Posted December 31, 201410 yr liamk97's Favourite 100 Records of 2014 http://i57.tinypic.com/2elf8ed.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/30bk8wz.jpg http://i58.tinypic.com/69kodc.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/2aewjdd.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/5wi2vq.jpg Position // Overall Total // 2014 Total // Artist // Song // Peak 001 | 912 | 912 Sia - Chandelier 01 002 | 765 | 765 OneRepublic - Love Runs Out 01 003 | 619 | 619 Röyksopp & Robyn - Do It Again 01 004 | 610 | 610 Ella Henderson - Glow 01 005 | 584 | 584 Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora - Black Widow 04 006 | 575 | 575 Paloma Faith - Only Love Can Hurt Like This 03 007 | 561 | 561 Sigma featuring Paloma Faith - Changing [Original/Goldsmyth Edition] 02 008 | 542 | 542 Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars 03 009 | 540 | 540 Kylie Minogue - Into the Blue 01 010 | 537 | 537 Clean Bandit featuring Sharna Bass - Extraordinary 01 http://i57.tinypic.com/2wd4ltc.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/24m9tvq.jpg http://i62.tinypic.com/s5e7hi.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/r10xty.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/swzog9.jpg 011 | 535 | 535 Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down 01 012 | 519 | 519 Charli XCX - Boom Clap 02 013 | 460 | 460 Ella Eyre - Comeback 01 014 | 456 | 456 Within Temptation featuring Dave Pirner - Whole World is Watching 01 015 | 435 | 435 Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang 04 016 | 422 | 422 Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good 02 017 | 417 | 417 Katy Perry - Birthday 01 018 | 411 | 411 Ella Henderson - Ghost 01 019 | 407 | 407 Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - Fancy 03 020 | 406 | 406 Katy Perry featuring Juicy J - Dark Horse 04 021 | 406 | 406 Sia - Big Girls Cry 06 022 | 400 | 400 Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - Real Love 01 023 | 389 | 389 Ella Eyre - If I Go 04 024 | 422 | 382 Celine Dion - Breakaway 01 (01 in 2013) 025 | 374 | 374 Chlöe Howl - Rumour 04 026 | 371 | 371 Lorde - Team 02 027 | 370 | 370 Paolo Nutini - One Day 01 028 | 348 | 348 Lana Del Rey - Shades of Cool 01 029 | 341 | 341 Sia - Eye of the Needle 04 030 | 334 | 334 Imagine Dragons - Demons 03 031 | 331 | 331 Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One 05 032 | 317 | 317 Imelda May - It's Good to Be Alive 03 033 | 410 | 315 Chlöe Howl - Paper Heart 02 (08 in 2013) 034 | 314 | 314 Ella Henderson - Mirror Man 05 035 | 306 | 306 Nicki Minaj - Anaconda 03 036 | 304 | 304 Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne - Rather Be 11 037 | 302 | 302 Charli XCX - Break the Rules 06 038 | 300 | 300 Brian Wilson & Various Artists - God Only Knows 01 039 | 296 | 296 Ariana Grande featuring Zedd - Break Free 05 040 | 292 | 292 A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - Say Something 04 041 | 291 | 291 Lilly Wood & The Prick - Prayer in C [Robin Schulz Remix] 04 042 | 291 | 291 The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 10 043 | 289 | 289 Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea - Problem 05 044 | 285 | 285 Duke Dumont - Won't Look Back 05 045 | 285 | 285 Lily Allen - Air Balloon 06 046 | 283 | 283 Foxes - Let Go for Tonight 07 047 | 280 | 280 Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage - Stay High [Habits Remix] 01 048 | 277 | 277 Jake Bugg - A Song About Love 02 049 | 275 | 275 Calvin Harris featuring John Newman - Blame 11 050 | 275 | 275 David Guetta featuring Sam Martin - Lovers on the Sun 15 051 | 340 | 267 Britney Spears - Perfume 09 (04 in 2013) 052 | 266 | 266 Lady Gaga - G.U.Y 05 053 | 265 | 265 Celine Dion - Water and a Flame 01 054 | 264 | 264 Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass 06 055 | 260 | 260 Twin Atlantic - Heart & Soul 04 056 | 259 | 259 Christina Perri - Human 02 057 | 258 | 258 Take That - These Days 09 058 | 255 | 255 Ella Henderson - Yours 02 059 | 253 | 253 Chlöe Howl - Disappointed 09 060 | 662 | 251 Cher - I Hope You Find It 05 (01 in 2013) 061 | 247 | 247 Jess Glynne - Right Here 10 062 | 573 | 246 Within Temptation featuring Tarja Turunen - Paradise (What About Us?) 14 (01 in 2013) 063 | 245 | 245 Cheryl - I Don't Care 02 064 | 243 | 243 Jessie Ware - Say You Love Me 06 065 | 242 | 242 Shakira - Empire 01 066 | 238 | 238 Taylor Swift - Shake It Off 08 067 | 234 | 234 Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah - Crazy Stupid Love 12 068 | 232 | 232 The Saturdays - 808 04 069 | 231 | 231 Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy - Wrapped Up 08 070 | 229 | 229 Miley Cyrus - Adore You 02 071 | 228 | 228 Sigma - Nobody to Love 02 072 | 225 | 225 Becky Hill - Losing 04 073 | 225 | 225 Within Temptation - Edge of the World 08 074 | 221 | 221 Kasabian - Eez-Eh 15 075 | 216 | 216 Molly - Children of the Universe 02 076 | 215 | 215 Nina Nesbitt - Selfies 04 077 | 215 | 215 Ed Sheeran - Don't 05 078 | 214 | 214 Jamie T - Zombie 10 079 | 213 | 213 Kylie Minogue - Sleeping with the Enemy 01 080 | 374 | 212 The Pretty Reckless - Going to Hell 09 (03 in 2013) 081 | 211 | 211 Jake Bugg - Me and You 06 082 | 211 | 211 Kylie Minogue - I Was Gonna Cancel 13 083 | 209 | 209 Sam Smith - Stay With Me 09 084 | 206 | 206 MAGIC! - Rude 09 085 | 205 | 205 Kylie Minogue - Sexercize 02 086 | 204 | 204 Lily Allen - Our Time 05 087 | 200 | 200 KONGOS - Come With Me Now 03 088 | 199 | 199 Beyoncé – Pretty Hurts 02 089 | 539 | 199 Iggy Azalea - Work 08 (05 in 2013) 090 | 198 | 198 Lykke Li - Gunshot 10 091 | 195 | 195 Taylor Swift - Blank Space 03 092 | 195 | 195 Fall Out Boy - Centuries 09 093 | 193 | 193 Twin Atlantic - Hold On 05 094 | 375 | 192 John Newman - Losing Sleep 03 (04 in 2013) 095 | 190 | 190 OneRepublic - I Lived 02 096 | 189 | 189 Anastacia - Stupid Little Things 02 097 | 188 | 188 Kiesza - No Enemiesz 15 098 | 187 | 187 The Magician featuring Years & Years - Sunlight 11 099 | 368 | 185 The Wombats - Your Body is a Weapon 17 (01 in 2013) 100 | 184 | 184 Mikky Ekko - Smile 06 liamk97's Favourite 10 Albums of 2014 http://i60.tinypic.com/2la794y.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/34eqfr5.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/33nkzyr.jpg http://i57.tinypic.com/1zeyq21.jpg http://i59.tinypic.com/fuuy4l.jpg 01 Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour 02 Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear 03 Kylie Minogue - Kiss Me Once 04 Within Temptation - Hydra 05 Iggy Azalea - The New Classic 06 Ella Henderson - Chapter One 07 Lily Allen - Sheezus 08 Katy B - Little Red 09 Calvin Harris - Motion 10 Paloma Faith - A Perfect Contradiction
December 31, 201410 yr Author http://i58.tinypic.com/33ctax4.gif Welcome y'all. :D Welcome to my 2013 countdown where I shall run through my favourite 100 songs and 10 albums of the year. The singles are based on a point system (40 points for every #1 position down to 1 point for every #40 position) whereas the albums are based on quality. In the meantime, check out last year's countdown or this mash-up celebrating 2014 by the incredible Robin Skouteris: igZA100ZTQ0
January 1, 201510 yr Author 11-100 011 | 535 | 535 Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down 01 012 | 519 | 519 Charli XCX - Boom Clap 02 013 | 460 | 460 Ella Eyre - Comeback 01 014 | 456 | 456 Within Temptation featuring Dave Pirner - Whole World is Watching 01 015 | 435 | 435 Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang 04 016 | 422 | 422 Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good 02 017 | 417 | 417 Katy Perry - Birthday 01 018 | 411 | 411 Ella Henderson - Ghost 01 019 | 407 | 407 Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - Fancy 03 020 | 406 | 406 Katy Perry featuring Juicy J - Dark Horse 04 021 | 406 | 406 Sia - Big Girls Cry 06 022 | 400 | 400 Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - Real Love 01 023 | 389 | 389 Ella Eyre - If I Go 04 024 | 422 | 382 Celine Dion - Breakaway 01 (01 in 2013) 025 | 374 | 374 Chlöe Howl - Rumour 04 026 | 371 | 371 Lorde - Team 02 027 | 370 | 370 Paolo Nutini - One Day 01 028 | 348 | 348 Lana Del Rey - Shades of Cool 01 029 | 341 | 341 Sia - Eye of the Needle 04 030 | 334 | 334 Imagine Dragons - Demons 03 031 | 331 | 331 Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One 05 032 | 317 | 317 Imelda May - It's Good to Be Alive 03 033 | 410 | 315 Chlöe Howl - Paper Heart 02 (08 in 2013) 034 | 314 | 314 Ella Henderson - Mirror Man 05 035 | 306 | 306 Nicki Minaj - Anaconda 03 036 | 304 | 304 Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne - Rather Be 11 037 | 302 | 302 Charli XCX - Break the Rules 06 038 | 300 | 300 Brian Wilson & Various Artists - God Only Knows 01 039 | 296 | 296 Ariana Grande featuring Zedd - Break Free 05 040 | 292 | 292 A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - Say Something 04 041 | 291 | 291 Lilly Wood & The Prick - Prayer in C [Robin Schulz Remix] 04 042 | 291 | 291 The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 10 043 | 289 | 289 Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea - Problem 05 044 | 285 | 285 Duke Dumont - Won't Look Back 05 045 | 285 | 285 Lily Allen - Air Balloon 06 046 | 283 | 283 Foxes - Let Go for Tonight 07 047 | 280 | 280 Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage - Stay High [Habits Remix] 01 048 | 277 | 277 Jake Bugg - A Song About Love 02 049 | 275 | 275 Calvin Harris featuring John Newman - Blame 11 050 | 275 | 275 David Guetta featuring Sam Martin - Lovers on the Sun 15 051 | 340 | 267 Britney Spears - Perfume 09 (04 in 2013) 052 | 266 | 266 Lady Gaga - G.U.Y 05 053 | 265 | 265 Celine Dion - Water and a Flame 01 054 | 264 | 264 Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass 06 055 | 260 | 260 Twin Atlantic - Heart & Soul 04 056 | 259 | 259 Christina Perri - Human 02 057 | 258 | 258 Take That - These Days 09 058 | 255 | 255 Ella Henderson - Yours 02 059 | 253 | 253 Chlöe Howl - Disappointed 09 060 | 662 | 251 Cher - I Hope You Find It 05 (01 in 2013) 061 | 247 | 247 Jess Glynne - Right Here 10 062 | 573 | 246 Within Temptation featuring Tarja Turunen - Paradise (What About Us?) 14 (01 in 2013) 063 | 245 | 245 Cheryl - I Don't Care 02 064 | 243 | 243 Jessie Ware - Say You Love Me 06 065 | 242 | 242 Shakira - Empire 01 066 | 238 | 238 Taylor Swift - Shake It Off 08 067 | 234 | 234 Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah - Crazy Stupid Love 12 068 | 232 | 232 The Saturdays - 808 04 069 | 231 | 231 Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy - Wrapped Up 08 070 | 229 | 229 Miley Cyrus - Adore You 02 071 | 228 | 228 Sigma - Nobody to Love 02 072 | 225 | 225 Becky Hill - Losing 04 073 | 225 | 225 Within Temptation - Edge of the World 08 074 | 221 | 221 Kasabian - Eez-Eh 15 075 | 216 | 216 Molly - Children of the Universe 02 076 | 215 | 215 Nina Nesbitt - Selfies 04 077 | 215 | 215 Ed Sheeran - Don't 05 078 | 214 | 214 Jamie T - Zombie 10 079 | 213 | 213 Kylie Minogue - Sleeping with the Enemy 01 080 | 374 | 212 The Pretty Reckless - Going to Hell 09 (03 in 2013) 081 | 211 | 211 Jake Bugg - Me and You 06 082 | 211 | 211 Kylie Minogue - I Was Gonna Cancel 13 083 | 209 | 209 Sam Smith - Stay With Me 09 084 | 206 | 206 MAGIC! - Rude 09 085 | 205 | 205 Kylie Minogue - Sexercize 02 086 | 204 | 204 Lily Allen - Our Time 05 087 | 200 | 200 KONGOS - Come With Me Now 03 088 | 199 | 199 Beyoncé – Pretty Hurts 02 089 | 539 | 199 Iggy Azalea - Work 08 (05 in 2013) 090 | 198 | 198 Lykke Li - Gunshot 10 091 | 195 | 195 Taylor Swift - Blank Space 03 092 | 195 | 195 Fall Out Boy - Centuries 09 093 | 193 | 193 Twin Atlantic - Hold On 05 094 | 375 | 192 John Newman - Losing Sleep 03 (04 in 2013) 095 | 190 | 190 OneRepublic - I Lived 02 096 | 189 | 189 Anastacia - Stupid Little Things 02 097 | 188 | 188 Kiesza - No Enemiesz 15 098 | 187 | 187 The Magician featuring Years & Years - Sunlight 11 099 | 368 | 185 The Wombats - Your Body is a Weapon 17 (01 in 2013) 100 | 184 | 184 Mikky Ekko - Smile 06
January 1, 201510 yr I ADORE the Sia album tracks as you know, so brilliant to see them so high here! I'm hoping there is at least one more to come from her in the top 10 :o Very good placing for 'Boom Clap' too and Michael Jackson <3 I listened to 'Xscape' the other day and it's still a wonderful listen so i'm glad it happened after initially being quite cynical about it.
