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Top 10 EPs of 2021

Artists to follow in 2022 (maybe?)

Top 25 Albums Of 2022 (late February)

Top 10 UK Hit Songs Of 2022 (late March/early April. It's going to be later than usual as I have been planning on another countdown that has been in development since June)

Top 50 Songs Of 2022 (sometime after the UK Hits list. elaboration is going to be unlikely for this one)

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Before I show the EPs list, I would like to introduce a new category

 

 

 

MIXTAPE OF THE YEAR

 

 

 

This will go to what I consider to be my favourite mixtape of the year, pretty self-explanatory

 

 

2018: Bobby Tarantino II by Logic

2019: Angel's Pulse by Blood Orange

2020: Send Them To Coventry by Pa Salieu

 

 

And 2021's mixtape of the year goes to

 

 

 

Sad Night Dynamite by Sad Night Dynamite

 

 

Sad Night Dynamite's self-titled mixtape takes elements of hip-hop and electronic and makes a gloomy atmosphere out of them in a similar way to Gorillaz, but parts of it also remind me of The Neighbourhood, who evoke a similar atmosphere in their works. There's also the welcome addition of instruments from other countries, such as a brief bouzouki.

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I'm not sure if I listened to any albums in 2021 (!) but I've heard quite a few songs from the Jungle album and all of them have sounded very nice! I enjoyed 'Hertz' from the Amyl and the Sniffers album as well, a genre of music I didn't know I needed in my life but I certainly do!
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I'm not sure if I listened to any albums in 2021 (!) but I've heard quite a few songs from the Jungle album and all of them have sounded very nice! I enjoyed 'Hertz' from the Amyl and the Sniffers album as well, a genre of music I didn't know I needed in my life but I certainly do!

 

 

Hi Pete!

Glad you liked what you heard from the Jungle album

Yeah, "Hertz" is a banger! Hearing my local record store play this, along with some other tracks from Comfort To Me, made me like it even more

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It's uncertain when my Top 10 UK Hits Of 2021 is going to come out, but anyway, here's my Top 50 Songs Of 2021 countdown

  • The song must have been released in 2021
  • These are mainly from albums I’ve listened to, but there may also be some from albums that I haven’t listened to, or some non-album singles
  • I’ll mainly focus on ‘one artist per song’ in order for this list to have more variety. A main artist can also go on this list with a featured credit as well.
  • Songs that will feature on my Top 10 UK Hits Of 2021 (in that case, songs that have made the UK OCC Year End) will not make it to this list
  • Those released in 2021 recorded for a 2022 album will be highlighted with an asterisk (*)

 

 

50-26 first

 

 

#50. Dingaling by Greentea Peng [Album: Man Made]

#49. Talk Meaning by BADBADNOTGOOD feat. Terrace Martin, Brandee Younger and Arthur Verocai [Album: Talk Memory]

#48. My Little Love by Adele [Album: 30]

#47. Threats by Lonelady [Album: Former Things]

#46. The Art Of Losing by The Anchoress [Album: The Art Of Losing]

#46. Jesus Lord by Kanye West (with uncredited vocals from Jay Electronica) [Album: Donda]

#45. Power Out For The Kingdom by JOHN (TIMESTWO) [Album: Nocturnal Manoeuvres]

#44. Outside by Injury Reserve [Album: By The Time I Get To Phoenix]

#43. Blast Off by Silk Sonic [Album: An Evening With Silk Sonic]

#42. Witchoo by Durand Jones & The Indications [Album: Private Space]

#41. No Son Of Mine by Foo Fighters [Album: Medicine At Midnight]

#40. Coffee & Cigarettes by The Snuts [Album: W.L.]

#39. I Like Crime by Deap Vally feat. JennyLee [Album: American Cockroach (EP) / Marriage]

#38. Only For Tonight by Pearl Charles [Album: Magic Mirror]

#37. "I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES" by Backxwash feat. Ada Rook [Album: I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES]

#36. Somebody Like by WH Lung [Album: Vanities]

#35. Cigarette Packet by Sorry [Album: Twixtustwain (EP)]

#34. Skeletons by Easy Life [Album: Life's A Beach]

#33. "THE LIGHT PT. II" by BROCKHAMPTON [Album: ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT NEW MACHINE]

#32. Hustle by Sons Of Kemet feat. Kojey Radical [Album: Black To The Future]

#31. Everlasting Joy by Gruff Rhys [Album: Seeking New Gods]

#30. Gold Chains by Genesis Owusu [Album: Smiling With No Teeth]

#29. Boilermaker by Royal Blood [Album: Typhoons]

#28. Seventeen Going Under by Sam Fender [Album: Seventeen Going Under]

#27. C'est ne rien by Nothing But Thieves [Album: Moral Panic II (EP)]

#26. Talking Reality Television Blues by Tom Jones [Album: Surrounded By Time]

 

 

 

 

25-1 may come later

 

 

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Part 2

 

 

#25. Talking Reality Television Blues by Tom Jones [Album: Surrounded By Time]

#24. Bussifame by Dawn Richard [Album: Second Line]

#23. SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE by Tyler, The Creator feat. Brent Faiyaz and Fana Hues [Album: CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST]

#22. All You Ever Wanted by Rag 'n' Bone Man [Album: Life By Misadventure]

#21. Lavashak Love by Sepehr [Album: Survivalism]

#20. Hideaway by Alfie Templeman [Album: Forever Isn't Long Enough] (There were a couple contenders for this spot. I could have easily made this a three-way tie between "Everybody's Gonna Love Somebody" and "Film Scene Daydream", but 'one song per artist' rule means I'm choosing just one.)

#19. Blue by Elori Sax [Album: The Blue Of Distance]

#18. Last Before Lights by Anz [Album: All Hours (EP)]

#17. Friends Without Names by Life [Album: North East Costal Town] *

#16. Just So You Know by John Grant [Album: Boy From Michigan]

#15. Sand Fight by Folly Group [Album: Awake And Hungry (EP)]

#14. Security by Amyl & The Sniffers [Album: Comfort To Me]

#13. Opus by Black Country, New Road [Album: For the first time]

#12. Starstruck by Years & Years [Album: Night Call] *

#11. Gangsta by Kojey Radical [Album: Reason To Smile] *

#10. Can't Hold Me Back by Steam Down, TINYMAN, Afronaut Zu, Shumba Maasai, Ahnanse [Album: Five Fruit (EP)]

#9. Talk About It by Jungle [Album: Loving In Stereo]

#8. The Myth / I Don't by For Those I Love [Album: For Those I Love]

#7. Introvert by Little Simz [Album: Sometimes I Might Be Introvert]

#6. Heart Attack by Dave [Album: We're All Alone In This Together]

#5. The New Sensation by IDLES [Album: Crawler]

#4. Young Boy / Young Girl by Femi Kuti [Album: Legacy+]

 

#3. Slow by Black Midi [Album: Cavalcade]

 

#2. Catching Smoke by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard [Album: Butterfly 3000]

 

 

 

 

 

And my number one song of 2022 is...:

 

 

#1. Pamphlets by Squid [Album: Bright Green Field]

 

 

 

 

 

Now let's look at every song that has topped a Top Songs Of The Year list of mine

 

 

2018: Unmade by Thom Yorke

2019: Lesley by Dave feat. Ruelle

2020: Living In America by Fontaines DC

2021: Pamphlets by Squid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Honourable mentions:

  • Wake Me Up by Foals (*) (would have made it into my Top 25 if I didn’t already publish Part 1 of the list before listening to their new album)
  • Dermot (See Yourself In My Eyes) by Fred Again
  • Fellowship by Serpentwithfeet feat. Lil Silva and Sampha
  • All We Have by SG Lewis feat. Lastlings
  • Zitti E Buoni by Maneskin
  • Fir by Bicep
  • Shum by Go_A
  • Naked by Doja Cat
  • Don’t Judge Me by FKA twigs, Headie Oen, Fred Again
  • Jagna by Alewya
  • Autobiography by Ghetts
  • Guard Down by CLAUD
  • How Not To Drown by CHVRCHES feat. Robert Smith
  • 160 DOWN THE A406 by SHERELLE
  • I'm not a woman, I'm a god by Halsey
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Ending this off with my Top 40 entries of the UK Top 40 in 2021

 

Mainly focusing on those that reached their peak between December 2020 and November 2021, which is why Seventeen Going Under will appear on next year's list instead.

I have a five year rule (maximum of five years between year of release [2016] and year of list [2021]), which means a Top 40 entry must not have been released before 2016. Runaway by AURORA is, therefore, ineligible because while the album it was from did come out in 2016, it was released as a single in 2015.

  1. Levitating by Dua Lipa
  2. All You Ever Wanted by Rag ‘N’ Bone Man
  3. Starstruck by Years & Years
  4. Zitti E Buoni by Maneskin
  5. Woman by Doja Cat
  6. Anxious by AJ Tracey
  7. Take My Breath by The Weeknd
  8. INDUSTRY BABY by Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow
  9. Marea (We’ve Lost Dancing) by Fred Again and The Blessed Madonna
  10. Wellerman (220 KID x Billen Ted Remix) by Nathan Evans
  11. Talk About by Rain Radio and DJ Craig Gorman
  12. Higher Power by Coldplay
  13. Leave The Door Open by Silk Sonic
  14. Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish
  15. “m y . l i f e” by J Cole feat. Morray and 21 Savage
  16. Good Days by SZA
  17. Fly Away by Tones & I
  18. The Business by Tiesto
  19. Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran
  20. Drive by Clean Bandit feat. Topic and Wes Nelson
  21. Heat Waves by Glass Animals
  22. Clash by Dave feat. Stormzy
  23. No Time For Tears by Nathan Dawe and Little Mix
  24. Easy On Me by Adele
  25. STAY by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber
  26. Sweet Melody by Little Mix
  27. My Head & My Heart by Ava Max
  28. Don’t Play by Anne-Marie, KSi, Digital Farm Animals
  29. no body, no crime by Taylor Swift and HAIM
  30. love nwantiti (ah ah ah) by CKay
  31. Wants And Needs by Drake feat. Lil Baby
  32. Bringing It Back by Digga D and AJ Tracey
  33. CANCELLED by Slowthai feat. Skepta
  34. Summer 91 (Looking Back) by Noizu
  35. Let Them Know by Mabel
  36. Don’t Go Yet by Camila Cabello
  37. Rumours by Lizzo feat. Cardi B
  38. Up by Cardi B
  39. Transparent Soul by WILLOW feat. Travis Barker
  40. Nirvana by Skepta feat. J Balvin
Honourable mentions: Hurricane, Show Out, jealousy jealousy, Little Bit Of This, Heartbreak Anniversary

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