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I haven't listened to Lovesick Girls this year but the fact I can still remember how it goes a year after its one week on the chart means it must be quite good! My opinion on '34+35' hasn't changed though :kink:

 

It deserved so much more than 1 week.

 

Thanks Pete :)

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I listened to 17 albums/EPs in 2021. Here are the ones that have missed the top 10.

 

11. Bebe Rexha - Better Mistakes

12. Doja Cat - Planet Her

13. Itzy - Crazy In Love

14. Ghetts - Conflict Of Interest

15. Jorja Smith - Be Right Back

16. Griff - One Foot In Front Of The Other

17. Selena Gomez - Revelación

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6. Summer Walker - Still Over It

 

Highlights - Ex For A Reason, Unloyal

 

 

7. Kacey Musgraves - Star-Crossed

 

Highlights - Breadwinner, Simple Times

 

 

8. Dave - We're All Alone In This Together

 

Highlights - In The Fire, Lazarus

 

 

9. Kanye West - Donda

 

Highlights - Jesus Lord, Jail

 

 

10. AJ Tracey - Flu Game

 

Highlights - Bringing It Back, Dinner Guest

 

 

 

 

Flu Game was highly anticipated from me and while I wouldn't put in at the same level as his self-titled debut, there are certainly some great tracks to be found on it. Donda would be a 5/5 if it was about 40 minutes shorter. The best songs are absolutely epic but there's too much filler and weaker moments. We're All Alone In This Together is certainly one of the most critically-acclaimed albums of the year and is fully deserving of any and all accolades it receives, but while some of the tracks have some heavy and impactful lyrics, he doesn't do enough with the flows to keep me going back to listening to them over and over again. Star-Crossed didn't hit me that much on first listen but after I went back to it, I started to fall in love. The vocals are so heavenly and ethereal. This has really become a bit of a comfort album for me this year. Still Over It is just pure R&B perfection. Summer is another artist with a beautiful voice and it really shines throughout the slower moments on the album, even if it's the bouncier Ex For A Reason that is the overall strongest moment.

I've not listened to the albums in question but I did listen to 'Simple Times' when the Kacey album came out and was surprised by how much I liked it! The low-key instrumentation of it works well on the song. I suppose I should probably check more of her music out!
star-crossed is my favourite album in your top 10 so far! Kacey's remarkably consistent across all her albums.
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Really like Kacey Musgraves's album from your list so far.

Can't wait for your singles Year-End list.

 

I've not listened to the albums in question but I did listen to 'Simple Times' when the Kacey album came out and was surprised by how much I liked it! The low-key instrumentation of it works well on the song. I suppose I should probably check more of her music out!

 

star-crossed is my favourite album in your top 10 so far! Kacey's remarkably consistent across all her albums.

 

Glad to see all the love for Kacey :D

 

Thank you all for commenting :)

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Album Chart

 

 

 

1. J. Cole - The Off-Season :cheer:

 

Highlights - t h e . c l i m b . b a c k, p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l

 

 

2. Maisie Peters - You Signed Up For This

 

Highlights - Psycho, Villain

 

 

3. Olivia Rodrigo - Sour

 

Highlights - Good 4 U, Deja Vu

 

 

4. Tyler, The Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost

 

Highlights - Wusyaname, Lumberjack

 

 

5. Madison Beer - Life Support

 

Highlights - Baby, Boyshit

 

 

 

 

Life Support was released on my birthday last year but took another couple of months before it really hit me. Her excellent performance of

is what convinced me to buy a ticket for her upcoming European Tour. Call Me If You Get Lost is not as good as Igor but that's such a high bar that this is still a wonderful, experimental album. The addition of DJ Drama on the earlier tracks really gives it a fun personality. Sour is the album that defined 2021 in many ways and is such a strong debut album from Olivia. My only (small) critique would be that there's many one too many slow ballads. You Signed Up For This came out of nowhere to become one of my favourites of the year and confirm Maisie as an artist I adore. It's not as poppy as the big single Psycho suggests but she was a way with hooks and nice lyricism that makes it stand out amongst it's genre. The Off-Season does what KOD also did and becomes my EOY #1 album. I love Kendrick, but Cole is my GOAT out of the current generation and this is why. Great production, top-notch lyricism and a range of perfect and intricate flows.
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Happy to see Maisie's album on here, it's my favourite album of the year!

 

It's such a good album! :wub:

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Top 5 Artists

 

 

1. Olivia Rodrigo

 

01 All I Want

01 Deja Vu

01 Drivers License

01 Good 4 U

05 Brutal

05 Jealousy, Jealousy

15 Traitor

18 Happier

 

 

2. Maisie Peters

 

01 Psycho

04 Boy

04 Brooklyn

05 You Signed Up For This

06 Song You'll Never Hear (Sarcastic Sounds feat. Maisie Peters)

10 Villain

12 I'm Trying (Not Friends)

17 John Hughes Movie

19 Elvis Song

 

 

3. J. Cole

 

03 p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l (J. Cole & Lil Baby)

03 a p p l y i n g . p r e s s u r e

03 i n t e r l u d e

05 l e t . g o . m y . h a n d (J. Cole & Bas)

05 The Jackie (Bas, J. Cole & Lil Tjay)

08 m y . l i f e (J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray)

11 1 0 0 . m i l ' (J. Cole & Bas)

17 h u n g e r . o n . h i l l s i d e

 

 

4. Tyler, The Creator

 

