Recap

 

246. Wiley feat. Ms D - Heatwave

247. Iggy Azalea - Bounce

248. Ariana Grande feat. Childish Gambino - Break Your Heart Right Back

249. Eminem - Berzerk

250. Ariana Grande - Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart

245. The Weeknd - Often

 

 

1st Single from 'Beauty Behind The Madness'

Release Date: 31st July 2014

Chart Run: 2-3-9-6-12-(x22)-10-14-18

Official Peak: #65

End Of Decade Points Chart: =280

 

 

In my city, I'm a young God

 

 

 

The Weeknd's EOY History:

2014 24 Love Me Harder (Ariana Grande ft The Weeknd)

2015 02 The Hills

2015 13 Can't Feel My Face

2015 24 Earned It

2015 35 Often

2016 10 Starboy (ft Daft Punk)

2016 62 False Alarm

2016 77 I Feel It Coming (ft Daft Punk)

2017 16 Rockin'

2017 37 Party Monster

2017 59 Secrets

2017 72 Reminder

2018 08 Call Out My Name

2018 12 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

2018 75 Wasted Times

2019 85 Heartless

2019 92 Blinding Lights

 

The Weeknd's EOD History:

2010 245 Often

2010 295 I Feel It Coming (ft Daft Punk)

2010 402 Reminder

2010 414 Party Monster

2010 464 Wasted Times

2010 571 False Alarm

2010 597 Secrets

2010 695 Heartless

2010 702 Blinding Lights

2010 913 Lost In The Fire (Gesaffelstein ft The Weeknd)

2010 934 In The Night

 

245 sees the first appearance of Mr Abel Tesfaye with his arrogant but smooth sex-jam 'Often'. I've got no idea what the sample is from but it works so well in creating the atmosphere for this song. It feels very nostalgic seeing the Weeknd with his old hair style in the video too. I'm surprised I've never seen anyone berate him for pronouncing the silent 't' in often before though.

244. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us

 

 

2nd Single from 'The Heist'

Release Date: 16th August 2011

Chart Run: 16-11-3-1-2-4-4-8-11-12-12-18-18-16-19-12-18 (17 weeks)

Official Peak: #03

End Of Decade Points Chart: 50

 

 

And I'm eating at the beat like you gave a little speed to a great white shark on Shark Week

 

 

 

Macklemore's EOY History:

2013 03 Can't Hold Us (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Ray Dalton)

2013 06 Thrift Shop (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Wanz)

2013 39 Same Love (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Mary Lambert)

2014 23 White Walls (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft ScHoolboy Q & Hollis)

2015 22 Downtown (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz)

2016 85 Dance Off (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Idris Elba & Anderson .Paak)

 

Ryan Lewis's EOY History:

2013 03 Can't Hold Us (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Ray Dalton)

2013 06 Thrift Shop (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Wanz)

2013 39 Same Love (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Mary Lambert)

2014 23 White Walls (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft ScHoolboy Q & Hollis)

2015 22 Downtown (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz)

2016 85 Dance Off (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Idris Elba & Anderson .Paak)

 

Ray Dalton's EOY History:

2013 03 Can't Hold Us (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Ray Dalton)

 

 

Macklemore's EOD History:

2010 244 Can't Hold Us (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Ray Dalton)

2010 375 White Walls (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft ScHoolboy Q & Hollis)

2010 410 Same Love (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Mary Lambert)

2010 491 Dance Off (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Idris Elba & Anderson .Paak)

2010 938 Glorious (ft Skylar Grey)

2010 959 And We Danced

 

Ryan Lewis's EOD History:

2010 244 Can't Hold Us (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Ray Dalton)

2010 375 White Walls (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft ScHoolboy Q & Hollis)

2010 410 Same Love (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Mary Lambert)

2010 491 Dance Off (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Idris Elba & Anderson .Paak)

 

Ray Dalton's EOD History:

2010 244 Can't Hold Us (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft Ray Dalton)

 

There was a time in 2013 where Macklemore seemed to be ruling the world gaining #1s all around the world and even controversially beating Kendrick Lamar to the Grammy for best rap album. This was the big anthemic, radio hit that you couldn't move without hearing. The soul influences still sound great but this doesn't feel as euphoric as it once did anymore.

243. Skepta - Shutdown

 

 

2nd Single from 'Konnichiwa'

Release Date: 12th April 2015

Chart Run: 18-2-8-8-3-5-12 (7 weeks)

Official Peak: #39

End Of Decade Points Chart: =301

 

 

And we don't care about your –ism and schisms

 

 

 

Skepta's EOY History:

2014 12 That's Not Me (ft JME)

2015 40 Shutdown

2015 73 Don't @ Me (JME ft Skepta, Frisco & Shorty)

2016 45 Man

2016 47 Ladies Hit Squad (ft D Double E & A$AP Nast)

2017 87 I Win (Lethal Bizzle ft Skepta)

2018 11 Praise The Lord (Da Shine) (A$AP Rocky ft Skepta)

2018 86 Pure Water

2019 14 Love Me Not (ft Cheb Rabi & B Live)

