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Has "Hyperballad" made an appearance yet? If not, hopefully it is in Top 5. "Bachelorette" is indisputable of course.

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A few favorites of mine so far

1. Maxo Kream - Meet Again
2. Perfume Genius - When I'm with Him (Empress Of Cover)
3. Rico Nasty - Roof
4. Anthony Naples - El Portal Pt. II (this would make a fantastic R&B production)
5. Toro Y Moi - Freelance

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I know i'm gonna get a lot of eye-rolls for this comment, but Ariana Grande's latest album is better than anything i've heard this year so far. "imagine", "thank u, next" and "NASA" are all pretty great. Once she embraces the fact that she is a young Mariah Carey and R...

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Since I have not seen any thread for this : )

The ever-brilliant Perfume Genius just covered one of my favorite songs from last year "When I'm With Him" by Empress Of. It is predictably both devastating and beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ6MWPX8Kdc

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"Waterfalls" by TLC at #2 was surprising although "Creep" has always been the superior song to me. One change I would like to see is the remix version of "Fantasy" rather than the original. ODB added a lot of charisma to the song and the remix has the better chorus easi...

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Should we make a thread for Songs of 2019 as well?

The new Mountain Goats song "Younger" is so good.

I am on the fence regarding the new James Blake. There are some outstanding production for sure but I always find Blake a terribly mediocre vocalist.

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It is a list with diversity which is great and they remember the existence of SABA! But that #1 is eye-rolling.

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"The Light Is Coming" is a train-wreck of a song. There are several better songs by Ariana Grande this year. I can even tolerate "No Tears Left To Cry" and "breathing". Happy to see Mariah Carey getting mentioned though as Caution is her best and most focused album sinc...

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It is a very nice surprise to see Mitski get the #1 spot.

I am baffled and devastated by the lack of votes for SABA though

Sweetener by Ariana Grande is an alright album. There are some great production choices but it's not consistent from top to bottom.

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“Caution” by Mariah Carey. Really nice album. I concur. Despite the inevitable vocal decline, Mariah still has one of the most mystifying and gorgeous-sounding timbres ever. Each register is a different color and she is a fantastic vocal musician. "8th Grade" is the most interesting thing...

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I spent today listening to two of the most acclaimed Electronic albums of the year: Knock Knock by DJ Koze and 2002-2007 by A.A.L. The former is a gorgeous affair; it is soulful and welcoming in its approach, full of warm tones and overall very atmospheric due to the amount of different synth timbre...

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Hadestown by Anais Mitchell. I thought the inclusion of Justin Vernon as a guest vocalist would have made this masterpiece more well-known

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Great list for sure! I am surprised that the choice for The Postal Service is "Against All Odds" and not "Such Great Heights" I would add: - D'Angelo's cover of "Feels Like Makin' Love" (Roberta Flack) - Anthony & the Johnsons' cover of "Crazy in Love" (Be...

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This list is just fantastic and unbelievably surprising in all the right ways. Notable inclusions: - DJ Sprinkles (a transgender artist) who released the Deep House album of the century - Cooly G (feat. Aaron Carr) & "He Said I Said": incredible choice, considering only Resident Adviso...

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- New Robyn's single "Missing U" is excellent, of course. The fact that it holds the pace and never gives in to a blooming chorus helps too. - New Troye Sivan duet with Ariana Grande is what I imagine The xx would sound like on Billboard Hot 100 - RICO NASTY! Good Lord she is LETHAL - SOPH...

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The SOPHIE album is absolutely bonkers. "Immaterial" is like K-Pop maximalism fused with Rustie's Glass Swords with steroids. My song of the year!

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After mentioning "Forget Me Nots" by Patice Rushen, I remember a couple more classic with amazing bass-lines & stunning vocal performances: - The S.O.S Band - "Just Be Good To Me" (a.k.a the ultimate Side Chick anthem): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCcg7ctrC4w --> Terry Le...

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I only know a couple of these songs, and a few things stood out: - What an awesome choice for #2! "Make It Hot" is among the best Timbaland / Missy Elliott collaboration and it is a nice surprise to see Rob Sheffield rank it over the sublime "Are You That Somebody?" - Great repre...

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Thank you everyone for reminding me that the greatest modern Christmas song was released in 1994! Mariah is forever underrated as top-line writer. I think if she had never made it as a singer, she would still have been a massive hit-maker. Songs 01 | Mariah Carey | All I Want for Christmas is You 02...

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^Amen to this. While Amy sometimes handles well with the delivery and timing, she recycles too much, steals often and hasn't done anything which would distinguish her from others like Sarah Silverman and Ali Wong.

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When I think of bass-driven songs, this is off the top of my head: "Forget Me Nots" by the incredibly talented Patrice Rushen. The bass in this song is too good: groovy, seductive, it is technical but sounds so effortless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amzp7W0RkPA

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Beach House's seventh album "7" is hands down my favorite of theirs since Teen Dream. You have classic Beach House, shoe-gaze Beach House ("Drunk in LA"), some indie-rock realness Beach House, Twink Peaks Beach House! ("Black Car" is dark, mystifying and awesome) and Fr...