January 1, 201510 yr Author I ADORE the Sia album tracks as you know, so brilliant to see them so high here! I'm hoping there is at least one more to come from her in the top 10 :o Very good placing for 'Boom Clap' too and Michael Jackson <3 I listened to 'Xscape' the other day and it's still a wonderful listen so i'm glad it happened after initially being quite cynical about it. They're pretty incredible, either one would have been great choices for singles. Just a shame the album campaign hasn't been pushed any further with the release of more singles as the public needs to hear as much of it as possible! I don't think I've listened to XSCAPE since its release although I can't say it made much of an impression on me, 'Love Never Felt So Good' aside which gave disco music a cool, fresh sound. I've not actually heard any other albums of MJ's but it goes without saying that he has a fantastic catalogue of singles! :wub:
January 1, 201510 yr Hey Liam :D 011 | 535 | 535 Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down 01 Aww gutted this isn't top 10 :( 013 | 460 | 460 Ella Eyre - Comeback 01 SNAP :o but with a different song.. same artist I mean. 016 | 422 | 422 Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good 02 017 | 417 | 417 Katy Perry - Birthday 01 018 | 411 | 411 Ella Henderson - Ghost 01 019 | 407 | 407 Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - Fancy 03 020 | 406 | 406 Katy Perry featuring Juicy J - Dark Horse 04 021 | 406 | 406 Sia - Big Girls Cry 06 022 | 400 | 400 Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - Real Love 01 023 | 389 | 389 Ella Eyre - If I Go 04 024 | 422 | 382 Celine Dion - Breakaway 01 (01 in 2013) 025 | 374 | 374 Chlöe Howl - Rumour 04 026 | 371 | 371 Lorde - Team 02 027 | 370 | 370 Paolo Nutini - One Day 01 not surprising as you said it's your fave. right? ;) 029 | 341 | 341 Sia - Eye of the Needle 04 030 | 334 | 334 Imagine Dragons - Demons 03 031 | 331 | 331 Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One 05 034 | 314 | 314 Ella Henderson - Mirror Man 05 035 | 306 | 306 Nicki Minaj - Anaconda 03 036 | 304 | 304 Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne - Rather Be 11 037 | 302 | 302 Charli XCX - Break the Rules 06 trashy but catchy :P 038 | 300 | 300 Brian Wilson & Various Artists - God Only Knows 01 039 | 296 | 296 Ariana Grande featuring Zedd - Break Free 05 040 | 292 | 292 A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - Say Something 04 041 | 291 | 291 Lilly Wood & The Prick - Prayer in C [Robin Schulz Remix] 04 042 | 291 | 291 The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 10 043 | 289 | 289 Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea - Problem 05 044 | 285 | 285 Duke Dumont - Won't Look Back 05 045 | 285 | 285 Lily Allen - Air Balloon 06 046 | 283 | 283 Foxes - Let Go for Tonight 07 047 | 280 | 280 Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage - Stay High [Habits Remix] 01 049 | 275 | 275 Calvin Harris featuring John Newman - Blame 11 050 | 275 | 275 David Guetta featuring Sam Martin - Lovers on the Sun 15 051 | 340 | 267 Britney Spears - Perfume 09 (04 in 2013) 052 | 266 | 266 Lady Gaga - G.U.Y 05 053 | 265 | 265 Celine Dion - Water and a Flame 01 054 | 264 | 264 Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass 06 055 | 260 | 260 Twin Atlantic - Heart & Soul 04 056 | 259 | 259 Christina Perri - Human 02 057 | 258 | 258 Take That - These Days 09 058 | 255 | 255 Ella Henderson - Yours 02 059 | 253 | 253 Chlöe Howl - Disappointed 09 060 | 662 | 251 Cher - I Hope You Find It 05 (01 in 2013) 061 | 247 | 247 Jess Glynne - Right Here 10 064 | 243 | 243 Jessie Ware - Say You Love Me 06 065 | 242 | 242 Shakira - Empire 01 066 | 238 | 238 Taylor Swift - Shake It Off 08 068 | 232 | 232 The Saturdays - 808 04 069 | 231 | 231 Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy - Wrapped Up 08 070 | 229 | 229 Miley Cyrus - Adore You 02 071 | 228 | 228 Sigma - Nobody to Love 02 072 | 225 | 225 Becky Hill - Losing 04 074 | 221 | 221 Kasabian - Eez-Eh 15 075 | 216 | 216 Molly - Children of the Universe 02 076 | 215 | 215 Nina Nesbitt - Selfies 04 077 | 215 | 215 Ed Sheeran - Don't 05 078 | 214 | 214 Jamie T - Zombie 10 080 | 374 | 212 The Pretty Reckless - Going to Hell 09 (03 in 2013) 082 | 211 | 211 Kylie Minogue - I Was Gonna Cancel 13 possibly her weakest song in a long time :( 083 | 209 | 209 Sam Smith - Stay With Me 09 overplay has killed this for me :( 084 | 206 | 206 MAGIC! - Rude 09 085 | 205 | 205 Kylie Minogue - Sexercize 02 086 | 204 | 204 Lily Allen - Our Time 05 087 | 200 | 200 KONGOS - Come With Me Now 03 this sponsored a wrestling ppv earlier in the year, shame it didn't do much as it's very different to the usual chart stuff! 088 | 199 | 199 Beyoncé – Pretty Hurts 02 089 | 539 | 199 Iggy Azalea - Work 08 (05 in 2013) 091 | 195 | 195 Taylor Swift - Blank Space 03 PHEW! :P makes up for this being 96 in mine :lol: 093 | 193 | 193 Twin Atlantic - Hold On 05 094 | 375 | 192 John Newman - Losing Sleep 03 (04 in 2013) 095 | 190 | 190 OneRepublic - I Lived 02 096 | 189 | 189 Anastacia - Stupid Little Things 02 thought you were a big Ana fan tbh :o 097 | 188 | 188 Kiesza - No Enemiesz 15 098 | 187 | 187 The Magician featuring Years & Years - Sunlight 11 Great chart :D
January 1, 201510 yr Author Hi Rob! :D 'I Will Never Let You Down' was 3 points off the Top 10! I still love the song that's at #10 too though (which most here don't seem to like as much!) so I'm not too fussed. Yep, 'One Day' is definitely my favourite from Paolo! :D I've not tired of it at all yet and the build up to the final chorus still gives me chills! I can see the reasoning behind releasing 'I Was Gonna Cancel' (the record company obviously though Pharrell's input would make it an instant hit) and I admire the decision to record something a little different to what's expected, but I would agree that it's among Kylie's weakest singles. I wouldn't say I was a big fan but there's some mega tunes in Anastacia's back catalogue ('Left Outside Alone' is one of THE songs from my childhood :wub:). 'Stupid Little Things' is one of my biggest regrets for not charting for longer; for some reason I ended up tiring of it quickly, yet now it sounds as impressive as it did on first listen!