02 Wusyaname (ft YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign)

03 Lumberjack

05 Neon Peach (Snoh Aalegra ft Tyler, The Creator)

05 Wilshire

11 Hot Wind Blows (ft Lil Wayne)

18 Sweet / I Thought You Wanted To Dance (ft Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues)

 

 

5. Taylor Swift

 

01 Willow

02 Love Story

07 No Body, No Crime (feat. Haim) (reached #04 in 2020)

13 Champagne Problems

14 White Horse

15 Hey Stephen

16 Gold Rush

16 I Knew You Were Trouble

18 All Too Well

 

 

 

Olivia Rodrigo owned 2021 in my chart just as she did across the world. Maisie Peters also had a massive breakthrough year in my chart and gets another #2 after her album ended there yesterday too. J. Cole released my favourite album and followed it with a strong feature on Bas's 'The Jackie'. Tyler, The Creator followed a similar route with a great album and a solid feature. Taylor Swift is the only artist who didn't appear in my album countdown as her two releases were both re-releases but they were both good listens which gets her the final position here.

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203 songs made my top 20 this year, 34 less than in 2020.

 

Let's quickly run through the songs that have missed my top one-hundred (and twenty)!

 

 

There are 23 pre-2021 songs that didn't do enough to make my top 120

 

AJ Tracey - Hikikomori

AJ Tracey - Yumeko

Ariana Grande - 34+35

Ariana Grande - Just Like Magic

Ariana Grande - Positions

Ariana Grande & The Weeknd - Off The Table

Ariana Grande ft Ty Dolla $ign - Safety Net

Blackpink - Forever Young

Blackpink - Lovesick Girls

Blackpink - Playing With Fire

Central Cee - Loading

Eminem - Discombobulated

Eminem - Tone Deaf

Eminem ft White Gold - Zeus

Giggs ft Jorja Smith - Im Workin

Little Mix - Gloves Up

Little Mix - Happiness

Little Mix - If You Want My Love

Little Mix - Sweet Melody

Little Mix ft Saweetie - Confetti

Madison Beer - Baby

Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

Taylor Swift ft Haim - No Body, No Crime

 

 

There is 1 song that I think has a better chance in 2022

 

D-Block Europe ft Central Cee - Overseas

 

 

And here are the 59 '2021 songs' that didn't do enough to make the top 120

 

AJ Tracey - Anxious

AJ Tracey - Cherry Blossom

AJ Tracey - Eurostep

AJ Tracey ft Nav - Kukoč

AJ Tracey - Top Dog

Ari Lennox - Pressure

Ariana Grande - Main Thing

Ariana Grande - Someone Like U (Interlude)

Ashnikko ft Princess Nokia - Slumber Party

Bebe Rexha ft Ty Dolla $ign & Trevor Daniel - My Dear Love

Bebe Rexha - Sabotage

Carter Ace - Come Back Me

Central Cee - Little Bit Of This

Chloe x Halle - 80/20

Chloe x Halle - Hazy

Chloe x Halle - Ungodly Hour

Dave ft Snoh Aalegra - Law Of Attraction

DJ Snake & Selena Gomez - Selfish Love

Doja Cat ft Sza - Kiss Me More

Dua Lipa - We’re Good

Earthgang & Wale - Options

Efendi - Mata Hari

Elena Tsagrinou - El Diablo

Ghetts - Dead To Me

Iggy Azalea - I Am The Stripclub

Itzy - B[oo]m-Boxx

Itzy - Gas Me Up

Itzy - Kidding Me

Itzy - Love Is

Itzy - Shoot

Itzy - Sooo Lucky

Itzy - Sorry Not Sorry

Itzy - Swipe

Itzy - Tennis (0:0)

Itzy - Wild Wild West

J. Cole & Bas - . 1 0 0 . M i l ‘

J. Cole & Bas - H u n g e r . O n . H i l l s i d e

Jorja Smith ft Shaybo - Bussdown

Justin Bieber ft Daniel Caesar & Giveon - Peaches

Kanye West ft Conway The Machine, Westside Gunn & KayCyy - Keep My Spirit Alive

Madison Beer - Reckless

Maisie Peters - Elvis Song

Maisie Peters - John Hughes Movie

Mimi Webb - Dumb Love

Natti Natasha & Becky G - Ram Pam Pam

Olivia Rodrigo - Happier

Olivia Rodrigo - Traitor

Rebeca Black - Girlfriend

Red Velvet - Queendom

Sabrina Carpenter - Skinny Dipping

Selena Gomez & Rauw Alejandro - Baila Conmigo

Skepta - Eyes On Me

Summer Walker - 4th Baby Mama

Taylor Swift - All I Know

Taylor Swift - Champagne Problems

Taylor Swift - Gold Rush

Taylor Swift - Hey Stephen

Taylor Swift - White Horse

Tyler, The Creator ft Lil Wayne - Hot Wind Blows

 

The main top 100 action will begin on Saturday but until then I will count down the (unofficial) 101-120.

Not heard many of the songs in the 'missed out' section - Dumb Love is the one I'm most familiar with and that's decent enough, I've also heard snippets of 'Keep My Spirit Alive' from the Billboard Christian Chart (Kanye's album has taken over that list for prety much the last half of the year :lol:) although it's not my favourite of what I've heard.
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Love #1, #2 and #5 from your top 5 artists of the year!

 

Not heard many of the songs in the 'missed out' section - Dumb Love is the one I'm most familiar with and that's decent enough, I've also heard snippets of 'Keep My Spirit Alive' from the Billboard Christian Chart (Kanye's album has taken over that list for prety much the last half of the year :lol:) although it's not my favourite of what I've heard.

