Some great stuff coming up, although I didn't care for much of Eric Saade's 2013 output. Coming Home was the best of it though. You turned into a mighty grower, sounded great at Eurovision!

 

Yeah I don't get why he went all r'n'b after saying he loves electropop all those years. He'll never top 'Popular' though so I suppose there's no point in trying!

40. Little Mix ft. Missy Elliot - How Ya Doin'?

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I'm quite shocked by all the 'How Ya Doin'?' hate on here, it's not that bad is it? The single mix really turned it up a notch.

 

39. Ola - Tonight I'm Yours

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Without a doubt the scandi king of the year was Ola, 2014 will be his year to break internationally I hope.

 

38. NOAH - Over byen

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The first ever top 20 hit for Sandebörg at BJSC and I still love it nearly a year later.

 

37. Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky

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I'm so annoyed this lost out to 'Blurred Lines' in the EOY but what a year for Pharrell Williams. Who knew he'd be the most relevant artist of 2013 this time last year?

 

36. Amelia Lily - Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)

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Poor brave Amelia Lily. :(

35. Ralph Myerz ft. Annie - Take A Look At The World

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A little generic for Annie but catchy all the same.

 

34. Tone Damli - Smash

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Yeah we want an album please Tone.

 

33. Shirley Clamp - Step By Step

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DON'T LET US DOWN IN MF SHIRL!

 

32. Martin Rolinski - In & Out Of Love

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One of the highlights of MF 2013, though it was a good job he lost out in andra chansen, else YOHIO would've gone to Malmö... :puke2:

 

31. Zlata Ognevich - Gravity

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I'M LIKE A BUTTERFLY, SPINNING ROUND THE SWORD AS IF TO DARE

 

YAY for 'Boomerang' (even if it is so low) :wub:

 

45. Danny Saucedo - Todo el Mundo (Dancing In The Streets)

44. Eric Saade - Coming Home

43. Darin - So Yours

3 absolute CUTIES in one *.* All amazing songs too <3

 

Still not that keen on 'How Ya Doin'?' at all. :( Definitely their weakest single imo.

 

:heart: x

Still not that keen on 'How Ya Doin'?' at all. :( Definitely their weakest single imo.

 

:heart: x

 

01 Move

02 Wings

03 DNA

04 Little Me

05 How Ya Doin'?

06 Change Your Life

07 Cannonball

 

The fact it's only 5th out of 7 shows how strong their singles are. :heart:

30. Darin - Playing With Fire

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I'd forgot how brilliant this is. :wub:

 

29. Cascada - The World Is In My Hands

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A worthy follow-up to the fabulous and still to come 'Glorious'.

 

28. Adelén - Bombo

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Summer tune! I had no idea it had clocked over 4 million hits on YouTube! :o

 

27. One Direction - Kiss You

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Now even though this is probably my favourite single of theirs, because it was also in last year's EOY countdown, it's not as high as it otherwise would've been.

 

26. Stockholm Syndrome - Karma

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Was 4 piece Love Generation, then 3 piece Love Generation, then 3 piece Stockholm Syndrome, now 2 piece Stockholm Syndrome.

 

25. One Direction - Best Song Ever

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Video of the year hands down and the song is also rather excellent.

 

24. Ola - Jackie Kennedy

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I can't wait for his album this month, gonna be superb!

 

23. Avicii vs. Nicky Romero - I Could Be The One

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It takes a brave man to leave a number 1 single of their debut album. Still a tune a year on!

 

22. Janet Leon - Heartstrings

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Here's hoping Janet can win over Sweden 2nd time around, still a injustice she flopped over State Of Drama and bloody RAVAILLACZ!

 

21. Army Of Lovers - Rockin' The Ride

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The performance of the year, why Sweden didn't fall head over heels in love with this hot mess I'll never know.

 

20. Katy Perry - Unconditionally

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Onto the home stretch now and kicking off the top 20 is the queen of the album chart Katy Perry. The second single from the hugely successful 'Prism' has ended up quite the flop in terms of a Katy Perry single. I haven't a clue why, as it's shot straight into my top 5 KP singles. Flop or not it's still such a beautiful song and her acoustic performances of it have been stunning.

19. Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko - Stay

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As with 'Kiss You', this also featured in my 2012 EOY chart so suffers a little here this year. 'Stay' is a song that really shouldn't work for Rihanna but it so clearly does. Her vocals gel really well with Mikky's and I love the simple production. As much as I love club Rihanna, her ballads are spot on.

