I've not checked the full album out but I've been a fan of most of her singles. Even 'you broke me first' which got mixed reactions on the site. Mostly bad :lol:

 

G'won Taylor :o

Conor's Top 20 Albums of 2022

#1: Midnights - Taylor Swift

 

She's done it, she's got the #1 album after being denied it last year! Taylor Swift's Midnights sails to the top spot after just 2 months of its release! Its fair to say this year has been huge for Taylor, 8 #1s in one year, 2 albums in the Top 3 biggest albums of the year. Midnights era kicked off in August with the announcement at the VMAs, and the build up with 4 alternate covers and vinyl/cds (which i have all 4 of btw :lol:). And then the album dropped. 3 hours later 7 deluxe songs dropped, and just like that we had 20 new Taylor songs! 4 #1s from the album in 5 weeks, 9 top 10s and 5 songs from the album are set comfortably in the EOY top 100 singles, it spent 7 straight weeks at th top of the albums, and theonly album to knock her off was... Taylor herself with evermore for a single week to celebrate its 2 year anniversary. She might not have the christmas #1 for a 2nd year but shes completely dominated the charts this year so she rightly takes the crown of Album Of The Year. I'm not doing an Artists of the Year countdown, but if I was she would crown it. Now, can she do the double and get the #1 single too? Theres tough competition and the top 200 kicks off on Wednesday!

 

Personal Chart's History:

 

#1 Albums Chart Peak

 

Singles Chart:

 

28.10.22 1 The Great War

28.10.22 1 Vigilante Shit

28.10.22 1 Lavender Haze

28.10.22 1 Karma

28.10.22 2 Anti-Hero

28.10.22 4 Bejeweled

28.10.22 5 Maroon

28.10.22 8 Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve

28.10.22 9 Hits Different

28.10.22 11 Question…?

28.10.22 12 Midnight Rain

28.10.22 13 Paris

28.10.22 18 Mastermind

28.10.22 19 Bigger Than The Whole Sky

28.10.22 24 You’re On Your Own, Kid

28.10.22 20 Snow On The Beach (ft. Lana Del Rey)

28.10.22 32 Dear Reader

28.10.22 35 Glitch

28.10.22 36 High Infidelity

28.10.22 39 Labyrinth

28.10.22 44 Sweet Nothing

I've not checked the full album out but I've been a fan of most of her singles. Even 'you broke me first' which got mixed reactions on the site. Mostly bad :lol:

 

G'won Taylor :o

 

Hey rob! I'd reccomend it for sure, its a rollercoaster but its a very strong debut! And yep she's done it!!!

So, the top 20 albums of the year are done, and before we kick off the top 200 countdown, here are some huge hits that have been influential to me this year but havent charted due to rules on my chart

#20: Planet Zero - Shinedown

#19: SOUR - Olivia Rodrigo [2021 EOY albums: #1]

#18: The Whole Story - Kate Bush

#17: You Signed Up For This - Maisie Peters [2021 EOY albums: #3]

#16: HOLY FVCK - Demi Lovato

#15: Everything I Didn't Say - Ella Henderson

#14: = - Ed Sheeran

#13: The Greatest Thing I'll Never Learn - Dylan

#12: Sonder - Dermot Kennedy

#11: Only Honest On The Weekend [Deluxe] - Becky Hill [2021 EOY albums: #4]

#10: CRASH - Charli XCX

#09: Humble Quest - Maren Morris

#08: Hold The Girl - Rina Sawayama

#07: About Last Night... - Mabel

#06: Familia - Camila Cabello

#05: emails i can't send - Sabrina Carpenter

#04: Love Sux - Avril Lavigne

#03: Red (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift [2021 EOY albums: #2]

