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Hello and welcome to my first chart in quite some time. In this chart will countdown the songs and albums that have really resonated with me this past year and give reasons why. I will announce the singles and albums simultaneously.

 

Can you guess which songs and albums will be in these chart and who will top them?

 

Only 2 artists appear in both charts.

Only 4 artists have male involvement.

Does anyone care?

 

Top 5 Albums of 2013

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Top 10 Songs of 2013

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First up is #5 on the album chart.

 

5. The Saturdays - Living for the Weekend

 

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After the incredible On Your Radar I was really looking forward to this even after the hearing the atrocious Gentlemen, on first listen I was disappointed and would've put this as their worst album to date but it grew and there is more than a handful of tracks that I love. It very nearly didn't make the Top 5 and wouldn't have if i had heard 2 albums sooner in the year, any guesses which?

 

Highlights: Leave a Light On, Not Giving Up, Don't Let Me Dance Alone, Somebody Else's Life

Time for #10 on the singles.

 

10. Icona Pop - I Love It

 

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One thing I love about this song is the lyrics and how hilariously nonsensical they are. Most of the songs in the Top 10 I still love listening to and this is one of them.

And the last one for tonight #9.

 

9. Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball

 

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After initially hating this song for a couple months it finally clicked last month and boy did it click. I realised how amazing the song was and chose to ignore the terrible video it has. Miley's "transformation" was a complete success for me from that point onwards. I'm even loving Adore You right now.