December 24, 2024Dec 24 Author Album Chart 11. beabadoobee - This Is How Tomorrow Moves 12. Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess 13. J. Cole - Might Delete Later 14. ITZY - BORN TO BE 15. Freddie Gibbs - You Only Die 1nce 16. ROSÉ - rosie 17. Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) 18. Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - VULTURES 1 19. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism 20. Camila Cabello - C,XOXO 21. Chlöe - Trouble In Paradise 22. 21 Savage - american dream 23. Childish Gambino - Bando Stone and The New World 24. Benny The Butcher & 38 Spesh - Stabbed & Shot 2 25. Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT I probably listened to about 40 new albums this year. Quite a few I only heard one and wouldn't really be able to rank. Here are the top 25 that I had on repeat. 'The Off Season' was my #1 album of 2021 so 'Might Delete Later' missing the top 10 does look especially bad it wasn't a proper album tbh and I have high hopes that 'The Fall Off' will return him back to the top.
December 24, 2024Dec 24 Author Album Chart 6. Ashe - Willson Highlights - Running Out Of Time, Hornet's Nest, I Wanna Love You (But I Don't) 7. Benny The Butcher - Everybody Can't Go Highlights - One Foot In, BRON, Buffalo Kitchen Club 8. Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT Highlights - I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, Florida!!!, Down Bad 9. Charli xcx - BRAT Highlights - Guess, Von dutch, Girl, so confusing 10. Kendrick Lamar - GNX Highlights - wacced out murals, peekaboo, reincarnated 8Ppe9vXot2Q GNX is the latest release to make the top 10. It's far from my favourite album from Kendrick but it feels like a fitting one after the year he's had. BRAT might be the most critically acclaimed album of the year but it hasn't been able to live up to 'CRASH' for me as that was my #1 album of 2022. I do still love it though and it was amazing seeing her in an arena show setting last month compared to the smaller venue for the last tour. THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT took a few listens for me to really love but seeing The Eras Tour certainly helped. I'll stick to the original version though, I'm a rarity in not really enjoying the extra Anthology tracks. Everybody Can't Go was the best discovery from my initial plan to listen to all the major Hip-Hop releases of the year. Benny has released three projects this year and I've enjoyed them all but this was certainly the pick of the bunch. Willson completed the trilogy of Ashe albums titled after each part of her full name and is the best of the three. Definitely the most under-looked album of the year.
December 24, 2024Dec 24 Author Album Chart 1. Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine :cheer: Highlights - yes, and?, we can't be friends (wait for your love), the boy is mine 2. Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol. 1 Highlights - Dreamin', Stellar, Fortunate 3. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet Highlights - Juno, Espresso, Taste 4. Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well Highlights - Superbloom, Cardinal, Ruthless 5. Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA Highlights - Darling, I, Take Your Mask Off, Like Him FQg-RZxDwhQ Two albums that didn't initially hook me to open the top 5 with CHROMAKOPIA initially feeling like bit of a step-down for Tyler after his last two incredible albums. I'm still not fully sold on 'Sticky' but, aside from that, I know fully appreciate what this album is trying to do. 'Judge Judy' and 'Hey Jane' are two of the best story-telling tracks for a long time and 'Like Him' is equally as heart-breaking. I'm so hyped for this tour next year. It was actually a tour this year that helped Deeper Well fully win me over. I've seen some of my all-time favourites this year but I think Kacey Musgraves might have been the best concert of the year. If you ever get the chance, I can't recommend seeing her more. The deluxe version was released after this and by that time, I was obsessed with the album and actually think the deluxe has the stand-out tracks. Landing in bronze position after a wonderful 2024 is Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet. The single run from this is insane and I'm so happy that she's realised her potential and become the new main pop girlie. 'emails i can't send' remains one of the best albums of the decade and while this album can't match that, I do think that it has the higher peaks. Just missing out on my top album of the year is The Auditorium, Vol. 1. By far and away the best Hip-Hop record of the 2020s so far, the only world I have to describe this album is exquisite. Pete Rock's beats are smooth as hell and Common has done what most rappers can't and age like fine wine with some of the most intelligent and hitting verses of the year. This album feels like a proper throwback to my favourite eras of rap and doesn't waste a second of it's 63 minute runtime. But there can only be one winner and after an agonising over 3-year wait for new music, there was no way that Ariana Grande and 'eternal sunshine' was not going to come out on top. It might not be in my holy trinity of Ariana albums ('thank u, next', 'Dangerous Woman' and 'My Everything') but I do think it's better than 'positions' and was well-worth the wait, She doesn't go for the high notes like we know she can on this album but what she does instead is treat us to a more sultry tone that feels more raw which helps the stories of her tracks come through even more,
December 24, 2024Dec 24 Just giving When The Sun Shines again given you posted in and having a skim through the lyrics - certainly some interesting points in there! Quite different to a lot of rap songs out there.
