Posted November 26, 20168 yr http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Banner_1.png It's that time again! 2016 is almost over so it's time for me to tell you guys all about the songs I've loved most. I've got 250 cracking tracks ready to reveal to you all over the next while, although currently they're un-ordered so I don't even know the order myself! I'll also be counting down my top albums, EPs and artists throughout the countdown. (note, mainly for myself for next year: this countdown covers up to week 258 in my weekly chart) How do I compile my EOY? Simply through personal opinion! I keep a points based YTD which I will also be revealing just for reference but I don't find it accurate enough to use as my official EOY, and it gives a disadvantage to newer songs, so I'd rather choose the order myself! A few hints: - The most songs by one artist is 7, although a few artists are just behind on 6. - Every top 10 hit from my weekly chart this past year features in this countdown, and the vast majority of top 20s are there too. - Some songs featured never made my weekly top 40! The countdowns will commence within the next couple of days. While you wait, last year's EOY chart is in post 2, and just down below in this post is a list of all my #1s since last year's cut-off point, will any of them go all the way? 125 05/12/2015 - The Vamps - Rest Your Love (1 week) 126 12/12/2015 - Grace - You Don't Own Me (feat. G-Eazy) (1 week) 127 19/12/2015 - Louisa Johnson - Forever Young (2 weeks) 128 02/01/2016 - Trevor Moran - Let's Roll (1 week) 129 09/01/2016 - Shawn Mendes - Stitches (3 weeks) 130 30/01/2016 - Charlie Puth - We Don't Talk Anymore (feat. Selena Gomez) (2 weeks) 131 13/02/2016 - The Ready Set - Good Enough (1 week) 132 20/02/2016 - Little Mix - Secret Love Song (feat. Jason Derulo) (2 weeks) 133 05/03/2016 - Fifth Harmony - Work from Home (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) (1 week) 134 12/03/2016 - Frans - If I Were Sorry (4 weeks) 135 09/04/2016 - The Vamps - I Found a Girl (feat. Omi) (2 weeks) 136 23/04/2016 - Tom Odell - Magnetised (1 week) 137 30/04/2016 - Joel Adams - Please Don't Go (2 weeks) 138 14/05/2016 - Delta Goodrem - Dear Life (1 week) ... .. 21/05/2016 - Frans - If I Were Sorry (1 week) [5 weeks total] 139 28/05/2016 - Fifth Harmony - All In My Head (Flex) [feat. Fetty Wap] (1 week) 140 04/06/2016 - Clean Bandit - Tears (feat. Louisa Johnson) (1 week) 141 11/06/2016 - Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (1 week) 142 18/06/2016 - Benjamin Ingrosso - Fall In Love (1 week) ... .. 25/06/2016 - Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better (1 week) [2 weeks total] 143 02/07/2016 - Frans - Young Like Us (1 week) 144 09/07/2016 - Delta Goodrem - Enough (feat. Gizzle) (1 week) 145 16/07/2016 - Maty Noyes - In My Mind (1 week) 146 23/07/2016 - Britney Spears - Make Me... (feat. G-Eazy) (1 week) 147 30/07/2016 - Major Lazer - Cold Water (feat. Justin Bieber & MØ) (1 week) 148 06/08/2016 - JoJo - Fuck Apologies. (feat. Wiz Khalifa) (1 week) 149 13/08/2016 - DJ Snake - Let Me Love You (feat. Justin Bieber) (1 week) 150 20/09/2016 - The Tide - Click My Fingers (1 week) 151 27/08/2016 - Mollie King - Back to You (1 week) 152 03/09/2016 - Ryan Lawrie - If Only (1 week) 153 10/09/2016 - Frenship & Emily Warren - Capsize (2 weeks) 154 24/09/2016 - Ariana Grande - Side to Side (feat. Nicki Minaj) (2 weeks) 155 08/10/2016 - Trevor Dahl - When You Come Home (1 week) 156 15/10/2016 - Cheat Codes & Dante Klein - Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On) (1 week) 157 22/10/2016 - The Vamps & Matoma - All Night (1 week) 158 29/10/2016 - Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie - Rockabye (1 week) 159 05/11/2016 - Louisa Johnson - So Good (3 weeks) 160 26/11/2016 - Little Mix - Touch (1 week so far)
November 26, 20168 yr Author 2015 Songs http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Conrad%20Sewell%20-%20Hold%20Me%20Up.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/One%20Direction%20-%20Drag%20Me%20Down.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Benjamin%20-%20Young%20and%20Restless.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/IggyAzalea-Trouble.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Justin%20Bieber%20-%20Sorry.png http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Justin%20Bieber%20-%20What%20Do%20You%20Mean.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/LukeFriend-HoleInMyHeart.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Troye%20Sivan%20-%20WILD.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/JamesBay-HoldBacktheRiver.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Years%20amp%20Years%20-%20Eyes%20Shut.png 1 Conrad Sewell - Hold Me Up 2 One Direction - Drag Me Down 3 Benjamin - Young and Restless 4 Iggy Azalea - Trouble (feat. Jennifer Hudson) 5 Justin Bieber - Sorry 6 Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? 7 Luke Friend - Hole in My Heart 8 Troye Sivan - WILD 9 James Bay - Hold Back the River 10 Years & Years - Eyes Shut 11 Ulrik Munther - Nån gång 12 Delta Goodrem - Wings 13 Charli XCX - Doing It (feat. Rita Ora) 14 Conrad Sewell - Start Again 15 Kygo - Firestone (feat. Conrad Sewell) 16 Years & Years - Shine 17 Benjamin - Unbreakable 18 Pia Mia - Do It Again (feat. Chris Brown & Tyga) 19 Clean Bandit - Stronger 20 Years & Years - King 21 One Direction - Perfect 22 Shawn Mendes - Stitches 23 Grace - You Don't Own Me (feat. G-Eazy) 24 Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea - Pretty Girls 25 Conrad Sewell - Who You Lovin 26 Shaggy - I Need Your Love (feat. Mohombi, Faydee & Costi) 27 The Vamps - Wake Up 28 Fleur East - Sax 29 Troye Sivan - TALK ME DOWN 30 Hunter Hayes - 21 31 Eduard Romanyuta - I Want Your Love 32 G.R.L. - Lighthouse 33 Tori Kelly - Nobody Love 34 James Bay - Let It Go 35 Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams 36 Zara Larsson & MNEK - Never Forget You 37 Selena Gomez - Good For You (feat. A$AP Rocky) 38 Troye Sivan - FOOLS 39 Adele - Hello 40 5 Seconds of Summer - She's Kinda Hot 41 Lia Marie Johnson - Moment Like You 42 Alesha Dixon - The Way We Are 43 Hozier - Take Me To Church 44 Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband 45 Carly Rae Jepsen - I Really Like You 46 Fifth Harmony - BO$$ 47 Ulrik Munther - Alltid leva, aldrig dö 48 David Guetta - Hey Mama (feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack) 49 Taylor Swift - Blank Space 50 Tove Lo - Talking Body 51 Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer 52 Fifth Harmony - Worth It (feat. Kid Ink) 53 Jakob Karlberg - Fan