#02: i used to think i could fly - Tate McRae

#01: Midnights - Taylor Swift

So this year has really been a year of revival. Many many older songs have been given new leases of life due to tiktok, to varying levels of success. When i created my chart I introduced a blanket rule that only 'current' songs could chart because otherwise there'd be songs that weren't currently "hits" charting for weeks due to being classica, or just my favourites. Earlier this year I went through a hugely draamtic friendship break-up, and part of the way I overcame my sadness and anger towards my former friend was through music. There were several songs (mainly by Taylor Swift) that I used and listened to a lot, and they were influential to me this year, but due to this rule it stopped the songs from charting meaning they don't have chart points and so can't chart in the EOY top 200. The rule was vetoed after Kate Bush's revival because it made me realise my charts should be representing the music i am listening to at the minute, but the damage had been done and these songs weren't able to chart. So to celebrate these songs that have had a huge impact this year, here are some songs that missed out on the EOY but deserve to be celebrated. Luckily, lots of them still have to be re-recorded by Taylor so they'll have a chance to shine once the re-recordings drop!

Better Than Revenge - Taylor Swift

 

I need to apologise to my neighbours, because for the most of April this song was blasting max volume through my speakers. The firendship breakdown really affected me at the time :lol: looking back now, I'm honestly glad it ended and now instead of screaming this song pretending she's listening, I listen to Karma by Taylor Swift and the lyric 'karma's a relaxing thought/ aren't you envious that for you its not'.

I must admit, its very fun being angry and screaming songs like this! This brand of Taylor Swift music really is my perfect cup of tea, and I know that when speak now Taylors version comes out this will definitely be big!

 

Should've Said No - Taylor Swift

 

This song is as old as me! I was shook to find out! Still an incredible song, and very relatable, especially the lines 'everything is gone' and 'even now just looking at you feels wrong'. I may or may not have sent her a spotify link to this song on her birthday :kink:

 

 

PS if we don't get a version of Should've Said No like this performance on Debut Taylor's Version I will be very dissapointed

Bad Blood - Taylor Swift

 

I think you get the gist... i was pissed off at her, i hated her :lol: luckily she's out my life for good now

 

Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift

 

the bedroom concerts I would put on :lol: aah what a time

 

Mean - Taylor Swift

 

This one describes her perfectly!

 

F*ck You - Lily Allen

 

Now, this one did actually chart on my chart this year, though its still included in here because it would've charted for a lot more weeks if the handicap wasn't in place. It did chart when Lily & Olivia Rodrigo sang it at Glastonbury though! Iconic

 

I prefer a lot of the lower down Taylor songs there to the higher ones from your chart history for Midnights as you'll see in my EOY :kink: 'anti-hero' aside of course <3

 

'Mean', 'Bad Blood' & 'f*** You' are all good from those special picks!

This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things - Taylor Swift

 

This is where things started to turn, I gradually moved away from the angsty-angry songs to a more of a 'its your loss' perspective. 'here's a toast to my real friends'

 

You Need To Calm Down - Taylor Swift

 

This is the one. A bop, an anthem and such a fun song! Still consistently one of my most listened to Taylor Songs despite being 3.5 years old!

 

Big Girls Don't Cry (Personal) - Fergie

This song would have easily been a smash top 10 hit on my chart early this year when it went viral on tiktok early in the year. Unfortunately it got blocked out due to that rule (ugh why did you put that in place 2021 conor? you were so dumb). This is such a gorgeous timeless classic, and I am actually so annoyed with myself for not letting it chart because it was one of my most streamed songs of the summer. :(

At least its getting its recognition here now. Fergie ILY and it is one of the greatest songs ever imo!

 

so that concludes my 'missing out' section. My final chart of the year is in the making and will be up on Tuesday evening (a day early i know but I wanna get this EOY started!) have a lovely christmas!

I prefer a lot of the lower down Taylor songs there to the higher ones from your chart history for Midnights as you'll see in my EOY :kink: 'anti-hero' aside of course <3

 

'Mean', 'Bad Blood' & 'f*** You' are all good from those special picks!

 

Hey Rob! Looking forward to seeing which Midnights tracks make your EOY! And i'm glad you like those special tracks! Hopefully some of them will have a proper chart life when the taylors versions come out! thanks for commenting!

'Big Girls Don't Cry' :wub:

'Big Girls Don't Cry' :wub:

 

such a brilliant song! im slapping myself for not changing my chart rules sooner because it would almost defo have gone #1 for at least a week!