I have collated a list of my top 40 songs of every year since 2010. That means 400 songs sit in a playlist of my ‘Best of the Decade’. Luckily I’m not expecting anyone to sit through hundreds of write ups of these songs, just one hundred. If you don’t fancy suffering through endless garbled … Continue reading
I take a look at the 40 best songs of 2015. Florence and the Machine, Little Mix and The Weeknd appear alongside some surprising choices. Continue reading
Last week saw Sam Smith score his third #1 single with Stay With Me. On the week of his debut album’s release has he stayed at the top of the chart? Kicking off this week’s chart we have a re-entry from Pitbull and Ke$ha with Timber. The 3rd biggest song of 2014 so far, the … Continue reading
30) P!nk – Just Give Me A Reason (Feat. Nate Ruess) P!nk never made it onto my singles or album lists last year, probably an oversight on my part, but Just Give Me A Reason has been a favourite of mine for most of 2013. The vocal performances on this song are incredible, Nate Ruess … Continue reading
40) Ellie Goulding – Burn Starting things off is the first #1 hit for one of my favourite artists Ellie Goulding. Originally intended for Leona Lewis (Like every big hit these days) Burn is a proper banger that sounds like a surefire hit, yet still manages to retain the human quality of her best songs. … Continue reading
10) Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox Plagued by a December release, I doubt Bruno Mars’ second album will appear on many critic’s end of year lists. It deserves to though, refining the elements of his debut and perfecting his throwback style. Gorilla is a massive worldwide hit waiting to happen, possibly even more dramatic than … Continue reading
To those people who have been reading posts on my blog since I began, you’ll know that I have a certain obsession with the biggest awards show in music. I’ve written a ridiculous amount of articles about the 2011 and 2012 Grammys, and with the nominations for the 2013 show announced next week it’s time … Continue reading
As judged by the articles that have been viewed most on 808sandformulae, you all know i love a good list, and in turn a good award show. I’m always interested to see whether any music award shows actually get it right (as in, agree with me), even though I understand how unimportant they actually are. … Continue reading
20) Example – Won’t Go Quietly One of the first songs I ever considered for an end of year list on release near the start of 2010, Won’t Go Quietly is Example’s best single so far. With a thumping bassline and meaningless but catchy lyrics, this club smash felt fresh all year. 19) Bruno Mars … Continue reading
10) Aphrodite – Kylie Minogue The Australian queen of Pop made a huge comeback, and produced her most predictably ‘Kylie’ effort to date. I have no problem with that, as this is exactly the sort of album fans were hoping for. Full of ‘Kylie moments’ from the elation in the Put Your Hands Up instrumental … Continue reading
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