December 25, 2024Dec 25 Author Just giving When The Sun Shines again given you posted in and having a skim through the lyrics - certainly some interesting points in there! Quite different to a lot of rap songs out there. Thanks for giving it a listen Pete. It's definitely a style of rap that I think could appeal to you more than the ones that make the official chart.
December 25, 2024Dec 25 Author Top 5 Most-Played Artists 1. Ariana Grande - 2,179 plays 01. yes, and? - 217 plays 02. the boy is mine - 168 plays 03. we can't be friends (wait for your love) - 126 plays 2. Taylor Swift - 2,155 plays 01. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart - 121 plays 02. Fortnight - 102 plays =03. Down Bad - 100 plays =03. Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me - 100 plays 3. Sabrina Carpenter - 1,388 plays 01. Espresso - 172 plays 02. Please Please Please - 141 plays =03. Juno - 104 plays =03. Taste - 104 plays 4. Charli xcx - 1,352 plays 01. Von dutch - 111 plays 02. Guess - 103 plays 03. 360 - 81 plays 5. Kacey Musgraves - 1,084 plays 01. Cardinal - 83 plays 02. Deeper Well - 56 plays ==03. Ruthless - 48 plays ==03. Superbloom - 48 plays TGkMYMxi-hw This is based purely off my last.fm stats so just counts my Spotify plays but is going to be mostly accurate. It's definitely been Kacey Musgraves gets a top 5 position after her amazing concert has put 'Star-Crossed' and 'Golden Hour' back in rotation alongside her new album, 'Deeper Well'. Charli xcx just lands behind Sabrina Carpenter in a close race for bronze position. My BRAT tour date last month kept Charli in the race but ultimately 'Short n' Sweet' being the bigger album for me has kept Sabrina ahead. Expect Sabrina to continue to be a threat next year with her tour coming to UK where I will be seeing her for a third time. The Eras Tour was almost enough for Taylor Swift to get the win but she ends up in second place. She was definitely my sound of the summer where I was just rinsing the playlist with all the songs she performed on my show (including the surprise songs 'I Can See You', 'Mine', 'Cornelia Street' and 'Maroon'). I've finally got my favourite album of hers on vinyl ('Reputation') as a Christmas present today and I can't wait to give that a spin. But releasing a lead-single in January was enough for Ariana Grande to get an early lead which she never surrendered. I'll update this on 1st Jan as there's still time for things to change. The rest of the top 40. 06. Benny The Butcher - 976 plays 07. Kanye West - 968 plays 08. Madison Beer - 921 plays 09. beabadoobee - 890 plays 10. Tyler, The Creator - 887 plays 11. Common - 875 plays 12. Eminem - 821 plays 13. Ashe - 811 plays 14. ITZY - 767 plays 15. Freddie Gibbs - 739 plays 16. J. Cole - 731 plays 17. Kendrick Lamar - 559 plays 18. Camila Cabello - 505 plays 19. Tate McRae - 484 plays 20. 21 Savage - 464 plays 21. Dua Lipa - 460 plays 22. Kim Petras - 459 plays 23. Chappell Roan - 448 plays 24. Maisie Peters - 424 plays 25. ROSÉ - 386 plays 26. Chlöe - 346 plays 27. Childish Gambino - 329 plays 28. Olivia Rodrigo - 294 plays 29. Ghetts - 253 plays 30. Bas - 250 plays 31. Leah Kate - 228 plays 32. Lisa - 227 plays 33. AJ Tracey - 172 plays 34. Billie Eilish - 158 plays 35. Perrie - 143 plays 36. Leigh-Anne - 138 plays 37. Jade - 133 plays 38. EARTHGANG - 129 plays 39. Watsky - 114 plays 40. Jay-Z - 113 plays How cute is it that Perrie, Leigh-Anne and Jade all appear right next to each other :heart:
December 26, 2024Dec 26 Author 219 songs made my top 20 this year, 7 less than in 2023. Let's quickly run through the songs that have missed my top one-hundred (and thirty)! There are 14 pre-2023 songs that didn't do enough to make my top 130 Aliyah’s Interlude - It Girl Bas - Dr. O’blivion Bas & AJ Tracey - 179 Deli Bas & J. Cole - Home Alone Bas & J. Cole - Passport Bros Bas feat. Blxckie & A$AP Ferg - U-Turn Dua Lipa - Houdini Juice WRLD, Eminem & Benny Blanco - Lace It Maisie Peters - Guy On A Horse Maisie Peters - Holy Revival Tate McRae - Exes Tate McRae - Guilty Conscience Tate McRae - Hurt My Feelings Tate McRae - We’re Not Alike And here are the 75 '2023 songs' that didn't do enough to make the top 130 21 Savage - All Of Me 21 Savage & Summer Walker - Prove It 21 Savage, Tommy Newport & Mikky Ekko - Red Sky 21 Savage & Brent Faiyaz - Should’ve Wore A Bonnet Addison Rae - Aquamarine Aespa - Hot Mess AJ Tracey & Pozer - Heaterz Ariana Grande - I Wish I Hated You Ariana Grande - Imperfect For You Ariana Grande feat. Nonna - Ordinary Things Ariana Grande - Supernatural Ashe - I Hope You Die First Ashe - Please Don’t Fall In Love With Me Ayra Starr - Commas Beabadoobee - Beaches Beabadoobee - California Benny The Butcher & Lil Wayne - Big Dog Benny The Butcher & Preezy - Big Tymers Benny The Butcher, 38 Spesh & Harry Fraud - Center Stage Benny The Butcher feat. Lindsay Niccs - Higher Benny The Butcher - Jermanie’s Graduation Billie Eilish - L’Amour De Ma Vie Camila Cabello - Chanel No.5 Camila Cabello - Come Show Me Camila Cabello - Godspeed Charli XCX - B2b Charli XCX - Club Classics Charli XCX - Mean Girls Childish Gambino feat. Fousheé - Running Around Childish Gambino feat. Amaarae & Flo Milli - Talk My Shit Conway The Machine & Stove God Cooks - Mutty Dua Lipa - End Of An Era Dua Lipa - Maria Eminem feat. Bizarre - Antichrist Freddie Gibbs - On The Set Freddie Gibbs - Walk It Off Ghetts - Anakin (Red Saber) Ghetts feat. Dexta Daps - Hallelujah Ghetts feat. Pip Millett - Jonah’s Safety Itzy - Dynamite Itzy - Escalator Itzy - Gold Itzy - Mr. Vampire J. Cole - Huntin’ Wabbitz Kacey Musgraves - Anime Eyes Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well Kacey Musgraves - Flower Child Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign feat. YG - Do It Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - Paid Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign feat. Quavo - Paperwork Kendrick Lamar feat. Hitta J3, YoungThreat & Peysoh - GNX Kendrick Lamar & SZA - Luther Kendrick Lamar feat. Lefty Gunplay - TV Off Kim Petras - Cockblocker Leigh-Anne - Forbidden Fruit Leigh-Anne - Stealin’ Love Maren Morris feat. Julia Michaels - Cut! Olivia Rodrigo - Girl I’ve Always Been Olivia Rodrigo - So American Perrie - Tears Rebecca Black - Sugar Water Cyanide Rosé - Dance All Night Rosé - Drinks Or Coffee Rosé - Number One Girl Rosé - Two Years Saba & No I.D. - How To Impress God ScHoolboy Q feat. Ab-Soul - Foux Sofia Carson - I Hope You Know Summer Walker - Heart Of A Woman Taylor Swift - But Daddy I Love Him Twice - One Spark Tyler, The Creator feat. Doehcii - Balloon Tyler, The Creator feat. ScHoolboy Q - Thought I Was Dead Tyler, The Creator - Judge Judy The Weeknd - Dancing In The Flames The main top 100 action will begin on Wednesday but, until then, I will count down the (now-extended) 101-130.
December 26, 2024Dec 26 Author 130. YUQI - FREAK Chart Run: 7-7-12-19 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =111 Lyric: Fell in love too fast, got a speeding ticket UqJIBItJeyg Yuqi's Chart History: 2024 07 Freak Despite never even listening to a (G)I-DLE song, I somehow came across this solo effort from member Yuqi. It has a fun music video packed full of horror movie references (and an out-of-place E.T. nod) but I didn't go back to it at all after it fell out of my chart so cannot finish any higher. 129. Delta Goodrem - Hearts On The Run Chart Run: 13-7-17-18-19 (5 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =126 Lyric: It's just the beginning, can you feel the rush of it? kaB41YCOnmw Delta Goodrem's Chart History: 2024 07 Hearts On The Run I'm also not sure how I ended up coming across this song from Delta. It definitely has a bit of a Radio 2 feel with an 80s throwback sound but it sounds like something that could have been a hit if it was reworked slighty and a newer artist recorded it.
December 26, 2024Dec 26 Author 128. ROSÉ - gameboy Chart Run: 8-8-9- (3+ weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =114 Lyric: Yeah, you got a little too good actin' like a good guy JwKOLJl5oRM Rosé Chart History: 2021 01 On The Ground 2021 04 Gone 2024 01 Apt. (Rosé & Bruno Mars) 2024 09 Number One Girl 2024 01 Toxic Till The End 2024 04 3AM 2024 08 Gameboy 2024 10 Drinks Or Coffee 2024 11 Two Years 2024 18 Dance All Night We get our first effort by a BLACKPINK soloist and it's the first of two in this #101-130 section for Rosé. As you can see above, this was still in the top 10 in my newest chart yesterday and it's December release date is what has stopped it from making the chart proper. 'gameboy' is a R&B influenced track based around the video game metaphor. 127. EARTHGANG feat. Tommy Newport - PUT IN WORK Chart Run: 12-13-17-18 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =145 Lyric: Now you wanna kick it like judo NRquzl43mQk Earthgang's Chart History: 2019 01 Wells Fargo (J.I.D, Buddy, Earthgang & Guapdad 4000) 2019 02 Sacrifices (Earthgang, Smino, Saba & J. Cole) 2019 02 1993 (Buddy, Smino, Cozz, Earthgang, J.I.D & J. Cole) 2019 04 Swivel 2019 05 Stuck (feat. Arin Ray) 2019 19 Fields (feat. Malik) 2019 05 Down Bad (J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, Earthgang & Young Nudy) 2020 11 Still Up (Earthgang & Reason) 2020 15 Options (Earthgang & Wale) 2022 10 All Eyes On Me 2022 04 Ghetto Gods 2022 09 Smoke Sum 2022 10 Amen (feat. Musiq Soulchild) 2022 17 Black Pearls (feat. Baby Tate) 2022 04 Don't Punk Me (J.I.D feat. Earthgang) 2023 10 Die Today 2024 12 Put In Work (feat. Tommy Newport) 2024 10 Bobby Boucher (feat. Benji) Tommy Newport's Chart History: 2024 11 Red Sky (21 Savage, Tommy Newport & Mikky Ekko) 2024 12 Put In Work (Earthgang feat. Tommy Newport) EARTHGANG were not able to match last year's 'Die Today' in bagging a top 100 position but they've racked up two hits landing just outside. The first of which is 'PUT IN WORK' which features Tommy Newport in his second feature on a song that peaked just outside the top 10 in my charts this year. It was unlucky to be released at the same time as some other big albums that were dominating my chart. This is very groovy and deserved a top 10 peak at the very least. They always find some off pockets and Johnny Venus on verse 2 is just so creative with the flows and makes this track addictive.
December 27, 2024Dec 27 Author 126. Kenia OS - Tortura Chart Run: 18-7-14-14 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =126 Lyric: Bitch, I'm here like "Hello" iVC2QplUw6s Kenia OS's Chart History: 2024 07 Tortura I promised awardinary that I would join one of this years' BJSCs and this was my entry when I did. It didn't qualify which I thought was quite harsh as it's such a fun track. It's perfect for the summer but didn't end up sticking around long enough in my chart to see those months. 125. Chlöe - Boy Bye Chart Run: 9-11-17-17 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =130 Lyric: You just gave a little while I gave you my all QK1mAdqnJ1Q Chlöe's Chart History: 2021 01 Have Mercy 2022 01 Treat Me 2022 10 Surprise 2022 12 For The Night (Chlöe & Latto) 2023 11 Pray It Away 2023 07 How Does It Feel (Chlöe & Chris Brown) 2023 05 Body Do 2023 19 Told Ya (Chlöe & Missy Elliott) 2024 09 Boy Bye 2024 05 Somebody 2024 13 Strawberry Lemonade I thought this was a really interesting change of pace from Chlöe. Everything she has released prior is very R&B but this is just pure pop. Listening now, I probably should be ranking this a few places higher but it's certainly not worthy of top 100 so I won't be changing it.
December 27, 2024Dec 27 Author 124. Taylor Swift - So High School Chart Run: 19-15 (2 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =173 Lyric: You know how to ball, I know Aristotle w-FkV0EM_CU Taylor Swift's Chart History: 2013 04 22 2013 16 I Knew You Were Trouble 2014 01 Shake It Off 2014 01 Blank Space 2015 01 Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2015 05 Wildest Dreams 2017 01 Look What You Made Me Do 2017 14 Ready For It 2017 13 I Did Something Bad 2017 09 Gorgeous 2017 18 Dress 2018 15 Delicate 2019 03 Me (feat. Brendon Urie) 2019 06 You Need To Calm Down 2019 19 The Archer 2019 05 Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince 2019 08 Paper Rings 2019 12 I Forgot That You Existed 2019 16 Lover 2020 14 Only The Young 2020 01 The 1 2020 06 Cardigan 2020 10 Betty 2020 04 No Body, No Crime (feat. Haim) 2020 16 Long Story Short 2021 01 Willow 2021 13 Champagne Problems 2021 18 Gold Rush 2021 02 Love Story 2021 14 White Horse 2021 15 Hey Stephen 2021 18 All Too Well 2022 05 Midnight Rain 2022 03 Lavender Haze 2022 10 Bejeweled 2022 05 Anti-Hero 2022 13 Question...? 