2019 82 Greaze Mode (ft Nafe Smallz)

 

Skepta's EOD History:

2010 243 Shutdown

2010 259 Ladies Hit Squad (ft D Double E & A$AP Nast)

2010 294 Can You Hear Me (Ayayaya) (Wiley ft Skepta, Jme & Ms D)

2010 342 Man

2010 350 Rescue Me

2010 406 Pure Water

2010 593 Don't @ Me (JME ft Skepta, Frisco & Shorty)

2010 598 I Win (Lethal Bizzle ft Skepta)

2010 739 Make Peace Not War

2010 756 Greaze Mode (ft Nafe Smallz)

2010 834 Kiss And Tell (AJ Tracey & Skepta)

2010 838 Numbers (ft Pharrell Williams)

2010 849 Hold On

2010 899 Bullet From A Gun

2010 914 What Do You Mean (ft J Hus)

2010 927 Gangsta (ft Shorty, Frisco, Jammer & Jme)

 

This was released just as grime was starting to become a legitimate chart force and has since really been cemented as Skepta's signature song and that official peak is disgraceful. This really hasn't aged a day, it's still as hard now as it was in 2015. The song is the beginning of Drake's obsession with UK scene by containing a sample from a Vine(!) Drake made. It also contains a sample of someone complaining about Kanye's 'All Day' performance at the BRITs which always makes me laugh. Peep in the video a young Mabel, a couple of years before she broke through to become a future star and BRIT winner.

242. Big Sean feat. Eminem - No Favors

 

 

Album Track from 'I Decided'

Release Date: 3rd February 2017

Chart Run: 5-3-5-6-9-7-10-16 (8 weeks)

Official Peak: #56

End Of Decade Points Chart: =224

 

 

Bitch, I'm like your problems: self-made

 

 

 

Big Sean's EOY History:

2014 27 Best Mistake (Ariana Grande ft Big Sean)

2015 48 I Don't F**k With You (ft E-40)

2015 67 Mercy (Kanye West ft Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)

2015 75 Detroit Vs. Everybody (Eminem ft Royce da 5'9", Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf & Trick Trick)

2017 22 No Favors (ft Eminem)

2017 29 Feels (Calvin Harris ft Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)

2017 60 Bounce Back

 

Eminem's EOY History:

2013 19 Rap God (#34 in 2014)

2013 21 Survival

2013 36 Berzerk

2013 50 The Monster (ft Rihanna)

2014 34 Rap God (#19 in 2013)

2014 38 Calm Down (Busta Rhymes ft Eminem)

2014 40 No Love (ft Lil Wayne)

2015 66 Phenomenal

2015 75 Detroit Vs. Everybody (ft Royce da 5'9", Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf & Trick Trick)

2017 22 No Favors (Big Sean ft Eminem)

2017 51 Walk On Water (ft Beyoncé)

2018 05 Killshot

2018 14 River (ft Ed Sheeran)

2018 22 The Ringer

2018 34 Venom

2018 35 Lucky You (ft Joyner Lucas)

2018 80 Remind Me

2018 84 Normal

 

 

Big Sean's EOD History:

2010 242 No Favors (ft Eminem)

2010 265 Feels (Calvin Harris ft Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)

2010 306 Bounce Back

2010 364 I Don't F**k With You (ft E-40)

2010 382 Best Mistake (Ariana Grande ft Big Sean)

2010 431 Mercy (Kanye West ft Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)

2010 774 Detroit Vs. Everybody (Eminem ft Royce da 5'9", Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf & Trick Trick)

 

Eminem's EOD History:

2010 242 No Favors (Big Sean ft Eminem)

2010 249 Berzerk

2010 296 Venom

2010 421 Lucky You (ft Joyner Lucas)

2010 440 Remind Me

2010 457 Normal

2010 458 The Monster (ft Rihanna)

2010 555 Not Afraid

2010 559 Walk On Water (ft Beyoncé)

2010 616 Phenomenal

2010 774 Detroit Vs. Everybody (ft Royce da 5'9", Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf & Trick Trick)

2010 824 In Your Head

2010 892 Untouchable

2010 911 Offended

 

I was never a massive fan of Big Sean but I was surprised by how much I was liking from what I heard from the 'I Decided' album so I checked it out and thought it was a pretty good album and this was the clear highlight. Sean's verse is solid and the chorus is catchy but it's Eminem who completely steals the show with a classic Slim Shady era verse full of controversial lyrics, pop culture references and complex flows and rhyme-schemes. The extended tirade against Ann Coulter that just keeps going and feels like it will never end is a particular highlight. It's a shame I wasn't a big fan of Sean's latest album from last year because in 2017 he was on fire.