January 2, 201510 yr hi liam! 011 | 535 | 535 Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down 01 012 | 519 | 519 Charli XCX - Boom Clap 02 013 | 460 | 460 Ella Eyre - Comeback 01 015 | 435 | 435 Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang 04 016 | 422 | 422 Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good 02 017 | 417 | 417 Katy Perry - Birthday 01 019 | 407 | 407 Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX - Fancy 03 020 | 406 | 406 Katy Perry featuring Juicy J - Dark Horse 04 this style is what she does best i think, i love e.t. too which is quite similar i suppose. love the trap element too 021 | 406 | 406 Sia - Big Girls Cry 06 022 | 400 | 400 Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne - Real Love 01 023 | 389 | 389 Ella Eyre - If I Go 04 025 | 374 | 374 Chlöe Howl - Rumour 04 this should've been a hit, shame she hasn't done well this year and will probably be dropped 026 | 371 | 371 Lorde - Team 02 028 | 348 | 348 Lana Del Rey - Shades of Cool 01 her voice in this is stunning, wish this got more of a push 029 | 341 | 341 Sia - Eye of the Needle 04 030 | 334 | 334 Imagine Dragons - Demons 03 031 | 331 | 331 Sam Smith - I'm Not the Only One 05 035 | 306 | 306 Nicki Minaj - Anaconda 03 036 | 304 | 304 Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne - Rather Be 11 037 | 302 | 302 Charli XCX - Break the Rules 06 038 | 300 | 300 Brian Wilson & Various Artists - God Only Knows 01 039 | 296 | 296 Ariana Grande featuring Zedd - Break Free 05 040 | 292 | 292 A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera - Say Something 04 041 | 291 | 291 Lilly Wood & The Prick - Prayer in C [Robin Schulz Remix] 04 042 | 291 | 291 The Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? 10 043 | 289 | 289 Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea - Problem 05 044 | 285 | 285 Duke Dumont - Won't Look Back 05 045 | 285 | 285 Lily Allen - Air Balloon 06 046 | 283 | 283 Foxes - Let Go for Tonight 07 047 | 280 | 280 Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage - Stay High [Habits Remix] 01 049 | 275 | 275 Calvin Harris featuring John Newman - Blame 11 050 | 275 | 275 David Guetta featuring Sam Martin - Lovers on the Sun 15 051 | 340 | 267 Britney Spears - Perfume 09 (04 in 2013) one of her best songs in ages i think, miles better than the messy work bitch. wish she'd do more stuff like this 052 | 266 | 266 Lady Gaga - G.U.Y 05 054 | 264 | 264 Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass 06 055 | 260 | 260 Twin Atlantic - Heart & Soul 04 056 | 259 | 259 Christina Perri - Human 02 057 | 258 | 258 Take That - These Days 09 058 | 255 | 255 Ella Henderson - Yours 02 061 | 247 | 247 Jess Glynne - Right Here 10 063 | 245 | 245 Cheryl - I Don't Care 02 064 | 243 | 243 Jessie Ware - Say You Love Me 06 065 | 242 | 242 Shakira - Empire 01 066 | 238 | 238 Taylor Swift - Shake It Off 08 067 | 234 | 234 Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah - Crazy Stupid Love 12 068 | 232 | 232 The Saturdays - 808 04 069 | 231 | 231 Olly Murs featuring Travie McCoy - Wrapped Up 08 070 | 229 | 229 Miley Cyrus - Adore You 02 071 | 228 | 228 Sigma - Nobody to Love 02 072 | 225 | 225 Becky Hill - Losing 04 074 | 221 | 221 Kasabian - Eez-Eh 15 075 | 216 | 216 Molly - Children of the Universe 02 076 | 215 | 215 Nina Nesbitt - Selfies 04 077 | 215 | 215 Ed Sheeran - Don't 05 078 | 214 | 214 Jamie T - Zombie 10 082 | 211 | 211 Kylie Minogue - I Was Gonna Cancel 13 again, this is my favourite song by her in a while, felt really current. shame it flopped 083 | 209 | 209 Sam Smith - Stay With Me 09 084 | 206 | 206 MAGIC! - Rude 09 086 | 204 | 204 Lily Allen - Our Time 05 088 | 199 | 199 Beyoncé – Pretty Hurts 02 089 | 539 | 199 Iggy Azalea - Work 08 (05 in 2013) 090 | 198 | 198 Lykke Li - Gunshot 10 091 | 195 | 195 Taylor Swift - Blank Space 03 092 | 195 | 195 Fall Out Boy - Centuries 09 093 | 193 | 193 Twin Atlantic - Hold On 05 094 | 375 | 192 John Newman - Losing Sleep 03 (04 in 2013) 095 | 190 | 190 OneRepublic - I Lived 02 097 | 188 | 188 Kiesza - No Enemiesz 15 098 | 187 | 187 The Magician featuring Years & Years - Sunlight 11
January 2, 201510 yr Very nice to see Chloe Howl with three entries in your top 100 60! All very solid, catchy songs. A real shame she never found success with them but hopefully there's more music to come from her this year. That Michael Jackson/JT collaboration is excellent and a real earworm. Only lately began to appreciate it properly. Also cool to see Imelda May in the countdown :o! I love her (more for her personality than her music but still).