2022 07 Vigilante Shit 2022 18 Karma 2022 20 Maroon 2023 06 All Of The Girls You Loved Before 2023 12 Eyes Open 2023 01 I Can See You 2023 04 Now That We Don't Talk 2023 07 Suburban Legends 2023 12 Slut 2023 15 Say Don't Go 2023 13 Is It Over Now? 2023 09 You're Losing Me 2024 05 Florida!!! (feat. Florence & The Machine) 2024 01 I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 2024 07 Down Bad 2024 05 Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me? 2024 02 Fortnight (feat. Post Malone) 2024 13 But Daddy I Love Him 2024 15 So High School The only track from side 2 of 'The Tortured Poets Department' to really make any impact on me and that was only after seeing it performed live. This is potentially Taylor at her cheesiest lyrically but I always have a soft spot for when she embraces the cringe. Even with the 'Grand Theft Auto' line, I really like the way she sings the refrain. The choppiness gives it a rap vibe and makes it very memorable. Don't worry any Taylor fans, she has plenty more to come. 123. Sabrina Carpenter - Good Graces Chart Run: 12-16-(x3)-17-13-20 (6 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =136 Lyric: Don't mistake my nice for naïve alYCYZvB3yo Sabrina Carpenter's Chart History: 2019 08 Sue Me 2019 05 In My Bed 2019 06 Looking At Me 2019 14 Take You Back 2020 16 Honeymoon Fades 2020 06 Wow (Zara Larsson feat. Sabrina Carpenter) 2021 03 Skin 2021 16 Skinny Dipping 2022 04 Fast Times 2022 14 Vicious 2022 03 Read Your Mind 2022 07 Bet U Wanna 2022 04 Nonsense 2022 17 Already Over 2022 09 Because I Liked A Boy 2022 11 Tornado Warnings 2023 03 Feather 2023 07 Opposite 2023 10 Lonesome 2023 13 Paris 2024 01 Espresso 2024 02 Please Please Please 2024 01 Taste 2024 01 Juno 2024 07 Bed Chem 2024 12 Good Graces 2024 has been Sabrina's year and that will be well-reflected in my top 100 but she also bags one entry in this section, with album track 'Good Graces'. I think your mileage with this one depends on whether or not you gel with the post-chorus. This track could work well as the litmus test on if you are going to enjoy 'Short n' Sweet', it has all the elements of the album: witty writing, a poppy hook and an irreverent tone.
December 27, 2024Dec 27 Author 122. EARTHGANG feat. Benji - BOBBY BOUCHER Chart Run: 14-10-13-17 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =130 Lyric: I heard your tape, but I really ain't feel it ptsCRjSf6u0 Earthgang's Chart History: 2019 01 Wells Fargo (J.I.D, Buddy, Earthgang & Guapdad 4000) 2019 02 Sacrifices (Earthgang, Smino, Saba & J. Cole) 2019 02 1993 (Buddy, Smino, Cozz, Earthgang, J.I.D & J. Cole) 2019 04 Swivel 2019 05 Stuck (feat. Arin Ray) 2019 19 Fields (feat. Malik) 2019 05 Down Bad (J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, Earthgang & Young Nudy) 2020 11 Still Up (Earthgang & Reason) 2020 15 Options (Earthgang & Wale) 2022 10 All Eyes On Me 2022 04 Ghetto Gods 2022 09 Smoke Sum 2022 10 Amen (feat. Musiq Soulchild) 2022 17 Black Pearls (feat. Baby Tate) 2022 04 Don't Punk Me (J.I.D feat. Earthgang) 2023 10 Die Today 2024 12 Put In Work (feat. Tommy Newport) 2024 10 Bobby Boucher (feat. Benji) Benji's Chart History: 2024 10 Bobby Boucher (Earthgang feat. Benji) I definitely heard this last year when it was first released and thought nothing of it but hearing it again on the album release, I got hooked. Absolute earworm of a chorus and Johnny Venus plays around with his flows again, introducing some auto-tune to create something special on his verse. 121. Tyler, The Creator feat. Lola Young - Like Him Chart Run: 9-10-14 (3 weeks) Official Peak: 33 End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =130 Lyric: Mama, I'm chasin' a ghost dgUHE8wWhiE Tyler, The Creator's Chart History: 2017 15 Who Dat Boy (feat. A$AP Rocky) 2019 03 Earfquake (feat. 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 (feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign) 2021 05 Wilshire 2021 11 Hot Wind Blows (feat. Lil Wayne) 2021 16 Sweet / I Thought You Wanted To Dance (feat. Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues) 2021 05 Neon Peach (Snoh Aalegra feat. Tyler, The Creator) 2022 03 Here We Go... Again (The Weeknd feat. Tyler, The Creator) 2022 01 Cash In Cash Out (Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator) 2023 03 Dogtooth 2023 15 Boyfriend, Girlfriend (feat. YG) 2023 19 Heaven To Me 2024 08 Noid 2024 02 Darling, I (feat. Teezo Touchdown) 2024 04 Take Your Mask Off (feat. Daniel Caesar & LaToiya Williams) 2024 09 Like Him (feat. Lola Young) 2024 18 Judge Judy 2024 20 Balloon (feat. Doehcii) 2024 18 Thought I Was Dead (feat. ScHoolboy Q) Lola Young's Chart History: 2024 09 Like Him (Tyler, The Creator feat. Lola Young) We finally reach a song that has charted official and it's one that I feel has a good chance of continuing it's run and re-peaking now the Christmas songs will disappear. Unfortunately, absentee fathers are a recurring theme across Hip-Hop music and we often hear song expressing the anger this causes. But it's painful hearing a song from the perspective of Tyler desperately wanting to understand who his father is. If you listen to the album, it's even more gut-wrenching to hear it after another song where Tyler's pregnant girlfriend has told him that it would be fine for him to be like his Dad and not to be in their child's life because they both grew up with single parents and 'came out fine'. There's so much in the simple lyric of 'Do I look like him' and this is probably the most effective song of the year at nailing the emotions. The outro from his mother telling Tyler that it's her fault that his Dad isn't in his life is heart-breaking