va bra 54 Justin Bieber - Love Yourself 55 Isac Elliot - Lipstick (feat. Tyga) 56 Mitchel Musso - The In Crowd 57 Skrillex & Diplo - Where Are Ü Now (feat. Justin Bieber) 58 Isac Elliot - Just Can't Let Her Go 59 Reed Deming - Satellites 60 AURORA - Half the World Away 61 Union J - You Got It All 62 S Club 7 - Rain 63 Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do 64 Little Mix - Black Magic 65 Arty - Braver Love (feat. Conrad Sewell) 66 Hilary Duff - Night Like This (feat. Kendall Schmidt) 67 Troye Sivan - BITE 68 Zedd - Papercut (feat. Troye Sivan) 69 Nathan Sykes - Over and Over Again 70 RHODES - Close Your Eyes 71 Conor Maynard - Talking About 72 Cody Simpson - New Problems 73 Ryan Beatty - Hey L.A. 74 Rachel Taylor - Porcelain 75 Sarah Harding - Threads 76 One Direction - Love You Goodbye 77 Pia Mia - Touch 78 Ariana Grande - Focus 79 Ulrik Munther - Närmare himlen 80 Conor Maynard - Royalty 81 Alexandra Stan & Inna - We Wanna (feat. Daddy Yankee) 82 Hilary Duff - My Kind 83 Jakob Karlberg - Fel på dig 84 Jesper Jenset - Superhero 85 Oliver Heldens - Last All Night (Koala) [feat. KStewart] 86 James Bay - If You Ever Want To Be In Love 87 Rachel Platten - Fight Song 88 The Ready Set - Freakin' Me Out 89 Hozier - Someone New 90 Cody Simpson - Thotful 91 Prince Royce - Back It Up (feat. Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull) 92 Carrie Underwood - Heartbeat 93 Foxes - Body Talk 94 Cheryl - Only Human 95 Birdy - Wings 96 Niykee Heaton - Cold War 97 Carly Rae Jepsen - Run Away With Me 98 Selena Gomez - Same Old Love 99 JoJo - When Love Hurts 100 Natalie La Rose - Somebody (feat. Jeremih) 101 Carrie Underwood - Smoke Break 102 Foxes - Better Love 103 James Bay - Scars 104 Delta Goodrem - Only Human 105 Wølffe - Shoot You Down 106 Mariah Carey - Infinity 107 Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars) 108 Madonna - Living For Love 109 Reed Deming - Want Me More 110 Demi Lovato - Kingdom Come (feat. Iggy Azalea) 111 BØRNS - Electric Love 112 The Vamps - Volcano (feat. Silentó) 113 Ellie Goulding - On My Mind 114 Elina Born - Kilimanjaro 115 Jess Glynne - Take Me Home 116 LunchMoney Lewis - Bills 117 Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love 118 Saint Raymond - Fall At Your Feet 119 Charlie Puth - Marvin Gaye (feat. Meghan Trainor) 120 The Vamps - Rest Your Love 121 JTR - Centre of Everywhere 122 5 Seconds of Summer - Jet Black Heart 123 Hilary Duff - Sparks 124 Astrid S - 2AM 125 Cody Simpson - Happy Lil' Hippie 126 Meghan Trainor - Title 127 Tinashe - All Hands on Deck (feat. Iggy Azalea) 128 Felix Jaehn - Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) [feat. Jasmine Thompson] 129 Saint Raymond - Come Back to You 130 Eaves - Alone in My Mind 131 Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin 132 Alyssa Reid - Dangerous (feat. The Heist) 133 Olivia Somerlyn - Parachute 134 Sofia Reyes - Conmigo (Rest of Your Life) 135 Jess Kent - Get Down 136 Only The Young - I Do 137 Omi - Cheerleader 138 Dylan Hyde - Sick of Your Love 139 Years & Years - Desire 140 Demi Lovato - Confident 141 Zedd - I Want You to Know (feat. Selena Gomez) 142 LunchMoney Lewis - Whip It! (feat. Chloe Angelides) 143 Rita Ora - Poison 144 Chlöe Howl - Bad Dream 145 Fleur East - Breakfast 146 One Direction - Infinity 147 Hunter Hayes - Light