December 30, 2024Dec 30 Author 110. Kendrick Lamar - Reincarnated Chart Run: 10-8-11-13-15- (5+ weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =93 Lyric: I rewrote the devil's story just to take our power back Ek7UvQPCQnE Kendrick Lamar's Chart History: 2014 01 i 2015 01 King Kunta 2015 01 Bad Blood (Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2015 01 Classic Man (Jidenna feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2016 14 Alright 2016 16 No More Parties In L.A. (Kanye West feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2016 06 F**kin' Problems (A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar) 2016 05 The Greatest (Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2017 01 Humble 2017 03 Love (feat. Zacari) 2017 06 DNA 2017 02 Element 2017 04 Loyalty (feat. Rihanna) 2018 04 All The Stars (Kendrick Lamar & Sza) 2018 01 Pray For Me (The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar) 2018 01 Opps (Vince Stapes & Yugen Blakrok feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2018 14 King's Dead (Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake) 2018 03 Paramedic (SOB X RBE feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2018 08 X (ScHoolboy Q, 2 Chainz & Saudi feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2018 01 Mona Lisa (Lil Wayne feat. Kendrick Lamar) 2021 05 Family Ties (Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar) 2022 12 The Heart Part 5 2022 01 We Cry Together (feat. Taylour Paige) 2022 08 Die Hard (feat. Blxst & Amanda Reifer) 2022 11 Purple Hearts (feat. Summer Walker & Ghostface Killah) 2022 18 Father Time (feat. Sampha) 2022 02 N95 2022 14 Rich Spirit 2023 02 The Hillbillies (Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar) 2024 04 Not Like Us 2024 01 Wacced Out Murals 2024 03 Peekaboo (feat. AzChike) 2024 08 Reincarnated 2024 12 GNX (Kendrick Lamar feat. Hitta J3, YoungThreat & Peysoh) 2024 11 Luther (Kendrick Lamar & SZA) 2024 17 TV Off (feat. Lefty Gunplay) We are now already at the point where the tracks would have been in my top 80 in last year's chart. 'Reincarnated' is an album track from Kendrick's 6th studio album 'GNX' and is based around a sample of Tupac's 'Made N*****z'. Kendrick also seems to imitate the style of Tupac in his delivery. In the first two verses Kendrick raps from the perspective of two un-named African-American singers musicians of old (presumed to be John-Lee Hooker & Billie Holiday based on the lyrical clues) before a third verse where he's back to himself and conversing with God. It's a powerful track and certainly a stand-out moment on the album. 109. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club Chart Run: 15-12-15-17-20 (5 weeks) Official Peak: 13 End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =138 Lyric: She sees her baby girl, I know she's gonna scream GR3Liudev18 Chappell Roan's Chart History: 2024 05 Femininomenon 2024 03 Red Wine Supernova 2024 05 Hot To Go! 2024 12 Pink Pony Club This missing my top 10 is a bit of a crime. What hindered it was that it wasn't an instant favourite from the album and by the time that it hit me, Chappell already had 3 other hits riding high in my chart. The guitar solo is great and I feel like it's a perfect song to to include on her debut album as it gives you a great idea about who Chappell is as an artist. It was great to see it reach the official charts too.
December 30, 2024Dec 30 Author 108. Benny The Butcher, 38 Spesh & Harry Fraud feat. Dave East & Klass Murda - Bad Guy Chart Run: 11-13-13-11-19 (5 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =114 Lyric: I raised kids I knew wasn't mines like Joseph from the Bible B9UYPtzenbQ 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) 38 Spesh's Chart History: 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) Harry Fraud's Chart History: 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) Dave East's Chart History: 2024 11 Bad Guy (Benny The Butcher, 38 Spesh & Harry Fraud feat. Dave East & Klass Murda) Klass Murda's Chart History: 2024 11 Bad Guy (Benny The Butcher, 38 Spesh & Harry Fraud feat. Dave East & Klass Murda) Benny The Butcher & 38 Spesh released their second collaborative mixtape this year and the standout track was 'Bad Guy'. Massive shout out to Harry Fraud on the production and Klass Murda's unique voice on the chorus. Spesh and Benny provide two of the most quotable verses of the year. This is an absolute banger and has really been messed over by being released late in the year at the same time as albums by Tyler, Kendrick and Rosé. 107. Childish Gambino feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae - In The Night Chart Run: 9-11-16-20-18-15-19 (7 weeks) Official Peak: 98 End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =111 Lyric: He kissed your lips, it looked like torture for you OS6ggNu-cFA Childish Gambino's Chart History: 2014 13 Sweatpants (feat. Problem) 2014 02 3005 2014 08 Break Your Heart Right Back (Ariana Grande feat. Childish Gambino) 2015 03 Sober 2016 15 Me And Your Mama 2016 02 Redbone 2018 02 This Is America 2018 16 Summertime Magic 2018 06 Feels Like Summer 2018 01 Monster (21 Savage feat. Childish Gambino) 2020 01 35.31 2020 06 12.38 (feat. 21 Savage) 2020 09 Algorhythm 2020 19 53.49 2020 16 Time (feat. Ariana Grande) 2023 08 New Type (Summer Walker feat. Childish Gambino) 2024 05 Real Love 2024 09 In The Night (feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae) 2024 16 Talk My Shit (feat. Amaarae & Flo Milli) 2024 19 Running Around (feat. Fousheé) Jorja Smiith's Chart History: 2017 15 Get It Together (Drake feat. Black Coffee & Jorja Smith) 2018 02 Let Me Down (feat. Stormzy) 2018 05 I Am 2019 18 Teenage Fantasy 2019 01 Be Honest (feat. Burna Boy) 2020 05 Come Over (feat. Popcaan) 2020 06 Im Workin (Giggs feat. Jorja Smith) 2021 04 Addicted 2021 05 Digging 2021 17 Bussdown (feat. Shaybo) 2023 16 Try Me 2023 06 Little Things 2023 12 Go Go Go 2024 09 In The Night (Childish Gambino feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae) Amaarae's Chart History: 2024 09 In The Night (Childish Gambino feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae) 2024 16 Talk My Shit (Childish Gambino feat. Amaarae & Flo Milli) Jorja sounds so good on this. :wub: I've seen a few people who claim that Amaarae ruined this album with her high-pitched chipmunk style vocals and I get it but I think it really works here in a short burst. I think it was a good idea to let Gambino go first with his verse because as soon as the features come in, he gets absolutely lost in the track. Gambino will have one entry in the top 100.
