Best of 2025: Top 40 Singles
My Top 40 singles of 2025 including Self Esteem, JADE, Lady Gaga, Bon Iver and Fred again..
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Why after 223 listens, a remix sounds slightly better.
I have 223 listens of Lady Gaga’s Alejandro on iTunes. Though this seems a little extreme, it isn’t too far ahead of its nearest rival Rihanna’s Rude Boy on my list of most listened to records. But have I exhausted what is undeniably an amazing Pop record? I may just have, as while revisiting the … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums – #3
Blackout – Britney Spears – 2007With 20 classic pop singles and a greatest hits collection under her belt, Britney was at an all time high going into 2007. That said, with her Public Meltdown and a newly shaved head to follow, it’s ironic that 2007’s Blackout is the artist’s most well constructed and enjoyable record yet. With just two … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums – #4
Graduation – Kanye West – 2007The 3rd and final entry in Mr West’s education inspired series, Graduation is not only the most commercial CD of the bunch, but also the best. With beats as tight as ever, Kanye crafts hit after hit, both those destined for the club, and the street. The Daft Punk sample in Stronger succeeds in making … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums – #5
Confessions on a Dancefloor – Madonna – 2005Remembered mainly for the Queen of Pop’s clothing of choice in the video for brilliant lead single Hung Up, what many forget is just how good the album it was spawned from actually is. A a continuous mix of dance tunes, Confessions on a Dancefloor lives up to the Tour De Force … Continue reading
Best Album 17-11
17) Year of the Gentleman – Ne-Yo – 2008Ne-Yo knows his way around a slick RnB tune, writing near hundreds year on year. His best work is present on this, an album that showcases both his expert writing and impressive vocal skills.Standout Track: Closer 16) Good Girl Gone Bad – Rihanna – 2007 With album opener Umbrella securing itself at the top of the UK charts … Continue reading
Best Album 25 – 18
25) Catfights and Spotlights – Sugababes – 2008 The girl’s strongest album, with retro stylings that was met with unfortunately low sales and promotion. Though lacking in a truly knock-out single, Catfights is still the best Babes album we will ever see. Standout Track: Side Chick 24) The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z – 2009 No-One does rap like Hov … Continue reading
Best Album Near Misses
A brief tangent from the regular top 10, I will show the other albums that didn’t quite make it into the main run-down. A few words and a selected track will go alongside each, so expect number 5 very soon. Continue reading
Top 10 Albums – #6
Love vs Money – The-Dream – 2009 It’s very rare for an album that features so few potential singles to feel complete, but one listen to the frequent jaw dropping moments in Love vs Money and singles become irrelevant. With no silence between tracks, a moment such as the switch from the excitement in Take U … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums – #7
The College Dropout – Kanye West – 2004 From the opening lines of We Don’t Care it seems that The College Dropout is set to be yet another ‘Gangsta Rap’ album. As soon as the song ends and melts into an interlude featuring some incredibly emotive chord changes the producer that Kanye West truly is … Continue reading
Top 10 Albums – #8
Tangled Up – Girls Aloud – 2007 The only album by a group to make it into my top 10, Tangled Up is the highlight of Girls Aloud‘s 8 year career. Though they will be remembered for their near perfect run of brilliant singles, every song here is single material. Producer’s Xenomania’s best work comes … Continue reading
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