 

I can imagine Kanye will keep dominating that chart every time he releases an album if he keeps with the religious focus going forward :lol:

 

Thanks both :)

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120. Ghetts feat. Giggs - Crud

 

Chart Run: 12-18 (2 weeks)

Official Peak: #88

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =148

 

Lyric: You could be right and alive or you could be dead wrong

 

 

Ghetts's Chart History:

2017 04 Bad Boys (Stormzy ft Ghetts & J Hus)

2019 13 Listen

2021 10 Skengman (ft Stormzy)

2021 14 Dead To Me

2021 12 Crud (ft Giggs)

2021 04 In The Fire (Dave ft Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs)

 

Giggs's Chart History:

2013 17 Game Over (Tinchy Stryder ft Giggs, Professor Green, Tinie Tempah, Devlin, Example & Chipmunk)

2015 01 Man Don't Care (JME ft Giggs)

2016 01 Lock Doh (ft Donae'o)

2017 05 KMT (Drake ft Giggs)

2017 01 Linguo (ft Donae'o)

2020 06 Im Workin (ft Jorja Smith)

2021 12 Crud (Ghetts ft Giggs)

2021 04 In The Fire (Dave ft Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs)

 

Kicking off my countdown is the team-up between two legends in the UK Hip-Hop scene, Ghetts & Giggs. The song is most notable for it's video where it apes the style of GRM Daily's 'Daily Duppy' series with the iconic yellow background. Ghetts is doing all the heavy lifting here, Giggs verse is ok but a little dull lyrically and feel like it goes on for ages.

 

 

119. Nathan Dawe & Little Mix - No Time For Tears

 

Chart Run: 6-9-10-17-14-5-6-8-13-16-20 (6 weeks in 2021)

Official Peak: #19

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =82

 

Lyric: This ain't a pity party

 

 

Nathan Dawe's Chart History:

2020 05 No Time For Tears (Nathan Dawe & Little Mix)

 

Little Mix's Chart History:

2013 14 Change Your Life

2013 18 Wings

2013 01 Move

2014 19 Word Up

2014 02 Salute

2015 01 Black Magic

2016 06 Secret Love Song (ft Jason Derulo)

2016 09 Hair (ft Sean Paul)

2016 01 Shout Out To My Ex

2016 02 Touch

2016 01 Power (ft Stormzy)

2016 05 Oops (ft Charlie Puth)

2017 02 No More Sad Songs (ft Machine Gun Kelly)

2017 02 Reggaeton Lento (CNCO & Little Mix)

2017 01 Is Your Love Enough

2017 02 If I Get My Way

2017 03 Dear Lover

2017 01 Nothing Else Matters

2018 12 Only You (Cheat Codes & Little Mix)

2018 02 Woman Like Me (ft Nicki Minaj)

2018 07 Joan Of Arc

2018 05 Strip (ft Sharaya J)

2018 07 The Cure

2018 03 Love A Girl Right

2018 09 More Than Words (ft Kamille)

2018 11 Told You So

2018 06 Notice

2018 13 American Boy

2018 01 Wasabi

2018 02 Think About Us (ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2019 01 Bounce Back

2019 01 One I've Been Missing

2020 01 Break Up Song

2020 03 Holiday

2020 04 Not A Pop Song

2020 03 Happiness

2020 01 Sweet Melody

2020 05 If You Want My Love

2020 05 Gloves Up

2020 04 Confetti (ft Saweetie)

2020 11 Rendezvous

2020 17 Nothing But My Feelings

2020 14 A Mess (Happy 4 U)

2020 05 No Time For Tears (Nathan Dawe & Little Mix)

2021 05 Heartbreak Anthem (Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix)

2021 04 Kiss My (Uh Oh) (Anne-Marie & Little Mix)

2021 02 Love (Sweet Love)

2021 05 Between Us

2021 01 No

2021 09 Cut You Off

2021 10 Trash

 

This was far from Little Mix's best singles but still managed to just about reach the official top 20 in what was an tricky time for the group when Jesy had announced her departure. This is very generic, like their other big dance collaboration from this year, but Little Mix always provide the vocals to elevate it above others of the genre.

 

 

118. Griff - One Night

 

Chart Run: 18-17 (2 weeks)

Official Peak: #45

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =166

 

Lyric: Is it 'cause I've been feeling guilty all along?

 

 

Griff's Chart History:

2021 02 Black Hole

2021 17 One Night

 

Only 2 weeks in my chart with a #17 peak is very harsh for this one. I've listened to it more than the short run would suggest; it was just unfortunate that it was released during a competitive time in my charts. Griff will be appearing in the full chart with Black Hole and I'm also excited that I will be seeing her live next year as Dua Lipa's opening act on her Future Nostalgia tour.

