US #1s of 2013

I expect a #THICKE landslide although I guess Miley or Lorde could possibly win. My rankings:

Robin Thicke f/ T.I. & Pharrell, "Blurred Lines"
Baauer, "Harlem Shake"
Miley Cyrus, "Wrecking Ball"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us"
Pink f/ Nate Ruess, "Just Give Me a Reason"
Bruno Mars, "When I Was Your Man"
Lorde, "Royals"
Eminem f/ Rihanna, "The Monster"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz, "Thrift Shop"
Katy Perry, "Roar"

"Blurred Lines" being the only one I really love.

burn it all

okay i might vote "wrecking ball"

"blurred lines" didn't survive overplay or controversy

I don't mind the Mars, the Thicke and maybe even the Perry.

heard "The Monster" once and thought he sounded like in his prime so that

i just heard blurred lines in the car like a second ago when i was on my way back from picking up a sandwich and it is still a jam

otoh eminem has no business being a person in 2013

I didn't hate the Eminem when I heard it

Something about Bruce Lee iirc

I got burnt out on "Blurred Lines" for a while but then I went a month or two without hearing it and when I finally heard it again it was like a good friend I'd been missing.

This list inspires so much indifference.

I'll be the lone Just Give Me A Reason voter.

Wrecking Ball

The Pink/Fun-Dude song manages nail the feel of a classic pop ballad without actually being any good.

Which is enough against most of this lot, mind you.

I guess the same could be said for Bruno Mars and maybe Miley too.

Had literally any other Bruno Mars singe released this year except that one been #1, I'd have gladly voted for it. Even the Prince-biting one about ape sex.

"Locked Out of Heaven" was #1 at the beginning of the year but I DQ'd it for making it into last year's poll.

i love Pink and i don't love that dude but i love Pink enough to vote for that song even tho Rev OTM it is a fair way from her best work

"Treasure" was a jam but felt really ordinary and slavish next to "Blurred Lines" and "Get Lucky". Like I've heard this exact Kool & the Gang song before.

I dug Treasure quite a bit after hating mostly everything he did prior. which is the Prince-biting one?

and yeah, there's a place in my heart for Pink but fuck that song and fuck that guy.

burn it all

― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Thursday, December 19, 2013 2:26 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeesh. Out of this lineup, "Can't Hold Us."

xxp Blurred Lines and Get Lucky are obviously just as derivative as Treasure. just so happens that Nile Rodgers >> anything else basically

Wrecking Ball is a solid butt-rock ballad. I kinda like it , didn't want to, just happened.

Kind of relieved that "Wrecking Ball" went to #1 instead of her other one. Still, "Blurred Lines" the only thing on here that wouldn't cause me to change the station.

Maybe the first year in my life that I dislike every #1.

These are all bad. (Voted "The Monster" because I can pretend everything but the chorus doesn't exist.)

"wrecking ball" with "blurred lines" close behind. a disappointing year for #1s overall.

Pink easily. I think it has a great melody. "Try" is even better though, and only went to #9.

Would've voted "Locked Out Of Heaven" in a hot second

I actually really like "Just Give Me a Reason", "Wrecking Ball", and "Royals". Might vote "Wrecking Ball".

at the moment there's no more loathsome sound in pop music than Bruno Mars' voice.

^_^

Robin Thicke f/ T.I. & Pharrell, "Blurred Lines"

:D

Katy Perry, "Roar"
Bruno Mars, "When I Was Your Man"
Miley Cyrus, "Wrecking Ball"

._.

Lorde, "Royals"

:-/

Baauer, "Harlem Shake"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us"
Pink f/ Nate Ruess, "Just Give Me a Reason"

>:(

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz, "Thrift Shop"
Eminem f/ Rihanna, "The Monster"

Voted Lorde, because it's the least overplayed song on this list, and that's saying a lot.

PS: Microsoft commercials with Sara Bareilles count as overplaying Roar.

i know 2 of these songs

isn't there another week to go? this list is terrible. i legit like "wrecking ball" and that's it. "blurred lines" was, eventually, tainted for me. everything else is complete trash and not in the good way. the worst is "thrift shop", right? although katy perry continues to be unlistenable.

kill whitey, basically

"Good Morning, America" flashed two clips of her "wonderful" collab with John Mayer, both of which showed her mouth wide open ready to destroy Greenland.

I seem to be mostly alone in thinking "When I Was Your Man" is 100% legit. Great song, great performance.

despite her success i can't think of a single reason to pay attention to katy perry. least charismatic, least relevant megastar ever.

i mean when she emerged she was terrible and obnoxious, now she's just terrible. who is encouraging her and why?

Rihanna still gets that vote.

xpost

but

http://www.ryanseacrest.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Katy-Perry-John-Mayer-900-600.jpg

rihanna's charisma is sometimes ALL she has going for her

"Roar" is my third favorite here. It sounds humble and well-adjusted to me - charming in that way. And the athleticism of the performance is really good.

Or sorry, second favorite!

blurred lines > roar > thrift shop > when i was your man > the monster > just give me a reason > can't hold us > royals > wrecking ball > harlem shake

roar is the only song i don't hate here, god what a terrible year

(i'd like roar in any year tho fwiw)

"blurred lines" over "wrecking ball", fuck the rest

well tbf i haven't heard all the rest but fuck those i've heard

voted Roar because it's been (not entirely pleasantly) stuck in my head all day

*shrugs*

Wtg America you failed the tenth grade

i like the bruno mars and the pink (the day brad and i heard that for the first time we spazzed out a little, although our freakout quotient was tempered by the fact we'd heard 'kaleidoscope dream' the same day) but 'blurred lines' wins

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

I just heard "Blurred Lines" for the first time -- I guess the others can't be worse?

Wrecking ball is fucking awesome. Yes, that is me saying that.

I think so too. Easily snagged my vote.

Mmmmmmmmmmiley

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz, "Thrift Shop" 0

at least there's that

didn't quite realise "blurred lines" and "royals" had active enthusiasts on ilm

Baauer, "Harlem Shake" 4

u_u

those videos were pretty funny though, you have to admit!

The whole phenomenon of "Harlem Shake" is weird to me because my main experience of it is still as a decent dance track I heard in clubs a lot in 2012.

i never heard it before the videos but the song itself seems kind of embarrassing just on a musical level.

naw, it's fun. the meme was stupid as fuck but I have nothing against it musically.