241. Little Mix feat. Ty Dolla $ign - Think About Us

 

 

2nd Single from 'LM5'

Release Date: 16th November 2018 / 25th January 2019

Chart Run: 12-14-14-16-20-2-2-16-10-6-7-6-12-10-(x29)-19-20 (16 weeks)

Official Peak: #22

End Of Decade Points Chart: =224

 

 

When we're deeper in the crowd

 

 

 

Little Mix's EOY History:

2013 24 Move (#37 in 2014)

2013 77 Change Your Life

2014 36 Salute

2013 37 Move (#24 in 2013)

2015 15 Black Magic

2016 01 Shout Out To My Ex

2016 39 Hair (ft Sean Paul)

2016 58 Secret Love Song (ft Jason Derulo)

2016 63 Touch

2017 13 Power (ft Stormzy)

2017 18 Reggaetón Lento (CNCO & Little Mix)

2017 28 No More Sad Songs (ft Machine Gun Kelly)

2017 38 Is Your Love Enough

2017 45 If I Get My Way

2017 54 Oops (ft Charlie Puth)

2017 94 Dear Lover

2018 06 Woman Like Me (ft Nicki Minaj)

2018 24 Nothing Else Matters

2018 61 Love A Girl Right

2018 66 Notice

2018 85 Strip (ft Sharaya J)

2019 09 Bounce Back

2019 23 Think About Us (ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2019 30 Wasabi

2019 33 One I've Been Missing

 

Ty Dolla $ign's EOY History:

2016 04 Work From Home (Fifth Harmony ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2016 09 Sucker For Pain (Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic & Ty Dolla $ign ft X Ambassadors)

2016 17 Fade (Kanye West ft Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign)

2017 68 Swalla (Jason Derulo ft Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign)

2018 32 Psycho (Post Malone ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2019 23 Think About Us (Little Mix ft Ty Dolla $ign)

 

 

Little Mix's EOD History:

2010 241 Think About Us (ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2010 325 Secret Love Song (ft Jason Derulo)

2010 336 Hair (ft Sean Paul)

2010 358 Wasabi

2010 384 Oops (ft Charlie Puth)

2010 387 Is Your Love Enough

2010 396 One I've Been Missing

2010 417 Love A Girl Right

2010 442 If I Get My Way

2010 494 Strip (ft Sharaya J)

2010 619 The Cure

2010 711 Dear Lover

2010 820 Cannonball

2010 867 Joan Of Arc

2010 875 More Than Words (ft Kamille)

2010 926 Only You (Cheat Codes & Little Mix)

2010 980 Down & Dirty

2010 991 Beep Beep

 

Ty Dolla $ign's EOD History:

2010 241 Think About Us (Little Mix ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2010 346 Psycho (Post Malone ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2010 454 Swalla (Jason Derulo ft Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign)

2010 903 Hot Girl Summer (Megan Thee Stallion ft Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign)

 

Unfortunately I think this song is always going to be associated with being a difficult period in Little Mix's career. After WLM's good start the LM5 era turned into a bit of a mess with the band leaving Syco a week before the album's release and this eventually getting pushed as the 2nd single a couple of months later. This became a rare Little Mix single to miss the official top 20 after an incredibly sloppy release schedule with the music video being announced for a certain date and not dropping without warning as to why. It ended up being due to editor issues and did eventually come out but the (Ty Dolla) signs were there for all to see. It's a shame because this is a really fun song and had the potential to do a lot better than this.

240. Watsky - IDGAF

 

 

2nd Single from 'Nothing Like The First Time'

Release Date: 11th June 2021

Chart Run: 6-1-7-5-5-9-5-11-18-(x8)-20 (10 weeks)

Official Peak: DNC

End Of Decade Points Chart: =139

 

 

If I'm looking at tomorrow check my eyesight

 

 

 

Watsky's EOY History:

2013 30 IDGAF

2013 31 Moral Of The Story

2013 38 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody ft Wax)

2013 54 Give A Hater A Hug (ft Wax)

2013 71 Ugly Faces

2013 85 Kill A Hipster (Watsky ft Chinaka Hodge) (#98 in 2014)

2013 93 Rich Girl

2014 05 Whoa Whoa Whoa

2014 10 The One

2014 13 Sarejevo (ft Dia Frampton)

2014 32 Sloppy Seconds

2014 44 Bet Against Me

2014 51 4AM Monday

2014 58 Strong As An Oak

2014 59 No Flex Zone (Remix) (Karmin & Watsky)

2014 69 Stand For Something (ft Anderson .Paak)

2014 71 Who's Been Loving You

2014 92 Hey Asshole (ft Kate Nash)

2014 98 Kill A Hipster (Watsky ft Chinaka Hodge) (#85 in 2013)

2016 11 Don't Be Nice

2016 14 Midnight Heart (ft Mal Devisa)

2016 18 Talking To Myself

2016 23 Brave New World (ft Chaos Chaos)

2016 27 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 (ft Camila Recchio & Danny McClain)

2016 65 Pink Lemonade (Watsky & Invisible Inc.)

