December 28, 201212 yr Author And here's the list in full. Thanks for reading/commenting/enjoying, see you next year, etc. 100 • Jessie Ware • Night Light 099 • Rita Ora feat. Tinie Tempah • R.I.P. 098 • Madonna • I'm Addicted 097 • Chairlift • I Belong In Your Arms (Japanese Version) 096 • Loreen • Sidewalk 095 • Grizzly Bear • Speak in Rounds 094 • Simone White • Flowers in May 093 • Twin Shadow • Five Seconds 092 • Timoteij • Stormande Hav 091 • Amanda Mair • Said and Done 090 • Ke$ha • All That Matters (The Beautiful Life) 089 • Saint Etienne • I've Got Your Music 088 • Jessie Ware • Swan Song 087 • Marina & the Diamonds • Valley of the Dolls 086 • Sky Ferreira • Everything is Embarrassing 085 • Timoteij • Bara För En Natt 084 • Agnes • Loaded 083 • Mollyhaus feat. Little Neve White & The Snoopy Lads • Liar Liar 082 • M.I.A. • Bad Girls 081 • Darin • Nobody Knows 080 • Thorunn Antonia • Too Late 079 • Freja Loeb • Never Stop Coming Back 078 • Bat for Lashes • Laura 077 • Santigold • Disparate Youth 076 • Van She • Jamaica 075 • Grimes • Oblivion 074 • Marina & the Diamonds • Lies 073 • Little Nikki • Intro Intro 072 • Sin Cos Tan • Trust 071 • Lana Del Rey • Off to the Races 070 • Soso • Who's Gonna Love Me 069 • Florence + the Machine • Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix) 068 • Icona Pop feat. The Knocks & St. Lucia • Sun Goes Down 067 • Wild Belle • Keep You 066 • Jessie Ware • Devotion 065 • Ian Carey & Rosette feat. Timbaland & Brasco • Amnesia 064 • Grimes • Genesis 063 • Charli XCX • You're the One 062 • Azealia Banks • Esta Noche 061 • iamamiwhoami • drops 060 • Soluna Samay • Come Again (the Quetzal) 059 • Regina Spektor • All the Rowboats 058 • Gabrielle • Inn i deg 057 • Jess Mills • Pixelated People 056 • Katy B x Zinc x Wiley • Got Paid 055 • Agnes • One Last Time 054 • Loreen • Everytime 053 • Alina Devecerski • Flytta På Dej 052 • Lykke Li • Come Near 051 • When Saints Go Machine • Church and Law 050 • CHVRCHES • Lies 049 • Wynter Gordon • Stimela 048 • Dragonette • Giddy Up 047 • Plan B • ill Manors 046 • Scissor Sisters • Only the Horses 045 • Chairlift • Met Before 044 • Frank Ocean • Lost 043 • Katy B x Geeneus x Jessie Ware • Aaliyah 042 • CHVRCHES • The Mother We Share 041 • Amanda Mair • It's Gonna Be Long 040 • Rihanna • Where Have You Been 039 • Carly Rae Jepsen • Call Me Maybe 038 • Bright Light Bright Light • Feel It 037 • Susanne Sundfør • White Foxes 036 • Meiko • Leave the Lights On 035 • Girls Aloud • On the Metro 034 • Gabrielle • Bordet 033 • Taylor Swift • I Knew You Were Trouble. 032 • Gossip • Love in a Foreign Place 031 • Little Mix • DNA 030 • Jessie Ware • Wildest Moments 029 • iamamiwhoami • goods 028 • Amanda Mair • Skinnarviksberget 027 • Cassie • King of Hearts 026 • Girls Aloud • Something New 025 • Jessie Ware • Running 024 • Ellie Goulding • Figure 8 023 • No Doubt • Settle Down 022 • Lana Del Rey • Blue Jeans 021 • Gabrielle • Løkken 020 • Jessie Ware • Sweet Talk 019 • iamamiwhoami • kill 018 • St. Lucia • September 017 • Laura Welsh • Ghosts 016 • Purity Ring • Belispeak 015 • Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX • I Love It 014 • Scissor Sisters • Let's Have a Kiki 013 • Frida Hyvönen • Terribly Dark 012 • Solange • Losing You 011 • Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean • No Church in the Wild 010 • Coldplay & Rihanna • Princess of China 009 • Frank Ocean • Pyramids 008 • Loreen • Euphoria 007 • Marina & the Diamonds • Teen Idle 006 • Lana Del Rey • Summertime Sadness 005 • Röyksopp feat. Susanne Sundfør • Running to the Sea 004 • A*M*E feat. Mic Righteous • Find A Boy 003 • No Doubt feat. Busy Signal & Major Lazer • Push and Shove 002 • Marina & the Diamonds • Fear and Loathing 001 • Underworld feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie • And I Will Kiss