January 2, 201510 yr Author hi liam! 020 | 406 | 406 Katy Perry featuring Juicy J - Dark Horse 04 this style is what she does best i think, i love e.t. too which is quite similar i suppose. love the trap element too 025 | 374 | 374 Chlöe Howl - Rumour 04 this should've been a hit, shame she hasn't done well this year and will probably be dropped 028 | 348 | 348 Lana Del Rey - Shades of Cool 01 her voice in this is stunning, wish this got more of a push 051 | 340 | 267 Britney Spears - Perfume 09 (04 in 2013) one of her best songs in ages i think, miles better than the messy work bitch. wish she'd do more stuff like this 082 | 211 | 211 Kylie Minogue - I Was Gonna Cancel 13 again, this is my favourite song by her in a while, felt really current. shame it flopped Hi Josh, thanks for commenting! :D 'Dark Horse' seems to have become even bigger than 'Roar' was, despite the latter being a million seller when counting streams! I agree, Katy definitely has something more going for her with the likes of this and 'ET', I'd be really pleased if she recorded these sort of tracks more on her next album. Chloe has been one of my favourite new acts of 2014; it really is a huge shame she's not taken off. I think you're likely right she'll be dropped considering the album has been scrapped. The Ultraviolence album has been a bit disappointing for me, I was expecting something really spectacular from Lana. 'Shades of Cool' has been the most impressive piece of work to come from this era but the releases for all the singles have been so messy. :( I enjoyed 'Work Bitch' too but 'Perfume' really has been the best thing Britney has released since the Circus days. Then again, I expect nothing short of a masterpiece from Sia who wrote it! That's interesting - most seem to not like it! I did enjoy it, enough for it to initially be a favourite from the album, but in hindsight it wasn't strong enough to be a single. Very nice to see Chloe Howl with three entries in your top 100 60! All very solid, catchy songs. A real shame she never found success with them but hopefully there's more music to come from her this year. That Michael Jackson/JT collaboration is excellent and a real earworm. Only lately began to appreciate it properly. Also cool to see Imelda May in the countdown :o! I love her (more for her personality than her music but still). Definitely. Pop is always at its best when it's straightforward. Obviously it has to be something original and inspiring but it doesn't have to be all arty-farty. I've ended up much preferring the solo version but the JT collab was a great idea from the record company as I doubt the song would have done half as well otherwise! Adding a bit of variety to my chart! :D I think her rockabilly sound is so cool and, from interviews I've seen, she's shown a great personality too. Thanks for your comments!
January 2, 201510 yr Author http://i60.tinypic.com/2pyudtz.jpg 10 // Clean Bandit ft. Sharna Bass - Extraordinary // 537 pts. Chart Run: 18-10-01-03-06-07-08-05-06-09-10-09-14-11-16-25-25-30-32-38 20 weeks Kick-starting my Top 10 is 'Extraordinary' which served as the fifth release from Clean Bandit's debut New Eyes. This saw the band collaborate with songwriter Jimmy Napes/James Napier - also responsible for co-writing 'Rather Be' and Sam Smith's 'Stay With Me' - and 17 year old vocalist Sharna Bass. 'Extraordinary' grew on me fast after first listen; I particularly loved that rather melancholy introduction in which you could still tell was going to progress into something, well, extraordinary. The great thing about Clean Bandit is their knack of keeping a song so simplistic despite using a collection of instruments, which is demonstrated further in this song along with the sweet, gentle vocals of Sharna. It's a huge shame that the general opinion on Buzzjack is that this is a weak song. True, it may not sound as impressive as 'Rather Be', but that was pretty ground-breaking for the charts so there could hardly be a fair comparison. http://i62.tinypic.com/14m6x6r.jpg 09 // Kylie Minogue - Into the Blue // 540 pts. Chart Run: 01-01-01-01-02-02-02-02-05-06-09-11-20-20-22-30-30-34-40 19 weeks I remember first hearing 'Into the Blue' on a gloomy January day and how my mood drastically turned around upon listening to this. Glorious, uplifting and summery; I don't think there's a song more positive - everything from the lyrics, music and vocals are so blissful. It is very Kylie by numbers but that doesn't make it any less impressive. Of course, as a Kylie fan, it was inevitable that I was going to like this, but there was just something so special about it. A bit more about the song itself: it was written by Jacob Kasher (responsible for 'We R Who We R' by Ke$ha), Mike Del Rio (Cheryl's 'Under the Sun') and Kelly Sheehan (Rita Ora's 'How We Do') and recorded on the day of Kylie 45th birthday. The video saw her work again with director Dawn Shadforth who has been responsible for half a dozen Kylie videos: 'Spinning Around', 'Can't Get You Out of My Head', 'In Your Eyes', 'Chocolate' and '2 Hearts' being the others. Whilst the video for 'Into the Blue' may not be as iconic as the former two, it's beautifully put together and the chemistry between her and French actor Clément Sibony is lovely. Check out this and listen to spot any similarities in the chorus...