2016 70 Stick To Your Guns (ft Julia Nunes)

2017 26 Going Down

2017 27 Lovely Thing Suite: Roses

2017 81 Lovely Thing Suite: Knots

2017 82 Yes Britannia

2017 85 Little Slice (ft Danny McClain)

2018 31 Mean Ass Drunk

2018 39 Welcome To The Family

2018 70 All Like Whatever

2018 47 Love Letters

2018 90 Exquisite Corpse (ft Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge)

2019 17 Limo 4 Emos

2019 31 What Goes Up

2019 36 Advanced Placement

2019 46 Feels Alright

2019 83 No Complaints, No Conversation

2019 98 Wounded Healer

 

Watsky's EOD History:

2010 240 IDGAF

2010 277 Talking To Myself

2010 293 Lovely Thing Suite: Roses

2010 311 Strong As On Oak

2010 314 Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 1

2010 316 Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 3 (ft Camila Recchio & Danny McClain)

2010 322 Limo 4 Emos

2010 345 Welcome To The Family

2010 355 Love Letters

2010 357 What Goes Up

2010 361 Feels Alright

2010 377 Advanced Placement

2010 389 Who’s Been Loving You

2010 392 Give A Hater A Hug (ft Wax)

2010 423 100 Words You Could Say Instead Of Swag

2010 430 Exquisite Corpse (ft Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge)

2010 432 Bet Against Me

2010 433 Hey, Asshole (ft Kate Nash)

2010 434 Stick To Your Guns (ft Julia Nunes)

2010 436 Kill A Hipster (ft Chinaka Hodge)

2010 439 Stand For Something (ft Anderson .Paak)

2010 511 Pink Lemonade (Watsky & Invisible Inc.)

2010 519 No Complaints. No Conversation

2010 526 All Like Whatever

2010 531 4am Monday

2010 550 Lovely Thing Suite: Knots

2010 567 Let’s Get High And Watch Planet Earth

2010 570 No Flex Zone (Remix) (Karmin & Watsky)

2010 582 Ugly Faces

2010 602 Little Slice (ft Danny McClain)

2010 631 Yes Britannia

2010 650 Ink Don’t Bleed (ft Anderson .Paak)

2010 731 Wounded Healer

2010 748 My First Stalker

2010 768 Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations

2010 790 All You Can Do (ft Jimetta Rose)

2010 804 F**k An Emcee Name

2010 825 Grass Is Greener (ft Anderson .Paak)

2010 895 Whitecaps

2010 973 Chemical Angel

 

This is one of quite a few songs that he's now unlisted the video for so you need the link to find it on YouTube and I can see why. This is slightly immature and amateur compared to his recent releases but that's just progression. In fact, it tactually sounds much better than I was expecting it too, the production is not as basic as I thought it might be and the bridge sounds pretty nice. Crude this might be but it remains fun and is still a bit of a bop. He does have plenty better still to come though.

239. B.O.B. feat. Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You

 

 

1st Single from 'B.o.B Presents: The Adventures Of Bobby Ray'

Release Date: 15th December 2009/16th May 2010 (UK)

Chart Run: n/a

Official Peak: #01

End Of Decade Points Chart: n/a

 

 

And just like that, girl you got me froze like a Nintendo 64

 

 

 

B.O.B.'s EOY History:

n/a

 

Bruno Mars's EOY History:

2018 26 Finesse (ft Cardi B)

 

 

B.O.B.'s EOD History:

2010 239 Nothing On You (ft Bruno Mars)

2010 610 Both Of Us (ft Taylor Swift)

 

Bruno Mars's EOD History:

2010 239 Nothing On You (B.O.B. ft Bruno Mars)

2010 538 Billionaire (Travis McCoy ft Bruno Mars)

2010 717 Mirror (Lil Wayne ft Bruno Mars)

 

Rapper and conspiracy theorist B.o.B started of the decade brilliantly, bagging a cross-Atlantic #1 debut and following it up with a slew of other hits in the couple of years that followed. Nothin' On You was also the word's introduction to Bruno Mars who has certainly managed to sustain his success a little bit more. I think I've been generous by keeping this in my top 250 because it's not something I go back to at all but I did really love it at the time. This is pretty cookie-cutter but its still a pleasant listen.

238. David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On

 

 

5th Single from 'Nothing but the Beat'

Release Date: 13th December 2011

Chart Run: n/a

Official Peak: #08

End Of Decade Points Chart: n/a

 

 

Something tells me you know how to save me

 

 

 

David Guetta's EOY History:

2015 81 Hey Mama (ft Nicki Minaj & Afrojack)

 

Nicki Minaj's EOY History:

2014 48 Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)

2014 52 Only (ft Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown)

2014 82 Anaconda

2015 81 Hey Mama (David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj & Afrojack)

2015 87 Truffle Butter (ft Drake & Lil Wayne)

2016 19 Side To Side (Ariana Grande ft Nicki Minaj)

2017 20 Swish Swish (Katy Perry ft Nicki Minaj)

2017 53 You Alredy Know (Fergie ft Nicki Minaj)

2017 68 Swalla (Jason Derulo ft Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign)

2017 98 No Frauds (Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne)

2017 99 MotorSport (Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B)

2018 06 Woman Like Me (Little Mix ft Nicki Minaj)

2018 25 The Light Is Coming (Ariana Grande ft Nicki Minaj)

2018 58 Chun-Li

2018 60 Bed (ft Ariana Grande)

2018 89 Barbie Dreams

 

 

David Guetta's EOD History:

2010 238 Turn Me On (ft Nicki Minaj)

2010 285 Where Them Girls At (ft Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj)