December 28, 2024Dec 28 Author 120. Benny The Butcher & Armani Caesar - Buffalo Kitchen Club Chart Run: 12-14-13-17-19 (5 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =130 Lyric: I done bought so much cartel yola that they start treatin' us like shareholders 4qTXhSXmWQI Benny The Butcher's Chart History: 2024 04 One Foot In (Benny The Butcher & Stove God Cooks) 2024 06 Bron 2024 12 Buffalo Kitchen Club (Benny The Butcher & Armani Caesar) 2024 16 Jermanie's Graduation 2024 19 Big Dog (Benny The Butcher & Lil Wayne) 2024 18 Big Tymers (Benny The Butcher & Peezy) 2024 17 Higher (feat. Lindsay Niccs) 2024 11 Bad Guy (Benny The Butcher, 38 Spesh & Harry Fraud feat. Dave East & Klass Murda) 2024 18 Center Stage (Benny The Butcher, 38 Spesh & Harry Fraud) Armani Caesar's Chart History: 2024 12 Buffalo Kitchen Club (Benny The Butcher & Armani Caesar) It's been a breakout year for Griselda member, Benny The Butcher, in my chart and he has two entries in the #101-130 section alongside two entries in the top 100. Featuring the Buzzjack filter's least favourite word, 'Buffalo Kitchen Club' also features fellow Griselda-alum Armani Caesar. Armani really kills her verse and I keep meaning to check out more of her music but I still haven't got around to it yet. 119. JADE - Midnight Cowboy Chart Run: 7-11-14-18 (4 weeks) Official Peak: 93 End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: 121 Lyric: Nothin' wrong with a little horseplay ZEriLZ4VhQ8 Jade's Chart History: 2024 01 Angel Of My Dreams 2024 07 Midnight Cowboy 2024 07 Fantasy JADE was always my favourite member of Little Mix and I was really excited to hear her solo stuff. She started off well and has a #1 hit to come in my top 100 but here two follow-up efforts will both be missing out on that region. A promotional single released between her two main singles, this is much more experimental and I'm not too surprised it didn't become a hit. Written with RAYE and with spoken interludes by Ncuti Gatwa, it's an overtly sex-positive track that fits in well with her outside-of-music persona.
December 28, 2024Dec 28 Author 118. Tyler, The Creator - Noid Chart Run: 8-11-15-15 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: 120 Lyric: I know every creak that's in the floor Qer3lwd5hyA Tyler, The Creator's Chart History: 2017 15 Who Dat Boy (feat. A$AP Rocky) 2019 03 Earfquake (feat. 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 (feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign) 2021 05 Wilshire 2021 11 Hot Wind Blows (feat. Lil Wayne) 2021 16 Sweet / I Thought You Wanted To Dance (feat. Brent Faiyaz & Fana Hues) 2021 05 Neon Peach (Snoh Aalegra feat. Tyler, The Creator) 2022 03 Here We Go... Again (The Weeknd feat. Tyler, The Creator) 2022 01 Cash In Cash Out (Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator) 2023 03 Dogtooth 2023 15 Boyfriend, Girlfriend (feat. YG) 2023 19 Heaven To Me 2024 08 Noid 2024 02 Darling, I (feat. Teezo Touchdown) 2024 04 Take Your Mask Off (feat. Daniel Caesar & LaToiya Williams) 2024 09 Like Him (feat. Lola Young) 2024 18 Judge Judy 2024 20 Balloon (feat. Doehcii) 2024 18 Thought I Was Dead (feat. ScHoolboy Q) The lead single from Tyler's 'Chromakopia' album, 'Noid' didn't hit me fully on first listen but I've come to appreciate it much more. I would have liked another verse from Tyler but the two we get are great and the production is all over the place in the best possible way. It's certainly an experience to listen to but there's a couple better on the album. 117. ROSÉ - 3AM Chart Run: 4-5-7- (3+ weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =96 Lyric: The one I pretty talk and ugly-cry to OzdJFXyO8ts Rosé's Chart History: 2021 01 On The Ground 2021 04 Gone 2024 01 Apt. (Rosé & Bruno Mars) 2024 09 Number One Girl 2024 01 Toxic Till The End 2024 04 3AM 2024 08 Gameboy 2024 10 Drinks Or Coffee 2024 11 Two Years 2024 18 Dance All Night The reason why this is an extended top 130 when it's usually only 120 is because 2024 has been such a competitive year in my charts. I create a points chart to help me decided on my chart and usually if a song reaches 40 points they are near enough guaranteed to be in my top 100, but this year there were 110 songs reaching that tally, including this one by Rosé. One that the guiding factors has to be recency and that's the reason why this has missed out. It's had a brilliant start in my chart so far with 3 weeks in the top 7 and would have made it if they album had been released a few weeks earlier. We're probably already at the point where these songs would have been in my top 100 in most years. This is certainly helped by being track 2 on her album allowing it to make an impact on me early.