Me Up 148 P!nk - Today's the Day 149 Jesper Jenset - Never Coming Back 150 Taylor Swift - Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 151 Cody Simpson - Flower 152 Sammi Sanchez - Butterflies 153 Ciara - I Bet 154 James Bay - Need the Sun To Break 155 Apollo 5 - Famous 156 One Direction - A.M. 157 Justin Bieber - I'll Show You 158 Jamie Lawson - Wasn't Expecting That 159 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Downtown (feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz) 160 Ariana Grande - One Last Time 161 Sigma & Rita Ora - Coming Home 162 JTR - Building It Up 163 Charli XCX - Famous 164 Rita Ora - Body on Me (feat. Chris Brown) 165 Taylor Swift - Style 166 Alesha Dixon - Tallest Girl 167 Jess Glynne - Don't Be So Hard On Yourself 168 Fergie - L.A.LOVE (la la) 169 Fifth Harmony - Sledgehammer 170 Charles Hamilton - New York Raining (feat. Rita Ora) 171 Troye Sivan - YOUTH 172 Kelly Clarkson - Invincible 173 Tori Kelly - Should’ve Been Us 174 Grace - Boyfriend Jeans 175 Lauren Aquilina - Time To Say Goodbye 176 Alyxx Dione - Chingalinga (feat. Jason Derulo) 177 Conrad Sewell - Wandering 178 Jasmine Thompson - Adore 179 Hailee Steinfeld - Love Myself 180 The Vamps - I Found A Girl 181 The Rocket Summer - Same Air 182 Mikky Ekko - Love You Crazy 183 Laura Welsh - Ghosts 184 Britt Nicole - The Sun Is Rising 185 James Bay - Craving 186 5 Seconds of Summer - Permanent Vacation 187 Ella Henderson - Yours 188 Rixton - We All Want the Same Thing 189 Olly Murs - Up (feat. Demi Lovato) 190 Ella Henderson - Mirror Man 191 Carrie Underwood - What I Never Knew I Always Wanted 192 Reed Deming - Seven Billion Smiles 193 5 Seconds of Summer - What I Like About You 194 Celeste Buckingham - Unpredictable 195 Benjamin Lasnier - Love You Out Loud 196 Natalie Imbruglia - Instant Crush 197 Ulrik Munther - Allt jag ville säga 198 Sandra Lyng - Play My Drum 199 Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants 200 Pitbull & Ne-Yo - Time of Our Lives 201 Missy Elliott - WTF (Where They From) [feat. Pharrell Williams] 202 5 Seconds of Summer - Hey Everybody! 203 Ciara - Give Me Love 204 Lucie Silvas - Smoke 205 The Vamps - Written Off 206 Justin Bieber - The Feeling (feat. Halsey) 207 Paris Hilton - High Off My Love (feat. Birdman) 208 Madonna - Bitch I'm Madonna (feat. Nicki Minaj) 209 Sarah Harding - Indelible 210 James Bay - Collide 211 Troye Sivan - Touch 212 Lucie Silvas - Find a Way 213 Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ) 214 Alesso - Heroes (we could be) [feat. Tove Lo] 215 Jessie J - Flashlight 216 RHODES & Birdy - Let It All Go 217 Sia - Elastic Heart 218 Nicki Minaj - Grand Piano 219 Ciara - Dance Like We're Making Love 220 Charlie Puth - One Call Away 221 Hunter Hayes - Someday Girl 222 Meghan Trainor - Bang Dem Sticks 223 Karen Harding - Say Something 224 Kelly Clarkson - Heartbeat Song 225 Ella Eyre - Together 226 Charli XCX - Need Ur Luv 227 Austin Mahone - Torture 228 David Zowie - House Every Weekend 229 Austin Mahone - Dirty Work 230 Little Mix - Love Me Like You 231 Jessie J, Jhené Aiko & Rixton - Sorry To Interrupt 232 Dinah Nah - Make Me (La La La) 233 Ellie Goulding - Army 234 Reed Deming - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 235 Carrie Underwood - Little Toy Guns 236 Troye Sivan - DKLA (feat. Tkay Maidza) 