2010 307 Sweat (Snoop Dogg vs David Guetta)

2010 792 Hey Mama (ft Nicki Minaj & Afrojack)

2010 860 Who's That Chick (ft Rihanna)

2010 974 Mad Love (Sean Paul & David Guetta ft Becky G)

 

Nicki Minaj's EOD History:

2010 238 Turn Me On (ft Nicki Minaj)

2010 266 The Light Is Coming (Ariana Grande ft Nicki Minaj)

2010 285 Where Them Girls At (David Guetta ft Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj)

2010 339 Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)

2010 413 Only (ft Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown)

2010 424 Truffle Butter (ft Drake & Lil Wayne)

2010 454 Swalla (Jason Derulo ft Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign)

2010 479 Girls Fall Like Dominoes

2010 483 Bottoms Up (Trey Songz ft Nicki Minaj)

2010 509 You Alredy Know (Fergie ft Nicki Minaj)

2010 520 Chun-Li

2010 536 Barbie Dreams

2010 636 Anaconda

2010 743 Bed (ft Ariana Grande)

2010 757 MotorSport (Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B)

2010 763 No Frauds (Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne)

2010 792 Hey Mama (David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj & Afrojack)

2010 813 Moment 4 Life (ft Drake)

2010 903 Hot Girl Summer (Megan Thee Stallion ft Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign)

2010 931 Pound The Alarm

2010 968 Va Va Voom

 

I don't think this is anywhere near being the most well-remembered track in Guetta's discography (although it is apparently his equal highest peaking in the US) but it's one of his best for me. I think the autotune really brings something out in Nicki's voice here but it's a shame she doesn't really get the chance to spit a verse. It sounds like she's going to but then the 3rd verse lasts for a disappointingly short 4 bars. You don't miss the rapping too much when the chorus sounds this massive though.

237. Fifth Harmony - Write On Me

 

 

Promotional Single from '7/27'

Release Date: 5th May 2016

Chart Run: 2-1-18-3-5-10-11-16-(x1)-17 (9 weeks)

Official Peak: DNC

End Of Decade Points Chart: =219

 

 

Everything is grey until you draw me

 

 

 

Fifth Harmony's EOY History:

2014 56 Bo$$ (#69 in 2015)

2015 04 Worth It (ft Kid Ink)

2015 07 I'm In Love With A Monster

2015 23 Sledgehammer

2014 69 Bo$$ (#56 in 2015)

2016 05 Work From Home (ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2016 07 That's My Girl

2016 12 All In My Head (Flex) (ft Fetty Wap)

2016 31 Write On Me

2017 21 Angel

2017 44 He Like That

2017 55 Deliver

2017 89 Down (ft Gucci Mane)

 

Fifth Harmony's EOD History:

2010 237 Write On Me

2010 453 Deliver

2010 475 Sledgehammer

2010 771 He Like That

2010 884 Down (ft Gucci Mane)

 

Fifth Harmony have been one of the most successful acts in my chart's history and Write On Me landed right in the middle with this being their 3rd #1 from their run of seven out of their first eight songs to reach the top of my charts (with Sledgehammer the only to miss out by peaking at #2). I've always enjoyed the slight tropical vibes to this one with a more serious tone than in their smash hits.

236. Katy Perry feat. Skip Marley - Chained To The Rhythm

 

 

1st Single from 'Witness'

Release Date: 10th February 2017

Chart Run: 13-4-1-3-5-11-17-20 (8 weeks)

Official Peak: #05

End Of Decade Points Chart: =280

 

 

Dance, dance, dance to the distortion

 

 

 

Katy Perry's EOY History:

2013 44 Roar

2014 16 Dark Horse (ft Juicy J)

2014 65 Unconditionally

2014 89 This Is How We Do

2016 87 Rise

2017 20 Swish Swish (ft Nicki Minaj)

2017 29 Feels (Calvin Harris ft Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)

2017 33 Chained To The Rhythm (ft Skip Marley)

 

Skip Marley's EOY History:

2017 33 Chained To The Rhythm (Katy Perry ft Skip Marley)

 

 

Katy Perry's EOD History:

2010 236 Chained To The Rhythm (ft Skip Marley)

2010 265 Feels (Calvin Harris ft Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean)

2010 331 Roar

2010 603 Starstrukk (3OH!3 ft Katy Perry)

2010 620 Unconditionally

2010 851 Wide Awake

2010 864 This Is How We Do

2010 910 Rise

 

Skip Marley's EOD History:

2010 236 Chained To The Rhythm (Katy Perry ft Skip Marley)

 

Katy Perry has been one of my favourite popstars ever since I Kissed A Girl broke through when I was 10. As you can see by looking at the chart history, she had one last hurrah in my charts in 2017 where she bagged three #1s (including her feature on Feels). The first of which was Chained To The Rhythm, one of the first big political pop songs of the Trump era. Very metaphorical in its message, the song was a step into more mature and purposeful writing than in any of Katy's previous releases (although she went straight back into the tried and tested formula with follow up Bon Appetit lol) and described the wilful ignorance across America. The song features a guest verse from one Skip Marley, grandson of Bob, who's only over appearance in the charts of these shores was as a feature on a Bugzy Malone track last year that reached #89.

235. Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz - Prayer In C

 

 

2nd Single from 'Prayer'

Release Date: 6th June 2014

Chart Run: 15-2-1-2-5-10-18 (7 weeks)

Official Peak: #01

End Of Decade Points Chart: =280

 

 

Our world is slowly dying

 

 

 

Lilly Wood's EOY History:

2010 30 Prayer In C (Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz)

 

Robin Schulz's EOY History:

2010 30 Prayer In C (Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz)

 

 

Lilly Wood's EOY History:

2010 235 Prayer In C (Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz)

 

Robin Schulz's EOD History:

2010 235 Prayer In C (Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz)

 

I haven't really been a fan of any dance music for the past half-a-decade but in the first half of the 2010's there were plenty of big bangers that were bothering the top of the charts and this was one of the best of the bunch. Robin Schulz's remix of Lilly Wood & The Prick's (who famously met in a Parisian café :jameela: ) Prayer In C turned it into a subtle dance classic that still holds up massively. It's not one I go back to loads but it always hits me the same when I do.

234. Professor Green feat. Ed Drewett - I Need You Tonight

 

 

1st Single from 'Alive Till I'm Dead'

Release Date: 9th April 2010

Chart Run: n/a

Official Peak: #03

End Of Decade Points Chart: n/a

 

 

I’m pro, I’m no intermediate

 

 

 

Professor Green's EOY History:

2013 52 Are You Getting Enough (ft Miles Kane)

2014 73 Monster (ft Example)

 

Ed Drewett's EOY History:

n/a

 

 

Professor Green's EOD History:

2010 234 I Need You Tonight (ft Ed Drewett)

2010 374 Just Be Good To Green (ft Lily Allen)

2010 543 Are You Getting Enough (ft Miles Kane)

2010 772 Jungle (ft Maverick Sabre)

2010 921 Remedy (ft Ruth Anne)

 

Ed Drewett's EOD History:

2010 234 I Need You Tonight (Professor Green ft Ed Drewett)

 

Let's go back to early 2010 when a young white rapper with a tendency for punchline-heavy lyric with the odd pop culture reference thrown in for good measure emerged into the mainstream of the British music scene. Cue hundreds of lazy and inaccurate Eminem comparisons but while that comparison might have been unfair, Green did kickstart his singles career with two fun bangers that both sampled classic hooks. I feel this has held up pretty well. Despite sounding very much of its era, this remains a bit of an earworm with a fun vibe. Minus points for audio-visual syncretism though. How can you hire a blonde model to be on screen while he raps the lyrics "brunette with such class"?

233. Jennie - Solo

 

 

Non-Album Single

Release Date: 12th November 2018

Chart Run: 17-4-5-7-12-10-18-10-13 (9 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End Of Decade Points Chart: =287

 

 

Now I'm used to being the GOAT

 

 

 

Jennie's EOY History:

2018 52 Solo

 

 

Jennie's EOD History:

2010 233 Solo

 

This was released just as I was starting to get really into Blackpink and if it was released just a few months later it would have been an easy #1 but it still managed to do really well as is. I think someone on the production team for this song definitely saw the 'How To Make A Hit Pop Song" video by Brett Domino because the breakdown sounds the exact same as it does in the song her makes there. :lol: The song is having another bit of a moment for me this year with the excitement of Rosé finally becoming the 2nd member of Blackpink to get a solo single and with Jennie's performance of this with a new verse at Blackpink's 'The Show' livestream concert.

ooh Turn Me On and Chained To The Rhythm are huge number ones for me, fab tracks :heart:

ooh Turn Me On and Chained To The Rhythm are huge number ones for me, fab tracks :heart:

 

Glad to see there's some songs you love. Both massive tunes :heart:

 

Thanks for commenting :)

232. Watsky & Mody ft Wax - Kick Monday (In The Nutsack)

 

 

Non-Album Single from 'Watsky & Mody'

Release Date: 1st February 2012

Chart Run: 2-7-5-8-11-11-11-17 (8 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End Of Decade Points Chart: =264

 

 

And when the fiery end comes, we'll burn up quicker because we're full of liquor

 

 

 

Watsky's EOY History:

2013 30 IDGAF

2013 31 Moral Of The Story

2013 38 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody ft Wax)

2013 54 Give A Hater A Hug (ft Wax)

2013 71 Ugly Faces

2013 85 Kill A Hipster (Watsky ft Chinaka Hodge) (#98 in 2014)

2013 93 Rich Girl

2014 05 Whoa Whoa Whoa

2014 10 The One

2014 13 Sarejevo (ft Dia Frampton)

2014 32 Sloppy Seconds

2014 44 Bet Against Me

2014 51 4AM Monday

2014 58 Strong As An Oak

2014 59 No Flex Zone (Remix) (Karmin & Watsky)

2014 69 Stand For Something (ft Anderson .Paak)

2014 71 Who's Been Loving You

2014 92 Hey Asshole (ft Kate Nash)

2014 98 Kill A Hipster (Watsky ft Chinaka Hodge) (#85 in 2013)

2016 11 Don't Be Nice

2016 14 Midnight Heart (ft Mal Devisa)

2016 18 Talking To Myself

2016 23 Brave New World (ft Chaos Chaos)

2016 27 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 (ft Camila Recchio & Danny McClain)

2016 65 Pink Lemonade (Watsky & Invisible Inc.)