 

 

117. Normani feat. Cardi B - Wild Side

 

Chart Run: 8-12-14-19 (4 weeks)

Official Peak: #49

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =117

 

Lyric: I can probably suck a watermelon through a straw

 

 

Normani's Chart History:

2018 06 Checklist (Normani & Calvin Harris ft Wizkid)

2018 07 Slow Down (Normani & Calvin Harris)

2019 01 Motivation

2019 11 Bad To You (Ariana Grande, Normani & Nicki Minaj)

2020 01 Diamonds (Megan Thee Stallion & Normani)

2021 08 Wild Side (ft Cardi B)

 

Cardi B's Chart History:

2017 05 Bodak Yellow

2017 02 MotorSport (Migos, Nicki Minaj & Cardi B)

2018 01 Finesse (Bruno Mars ft Cardi B)

2018 11 Bartier Cardi (ft 21 Savage)

2018 09 Be Careful

2018 08 Girls (Rita Ora ft Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX)

2018 02 Taki Taki (DJ Snake ft Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B)

2019 05 Thotiana (Blueface ft Cardi B)

2020 04 WAP (ft Megan Thee Stallion)

2020 13 Bet You Wanna (Blackpink ft Cardi B)

2021 08 Wild Side (Normani ft Cardi B)

 

Normani started off her solo career brilliantly with 'Motivation' but took ages to release a follow-up and seemed to lose all momentum until she released this which was almost universally well-received but left me feeling a tad underwhelmed. Another solid video but this is missing the personality and spark that was evident in Motivation.

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116. Maisie Peters - I’m Trying (Not Friends)

 

Chart Run: 12-15-16-19 (4 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =132

 

Lyric: It's a low when even in my dreams you still don't want me there

 

 

Maisie Peters’s Chart History:

2021 01 Psycho

2021 04 Brooklyn

2021 05 You Signed Up For This

2021 17 John Hughes Movie

2021 04 Boy

2021 12 I'm Trying (Not Friends)

2021 10 Villain

2021 19 Elvis Song

2021 06 Song You'll Never Hear (Sarcastic Sounds ft Maisie Peters)

 

Maisie has had a massive break-through year in my charts in 2021 and I’m Trying (Not Friends) constitutes her first appearance in the singles countdown where she will have a further 6 entries in the top 100. This one was originally written to be part of the soundtrack for Season 2 of Apple TV show ‘Trying’ but Maisie felt it didn’t fit the vibe of the show and kept it for her album instead. She seems to currently be trying to make the bridge of this song to go viral on TikTok and she keeps posting about anyone who makes a video to them lip-syncing it :lol:

 

 

115. Becky G & Burna Boy - Rotate

 

Chart Run: 10-13-13-16-16 (5 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: 113

 

Lyric: UEFA Champions League baller

 

 

Becky G’s Chart History:

2016 03 Sola

2018 10 Mad Love (Sean Paul & David Guetta ft Becky G)

2018 01 Sin Pijama (Becky G & Natti Natasha)

2019 13 LBD

2019 04 Banana (Anitta & Becky G)

2019 01 Mala Santa

2019 04 Peleas

2019 09 24/7

2020 12 They Ain't Ready

2021 10 Rotate (Becky G & Burna Boy)

2021 08 Ram Pam Pam (Natti Natasha & Becky G)

 

Burna Boy's Chart History:

2019 18 Location (Dave ft Burna Boy)

2019 01 Be Honest (Jorja Smith ft Burna Boy)

2019 15 Own It (Stormzy ft Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy)

2020 04 Play Play (J Hus ft Burna Boy)

2021 10 Rotate (Becky G & Burna Boy)

 

When I was deciding on the songs to land in my 101-120, I have to admit, I had already kinda forgotten about this one. I think it ended up on some Pepsi advert or something. I always enjoy Becky’s music even if it appears like no-one else in the UK does :lol: Burna’s verse is the stand-out with it’s frequent football references.

 

 

114. Summer Walker - Closure

 

Chart Run: 7-14-17-17 (4 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =122

 

Lyric: Why you gotta hang your love over my head like that?

 

 

Summer Walker’s Chart History:

2019 05 Playing Games (Summer Walker & Bryson Tiller)

2019 20 Something Real (Summer Walker, London On Da Track & Chris Brown)

2020 04 Secret (21 Savage ft Summer Walker)

2021 01 Ex For A Reason (ft JT)

2021 02 Unloyal (ft Ari Lennox)

2021 07 Closure

2021 17 4th Baby Mama

 

Still Over It surprised me with just how good an album it was. The slightly duller moments are few and far between and tracks like this have really helped her bid to be the current queen of R&B. I wouldn’t have really begrudged this a top 100 position but in the end this feels fair.

 

 

113. Ariana Grande - Pov

 

Chart Run: 14-(x33)-3-4-15-15 (4 weeks in 2021)

Official Peak: #19 (in 2020)

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =100

 

Lyric: Still getting good at not leaving

 

 

Ariana Grande’s Chart History:

2014 06 The Way (ft Mac Miller)

2014 01 Problem (ft Iggy Azalea)

2014 03 Break Free (ft Zedd)

2014 08 Break Your Heart Right Back (ft Childish Gambino)

2014 03 Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart

2014 03 Best Mistake (ft Big Sean)

2014 14 Why Try

2014 01 Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)

2014 04 Love Me Harder (ft The Weeknd)

2014 15 Be My Baby (ft Cashmere Cat)

2014 17 You Don't Know Me

2014 18 Only 1

2014 01 One Last Time

2014 15 Hands On Me (ft A$AP Ferg)

2014 18 My Everything

2014 04 Santa Tell Me

2015 11 Adore (Cashmere Cat ft Ariana Grande)

2015 01 Focus

2016 01 Dangerous Woman

2016 01 Be Alright

2016 01 Let Me Love You (ft Lil Wayne)

2016 01 Into You

2016 02 Bad Decisions

2016 03 Greedy

2016 02 Side To Side (ft Nicki Minaj)

2016 06 Sometimes

2016 09 Everyday (ft Future)

2016 10 Leave Me Lonely (ft Macy Gray)