December 31, 2024Dec 31 Author 106. Leah Kate & 24kGoldn - WYA Chart Run: 7-4-9-15 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =90 Lyric: I said I wouldn't do it, I'm calling up my ex lGCZIfOb3IU Leah Kate's Chart History: 2022 05 10 Things I Hate About You 2022 07 Monster 2022 08 Never Been Better 2022 10 Boys Like You 2022 02 My Bed 2022 04 Life Sux 2023 07 But I Lied 2023 05 Happy 2023 05 Super Over 2023 07 Space 2023 12 Bored 2023 19 Get In Loser 2023 14 Brainwash 2023 04 Unbreakup 2023 03 Lucky 2023 03 911 2023 10 Weird 2023 20 Bad Taste 2024 03 What Girls Do 2024 10 Nasty 2024 04 WYA (Leah Kate & 24kGoldn) 24kGoldn's Chart History: 2020 13 City Of Angels 2020 10 Tick Tock (Clean Bandit & Mabel feat. 24kGoldn) 2022 14 Overthinking (Mabel feat. 24kGoldn) 2024 04 WYA (Leah Kate & 24kGoldn) Not even a song with one of my (guilty-pleasure) faves, Leah Kate, can see 24kGoldn get his first EOY top 100 hit. It's definitely another track with an undeniably catchy hook from Leah but it feels a bit slight and unfinished. It's only 2 minutes and feels like it should have been fleshed out with at least another 60 seconds. Leah's other 2 singles from this year do make the top 100. 105. ITZY - Imaginary Friend Chart Run: 14-8-4-8-16 (5 weeks) Official Peak:n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =82 Lyric: Who am I? The revolution NrUlydECU-8 Itzy's Chart History: 2020 01 Wannabe 2020 01 Not Shy 2020 17 Don't Give A What 2021 01 In The Morning 2021 07 Tennis (0:0) 2021 12 Shoot 2021 13 Kidding Me 2021 14 Sorry Not Sorry 2021 17 Wild Wild West 2021 01 Loco 2021 15 Swipe 2021 18 Love Is 2021 19 Sooo Lucky 2021 20 B[oo]m-Boxx 2021 20 Gas Me Up 2022 06 Voltage 2022 01 Sneakers 2022 18 Blah Blah Blah 2022 04 Boys Like You 2022 10 Cheshire 2022 07 Snowy 2022 17 Freaky 2023 01 None Of My Business 2023 02 Bet On Me 2023 10 Cake 2023 13 Psychic Lover 2024 02 Born To Be 2024 10 Mr. Vampire 2024 01 Untouchable 2024 14 Escalator 2024 20 Dynamite 2024 16 Gold 2024 04 Imaginary Friend 2024 was the year of ITZY in my chart. They started off in January by releasing an album where all five members got their own solo track (including Lia who was on a break from the group at the time) and all of these (+ the 2 group singles) were flying high in my chart. I'm so conflicted on this one. It's such a different sound from them and on some listens, I think it's my favourite song of theirs. But when I listen as part of a playlist, it doesn't stand out. I had such trouble compiling my top 100 this year. I narrowed it down to 105 and it took me hours to decide on which 5 had to miss out, so just know that these next 5 tracks all deserve a top 100 placement.I really need to stop writing and just post this because the longer I write, the more I'm talking myself into putting this into my top 100.
December 31, 2024Dec 31 Author 104. Watsky & Rachel Zegler - One More Day Chart Run: 17-4-8-13-16-20 (6 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =93 Lyric: Every second together we get is better than a solo moment 8svN_bKPgD8 Watsky's Chart History: 2013 02 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody feat. Wax) 2013 03 Moral Of The Story 2013 01 IDGAF 2013 05 Ugly Faces 2013 19 Rich Girl 2013 02 Give A Hater A Hug (feat. Wax) 2013 03 Kill A Hipster (feat. Chinaka Hodge) 2014 03 Strong As An Oak 2014 03 4AM Monday 2014 02 Who's Been Loving You 2014 05 F**k An Emcee Name 2014 01 Sloppy Seconds 2014 07 Hey Asshole (feat. Kate Nash) 2014 04 100 Words You Could Say Instead Of Swag 2014 01 Whoa Whoa Whoa 2014 05 Ink Don't Bleed (feat. Anderson .Paak) 2014 12 All You Can Do (feat. Jimetta Rose) 2014 01 The One 2014 09 My First Stalker 2014 11 Grass Is Greener (feat. Anderson .Paak) 2014 03 Bet Against Me 2014 16 Right Now (feat. Lisa Vitale) 2014 01 Sarejevo (feat. Dia Frampton) 2014 05 Let's Get High And Watch Planet Earth 2014 02 No Flex Zone (Remix) (Karmin & Watsky) 2014 04 Stand For Something (feat. Anderson .Paak) 2016 16 Hand Over Hand (feat. Anderson .Paak) 2016 04 Stick To Your Guns (feat. Julia Nunes) 2016 01 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 (feat. Camila Recchio & Danny McClain) 2016 01 Talking To Myself 2016 01 Midnight Heart (feat. Mal Devisa) 2016 01 Don't Be Nice 2016 01 Brave New World (feat. Chaos Chaos) 2016 06 Pink Lemonade (Watsky & Invisible Inc.) 2016 01 Going Down 2017 05 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 1 2017 07 Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations 2017 03 Little Slice (feat. Danny McClain) 2017 03 Lovely Thing Suite: Knots 2017 01 Lovely Thing Suite: Roses 2017 03 Yes Britannia 2017 02 Exquisite Corpse (feat. Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge) 2018 01 Love Letters 2018 13 Chemical Angel 2018 17 Springtime In New York 2018 17 Lovely Thing Suite: Theories 2018 01 Welcome To The Family 2018 03 All Like Whatever 2018 01 Mean Ass Drunk 2019 02 No Complaints, No Conversation 2019 01 Feels Alright 2019 03 What Goes Up 2019 04 Limo 4 Emos 2019 10 Whitecaps 2019 12 F**k It Up 2019 08 Wounded Healer 2019 01 Advanced Placement 2020 01 Undermine (feat. Raquel Rodriguez) 2020 03 Border In My Heart 2020 04 Best Friend The Floor 2020 06 Dreams & Boxes 2020 10 Embrace The Quake 2020 03 Savage 2020 18 Black Hole Eyes 2020 20 The Price Of Growing Up 2022 01 Aww Shit (feat. Hollis & Gifted Gab) 2023 09 Rollin (Watsky & Camila Recchio) 2023 07 Paper Nihilist 2023 01 Mile Away (feat. Rachel Zegler) 2023 17 What's The Move? (Watsky & T-Pain) 2023 19 The Truth 2023 12 Young Ruettiger (I Do What I Want) (Watsky & Abhi The Nomad) 2023 18 Fool 4 (Watsky & Camila Recchio) 2023 12 Break My Heart 2024 04 One More Day (Watsky & Rachel Zegler) 2024 03 Looks Good To Me (Watsky & Camila Recchio) Rachel Zegler's Chart History: 2023 01 Mile Away (Watsky feat. Rachel Zegler) 2024 04 One More Day (Watsky & Rachel Zegler) Although she seems to be the internet's most hated actress at the moment, I absolutely adore Rachel Zegler and I love the fact that she's now collabed twice with Watsky. This might not be a patch on their song from last year but I still enjoy hearing Zegler's theatrical style of singing and it fits in well with the slightly over-dramatic lyrics in the verses. 