Recap

 

229. J. Cole - ATM

230. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

 

231. The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me

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

233. Jennie - Solo

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

235. Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz - Prayer In C

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

237. Fifth Harmony - Write On Me

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

239. B.O.B. feat. Bruno Mars - Nothing On You

240. Watsky - IDGAF

 

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

242. Big Sean feat. Eminem - No Favors

243. Skepta - Shutdown

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

245. The Weeknd - Often

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

228. Eminem - The Ringer

 

 

Album track from 'Kamikaze'

Release Date: 31st August 2018

Chart Run: 3-1-4-6-3-8-15-18 (8 weeks)

Official Peak: #04

End Of Decade Points Chart: =199

 

 

I should aim at everybody in the game, pick a name

 

 

 

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

 

 

Eminem's EOD History:

2010 228 The Ringer

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

 

A couple months after our last entry, Eminem surprised release an album that caused quite a stir after the mixed reaction to his previous Revival album. The album kicks off with The Ringer, a 6 minute aggressive assault on the ears without anything that even resembles a hook that fired shots at everyone from Iggy Azalea to Donald Trump. Not many rappers can make a 6 minute track feel like a breeze in the same way Eminem does. He always finds some crazy pockets to sit in with constantly changing flows. Even when his lyrics can become slightly corny (the whole colour-blind rant being the main example), the intricate schemes are always designed and written to perfection that means it never gets boring. Like ATM before, this also takes aim at the current generation of rappers with direct mentions of MGK, Lil Pump and Lil Xan and also some clever, subtle disses to NF ("an effing (NF) Recovery clone of me"".

227. Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla - One Dance

 

 

2nd Single from 'Views'

Release Date: 5th April 2016

Chart Run: 13-1-1-1-5-9-(x1)-18-18-14-16-19 (11 weeks)

Official Peak: #01

End Of Decade Points Chart: =166

 

 

Got a Hennessy in my hand

 

 

 

Drake's EOY History:

2013 65 Hold On, We're Going Home (ft Majid Jordan)

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

2015 30 Hotline Bling

2015 36 Preach (ft PARTYNEXTDOOR)

2015 87 Truffle Butter (Nicki Minaj ft Drake & Lil Wayne)

2016 13 Work (Rihanna ft Drake)

2016 21 One Dance (ft Wizkid & Kyla)

2016 29 Too Good (ft Rihanna)

2016 69 For Free (DJ Khaled ft Drake)

2016 78 Fake Love

2016 88 Wanna Know (Remix) (Dave ft Drake)

2017 35 Passionfruit

2017 63 Portland (ft Travis Scott & Quavo)

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

2018 30 God's Plan

2018 44 Don't Matter To Me (ft Michael Jackson)

2018 91 Nice For What

2018 94 Look Alive (BlocBoy JB ft Drake)

 

Wizkid's EOY History:

2016 21 One Dance (Drake ft Wizkid & Kyla)

 

Kyla's EOY History:

2016 21 One Dance (Drake ft Wizkid & Kyla)

 

 

Drake's EOD History:

2010 227 One Dance (ft Wizkid & Kyla)

2010 283 Preach (ft PARTYNEXTDOOR)

2010 315 Too Good (ft Rihanna)

2010 333 Take Care (ft Rihanna)

2010 398 Don't Matter To Me (ft Michael Jackson)

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

2010 424 Truffle Butter (Nicki Minaj ft Drake & Lil Wayne)

2010 465 God's Plan

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

2010 600 Wanna Know (Remix) (Dave ft Drake)

2010 612 Hotline Bling

2010 639 Look Alive (BlocBoy JB ft Drake)

2010 659 Hold On, We're Going Home (ft Majid Jordan)

2010 673 Portland (ft Travis Scott & Quavo)

2010 692 Fake Love

2010 721 Nice For What

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

2010 765 Nonstop

2010 769 For Free (DJ Khaled ft Drake)

2010 813 Moment 4 Life (Nicki Minaj ft Drake)

2010 831 KMT (ft Giggs)

2010 855 Diplomatic Immunity

2010 887 Pop Style (ft The Throne)

2010 891 Controlla

2010 908 Find Your Love

2010 912 Summer Sixteen

2010 929 Come Closer (Wizkid ft Drake)

