Hello and welcome to my 7th annual EOY chart! :w00t: :w00t: :w00t:

 

 

As 2019 is the end of the teens (I know it should really be 2020 but oh well), I will be doing a decade spanning EOD chart at some point but let's start by focusing on the past 12 months.

 

 

As always, let's take a trip down memory lane and begin with a rundown of last year's chart.

 

 

Last year's playlist:

 

01. Blackpink - Kill This Love

02. Ariana Grande - 7 Rings

03. Ariana Grande - Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored

04. Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét - Monopoly

05. J.I.D, Buddy, Earthgang & Guapdad 4000 - Wells Fargo

06. AJ Tracey - Psych Out

07. Y2K & bbno$ - Lalala

08. Dave ft J Hus - Disaster

09. Little Mix - Bounce Back

10. Blackpink - Playing With Fire

 

11. Jorja Smith ft Burna Boy - Be Honest

12. Kanye West ft Clipse & Kenny G - Use This Gospel

13. Earthgang, Smino, Saba & J. Cole - Sacrifices

14. Skepta ft Cheb Rabi & B Live - Love Me Not

15. NSG ft Tion Wayne - Options

16. Blackpink - Boombayah

17. Watsky - Limo 4 Emos

18. Stormzy - Crown

19. 21 Savage ft J. Cole - A Lot

20. Normani - Motivation

 

21. Selena Gomez - Look At Her Now

22. Ariana Grande & Social House - Boyfriend

23. Little Mix ft Ty Dolla $ign - Think About Us

24. J Hus - Must Be

25. Tyler, The Creator ft Playboi Carti - Earfquake

26. Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey - Don't Call Me Angel

27. Chance The Rapper ft Megan Thee Stallion - Handsome

28. Mabel - Bad Behaviour

29. Tyler, The Creator - I Think

30. Little Mix - Wasabi

 

31. Watsky - What Goes Up

32. D-Block Europe - Home P*ssy

33. Little Mix - One I've Been Missing

34. Steel Banglez ft AJ Tracey & MoStack - Fashion Week

35. Chance The Rapper ft MadeinTYO & DaBaby - Hot Shower

36. Watsky - Advanced Placement

37. J. Cole - Middle Child

38. Dr Vades & Blanco - Ringtone

39. Camila Cabello - Living Proof

40. Jay1 - Mocking It

 

41. Ariana Grande - Ghostin

42. Camila Cabello - Shameless

43. 21 Savage ft Childish Gambino - Monster

44. Dave - Professor X

45. Camila Cabello - Liar

46. Watsky - Feels Alright

47. Anitta & Becky G - Banana

48. Russ & Tion Wayne - Keisha & Becky

49. D-Block Europe - Kitchen Kings

50. Jay1 - Your Mrs

 

51. Ariana Grande - Imagine

52. Dave ft Ruelle - Lesley

53. Becky G - Mala Santa

54. Blackpink - Whistle

55. Jax Jones, Martin Solveig & Madison Beer - All Day And Night

56. AJ Tracey - Elastic

57. Mabel - Mad Love

58. Ariana Grande - How I Look On You

59. Tiësto & Mabel - God Is A Dancer

60. Ariana Grande - Bad Idea

 

61. Dave - Paper Cuts

62. Stormzy - Sounds Of The Skeng

63. Blackpink - Don't Know What To Do

64. AJ Tracey ft MoStack & Not3s - Floss

65. Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét - Got Her Own

66. Headie One ft Dave - 18Hunna

67. Summer Walker & Bryson Tiller - Playing Games

68. Kanye West - Follow God

69. Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta

70. Blackpink - Kick It

 

71. NSG - OT Bop

72. Buddy, Smino, Cozz, Earthgang, J.I.D & J. Cole - 1993

73. Stormzy ft Tiana Major9 - Rainfall

74. J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, Earthgang & Young Nudy - Down Bad

75. Taylor Swift - Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

76. Blueface ft Cardi B - Thotiana

77. Billie Eilish - Bad Guy

78. Stormzy - Wiley Flow

79. Lil Tecca - Ransom

80. Stormzy - Vossi Bop

 