103. Watsky & Camila Recchio - Looks Good To Me Chart Run: 3-5-5-13-20 (5 weeks) Official Peak:n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =72 Lyric: Everybody who ever came before is a footnote of a footnote, but you're the entire book though g_fOVJkWiG4 Itzy's Chart History: 2013 02 Kick Monday (In The Nutsack) (Watsky & Mody feat. Wax) 2013 03 Moral Of The Story 2013 01 IDGAF 2013 05 Ugly Faces 2013 19 Rich Girl 2013 02 Give A Hater A Hug (feat. Wax) 2013 03 Kill A Hipster (feat. Chinaka Hodge) 2014 03 Strong As An Oak 2014 03 4AM Monday 2014 02 Who's Been Loving You 2014 05 F**k An Emcee Name 2014 01 Sloppy Seconds 2014 07 Hey Asshole (feat. Kate Nash) 2014 04 100 Words You Could Say Instead Of Swag 2014 01 Whoa Whoa Whoa 2014 05 Ink Don't Bleed (feat. Anderson .Paak) 2014 12 All You Can Do (feat. Jimetta Rose) 2014 01 The One 2014 09 My First Stalker 2014 11 Grass Is Greener (feat. Anderson .Paak) 2014 03 Bet Against Me 2014 16 Right Now (feat. Lisa Vitale) 2014 01 Sarejevo (feat. Dia Frampton) 2014 05 Let's Get High And Watch Planet Earth 2014 02 No Flex Zone (Remix) (Karmin & Watsky) 2014 04 Stand For Something (feat. Anderson .Paak) 2016 16 Hand Over Hand (feat. Anderson .Paak) 2016 04 Stick To Your Guns (feat. Julia Nunes) 2016 01 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 (feat. Camila Recchio & Danny McClain) 2016 01 Talking To Myself 2016 01 Midnight Heart (feat. Mal Devisa) 2016 01 Don't Be Nice 2016 01 Brave New World (feat. Chaos Chaos) 2016 06 Pink Lemonade (Watsky & Invisible Inc.) 2016 01 Going Down 2017 05 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 1 2017 07 Lovely Thing Suite: Conversations 2017 03 Little Slice (feat. Danny McClain) 2017 03 Lovely Thing Suite: Knots 2017 01 Lovely Thing Suite: Roses 2017 03 Yes Britannia 2017 02 Exquisite Corpse (feat. Dumbfoundead, Grieves, Wax, Adam Vida, Rafael Casal, Daveed Diggs & Chinaka Hodge) 2018 01 Love Letters 2018 13 Chemical Angel 2018 17 Springtime In New York 2018 17 Lovely Thing Suite: Theories 2018 01 Welcome To The Family 2018 03 All Like Whatever 2018 01 Mean Ass Drunk 2019 02 No Complaints, No Conversation 2019 01 Feels Alright 2019 03 What Goes Up 2019 04 Limo 4 Emos 2019 10 Whitecaps 2019 12 F**k It Up 2019 08 Wounded Healer 2019 01 Advanced Placement 2020 01 Undermine (feat. Raquel Rodriguez) 2020 03 Border In My Heart 2020 04 Best Friend The Floor 2020 06 Dreams & Boxes 2020 10 Embrace The Quake 2020 03 Savage 2020 18 Black Hole Eyes 2020 20 The Price Of Growing Up 2022 01 Aww Shit (feat. Hollis & Gifted Gab) 2023 09 Rollin (Watsky & Camila Recchio) 2023 07 Paper Nihilist 2023 01 Mile Away (feat. Rachel Zegler) 2023 17 What's The Move? (Watsky & T-Pain) 2023 19 The Truth 2023 12 Young Ruettiger (I Do What I Want) (Watsky & Abhi The Nomad) 2023 18 Fool 4 (Watsky & Camila Recchio) 2023 12 Break My Heart 2024 04 One More Day (Watsky & Rachel Zegler) 2024 03 Looks Good To Me (Watsky & Camila Recchio) Camila Recchio's Chart History: 2016 01 Tiny Glowing Screens Part 3 (Watsky feat. Camila Recchio & Danny McClain) (1-1-3-9-8-14-13-11-17-20) 2023 09 Rollin (Watsky & Camila Recchio) (9-14-14-15-10-12-13-19) 2023 18 Fool 4 (Watsky & Camila Recchio) (18-20) 2024 03 Looks Good To Me (Watsky & Camila Recchio) (3-5-5-13-20) And it's happened again, on the last day I've made an executive decision to change a song from my top 100 and the loser, dropping all the way to #103 this year is 'Looks Good To Me' making this a double Watsky section. This ended up missing out because, prior to today, my last listen to it was June and in such a competitive year, you need to show staying power to make the elusive top 100. But this was a top 3 hit in my chart and I was loving it at the time. It feels like a bit of a throwback to the 'Cardboard Castles' era of Watsky and I've missed his more traditional rapped verses with jokey lyrics.
December 31, 2024Dec 31 Author 102. Camila Cabello - can friends kiss? Chart Run: 7-8-8-15-19 (5 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =93 Lyric: I don't like your new girl, she don't move me sTu8gt_28Gs Camila Cabello's Chart History: 2016 01 I Know What You Did Last Summer (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) 2016 04 Bad Things (Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello) 2017 09 Hey Ma (Pitbull & J Balvin feat. Camila Cabello) 2017 05 Crying In The Club 2017 03 Know No Better (Major Lazer feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo) 2017 01 Havana (feat. Young Thug) 2017 08 OMG (feat. Quavo) 2017 05 Real Friends 2017 05 Never Be The Same 2018 06 Into It 2018 15 She Loves Control 2018 18 Sangria Wine (Pharrell Williams & Camila Cabello) 2018 17 Consequences 2019 14 Find U Again (Mark Ronson feat. Camila Cabello) 2019 01 Shameless 2019 02 Liar 2019 01 Cry For Me 2019 01 Living Proof 2019 10 This Love 2019 13 Should've Said It 2019 05 My Oh My (feat. DaBaby) 2021 01 Don't Go Yet 2022 10 Bam Bam (feat. Ed Sheeran) 2022 02 Psychofreak (feat. Willow) 2022 07 No Doubt 2022 02 Hasta Los Dientes (Camila Cabello & Maria Becerra) 2022 16 Quiet 2024 04 I Luv It (feat. Playboi Carti) 2024 02 He Knows (feat. Lil Nas X) 2024 20 Chanel No.5 2024 07 Can Friends Kiss? 2024 03 Baby Pink (feat. Eem Triplin) 2024 10 Come Show Me 2024 17 Godspeed After Camila had dropped an album which was disappointing (if nowhere near the disaster that the internet would want you to believe), she completely turned it around by dropping a deluxe where each new track was a banger. All four of the deluxe tracks made by chart when only three of the original 14 were able to do so. 'can friends kiss?' is quite an understated Latin bop but the chorus just flows so well. It's perfectly crafted and deserved a spot on the main album. 101. beabadoobee - Real Man Chart Run: 6-8-14-17-17 (5 weeks) Official Peak: n/a End-Of Year Points Chart Finish: =101 Lyric: Could you see me standing out here with my outstretched hand? nl0e7yzOUwM Beabadoobee's Chart History: 2020 09 Death Bed (Powfu feat. Beabadoobee) 2023 19 Glue Song 2023 08 The Way Things Go 2024 01 Take A Bite 2024 06 Real Man 2024 13 Beaches 2024 19 California 2024 04 Ever Seen In the most unlucky spot and just missing out on the top 100 is beabadoobee with 'Real Man'. Especially unlucky seeming that her album also ended at #11 in my album countdown. Don't feel too sorry for her though, she will have two entries in my top 100 with one of them finishing very high in the countdown. Produced by Rick Rubin, what really draws me to this song is the outro. I'm not even sure what it is because the song stays at the same pace and tone throughout the song but there's a subtle change in the instrumentation and her delivery that makes it so impactful. Top 100 action starts tomorrow!
