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I know its late, but I really want to do this. I'll countdown and commentate on my favourite 75 songs of 2015. Songs like 'When The Bassline Drops', 'All My Friends' and 'Don't' I associate with 2016 even if I first heard them in 2015...

 

I'm excited! First posts soon.

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Songs that just missed the cut:

 

 

Fetty Wap - My Way

M.O. - Preach

SG Lewis feat. Louis Mattrs - No Less

Section Boyz - Trappin' Ain't Dead

Kano - Garage Skank

Rae Sremmurd - This Could Be Us

Drake & Future - Jumpman

Silvastone feat. Sneakbo - My Place

Trey Songz - Slow Motion

Stormzy - WickedSkengMan4

Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar - Classic Man

Post Malone - White Iverson

Miguel - Coffee

Big Sean feat. Drake - Blessings

The Weeknd - In The Night

Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar - Classic Man

 

Aw, this was a great track :(

 

Hype for the chart :D

Expecting you to finish this before I even contemplate finishing mine plenty of high quality here, especially going by those omissions. Big losses in 'Preach', 'Jumpman', 'In The Night' and 'Coffee' in particular. :o
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Life has got on top of me recently, but I'll be posting within the next week! Any predictions?
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Scaled back to a Top 75 to do this justice...

 

75. Izzy Bizu feat. Kano - White Tiger (Heavytrackerz Remix)

Peak Month - December

 

 

The original is an advert ready soul track but this Heavytrackerz remix, complete with added Kano, really gives this track some edge. Surprise, but good collaboration.

 

74. Kaytranada feat. Vic Mensa - Drive Me Crazy

Peak month: March

 

 

Kaytranada has been prolific this year, but this was a sign of things to come back last spring. Spacious and classic sounding beat with some house influence and Vic Mensa produces some wavy bars.

 

73. Statik Selektah feat. Action Bronson & Joey Bada$$ - Beautiful Life

Peak Month: July

 

 

Sounds so good on a summers day! 90's vibe to this hip hop track and I love Joey Bada$$'s verse. As an aside, Action Bronson must look like the least likely rapper. :lol:

 

72. Tazer feat. Tink - Wet Dollars

Peak Month: July

 

 

British DJ Tazer's successful take on classic Biggie track 'Nasty Girl' was a smash in the clubs late 2014. For the commercial release the following summer, the vocals of Tink elevated Wet Dollars to a new level. Shame this never made a chart impact, such a tune!

 

71. Rudimental feat. Ed Sheeran - Lay It All On Me

Peak Month: October

 

 

Not your typical Rudimental banger, not your typical Ed Sheeran ballad... instead we got this chilled mid-tempo dance song that sat perfectly on the airwaves and made a considerable chart dent. Not something I'd normally expect to love, but there's something infectious about this one.

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70. Snoop Dogg feat. Uncle Charlie Wilson - Peaches N Cream

Peak Month: May

 

 

Not sure this has a place being released this decade! :lol: Laidback collaboration between Snoop Dogg and Pharrell, that may not be up to 'Drop It Like It's Hot' levels, is a very good listen.

 

69. Blonde feat. Karen Harding - Feel Good (It's Alright)

Peak Month: September

 

 

Perhaps a victim of the newly implemented OA/OS release strategy, this is still another strong house effort from Blonde. Karen Harding has a evokes that evokes the late '90s in this song!

 

68. Chris Brown - Zero

Peak Month: October

 

 

Another catchy effort from Chris Brown, who is making the first of many appearances here! An ode to an toxic ex, something that only became more precinct for myself this year. I detect an '80s influence throughout and comparisons to 'Want To Want Me' aren't miles off.

 

67. Raleigh Ritchie - The Greatest

Peak Month: April

 

 

Underrated track here from fellow Bristolian Raleigh Ritchie. The message of young people believing they can just party away their youth is bang on and a catchy chorus deceptively lodges itself in your brain.

 

66. Stormzy - Shut Up

Peak Month: December

 

 

The song that defeated the X Factor and turned a generation of young teenagers onto the appeal of Adidas tracksuits. :lol: This was the icing on the cake for Grime's huge mainstream resurgence in 2015 and this is a track full of iconic, quotable lines. It's also hilarious!

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65. Kendrick Lamar - Alright

Peak Month: August

 

 

This became the soundtrack to the Civil Rights issues in America last summer and was subject to an exceptional Grammy's performance this February. Powerful song, as ever with Kendrick and a great video too.

