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botty · Dec 5, 2012

Thanks to the Rihanna stans for helping me push that last page through...

Here is my real list. I omitted using songs from my faves so that bias wouldn't effect my judgement. I also made a checklist of things that each song had to have in order to make the list:

- I actually purchased the song.
- The lyrics interested me.
- I listen to the song often.
- Considered "Pop" or apart of a pop sub-genre.
- And of course, had to be released in 2012.

So here it is...

Botty's Top 5 Songs of 2012

#5

#4

#3

#2

#1

Thoughts?

And yes, I know I used footage from other songs' videos for some of my choices. Who cares?

Kyon · Dec 5, 2012

Bladenic said:
That Betonce gif is about to get clocked by Mumei.

If ~~Snatch~~BeySUS posted here this would be her response:

Majmun · Dec 5, 2012

Crumpet Trumpet said:
I've having trouble with my best songs of the year list. All I know is that #1 is Stimela.

It's in my top 15

But her EP's have been pretty boring IMO

DMeisterJ · Dec 5, 2012

Not botty thinking he's so important to bloat this thread with his favorite singles.

But yeah, "Something Inside" is so amazing. She's such a great artist and that song slayed me.

Crumpet Trumpet · Dec 5, 2012

What a beautiful list @Botty

I worried for a second that you were serious with that first list, though.

Mau ® · Dec 5, 2012

Something Inside has been playing in my head all day.

Must be because im high AF right now...

Majmun · Dec 5, 2012

Great post botty. But none of those made it in my top 15

Bladenic · Dec 5, 2012

Beach House is pop? I have the album but haven't listened to it yet.

Dr. Malik · Dec 5, 2012

<+)O Robido O(+> said:
Same thing happened to Gaga right? 1.1 mil the first week (440,000 99cent sales boost) and a second week at 174,000 for an 84% drop.

RED 1,208,598 - 344,249
Take Me Home 540k - 176,000
BTW 1.1 - 174,000

Unapologetic 230k - 72,356k

Those sales are only comparable if you take percentage drop but otherwise they shouldnt be compared or used in the same sentence.

botty · Dec 5, 2012

Bladenic said:
Beach House is pop? I have the album but haven't listened to it yet.

They're a sub-genre of pop called "dream pop." It's really amazing.

Second said:
Great post botty. But none of those made it in my top 15

I don't even know if I want to see your top 15. Channel Orange being your favorite album of the year was troubling enough.

Bladenic · Dec 5, 2012

botty said:
They're a sub-genre of pop called "dream pop." It's really amazing.

Indeed, I will listen to the album soon.

<+)O Robido O(+> · Dec 5, 2012

botty said:
- I actually purchased the song.

If this is part of the criteria, my list just got REALLY easy to make.

5. Christina Aguilera - Your Botty
4. Rihanna - Numb
3. Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
2. Rihanna - No Love Allowed
1. Rihanna - Diamonds

Majmun · Dec 5, 2012

Never heard of Beach House before. They sound a bit like the Kelly Family

Koodo · Dec 5, 2012

botty said:
Thoughts?

Beautiful list, botbot.

I completely agree with #1.

I'm not sure if Sweet Nothing will end up in my TOP 5 (or TOP 10), but I must also vouch for Florence's amazing vocals on the track. They make the song great despite Calvin Arid's staleness.

Dr. Malik · Dec 5, 2012

Second said:
Great post botty. But none of those made it in my top 15

well they shouldnt since some of those songs are not even singles

Kyon · Dec 5, 2012

<+)O Robido O(+< said:
If this is part of the criteria, my list just got REALLY easy to make.

5. Christina Aguilera - Your Botty
4. Rihanna - Numb
3. Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
2. Rihanna - No Love Allowed
1. Rihanna - Diamonds

Bless this list

Except replace Numb with Stay and No Love Allowed with Ride

<+)O Robido O(+> · Dec 5, 2012

Marius_ said:
RED 1,208,598 - 344,249
Take Me Home 540k - 176,000
BTW 1.1 - 174,000

Unapologetic 230k - 72,356k

Those sales are only comparable if you take percentage drop but otherwise they shouldnt be compared or used in the same sentence.

Because Unapologetic was better than the rest of that trash, right?

botty · Dec 5, 2012

<+)O Robido O(+> said:
If this is part of the criteria, my list just got REALLY easy to make.

