought Carly to a whole new audience. 33. Beyoncé - ALIEN SUPERSTAR Chart peak: 9 Sales: 897,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 9 - 13 - 16 - 16 - 19 - 23 - 24 - 30 - 32 - 37 - X The final Beyoncé track in this countdown, ALIEN SUPERSTAR is an absolute anthem. As with the rest of the album, the samples are perfectly chosen - I'm Too Sexy is fast becoming a tired sample choice but here it shines alongside the futuristic production. I'm glad this is one of the tracks that charted in the UK as it's such a banger. 32. Rose Gray - Prettier Than You Chart peak: 8 Sales: 690,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 8 Chart run: 26 - 8 - 11 - 12 - 25 - 30 - 32 - 35 - X Rose Gray has gone from strength to strength this year, rebounding from a brief flop era with the smash hit Cupid. She followed that up with Prettier Than You, a no-holds-barred pop anthem that you can't help wanting to dance along to. 31. Taylor Swift - Karma Chart peak: 2 Sales: 644,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 2 - 2 - 2 - 2** - 5 - 5 - 7 - 11 - 14 - 17... When Midnights came out, there were a few lyrics that received a lot of attention - one of these was "karma is a cat, purring in my lap cause it loves me". Allegedly people thought this was a bit cringe. But honestly 🎶Karma is my boyfriend, karma is a BOP🎶! It's fun and sometimes that's all you need, in this case it certainly is. Karma haters do not interact x Sy0A0pQmGPM 8PKJ9ISslyE


Ansel View member profile	4th January 2023, 09:16 PM Post #79
BuzzJack Gold Member Pronouns: he/him Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 2,969 User: 106,739	30. MisterWives - Wrongside Chart peak: 1 Sales: 759,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 11 Chart run: 9 - 1 - 4 - 7 - 10 - 13 - 15 - 29 - 34 - 36 - 40 - X MisterWives earned 2 #1s this year - although the lower-"selling" of the two, this is the highest in this countdown! Wrongside is the sort of pop MisterWives have excelled at in recent years, with lyrics about going through a rough patch emotionally. It's a really nice little song and has aged better than a lot of their recent discography. (One thing I will say - last time I checked the mixing for the YouTube upload of this song sounded a bit off so if it sounds a bit flat in places, try Spotify instead!) MisterWives' EOY history: 2020 05 rock bottom 2022 30 Wrongside 2022 52 Stepped On A Bee 29. Charli XCX - Used To Know Me Chart peak: 8 Sales: 851,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 10 Chart run: 18 - 17 - 14 - 8 - 11 - 14 - 20 - 29 - 34 - 39 - X Used To Know Me is the UK smash that got away - this sounds like every song on Capital blended into one, with a Robin S sample and all the hallmarks of a Joel Corry summer hit. Despite that, it never feels like the "sellout" that Charli perhaps marketed it as: the music video is a lot of fun and flips the song from a breakup anthem into a leaving-my-record-label anthem. Charli's EOY history: 2020 34 claws 2020 39 i finally understand 2021 09 Good Ones 2021 22 CHARGER (with ELIO) 2021 71 911 Remix (with Lady Gaga & A.G. Cook) 2021 96 New Shapes (ft. Christine and the Queens & Caroline Polachek) 2022 29 Used To Know Me 2022 39 Every Rule 2022 44 Yuck 2022 46 Crash 2022 59 Constant Repeat 2022 63 Lightning 2022 80 Twice 28. Carly Rae Jepsen - Western Wind Chart peak: 3 Sales: 805,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 7 Chart run: 3 - 10 - 16 - 24 - 24 - 26 - 31 - X After a smash era with Dedicated Side B (two #1s and countless more top tens), the chart performance of Carly's big comeback should have set off alarm bells. But that's partly due to a huge amount of competition at the time of release, and partly due to me just being totally wrong. Western Wind is one of Carly's most beautiful songs - I was super excited when I found out she was working with Rostam, and his production really shines here. The song sounds very early 00s singer-songwriter, teasing a Tug Of War esque era that turned out to be quite the opposite. The visuals are gorgeous and despite the differing genre it's a great intro to The Loneliest Time. Carly's EOY history: 2020 03 Trouble in the Streets (with BC Unidos) 2020 10 Summer Love 2020 25 Comeback (ft. Bleachers) 2020 47 Want You In My Room 2020 59 This Love Isn't Crazy 2020 69 Never Get to Hold You 2020 73 Julien 2020 98 Let's Be Friends 2022 28 Western Wind 2022 34 The Loneliest Time (ft. Rufus Wainwright) 2022 36 Anxious 2022 41 Talking To Yourself 27. Charli XCX - Baby Chart peak: 1 Sales: 1,173,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 11 Chart run: 4 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 12 - 20 - 24 - 35 - 36 - X Charli channels her inner Janet Jackson on this track - before her previous album 'how i'm feeling now' she mentioned working on a "Janet album" and this certainly embodies that spirit. It's more minimal than what Charli is often known for, and the chorus (essentially just Charli saying "baby" at random intervals) takes some getting used to. But the more you listen, the more you're drawn in. Charli's EOY history: 2020 34 claws 2020 39 i finally understand 2021 09 Good Ones 2021 22 CHARGER (with ELIO) 2021 71 911 Remix (with Lady Gaga & A.G. Cook) 2021 96 New Shapes (ft. Christine and the Queens & Caroline Polachek) 2022 27 Baby 2022 29 Used To Know Me 2022 39 Every Rule 2022 44 Yuck 2022 46 Crash 2022 59 Constant Repeat 2022 63 Lightning 2022 80 Twice 26. Caroline Polachek - Sunset Chart peak: 1 Sales: 805,000 (Platinum) Weeks on chart: 11 Chart run: 32 - 19 - 15 - 9 - 6 - 2 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 8 - 10... In late October, Caroline decided that enough was enough. "The main flamenco girls have had their fun, it's time for Flamencolachek," she thought. She dropped Sunset, immediately ending ROSALÍA's career and turning flamenco into Spotify's #1 genre of the year. Sunset is just such an addictive song - I saw someone on TikTok saying Caroline is in fact the last living siren and honestly, this song is pretty solid evidence. Caroline's EOY history: 2020 11 La vita nuova (with Christine and the Queens) 2020 99 So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings 2021 16 Bunny Is A Rider 2021 47 Breathless 2022 26 Sunset 2022 96 Welcome To My Island v4No1fbG6mI -YBP-D6vQIA


JSG View member profile	5th January 2023, 08:53 AM Post #80
BuzzJack Legend Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 18 March 2013 Posts: 35,240 User: 18,473	Hello! Pure/honey is defiyths highlight of the album for me. I was literally gagging for it to be a single. This whole album has been a squandered mess much like Adele's kabum unfortunately. Western wind is pretty decent though not the best comeback single I wouldn't say. She's done much better on all of her albums. I really wish I could have likes sunset but it was a bit too far out there for me. I donlive Caroline though and her newest track is a bop!