December 31, 2024Dec 31 Author And before the main action kicks-off tomorrow, here is a re-cap of the 'just missing out' section #101-130 as well as my albums chart and top artists. 101. beabadoobee - Real Man 102. Camila Cabello - can friends kiss? 103. Watsky & Camila Recchio - Looks Good To Me 104. Watsky & Rachel Zegler - One More Day 105. ITZY - Imaginary Friend 106. Leah Kate & 24kGoldn - WYA 107. Childish Gambino feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae - In The Night 108. Benny The Butcher, 38 Spesh & Harry Fraud feat. Dave East & Klass Murda - Bad Guy 109. Chappell Roan - Pink Pony Club 110. Kendrick Lamar - Reincarnated 111. Tate McRae - 2 hands 112. Ashe - Cherry Trees 113. Chlöe - Strawberry Lemonade 114. Selena Gomez - Love On 115. JADE - Fantasy 116. Saba & No I.D. feat, Madison McFerrin, Ogi & Jordan Ward - head.rap 117. ROSÉ - 3AM 118. Tyler, The Creator - Noid 119. JADE - Midnight Cowboy 120. Benny The Butcher & Armani Caesar - Buffalo Kitchen Club 121. Tyler, The Creator feat. Lola Young - Like Him 122. EARTHGANG feat. Benji - BOBBY BOUCHER 123. Sabrina Carpenter - Good Graces 124. Taylor Swift - So High School 125. Chlöe - Boy Bye 126. Kenia OS - Tortura 127. EARTHGANG feat. Tommy Newport - PUT IN WORK 128. ROSÉ - gameboy 129. Delta Goodrem - Hearts On The Run 130. YUQI - FREAK ~ Album Chart 01. Ariana Grande - eternal sunshine 02. Common & Pete Rock - The Auditorium, Vol. 1 03. Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet 04. Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well 05. Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA 06. Ashe - Wilson 07. Benny The Butcher - Everybody Can't Go 08. Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT 09. 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 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 ~ Top Played Artists 01. Ariana Grande - 2,179 plays 02. Taylor Swift - 2,155 plays 03. Sabrina Carpenter - 1,388 plays 04. Charli xcx - 1,352 plays 05. Kacey Musgraves - 1,084 plays 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
January 1Jan 1 Author 100. Eminem - Evil Album Track from 'The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)' Release Date: 12th July 2024 Chart Run: 5-8-10-12 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 107 (95/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =90 (=88/100) Last.fm Chart: =286 (=97/100) Pimp slaps, only way I'm hittin' my bottom, bitch AuQ36zwFA3s Eminem's Chart History: 2013 03 Berzerk 2013 01 Rap God 2013 01 Survival 2013 02 The Monster (feat. Rihanna) 2014 01 No Love (feat. Lil Wayne) 2014 01 Calm Down (Busta Rhymes feat. Eminem) 2015 06 Detroit Vs. Everybody (feat. Royce da 5'9", Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf & Trick Trick) 2015 16 Forgot About Dre (Dr Dre feat. Eminem) 2015 02 Phenomenal 2017 03 No Favors (Big Sean feat. Eminem) 2017 02 Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé) 2017 07 Untouchable 2018 03 Remind Me 2018 12 In Your Head 2018 01 River (feat. Ed Sheeran) 2018 06 Offended 2018 18 Framed 2018 13 Majesty (Nicki Minaj feat. Eminem & Labrinth) 2018 02 Lucky You (feat. Joyner Lucas) 2018 01 The Ringer 2018 13 Stepping Stone 2018 03 Normal 2018 18 Greatest 2018 01 Killshot 2018 13 Kamikaze 2018 02 Venom 2020 03 Yah Yah (feat. Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Q-Tip & Denaun) 2020 05 I Will (feat. Kxng Crooked, Royce da 5'9" & Joell Ortiz) 2020 01 Godzilla (feat. Juice Wrld) 2020 15 Darkness 2020 09 Those Kinda Nights (feat. Ed Sheeran) 2020 07 The Adventures Of Moon Man & Slim Shady (Kid Cudi & Eminem) 2020 03 Discombobulated 2020 08 Tone Deaf 2020 11 Zeus (feat. White Gold) 2022 08 The King And I (feat. CeeLo Green) 2022 19 From The D 2 The LBC (Eminem & Snoop Dogg) 2023 06 Lace It (Juice Wrld, Eminem & Benny Blanco) 2024 03 Houdini 2024 01 Brand New Dance 2024 05 Evil 2024 09 Fuel (feat. J.I.D) 2024 12 Antichrist (feat. Bizarre) Eminem's EOY History: 2013 19 Rap God (#34 in 2014) 2013 21 Survival 2013 36 Berzerk 2013 50 The Monster (feat. Rihanna) 2014 34 Rap God (#19 in 2013) 2014 38 Calm Down (Busta Rhymes feat. Eminem) 2014 40 No Love (feat. Lil Wayne) 2015 66 Phenomenal 2015 75 Detroit Vs. Everybody (feat. Royce da 5'9", Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf & Trick Trick) 2017 22 No Favors (Big Sean feat. Eminem) 2017 51 Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé) 2018 05 Killshot 2018 14 River (feat. Ed Sheeran) 2018 22 The Ringer 2018 34 Venom 2018 35 Lucky You (feat. Joyner Lucas) 2018 80 Remind Me 2018 84 Normal 2020 07 Godzilla (feat. Juice Wrld) 2020 32 Yah Yah (feat. Royce da 5'9", Black Thought, Q-Tip & Denaun) 2020 37 I Will (feat. Knxg Crooked, Royce da 5'9" & Joell Ortiz) 2020 71 The Adventures Of Moon Man & Slim Shady (Kid Cudi & Eminem) 2024 100 Evil Kicking off the top 100 this year is the first of four entries for Eminem from his mixed-bag of an album 'The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)'. If you've heard the album you know it's split into two parts, the first half where Eminem battles with Slim Shady and his need to be controversial and the second half where Eminem has killed finally killed Slim and the focus turns to his own thoughts. One criticism you can make of this album is that Eminem portrays Slim Shady as being out-of-touch and embarrassing but it's also by far, the more interesting side of the album. If you can sit through the intentionally bad and cringy lines, you're rewarded with some of his best rapping with constantly changing flows. It's no coincidence that all four songs in this list and the album tracks that charted post-album release are all from the Slim Shady side of the album. What makes 'Evil' a standout is the chorus. It can be touch-and-go where it sounds ok when Eminem tries his talk-singing but it really works here as he embraces being the Evil half of 'Bad Meets Evil'.
January 1Jan 1 Author 99. AJ Tracey - Bubble Bath Non-Album Single Release Date: 2nd July 2024 Chart Run: 6-7-13-16 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 114 (98/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =103 (=93/100) Last.fm Chart: =284 (99/100) Bring the wheel up, call me Charles Xavier vfUUi9T0qZw AJ Tracey's Chart History: 2018 04 Butterflies (AJ Tracey & Not3s) 2018 05 Lo(v/s)er 2019 02 Psych Out 2019 13 Jackpot 2019 17 Double C's 2019 18 Country Star 2019 04 Fashion Week (Steel Banglez feat. AJ Tracey & MoStack) 2019 11 Ladbroke Grove 2019 04 Thiago Silva (Dave & AJ Tracey) 2019 02 Elastic 2019 03 Cat Pack 2019 03 Floss (feat. MoStack & Not3s) 2019 07 Halloween (feat. Young Adz) 2019 12 Zelda (feat. SahBabii & Safe) 2019 08 Kiss And Tell (AJ Tracey & Skepta) 2020 01 Dinner Guest (feat. MoStack) 2020 05 West Ten (AJ Tracey & Mabel) 2020 02 Ain't It Different (Headie One feat. AJ Tracey & Stormzy) 2020 01 Miss Me (MoStack feat. AJ Tracey) 2020 12 One More Time (AJ Tracey feat. MoStack) 2020 03 Yumeko 2020 05 Hikikomori 2020 13 No Chucks 2021 01 Bringing It Back (Digga D & AJ Tracey) 2021 09 Anxious 2021 01 Little More Love 2021 05 Top Dog 2021 11 Eurostep 2021 12 Kukoč (feat. Nav) 2021 07 Cherry Blossom 2022 02 Reasonable 2022 09 Seoul 2023 05 179 Deli (Bas & AJ Tracey) 2023 01 Wifey Riddim 4 2024 08 Joga Bonito 2024 06 Bubble Bath 2024 20 Heaterz (AJ Tracey & Pozer) AJ Tracey's EOY History: 2018 10 Butterflies (AJ Tracey & Not3s) 2018 63 Lo(v/s)er 2019 06 Psych Out 2019 34 Fashion Week (Steel Banglez feat. AJ Tracey & MoStack) 2019 56 Elastic 2019 64 Floss (feat. MoStack & Not3s) 2019 86 Thiago Silva (Dave & AJ Tracey) 2019 96 Cat Pack 2020 16 Dinner Guest (feat. MoStack) 2020 40 Ain't It Different (Headie One feat. AJ Tracey & Stormzy) 2020 52 Miss Me (MoStack feat. AJ Tracey) 2020 63 Yumeko 2020 84 West Ten (AJ Tracey & Mabel) 2020 89 Hikikomori 2021 05 Bringing It Back (Digga D & AJ Tracey) 2021 62 Little More Love 2022 96 Reasonable 2023 76 179 Deli (Bas & AJ Tracey) 2024 99 Bubble Bath It looks like AJ has now lost any commercial draw that he once had but I think he's had one of his best year's with releases. This is the first of three entries for him with only his Pozer collaboration missing out. He has a sound which he's nailed and he just keeps dropping bangers in that vein. This was perfect for the summer months and AJ just rides the beat so well. I do hope all of these releases are leading to an album but it's as of yet unannounced.