237 Sia - Big Girls Cry 238 Lucie Silvas - Shame 239 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello - I Know What You Did Last Summer 240 Laura Mvula - You Work for Me 241 Kat Dahlia - I Think I'm In Love 242 Lucie Silvas - How To Lose It All 243 KStewart - Keeping You Up 244 Lauren Aquilina - Ocean 245 Callaghan - Best Year (2015) 246 Fuse ODG - Thinking About U (feat. Killbeatz) 247 Isa - Don't Stop 248 Cassadee Pope - I Am Invincible 249 AJ Lehrman - Unbelievable 250 Suite 16 - Stupid Lovesong Albums http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Troye%20Sivan%20-%20Blue%20Neighbourhood.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Years%20amp%20Years%20-%20Communion.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Justin%20Bieber%20-%20Purpose.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Ulrik%20Munther%20-%20Allt%20jag%20ville%20saga.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/The%20Vamps%20-%20Wake%20Up%20album.png http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/James%20Bay%20-%20Chaos%20and%20the%20Calm.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/One%20Direction%20-%20Made%20In%20The%20A.M..pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Lucie%20Silvas%20-%20Letters%20To%20Ghosts.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/MeghanTrainor-Title.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/5%20Seconds%20of%20Summer%20-%20Sounds%20Good%20Feels%20Good.png 1 Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood 2 Years & Years - Communion 3 Justin Bieber - Purpose 4 Ulrik Munther - Allt jag ville säga 5 The Vamps - Wake Up 6 James Bay - Chaos and the Calm 7 One Direction - Made In the A.M. 8 Lucie Silvas - Letters To Ghosts 9 Meghan Trainor - Title 10 5 Seconds of Summer - Sounds Good Feels Good 11 Carrie Underwood - Storyteller 12 Charli XCX - SUCKER 13 Hilary Duff - Breathe In. Breathe Out. 14 Selena Gomez - Revival 15 Union J - You Got It All - The Album 16 Ciara - Jackie 17 Adele - 25 18 Ellie Goulding - Delirium 19 Shawn Mendes - Handwritten 20 Demi Lovato - Confident 21 RHODES - Wishes 22 Cody Simpson - Free 23 Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION 24 Fifth Harmony - Reflection 25 Saint Raymond - Young Blood 26 Gabrielle Aplin - Light Up the Dark 27 Tove Lo - Queen of the Clouds 28 Little Mix - Get Weird 29 Alesha Dixon - Do It For Love 30 Ella Eyre - Feline EPs http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Conrad%20Sewell%20-%20All%20I%20Know.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Troye%20Sivan%20-%20WILD%20-%20EP.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Reed%20Deming%20-%20Sunny.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/LucieSilvas-LucieSilvas.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Benjamin%20-%20Square%20One.png 1 Conrad Sewell - All I Know 2 Troye Sivan - WILD 3 Reed Deming - Sunny 4 Lucie Silvas - Lucie Silvas 5 Benjamin - Square One Artists http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Troye%20Sivan.png 1 Troye Sivan 2 One Direction 3 Justin Bieber 4 Years & Years 5 James Bay 6 Conrad Sewell 7 S Club 7 8 Ulrik Munther 9 The Vamps 10 Lucie Silvas
November 26, 20168 yr Wow that's a lot of #1s! Looking forward to see how high Tears, Cold Water & Let Me Hold You are in particular.