 

64. Omarion feat. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - Post To Be

Peak Month: January

 

 

Big crossover RnBass song that still gets played every club night I end up at. The "booty like groceries" line really caught the attention here.

 

63. Cadenza feat. Stylo G & Busy Signal - Foundation

Peak Month: August

 

 

August is normally awash with dancehall artists releasing contenders for carnival anthems and this really hit the spot last summer! Reminds me of humid afternoons spent in Bristol and Stylo G's drawl sounds so cool.

 

62. Jason Derulo - Want To Want Me

Peak Month: June

 

 

The perfect pop/R&B banger for the summer months last year that spent weeks at No.1. The thing I really like about this one is the fast paced intro which sat well on the radio.

 

61. Pia Mia feat. Chris Brown & Tyga - Do It Again

Peak Month: September

 

 

Firstly, how fit is Pia Mia?! Big song over the late summer/early autumn months complete with solid features from Chris Brown & Tyga and very catchy. Nic Nac produced this and contains more EDM influences than previous productions Loyal and Ayo.

LOVE Shut Up & Post To Be, 2 major anthems for me last year & ones I still play regularly :music:

 

Feel Good deserved so much better, great track & for me probably their 2nd best after I Loved You.

 

Zero & Want To Want Me both did well on my chart last year too!

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60. Jamie xx feat. Popcaan & Young Thug - I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)

Peak Month: June

 

 

Real lazy summer vibes here from an unexpected source! Young Thug can be very Marmite, but does a stellar job here and now-trendy Popcaan contributes very well too.

 

59. Dr. Kucho! & Gregor Salto - Can't Stop Playing (Makes Me High) (feat. Ane Brun) [Oliver Heldens Remix]

Peak Month: April

 

 

When this first started blowing up, I didn't realise this was a remix of a 2005 song! The type of song I like to call an 'industrial-sized banger' destined to soundtrack raves and fitness classes for years to come. Did very well chart wise too, although I don't think it would have done under the OA/OS climate we have now.

 

58. MNEK feat. Zara Larsson - Never Forget You

Peak Month: November

 

 

Well, this turned out to be a monster didn't it? Not what I expected on first listen, but as subsequent releases have proven this probably sold more of Zara Larsson than MNEK. Slight 2-step garage vibe here, although the comparison to 'Where Are U Now' is perhaps slightly stronger.

 

57. Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love

Peak Month: August

 

 

Gigi Hadid. That's enough reason to place this so high. :lol: I listed it's peak month as August, but this sound tracked the second half of the year for many people, a huge song. A welcome venture into deep house from Calvin Harris and I'm sure this will be one of the defining dance songs of the decade.

 

56. The Weeknd - Earned It

Peak Month: February

 

 

Feel like this has almost been forgotten about already, despite being one of the biggest sellers of last year. Perhaps that's down to the down tempo R&B sound as opposed to 'Can't Feel My Face'. This is much more in line with The Weeknd's earlier material and I love how sultry the track is. If you're not a fan, this could cone across dull but I love this.

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Realised I never finished this. :lol: Here's my Top 20 out of interest.

 

1) WSTRN - In2

2) Fetty Wap - Trap Queen

3) Krept & Konan ft. Jeremih - Freak Of The Week

4) Drake - Hotline Bling

5) The Weeknd - The Hills

6) Tinie Tempah ft. Jess Glynne - Not Letting Go

7) Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MO - Lean On

8) Fetty Wap ft. Remy Boyz - 679

9) Lethal Bizzle ft. Diztortion - Fester Skank

10) Nick Brewer ft. Bibi Bourelly - Talk To Me

11) Natalie La Rose ft. Jeremih - Somebody

12) Snakehips ft. Kaleem Taylor - Forever (Pt.II)

13) Disclosure ft. Sam Smith - Omen

14) The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

15) Nelly ft. Jeremih - The Fix

16) JME ft. Giggs - Man Don't Care

17) Skepta - Shutdown

18) Stylo G ft. Gyptian - My Number 1

19) Chris Brown & Tyga - Ayo

20) Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta

 

This decade's 2003 I think... so many tunes. :wub:

Hooray at guessing your top 3 (and in order!) I guess it wasn't too difficult there ;)

 

Some great picks in your top 10. Trap Queen, Hotline Bling & The Hills my faves all amazing. Fester Skank is always good fun too.

 

My Number 1 I still play a fair bit now, a mega tune that never transpired into a hit!

 

Great picks.

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