January 1Jan 1 Author 98. Childish Gambino - Real Love Album Track from 'Bando Stone & the New World' Release Date: 19th July 2024 Chart Run: 5-6-14-18 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 110 (96/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =105 (=95/100) Last.fm Chart: =166 (=78/100) I wanna be everything that you wanted me to be PrSr9DhLkMA Childish Gambino's Chart History: 2014 13 Sweatpants (feat. Problem) 2014 02 3005 2014 08 Break Your Heart Right Back (Ariana Grande feat. Childish Gambino) 2015 03 Sober 2016 15 Me And Your Mama 2016 02 Redbone 2018 02 This Is America 2018 16 Summertime Magic 2018 06 Feels Like Summer 2018 01 Monster (21 Savage feat. Childish Gambino) 2020 01 35.31 2020 06 12.38 (feat. 21 Savage) 2020 09 Algorhythm 2020 19 53.49 2020 16 Time (feat. Ariana Grande) 2023 08 New Type (Summer Walker feat. Childish Gambino) 2024 05 Real Love 2024 09 In The Night (feat. Jorja Smith & Amaarae) 2024 16 Talk My Shit (feat. Amaarae & Flo Milli) 2024 19 Running Around (feat. Fousheé) Childish Gambino's EOY History: 2014 21 3005 2014 75 Break Your Heart Right Back (Ariana Grande feat. Childish Gambino) 2014 85 Sweatpants (feat. Problem) 2015 50 Sober 2017 04 Redbone 2018 21 This Is America 2018 59 Feels Like Summer 2019 43 Monster (21 Savage feat. Childish Gambino) 2020 28 35.31 2024 98 Real Love Making it 3/3 on July releases so far, 'Real Love' is from another album you'd have to describe as being a mixed-bag. Gambino throws every sound he can think of into 'Bando Stone' but the one that ended up sticking the landing the most for me, surprisingly, is this very basic pop song. Proving that simplicity is sometimes best, this sounds like it was probably written in 5 minutes but it's just pure joy wrapped up in a song. Who new that Gambino would become the new heir to the throne of bubble-gum pop?
January 1Jan 1 Author 97. Tyler, The Creator feat. Daniel Caesar & LaToiya Williams - Take Your Mask Off Album Track from 'CHROMOKOPIA' Release Date: 28th October 2024 Chart Run: 4-6-9-15 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 99 (90/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =105 (=95/100) Last.fm Chart: =86 (=84/100) Current life is full but you ain't feeling fulfilled JPOjiXoPmOk 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) Tyler, The Creator's EOY History: 2019 25 Earfquake (feat. Playboi Carti) 2019 29 I Think 2021 09 Wusyaname (feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $ign) 2021 36 Lumberjack 2021 74 Neon Peach (Snoh Aalegra feat. Tyler, The Creator) 2021 98 Wilshire 2022 16 Cash In Cash Out (Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator) 2022 49 Here We Go... Again (The Weeknd feat. Tyler, The Creator) 2023 29 Dogtooth 2024 97 Take Your Mask Off (feat. Daniel Caesar & LaToiya Williams) ~ Daniel Caesar's Chart History: 2021 11 Peaches (Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) 2024 04 Take Your Mask Off (Tyler, The Creator feat. Daniel Caesar & LaToiya Williams) Daniel Caesar's EOY History: 2024 97 Take Your Mask Off (Tyler, The Creator feat. Daniel Caesar & LaToiya Williams) ~ LaToiya Williams's Chart History: 2024 04 Take Your Mask Off (Tyler, The Creator feat. Daniel Caesar & LaToiya Williams) LaToiya Williams's EOY History: 2024 97 Take Your Mask Off (Tyler, The Creator feat. Daniel Caesar & LaToiya Williams) On the whole, 'CHROMAKOPIA' ended up being an album I enjoyed as a full project instead of individual tracks standing out and that's reflected with this being one of only two entries for Tyler this year. On this track, Tyler spends the first three verses describing three individuals who he believes are hiding behind a mask (a middle-class rapper who pretenders to be a gangster, a closeted priest who acts homophobic and a stay-at-home Mum who wants independence) and who need to be true to themselves. If he ended it there, it could have came off as pretentious and judgemental. However, in the fourth verse he turns to mirror towards himself and spits an incredibly honest and biting takedown of himself that borders on being so personal that you feel uncomfortable listening to it ("Boy, you selfish as f*ck, that's really why you scared of being a parent"). It's the third verse directed to the Mother that really hits hardest for me, some of those lines are biting.