November 27, 20168 yr hype! I'm predicting Frans for #1 but hoping for something like Clean Bandit or Shawn Mendes to dark horse it ;o
November 27, 20168 yr When Please Don't Go and Treat You Better are the possible alternatives, I'd be happy with a Frans victory. :P
November 27, 20168 yr Author EPs http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Isac%20Elliot%20-%20A%20Little%20More.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Greyson%20Chance%20-%20Somewhere%20Over%20My%20Head.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Jai%20Waetford%20-%20Heart%20Miles.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Maty%20Noyes%20-%20Noyes%20Complaint.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Benjamin%20Lasnier%20-%20Chill%20With%20You.png 1 Isac Elliot - A Little More - 2-1-2-2-2-3-5-7-11-12-12-15-X (12 weeks) 2 Greyson Chance - Somewhere Over My Head - 1-1-1-2-3-6-9-10-11-14-15-X (11 weeks) 3 Jai Waetford - Heart Miles - 5-2-4-7-10-… (5+ weeks) 4 Maty Noyes - Noyes Complaint - 4-6-9-9-11-… (5+ weeks) 5 Benjamin Lasnier - Chill With You - 2-5-12-X (3 weeks) OK let's get going! We're kicking things off with my top 5 EPs of the year first. It was a close battle between Isac and Greyson for the top spot but Isac just nabs it with his first EP release (following two albums). It's a really solid release, plenty of variety with Bieber-style bangers (Worth Something, Not for Nothing), urban-influenced pop (Wishful Thinking) and of course a couple of ballads (What About Me, Sleepless). Greyson deserves a big mention though - I went into my first listen of Somewhere Over My Head (months after its release because I forgot it existed) with low expectations, I wasn't hugely fussed on the singles initially but I decided to listen in the hope it could be even half as good as his incredible debut album Hold On 'Til the Night. I was most definitely surprised in the most positive way, the music is like a mix between Troye Sivan and Nick Jonas and is packed solid with growers. The other three EPs are all really solid too - Jai Waetford is a name I've been keeping an eye on for a while now, he even made my top 10 in 2013 with debut single Your Eyes, but now he finally feels like he's hit the right spot as an artist. His songs are much darker in sound than you may expect from a 16 year old Australian lad but they're all the better for it! Maty Noyes is a huge up and coming name, and with an EP as strong as this, she's surely destined for stardom. Benjamin Lasnier's release only just qualifies for this considering it has only three tracks but all three are different and shine in their own way - a huge shout out to Reckless Love, a song you'll see pop up later in the songs countdown!
November 27, 20168 yr Author Albums http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Rachel%20Platten%20-%20Wildfire.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Lauren%20Aquilina%20-%20Isnt%20It%20Strange.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Lady%20Gaga%20-%20Joanne.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Kygo%20-%20Cloud%20Nine.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Rihanna%20-%20ANTI.png http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Carly%20Rae%20Jepsen%20-%20Emotion%20Side%20B.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Alyssa%20Reid%20-%20Phoenix.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Jake%20Bugg%20-%20On%20My%20One.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Sophie%20Ellis-Bextor%20-%20Familia.