Hello! As I'm sure many of you know, recently, the top 200 songs of the Decade based on Critics' List have been shown over in the respective thread, so I thought it would be fun to make a game out of it! So here it is:
Every week, I'll post a new poll with twenty songs, randomly selected from the list of 200. You can pick up to your ten FAVORITE of these songs. Once all 200 songs have been used, then round two begins, with only the top 100 songs remaining. However, I won't simply be using the ten highest songs in each round, instead I will be basing it on the percentage of votes that they carry in the round, and ranking those. I hope this makes sense, and if you'd like me to explain I can, but all you have to do is pick your ten favorite of the twenty songs!
Here are this week's songs! Some pretty great ones this week!
Rank Among 200 Songs | Artist | Song (Year)
5 | Beyoncé | Formation (2016)
6 | Kanye West feat. Pusha T | Runaway (2010)
7 | Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams | Get Lucky (2013)
12 | M.I.A. | Bad Girls (2012)
14 | Drake | Hotline Bling (2015)
36 | Ariana Grande | thank u, next (2018)
38 | Lorde | Green Light (2017)
48 | Radiohead | True Love Waits (2016)
94 | Leonard Cohen | You Want It Darker (2016)
112 | The Weeknd | Can't Feel My Face (2015)
115 | Lana Del Rey | Mariners Apartment Complex (2018)
116 | Drake | Hold On, We're Going Home (2013)
123 | A Tribe Called Quest | We the People... (2016)
130 | Kanye West | Black Skinhead (2013)
143 | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee | Despacito / Despacito (Remix feat. Justin Bieber) (2017)
146 | Mount Eerie | Real Death (2017)
147 | Kelela | Rewind (2015)
152 | Chance the Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz | No Problem (2016)
171 | Weyes Blood | Everyday (2019)
195 | Bobby Shmurda | Hot Nigga (2014)
Here are the current qualifiers for the next round (note: not all may qualify in the end)
10 | Frank Ocean | Pyramids (2012)
11 | Lorde | Royals (2013)
13 | Future Islands | Seasons (Waiting on You) (2014)
15 | Azealia Banks | 212 (2011)
16 | LCD Soundsystem | Dance Yrself Clean (2010)
18 | Frank Ocean | Thinkin Bout You (2012)
19 | Tame Impala | Let It Happen (2015)
20 | Carly Rae Jepsen | Run Away With Me (2015)
29 | Billie Eilish | Bad Guy (2019)
33 | The 1975 | Love It If We Made It (2018)
35 | Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | Round and Round (2010)
37 | Rosalía | Malamente (Cap. 1: Augurio) (2018)
39 | Angel Olsen | Shut Up Kiss Me (2016)
40 | Arctic Monkeys | Do I Wanna Know? (2013)
41 | Sia | Chandelier (2014)
44 | Perfume Genius | Queen (2014)
45 | James Blake | The Wilhelm Scream (2011)
46 | Taylor Swift | Blank Space (2014)
47 | Vampire Weekend | Hannah Hunt (2013)
50 | Arcade Fire | The Suburbs (2010)
53 | Kanye West | All of the Lights (2010)
56 | Childish Gambino | Redbone (2016)
60 | FKA twigs | Cellophane (2019)
63 | The National | Bloodbuzz Ohio (2010)
64 | Todd Terje | Inspector Norse (2012)
65 | Kendrick Lamar | King Kunta (2015)
68 | Phoebe Bridgers | Motion Sickness (2017)
69 | Janelle Monáe | Make Me Feel (2018)
71 | Jamie xx | Gosh (2015)
72 | Father John Misty | Pure Comedy (2017)
73 | Kanye West | Ultralight Beam (2016)
76 | The War on Drugs | Under the Pressure (2014)
77 | Courtney Barnett | Pedestrian at Best (2015)
81 | Adele | Someone Like You (2011)
84 | Car Seat Headrest | Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales (2016)
86 | Grimes | Genesis (2012)
87 | Kendrick Lamar | DNA. (2017)
89 | Caribou | Odessa (2010)
91 | Dua Lipa | New Rules (2017)
93 | Fiona Apple | Every Single Night (2012)
98 | The Black Keys | Lonely Boy (2011)
105 | Kacey Musgraves | Slow Burn (2018)
108 | Kanye West feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, & Bon Iver | Monster (2010)
110 | Alabama Shakes | Hold On (2012)
113 | Jay-Z and Kanye West | Niggas in Paris (2011)
114 | Janelle Monáe feat. Big Boi | Tightrope (2010)
118 | Kendrick Lamar | HUMBLE. (2017)
126 | Deerhunter | Desire Lines (2010)
137 | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Jubilee Street (2013)
141 | Courtney Barnett | Avant Gardener (2013)
157 | Run the Jewels feat. Zack de la Rocha | Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck) (2014)
158 | Foster the People | Pumped Up Kicks (2010)
165 | Spoon | Inside Out (2014)
169 | Tame Impala | The Less I Know the Better (2015)
170 | Vampire Weekend | Step (2013)
179 | Kendrick Lamar | Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (2012)
181 | Pharrell Williams | Happy (2013)
184 | Grimes | REALiTi (2015)
186 | David Bowie | I Can't Give Everything Away (2016)
196 | James Blake | Limit to Your Love (2010)
200 | LCD Soundsystem | I Can Change (2010)
Top 200 Songs of the Decade Tournament: Round 1, Part 7
Top 200 Songs of the Decade Tournament: Round 1, Part 7
"The better a singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying."
Re: Top 200 Songs of the Decade Tournament: Round 1, Part 7
A very good week which means a harder week than usual - I usually get around 10 songs I want to keep, but it was more like 16 this time.
Re: Top 200 Songs of the Decade Tournament: Round 1, Part 7
Last day!
"The better a singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying."