Posted December 31, 20213 yr Hi! Welcome to my End of Year countdown :hi: :heart: Going to do a top 10 artists, top 10 albums and probably a Top 50 songs (maybe more, depends how much time I'll have to do this). I haven’t ever done a Personal Chart on here before (except i did submit a top 40 to the songs multi chart for a while) so this isn’t made on points or last.fm scrobbles, I’m making the list myself. We’ll start with the artists tomorrow but for now, Happy New Year :cheer: Edited December 31, 20213 yr by Lunar
January 1, 20223 yr Author Full chart Songs 100. Ariana Grande - main thing 99. Conan Grey - Telepath 98. Bebe Rexha - Better Mistakes 97. Dua Lipa - We’re Good 96. Becky Hill - Perfect People 95. Sigala & Rita Ora - You For Me 94. Doja Cat - Love To Dream 93. Charli XCX - Good Ones 92. Julia Michaels - That’s The Kind Of Woman 91. Zara Larsson - I Need Love 90. Demi Lovato & Sam Fischer - What Other People Say 89. Halsey - Easier Than Lying 88. P!nk feat. Willow Sage Heart - Cover Me In Sunshine 87. Dua Lipa - That Kind of Woman 86. Rita Ora & Imanbek - The One 85. Sigrid - Mirror 84. Olivia Rodrigo - favorite crime 83. Griff - One Night 82. Shift K3Y & Tinashe - Love Line 81. Anne-Marie - Tell Your Girlfriend 80. P!nk - All I Know So Far 79. Olivia Rodrigo - enough for you 78. Lizzo feat. Cardi B - Rumours 77. Halsey - Darling 76. Mimi Webb - Good Without 75. Justin Bieber - Ghost 74. Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott - Where Are You Now 73. Rina Sawyama - LUCID 72. Big Red Machine feat. Taylor Swift - Renegade 71. Bebe Rexha - Death Row 70. Halsey - The Lighthouse 69. Lil Nas X - DON’T WANT IT 68. Ed Sheeran - Be Right Now 67. Lil Nas X - LIFE AFTER SALEM 66. Clinton Kane - I GUESS I’M IN LOVE 65. Dua Lipa - If It Ain’t Me 64. Mimi Webb - 24/5 63. benny blanco, Marshmello & Vance Joy - You 62. The Weeknd - Take My Breath 61. Zara Larsson - Poster Girl 60. Galantis, David Guetta & Little Mix - Heartbreak Anthem 59. Adele - Can I Get It 58. Julia Michaels - Little Did I Know 57. Little Mix feat. Saweetie - Confetti 56. Anne-Marie & Niall Horan - Our Song 55. Becky Hill feat. Banx & Ranx - Lessons 54. Adele - Easy On Me 53. Taylor Swift - The Very First Night (Taylor’s Version) 52. Julia Michaels - All Your Exes 51. Becky Hill feat. David Guetta - Remember 50. Griff - Walk 49. Twenty One Pilots - Shy Away 48. Lil Nas X - THAT’S WHAT I WANT 47. Joel Corry & Jax Jones feat. Charli XCX & Saweetie - OUT OUT 46. Maisie Peters - Villain 45. Anne-Marie - Who I Am 44. Little Mix - No 43. Bebe Rexha feat. Travis Barker - Break My Heart Myself 42. Ed Sheeran - Tides 41. Maisie Peters - Elvis Song 40. Zara Larsson - Last Summer 39. Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil 38. Zara Larsson - Look What You’ve Done 37. Rita Ora, David Guetta & Imanbek feat. Gunna - Big 36. Anne-Marie - Beautiful 35. Ashe - Not Mad Anymore 34. Becky Hill - Distance 33. Taylor Swift - Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version) 32. Halsey - You asked for this 31. Ashe - Ryne’s Song 30. Lil Nas X feat. Miley Cyrus - AM I DREAMING 29. Mabel - Let Them Know 28. Demi Lovato - The Way You Don’t Look At Me 27. Taylor Swift - Mr Perfectly Fine (Taylor’s Version) 26. Maisie Peters - I’m Trying (Not Friends) 25. Olivia Rodrigo - 1 step forward, 3 steps back 24. Anne-Marie - Kiss My (Uh Oh) 23. Anne-Marie - Therapy 22. Maisie Peters - Tough Act 21. Mimi Webb - Lonely In Love 20. Griff - Earl Gray Tea 19. Little Mix - Between Us 18. Tiesto & Ava Max - The Motto 17. Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license 16. Sigrid - Burning Bridges 15. Bebe Rexha - Sabotage 14. Becky Hill feat. 220 KID - Through The Night Albums 10. Justin Bieber - Justice 9. Becky Hill - Only Honest on the Weekend 8. Lil Nas X - MONTERO 7. Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil...The Art Of Starting Over 6. Zara Larsson - Poster Girl 5. Ashe - Ashlyn 4. Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power 3. Maisie Peters - You Signed Up For This 2. Anne-Marie - Therapy 1. Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR EPs 1. Griff - One Foot In Front Of The Other 2. Mimi Webb - Seven Shades of Heartbreak 3. Rita Ora & Imanbek - Bang Artists 10. Lil Nas X 9. Becky Hill 8. Mimi Webb 7. Maisie Peters 6. Ariana Grande 5. Griff 4. Olivia Rodrigo 3. Little Mix 2. Anne-Marie 1. Taylor Swift Edited January 14, 20223 yr by Lunar
January 1, 20223 yr Author Lunar's Top 10 Artists of 2021 10. Lil Nas X Before this year, I’ve never really listened to Lil Nas X but the MONTERO era was a big wake up. The singles rollout was great and I enjoy the album, but for me visuals, performances & especially music videos are where he excels :wub: He is pushing boundaries for representation and visibility, so really had to be on this list! Listening stats: Most scrobbled song: THAT’S WHAT I WANT 2021 scrobbles: 247 9. Becky Hill Becky has had a great year between some more successful singles and also releasing her debut album, which I'd say is a solid project especially for a debut. She’s obviously had to wait a while to get it out, and 2021 has probably been her best year to date so it felt right to have her here. Listening stats: Most scrobbled song: Remember 2021 scrobbles: 453 8. Mimi Webb I’d never heard of Mimi before this year, and when Good Without originally blew up on TikTok, I listened to it once or twice and didn’t think much of it. It grew on me a lot, helped by the fact that I loved the next 2 singles she released and I ended up loving the EP. I know Buzzjack generally aren’t the biggest fans of her but I think her voice is stunning and I’m definitely excited to see where 2022 goes for Mimi! Listening stats: Most scrobbled song: Lonely In Love 2021 scrobbles: 297 7. Maisie Peters I’d never heard of Maisie before this year but impulsively decided to listen to 'You Signed Up For This' on its release week, expecting to listen to maybe a few songs and see what she was about. I ended up listening to the entire album and absolutely loved it. I’ve since listened to more of her discography and really love her style of songwriting. The only reason she's a little lower on this countdown is because I only discovered her in August, so she hasn't had as big of an impact on my year as some of the artists higher up. Listening stats: Most scrobbled song: Love Him I Don’t 2021 scrobbles: 252 6. Ariana Grande Although Ariana hasn’t released an album this year, she’s not had a particularly quiet 2021. We had the positions deluxe which, whilst it's not much of an addition in terms of length, definitely boosts the quality of that album for me and some great collabs; Save Your Tears with The Weeknd, Met Him Last Night with Demi Lovato and Santa Can’t You Hear Me with Kelly Clarkson, an instant christmas classic. *.* I also loved the Vevo Live performances she did for some of the songs from positions. Listening stats: Most scrobbled song: pov 2021 scrobbles: 917 Edited January 1, 20223 yr by Lunar
January 1, 20223 yr Yay for Maisie & Ariana in your top 10 artists :heart: I can't wait to see what songs appear in your countdown :D
January 1, 20223 yr Author Yay for Maisie & Ariana in your top 10 artists :heart: I can't wait to see what songs appear in your countdown :D They've both had a great year :wub: tysm for commenting!
January 1, 20223 yr Ariana and Lil Nas are great choices, the latter especially soundtracked a lot of my year :wub: looking forward to what's to come!
January 2, 20223 yr Author Ariana and Lil Nas are great choices, the latter especially soundtracked a lot of my year :wub: looking forward to what's to come! thank you! :heart:
January 2, 20223 yr Author Lunar's Top 10 Artists of 2021 5. Griff Number 5 is another new artist for me, Griff. I listened to ‘Black Hole’ back in February, loved it, and have followed her music ever since. I love the mixtape she released this year and I’m very excited to see what a full album from Griff will bring! Listening stats: Most scrobbled song: Black Hole 2021 scrobbles: 287 4. Olivia Rodrigo The amount of times I’ve swapped around the artists between 2 and 4 :drama: the next 3 honestly could’ve been in any order but I settled on Olivia as 4 because she was mainly active for the first half of 2021 and we didn’t get too much after May/June time - if this was just was on quality of music she’d be higher though. Although I had never heard of Olivia at the beginning of this year, over 2021 she has cemented herself as one of my favourite artists. It took a little while for me to get on board with ‘drivers license’ and even longer with ‘deja vu’ but I was OBSESSED with good 4 u as soon as it came out and fully on board with her music from that point on. Listening stats: Most scrobbled song: good 4 u 2021 scrobbles: 806 3. Little Mix The girls were TRULY at the top of their games in 2021. We had the Confetti Remix, Heartbreak Anthem, Kiss My and the whole of the Between Us campaign - and nearly all of this happened while two members were pregnant or new mothers! There wasn't a dull moment for LM last year and I enjoyed every single song they put out. They would’ve probably been even a little higher here if it wasn’t for the kinda messy singles rollout towards the end of the year (and picking LSL as the lead) but that’s honestly the only thing I can fault them on! Listening stats: Most scrobbled song: Between Us 2021 scrobbles: 1,040 2. Anne-Marie Number 2 is Buzzjack’s favourite artist, Anne-Marie! :kink: (though I was glad to see most her releases were received a little more positively on here this year). After 3 singles, she released her second album Therapy in July, and I was lucky enough to meet her on its release day. She’s done loads in 2021 to promote 'Therapy' so it’s been a great year to be a fan of hers. Listening stats: Most scrobbled song: Kiss My (Uh Oh) 2021 scrobbles: 1,621 1. Taylor Swift In 2021, we got as Fearless (Taylor’s Version) which was a huge improvement on the original for me, especially as it included vault track ‘Mr Perfectly Fine’, one of my favourite songs of the year. After a fairly long break and a lot of false rumours about what would happen next, in November we got an even better era in Red (Taylor’s Version), which started a week earlier than planned thanks to Adele. The main song that was pushed, being a ten minute version of one of my favourite songs of hers, was released alongside a whole short film and performed in its entirety on SNL. Both of these things made me all in love with All Too Well (10 Minute Version) even more. Red TV also gave us bops like ‘Message In A Bottle’ and the iconic ‘I Bet You Think About Me’ music video. What a year to be a Taylor fan, she just had to be #1! Also just to clarify, I'm not including the re-recordings in the album chart as they're not technically completely new albums <3 Listening stats: Most scrobbled song: Mr Perfectly Fine 2021 scrobbles: 2,306 Edited January 6, 20223 yr by Lunar
January 2, 20223 yr Author Top 3 EPs 3. Rita Ora & Imanbek - Bang Favourite: Big 2. Mimi Webb - Seven Shades of Heartbreak Favourites: Lonely In Love, 24/5 1. Griff - One Foot In Front Of The Other Favourites: Black Hole, Earl Gray Tea Kicking of the Top 3 is Rita Ora & Imanbek's collaborative EP, Bang. I feel like this sound suits Rita so much, the production is stellar and it's almost unfaltering. I do skip 'Mood' though, that chorus is a nope. Mimi Webb's Seven Shades of Heartbreaks is another great project I enjoyed in 2021, it's pretty consistent throughout but 'Lonely In Love' is my absolute highlight. Finally we have Griff who released SUCH an amazing EP, it would be #3 in my overall album ranking for the year. From bops to Black Hole to the more laid back 'Earl Gray Tea', her talent in songwriting and amazing vocals shine throughout :wub: Edited January 2, 20223 yr by Lunar
January 3, 20223 yr I do quite enjoy Mimi Webb's music - my favourites are still 'Before I Go' and 'I'll Break My Heart Again' but her charting songs have been quite nice as well!
January 3, 20223 yr Author I do quite enjoy Mimi Webb's music - my favourites are still 'Before I Go' and 'I'll Break My Heart Again' but her charting songs have been quite nice as well! I've never actually heard 'Before I Go' :o but agree with, 'I'll Break My Heart Again' being one of her best thanks for commenting!
January 3, 20223 yr Author Albums Quick note, I didn't actually listen to that many albums in 2021 and have missed out quite a few popular releases. I'm definitely going to aim to listen to new albums from different artists this year, but this countdown is just my favourites from the ones I did listen to, starting off with some honourable mentions. :cheer: Honourable Mentions Firstly here we have two underrated albums from underrated artists; Not In Chronological Order by Julia Michaels and Better Mistakes by Bebe Rexha! Both of these albums have definitely suffered a bit from lack of plays. I was really anticipating Bebe's album, as I loved both Sabotage and Sacrifice but was originally disappointed when the album came out. If I didn't revisit this one later in the year, it probably wouldn't have been here at all. I've grown to like a fair few songs on the album, especially the first half, but as an overall project it fell short of this Top 10 (mainly thanks to the DREADFUL 'Amore'). 'Not In Chronological Order' has some great songs on it, namely 'All Your Exes', 'Little Did I Know' and 2020 single 'Lie Like This', but didn't grab my attention enough from lower amount of plays to be in the Top 10. Finally, we have Adele's long-awaited 4th album '30'. I would NEVER have guessed when this album was announced that it wouldn't in my Top 3, let alone top 10 albums of the year, but unfortunately for me it was underwhelming as an entire project. It has grown on me and I think had it come out earlier in the year, it probably would've snuck into the top 10. 'Easy On Me' remains a career highlight and I also love 'Strangers By Nature', 'Can I Get It' and 'To Be Loved', but those are probably the only 4 I'd listen to outside of the album to be honest. I really wish the two Target Bonus Tracks were included on this album, and I do wish either the track-listing was altered or some tracks were shortened, the last 3 songs of the album all being over 6 minutes long is a choice! Will start the Top 10 albums tomorrow and then hopefully the songs either Wednesday or Thursday :heart:
January 4, 20223 yr Author Albums: Top 10 10: Justin Bieber - Justice Favourites: Ghost, As I Am, Die For You 9: Becky Hill - Only Honest on the Weekend Favourites: Through The Night, Distance, Remember, Lessons 8: Lil Nas X - MONTERO Favourites: AM I DREAMING, THAT'S WHAT I WANT, LIFE AFTER SALEM 7: Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil...The Art Of Starting Over Favourites: Easy, The Way You Don't Look At Me, Dancing with the Devil, What Other People Say 6: Zara Larsson - Poster Girl Favourites: Look What You've Done, Last Summer, Poster Girl Justin Bieber makes an unexpected appearance at #10 with Justice. Although the singles for this era were much better than the last (anything is better than ‘Yummy tbf), I didn’t expect to like this album as much as I do, especially considering ‘Changes’ is up there with one of my least favourite albums I’ve ever listened to. Overall though, Justice is a really strong album and there's plenty of songs here here I still listen to outside of the album as well. Becky Hill and Lil Nas X' solid debuts 'Only Honest on the Weekend' and MONTERO are at #9 and #8 respectively. Demi Lovato's 'Dancing With The Devil...The Art Of Starting Over' is another album that surprised me last year, especially after their 2020 releases being underwhelming imo. And Zara Larsson delivers another great pop album with 'Poster Girl' just missing out on the Top 5 :cheer: Edited January 4, 20223 yr by Lunar
January 4, 20223 yr Author "30" is fantastic and I kinda enjoy some tracks from "Better Mistakes". Glad to hear you enjoy 30 and parts of Bebe's album too, thanks for commenting!
January 5, 20223 yr Yay at Taylor as your #1 artist! Last.fm-wise she was #1 for me too, I only managed 520 scrobbles though so it looks like I need to try harder this year :lol: I loved Griff's EP too and I'm glad Life After Salem is one of your highlights from Montero, such a different sound from him ^_^
January 5, 20223 yr Author Yay at Taylor as your #1 artist! Last.fm-wise she was #1 for me too, I only managed 520 scrobbles though so it looks like I need to try harder this year :lol: I loved Griff's EP too and I'm glad Life After Salem is one of your highlights from Montero, such a different sound from him ^_^ Yeah I listened to a LOT of Taylor this year :lol: Glad to hear you also loved 'One Foot In Front Of The Other', and completely agreed about Life After Salem - one of his best for sure! :wub:
January 5, 20223 yr Author 5. Ashe - Ashlyn Favourites: Til Forever Falls Apart, Taylor, Ryne's Song, Save Myself 4. Halsey - If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power Favourites: The Tradition, You asked for this, The Lighthouse 3. Maisie Peters - You Signed Up For This Favourites: I'm Trying (Not Friends), Love Him I Don't, Tough Act 2. Anne-Marie - Therapy Favourites: Kiss My (Uh Oh), Better Not Together, Therapy 1. Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR Favourites: brutal, traitor, drivers license, good 4 u At #5 is singer-songwriter Ashe's debut album. She's mainly known for Top 40 hit 'Moral of The Story' but all of her work since has been extremely underappreciated imo, and this album is stunning! Number 4, "If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power" is heavy and haunting at times, but overall such a strong album with great and varied production and impressive lyrics. Maisie Peters' debut was a massive surprise for me in 2021, had never heard any of her music before but pressed play on this and instantly loved it, she's such a talented songwriter! Anne-Marie's second album 'Therapy' is my second favourite project of the year, with consistently great pop songs but great variety too. And Number 1 is Olivia Rodrigo with her debut album SOUR, which took a while to grow but is now honestly one of my favourite projects of recent times, all of the favourites i've listed above are absolute masterpieces in my eyes! :wub:
January 5, 20223 yr I actually only heard 'Ashlyn' for the first time last week and it was pretty nice. I saw she shared a clip of a new song she is going to release soon and it sounds like it's going to be great. You Signed Up For This & Sour are such great picks too :wub:
January 5, 20223 yr Author I actually only heard 'Ashlyn' for the first time last week and it was pretty nice. I saw she shared a clip of a new song she is going to release soon and it sounds like it's going to be great. You Signed Up For This & Sour are such great picks too :wub: Glad you liked Ashlyn! I haven't heard of that snippet, i'll have to check it out. Thanks Lewis! :wub:
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