Terça-feira 30 Dez 2014, 17h:35
So here we go again with my review of the past 12 months.
In summation, my biggest disappointment was Mariah's latest album. It wasn't terrible by any means, just not up to her standards.
Most pleasant surprise was the return of Lily Allen with IMO her best album yet.
Michael Jackson's record label surprised everyone by putting an album out that was actually very smart, very listenable and relevant. GRL put out the girl band single of the past few years. And Paloma Faith had my favourite song of the 2014. Well done.
Beyond that, I pretty much just listened to Beyoncé for the whole year. So there you go.
25 ARTISTS I LOVED THIS YEAR
1 Mariah Carey (1,151)
(831 plays in 2013 - increase of 38%)
Most played track: You're Mine (Eternal), 54 plays
2 Beyoncé(1,060)
(260 plays in 2013 - increase of 408%)
Most played track: Drunk in Love (feat. JAY Z) 63 plays
3 Lady Gaga (683)
(637 plays in 2013 - increase of 7%)
Most played track: ARTPOP 63 plays
4 Michael Jackson (533)
(287 plays in 2013 - increase of 85%)
Most played track: A Place with No Name, 30 plays
5 Lily Allen (495)
(99 plays in 2013 - increase of 499%)
Most played track: Our Time, 39 plays
6 Brandy (403)
(379 plays in 2013 - increase of 6%)
Most played track: Magic, 20 plays
7 Kelly Clarkson (389)
(424 plays in 2013 - decrease of 8%)
Most played track: Underneath the Tree, 23 plays
8 The Black Keys (387)
(10 plays in 2013 - increase of 3,870%)
Most played track: Gold on the Ceiling, 30 plays
9 Garbage (323)
(257 plays in 2013 - increase of 26%)
Most played track: Big Bright World, 12 plays
10 Janet Jackson (314)
(369 plays in 2013 - decrease of 15%)
Most played track: So Excited, 6 plays
11 Paloma Faith (310)
(291 plays in 2013 - increase of 7%)
Most played track: Only Love Can Hurt Like This, 65 plays
12 Madonna (303)
(359 plays in 2013 - decrease of 16%)
Most played track: Hung Up, 18 plays
13 Britney Spears (274)
(329 plays in 2013 - decrease of 17%)
Most played track: Work Bitch, 46 plays
14 Katy Perry (263)
(137 plays in 2013 - increase of 90%)
Most played track: Ghost, 23 plays
15 Cher (253)
(389 plays in 2013 - decrease of 34%)
Most played track: Dressed to Kill, 34 plays
16 Christophe Beck (226)
(11 plays in 2013 - increase of 2055%)
Most played track: Heimr Àrnadalr, 15 plays
17 Björk (192)
(178 plays in 2013 - increase of 8%)
Most played track: 5 Years, 7 plays
18 Pink (181)
(526 plays in 2013 - decrease of 65%)
Most played track: Just Give Me A Reason (Feat. Nate Ruess), 10 plays
=19 Justin Timberlake (178)
(281 plays in 2013 - decrease of 37%)
Most played track: TKO, 11 plays
=19 Marilyn Manson (178)
(207 plays in 2013 - decrease of 15%)
21 Glee Cast (172)
(179 plays in 2013 - decrease of 4%)
Most played track: Make You Feel My Love, 4 plays
22 Nicki Minaj (169)
(192 plays in 2013 - decrease of 12%)
Most played track: Pound the Alarm, 12 plays
23 Pharrell Williams (168)
(No plays in 2013)
Most played track: Happy, 27 plays
24 Anastacia (155)
(133 plays in 2013 - increase of 17%)
25 She & Him (153)
(No plays in 2013)
21 ALBUMS I LOVED THIS YEAR
1 Beyoncé – Beyoncé(805)
2 Various Artists – Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (528)
3 Lady Gaga – ARTPOP (478)
4 Mariah Carey – Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse (470)
5 Lily Allen – Sheezus (403)
6 Michael Jackson – XSCAPE (298)
7 The Black Keys – El Camino (272)
8 Katy Perry – PRISM (206)
9 Kelly Clarkson – Wrapped in Red (165)
10= Pharrell Williams – G I R L (162)
10= Paloma Faith – A Perfect Contradiction (162)
12 She & Him – A Very She & Him Christmas (152)
13 Cher – Closer to the Truth (150)
14 Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience (142)
15 Britney Spears – Britney Jean (130)
16 Garbage – Not Your Kind of People (122)
17 Alexandre Desplat – The Twilight Saga: New Moon (The Score) (119)
18 The Perks Of Being a wallflower – The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (114)
19 Imagine Dragons – Night Visions (113)
20= Madonna – Confessions on a Dance Floor (111)
20= The Black Keys – Turn Blue (111)
31 SONGS I LOVED THIS YEAR
1 Paloma Faith – Only Love Can Hurt Like This (67)
2 Beyoncé – Drunk in Love (feat. JAY Z) (66)
3= Beyoncé – Pretty Hurts (63)
3= Beyoncé – Partition (63)
5 Lady Gaga – ARTPOP (61)
6= Beyoncé – Haunted (60)
6= Beyoncé – Blow (60)
8= Beyoncé – ***Flawless (feat. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) (58)
8= G.R.L. – Ugly Heart (58)
10 Lady Gaga – Venus (57)
11= Mariah Carey – You're Mine (Eternal) (55)
11= Beyoncé – No Angel (55)
11= Beyoncé – XO (55)
11= Beyoncé – Jealous (55)
15 Lady Gaga – Sexxx Dreams (54)
16 Bret McKenzie – I'll Get You What You Want (Cockatoo in Malibu) (Demo) (52)
17 Beyoncé – Mine (feat. Drake) (51)
18 Beyoncé – Superpower (feat. Frank Ocean) (50)
19= Beyoncé – Rocket (49)
19= Clean Bandit – Rather Be (feat. Jess Glynne) (49)
21 Britney Spears – Work Bitch (47)
22 Beyoncé – Heaven (46)
23 Idina Menzel – Let It Go (44)
24= Beyoncé – Blue (feat. Blue Ivy) (42)
24= Mariah Carey – Thirsty (42)
26 Lily Allen – Our Time (40)
27 Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn & Katie Lopez – Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (38)
28= Usher – She Came to Give It to You (feat. Nicki Minaj) (37)
28= Lily Allen – Air Balloon (37)
30= Kristen Bell & Idina Menzel – For the First Time in Forever (36)
30= Kristen Bell & Santino Fontana – Love Is an Open Door (36)