2016 11 I Don't Care

2016 12 Touch It

2016 13 Thinking Bout You

2016 14 Moonlight

2016 12 Knew Better / Forever Boy

2017 15 Heatstroke (Calvin Harris ft Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande)

2017 07 Quit (Cashmere Cat ft Ariana Grande)

2018 01 No Tears Left To Cry

2018 05 Bed (Nicki Minaj ft Ariana Grande)

2018 01 The Light Is Coming (ft Nicki Minaj)

2018 01 God Is A Woman

2018 01 Breathin

2018 02 Successful

2018 02 Everytime

2018 05 Sweetener

2018 06 Blazed (ft Pharrell Williams)

2018 08 Goodnight n Go

2018 08 Better Off

2018 12 Borderline (ft Missy Elliott)

2018 10 Get Well Soon

2018 14 Pete Davidson

2018 15 Raindrops (An Angel Cried)

2018 01 Thank U, Next

2018 01 Imagine

2019 01 7 Rings

2019 01 Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored

2019 02 Ghostin

2019 03 Bad Idea

2019 03 NASA

2019 06 Make Up

2019 07 Needy

2019 08 Fake Smile

2019 09 In My Head

2019 10 Bloodline

2019 01 Monopoly (Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét)

2019 01 Boyfriend (Ariana Grande & Social House)

2019 01 Don't Call Me Angel (Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey)

2019 03 How I Look On You

2019 04 Got Her Own (Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét)

2019 11 Bad To You (Ariana Grande, Normani & Nicki Minaj)

2019 19 Nobody (Ariana Grande & Chaka Khan)

2020 16 Time (Childish Gambino ft Ariana Grande)

2020 01 Stuck With U (Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber)

2020 01 Rain On Me (Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande)

2020 01 Positions

2020 01 34+35

2020 03 Love Language

2020 06 Safety Net (ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2020 08 Off The Table (Ariana Grande & The Weeknd)

2020 09 Nasty

2020 10 West Side

2020 11 Motive (Ariana Grande & Doja Cat)

2020 13 Obvious

2020 03 POV

2020 15 Six Thirty

2020 16 Just Like Magic

2020 17 My Hair

2020 18 Shut Up

2021 02 Worst Behavior

2021 03 Test Drive

2021 07 Someone Like U (Interlude)

2021 09 Main Thing

2021 02 Just Look Up (Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi)

 

Ariana had her quietest year since she debuted in my chart with ‘The Way’ but this was chosen as the final single from ‘positions’ and re-entered here with a top #3 peak after the Vevo Live Performance video was released. This is probably the single of hers I’ve loved the least since at least ‘Everyday’ but its still a beautifully sung ballad.

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112. Dave & Kamal - Mercury

 

Chart Run: 8-13-11-18 (4 weeks)

Official Peak: #33

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: 115

 

Lyric: Same brush they use to stroke your ego when you're part of this will be the one they use to sweep your name under the carpet with

 

 

Dave’s Chart History:

2016 05 Wanna Know (Remix) (ft Drake)

2017 01 No Words (ft MoStack)

2018 03 Hangman

2018 03 Funky Friday (ft Fredo)

2019 05 18Hunna (Headie One ft Dave)

2019 01 Disaster (ft J Hus)

2019 02 Lesley (ft Ruelle)

2019 17 Streatham

2019 18 Location (ft Burna Boy)

2019 04 Thiago Silva (Dave & AJ Tracey)

2019 02 Professor X

2019 02 Paper Cuts

2021 01 Money Talks (Fredo ft Dave)

2021 05 Titanium

2021 08 Mercury (Dave & Kamal)

2021 04 Clash (ft Stormzy)

2021 04 In The Fire (ft Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs)

2021 06 Lazarus (Dave ft Boj)

2021 13 Law Of Attraction (ft Snoh Aalegra)

 

Kamal’s Chart History:

2021 08 Mercury (Dave & Kamal)

 

Before releasing the album, Dave made an comeback earlier in the year with element-themed double release Mercury/Titanium. The first to appear here is Mercury which features some unique and calming vocals from Kamal. There was no need for Dave to write bars as good as the ones found in here for a throwaway track that didn’t even make the album.

 

 

111. Little Mix - Between Us

 

Chart Run: 18-15-12-10-5-9-16-20- (8+ weeks)

Official Peak: #47

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: 76

 

Lyric: If they hurt you, they hurtin' me

 

 

Little Mix’s Chart History:

2013 14 Change Your Life

2013 18 Wings

2013 01 Move

2014 19 Word Up

2014 02 Salute

2015 01 Black Magic

2016 06 Secret Love Song (ft Jason Derulo)

2016 09 Hair (ft Sean Paul)

2016 01 Shout Out To My Ex

2016 02 Touch

2016 01 Power (ft Stormzy)

2016 05 Oops (ft Charlie Puth)

2017 02 No More Sad Songs (ft Machine Gun Kelly)

2017 02 Reggaeton Lento (CNCO & Little Mix)

2017 01 Is Your Love Enough

2017 02 If I Get My Way

2017 03 Dear Lover

2017 01 Nothing Else Matters

2018 12 Only You (Cheat Codes & Little Mix)

2018 02 Woman Like Me (ft Nicki Minaj)

2018 07 Joan Of Arc

2018 05 Strip (ft Sharaya J)

2018 07 The Cure

2018 03 Love A Girl Right

2018 09 More Than Words (ft Kamille)

2018 11 Told You So

2018 06 Notice

2018 13 American Boy

2018 01 Wasabi

2018 02 Think About Us (ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2019 01 Bounce Back