2010 967 Over

 

Wizkid's EOD History:

2010 227 One Dance (Drake ft Wizkid & Kyla)

2010 929 Come Closer (ft Drake)

 

Kyla's EOD History:

2010 227 One Dance (Drake ft Wizkid & Kyla)

 

Two songs in a row without the official audio being free on YouTube. :( I'm sure everyone can remember the summer of 2016 and this song's 15 week reign at #1. It was no slouch in my chart either with 3 weeks at the top. For such a monster hit, it has seemed to become lost in Drake's sheer multitude of chart toppers but it has certainly remained a bop with the sample of Kyla's Do You Mind being the clear highlight.

226. Nicki Minaj - Starships

 

 

1st Single from 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded'

Release Date: 14th February 2012

Chart Run: n/a

Official Peak: #02

End Of Decade Points Chart: n/a

 

 

Bad bitches like me is hard to come by

 

 

 

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

 

 

Nicki Minaj's EOD History:

2010 226 Starships

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

 

In the early years of the decade, Nicki Minaj was going through a pure pop phase and the most successful release of that time was surely Starships. A legitimate million seller in the UK as well as breaking records at the time for the longest consecutive run in the Billboard top 10 from debut, the song was everywhere in 2012 but I'm glad Nicki has since transitioned back towards rap because I don't think this has held up that well at all.

225. The 1975 - The Sound

 

 

3rd Single from 'I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It'

Release Date: 14th January 2016

Chart Run: 18-9-8-8-3-1-3-11-14-18 (10 weeks)

Official Peak: #15

End Of Decade Points Chart: =162

 

 

What does it matter if I lie to you?

 

 

 

The 1975's EOY History:

2016 26 The Sound

2016 72 Love Me

 

 

The 1975's EOD History:

2010 225 The Sound

2010 623 Love Me

 

In general, I find Matty Healy has an aura of smugness that I find slightly off-putting but there's something special about this song that allows it to cut through that. This is one of the poppier songs they've released with an absolutely killer hook that burrows its way into your mind. The second verse is about as pretentious as lyrics can get in a radio hit but you ignore that because the production and vibe to the song is so fun. They've released some other decent songs but this is the one legitimate banger in their discography.

224. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

 

 

1st Single from 'Red'

Release Date: 13th August 2012

Chart Run: n/a

Official Peak: #04

End Of Decade Points Chart: n/a

 

 

With some indie record that's much cooler than mine

 

 

 

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 224 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

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

 

With Taylor announcing that Red is her next re-recorded albums to be released, this may be coming to make a belated debut in my charts later this year :lol: This was another fun record from Taylor with my highlight again being her spoken word bridge.

223. Professor Green feat. Emeli Sandé - Read All About It

 

 

1st Single from 'At Your Inconvenience'

Release Date: 21st October 2011

Chart Run: n/a

Official Peak: #01

End Of Decade Points Chart: n/a

 

 

You never even got to see me rhyme

 

 

 

Professor Green's EOY History:

2013 52 Are You Getting Enough (ft Miles Kane)

2014 73 Monster (ft Example)

 

Emeli Sandé's EOY History:

n/a

 

 

Professor Green's EOD History:

2010 223 Read All About It (ft Emeli Sandé)

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)

 

Emeli Sandeé's EOD History:

2010 223 Read All About It (Professor Green ft Emeli Sandé)

2010 889 Hurts

 

I know that I said in the commentary for the previous Pro Green song that comparisons to Eminem were lazy but it's impossible to listen to this song and not be reminded of him. Parent issues and digs at the media are commonplace throughout Eminem's whole discography but here Green treats the topic with much more sensitivity (even if he does call his Mum a 'sket'. I never liked Sandé's 'Part III' but her hook works well here to further the emotion and personal nature of Green's story.

222. Gorillaz feat. Vince Stapes - Ascension

 

 

3rd Single from 'Humanz'

Release Date: 23rd March 2017

Chart Run: 2-2-5-13-15-18-(x8)-12 (7 weeks)

Official Peak: #91

End Of Decade Points Chart: =359

 

 

Where you can live your dreams long as you don't look like me

 

 

 

Gorillaz's EOY History:

2017 47 Ascension (ft Vince Staples)

2017 57 Momentz (ft De La Soul)

 

Vince Staples's EOY History:

2017 47 Ascension (Gorillaz ft Vince Staples)

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

 

 

Gorillaz's EOD History:

2010 222 Ascension (ft Vince Staples)

2010 583 Momentz (ft De La Soul)

 

Vince Staples's EOD History:

2010 222 Ascension (Gorillaz ft Vince Staples)

 

This is by far the best song Gorillaz have put out since their comeback after 7 years without an album. Vince Staples is on fire with a playful flow and some hard-hitting shots at racism in America. The production is all over the place in the best possible way and Albarn's verse mixes in surprisingly well with Staples harsher delivery.

221. Usher feat. Juicy J - I Don't Mind

 

 

Non-Album Single

Release Date: 21st November 2014

Chart Run: 10-2-5-5-10-6-11-13-19-18 (10 weeks)

Official Peak: #08

End Of Decade Points Chart: =192

 

 

Got all of these n****s they crowding around you like they seen Beyoncé in here

 

 

 

Usher's EOY History:

2015 25 I Don't Mind (ft Juicy J)

 

Juicy J's EOY History:

2014 16 Dark Horse (Katy Perry ft Juicy J)

2015 25 I Don't Mind (Usher ft Juicy J)

 

 

Usher's EOD History:

2010 221 I Don't Mind (ft Juicy J)

 

Juicy J's EOD History:

2010 221 I Don't Mind (Usher ft Juicy J)

2010 381 Black And Yellow (G-Mix) (Wiz Khalifa ft Snoop Dogg, Juicy J & T-Pain)

 

He's carried on releasing music but in 2015 Usher decided to bless us with one last bop with this Juicy J assisted smash. I can't listen to it without thinking of that Kermit the Frog Vine though nowadays. In 7 years of my chart, this is the still the only occasion of an artist whose name begins with a U making an appearance.

220. Ariana Grande - Ghostin

 

 

Album Track from 'thank u, next'

Release Date: 8th February 2019

Chart Run: 2-5-5-3-8-13-9-16 (8 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End Of Decade Points Chart: =213

 

 

And I'm puttin' you through more than one ever should

 

 

 

Ariana Grande's EOY History:

2014 01 Problem (ft Iggy Azalea) (#51 in 2015)

2014 04 Break Free (ft Zedd)

2014 24 Love Me Harder (ft The Weeknd)

2014 27 Best Mistake (ft Big Sean)

2014 41 The Way (ft Mac Miller)

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

2014 63 Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart

2014 75 Break Your Heart Right Back (ft Childish Gambino)

2015 01 Focus (#41 in 2016)

2015 38 One Last Time (#02 in 2017)

2015 51 Problem (ft Iggy Azalea) (#01 in 2014)

2016 02 Into You

2016 03 Dangerous Woman

2016 06 Let Me Love You (ft Lil Wayne)

2016 19 Side To Side (ft Nicki Minaj)

2016 25 Be Alright

2016 41 Focus (#01 in 2015)

2016 93 Bad Decisions

2017 02 One Last Time (#38 in 2015)

2017 36 Quit (Cashmere Cat ft Ariana Grande)

2017 75 Everyday (ft Future)

2018 01 Breathin

2018 02 Thank U, Next

2018 03 No Tears Left To Cry

2018 07 God Is A Woman

2018 25 The Light Is Coming (ft Nicki Minaj)

2018 53 Everytime

2018 60 Bed (Nicki Minaj ft Ariana Grande)

2018 78 Successful

2019 02 7 Rings

2019 03 Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored

2019 04 Monopoly (Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét)

2019 22 Boyfriend (Ariana Grande & Social House)

2019 26 Don't Call Me Angel (Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey)

2019 41 Ghostin

2019 51 Imagine

2019 58 How I Look On You

2019 60 Bad Idea

2019 65 Got Her Own (Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét)

2019 91 NASA

 

 

Ariana Grande's EOD History:

2010 220 Ghostin

2010 248 Break Your Heart Right Back (ft Childish Gambino)

2010 250 Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart

2010 266 The Light Is Coming (ft Nicki Minaj)