January 1Jan 1 Author 96. Ariana Grande - don't wanna break up again Album Track from eternal sunshine Release Date: 8th March 2024 Chart Run: 6-9-12-12 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 112 (97/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: 99 (90/100) Last.fm Chart: =8 (=7/100) This situationship has to end _ZSuyl3BZHY Ariana Grande's Chart History: 2014 06 The Way (feat. Mac Miller) 2014 01 Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea) 2014 03 Break Free (feat. Zedd) 2014 08 Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino) 2014 03 Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart 2014 03 Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean) 2014 14 Why Try 2014 01 Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) 2014 04 Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd) 2014 15 Be My Baby (feat. Cashmere Cat) 2014 17 You Don't Know Me 2014 18 Only 1 2014 01 One Last Time 2014 15 Hands On Me (feat. A$AP Ferg) 2014 18 My Everything 2014 04 Santa Tell Me 2015 11 Adore (Cashmere Cat feat. Ariana Grande) 2015 01 Focus 2016 01 Dangerous Woman 2016 01 Be Alright 2016 01 Let Me Love You (feat. Lil Wayne) 2016 01 Into You 2016 02 Bad Decisions 2016 03 Greedy 2016 02 Side To Side (feat. Nicki Minaj) 2016 06 Sometimes 2016 09 Everyday (feat. Future) 2016 10 Leave Me Lonely (feat. 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 feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande) 2017 07 Quit (Cashmere Cat feat. Ariana Grande) 2018 01 No Tears Left To Cry 2018 05 Bed (Nicki Minaj feat. Ariana Grande) 2018 01 The Light Is Coming (feat. Nicki Minaj) 2018 01 God Is A Woman 2018 01 Breathin 2018 02 Successful 2018 02 Everytime 2018 05 Sweetener 2018 06 Blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams) 2018 08 Goodnight n Go 2018 08 Better Off 2018 12 Borderline (feat. 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 feat. 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 (feat. 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) 2023 01 Die For You (The Weeknd & Ariana Grande) 2024 01 Yes, And? 2024 01 We Can't Be Friends (Wait For Your Love) 2024 02 Eternal Sunshine 2024 02 Bye 2024 04 True Story 2024 06 Don't Wanna Break Up Again 2024 01 The Boy Is Mine 2024 10 Supernatural 2024 12 Ordinary Things (feat. Nonna) 2024 15 Imperfect For You 2024 20 I Wish I Hated You 2024 04 Sympathy Is A Knife (Charli XCX feat. Ariana Grande) Ariana Grande's EOY History: 2014 01 Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea) (#51 in 2015) 2014 04 Break Free (feat. Zedd) 2014 24 Love Me Harder (feat. The Weeknd) 2014 27 Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean) 2014 41 The Way (feat. Mac Miller) 2014 48 Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) 2014 63 Just A Little Bit Of Your Heart 2014 75 Break Your Heart Right Back (feat. Childish Gambino) 2015 01 Focus (#41 in 2016) 2015 38 One Last Time (#02 in 2017) 2015 51 Problem (feat. Iggy Azalea) (#01 in 2014) 2016 02 Into You 2016 03 Dangerous Woman 2016 06 Let Me Love You (feat. Lil Wayne) 2016 19 Side To Side (feat. Nicki Minaj) 2016 25 Be Alright 2016 41 Focus (#01 in 2015) 2016 93 Bad Decisions 2017 02 One Last Time (#38 in 2015) 2017 36 Quit (Cashmere Cat feat. Ariana Grande) 2017 75 Everyday (feat. Future) 2018 01 Breathin 2018 02 Thank U, Next 2018 03 No Tears Left To Cry 2018 07 God Is A Woman 2018 25 The Light Is Coming (feat. Nicki Minaj) 2018 53 Everytime 2018 60 Bed (Nicki Minaj feat. Ariana Grande) 2018 78 Successful 2019 02 7 Rings 2019 03 Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored 2019 04 Monopoly (Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét) 2019 22 Boyfriend (Ariana Grande & Social House) 2019 26 Don't Call Me Angel (Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey) 2019 41 Ghostin 2019 51 Imagine 2019 58 How I Look On You 2019 60 Bad Idea 2019 65 Got Her Own (Ariana Grande & Victoria Monét) 2019 91 NASA 2020 02 34+35 2020 06 Positions 2020 10 Rain On Me (Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande) 2020 45 Safety Net (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) 2020 62 Love Language 2020 79 Stuck With U (Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber) 2020 92 Off The Table (Ariana Grande & The Weeknd) 2021 75 Worst Behavior 2021 95 Just Look Up (Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi) 2021 99 Test Drive 2023 22 Die For You (The Weeknd & Ariana Grande) 2024 96 Don't Wanna Break Up Again Unsurprisingly, Ariana is the artist with the most entries this year with eight songs reaching my top 100. This was the song that was a late addition to my top 100 yesterday as I've continued listening to the album for the whole year and it deserved the extra entry above that Watsky track. 'don't wanna break up again' appears early on the album and gets you primed for her vocal style for this album. This isn't the Ariana of old where we we're getting whistle-notes galore but I think there's still been some evolution from 'positions' and some of the vocal cuts on here are still insane. I'm praying we get a tour for these two albums at some point but it's not looking likely.
January 1Jan 1 Author 95. J. Cole feat. Bas & Central Cee - H.Y.B. 1st Single from 'Might Delete Later' Release Date: 5th April 2024 Chart Run: 6-10-12-16 (4 weeks) Official Peak: 29 Crownnote Points Chart: 120 (100/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: 110 (100/100) Last.fm Chart: =211 (=84/100) I can't tell if they turning green from the envy, or is it the fake gold? NW3ruk8roJU J. Cole's Chart History: 2015 03 Apparently 2015 05 Wet Dreamz 2016 19 4 Your Eyez Only 2017 04 Deja Vu 2017 04 Neighbors 2018 02 1985 (Intro To "The Fall Off") 2018 03 KOD 2018 19 Photograph 2018 12 ATM 2018 07 Kevin's Heart 2018 14 Album Of The Year (Freestyle) 2018 02 A Lot (21 Savage feat. J. Cole) 2019 03 Middle Child 2019 10 The London (Young Thug feat. J. Cole & Travis Scott) 2019 02 Sacrifices (Earthgang, Smino, Saba & J. Cole) 2019 02 1993 (Buddy, Smino, Cozz, Earthgang, J.I.D & J. Cole) 2019 05 Under The Sun (J. Cole, Lute & DaBaby) 2019 05 Down Bad (J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, Earthgang & Young Nudy) 2020 05 Snow On Tha Bluff 2020 01 The Climb Back 2020 02 Lion King On Ice 2021 03 I n t e r l u d e 2021 02 P r i d e . I s . T h e . D e v i l (J. Cole & Lil Baby) 2021 05 L e t . G o . M y . H a n d (J. Cole, Bas & 6lack) 2021 08 M y . L i f e (J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray) 2021 11 1 0 0 . M i l ' (J. Cole & Bas) 2021 17 H u n g e r . O n . H i l l s i d e (J. Cole & Bas) 2021 03 A p p l y i n g . P r e s s u r e 2021 05 The Jackie (Bas, J. Cole & Lil Tjay) 2022 05 Freedom Of Speech 2022 14 Stick (J.I.D & J. Cole feat. Kenny Mason & Sheck Wes) 2022 01 London (Bia feat. J. Cole) 2023 04 All My Life (Lil Durk feat. J. Cole) 2023 09 The Secret Recipe (Lil Yachty feat. J. Cole) 2023 03 Passport Bros (Bas & J. Cole) 2023 12 Home Alone (Bas & J. Cole) 2024 01 Pi (feat. Daylyt & Ab-Soul) 2024 06 H.Y.B. (feat. Bas & Central Cee) 2024 10 Pricey (feat. Ari Lennox, Young Dro & Gucci Mane) 2024 14 Huntin' Wabbitz J. Cole's EOY History: 2015 42 Apparently 2015 52 Wet Dreamz 2017 30 