2019 01 One I've Been Missing

2020 01 Break Up Song

2020 03 Holiday

2020 04 Not A Pop Song

2020 03 Happiness

2020 01 Sweet Melody

2020 05 If You Want My Love

2020 05 Gloves Up

2020 04 Confetti (ft Saweetie)

2020 11 Rendezvous

2020 17 Nothing But My Feelings

2020 14 A Mess (Happy 4 U)

2020 05 No Time For Tears (Nathan Dawe & Little Mix)

2021 05 Heartbreak Anthem (Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix)

2021 04 Kiss My (Uh Oh) (Anne-Marie & Little Mix)

2021 02 Love (Sweet Love)

2021 05 Between Us

2021 01 No

2021 09 Cut You Off

2021 10 Trash

 

Little Mix’s last single before their hiatus :cry: The song is still in this week’s chart but I think this will be it’s final week. It’s a nice way to sign out but I think it’s success in my chart is largely due to announcement. This is in fact my least favourite of the new tracks from ‘Between Us’.

 

 

110. Tyler, The Creator feat. Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues - Sweet / I Thought You Wanted To Dance

 

Chart Run: 18-16 (2 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =161

 

Lyric: They should call you sugar, you're so sweet

 

 

Tyler, The Creator’s Chart History:

2017 15 Who Dat Boy (ft A$AP Rocky)

2019 03 Earfquake (ft Playboi Carti)

2019 02 I Think

2019 15 I Don't Love You Anymore

2019 19 Are We Still Friends

2019 19 A Boy Is A Gun*

2021 03 Lumberjack

2021 02 Wusyaname (ft YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign)

2021 05 Wilshire

2021 11 Hot Wind Blows (ft Lil Wayne)

2021 16 Sweet / I Thought You Wanted To Dance (ft Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues)

2021 05 Neon Peach (Snoh Aalegra ft Tyler, The Creator)

 

Brent Faiyaz’s Chart History:

2021 16 Sweet / I Thought You Wanted To Dance (Tyler, The Creator ft Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues)

 

Fana Hues’s Chart History:

2021 16 Sweet / I Thought You Wanted To Dance (Tyler, The Creator ft Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues)

 

This was actually my least favourite track from the album on my first listen. It felt like it was too long and meandering but by the 2nd listen I was hooked. If I had to pick a side, I would say I prefer Sweet, but the final verse on ITYWTD is killer. ‘Gone, Gone/ Thank You’ was a great moment on IGOR but this blows it out of the water.

 

 

109. Dua Lipa - Physical

 

Chart Run: 18-13-13 (3 weeks)

Official Peak: #03 (in 2020)

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =136

 

Lyric: Common love isn't for us

 

 

Dua Lipa’s Chart History:

2016 11 Hotter Than Hell

2016 02 Blow Your Mind (Mwah)

2017 08 Be The One

2017 04 No Lie (Sean Paul ft Dua Lipa)

2017 01 New Rules

2018 03 IDGAF

2018 05 One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa)

2018 12 Electricity (Silk City & Dua Lipa)

2018 04 Kiss And Make Up (Dua Lipa & Blackpink)

2019 12 Swan Song

2019 08 Don't Start Now

2020 05 Levitating (ft DaBaby)

2020 14 Pretty Please

2020 07 Break My Heart

2020 19 Good In Bed

2020 18 Hallucinate

2021 17 We're Good

2021 03 Love Again

2021 13 Physical

 

A year after everyone else included it in their EOY charts, Physical finally makes an appearance for Dua here. I wasn’t a fan of this one when it was released but the album has made me really appreciate it and I no longer have any idea why I didn’t love it in the first place. Expect this one to re-enter my charts right around tour time.

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108. Popp Hunna - Adderall (Corvette Corvette)

 

Chart Run: 12-14-10-13-16 (5 weeks)

Official Peak: #92

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =109

 

Lyric: I turned a two to a four and I turned a five to a stack

 

 

Pop Hunna’s Chart History:

2021 10 Adderall (Corvette Corvette)

 

Here’s one I haven’t thought about since February. :lol: I first heard this as it sneaked into the Official Top 100 after Christmas and got the hook stuck in my head. It’s no surprise that Lil Uzi Vert hopped on the remix as it does kinda feel like a BTEC ‘XO TOUR Llif3’ with the turbulent, piercing flow and unorthodox style.

 

 

107. Kanye West feat. Lil Durk & Vory - Jonah

 

Chart Run: 13-16-19 (3 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =145

 

Lyric: I hope you're here when I need the demons to be gone

 

 

Kanye West’s Chart History:

2013 01 Black Skinhead

2014 01 Thank You (Busta Rhymes ft Q-Tip, Lil Wayne & Kanye West)

2014 05 Otis (Jay-Z & Kanye West ft Otis Redding)

2015 02 Mercy (ft Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)

2015 04 All Day (ft Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney)

2015 10 Monster (ft Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross & Bon Iver)

2015 02 U Mad (Vic Mensa ft Kanye West)

2015 18 No Church In The Wild (Jay-Z & Kanye West ft Frank Ocean)

2016 16 Facts

2016 16 No More Parties In L.A. (ft Kendrick Lamar)

2016 20 Real Friends (ft Ty Dolla $ign)

2016 02 Famous (ft Rihanna)

2016 07 Pop Style (Drake ft The Throne)

2016 03 Wolves (ft Sia & Vic Mensa)

2016 01 Fade (ft Post Malone & Ty Dolla $ign)

2016 17 Timmy Turner (Remix) (Desiigner ft Kanye West)