2010 270 Don’t Call Me Angel (Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey)

2010 330 Imagine

2010 339 Everytime

2010 348 Successful

2010 369 Bad Idea

2010 372 The Way (ft Mac Miller)

2010 382 Best Mistake (ft Big Sean)

2010 383 Greedy

2010 395 How I Look On You

2010 399 Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)

2010 462 Goodnight n Go

2010 482 Got Her Own (Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét)

2010 525 NASA

2010 560 Everyday (ft Future)

2010 563 R.E.M

2010 565 Needy

2010 579 In My Head

2010 581 Knew Better / Forever Boy

2010 592 Santa Tell Me

2010 607 Thinking Bout You

2010 615 Quit (Cashmere Cat ft Ariana Grande)

2010 617 Be My Baby (ft Cashmere Cat)

2010 624 Make Up

2010 641 Touch It

2010 655 Sometimes

2010 679 Only 1

2010 687 Get Well Soon

2010 704 Moonlight

2010 715 Better Off

2010 719 Fake Smile

2010 724 Why Try

2010 735 You Don’t Know Me

2010 743 Bed (Nicki Minaj ft Ariana Grande)

2010 772 Leave Me Lonely (ft Macy Gray)

2010 785 Sweetener

2010 799 Hands On Me (ft A$AP Ferg)

2010 817 I Don’t Care

2010 845 My Everything

2010 905 Bloodline

2010 954 Adore (Cashmere Cat ft Ariana Grande)

2010 961 Blazed (ft Pharrell Williams)

2010 972 Raindrops (An Angel Cried)

2010 986 Pete Davidson

2010 997 Borderline (ft Missy Elliott)

 

You know a song must be special if it's making a decade-end top 250 while being an album track released in the final year of said decade and ghostin certainly is. This is the song of Ariana's that hits the hardest. The song deals with her love for Mac Miller after his death and how his memory has effecting her relationship with Pete Davidson. Understandably, Ariana found this too personal a song to perform on tour but selfishly I would loved to have heard it because it would have been such a special moment. Ari wanted to cut this from the album alongside another song in tribute to Mac (reMeMber) but was eventually convinced to let this one remain.

219. Jamie T - Zombie

 

 

2nd Single from 'Carry On The Grudge'

Release Date: 12th August 2014

Chart Run: 17-1-2-4-8-15-20 (7 weeks)

Official Peak: #36

End Of Decade Points Chart: =359

 

 

I got a ripped-up jacket and a friend who's a thief

 

 

 

Jamie T's EOY History:

2014 39 Zombie

 

 

Jamie T's EOD History:

2010 219 Zombie

 

Sheila was one of my faves growing up and I've always had an affinity for Jamie T due to the similarity with my Dad's name but I'd never dug too far into this music. I've always thought this had a pretty neat video with the band becoming progressively more zombified as the video progresses during their performance at a quiet pub. I remember this stumping a few when I used it in one of my NMTBJ quizzes.

218. Kendrick Lamar feat. Zacari - Love

 

 

3rd Single from 'DAMN.'

Release Date: 14th April 2017

Chart Run: 4-3-8-12-15-(x31)-9-9-14 (8 weeks)

Official Peak: #39

End Of Decade Points Chart: =280

 

 

Keep it a hundred, I'd rather you trust me than to love mef

 

 

 

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)

 

Zacari's EOY History:

2017 49 Love (Kendrick Lamar ft Zacari)

2018 54 Redemption (Zacari & Babes Wodumo)

 

 

Kendrick Lamar's EOD History:

2010 218 Love (ft Zacari)

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)

 

Zacari's EOD History:

2010 218 Love (Kendrick Lamar ft Zacari)

2010 313 Redemption (Zacari & Babes Wodumo)

 

DAMN is one of those albums that I've absolutely span to obliviation but still manages to remain special. LOVE was one of my favourites from the start and I was delighted to see it eventually become a single. Zacari sounds so smooth on the hook and Kendrick glides through the track in the way he always does. I can't believe this is still the last new music we've had from Kendrick (aside from his work on the Black Panther soundtrack). Where are you, the world needs you???!!!

217. LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It

 

 

3rd Single from 'Sorry for Party Rocking'

Release Date: 17th June 2011

Chart Run: n/a

Official Peak: #05

End Of Decade Points Chart: n/a

 

 

No shoes, no shirt, and I still get service

 

 

 

LMFAO's EOY History:

n/a

 

 

LMFAO's EOD History:

2010 217 Sexy And I Know It

2010 778 Party Rock Anthem (ft Lauren Bennett & Goonrock)

2010 843 Sorry For Party Rocking

 

Proving that you certainly don't have to be highbrow (or indeed any good) to earn a place here is LMFAO with their magnum opus, the patently absurd Sexy and I Know It. LMFAO certainly had their signature sound of lazy beats and even lazier raps down to a T because this is still a fun listen. It released at the the perfect time for a 13 year old me to enjoy. The most worrying thing is that this was only 10 years ago, it feels more like 15.

216. Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants

 

 

1st Single from 'For You'

Release Date: 6th November 2014

Chart Run: 1-1-3-8-14-16-(x7)-11-10 (8 weeks)

Official Peak: #30

End Of Decade Points Chart: =224

 

 

This is a modern fairytale

 

 

 

Selena Gomez's EOY History:

2013 12 Come & Get It

2015 03 Good For You (ft A$AP Rocky)

2015 31 The Heart Wants What It Wants

2015 37 Same Old Love

2016 16 Kill Em With Kindness

2016 30 Hands To Myself

2017 23 Wolves (Selena Gomez & Marshmello)

2017 31 Fetish (ft Gucci Mane)

2017 62 It Ain't Me (Kygo & Selena Gomez)

2017 86 Bad Liar

2018 55 Taki Taki (DJ Snake ft Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B)

2018 71 Back To You

2019 21 Look At Her Now

 

 

Selena Gomez's EOD History:

2010 216 The Heart Wants What It Wants

2010 262 Kill Em With Kindness

2010 284 Wolves (Selena Gomez & Marshmello)

2010 309 Fetish (ft Gucci Mane)

2010 379 Taki Taki (DJ Snake ft Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B)

2010 426 Hands To Myself

2010 427 Back To You

2010 477 Same Old Love

2010 502 It Ain't Me (Kygo & Selena Gomez)

2010 701 Bad Liar

2010 907 Lose You To Love Me

 

I always find this slower, darker, more minimalist vibe to be where Selena excels which is why I found Rare such a triumph. This was the first time she dipped her toe into this sound and was such a solid way to start. Selena doesn't have the strongest voice of the pop girls, but she uses all the emotion in her voice to great effect here to build a chilling mood.

215. Rihanna feat. Drake - Work

 

 

1st Single from 'ANTI'

Release Date: 27th January 2016

Chart Run: 1-2-5-6-7-7-6-12-16-13-19 (11 weeks)

Official Peak: #02

End Of Decade Points Chart: =106

 

 

If you had a twin, I would still choose you

 

 

 

Rihanna's EOY History:

2013 50 The Monster (Eminem ft Rihanna)

2016 13 Work (ft Drake)

2016 29 Too Good (Drake ft Rihanna)

2016 35 Famous (Kanye West ft Rihanna)

2017 95 Loyalty (Kendrick Lamar ft Rihanna)

 

Drake's EOY History:

2013 65 Hold On, We're Going Home (ft Majid Jordan)

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

2015 30 Hotline Bling

2015 36 Preach (ft PARTYNEXTDOOR)

2015 87 Truffle Butter (Nicki Minaj ft Drake & Lil Wayne)

2016 13 Work (Rihanna ft Drake)

2016 21 One Dance (ft Wizkid & Kyla)

2016 29 Too Good (ft Rihanna)

2016 69 For Free (DJ Khaled ft Drake)

2016 78 Fake Love

2016 88 Wanna Know (Remix) (Dave ft Drake)

2017 35 Passionfruit

2017 63 Portland (ft Travis Scott & Quavo)

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

2018 30 God's Plan

2018 44 Don't Matter To Me (ft Michael Jackson)

2018 91 Nice For What

2018 94 Look Alive (BlocBoy JB ft Drake)

 

 

Rihanna's EOD History:

2010 215 Work (ft Drake)

2010 315 Too Good (Drake ft Rihanna)

2010 333 Take Care (Drake ft Rihanna)

2010 367 Famous (Kanye West ft Rihanna)

2010 548 The Monster (Eminem ft Rihanna)

2010 674 Loyalty (Kendrick Lamar ft Rihanna)

2010 860 Who’s That Chick (David Guetta ft Rihanna)

 

Drake's EOD History:

2010 215 Work (Rihanna ft Drake)

2010 227 One Dance (ft Wizkid & Kyla)

2010 283 Preach (ft PARTYNEXTDOOR)

2010 315 Too Good (ft Rihanna)

2010 333 Take Care (ft Rihanna)

2010 398 Don't Matter To Me (ft Michael Jackson)

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

2010 424 Truffle Butter (Nicki Minaj ft Drake & Lil Wayne)

2010 465 God's Plan

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

2010 600 Wanna Know (Remix) (Dave ft Drake)

2010 612 Hotline Bling

2010 639 Look Alive (BlocBoy JB ft Drake)

2010 659 Hold On, We're Going Home (ft Majid Jordan)

2010 673 Portland (ft Travis Scott & Quavo)

2010 692 Fake Love

2010 721 Nice For What

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

2010 765 Nonstop

2010 769 For Free (DJ Khaled ft Drake)

2010 813 Moment 4 Life (Nicki Minaj ft Drake)

2010 831 KMT (ft Giggs)

2010 855 Diplomatic Immunity

2010 887 Pop Style (ft The Throne)

2010 891 Controlla

2010 908 Find Your Love

2010 912 Summer Sixteen

2010 929 Come Closer (Wizkid ft Drake)

2010 967 Over

 

Rihanna has never been an artist who's work I've consistently loved but she really knocked it out the park with what (unbelievably) remains the lead single to her most recent album. How on earth did PARTYNEXTDOOR manage to blag a collab last year when she seems so adverse to releasing music I'll never know. This dancehall smash famously received two-videos-in-one but I couldn't tell you anything that happened in the first because the 2nd one with Rihanna, Drake and see-through top all in a room together seems to be the one that became iconic.

214. Watsky - The One

 

 

Album track from 'All You Can Do'

Release Date: 12th August 2014

Chart Run: 13-2-6-18-(x7)-10-3-1-2-4-14 (10 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End Of Decade Points Chart: =106

 

 

I'm losing my head, playing musical beds, and looking for the one that match

 

 

 

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 214 The One

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

 

Some of the lyrics in this one are on the corny side (and dated with a Kony reference) but it get's away with it with the breezy nature and I really love the reference to the 4/4 time signature of the song in the chorus. This is the single man's anthem where Watsky states that he doesn't believe in the concept of 'the one'. The lyric video to this seems to have been made private now but at least there's the auto-generated video now on YouTube :)

213. Jeremih feat. YG - Don't Tell 'Em

 

 

1st Single from 'Late Nights'

Release Date: 6th June 2014

Chart Run: 10-3-9-9-11-3-3-5-12-17-(x3)-15-8 (12 weeks)

Official Peak: #05

End Of Decade Points Chart: =83

 

 

If anything you was exploring, you wasn’t cheating

 

 

 

Jeremih's EOY History:

2014 26 Don't Tell 'Em (ft YG)

2015 11 Freak Of The Week (Krept & Konan ft Jeremih)

2015 57 Somebody (Natalie La Rose ft Jeremih)

 

YG's EOY History:

2014 26 Don't Tell 'Em (Jeremih ft YG)

 

 

Jeremih's EOD History:

2010 213 Don't Tell 'Em (ft YG)

2010 540 Somebody (Natalie La Rose ft Jeremih)

2010 584 Down On Me (ft 50 Cent)

 

YG's EOD History:

2010 213 Don't Tell 'Em (Jeremih ft YG)

 

Based on a sample of Snap's 'Rhythm Is a Dancer', Jeremih bagged himself a surprise massive hit with Don't Tell 'Em. Featuring a memorable verse from YG, he wasn't the first choice to provide a guest verse, Jeremih admitted that the song was originally offered to 2 Chainz but he turned him down after he asked for too high a fee. There was apparently a 'UK Remix' of this that I have absolutely no memory of featuring Krept & Konan; a combination of artists we will be seeing again later in the countdown.

212. Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B - Finesse

 

 

5th Single from '24K Magic'

Release Date: 18th November 2016/4th January 2018

Chart Run: 1-4-7-10-8-13-(x1)-20 (7 weeks)

Official Peak: #05

End Of Decade Points Chart: =83

 

 

My big fat ass got all them boys hooked

 

 

 

Bruno Mars's EOY History:

2018 26 Finesse (ft Cardi B)

 

Cardi B's EOY History:

2017 80 Bodak Yellow

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

2018 26 Finesse (Bruno Mars ft Cardi B)

2018 55 Taki Taki (DJ Snake ft Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B)

2018 95 Be Careful

2019 76 Thotiana (Blueface ft Cardi B)

 

 

Bruno Mars's EOD History:

2010 212 Finesse (ft Cardi B)

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)

 

Cardi B's EOD History:

2010 212 Finesse (Bruno Mars ft Cardi B)

2010 379 Taki Taki (DJ Snake ft Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B)

2010 577 Be Careful

2010 686 Thotiana (Blueface ft Cardi B)

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

2010 821 Bodak Yellow

2010 841 Bartier Cardi (ft 21 Savage)

2010 975 Girls (Rita Ora ft Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX)

 

Aside from a few features, I've never been able to get into any Bruno Mars songs. My Mum loves him which made it even worse so I was shocked when I first heard Finesse and I was very pleasantly surprised. Cardi works so well on this track that it's difficult for me to imagine her not being on it for the first year of the songs existence in the world (I've never heard the album version). The video is a really fun call-back to the 90's and in particular the Wayans, JLO, Jim Carrey and Jamie Foxx star-making show 'In Living Color'. A career highlight for both involved in my opinion.

211. PJ & Duncan - Let's Get Ready To Rhumble

 

 

3rd Single from 'Psyche'

Release Date: 11th July 1994

Chart Run: 1-3-4-9-12-10-16-20-(x24)-20 (9 weeks)

Official Peak: #01

End Of Decade Points Chart: =280

 

 

We've even got 'em coming out of our pores

 

 

 

PJ & Duncan's EOY History:

2013 15 Let's Get Ready To Rhumble

 

 

PJ & Duncan's EOD History:

2010 211 Let's Get Ready To Rhumble

 

Let's not go all the way back to 1994 but instead to 2013 where (aside from an aborted first attempt a month earlier) the first ever of my charts was posted on Buzzjack and topping the chart, as it would in the official chart the following Sunday, was a cheesy pop-rap hit from the UK's most popular TV duo. On the Saturday, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway had ended with a performance by the latest artists taking part in reality show 'The Big Reunion' leading to the Georgie twosome to resurrect their long-forgotten recording career as their characters from Byker Grove. It was a great moment and certainly the most iconic part of the show's history and the goodwill enabled me to enjoy this song which is in all honesty, completely rubbish. One of very few tracks I've allowed to make this countdown that don't originate in the 2010's.

210. Professor Green feat. Example - Monster

 

 

3rd Single from 'Alive Till I'm Dead'

Release Date: 16th July 2010

Chart Run: 4-2-10-16-10 (5 weeks)

Official Peak: #29

End Of Decade Points Chart: =501

 

 

Before I go I’d like to say thanks to Peter Andre for looking after my children

 

 

 

Professor Green's EOY History:

2013 52 Are You Getting Enough (ft Miles Kane)

2014 73 Monster (ft Example)

 

Example's EOY History:

2014 73 Monster (Professor Green ft Example)

 

 

Professor Green's EOD History:

2010 210 Monster (ft Example)

2010 223 Read All About It (ft Emeli Sandé)

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)

 

Example's EOD History:

2010 210 Monster (Professor Green ft Example)

2010 564 Unorthodox (Wretch 32 ft Example)

 

Despite being released in 2010, this managed a #2 peak in my chart in 2014 after I rediscovered it and remembered how fun it was. Some of the references are very much of its time (Pixie Lott and I'm sure the Sugababes line felt dated even back then) but the Peter Andre line remains a killer that doesn't ever stop from giving me a little chuckle when I hear it.