Deja Vu 2018 16 1985 (Intro To "The Fall Off") 2018 40 KOD 2018 82 ATM 2018 88 Kevin's Heart 2019 13 Sacrifices (Earthgang, Smino, Saba & J. Cole) 2019 19 A Lot (21 Savage feat. J. Cole) 2019 37 Middle Child 2019 72 1993 (Buddy, Smino, Cozz, Earthgang, J.I.D & J. Cole) 2019 74 Down Bad (J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, Earthgang & Young Nudy) 2020 18 The Climb Back 2020 21 Lion King On Ice 2021 07 P r i d e . I s . T h e . D e v i l (J. Cole & Lil Baby) 2021 29 A p p l y i n g . P r e s s u r e 2021 41 I n t e r l u d e 2021 58 The Jackie (Bas, J. Cole & Lil Tjay) 2021 90 M y . L i f e (J. Cole, 21 Savage & Morray) 2021 96 L e t . G o . M y . H a n d (J. Cole, Bas & 6lack) 2022 26 London (Bia feat. J. Cole) 2023 84 All My Life (Lil Durk feat. J. Cole) 2023 99 Passport Bros (Bas & J. Cole) 2024 95 H.Y.B. (feat. Bas & Central Cee) ~ Bas's Chart History: 2019 05 Down Bad (J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, Earthgang & Young Nudy) 2020 06 Don't Hit Me Right Now (Bas, Cozz, Yung Baby Tate, Buddy & Guapdad 4000) 2021 04 Smoke From Fire (Bas & The Hics) 2021 05 L e t . G o . M y . H a n d (J. Cole, Bas & 6lack) 2021 11 1 0 0 . M i l ' (J. Cole & Bas) 2021 17 H u n g e r . O n . H i l l s i d e (J. Cole & Bas) 2021 05 The Jackie (Bas, J. Cole & Lil Tjay) 2022 07 Lifestyle (feat. A$AP Ferg) 2023 05 179 Deli (Bas & AJ Tracey) 2023 03 Passport Bros (Bas & J. Cole) 2023 12 Dr. O'blivion 2023 12 Home Alone (Bas & J. Cole) 2023 16 Black Jedi 2023 20 Ho Chi Minh 2023 16 Light Of My Soul 2023 20 Choppas 2024 20 U-Turn (feat. Blxckie & A$AP Ferg) 2024 06 H.Y.B. (J. Cole feat. Bas & Central Cee) Bas's EOY History: 2019 74 Down Bad (J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, Earthgang & Young Nudy) 2020 98 Don't Hit Me Right Now (Bas, Cozz, Yung Baby Tate, Buddy & Guapdad 4000) 2021 58 The Jackie (Bas, J. Cole & Lil Tjay) 2021 67 Smoke From Fire (Bas & The Hics) 2021 96 L e t . G o . M y . H a n d (J. Cole, Bas & 6lack) 2023 76 179 Deli (Bas & AJ Tracey) 2023 99 Passport Bros (Bas & J. Cole) 2024 95 H.Y.B. (J. Cole feat. Bas & Central Cee) ~ Central Cee's Chart History: 2020 08 Loading 2021 20 Little Bit Of This 2021 07 Obsessed With You 2021 04 Overseas (D-Block Europe feat. Central Cee) 2023 01 Sprinter (Dave & Central Cee) 2023 07 UK Rap (Dave & Central Cee) 2023 08 Trojan Horse (Dave & Central Cee) 2024 06 H.Y.B. (J. Cole feat. Bas & Central Cee) Central Cee's EOY History: 2020 81 Loading 2021 80 Obsessed With You 2022 83 Overseas (D-Block Europe feat. Central Cee) 2023 17 Sprinter (Dave & Central Cee) 2023 83 UK Rap (Dave & Central Cee) 2023 88 Trojan Horse (Dave & Central Cee) 2024 95 H.Y.B. (J. Cole feat. Bas & Central Cee) The first of three tracks from J. Cole this year is the only single from his 'Might Delete Later' and the first song in my 100 to reach the official charts. Although he isn't the best rapper from the UK, it is good to see Central Cee receive overseas recognition in a way that not many others have. Featuring on a Cole song is huge, especially when with this UK Drill beat that feels like it was made for Cench instead of Cole. I know some people hate the chorus but I think interpolating the 'Bed Intruder Song' is hilarious. Cole's verse is decent but the bar where he recites half of the alphabet might be the worst bar he's ever spit (I haven't listened to 'Grippy' so I can still say this truthfully). Fair play to Central Cee. I never would have guessed he would make it 5 years in a row with entries in my EOY top 100 but here we are with him doing it by outperforming J. Cole on his own song.
January 2Jan 2 Author 94. YEJI - Crown On My Head Album Track from 'BORN TO BE' Release Date: 8th January 2024 Chart Run: 8-9-10-12-14-18 (6 weeks) Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 83 (80/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =82 (81/100) Last.fm Chart: =106 (=62/100) What doesn't kill me makes me stronger OSRMoNKftyk Yeji's Chart History: 2024 08 Crown On My Head Yeji's EOY History: 2024 94 Crown On My Head While we only have two entries from ITZY as a group this year, they still had their most dominate year in my charts as each of the five members got their own solo song on the 'BORN TO BE' and all five have made this list. You might notice that I've put above that it's release date was 8th January; however, they all charted in my first chart of the year (2nd Jan) because Music Videos were released on YouTube for the tracks before they were released to streaming. The catch was that it was only half the song so the video I've linked here is just 1:38 of a 3:11 track. What I really liked about these songs were that they all sounded so different and gave each member a chance to show their own personality. 'Crown On My Head' is a rockier-pop song which has a really nice bridge that is cut from the video. Sorry Yeji that your solo song has ranked last.
January 2Jan 2 Author 93. Benny The Butcher - BRON 3rd Single from 'Everybody Can't Go' Release Date: 12th January 2024 Chart Run: 6-9-11-16 (4 weeks) Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 116 (99/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =103 (=93/100) Last.fm Chart: =126 (=67/100) I been on so long, people starting to hate it, they feel scorn 4XxcKBUWxMs 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) Benny The Butcher's EOY History: 2024 93 Bron Benny is going to be quite underrepresented in this list with this being one of just two songs he has, despite finishing as my 6th most played artist of the year. For anyone not too familiar with Basketball, the titular 'BRON' refers to LeBron James, regarded as one of the best to ever play the sport. As with most of the album, this is produced by Hit-Boy so you already know the beat is going to be clean and Benny finds the right flow to match the sample of the sample of the Regional Mexican track 'Ignoraste Mis Lágrimas'
January 2Jan 2 Author 92. Leah Kate - Nasty 2nd Single from tbc Release Date: 30th August 2024 Chart Run: 10-10-14-15-15 (5 weeks) Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 106 (94/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =105 (=95/100) Last.fm Chart: =230 (=88/100) You never even call, so you must be in danger mHFlcBymXV8 Leah Kate's Chart History: 2022 05 10 Things I Hate About You 2022 07 Monster 2022 08 Never Been Better 2022 10 Boys Like You 2022 02 My Bed 2022 04 Life Sux 2023 07 But I Lied 2023 05 Happy 2023 05 Super Over 2023 07 Space 2023 12 Bored 2023 19 Get In Loser 2023 14 Brainwash 2023 04 Unbreakup 2023 03 Lucky 2023 03 911 2023 10 Weird 2023 20 Bad Taste 2024 03 What Girls Do 2024 10 Nasty 2024 04 WYA (Leah Kate & 24kGoldn) Leah Kate's EOY History: 2022 44 10 Things I Hate About You 2023 37 Space 2023 50 Super Over 2023 53 Lucky 2023 57 911 2023 67 Unbreakup 2023 73 Happy 2023 82 Weird 2023 92 My Bed 2024 92 Nasty Leah makes it back-to-back years at the #92 position with 'Nasty'. Some of the lyrics can lean towards the cringy side (same with a lot of her songs) but you have to commit when you make a track like this so I can forgive her. I do enjoy the production on this one. It's quite theatrical with the use of distortion at parts but it matches the tone of the track really well.
