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notbrianeno wrote:2013: Arcade Fire | "Hold My Liquor" (feat. Bon Iver and Chief Keef)

Greatest cover ever.

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I'd like to do a small update to my songs list if it's alright... Songs: 1. Kamasi Washington- Fists of Fury 2. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- I Never Dream 3. Janelle Monáe- Make Me Feel 4. Arctic Monkeys- Four out of Five 5. The 1975- Love It If We Made It 6. Sophie- Immaterial 7. Pusha T- If You Know...

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... The current USA #1 album is Golden Hour , surprisingly enough (finishing at #1 in the Uproxx aggregate poll didn't hurt). Strikingly, Joy as an Act of Resistance is #1 for the other two categories - if it had done just a little bit better with U.S. critics (truthfully, I have absolutely no idea...

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I'd figure a 2010 - 2019 poll (to be held in early 2020) would make more sense than a 2015 - 2019 poll (and would render such a poll somewhat redundant), but that's just me.

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A very slight update to my list... 1. Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) 2. Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) 3. Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001) 4. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982) 5. Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954) 6. Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997) 7. Back to the Future...

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"Little Honda" is also responsible for one of my favorite Beach Boys covers, from indie rock favorites Yo La Tengo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZvWf5KSZxc It sounds like the Velvet Underground which makes it pretty bad IMO. "Little Honda" is not a song that works without th...

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Song #54 is "Little Honda" from the "All Summer Long" album in 1964. When Capitol did not issue the song as a single Mercury rushed out a cover of the song by a studio group known as the Hondells, and that version was top 10 on the Billboard singles chart. Capitol issued an EP (...

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I didn’t make a top 1,000, but these songs would all stand a good shot of making my top 500 today... Leonard Cohen- Suzanne The Velvet Underground- Venus In Furs Elton John- Rocket Man Elton John- Tiny Dancer Britney Spears- Toxic Patti Smith- Piss Factory Sun Ra- Nuclear War Kamasi Washington- Fis...

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Songs: 1. Kamasi Washington- Fists of Fury 2. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- I Never Dream 3. Janelle Monáe- Make Me Feel 4. Arctic Monkeys- Four out of Five 5. Sophie- Immaterial 6. Pusha T- If You Know You Know 7. Robyn- Missing U 8. Mitski- Nobody 9. Car Seat Headrest- Bodys 10. Stephen Malkmus &...

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Thanks Henrik! (Though it’s still 2018 here in the states)!

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Top 50 singles found here...

https://www.factmag.com/2018/12/19/the- ... s-of-2018/

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1. Good Vibrations 2. God Only Knows 3. Don’t Worry Baby 4. I Get Around 5. California Girls 6. Heroes and Villains 7. Surf’s Up 8. Wouldn’t It Be Nice 9. Sloop John B 10. Surfin’ U.S.A. 11. In My Room 12. Help Me, Rhonda 13. Long Promised Road 14. Caroline, No 15. Fun, Fun, Fun 16. Don’t Talk (Put ...

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22 (31) Peggy Gou - It Makes You Forget (Itgehane) I am becoming obsessed with this song. I had never heard of it a week ago and now it's showing up seemingly on every list. I had no idea what to expect when I read the name, but I definitely wasn’t expecting what I got. I’m a sucker for deep house ...

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“I Like It” only has 58% of the acclaim that “This Is America” does, meaning Gambino’s song might just be one of the most dominant SOTYs in recent memory. A top 200 placement looks inevitable, and even as someone who really likes the song, that frankly seems ridiculous.

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In a way, trap reminds me of crunk, a style of rap that was extremely popular in the mid 2000s (say, 2003 to 2007). Both are genres of rap that reached extreme levels of popularity in the US, both feature “aggressive” instrumentals and vocals, both place very little emphasis on lyrics or technical ...

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Against All Logic- 2012-2017 I'm surprised this one isn't getting more heat in end of year lists. I thought it'd serve as the "token electronic album" for a lot of indie publications but it looks like DJ Koze and Jon Hopkins are taking those spots. Yeah, I’m pretty surprised too. It’s my ...

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Against All Logic- 2012-2017

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In a way, trap reminds me of crunk, a style of rap that was extremely popular in the mid 2000s (say, 2003 to 2007). Both are genres of rap that reached extreme levels of popularity in the US, both feature “aggressive” instrumentals and vocals, both place very little emphasis on lyrics or technical r...

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I didn’t make a top 1,000, but these songs would all stand a good shot of making my top 500 today... Leonard Cohen- Suzanne The Velvet Underground- Venus In Furs Elton John- Rocket Man Elton John- Tiny Dancer Britney Spears- Toxic Patti Smith- Piss Factory Sun Ra- Nuclear War Kamasi Washington- Fis...

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Henrik wrote:New statement:
If ”Mo Bamba” is still the highest 2017 song (that includes beating ”Mystery of Love”!) on this list when it’s complete, then I will shut down AM.

On behalf of America, I sincerely apologize for trap rap.

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charliepanayi wrote:I told you so re: Cardi B

And let us rejoice in the fact that you were right. We can sleep well tonight knowing Cardi B failed to make the top 10.

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cheekyjh2 wrote:I can see Rosalia snatching №1 spot on the albums list. It's her, The 1975, Kacey or Mitski in my opinion.

Sadly I think Cardi B will claim their AOTY.

Anyway, “Love It If We Made It” is infinitely better than “Bodak Yellow”, so at least their songs list is decent this year.

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I just want to make a prediction right now. Childish Gambino's "This is America" ends up in the top 3 songs of the year on the critics' list. It even stands a great chance at being #1. Think about it... 1. The song is incredibly commercially successful, hitting #1 on the charts in the US,...

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I knew that “This Is America” would be an easy number 1 (I actually called it in our 2018 songs thread a couple months ago), but I didn’t think it would be THIS dominate. In other news, I really, really, really don’t like Cardi B, but even I’ll admit that “I Like It” is pretty good. Not “number 2 so...

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Live in Phoenix wrote:
Nick wrote:In no particular order...

Brooklyn Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
London Bridge

London Bridge is so overrated that it's in Arizona now.

This is the first I’m reading about this and it’s all pretty incredible.

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There’s only one song from 2016 - 2018 in our top 40 songs of the 2010s (“Ultralight Beam” at number 26). I get that newer songs have always had some trouble competing against old favorites, but the sheer amount of 2015 songs in the top 40 (there’s 8 of them) leads me to believe we’ve all collective...

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In no particular order...

Brooklyn Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
London Bridge

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1. Mitski - Be the Cowboy 2. Pusha T - DAYTONA 3. Beach House - 7 4. Noname - Room 25 5. Deafheaven - Ordinary Corrupt Human Love 6. Low - Double Negative 7. Emma Ruth Rundle - On Dark Hours 8. Nine Inch Nails - Bad Witch 9. Sons of Kemet - Your Queen is a Reptile 10. Kamasi Washington - Heaven and ...

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Thanks so much for running this, Sweepstakes Ron. It’s been a wild and crazy ride and it’s hard to believe it’s all over. LARS is fantastic and I’m happy seeing it at number 1. Interesting note: neither our number 1 nor number 2 song got a single first place vote!

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And here’s the top 20... 1 The Beatles - A Day in the Life 2 Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone 4 Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run 5 Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay 6 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 7 The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter 8 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 9 The Rolling...

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The appeal of that Low album is more or less lost on me. If you enjoy it, all the more power to you, but to me it just sounded decent, it felt overly long and all that distortion made the songs sound overly samey.

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Henrik, are genre-specific lists from non-genre specific sources eligible? I think they used to be considered ineligible, but your post doesn’t mention them.

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1 The Beatles - A Day in the Life 2 Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone 3 The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 4 Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run 5 Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay 6 Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven 7 The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter 8 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 9 ...

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The definitive, indisputable ranking of the songs from Funeral: Incredible tier: 1. Wake Up 2. Neighborhood #1 3. Rebellion (Lies) Great tier: 4. Neighborhood #3 5. Crown of Love 6. In the Backseat 7. Neighborhood #2 8. Haiti Good tier: 9. Une année sans lumière 10. Neighborhood #4 This man has a f...

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The definitive, indisputable ranking of the songs from Funeral:

Incredible tier:

1. Wake Up
2. Neighborhood #1
3. Rebellion (Lies)

Great tier:

4. Neighborhood #3
5. Crown of Love
6. In the Backseat
7. Neighborhood #2
8. Haiti

Good tier:

9. Une année sans lumière
10. Neighborhood #4

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I didn’t make a top 1,000, but these songs would all stand a good shot of making my top 500 today... Leonard Cohen- Suzanne The Velvet Underground- Venus In Furs Elton John- Rocket Man Elton John- Tiny Dancer Britney Spears- Toxic Patti Smith- Piss Factory Sun Ra- Nuclear War Kamasi Washington- Fist...

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“Running Up That Hill”’s huge jump probably means a huge jump for “Wuthering Heights”. A top 20 placement looks extremely likely now. Maybe even top 10?

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I am so thankful that this dreadful list isn't eligible.

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Probably my last update before the EOY lists really start rolling in... Great: 1. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- 2012 - 2017 2. Kamasi Washington- Heaven and Earth 3. Beach House- 7 4. Janelle Monáe- Dirty Computer 5. Car Seat Headrest- Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) 6. Arctic Monkeys- Tranquility Base Hot...

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discord wrote:Anyone putting the Arctic Monkeys anywhere near the top 10 needs their head examined.

Respectfully disagree! I love me some lounge-pop Bowie-esque concept album about a lunar hotel/casino. But I get that it's a super hard sell.

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My last update before the EOY lists really start rolling in. I'm hoping to discover a lot of great songs on those lists, but in the meantime, here's my provisional top 50... 1. Kamasi Washington- Fists of Fury 2. A.A.L (Against All Logic)- I Never Dream 3. Janelle Monáe- Make Me Feel 4. Arctic Monke...

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It's pretty hard to overstate the importance of this album on both myself, my cohort of friends, and a large amount of people who came of age in the 2000s. I was born in 1991, and so while I wasn't ready for Daft Punk when Discovery was released, I WAS ready for the band when their career had a bit ...

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Amazing showing for “Mr. Blue Sky”. A truly great song (even if it didn’t make my top 500).

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Unfortunately, I think good kid, m.A.A.d. city will be hurt by the fact that critics will refuse to put two Kendrick Lamar albums in the top four. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and To Pimp a Butterfly will probably be the top two, and I could see either taking the top spot. Channel Orange shoul...

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As for top songs, I think these songs stand the best shot of making the top ten...

Runaway
Rolling in the Deep
Midnight City
Pyramids
Oblivion
Get Lucky
Royals
Let It Happen
Lazarus
Humble

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Unfortunately, I think good kid, m.A.A.d. city will be hurt by the fact that critics will refuse to put two Kendrick Lamar albums in the top four. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and To Pimp a Butterfly will probably be the top two, and I could see either taking the top spot. Channel Orange shoul...

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Vote splitting might mean Kendrick fails to get 2 albums in the top 5, but if he does I feel confident that it’ll be for TPAB and GKMC and not DAMN. Anyway... My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Channel Orange To Pimp a Butterfly Good Kid MAAD City Blackstar Modern Vampires of the City ...seem like th...

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Henrik wrote:
Nick wrote:The Bruce Springsteen song “Wrecking Ball” should be a 2012 song, not a 2010 song.

A live recording was released as a single in 2010.

RYM says you’re right. I guess I should’ve checked there before posting!

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The Bruce Springsteen song “Wrecking Ball” should be a 2012 song, not a 2010 song.

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Good rollout so far! But “Jealous Guy” is actually ranked at 681 on AM.

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