2016 70 Stick To Your Guns (ft Julia Nunes)

2017 26 Going Down

2017 27 Lovely Thing Suite: Roses

2017 81 Lovely Thing Suite: Knots

2017 82 Yes Britannia

2017 85 Little Slice (ft Danny McClain)

2018 31 Mean Ass Drunk

2018 39 Welcome To The Family

2018 70 All Like Whatever

2018 47 Love Letters

2018 90 Exquisite Corpse (ft Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge)

2019 17 Limo 4 Emos

2019 31 What Goes Up

2019 36 Advanced Placement

2019 46 Feels Alright

2019 83 No Complaints, No Conversation

2019 98 Wounded Healer

 

Mody's EOY History:

2013 38 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack)

 

Wax's EOY History:

2013 38 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody ft Wax)

2013 54 Give A Hater A Hug (Watsky ft Wax)

2018 90 Exquisite Corpse (Watsky ft Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge)

 

 

Watsky's EOD History:

2010 232 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody ft Wax)

2010 240 IDGAF

2010 277 Talking To Myself

2010 293 Lovely Thing Suite: Roses

2010 311 Strong As On Oak

2010 314 Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 1

2010 316 Tiny Glowing Screens, Part 3 (ft Camila Recchio & Danny McClain)

2010 322 Limo 4 Emos

2010 345 Welcome To The Family

2010 355 Love Letters

2010 357 What Goes Up

2010 361 Feels Alright

2010 377 Advanced Placement

2010 389 Who’s Been Loving You

2010 392 Give A Hater A Hug (ft Wax)

2010 423 100 Words You Could Say Instead Of Swag

2010 430 Exquisite Corpse (ft Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge)

2010 432 Bet Against Me

2010 433 Hey, Asshole (ft Kate Nash)

2010 434 Stick To Your Guns (ft Julia Nunes)

2010 436 Kill A Hipster (ft Chinaka Hodge)

2010 439 Stand For Something (ft Anderson .Paak)

2010 511 Pink Lemonade (Watsky & Invisible Inc.)

2010 519 No Complaints. No Conversation

2010 526 All Like Whatever

2010 531 4am Monday

2010 550 Lovely Thing Suite: Knots

2010 567 Let’s Get High And Watch Planet Earth

2010 570 No Flex Zone (Remix) (Karmin & Watsky)

2010 582 Ugly Faces

2010 602 Little Slice (ft Danny McClain)

2010 631 Yes Britannia

2010 650 Ink Don’t Bleed (ft Anderson .Paak)

2010 731 Wounded Healer

2010 748 My First Stalker

2010 768 Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations

2010 790 All You Can Do (ft Jimetta Rose)

2010 804 F**k An Emcee Name

2010 825 Grass Is Greener (ft Anderson .Paak)

2010 895 Whitecaps

2010 973 Chemical Angel

 

Mody's EOD History:

2010 232 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody ft Wax)

 

Wax's EOD History:

2010 232 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody ft Wax)

2010 392 Give A Hater A Hug (Watsky ft Wax)

2010 430 Exquisite Corpse (Watsky ft Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge)

 

This song is childish and tries a bit hard to be edgy (Wax's first line is a disturbing Rebecca Black joke) but there's something about this bluegrass/country/rap blend that makes is a bit of a bop. I've already mentioned about how much more mature Watsky has came as a rapper but Mody's production has came a long way since this too. He produced some of Watsky's best work since including some of the highlights from my favourite of his albums (All You Can Do) and every track on its follow-up 'x Infinity'.

231. The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me

 

 

3rd Single from 'Black Panther: The Album'

Release Date: 2nd February 2018

Chart Run: 1-1-2-3-6-6-9-15-20 (9 weeks)

Official Peak: #11

End Of Decade Points Chart: =264

 

 

If I gotta be sacrificed for the greater good then that's what it gotta be

 

 

 

The Weeknd's EOY History:

2014 24 Love Me Harder (Ariana Grande ft The Weeknd)

2015 02 The Hills

2015 13 Can't Feel My Face

2015 24 Earned It

2015 35 Often

2016 10 Starboy (ft Daft Punk)

2016 62 False Alarm

2016 77 I Feel It Coming (ft Daft Punk)

2017 16 Rockin'

2017 37 Party Monster

2017 59 Secrets

2017 72 Reminder

2018 08 Call Out My Name

2018 12 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

2018 75 Wasted Times

2019 85 Heartless

2019 92 Blinding Lights

 

Kendrick Lamar's EOY History:

2013 84 YOLO (The Lonely Island ft Adam Levine & Kendrick Lamar)

2014 33 i

2015 10 Bad Blood (Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar)

2015 41 Classic Man (Jidenna ft Kendrick Lamar)

2015 47 King Kunta

2016 84 The Greatest (Sia ft Kendrick Lamar)

