better off hit me a while after sweeteners release and now it’s top tier of the album for me. Initially it was sort of one of those moments what just didn’t grab me at first but now I love it. It’s something what connected when the lyrics hit home to a situation I was going through (except I didn’t wanna f— on a roof).

 

bad idea is still awful though. I’ve never given the love unfortunately :cry:

 

Moonlight and imagine though :wub: :wub: amazing openers.

 

Be Alright is another one what grew on me over time, probably mid tier on the album it’s from but it’s cute.

 

Excited for the top 20! I really need to sit down and think of where I’d rank stuff tbh love this idea and have no idea at all where this will go! My gut feeling is telling me #1 will be something from Dangerous Woman I just don’t know what!

I'm definitely one of the people that cherishes the lyrics of 'Be Alright' a lot! It's one of the most hopeful songs I've ever come across - so perfect for 'One Love Manchester' :heart: of course the production is great too though, it's weird as I wasn't huge on tropical influenced music at the time but this is an exception! Gotta love the choreography that she wheels out for it too. 'Hands On Me' is a bit underrated I agree, a diet bop :kink: not a massive 'My Everything' highlight but not the total non-event that it's made out to be. She really went in hard with the amount of features on that album :lol:

Thanks again Jade <3I rewatched the One Love Manchester performance of 'My Everything' last night and it's so gorgeous :cry: Thinking about tropical music I'm the same, I suppose you could say Be Alright is of it's time!

 

Ariana could've made Nicki Minaj jealous with the amount of features on My Everything :')

 

better off hit me a while after sweeteners release and now it’s top tier of the album for me. Initially it was sort of one of those moments what just didn’t grab me at first but now I love it. It’s something what connected when the lyrics hit home to a situation I was going through (except I didn’t wanna f— on a roof).

 

bad idea is still awful though. I’ve never given the love unfortunately :cry:

 

Moonlight and imagine though :wub: :wub: amazing openers.

 

Be Alright is another one what grew on me over time, probably mid tier on the album it’s from but it’s cute.

 

Excited for the top 20! I really need to sit down and think of where I’d rank stuff tbh love this idea and have no idea at all where this will go! My gut feeling is telling me #1 will be something from Dangerous Woman I just don’t know what!

Exactly the same with Better Off! Yeah I think it's a song loads of people can relate to in some way. Bad Idea is a tune, no slander in this countdown thanks x

 

Thanks Jordan! We will see what emerges victorious (Freak The Freak Out to be #1 tbh) :cheeseblock:

 

19. Daydreamin
Track 7 on 'Yours Truly'

I promised every album would be represented and if you're a massive 'Yours Truly' fan then you can stop reading now, here's your lot :michelle: My first listen of 'Daydreamin' was less than three weeks ago and as y'all will see in the listenthrough thread, I immediately stanned. A stunning ballad from Ariana which perfectly embodies being infatuated, the song and it's lyrics just GET it. The electronicy 'oh-oh-oh-oh-oh' bits are my favs, so catchy. 'Daydreaming with my chin in the palm of hands' Miss relatable Grande strikes again *.* Only 'The Way' and 'Popular Song' beat this on Yours Truly.

Favourite lyrics: It's the way you walk, the way you talk
The way you make me feel inside
So I'm daydreamin'
With my chin in the palm of my hands


18. Sweetener
Track 6 on 'Sweetener'

'Sweetener' is Pharrell in his most Pharrellest. Bops and sqills and squeaks to the 100 :cheeseblock: If you like in general what he did for this album, you'll love it, if not...good luck with that. Naturally I'm in the love camp as I'm one of the few on here that adores the album! It's an overused word but I find the production this song so euphoric and vibey. It's sweet without being too corny and extra. I can relate to it as well, that theme of turning the bad stuff into something good and finding inner piece is done so well on here :wub: I think it's one of the more popular album tracks on Sweetener in general?

Favourite lyrics: I like the way you like the bowl
Somehow your method, it touches my soul
You said she like me, I smile, I know

Daydreamin is one of my favourites from Yours Truly :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

Also love the title track for sweetener despite the “I love the way you lick the bowl” line :lol:

The shade of only one 'Yours Truly' song making the cut :lol: well, you chose a good one, 'Daydreamin' is lovely! It's really nice to hear that the listen through helped you to discover it and stan right away :heart: really glad we decided to do them! The title track from 'Sweetener' is a great pick from that album - it seems to be the best-received Pharrell produced song on it - even charting at the time! The bridge is lush and I can't help but love the bop it chorus too :kink:

I'm busy tomorrow doing work I really should've done today instead of being on here :') So I'll post one more set of results. Continue to comment along guys, any more thoughts would be welcome <3

 

Daydreamin is one of my favourites from Yours Truly :wub: :wub: :wub:

 

Also love the title track for sweetener despite the “I love the way you lick the bowl” line :lol:

Thanks for the comment! Yass at your Daydreamin taste :cheeseblock: That Sweetener lyric is highkey a highlight ngl

 

The shade of only one 'Yours Truly' song making the cut :lol: well, you chose a good one, 'Daydreamin' is lovely! It's really nice to hear that the listen through helped you to discover it and stan right away :heart: really glad we decided to do them! The title track from 'Sweetener' is a great pick from that album - it seems to be the best-received Pharrell produced song on it - even charting at the time! The bridge is lush and I can't help but love the bop it chorus too :kink:

Thanks again Jade! I'm loving the listen throughs, the Yours Truly one was my fave because it was the only one I didn't know the songs. Glad to see the idea spreading round the forum #Trendsetterforum

 

I get why people don't like the bop it but it's genuinely the element that makes the song for me :lol:

17. Fake Smile
Track 5 on 'thank u, next'

The eternally underrated 'Fake Smile' up next! Joining the likes of Better Off and Imagine, this didn't enamour itself to me at all on first listen to the 'thank u, next' album. I felt like the instrumental was bland and aimless despite the wonderful lyrics. Well that soon changed *.* The spiky beat matches with the lyrics to create an anxiety anthem which turned out to be one of the best songs in that category of the year for me, Charli's 'Gone' #1 naturally. :wub: But this is an Ariana rank (omg I need to do this for Charli) and the subtleness of the song brings the feeling she was trying to create forwards so well and unlike say Shangela's voice on 'NASA' (hallelou x) the sample works amazingly, it brings a real classiness to the song. The pre-chorus is so relatable and the best part :heart: I don't go back to it that much but when I do I feel it. :lol:

Favourite Lyrics: I can't fake another smile
I can't fake like I'm alright
If I'm being honest, I done been through way too much


16. Sometimes
Track 10 on 'Dangerous Woman'

'Sometimes' is that slow sultry dance moment *.* It's weird because I never think of it as a highlight, just a good song but when I was compiling this list I realised: this should be on here :lol: It started out at like 24th but I eventually put it here, hard work gets a seat! A few people have complimented the middle 8 as the best part but I don't see that lol, for me it's all about those verses and that chorus...ugh, the catchinesss. I think when I first heard this and it came on with the guitar intro I was like 'here we go again, filler' but the start misleads you into thinking it's gonna be way more basic than it is!

Favourite Lyrics: Now all my emotions
Are all 'cause of you
'Cause we're collectin' moments
Tattoos on my mind

love fake smile :wub: initially it was my favourite non single during release week although I now think ghostin and bloodline overtook it.

 

Also justice for Tattooed Heart!!! That’s the best track on Yours Truly for me.

So glad that ‘Sometimes’ is here :wub: I didn’t realise how underrated it was on the forum until recently :o the whole song is so warm, I just love it! ‘fake smile’ is pretty good also, I like the retro feel to it and the lyrics are very raw.

love fake smile :wub: initially it was my favourite non single during release week although I now think ghostin and bloodline overtook it.

 

Also justice for Tattooed Heart!!! That’s the best track on Yours Truly for me.

Thanks Jordan! One of those other tu,n songs will be coming up sometime in this countdown :cool: Tattooed Heart is one I need to go back to :o

 

So glad that ‘Sometimes’ is here :wub: I didn’t realise how underrated it was on the forum until recently :o the whole song is so warm, I just love it! ‘fake smile’ is pretty good also, I like the retro feel to it and the lyrics are very raw.

Same I thought it was regarded as one of the best on DW, the buzzjack GP are truly sleeping on it. Warm is the perfect word <3 Everything you said about Fake Smile is correct as well *.* Thanks!

15. Everytime
Track 8 on 'Sweetener'

Relatable bop passing through! 'Everytime' at Track 8 is the first album track on 'Sweetener' not to be produced by Pharrell and although I enjoy all but one of his productions on the album, this trap-pop sound comes as a welcome relief and I think I speak for l i t e r a l l y everyone when I say that :') Although I rarely listen to the album in order so I wasn't that bothered. But anyway, obviously a huge part of the reason this is so high is this fresh production. It's hard NOT to impress me with Urban/trap pop and this does the trick, it's such a sway-along track :lol: But more than that, the lyrics resonate. I remember at the time I got into this I had such an embarrassing straight crush and I can't keep secrets so I told one person then everyone knew so all my friends were like omg you are an idiot, and this was also the time I started going out to parties so as you can imagine it's a good match *___* There's not much else to say for this one other than it's a fantastic, more than solid song, I know solid is a weird descriptor for a song I adore but in the context of this rate with the quality level...fab song.

Favourite Lyrics: They keep telling me to let go
But I don't really let go when I say so
I get drunk, pretend that I'm over it
Self-destruct, show up like an idiot


14. Get On Your Knees
Track 4 on 'The Pinkprint'

Okay something perhaps unexpected here :o Whatever you think of Nicki, you can't deny her and Ariana's friendship makes magic in the studio (or at least you can't if you know a bop when you hear one x) and 'Get On Your Knees' is no different. The opening intro lets you know what this song will be like as soon as Nicki drops her 'mm' aka a raunchy bop *.* Ariana's parts especially slay, the bridge is that part for dancing in your room :cheeseblock: Nicki is on fire as well, although in Ari collab terms I think she's even better in 'Bed' which would absolutely be getting a feature here if it wasn't a single, I mean it was so it's a moot point sadly :kink: When Nicki gets it, she feckin gets it. She has the perfect amount of sass and seductiveness to make this a fabulous collab. Well done Nicki/Ari :wub: Another of their songs may be coming up idk what even is the light is coming

Favourite Lyrics: I don't need a pretty poet
Ooh, gettin' all emotional [Ariana]
Make-make-make me way smarter
Like you was a magician [Nicki]
And before I let you walk
You gotta show me how you crawl [both]

'everytime' is beautiful :wub: probably my favourite album track from 'Sweetener'. The one issue I had with it for a while is that I'd always forget how it went as the title didn't jog my memory too well. If it was called 'Back To You' (Mollie impakt) then that wouldn't have been a problem :lol: but yes, the song is so ingrained now (however many listens later) that it's no longer an issue. A highlight of tour was the huge "why does god keep bringing me... BACK TO YOUUUUU" note, chills *.*

 

Omg I didn't even think about the possibility of 'Get On Your Knees' being here! I made myself familiar with 'The Pink Print' about 5 years ago, because my friend had a spare ticket to the accompanying Nicki tour and asked me to go (had a great time until I fainted oops xx) and 'Get On Your Knees' was an instant highlight! Ari really kills the chorus and I love the drama of the production at the same time as her vocals too. This soooo should've been a single with a killer video!

'everytime' is beautiful :wub: probably my favourite album track from 'Sweetener'. The one issue I had with it for a while is that I'd always forget how it went as the title didn't jog my memory too well. If it was called 'Back To You' (Mollie impakt) then that wouldn't have been a problem :lol: but yes, the song is so ingrained now (however many listens later) that it's no longer an issue. A highlight of tour was the huge "why does god keep bringing me... BACK TO YOUUUUU" note, chills *.*

 

Omg I didn't even think about the possibility of 'Get On Your Knees' being here! I made myself familiar with 'The Pink Print' about 5 years ago, because my friend had a spare ticket to the accompanying Nicki tour and asked me to go (had a great time until I fainted oops xx) and 'Get On Your Knees' was an instant highlight! Ari really kills the chorus and I love the drama of the production at the same time as her vocals too. This soooo should've been a single with a killer video!

Thanks again Jade :wub: Omg I need to edit her wiki to add Mollie King as one of her influences, we stan a trendsetter. Don't mention the tour, it just gives me flashbacks to the Glasgow date selling out in one minute :cry: (I hope you had a fab time x)

 

I, the king of surprises :cheeseblock: I love 'The Pinkprint' so much! Nicki was such a queen back then...shame her era of the same name couldn't live up </3

One more update then we're at the top 10 ooo. Any more comments would be much appreciated amigos :michelle:

 

13. Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart

Track 10 on 'My Everything'

 

The first of two 'My Everything' tracks to drop out close to the top 10, 'Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart' sees Ari in her ballad element. As much as I adore all of her albums I wish did more of this style now :( Ik I've repeated myself so much lol (me + words = messy) but the only word I can use for JALBOYH is beautiful. From the ooh's at the start you know you're in for a treat, and after simply very good verses the chorus elevates it to wonderful. The song is relatable for anyone with an unrequited love or crush I think, aka the story of my life so far :') That's why it has such a special place in so many fans' hearts. I acc really debated what order these two would be in, but for reasons later in the post the other song *just* had that edge.

 

Favourite lyrics: And I'll still be a fool

I'm a fool for you

I don't ever tell you how I really feel

'Cause I can't find the words to say what I mean

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh (not really a lyric but so gorgeous :wub:)

 

12. Best Mistake

Track 6 on 'My Everything

 

Favourite Lyrics: Break up, make up

Total waste of time

Can we please make up our minds and stop acting like we’re blind? [Ariana]

How can we keep the feelings fresh?

How do we zip lock it? [big Sean]

 

On my first ever listen to 'My Everything' fairly recently, 'Best Mistake' was NOT a stand out, but shit that piano-hip hop backing could never not worm it's way into my head :wub: In man ways this could be a Dangerous Woman track, with the darker vibe being something different on the My Everything album. It suits her vocals perfectly and ensures the song is one of those that actually improves with a rap feature. Big Sean is surprisingly brilliant, his rap is cleverly written (references to TikTok before it even existed *____*) and I'd go as far as to say it's the actual highlight :o His moody, dry flow is simply perfect for the backing, which as I said is glorious <3 What even happened to him? I guess we won't be getting any more Ariana collabs from him any time soon but I highkey wouldn't complain if they worked together again. But yeah I just couldn't put this any lower, the atmosphere of the song is a phat mood and dark Ariana is always a fave, so it's not a shock that this has quickly become an all-time album track highlight.

Oops I fell behind on this a bit :kink:

 

Everytime & Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart are huge highlights for me. Both would be very high up if I were to rank my favourite album tracks too. Everytime is a song I can't help but sing along to everytime I hear it and JALBOYH is such a beautiful ballad. :heart:

'Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart' is beautiful :wub: us having so many viable options for the AF Idol ballad round made me truly realise what a brilliant balladeer she is. 'My Everything' in general is great for the slower songs actually. Cool to see 'Best Mistake' up high as well as that one seems very underrated! I love the hip-hop flavoured piano backing too and the passionate bridge. Looking forward to seeing what has made your top 10! (well, 11 :kink:)

Oops I fell behind on this a bit :kink:

 

Everytime & Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart are huge highlights for me. Both would be very high up if I were to rank my favourite album tracks too. Everytime is a song I can't help but sing along to everytime I hear it and JALBOYH is such a beautiful ballad. :heart:

No worries :kink: Thanks for commenting!

 

Everytime is that sing-along sway bop. <3

 

'Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart' is beautiful :wub: us having so many viable options for the AF Idol ballad round made me truly realise what a brilliant balladeer she is. 'My Everything' in general is great for the slower songs actually. Cool to see 'Best Mistake' up high as well as that one seems very underrated! I love the hip-hop flavoured piano backing too and the passionate bridge. Looking forward to seeing what has made your top 10! (well, 11 :kink:)

I adore the ballads on 'My Everything', bring them back Ari! Yes doing two songs a post is a bit awkward for going into the top 10 :') Thanks <3

11. Why Try

'Why Try' was the first new track on 'My Everything' when I first listened to it not too long ago (minus 'Intro' which is of course in the top 10 easily xx) and it stood out to me, but merely as 'very good'. But as the album made more of an impression on me and I grew to love it on a similar level to her last three, this track revealed itself as not just an LP highlight but a career one (album tracks-wise obvs) as well. It should be just a nice simple song, but it displays a real maturity in the lyrics (I'd say generally her lyrics have got better and better over time but this is right up there with her recent standards) and most importantly, it's catchy as f***. The long notes, whyyyyyyyyyy tryyyyyyyyy etc and the na na na nas (the substance in this commentary :cheeseblock:) are breathtaking, a moment. Maybe this is a surprising choice but it's a testament to how GOOD this is that it's almost top 10 already. <3

Favourite Lyrics: I'm loving the pain
I never wanna live without it
So why do we try?
You and I redefine being lovesick
Lovesick, lovesick

Yayyyyy 'Why Try' is such a 'My Everything' highlight :heart:

 

I agree with the comment about her lyrics getting better over time also! That's a huge draw about the 'thank u, next' album for me <3

Yayyyyy 'Why Try' is such a 'My Everything' highlight :heart:

 

I agree with the comment about her lyrics getting better over time also! That's a huge draw about the 'thank u, next' album for me <3

Ty Jade <3 Yass Tu,n has so many lyrical MOMENTS. Needy in particular omg ari why you writing songs bout me