81. Camila Cabello - Cry For Me

82. Skepta ft Nafe Smallz - Greaze Mode

83. Watsky - No Complaints, No Conversation

84. Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down

85. The Weeknd - Heartless

86. Dave & AJ Tracey - Thiago Silva

87. Krept & Konan ft Headie One & K-Trap - I Spy

88. Taylor Swift ft Brendon Urie - Me

89. Young T & Bugsey ft Aitch - Strike A Pose

90. Chance The Rapper ft Smino - Eternal

 

91. Ariana Grande - NASA

92. The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

93. Lute, Mez, Omen & DaVionne - Sleep Deprived

94. Sabrina Carpenter - Looking At Me

95. Blackpink - Forever Young

96. AJ Tracey - Cat Pack

97. Nafe Smallz ft Tory Lanez - Good Love

98. Watsky - Wounded Healer

99. Doja Cat & Tyga - Juicy

100. Sabrina Carpenter - Sue Me

 

101. Young Thug ft J. Cole & Travis Scott - The London

102. Krept & Konan ft MoStack - Cheating On Wifey

103. Blackpink - As If It's Your Last

104. Gesaffelstein ft The Weeknd - Lost In The Fire

105. Megan Thee Stallion ft Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign - Hot Girl Summer

106. Young T & Bugsey ft Headie One - Don’t Rush

107. YNW Melly - Murder On My Mind

108. Dua Lipa & Blackpink - Kiss And Make Up

109. Flipp Dinero - Leave Me Alone

110. J. Cole, Lute & DaBaby - Under The Sun

 

111. AJ Tracey ft Young Adz - Halloween

112. Dua Lipa - Don’t Start Now

113. AJ Tracey & Skepta - Kiss And Tell

114. Skepta ft J Hus - What Do You Mean

115. Sabrina Carpenter - In My Bed

116. Tion Wayne & Jay1 - 2 On 2

117. Skepta - Bullet From A Gun

118. Ariana Grande - Needy

119. Taylor Swift - Paper Rings

120. Lil Nas X - Old Town Road

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11. A$AP Rocky ft Skepta - Praise The Lord (Da Shine)

12. The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me

13. Baddiel & Skinner ft The Lightning Seeds - 3 Lions

14. Eminem ft Ed Sheeran - River

15. Becky G & Natti Natasha - Sin Pijama

16. J. Cole - 1985 (Intro To "The Fall Off")

17. Kendrick Lamar & Sza - All The Stars

18. Lil Dicky ft Chris Brown - Freaky Friday

19. Kanye West & Lil Pump - I Love It

20. Run The Jewels - Call Ticketron

 

21. Childish Gambino - This Is America

22. Eminem - The Ringer

23. Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso ft Florida Georgia Line & Watt - Let Me Go

24. Little Mix - Nothing Else Matters

25. Ariana Grande ft Nicki Minaj - The Light Is Coming

26. Bruno Mars ft Cardi B - Finesse

27. Juice Wrld - Lucid Dreams

28. Eleni Foureira - Fuego

29. Vince Staples & Yugen Blakrok ft Kendrick Lamar - Opps

30. Drake - God's Plan

 

31. Watsky - Mean Ass Drunk

32. Post Malone ft Ty Dolla $ign - Psycho

33. Banx & Ranx & Ella Eyre ft Yxng Bane - Answerphone

34. Eminem - Venom

35. Eminem ft Joyner Lucas - Lucky You

36. Camila Cabello - Never Be The Same

37. Fredo & Young T & Bugsey - Ay Caramba

38. Kanye West - All Mine

39. Watsky - Welcome To The Family

40. J. Cole - KOD

 

41. Khalid & Swae Lee - The Ways

42. Kodak Black ft Travis Scott & Offset - Zeze

43. Haim - Want You Back

44. Drake ft Michael Jackson - Don't Matter To Me

45. Tyga ft Offset - Taste

46. Lauren Jauregui - Expectations

47. Watsky - Love Letters

48. Dave ft Fredo - Funky Friday

49. Chance The Rapper - I Might Need Security

50. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss

 

51. Cadet & Deno Driz - Advice

52. Bebe Rexha - I'm A Mess

53. Ariana Grande - Everytime

54. Zacari & Babes Wodumo - Redemption

55. DJ Snake ft Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B - Taki Taki

56. Iggy Azalea ft Tyga - Kream

57. Nines - I See You Shining

58. Nicki Minaj - Chun-Li

59. Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer

60. Nicki Minaj ft Ariana Grande - Bed

 