5. Christina Aguilera - Your Botty
4. Rihanna - Numb
3. Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music
2. Rihanna - No Love Allowed
1. Rihanna - Diamonds

It was my own criteria. I don't see how people can claim to stan for a song, yet not support the artist by purchasing it. But that's just me.

DMeisterJ · Dec 5, 2012

Kyon said:
Bless this list

Except replace Numb with Stay and No Love Allowed with Ride

botty said:
It was my own criteria. I don't see how people can claim to stan for a song, yet not support the artist by purchasing it. But that's just me.

You two having the same avvy is confusing

Dr. Malik · Dec 5, 2012

Nemesis_ said:
Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron attended the most culturally significant event of the year last night in Cape Town

Charlize Theron is such a stan, this was her second time attending one of her tours

botty · Dec 5, 2012

Koodo said:
Beautiful list, botbot.

I completely agree with #1.

I'm not sure if Sweet Nothing will end up in my TOP 5 (or TOP 10), but I must also vouch for Florence's amazing vocals on the track. They make the song great despite Calvin Arid's staleness.

Bless your aWAREness campaign. To think that I might have gone through 2012 without hearing "Something Inside"...

<+)O Robido O(+> · Dec 5, 2012

Kyon said:
Bless this list

Except replace Numb with Stay and No Love Allowed with Ride

Is Ride a Rihanna song?

Oh, Lana del Neigh...

I have neither purchased or heard the song.

Jayayess1190 · Dec 5, 2012

Ke$ha Is the Last Great Rock Star

Bladenic · Dec 5, 2012

Yes, praise Allah that Koodo did the absolute most promo for Jessie Ware. If not for him, I don't think I would have ever heard her music and been deprived of the airy wonders of 110%, amongst the other great songs from Devotion.

Bless.

Aguila · Dec 5, 2012

<+)O Robido O(+> · Dec 5, 2012

Jayayess1190 said:
Ke$ha Is the Last Great Rock Star

On the Internet, we call what Ke$ha does trolling. In life, it's more like a dare. How obnoxious can she get and still be hugely popular?

Hew likes a troll tho?

Trigger · Dec 5, 2012

Botty that post is flawless. Raising the bar on reviews tbh.

Bladenic said:
Yes, praise Allah that Koodo did the absolute most promo for Jessie Ware. If not for him, I don't think I would have ever heard her music and been deprived of the airy wonders of 110%, amongst the other great songs from Devotion.

Bless.

Indeed.

botty · Dec 5, 2012

Trigger said:
Botty that post is flawless. Raising the bar on reviews tbh.

Bless ;_;

As an ARTPOPist, my reviews could mean anything.

Dr. Malik · Dec 5, 2012

working on my album list

Wafflecakes · Dec 5, 2012

Marius_ said:
working on my album list

Working on my ballot. I need to listen to more music lol....

Having such a hard time coming up with enough names of songs I really liked.

(could I include Kiss You from 1D under the assumption that it will be released as a single before Dec 31st?)

Majmun · Dec 5, 2012

Talking about aWAREness...

My top 15 best singles of the year

01. Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments
02. Frank Ocean - Pyramids
03. Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
04. Miguel - Adorn
05. Grimes - Genesis
06. Frank Ocean - Thinking About You
07. Florence and the Machine - Never Let Me Go
08. M.I.A. - Bad Girls
09. Azealia Banks - 1991
10. Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness
11. Wynter Gordon - Stimela
12. Kimbra - Two Way Street
13. Azealia Banks - Van Vogue
14. Solange - Losing You
15. Jessie Ware - Running

Ready for the popgaf grammies

Dr. Malik · Dec 5, 2012

Wafflecakes said:
(could I include Kiss You from 1D under the assumption that it will be released as a single before Dec 31st?)

I will have to get back to you on that since there is no clear signs that it will yet

Wafflecakes · Dec 5, 2012

Marius_ said:
I will have to get back to you on that since there is no clear signs that it will yet

Now that I am writing this list I realize how little music I actually like in a given year. I tend to buy 4/5 albums and maybe a dozen singles a per year....

Last year would have been much easier. This year all the hype was taken up by We Are Young, Gangnam Style, Call Me Maybe, and Somebody That I Use To Know.........none of which are getting votes from me.

Majmun · Dec 5, 2012

So...Beyonce and Justin Timberlake were spotted in the recording studio together

Does that mea..