December 28, 2024Dec 28 I love eternal sunshine, brilliant choice for #1 album of the year :wub: Hearts on the Run, So High School and Good Graces are my fave of your song selections thus far!
December 28, 2024Dec 28 I remember the top 2 from last year for you, both good songs. Here are the albums I like from your list: 1. Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine 3. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 4. Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well 5. Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA 8. Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT 9. Charli xcx - BRAT 10. Kendrick Lamar - GNX 11. beabadoobee - This Is How Tomorrow Moves 12. Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess 16. ROSÉ - rosie 17. Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) 19. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism 22. 21 Savage - american dream 25. Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT And here are the songs I like from your list so far: 128. ROSÉ - gameboy 123. Sabrina Carpenter - Good Graces 121. Tyler, The Creator feat. Lola Young - Like Him 118. Tyler, The Creator - Noid 117. ROSÉ - 3AM
December 29, 2024Dec 29 Author I love eternal sunshine, brilliant choice for #1 album of the year :wub: Hearts on the Run, So High School and Good Graces are my fave of your song selections thus far! I remember the top 2 from last year for you, both good songs. Here are the albums I like from your list: 1. Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine 3. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 4. Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well 5. Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA 8. Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT 9. Charli xcx - BRAT 10. Kendrick Lamar - GNX 11. beabadoobee - This Is How Tomorrow Moves 12. Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess 16. ROSÉ - rosie 17. Eminem - The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) 19. Dua Lipa - Radical Optimism 22. 21 Savage - american dream 25. Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT And here are the songs I like from your list so far: 128. ROSÉ - gameboy 123. Sabrina Carpenter - Good Graces 121. Tyler, The Creator feat. Lola Young - Like Him 118. Tyler, The Creator - Noid 117. ROSÉ - 3AM 'eternal sunshine' love :wub: I'm glad that you've both found plenty to enjoy so far! Thank you both :D
December 29, 2024Dec 29 Author 116. Saba & No I.D. feat. Madison McFerrin, Ogi & Jordan Ward - head.rap Chart Run: 10-15-16-12 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =126 Lyric: Them neck braids help you build backbone zVIPD_PUBbo Saba's Chart History: 2019 02 Sacrifices (Earthgang, Smino, Saba & J. Cole) 2022 08 Come My Way (feat. Krayzie Bone) 2022 16 Survivor's Guilt (feat. G Herbo) 2022 14 Soldier (feat. Pivot Gang) 2023 17 Back In Office (Saba & No I.D.) 2024 10 head.rap (Saba & No I.D. feat. Madison McFerrin, Ogi & Jordan Ward) 2024 16 How To Impress God (Saba & No I.D.) No I.D.'s Chart History: 2023 17 Back In Office (Saba & No I.D.) 2024 10 head.rap (Saba & No I.D. feat. Madison McFerrin, Ogi & Jordan Ward) 2024 16 How To Impress God (Saba & No I.D.) Madison McFerrin's Chart History: 2024 10 head.rap (Saba & No I.D. feat. Madison McFerrin, Ogi & Jordan Ward) Ogi's Chart History: 2024 10 head.rap (Saba & No I.D. feat. Madison McFerrin, Ogi & Jordan Ward) Jordan Ward's Chart History: 2024 10 head.rap (Saba & No I.D. feat. Madison McFerrin, Ogi & Jordan Ward) Rapper Saba and producer No I.D. continued to tease their new upcoming collaborative album with two new tracks this year. They were both good but the strongest was definitely 'head,rap'. A jazzy, infectious track, it's certainly a more upbeat look at the hair of African-Americans than Tyler's 'I Killed You'. Ogi and Jordan Ward both sound lush on the chorus 115. JADE - Fantasy Chart Run: 7-10-14-17-19 (5 weeks) Official Peak: 52 End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =116 Lyric: Think of the time that we lost tryna be who we're not zgUwi6RmC9Q Jade's Chart History: 2024 01 Angel Of My Dreams 2024 07 Midnight Cowboy 2024 07 Fantasy This disco-inspired track served as the 2nd single from Jade's upcoming album and was unable to reach the heights of the lead single, missing the official top 40 and only spending one week in the top 100. I like it but I think it feels more like an old post-album single that the radio would eat up rather than a pre-album release. I have hopes that she will be able to turn it around and get another big hit.