61. Little Mix - Love A Girl Right

62. Jennie - Solo

63. AJ Tracey - Lo(v/s)er

64. Invisible Inc. - The Opposition

65. Kanye West - Yikes

66. Little Mix - Notice

67. Sheck Wes - Mo Bamba

68. Yxng Bane - Vroom

69. Louisa Johnson ft 2 Chainz - Yes

70. Watsky - All Like Whatever

 

71. Selena Gomez - Back To You

72. Lil Baby & Gunna - Drip Too Hard

73. Jorja Smith ft Stormzy - Let Me Down

74. M.O, Lotto Boyzz & Mr Eazi - Bad Vibe

75. The Weeknd - Wasted Times

76. Dua Lipa - IDGAF

77. Jax Jones & Mabel ft Rich The Kid - Ring Ring

78. Ariana Grande - Successful

79. XXXTentacion - Sad

80. Eminem - Remind Me

 

81. J Hus - Bouff Daddy

82. J. Cole - ATM

83. Celine Dion - Ashes

84. Eminem - Normal

85. Little Mix ft Sharaya J - Strip

86. Skepta - Pure Water

87. Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow

88. J. Cole - Kevin's Heart

89. Nicki Minaj - Barbie Dreams

90. Watsky ft Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge - Exquisite Corpse

 

91. Drake - Nice For What

92. Mabel ft Not3s - Fine Line

93. Kids See Ghosts ft Pusha T - Feel The Love

94. BlocBoy JB ft Drake - Look Alive

95. Cardi B - Be Careful

96. Invisible Inc. - Same Way

97. G-Eazy & Halsey - Him & I

98. The Streets - Sometimes I Hate My Friends More Than My Enemies

99. Dave - Hangman

100. Camila Cabello - Into It

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10. AJ Tracey & Not3s - Butterflies

 

 

 

 

Does it hold up?: Yeah! AJ has went from strength to strength this year releasing his brilliant self-titled album in February and continuing the year with a frequent slew of bangers. However, I don't think he will ever come close to matching this. While people praised Ladbroke Grove as the song of the summer, this is the ultimate summer song for me with relaxed vibes that take you instantly to chilling on a beach.

More EOY threads finally!

Anyhow, Ladbroke Grove is the clear fave of his for me but Butterflies is easily second best. Hope we get more like those soon but they seem like one-offs amongst the rest of his material. Wasn't very keen on either of his most recent top 40 hits.

Unfortunately Butterflies was pretty much the epitome of bland UK urban/Afro-beats sadly, there's nothing wrong with the song (I get the relaxed vibes as you say) but it doesn't grab me at all. Thankfully AJ redeemed himself with Ladbroke Grove this year (at least for me).

More EOY threads finally!

Anyhow, Ladbroke Grove is the clear fave of his for me but Butterflies is easily second best. Hope we get more like those soon but they seem like one-offs amongst the rest of his material. Wasn't very keen on either of his most recent top 40 hits.

 

I never really got into Ladbroke Grove as much as everybody else but it's still a decent tune. I've preferred practically all of his other top 40 hits.

 

Unfortunately Butterflies was pretty much the epitome of bland UK urban/Afro-beats sadly, there's nothing wrong with the song (I get the relaxed vibes as you say) but it doesn't grab me at all. Thankfully AJ redeemed himself with Ladbroke Grove this year (at least for me).

 

I thought Butterflies sounded really unique amongst the UK hip-hop tracks really but to be fair Ladbroke Grove took that to another level. There hasn't been many garage hits at all this decade.

 

 

Thank you both for commenting :D

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9. Lil Wayne ft Kendrick Lamar - Mona Lisa

 

 

 

 

Does it hold up?: This has only got better this year. While it might not be my favourite, I would potentially rank this as the best rap song I've ever heard. It's almost operatic. Knowing that Wayne is capable of brilliance like this really makes it worse when he does one of his lazy verses.

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8. The Weeknd - Call Out My Name

 

 

 

 

Does it hold up?: This is a song I haven't really came back to much this year. This is not classic Weeknd by any stretch of the imagination but it still has a killer chorus and I still enjoy it when I hear it. However, I do still currently much prefer this one to his recent two efforts.