December 28, 201212 yr such a good list #03 "On another level like we're doing yoga" (1-1-1-1-2-2-3-6-7-7-9-10-20-18-25-23-24- ) I gradually worked on perfecting the lyrics to this song, and, given a few more weeks, I think I'll be word perfect. Which, considering the speed with which Gwen and Busy Signal deliver the verses here, is quite an achievement. What 'Push and Shove' has in abandon is swagger. The ska rhythm swings beneath the rapid fire of the verses, seeming to quicken towards a chorus that never delivers. Delivers on energy, that is - instead, Gwen's voice grinds to a mournful resistence, a playfully hurt kiss-off. She's soon back on fire again, throwing out words and jibbering nonsense that works as a weapon of enforced delirium. 'Push and Shove' combines the slower timbre of much of the album with the skittish, vibrant energy that usually effervesces from Gwen. It's a five minutes that marches past, and before you know it the song is looking back at you with a taunting tongue sticking out of its mouth. 4eva
December 28, 201212 yr Author psychic powers, duh. I always seem to forget about Fear and Loathing's existence but it really is a bit brilliant. Best she's ever done. AGREED. I probably like more of her stuff than you do, but AGREED nonetheless. Did you see my tweet, David? :D I did. I am of course absolutely devastated that you dislike my #1. such a good list y thank u. where be urs
December 28, 201212 yr Oh, I assumed you were talking about Caliban's Dream in that commentary, I haven't actually heard And I Will Kiss :o (or not that I can remember from the Opening ceremony) I will make sure to listen to it! I do love Caliban's Dream, I always think of the Olympics when I hear it and it feels so poignant :(
December 28, 201212 yr Oh, such a good list, (with excellent commentary to match). Must hear Find A Boy (listening now) and And I Will Kiss from that lot. Running To The Sea so high so soon is surprising but welcome and those two Marina highlights... Terribly Dark love is also definitely welcomed.
December 28, 201212 yr Every time I see this countdown I keep thinking "I'll comment later" but now it's finished I'm a bit sad :( Can you countdown something else please? Very good songs list obvs, the only things to raise an eyebrow were Rita Ora and Taylor Swift!
December 29, 201212 yr YESSS @ 'Dead In The Water' being the choice for Ellie! I thought I was alone in my love for it.
December 29, 201212 yr I did. I am of course absolutely devastated that you dislike my #1. It came out when I was on holiday, so I didn't get the hype around the song. Tyron didn't reply to one of my tweets the other day and I was HEARTBROKEN. :snif:
December 29, 201212 yr You honestly could not be much more obnoxious. How was that obnoxious? :lol: I'm just trying to have banter with you more than anything else.
December 29, 201212 yr 020 • Jessie Ware • Sweet Talk - I do like this a lot, one of the albums highlights. 019 • iamamiwhoami • kill - One of my favourite songs from 'Kin' 018 • St. Lucia • September - I like this, but I much prefer 'We Got It Wrong' 017 • Laura Welsh • Ghosts - this is ok, suspect it needs repeated listens. 016 • Purity Ring • Belispeak - it's good, but I prefer their other singles. 015 • Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX • I Love It - two acts who I can happily listen to but never like anything by a lot. 014 • Scissor Sisters • Let's Have a Kiki - Erm....?! 013 • Frida Hyvönen • Terribly Dark - This is excellent. Will be going on my list of stuff to download which I shall do when I've gone through various End of Year charts. 012 • Solange • Losing You - I adore this at the moment, if I'd known it for longer it would possibly be about this high for me. 011 • Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean • No Church in the Wild - this is alright, I can quite happily listen to it but I prefer the 'H.A.M.' and 'Paris' as singles from it. 010 • Coldplay & Rihanna • Princess of China - I like a lot of Coldplay songs, I like quite a few Rihanna songs, but I've never liked this. 009 • Frank Ocean • Pyramids - he's another artist where I see the appeal, I just can't get into at all. 008 • Loreen • Euphoria - For the type of song this is, I do find it massively overrated but it's easy to see why people rate it so highly. If you love this type of music, I can understand why you'd love this more than most other songs. 007 • Marina & the Diamonds • Teen Idle - I seem to be in a minority who remain entirely unimpressed by this era of hers, 3/4 of the debut was great, but nothing since has come close to grabbing me, 'Primadonna' has eventually but it doesn't really feel like a song of hers. 006 • Lana Del Rey • Summertime Sadness - I don't care for her at all. I see the appeal, but she doesn't to me. 005 • Röyksopp feat. Susanne Sundfør • Running to the Sea - YES! This will be 2013 for me, and almost certainly going to be my first Personal Chart number one of the year, unless I somehow go off it massively within the next 2-3 weeks. 004 • A*M*E feat. Mic Righteous • Find A Boy - Oooh I quite like this, might have to download it. 003 • No Doubt feat. Busy Signal & Major Lazer • Push and Shove - I've never really been much of a fan so didn't pay much attention to them. This is good, but I do prefer 'Settle Down' 002 • Marina & the Diamonds • Fear and Loathing - I've heard this one before, it's ok but as I said previous, nothing even tries to grab me like it once did with her. 001 • Underworld feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie • And I Will Kiss - as excellent as this is, I do prefer 'Caliban's Dream' Other songs I enjoy: 100 • Jessie Ware • Night Light 088 • Jessie Ware • Swan Song 079 • Freja Loeb • Never Stop Coming Back - wonderful 078 • Bat for Lashes • Laura :wub: 077 • Santigold • Disparate Youth 076 • Van She • Jamaica 075 • Grimes • Oblivion 069 • Florence + the Machine • Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix) 068 • Icona Pop feat. The Knocks & St. Lucia • Sun Goes Down - not heard this one, intrigued by the appearance of St. Lucia.. 066 • Jessie Ware • Devotion 064 • Grimes • Genesis 061 • iamamiwhoami • drops 057 • Jess Mills • Pixelated People 056 • Katy B x Zinc x Wiley • Got Paid 047 • Plan B • ill Manors 046 • Scissor Sisters • Only the Horses - I liked it for a while 043 • Katy B x Geeneus x Jessie Ware • Aaliyah - Loving this right now. 042 • CHVRCHES • The Mother We Share 039 • Carly Rae Jepsen • Call Me Maybe 037 • Susanne Sundfør • White Foxes 036 • Meiko • Leave the Lights On - I recognise the artist/title as something good but not the song, sounds quite good, a BJSC entry? 032 • Gossip • Love in a Foreign Place 030 • Jessie Ware • Wildest Moments 029 • iamamiwhoami • goods 025 • Jessie Ware • Running 023 • No Doubt • Settle Down
January 1, 201312 yr Brill to see Freja Loeb feature :D My faves from the top 40 David: 040 • Rihanna • Where Have You Been 039 • Carly Rae Jepsen • Call Me Maybe 038 • Bright Light Bright Light • Feel It 037 • Susanne Sundfør • White Foxes 036 • Meiko • Leave the Lights On 035 • Girls Aloud • On the Metro 034 • Gabrielle • Bordet 033 • Taylor Swift • I Knew You Were Trouble. 031 • Little Mix • DNA 030 • Jessie Ware • Wildest Moments 029 • iamamiwhoami • goods 028 • Amanda Mair • Skinnarviksberget 027 • Cassie • King of Hearts 026 • Girls Aloud • Something New Thought this would end up way higher :o 025 • Jessie Ware • Running 024 • Ellie Goulding • Figure 8 023 • No Doubt • Settle Down 022 • Lana Del Rey • Blue Jeans 021 • Gabrielle • Løkken 020 • Jessie Ware • Sweet Talk 019 • iamamiwhoami • kill 018 • St. Lucia • September 017 • Laura Welsh • Ghosts 016 • Purity Ring • Belispeak 015 • Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX • I Love It 014 • Scissor Sisters • Let's Have a Kiki 013 • Frida Hyvönen • Terribly Dark 012 • Solange • Losing You 011 • Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Frank Ocean • No Church in the Wild 010 • Coldplay & Rihanna • Princess of China 009 • Frank Ocean • Pyramids 008 • Loreen • Euphoria Pleased it's top ten, I remember you were unimpressed at the start! 007 • Marina & the Diamonds • Teen Idle 006 • Lana Del Rey • Summertime Sadness 005 • Röyksopp feat. Susanne Sundfør • Running to the Sea 004 • A*M*E feat. Mic Righteous • Find A Boy 003 • No Doubt feat. Busy Signal & Major Lazer • Push and Shove 002 • Marina & the Diamonds • Fear and Loathing 001 • Underworld feat. Dame Evelyn Glennie • And I Will Kiss Not sure that I've even ever heard this, will have to go and remedy that asap! Amazing.
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