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rumpdoll wrote:No mentions yet of Yo la Tengos Painful and Stereolabs Transient Random Noise bursts?
*Trump Voice on* Sad *Trump Voice off*

One of my absolute favorites in 1993! And of course I have put this masterpiece in my Top 5 for the thread.

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Lots of great R&B/Soul songs released in 1993, especially from Jodeci. I like "Bump n Grind" by R. Kelly too but now it just left a bad taste in my mouth. So nope! And also nope to his remix of "Any Time, Any Place" which is nevertheless excellent. Albums: 01. Bjork | Debut 0...

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Agree this is a very good album, maybe best of year so far. I agree a lot of the hip hop is unnecessary. I have no idea who decided in 1998 or so that every R&B song needed a rap verse, but it’s apparently somebody with lots of authority. I would argue it's started when Mariah Carey insisted on...

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Yeah the Cardi B album cover looks like a demented Gwen Stefani in her L.A.M.B era and that ain't a good look. Invasion of Privacy is pretty alright. I absolutely love "Bickenhead" - great banger that is just ridiculously fun to sing along to, and the girl is technically decent for sure.

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"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" is ranked much higher than "I Want It That Way"? NO.

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Yay. I was wondering the other day if we have something like this. In no particular order 1. Troye Sivan - My My My! 2. Troye Sivan - The Good Side 3. cupcakKe - Duck Duck Goose 4. cupcakKe - Crayons 5. Jhené Aiko - Sativa (feat. Rae Sremmurd) 6. JPEGMAFIA - Baby I'm Bleeding 7. Rhye - Waste 8. Jane...

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!! https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/02/16/586014275/janelle-mon-e-teases-dystopic-afro-futurist-emotion-picture-dirty-computer The first two singles released yesterday have knocked me the fuck off my feet. One is funky Prince and one is Ms. Janelle spitting BARS. She certainly does not co...

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I have never been a fan of "Love The Way You Lie" and besides, it's mostly an Eminem track, no? Biggest oversight is "Higher" which is a fantastic torch pop song from ANTI. Rihanna probably gave her best vocal performance to date. I also have a soft spot for "We Ride" w...

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Most of what I'm familiar with in this year are your standard pop hits, and though I consider myself a devoted R&B fan, My Bloody Valentine and their dreamiest "pop" moments just do things to my soul. "Soon" is a prime example of that. What a stunner. Songs 01 | Sinead O'Conn...

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I just wanna say that the gif. addition to the posts is absolutely awesome!

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I love the inclusion of two Whitney Houston albums so far. I wonder if any album by Mariah Carey will show up eventually because she's by far the Pop Diva with the best discography.

Amazing job, BleuPanda!

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I saw 4 films out of the 9 nominees for Best Picture. I have to give it to Lady Bird in this case. Either that or Get Out.

Timothée in Call Me By Your Name delivered an incredible performance, especially the last scene. However, his co-star Armie Hammer was just okay.

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Yeah I have to agree with Rob about Jay Z in "Crazy in Love". From "Crazy in Love", "Deja Vu" to "Drunk in Love", once Jay Z opened his mouth, he ruined the song's flow. But then Bee constantly SINGS IT like her landlord is bombing her phone for rent money so ...

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Oh Lord. The new Justin Timberlake album is so horrible that I am flabbergasted by the mere existence of it. 3 of my favorite producers Danja, The Neptunes and Timbaland are involved in this train-wreck....How the mighty have fallen. The new Rhye is lovely. It's not ground-breaking and it probably w...

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That was indeed a great and entertaining read. I like the fact that the "Should Have Been Nominated" album options proposed by the author actually make sense because they are choices that can satisfy (to some extent) the mainstream audience and critics alike.

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I just can't say enough praise about Missy's talent. She always manages to make a track sound incredibly catchy with her rhythm play and she never makes it sound too technical. Many of her best are immensely enjoyable but at the same time "easy" enough so you can sing/rap along. Also, she'...

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I'm very happy for The War on Drugs, The National and LCD Soundsystem. If I'm not mistaken, they are all first-time winners. :happy-partydance: The results for the Big 4 are quite disappointing. The Album group is particularly strong and the votes went to the most derivative and least original album.

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I was really impressed by both of these songs as well! I was under the impression he was just a typical tumblr-lite-pop artist, but i'll definitely be giving Blue Neighborhood another listen after these tracks. Blue Neighborhood is definitely the definition of Tumblr-lite pop artist: it sounds vey ...

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The one who has surprised me the most so far in 2018 is Troye Sivan. He puts out "My My My" which was quite decent. Then the "The Good Side", involving Ariel Rechtshaid, Jam City and Allie X, sounds like a indie-folk-Sufjan-Stevens-style mixed with subtle electronic effects. The ...

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I am having a blast with the Cupcakke album. She is such a character and her one-liners are hysterical.

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Nice to see Gang of Youths getting some acclaim here and there. Go Farther in Lightness is such a fantastic album that I feel like it is being overlooked the same way that Hadestown was back in 2010

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I'm a bit disappointed because Resident Advisor no longer does Year-End lists (Songs/Tracks and Albums) so I highly appreciate this.

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That's a great Top 10. I cannot say enough nice things about "Something To Remember By" by The Horrors. Such a fantastic song all around.

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