I genuinely forgot Call Out My Name was a thing oops :lol: It is a solid song but I think his more recent ones grabbed me more on first listen.

The whole MDM EP was a huge disappointment for me, no wonder they were all throwaways and not for a proper album. His two new singles are a lot better.

I don't recall Mona Lisa, think I only listened to that once. Not a big fan of Lil Wayne's anyway.

I genuinely forgot Call Out My Name was a thing oops :lol: It is a solid song but I think his more recent ones grabbed me more on first listen.

 

Yeah, I certainly wouldn't say COMN is one of his most memorable hits.

 

The whole MDM EP was a huge disappointment for me, no wonder they were all throwaways and not for a proper album. His two new singles are a lot better.

I don't recall Mona Lisa, think I only listened to that once. Not a big fan of Lil Wayne's anyway.

 

I really loved Call Out My Name & Wasted Times but the other tracks weren't his finest.

 

Mona Lisa is amazing. I would highly recommend giving it another listen

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7. Ariana Grande - God Is A Woman

 

 

 

 

Does it hold up?: Out of the Sweetener singles this is the one I come back to the least but that doesn't mean I don't still love it. Apart from the annoying Beavers, this is one of Ariana's very best videos and is one I very much enjoyed belting out at the tour. Let's all be grateful that the producers of the track didn't get their wish. They wanted this to be a rapper's single where Ariana sang the chorus. That would have completely ruined the message of the song.

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6. Little Mix ft Nicki Minaj - Woman Like Me

 

 

 

 

Does it hold up?: Yeah, I still love this one. When it was first released I was a little underwhelmed (it went 4-10 in its first 2 weeks in my chart) but as soon as the video was released the song properly hit me. Everything Jade does in it is iconic! This really should have reached #1 in my charts but instead spent 3 weeks at 2 behind Thank U, Next.

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5. Eminem - Killshot

 

 

 

 

Does it hold up?: While I haven't went back to this as much as most of the other songs in my top 10, the bars still sting every time I do listen to this. At the time I gave a lot of stick to MGK for Rap Devil's atrociousness but at least it wasn't as bad as Nick Cannon's latest efforts. Those 2 might be the worst diss tracks of all-time. It says a lot when some random tweeted comback from Eminem got more likes in 10 mins than Cannon's tracks have got since they've been released.

I would probably say Woman Like Me is my favourite out of those three but I've not really been back to visit any of them, Killshot especially felt like some very petty bickering really which I can't say I endorse!

I would probably say Woman Like Me is my favourite out of those three but I've not really been back to visit any of them, Killshot especially felt like some very petty bickering really which I can't say I endorse!

 

I'm not surprised to hear that you're not a fan of Killshot. :lol:

 

Thanks for commenting :D

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4. Blackpink - Ddu-Du Ddu-Du

 

 

 

 

Does it hold up?: 100%. I've probably listened to it even more this year than last to be honest. This year I fully became a Blackpink stan and even went to see them on tour in Manchester. Although unfortunately, as it was a day off the 2 years anniversary of the Ariana incident, they changed a few aspects of their show, including not performing the studio version of this song, out of respect. I do hope they tour again in the UK so I can get another chance to hear this song live. This has become the first K-Pop video by a group to pass 1 billion views on YouTube (sorry BTS). They're also a huge contender to get this year's EOY #1 with the 9-week chart topping Kill This Love.

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3. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry

 

 

 

 

Does it hold up?: Well yeah, this is still an absolute perfect piece of pop and sounds so epic and massive. However, I haven't went back to this one anywhere near as much as you'd imagine this year. While I obviously love it (7 weeks at #1 in my chart) I don't think I feel it's one of Ariana's best like seemingly everyone else does. It's been a bit overshadowed by her more recently releases for me.

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2. Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next

 

 

 

 

Does it hold up?: Yeah, this song just gets better and better. Probably now Ariana's signature hit, this really feels like Ariana on top-form. It was also quite possibly my favourite song to hear live on tour. It was a really fun performance and it felt like the song everyone in the crowd was excited to hear so the atmosphere was electric. I'm so jealous of the people on this leg of the tour who have seen it performed with the Mean Girls christmas outfits on and with Elizabeth Gillies even turning up for the Atlanta show.

Edited December 20, 20195 yr by LewisGT