January 3, 201510 yr Author http://i58.tinypic.com/oir7h2.jpg 10 // Paloma Faith - A Perfect Contradiction Standouts: Can't Rely On You / Only Love Can Hurt Like This / Trouble With My Baby / Impossible Heart At #10 in my album countdown is Paloma Faith's third album A Perfect Contradiction - one I was eager to hear following the beautiful Fall to Grace. Lead single 'Can't Rely On You' took Paloma down a different musical path than what we're used to - a funky Pharrell-produced track - which lead me (and presumably many fans) that this would be the overall sound of the album. I was a little dubious about this; 'Can't Rely On You' worked well as a song but it wasn't enough like Paloma for me to want an album-full. It has since become a favourite of mine from the album, although this more to do with being let down by the majority of the music. It starts off nicely enough with 'Mouth to Mouth' and 'Take Me' however this sound is repeated throughout the album in rather formulaic way which gets quite dull. Consistency doesn't always mean cohesive. That's not to say the album doesn't have its moments: 'Trouble With My Baby' is a great swing-your-pants jazzy record and I cannot resist disco music which 'Impossible Heart' incorporates. And of course there's 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This', but more on that later... spoilers!! http://i58.tinypic.com/15gtfus.jpg 09 // Calvin Harris - Motion Standouts: Under Control (with Alesso ft. Hurts) / Blame (ft. John Newman) / Love Now (ft. All About She) / Outside (ft. Ellie Goulding) / Ecstasy (ft. Hurts) / Pray to God (HAIM) Calvin Harris' fourth album Motion saw him collaborate with the most amount of artists he ever has done - only three tracks saw him credited as a solo. This was the main reason I decided to check out the album; seeing the likes of Gwen Stefani, HAIM and Hurts on there was enough to grab my interest. The result of the album was actually better than I was expecting. There's the poppy side to dance with the likes of 'Outside' and 'Blame', the instrumentals like 'Slow Acid' and 'Burnin'' and the Harris-vocaled 'Faith' and 'Summer' - not anything we haven't heard from Calvin before but they're all pleasant listens in their own right and do what dance music is meant to. There were also a couple of surprises in store which has helped Motion gain a Top 10 placing. 'Ecstasy' tones things down; the production is very minimal and relies on the vocals of Theo from Hurts. It's a lovely moment that works quite well two thirds through the album and is something that could be recognised as a Hurts solo song. The same can be said about 'Pray to God' which features the vocals of HAIM - not a band who would usually record something that followed a current dance sound yet it still has that HAIM tone.
January 4, 201510 yr APC is a nice album but I completely agree with you about it being samey which kind of stunted my love for it. In the end I just got sick of it quickly and when RFTGL came along I thought she was taking the mick. Fortunately, there are fantastic songs I still like such as Impossible Heart which is just a great upbeat tune and I can't fault her vocals at all. Also, she has certainly redeemed herself with the excellent Leave While I'm Not Looking.
January 4, 201510 yr Kylie flopped in my chart sadly at the lowly heights of 49 :snif: good to see someone charting it so high though. In the end for me it just didn't come anywhere close to 'All The Lovers' from recent eras :( I love the lake views in the 'Extraordinary' and I did find the track enjoyable but it never had the same spark 'Rather Be' has :teresa:
January 5, 201510 yr Author APC is a nice album but I completely agree with you about it being samey which kind of stunted my love for it. In the end I just got sick of it quickly and when RFTGL came along I thought she was taking the mick. Fortunately, there are fantastic songs I still like such as Impossible Heart which is just a great upbeat tune and I can't fault her vocals at all. Also, she has certainly redeemed herself with the excellent Leave While I'm Not Looking. I do quite like 'Ready for the Good Life'. It is her weakest single and the lyrics are a bit naff but at least it's got something to it. I'm glad Paloma did re-release this album as I find the tracks on there make the album as a whole more appealing - as you say, 'Leave While I'm Not Looking' is a great track, even if it is essentially an 'Only Love Can Hurt Like This' part two! Kylie flopped in my chart sadly at the lowly heights of 49 :snif: good to see someone charting it so high though. In the end for me it just didn't come anywhere close to 'All The Lovers' from recent eras :( I love the lake views in the 'Extraordinary' and I did find the track enjoyable but it never had the same spark 'Rather Be' has :teresa: That's a shame. :( Yeah, I suppose 'Into the Blue' was a rather safe option whilst 'All the Lovers' was something incredibly refreshing from Kylie. Oh yes, the video for 'Extraordinary' has some great moments! I do agree that 'Rather Be' definitely has a spark to it and its obvious why it was such a mega-seller. A really polished and solid pop song - one that's certainly going to go down as a classic come the end of the decade!