2017 08 Touch The Sky (ft Lupe Fiasco)

2017 16 30 Hours

2018 01 All Mine

2018 02 Yikes

2018 19 Violent Crimes

2018 06 Cops Shot The Kid (Nas ft Kanye West)

2018 02 I Love It (Kanye West & Lil Pump)

2019 01 Use This Gospel (ft Clipse & Kenny G)

2019 06 Follow God

2019 14 Closed On Sunday

2020 05 Wash Us In The Blood (ft Travis Scott)

2020 06 Ego Death (Ty Dolla $ign ft Kanye West, FKA Twigs & Skrillex)

2021 03 Jesus Lord (ft Jay Electronica)

2021 06 Jail (ft Jay-Z)

2021 13 Jonah (ft Lil Durk & Vory)

2021 16 Keep My Spirit Alive (ft Conway The Machine, Westside Gunn & KayCyy)

 

Lil Durk’s Chart History:

2020 09 Laugh Now Cry Later (Drake ft Lil Durk)

2021 13 Jonah (Kanye West ft Lil Durk & Vory)

 

Vory’s Chart History:

2021 13 Jonah (Kanye West ft Lil Durk & Vory)

 

Jonah is a tribute to 19 year old inspiring musician Jonah Ware who was killed in gun violence in 2020 and originally started as a Vory solo track. And it is Vory who’s part of the song I enjoy the most. You can feel the emotion and meaning in his verse and chorus and while Durk’s verse also feels appropriate, Kanye’s verse just feels a tad all over the place.

 

 

106. Dave feat. Stormzy - Clash

 

Chart Run: 4-7-11-12-15-20 (6 weeks)

Official Peak: #02

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =85

 

Lyric: She wanna go to the cinema, so we just walk downstairs

 

 

Dave’s Chart History:

2016 05 Wanna Know (Remix) (ft Drake)

2017 01 No Words (ft MoStack)

2018 03 Hangman

2018 03 Funky Friday (ft Fredo)

2019 05 18Hunna (Headie One ft Dave)

2019 01 Disaster (ft J Hus)

2019 02 Lesley (ft Ruelle)

2019 17 Streatham

2019 18 Location (ft Burna Boy)

2019 04 Thiago Silva (Dave & AJ Tracey)

2019 02 Professor X

2019 02 Paper Cuts

2021 01 Money Talks (Fredo ft Dave)

2021 05 Titanium

2021 08 Mercury (Dave & Kamal)

2021 04 Clash (ft Stormzy)

2021 04 In The Fire (ft Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs)

2021 06 Lazarus (Dave ft Boj)

2021 13 Law Of Attraction (ft Snoh Aalegra)

 

Stormzy’s Chart History:

2015 01 Know Me From

2015 01 WickedSkengMan 4

2015 01 Shut Up

2016 05 Keep It Simple (Raleigh Ritchie ft Stormzy)

2016 06 Scary

2016 01 Power (Little Mix ft Stormzy)

2017 01 Big For Your Boots

2017 06 Shape Of You (Remix) (Ed Sheeran ft Stormzy)

2017 08 21 Gun Salute (ft Wretch 32)

2017 09 Velvet / Jenny Francis Interlude

2017 08 Mr Skeng

2017 03 Cigarettes & Cush (ft Kehlani)

2017 17 Don't Cry For Me (ft Raleigh Ritchie)

2017 02 Cold

2017 04 Bad Boys (ft Ghetts & J Hus)

2017 02 Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (ft MNEK)

2017 04 Ask Flipz (Krept & Konan ft Stormzy)

2018 02 Let Me Down (Jorja Smith ft Stormzy)

2019 02 Vossi Bop

2019 01 Crown

2019 04 Sounds Of The Skeng

2019 02 Wiley Flow

2019 14 Keep Talking (Krept & Konan ft Stormzy & Cadet)

2019 15 Own It (ft Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy)

2019 01 Rainfall (ft Tiana Major9)

2019 03 Audacity (ft Headie One)

2019 05 One Second (ft H.E.R.)

2019 10 Bronze

2019 12 Do Better

2020 16 Disappointed

2020 03 I Dunno (Tion Wayne ft Dutchavelli & Stormzy)

2020 02 Ain't It Different (Headie One ft AJ Tracey & Stormzy)

2020 14 Superheroes

2021 10 Skengman (Ghetts ft Stormzy)

2021 04 Clash (Dave ft Stormzy)

 

The chart run would probably suggest that this should have made my top 100 but I think I charted this better due to the names and not the song. While I admire the writing with the intricate internal rhyme schemes, the repetition of ‘one’ just sounds awkward and off-putting to the ears. Thankfully, he has better from this year.

 

 

105. Dixie - The Real Thing

 

Chart Run: 8-10-14 (3 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =117

 

Lyric: Common love isn't for us

 

 

Dixie’s Chart History:

2021 01 Psycho (ft Rubi Rose)

2021 08 The Real Thing

 

I don’t know if it’s just in comparison to the absolute dross of what she had released before, but the last couple of songs from TikTok star Dixie D’Amelio have sounded pretty good. She’s definitely working with better producers and song writers. I still never used TikTok so I have no idea what she does in her videos.

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104. Fredo feat. Pop Smoke & Young Adz - Burner On Deck

 

Chart Run: 15-6-6-17 (4 weeks)

Official Peak: #18

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =109

 

Lyric: Just put blonde dye in my hair, now I'm feelin' like Goku

 

 

Fredo’s Chart History:

2018 03 Ay Caramba (Fredo & Young T & Bugsey)

2018 03 Funky Friday (Dave ft Fredo)

2019 09 So High (Mist ft Fredo)

2021 01 Money Talks (ft Dave)

2021 06 Burner On Deck (ft Pop Smoke & Young Adz)

2021 04 In The Fire (Dave ft Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs)

 

Pop Smoke’s Chart History:

2020 02 The Woo (ft 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch)

2020 03 Mood Swings (ft Lil Tjay)

2021 06 Burner On Deck (Fredo ft Pop Smoke & Young Adz)

 

Young Adz’s Chart History:

2020 02 The Woo (ft 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch)

2020 03 Mood Swings (ft Lil Tjay)

2021 06 Burner On Deck (Fredo ft Pop Smoke & Young Adz)

 

More than anyone in the American Hip-Hop scene to break through in the U.K., Pop Smoke was the most obviously influenced by British artists and he fits in perfectly here alongside Fredo & Young Adz. When asked in an interview who his favourites from the UK are the first two people he named were his two collaborators here so it was a great fit all round.

 

 

103. Selena Gomez - De Una Vez

 

Chart Run: 5-11-12-14-18 (5 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: 104

 

Lyric: No te tengo a ti, me tengo a mí

 

 

Selena Gomez’s Chart History:

2013 02 Come And Get It

2015 01 The Heart Wants What It Wants

2015 10 I Want You To Know (Zedd ft Selena Gomez)

2015 01 Good For You (ft A$AP Rocky)

2015 04 Same Old Love

2015 07 Hands To Myself

2016 01 Kill Em With Kindness

2017 02 It Ain't Me (Kygo & Selena Gomez)

2017 05 Bad Liar

2017 03 Fetish (ft Gucci Mane)

2017 04 Wolves (Selena Gomez & Marshmello)

2018 06 Back To You

2018 02 Taki Taki (DJ Snake ft Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B)

2019 01 Look At Her Now

2019 06 Lose You To Love Me

2020 01 Rare

2020 04 A Sweeter Place (ft Kid Cudi)

2020 05 Dance Again

2020 06 Ring

2020 09 Crowded Room (ft 6lack)

2020 10 Let Me Get Me

2020 12 Vulnerable

2020 13 Kinda Crazy

2020 15 People You Know

2020 16 Fun

2020 17 Cut You Off

2020 11 Feel Me

2020 09 Souvenir

2020 12 She

2020 14 Boyfriend

2020 01 Ice Cream (Blackpink & Selena Gomez)

2021 05 De Una Vez

2021 14 Baila Conmigo (Selena Gomez & Rauw Alejandro)

2021 16 Selfish Love (DJ Snake & Selena Gomez)

 

I’ve just controversially changed my mind here. This was originally going to be in my top 100 but I’ve just listened to the song I had originally ranked at #103 and decided that it should be in the top 100. Unfortunately for Selena, she is the one to drop out and even more unfortunately, listening again to the 3 songs between 101-103, she actually ranks last out of those so now ends up at #103. Just looking at her chart history, you can see how much I adore Selena but her long-awaited Spanish releases, on a whole, just didn’t do it for me. However, this was the clear highlight from the EP. I'm so sorry Selena :heart:

 

 

102. Dave feat. Boj - Lazarus

 

Chart Run: 13-11-9-6-9 (5 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =85

 

Lyric: First round, I thought I was dead but it brought man back to life like Lazarus

 

 

Dave’s Chart History:

2016 05 Wanna Know (Remix) (ft Drake)

2017 01 No Words (ft MoStack)

2018 03 Hangman

2018 03 Funky Friday (ft Fredo)

2019 05 18Hunna (Headie One ft Dave)

2019 01 Disaster (ft J Hus)

2019 02 Lesley (ft Ruelle)

2019 17 Streatham

2019 18 Location (ft Burna Boy)

2019 04 Thiago Silva (Dave & AJ Tracey)

2019 02 Professor X

2019 02 Paper Cuts

2021 01 Money Talks (Fredo ft Dave)

2021 05 Titanium

2021 08 Mercury (Dave & Kamal)

2021 04 Clash (ft Stormzy)

2021 04 In The Fire (ft Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs)

2021 06 Lazarus (ft Boj)

2021 13 Law Of Attraction (ft Snoh Aalegra)

 

Boj’s Chart History:

2021 06 Lazarus (Dave ft Boj)

 

We’re now well into the territory where the songs could easily have been top 100. Dave will have 3 entries in that region but only one from the ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ album. This was a nice change of pace in the middle of that album with a (slightly) lighter tone and a interesting chorus from Boj in the Yoruba language.

 

 

101. Kacey Musgraves - Good Wife

 

Chart Run: 12-15-16-18-20-20 (6 weeks)

Official Peak: n/a

End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =127

 

Lyric: Common love isn't for us

 

 

Kacey Musgraves’s Chart History:

2021 01 Breadwinner

2021 06 Simple Times

2021 09 Justified

2021 12 Good Wife

 

In the unluckiest position of the year for 2021 is Kacey Musgraves with ‘Good Wife’. It isn’t all doom and gloom for Kacey though as her other 3 tracks to chart from this year have all made the cut. This was never able to crack my weekly top 10 due to it being such a strong time in my charts but I adore this song. I just find her voice so soothing and would honestly listen to her sing anything now. I need to go back through her past discography now. In the YouTube comments, yolkbread has said “Me a 23 year old man: GOD HELP ME BE A GOOD WIFE!” and honestly same! :lol:

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