Supermanisdead · Dec 5, 2012

<+)O Robido O(+> said:
Is Ride a Rihanna song?

Oh, Lana del Neigh...

I have neither purchased or heard the song.

How have you not heard RIDE. Get to youtube and watch this legendary short film.

Second said:
So...Beyonce and Justin Timberlake were spotted in the recording studio together

Does that mea..

Super Bowl single debut ft JT?????

Dr. Malik · Dec 5, 2012

Second said:
Talking about aWAREness...

My top 15 best singles of the year

Ready for the popgaf grammies

what kind of elevator playlist

Majmun · Dec 5, 2012

RIP your faves. It's OVER

Trigger · Dec 5, 2012

Second said:
So...Beyonce and Justin Timberlake were spotted in the recording studio together

Does that mea..

......wardrobe malfunction part two coming?

Wafflecakes · Dec 5, 2012

Second said:
RIP your faves. It's OVER

What are you talking about?

There are two scenarios.

a. It smashes - Who cares its Bey and Timbi, of course it would smash.

b. It flops - LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I see no losing scenarios.

Dr. Malik · Dec 5, 2012

The source of that rumor is Perez.....

Bladenic · Dec 5, 2012

Wafflecakes said:
What are you talking about?

There are two scenarios.

a. It smashes - Who cares its Bey and Timbi, of course it would smash.

b. It flops - LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I see no losing scenarios.

JT and Bey did have a collab before, and it wasn't exactly a smash hit.

DMeisterJ · Dec 5, 2012

Sigh. I ran through my 'five unreleased tracks' pretty quickly. So many album songs from just the end of the year that slayed my existence. Not complaining, just sayin'.

Wafflecakes · Dec 5, 2012

Bladenic said:
JT and Bey did have a collab before, and it wasn't exactly a smash hit.

Yeah....doesn't change the expectations game. When you are an Icon (or two Icons in this case), nothing short of a smashing success is considered a win.

(with the obvious exceptions of icons that have been flopping for years)

Majmun · Dec 5, 2012

Bladenic said:
JT and Bey did have a collab before, and it wasn't exactly a smash hit.

What are you talking about??? That wasn't a single you ho

Both JT and Beyonce are in need for a comeback. This is going to be good. Y'all can panic all you want.

Superbowl can't come soon enough

Trigger · Dec 5, 2012

I won't get my hopes up of Justin Timberlake actually making music again.

Galang · Dec 5, 2012

New M.I.A. track... apology for the album delay seems like. Probably a demo, doesn't seem like an album track or she would have said. Cool direction though:

http://miatranslations.tumblr.com/post/37148738447/arulartokalatomayatomatangi-new-miauniverse

Crumpet Trumpet · Dec 5, 2012

Jayayess1190 said:
Ke$ha Is the Last Great Rock Star

The comments on that article are so predictable.

ediT: You know, I'd be offended if I were Ke$ha. Spending your entire career becoming a bada$$ pop star and then getting accused of being a boring ass rock star? Simply insulting *.*

Galang said:
New M.I.A. track... apology for the album delay seems like. Probably a demo, doesn't seem like an album track or she would have said. Cool direction though:

http://miatranslations.tumblr.com/post/37148738447/arulartokalatomayatomatangi-new-miauniverse

I'm not sure I like the sound of this, but I'll keep paying attention (*.*) because VEEKI LEEKZS or whatever it was called was flawless.

twobear · Dec 5, 2012

The new Kelis track SLAYS

Trigger · Dec 5, 2012

Crumpet Trumpet said:
The comments on that article are so predictable.

From the comment section said:
A couple of points that keep me from taking this article even slightly seriously:

- Ke$ha's music is obviously and blatantly pre-fabricated. It's a prevalent practice in current pop, and at bottom is largely market-driven. Hardly the stuff of rebels.

- And her image as a bad girl/party girl/whatever-you-want-to-call-it is even more pre-fabricated than her music. A "great rock star" (to use your term) generally possesses authenticity - her shtick is the opposite of that.

It's giving me GAF OT teas tbh.

Bladenic · Dec 5, 2012

Second said:
What are you talking about??? That wasn't a single you ho

Both JT and Beyonce are in need for a comeback. This is going to be good. Y'all can panic all you want.

Superbowl can't come soon enough

Until the End of Time was a single, at least the duet version.

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