2017 01 Humble

2017 40 Element

2017 49 Love (ft Zacari)

2017 78 DNA

2017 95 Loyalty (ft Rihanna)

2018 09 Mona Lisa (Lil Wayne ft Kendrick Lamar)

2018 12 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

2018 17 All The Stars (Kendrick Lamar & Sza)

2018 29 Opps (Vince Staples & Yugen Blakrok ft Kendrick Lamar)

 

 

The Weeknd's EOD History:

2010 231 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

2010 245 Often

2010 295 I Feel It Coming (ft Daft Punk)

2010 402 Reminder

2010 414 Party Monster

2010 464 Wasted Times

2010 571 False Alarm

2010 597 Secrets

2010 695 Heartless

2010 702 Blinding Lights

2010 913 Lost In The Fire (Gesaffelstein ft The Weeknd)

2010 934 In The Night

 

Kendrick Lamar's EOD History:

2010 231 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar)

2010 338 Element

2010 530 F**kin’ Problems (A$AP Rocky ft Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)

2010 642 DNA

2010 674 Loyalty (ft Rihanna)

2010 822 Paramedic (SOB X RBE ft Kendrick Lamar)

2010 827 The Greatest (Sia ft Kendrick Lamar)

2010 928 X (ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz & Saudi ft Kendrick Lamar)

 

A song combining the talents of The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar was such an exciting prospect when this was announced. Two of my favourite artists joining forces is sure to lead to something special. I think ultimately this did just sail off the names of the artists and the hype of the film in my chart as there's much stronger from the soundtrack still to come in this countdown. This is still a good song but the potential was certainly there for something much bigger.

230. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

 

 

1st Single from '1989'

Release Date: 19th August 2014

Chart Run: 8-7-7-2-1-2-3-8-18-20 (10 weeks)

Official Peak: #02

End Of Decade Points Chart: =109

 

 

I go on too many dates

 

 

 

Taylor Swift's EOY History:

2013 63 22

2014 17 Shake It Off

2014 29 Blank Space

2015 10 Bad Blood (ft Kendrick Lamar)

2015 99 Wildest Dreams

2017 43 Look What You Made Me Do

2019 75 Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

2019 84 You Need To Calm Down

2019 88 Me (ft Brendon Urie)

 

 

Taylor Swift's EOD History:

2010 230 Shake It Off

2010 255 Look What You Made Me Do

2010 360 Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

2010 408 I Knew You Were Trouble

2010 527 22

2010 590 You Need To Calm Down

2010 601 Wildest Dreams

2010 610 Both Of Us (B.O.B. ft Taylor Swift)

2010 671 Me (ft Brendon Urie)

2010 740 I Did Something Bad

2010 885 Paper Rings

2010 987 Dress

2010 902 Gorgeous

 

I remember feeling at the time that this was one of those songs that shouldn't have really hit #1 in my charts but I don't think that way not at all. The slightly cringy parts of a Taylor single where she starts talking are always my favourite part and there's no exception here. I think I've ranked this way too low. Even only a year later, if I were to recompile this I would rank it much higher. This was the perfect way for Taylor to transition into pure pop as it's everything the very best pop songs are: fun!

229. J. Cole - ATM

 

 

2nd Single from 'KOD'

Release Date: 20th April 2018

Chart Run: 12-16-14-19-(x3)-19 (5 weeks)

Official Peak: #28

End Of Decade Points Chart: =823

 

 

And all of a sudden I'm so good at math

 

 

 

J. Cole's EOY History:

2015 42 Apparently

2015 52 Wet Dreamz

2017 30 Deja Vu

2018 16 1985 (Intro To "The Fall Off")

2018 40 KOD

2018 82 ATM

2018 88 Kevin's Heart

2019 13 Sacrifices (Earthgang, Smino, Saba & J. Cole)

2019 19 A Lot (21 Savage ft J. Cole)

2019 37 Middle Child

2019 72 1993 (Buddy, Smino, Cozz, Earthgang, J.I.D & J. Cole)

2019 74 Down Bad (J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, Earthgang & Young Nudy)

 

 

J. Cole's EOD History:

2010 229 ATM

2010 368 Deja Vu

2010 391 KOD

2010 405 Kevin's Heart

2010 486 Middle Child

2010 492 Photograph

2010 676 Down Bad (J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, Earthgang & Young Nudy)

2010 762 Under The Sun (J. Cole, Lute & DaBaby)

2010 773 1993 (Buddy, Smino, Cozz, Earthgang, J.I.D & J. Cole)

2010 816 The London (Young Thug ft J. Cole & Travis Scott)

2010 918 Neighbors

 

KOD was been one of those albums for me that I still spin regularly and feel like there is genuinely no skips on the album. ATM had a criminally short run in my chart but has held up brilliantly to get a much more respectable finish here. The song is stylistically a parody of SoundCloud rap with choppy flows and a bright and trippy video. But this is Cole and he manages to deliver a great rhyme scheme within the confinements. A lot of the album focuses on different types of addiction and ATM focuses on the materialistic value of money with the title actually being an acronym for 'addicted to money'.