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Mikey%20Bromley%20-%20This%20Ones%20For%20You.png 21 Rachel Platten - Wildfire - 6-6-6-7-10-11-14-15-X (8 weeks) 22 Lauren Aquilina - Isn't It Strange? - 2-6-11-X (3 weeks) 23 Lady Gaga - Joanne - 3-7-9-13-X (4 weeks) 24 Kygo - Cloud Nine - 6-6-8-9-11-13-X (6 weeks) 25 Rihanna - ANTI - 5-4-7-10-11-12-14-X (7 weeks) 26 Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION Side B - 3-6-8-13-X (4 weeks) 27 Alyssa Reid - Phoenix - 3-7-9-X (3 weeks) 28 Jake Bugg - On My One - 5-6-9-12-15-X (5 weeks) 29 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Familia - 3-7-14-X (3 weeks) 30 Mikey Bromley - This One's For You - 3-8-X (2 weeks) A massive dose of albums to get us started! A strong bunch but it gets even better when we reach the top 20, and the top 10 is one of the best album top 10s I've had so far. Right at the bottom we see former Only the Young member Mikey Bromley with his debut solo release, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Familia. Jake Bugg released his follow-up to 2013's Shangri La this year and it failed to match the #1 peak of its predecessor, but that doesn't stop On My One being a good listen regardless. Alyssa Reid's Phoenix is just about eligible, released just under a year ago now at the tail end of 2015! Sadly her weakest album to date but not a bad effort. Carly's Emotion Side B is good although not quite up to the standard of full albums Kiss and Emotion (side A). Rihanna delivered her best album in a long time with ANTI, and Gaga sadly did the opposite with Joanne but it's without a doubt her most cohesive effort to date. Also appearing are Kygo and Lauren Aquilina with their debut albums, and unlucky Rachel Platten's long-running #6 album, sadly never quite managed to crack my weekly top 5. *commentary will improve as we continue on through!*
November 28, 20168 yr That #21-#26 section *.* Wildfire/Isn't It Strange/Joanne all contenders for my top 10 of the year, utterly adore all three of them :wub:
November 28, 20168 yr Shame that you find Joanne a step down from Gaga's previous material. Obviously there were so many untouchable classics from her peak, but I find her it so much better than Artpop. It's probably her most cohesive album in terms of sound and most defined in terms of lyric and message, which is everything Artpop failed to be and was its biggest weakness. The title track is heartbreaking, 'Come to Mama' is so warm and inviting, 'Hey Girl' is a great fusion of two artists you wouldn't usually associate with, despite how much sense it makes when you put them together, and 'Sinner's Prayer' has really hit me recently. Easily one of my faves of the year and one of my biggest surprises, as I was prepared not to like it based on initial reviews. Not sure if I actually got round to listen to Jake Bugg's album despite loving his first two, oops!
November 28, 20168 yr Author Thank you for the comments so far guys! :wub: Shame that you find Joanne a step down from Gaga's previous material. Obviously there were so many untouchable classics from her peak, but I find her it so much better than Artpop. It's probably her most cohesive album in terms of sound and most defined in terms of lyric and message, which is everything Artpop failed to be and was its biggest weakness. The title track is heartbreaking, 'Come to Mama' is so warm and inviting, 'Hey Girl' is a great fusion of two artists you wouldn't usually associate with, despite how much sense it makes when you put them together, and 'Sinner's Prayer' has really hit me recently. Easily one of my faves of the year and one of my biggest surprises, as I was prepared not to like it based on initial reviews. Not sure if I actually got round to listen to Jake Bugg's album despite loving his first two, oops! I'm not sure my commentary really did Joanne justice but unfortunately I've only given it one spin so far, it's on my list of albums to revisit but whilst it was most definitely a nice album and her most cohesive to date, nothing much really stood out to me, which is why ARTPOP has the edge - some duds of course but some really huge songs on that one for me! I'm sure Haus will be badgering me into a listen-through as soon as he reads this :ph34r: This era feels very low-key for Jake Bugg so far, he's had less Radio 1 support than usual I guess and the album felt like it came and went without much of a trace! It's not a bad album at all, just a bit more "same old same old" for the most part (and a couple of iffy tracks).
November 28, 20168 yr I've got to agree with you on Jake Bugg lovely album with eome great songs but gave nothing new :( Lauren Aquilina, Gaga and Carly Rae Jepsen are my favourites this section :wub:
November 28, 20168 yr Author Albums http://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Daya%20-%20Sit%20Still%20Look%20Pretty%20album.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Fleur%20East%20-%20Love%20Sax%20and%20Flashbacks.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Banks%20-%20The%20Altar.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Christopher%20-%20Closer.pnghttp://i759.photobucket.com/albums/xx240/MarthaJonesFan/Cover%20Sleeves/Beyonceacute%20-%20Lemonade.png 16 Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty - 1-2-5-8-12-15-… (6+ weeks) 17 Fleur East - Love, Sax and Flashbacks - 3-6-6-6-8-11-12-X (7 weeks) 18 Banks - The Altar - 2-7-13-X (3 weeks) 19 Christopher - Closer - 1-4-6-… (3+ weeks) 20 Beyoncé - Lemonade - 7-5-7-9-10-12-15-X (7 weeks) Opening up the top 20 is Beyoncé with her sixth studio album Lemonade. The album is a huge improvement on her self-titled fifth album in my opinion, despite several listens I never managed to get into that one. Whilst Lemonade doesn't touch BEYONCÉ's highpoint (Drunk In Love), it's a much better listen with highlights including 6 Inch, Daddy Lessons and Don't Hurt Yourself among others. Just above Bey is this year's lowest #1 album, courtesy of Danish popstar Christopher. His third album Closer managed to sneak #1 on a quiet week just three weeks back, and whilst it's a solid listen, I expect it wouldn't have made #1 most weeks of the year. Above Christopher is an album that had a much shorter chart run than everything in this top 20 (bar those still charting) but has provided me with a lot more enjoyment than the album below it. Banks' sophomore album The Altar felt more confident than debut release Goddess (which was still good but had more filler on it). Highlights include Fuck With Myself and Trainwreck to name just two. Fleur East is at #17 with her debut album Love, Sax and Flashbacks, which first charted in the first week eligible for this EOY a year ago. Whilst the album didn't quite live up to the highs of lead single Sax, it was still a fun pop album and I'm excited as to what else Fleur will release going forward! Finally, a bit of a jump now to our top 16, with a #1 album from Daya. Most known for her vocals on The Chainsmokers' Don't Let Me Down, Daya's debut album is full of quirky tracks and is a strong pop debut. Its title track Sit Still, Look Pretty is the main highlight but a shoutout to Thirsty, Hide Away, Back to Me and Love of My Life too!
November 29, 20168 yr 16 Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty - 1-2-5-8-12-15-… (6+ weeks) 17 Fleur East - Love, Sax and Flashbacks - 3-6-6-6-8-11-12-X (7 weeks) Pretty good! 18 Banks - The Altar - 2-7-13-X (3 weeks) Such a wonderful album love it like I loved Goddess tbh :heart: 19 Christopher - Closer - 1-4-6-… (3+ weeks) NEED TO HEAR 20 Beyoncé - Lemonade - 7-5-7-9-10-12-15-X (7 weeks) Has to be up their as a favourite for me :heart:
November 29, 20168 yr So, likewise, I had no clue YOU were a Banks fan :o Actually I'm not quite a proper fan, but Andy had me listen to The Altar and 'Trainwreck' stood out so so much. Clearly I overlooked her on your chart! YES at 'Don't Hurt Yourself' getting a mention for Beyonce. *.* All three are great shouts but my favorite is 'Freedom' <3
November 29, 20168 yr Author 16 Daya - Sit Still, Look Pretty - 1-2-5-8-12-15-… (6+ weeks) 17 Fleur East - Love, Sax and Flashbacks - 3-6-6-6-8-11-12-X (7 weeks) Pretty good! 18 Banks - The Altar - 2-7-13-X (3 weeks) Such a wonderful album love it like I loved Goddess tbh :heart: 19 Christopher - Closer - 1-4-6-… (3+ weeks) NEED TO HEAR 20 Beyoncé - Lemonade - 7-5-7-9-10-12-15-X (7 weeks) Has to be up their as a favourite for me :heart: Thanks Harry :wub: I'd suggest a sosh for Christopher but the album's not on UK iTunes/Spotify :drama: So, likewise, I had no clue YOU were a Banks fan :o Actually I'm not quite a proper fan, but Andy had me listen to The Altar and 'Trainwreck' stood out so so much. Clearly I overlooked her on your chart! YES at 'Don't Hurt Yourself' getting a mention for Beyonce. *.* All three are great shouts but my favorite is 'Freedom' <3 Oh wow :o Trainwreck really is a huge highlight, ever since I spotted it in your chart I've been constantly listening :lol: She's only made my singles chart once though, with F**k With Myself! I actually forgot Freedom!! Another highlight for certain, that's probably in my top 3 at least actually :lol: Cheers Jordan :heart:
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