December 29, 2024Dec 29 Author 114. Selena Gomez - Love On Chart Run: 4-9-14-14-17 (5 weeks) Official Peak: 61 End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =97 Lyric: This doesn't have to be some sort of mathematical equation mNHNktxbjdk 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 feat. Selena Gomez) 2015 01 Good For You (feat. 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 (feat. Gucci Mane) 2017 04 Wolves (Selena Gomez & Marshmello) 2018 06 Back To You 2018 02 Taki Taki (DJ Snake feat. 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 (feat. Kid Cudi) 2020 05 Dance Again 2020 06 Ring 2020 09 Crowded Room (feat. 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) 2022 16 My Mind & Me 2023 04 Single Soon 2024 04 Love On That chart run suggests a song that should be comfortably making my top 100 but I don't think I've actually given this a listen once since it fell out of my chart and I have completely forgotten how it goes. Listening again now and I still like it but it feels like a much older release than earlier this year. I don't think anyone would say it's prime Selena Gomez and I'm not too disappointed to leave it out of my top 100. 113. Chlöe - Strawberry Lemonade Chart Run: 16-13-13-13-18 (5 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =124 Lyric: Started at the bottom, now I'm at the top ZylyPjbx58A Chlöe's Chart History: 2021 01 Have Mercy 2022 01 Treat Me 2022 10 Surprise 2022 12 For The Night (Chlöe & Latto) 2023 11 Pray It Away 2023 07 How Does It Feel (Chlöe & Chris Brown) 2023 05 Body Do 2023 19 Told Ya (Chlöe & Missy Elliott) 2024 09 Boy Bye 2024 05 Somebody 2024 13 Strawberry Lemonade I was a bit anxious going into this sophomore solo album from Chlöe as I've found that her work has been largely suffering from diminishing returns after the iconic debut single of 'Have Mercy'. And being released on the same day as an album I was highly anticipating ('This Is How Tomorrow Moves') certainly didn't help but in the end I was pleasantly surprised by how solid it was. It felt really focused and I actually prefer it to her debut. However, it doesn't have too much representation in this list as it got a bit lost in a busy time in my chart. 'Strawberry Lemonade' is a stand-out but still missed out on my weekly top 10. The poppier moments are where the album really shines and this is a good example of that.
December 29, 2024Dec 29 Author 112. Ashe - Cherry Trees Chart Run: 6-12-12-17 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =116 Lyric: So glad you look happy, but I wish you'd look at men duvZTseLtjc Ashe's Chart History: 2020 06 Moral Of The Story 2022 04 Not Mad Anymore 2022 11 Me Without You 2022 01 Another Man's Jeans 2022 07 Hope You're Not Happy 2022 01 Angry Woman 2022 04 Shower With My Clothes On 2022 10 Emotional 2022 19 omw 2024 02 Running Out Of Time 2024 05 I Wanna Love You (But I Don't) 2024 20 I Hope You Die First 2024 06 Cherry Trees 2024 11 Please Don't Fall In Love With Me 2024 05 Hornet's Nest 2024 01 Pushing Daisies (Ashe & Suki Waterhouse) Ashe released one of my albums of the year and an initial highlight was 'Cherry Trees'. It didn't end up doing enough to reach the top 100 but it's still a great track. The build up is great but it's the release on the bridge with the guitar strings that really makes the song for me. 111. Tate McRae - 2 hands Chart Run: 6-6-10-16-20 (5 weeks) Official Peak: 08 End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =96 Lyric: And I already got that bag for free, but if you bought it then, that's sweet cr4wnsLI_Xw Tate McRae's Chart History: 2021 02 Feel Like Shit 2022 03 She's All I Wanna Be 2022 01 What Would You Do? 2022 04 What's Your Problem? 2022 05 Don't Come Back 2022 06 You're So Cool 2022 13 Hate Myself 2022 12 Uh Oh 2023 01 Greedy 2023 01 Exes 2023 07 Think Later 2023 08 Hurt My Feelings 2023 11 Guilty Conscience 2023 05 We're Not Alike 2023 19 Plastic Palm Trees 2023 15 Messier 2023 19 Calgary 2024 06 It's Ok I'm Ok 2024 06 2 Hands Another one that's been hampered by it's late release date, '2 hands' is already looking like it's going to be a forgotten official top 10 hit. It's another really solid effort from Tate and does it's job in getting me excited for the album. Although, I usually love Tate's videos but I think the concept for this one doesn't really work and it ends up being a bit of a mess.
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