January 2Jan 2 Author 91. Ghetts feat. Kano & Wretch 32 - Mount Rushmore Album Track from 'On Purpose, With Purpose' Release Date: 22nd February 2024 Chart Run: 7-5-13-11-14-20 (6 weeks) Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 74 (73/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =79 (=78/100) Last.fm Chart: =205 (83/100) Who knew that all this pain up in one room would make us fortunaires? l0z5z6Tdvh4 Ghetts's Chart History: 2017 04 Bad Boys (Stormzy feat. Ghetts & J Hus) 2019 13 Listen 2021 10 Skengman (feat. Stormzy) 2021 14 Dead To Me 2021 12 Crud (feat. Giggs) 2021 04 In The Fire (Dave feat. Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs) 2024 05 Mount Rushmore (feat. Kano & Wretch 32) 2024 14 Jonah's Safety (feat. Pip Millett) 2024 11 Anakin (Red Saber) 2024 15 Hallelujah (Ghetts feat. Dexta Daps) Ghetts's EOY History: 2017 92 Bad Boys (Stormzy feat. Ghetts & J Hus) 2021 52 In The Fire (Dave feat. Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs) 2021 88 Skengman (feat. Stormzy) 2024 91 Mount Rushmore (feat. Kano & Wretch 32) ~ Kano's Chart History: 2024 05 Mount Rushmore (Ghetts feat. Kano & Wretch 32) Kano's EOY History: 2024 91 Mount Rushmore (Ghetts feat. Kano & Wretch 32) ~ Wretch 32's Chart History: 2017 04 Bad Boys (Stormzy feat. Ghetts & J Hus) 2019 13 Listen 2021 10 Skengman (feat. Stormzy) 2021 14 Dead To Me 2021 12 Crud (feat. Giggs) 2021 04 In The Fire (Dave feat. Fredo, Meekz, Ghetts & Giggs) 2024 05 Mount Rushmore (feat. Kano & Wretch 32) 2024 14 Jonah's Safety (feat. Pip Millett) 2024 11 Anakin (Red Saber) 2024 15 Hallelujah (Ghetts feat. Dexta Daps) Wretch 32's EOY History: 2013 37 Blackout (feat. Shakka) 2014 72 You Need Me, I Don't Need You Remix (Ed Sheeran feat. Wretch 32 & Devlin) 2024 91 Mount Rushmore (Ghetts feat. Kano & Wretch 32) You know what you're doing when you name a track 'Mount Rushmore' and start the track with a MLK sample. You need to deliver after that and this song brought together a bit of a holy trinity of grime MCs with Ghetts, Kano and Wretch 32 all going back-to-back without a chorus and giving us the best verses they've got. I think I have to give Kano the dub here. He starts off great with the Cam'ron bar and continues with some wild inflections that gives his verse so much personality. Before listening today, I would have said that Wretch had the weakest verse but it's really hitting this time around. I think you just expect it to be insane if you're heard all old Fire in the Boots because he's proved he has one of the best pens the UK have ever seen. I do like the symmentry in the verses where Ghetts and Wretch dedicate a lot of their verse to their mother while Kano talks about his grandmother. One thing I think we all know: the actual Mount Rushmore has four heads, I wonder who they think should join them? I'd say Avelino.
January 2Jan 2 Author 90. Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti - I LUV IT 1st Single from 'C,XOXO' Release Date: 27th March 2024 Chart Run: 4-4-11-15 (4 weeks) Official Peak: 61 Crownnote Points Chart: 94 (87/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =86 (=84/100) Last.fm Chart: =126 (=67/100) And when he leads, I gotta follow rDG-6Ue_Qbw Camila Cabello's Chart History: 2016 01 I Know What You Did Last Summer (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) 2016 04 Bad Things (Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello) 2017 09 Hey Ma (Pitbull & J Balvin feat. Camila Cabello) 2017 05 Crying In The Club 2017 03 Know No Better (Major Lazer feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo) 2017 01 Havana (feat. Young Thug) 2017 08 OMG (feat. Quavo) 2017 05 Real Friends 2017 05 Never Be The Same 2018 06 Into It 2018 15 She Loves Control 2018 18 Sangria Wine (Pharrell Williams & Camila Cabello) 2018 17 Consequences 2019 14 Find U Again (Mark Ronson feat. Camila Cabello) 2019 01 Shameless 2019 02 Liar 2019 01 Cry For Me 2019 01 Living Proof 2019 10 This Love 2019 13 Should've Said It 2019 05 My Oh My (feat. DaBaby) 2021 01 Don't Go Yet 2022 10 Bam Bam (feat. Ed Sheeran) 2022 02 Psychofreak (feat. Willow) 2022 07 No Doubt 2022 02 Hasta Los Dientes (Camila Cabello & Maria Becerra) 2022 16 Quiet 2024 04 I Luv It (feat. Playboi Carti) 2024 02 He Knows (feat. Lil Nas X) 2024 20 Chanel No.5 2024 07 Can Friends Kiss? 2024 03 Baby Pink (feat. Eem Triplin) 2024 10 Come Show Me 2024 17 Godspeed Ghetts's EOY History: 2016 28 Bad Things (Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello) 2016 44 I Know What You Did Last Summer (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello) 2017 05 Havana (feat. Young Thug) 2017 61 Know No Better (Major Lazer feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo) 2017 70 Crying In The Club 2018 36 Never Be The Same 2018 100 Into It 2019 39 Living Proof 2019 42 Shameless 2019 45 Liar 2019 81 Cry For Me 2019 86 My Oh My (feat. DaBaby) 2021 18 Don't Go Yet 2022 11 Hasta Los Dientes (Camila Cabello & Maria Becerra) 2022 99 Psychofreak (feat. Willow) 2024 90 I Luv It (feat. Playboi Carti) ~ Playboi Carti's Chart History: 2019 03 Earfquake (Tyler, The Creator feat. Playboi Carti) 2024 04 I Luv It (Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti) Playboi Carti's EOY History: 2019 25 Earfquake (Tyler, The Creator feat. Playboi Carti) 2024 90 I Luv It (Camila Cabello feat. Playboi Carti) 2024 was the year where Camila came back hyper-pop with this divisive Charli-XCX inspired track (Lock It, Lock It, Lock It, Lock It). It also interpolates 'Lemonade' by Gucci Mane into the chorus which was an unexpected choice. I feel like 'I LIK IT' would be a more appropriate title to explain my feelings towards the song. I think the production's pretty neat in general and Camila sounds good on the verses but I don't think it's anywhere near her strongest effort. It seems to be a song that evokes quite strong emotions in most but my thoughts are a bit less hyperbolic. Playboi Carti is featured too although he'd really ought not to be. :heart:
January 2Jan 2 Author 89. Kacey Musgraves - Ruthless Album Track from 'Deeper Well' Release Date: 17th March 2024 Chart Run: 10-15-14-18-14-12 (6 weeks) Official Peak: n/a Crownnote Points Chart: 89 (85/100) End-Of-Year Points Chart: =101 (92/100) Last.fm Chart: =166 (=78/100) Do something crazy, you know I would, baby KgNh4fv3G0E Kacey Musgraves's Chart History: 2021 01 Breadwinner 2021 06 Simple Times 2021 09 Justified 2021 12 Good Wife 2024 14 Deeper Well 2024 16 Anime Eyes 2024 04 Cardinal 2024 03 Superbloom (feat. Leon Bridges) 2024 10 Ruthless 2024 18 Flower Child Kacey Musgraves's EOY History: 2021 19 Breadwinner 2021 53 Simple Times 2021 70 Justified 2024 89 Ruthless The final post of today see's the first entry of Kacey Musgraves. Just like with 'Star-Crossed' in 2021, 'Deeper Well' has landed three EOY top 100 entries. 'Ruthless' is from the deluxe version of the album and was released as a digital bonus track on the original album but it wasn't until the release of 'Deeper into the Well' in August until I'd hear it. Lyrically, the song is about showing full loyalty to another, it's the musical form of the saying 'ride or die'. Kacey sounds great as always and the chorus is catchy, I don't know what else there is to say.
January 3Jan 3 Ooh, I don't think Kacey will make my EOY (I loved the album as a whole more so than the individual tracks, if that makes sense) so very happy to see her in yours :wub:
January 3Jan 3 Author Ooh, I don't think Kacey will make my EOY (I loved the album as a whole more so than the individual tracks, if that makes sense) so very happy to see her in yours :wub: Aww, it's a shame that Kacey is likely to miss out for you. I understand what you're saying about the album being more than just the individual tracks though. It took going to the tour for the tracks to begin to hit me on their own merits. Thank you :D
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