January 5, 201510 yr Author http://i58.tinypic.com/21awd1g.jpg 08 // Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars // 542 pts. Chart Run: 26-29-26-10-07-10-09-03-03-07-07-05-05-05-09-13-19-27-33-38-36-33 22 weeks I wasn't keen on Coldplay's shift of sound with the sombre 'Magic' and the experimental 'Midnight', so I was relived to hear the hit-in-the-making 'A Sky Full of Stars'. This was an Avicii-produced track - not a collaboration you'd have expected but boy does it work! From those opening piano notes and the dance beat, you could tell this was going to be a huge anthemic track and it doesn't disappoint. I can imagine that instrumental in the chorus taking over a whole stadium, which is exactly what all great Coldplay songs do, namely 'Viva la Vida' and 'Fix You'. Coldplay's first EMD track and, if this is the standard, I hope it's not their last. http://i61.tinypic.com/k2cumq.jpg 07 // Sigma featuring Paloma Faith - Changing [Original/Goldsmyth Edition] // 561 pts. Chart Run: 13-07-07-04-02-03-02-03-03-03-02-03-09-13-20-19-32-33-40 19 weeks Another artist who welcomed a dance genre now - Paloma Faith teamed up with duo Sigma for the drum-n-bass hit 'Changing'. In contrast to Coldplay and 'A Sky Full of Stars', it doesn't sound like a Paloma song, but that's not to say it doesn't work: Paloma has a great projected voice which suits this sort of anthemic dance track. The vocal part was rumored to have been offered to Ella Eyre first (who in fact co-wrote this song) but she turned it down and the job went to Paloma. I've no doubt that Ella would have done a great job but I'm glad things went the way they did as 'Changing' will have inevitably opened Paloma up to a new circle of fans. I recommend listening to the - a sultry jazzy affair that I find shares parallels with the intro to DJ Fresh's Shy-FX reggae remix of 'Gold Dust'.
January 6, 201510 yr Changing :heart: I remember it feeling like such an odd combination at first but it works really well. Essentially a Rudimental track but that's no bad thing and Paloma's vocals are excellent. I especially love the 'everything is chaaaAAangaiaiaing' near the end :wub:
January 6, 201510 yr Paloma sounds amazing on Changing! So glad she got that #1 in the end! Took a while but fully happy for her :) Whoo at Let Go For Tonight nearly top 40! One of my favorite artists this year for sure :heart:
January 6, 201510 yr Hey Liam! I haven't listened to 'A Perfect Contradiction' yet, but it has been on my list for a while so i will in time :P Expected 'Into The Blue' to be higher, but glad it's made the top 10. She has effortlessly brilliant singles most of the time and this was no different. 'A Sky Full of Stars' is good too, though i really didn't get behind Coldplay this era as much as i usually do at least.
January 9, 201510 yr Author Changing :heart: I remember it feeling like such an odd combination at first but it works really well. Essentially a Rudimental track but that's no bad thing and Paloma's vocals are excellent. I especially love the 'everything is chaaaAAangaiaiaing' near the end :wub: It is rather Rudimental-esque! Just a great simple but positive message and is so anthemic and crowd-pleasing. I'll have to check out some live performances of this. Paloma sounds amazing on Changing! So glad she got that #1 in the end! Took a while but fully happy for her :) Whoo at Let Go For Tonight nearly top 40! One of my favorite artists this year for sure :heart: It may not be in her own right but I'm happy she has a #1 to her name. Really hope she can get even more single success with the next era's singles. Would be great if she could get a powerful ballad like 'Only Love...' to #1 in this day and age. I've only really liked 'Let Go For Tonight' from Foxes - even 'Youth' was lacking in something for me. Oh and I liked 'Clarity'. Hey Liam! I haven't listened to 'A Perfect Contradiction' yet, but it has been on my list for a while so i will in time :P Expected 'Into The Blue' to be higher, but glad it's made the top 10. She has effortlessly brilliant singles most of the time and this was no different. 'A Sky Full of Stars' is good too, though i really didn't get behind Coldplay this era as much as i usually do at least. Hi Haus! It's worth the listen; there's certainly no bad tracks on there, just the sound gets repeated a lot which get quite tedious and most lack in the magic that was present in her previous albums. I wish I had charted it for longer and in turn make it higher in this list - I think the reason is that I had a weird thing about songs staying too long in the bottom half of my chart, like after the point I've listened to a song regularly and my hype for it is dying down. Now I'll just chart songs until the other songs I've listened become more preferable and I'm stricter on what new entries I have (only songs I think I'll listen to more than a couple of weeks) which means new entries aren't pushing out songs from my chart that I would otherwise have kept in. Anyway, I'm rambling! :lol: Yep, Kylie has had a fantastic line of fantastic pop records in her discography and 'Into the Blue' is one I definitely rank quite highly! Yeah, I agree - like I said in my commentary, 'A Sky Full of Stars' is the only single that I've really been interested in. I would have thought you'd like the album though; it seems rather mellow and relaxing yet experimental.
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