 

18. Mutya Keisha Siobhan - Flatline

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Now I was never a HUGE fan of the first line-up of Sugababes, ('Promises' & 'Run For Cover' aside) so it came as a great shock to me when I heard 'Flatline'. An utterly brilliant song with terrific vocals, in fact this is the first time I've liked Siobhan's voice. Release that album this year girls, I'm so ready for it.

17. Rihanna - What Now

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The highest entry for Rihanna this year comes courtesy of her latest single, 'What Now'. An early favourite of mine from her 2012 album 'Unapologetic' I fell even more in love with it after seeing her on her Diamonds World Tour in Birmingham back in July. A real shame this sort of flopped as it's by far and away one of her best. OK so 2013 wasn't exactly a golden year for Rihanna but just WAIT. She'll be back.

16. Jessie Ware - Imagine It Was Us

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This is the sort of stuff we should be sending to Eurovision! Released as the lead single to the re-release of her flawless debut album 'Devotion', 'Imagine It Was Us' was like the cherry on top of the perfect cake. An effortlessly cool pop song which criminally flopped upon release in the UK. I'm super excited for her follow up album, hopefully released this year.

15. Icona Pop - All Night

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I'm surprised by how long this song spent in my personal chart last year, an impressive 20 weeks. So in spite of it not being a definite highlight of mine from the album, I feel it deserves its placing here. I do LOVE the song, a fantastic example of what Icona Pop do best, unashamed Swedish pop. Super excited to see them on tour with Katy Perry next year!

 

14. Emmelie de Forest - Only Teardrops

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The winner of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest and my 3rd favourite of the contest last year. It was clear from quite early on that 'Only Teardrops' was the song to beat and, rather luckily for the caterpillar, not even Azerbaijan could. Her debut album as I've already mentioned, is quite fabulous. SUPER excited for Eurovision now! :w00t:

13. Margaret Berger - I Feed You My Love

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Narrowly beating the champion at #13 is Norway's Margaret Berger and the amazing electropop song 'I Feed You My Love'. An early fan favourite in the contest, I was very pleased to see it finish 4th overall. Haunting, dark, perfect for Margaret. That album better reveal itself this year, it's been far too long Berger!

 

12. One Direction - Story Of My Life

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The final appearance from the boyband du jour, One Direction. 'Story Of My Life' is by far and away the most mature the group have sounded and I love it. The vocals are spot on from everyone and the video is perfect, one of their best. OK so I'm a bit of a loon for 1D but that doesn't stop what I've said being true.

 

P.S. Zayn is the best, stay mad.

 

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11. Little Mix - Move

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Finishing in unlucky 11th place this year is Little Mix. No one expected this level of perfection after their debut album fell a little flat on these ears. It won't be long until Little Mix reach Girls Aloud level of adoration in this country. 'Move' is quickly becoming one of my favourite girlband singles ever. The Saturdays take note, they're coming to get you.

 

So just the top 10 left to reveal, here they are in alphabetical order.

 

Anton Ewald - Begging

Avicii - Wake Me Up

Cascada - Glorious

Helena Paparizou - Save Me (This Is An SOS)

Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX - I Love It

Janet Leon - New Colours

John de Sohn ft. Kristin Amparo - Dance Our Tears Away

Katy Perry - Roar

The Saturdays - Disco Love

The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul - What About Us

10. Janet Leon - New Colours

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The official anthem of Stockholm Pride 2013 and Aquafina is the first to fall at #10. 'New Colours' spent 9 weeks in my personal chart top 10 last summer. Janet will be back wowing us all when she takes to the stage in Örnsköldsvik next month in the hope of representing Sweden at this year's Eurovision. I highly doubt she'll get past AC but good luck to her all the same.

09. Helena Paparizou - Save Me (This Is An SOS)

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Another Melodifestivalen hopeful is at #9, previous Eurovision winner Helena Paparizou and her 2013 single 'Save Me (This Is An SOS)'. It's a typical scandi-dancepop song, made by those sirens. For me Helena has some cracking singles in her discography, including 'Baby It's Over', 'Mambo!' and 'My Number One'. Hopefully with her MF appearance there'll be a full length English studio album coming!

Edited January 7, 201411 yr by AdamAloud