Yo P&J, I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish, but ILX had the greatest 2009 poll of all time! All time! (2009 ILX Trax Poll Results: TOP TEN TODAY)

Ahab you are more nuts than the real ahab for that post

no jerk's gonna place

i deliberately didn't vote for trax off (most of) my favourite albums, in order to rep for trax with no albums - seems few other people took this course :(

would be really amazing if lemonade was the highest placing rap song, but i was expecting 9/10 to be like top 5 so.

Why would anyone vote you belong with me? no hate on taylor but that song isn't great.

Dunno, I think she has much better songs... and that's saying a lot because come the fuck on, it's Taylor Swift. I'll echo Dan here, I enjoy my pop music just fine but Taylor really isn't that compelling, and even if you were to make such a case, "You Belong" isn't by any means her calling card #1 quality song.

ilxor i think "russian roulette" is a possible addition to your list

In my dreams... that Rihanna album was so quickly forgotten by year's end, I highly doubt it will place.

I did vote for it myself, though!

also didn't people not like 'russian roulette'

I was hoping "The Fear" would chart. At this point, it seems unlikely :(

i neither disliked nor forgot rated r

also "you belong with me" isn't my favourite t-swift song - that would be "white horse", as recognised by the grammy committee - but it's definitely her most immediate.

i don't think there's enough groundswell behind "russian roulette" -- i think the album has a better chance of placing

i mean, fav t-swift song off this album - think "tim mcgraw" might be my actual favourite of her whole discography

hey guys, what'd i miss so far?

it's definitely her most immediate.

I'd argue "Love Story," her best and most immediate single to my ears.

hey guys, what'd i miss so far?

Nothing, you're just in time for the GAPDY placements!! ;)

Rated R isn't bad but it was a bit of a disappointment after Good Girl Gone Bad.

"love story" is amazing -- my second fav song on that album is "breathe"

i really hope the taylor album places

I was hoping "The Fear" would chart. At this point, it seems unlikely :(

I can't remember if I went with "The Fear" or "22," but I voted one of them (highly, I think).

in suspense

Rated R isn't bad but it was a bit of a disappointment after Good Girl Gone Bad.

no way, streets ahead of GGGB!

"breathe" is incredible

i'm pretty sure fearless will place so will save talking about why "breathe" is incredible for then

I'm with lex, I think Rated R is the standout in her discography thus far. What it lacks (barely) in the immediate thrill of its singles, it more than makes up for with a strong set of tracks all around.

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restart again get your mind in the right position before it start again cuz when it DROPS

the albums r gonna b less exciting than the singles id say but

i dunno if saying rihanna will never have a single like if its lovin that you want again a challop or not

ha I think that's totally right on

She has gone to a very different place to where she was when that song was released and trying to go back would be an abject failure IMO (also I always liked "Pon De Replay" more anyway).

fave t-swift on fearless is kind of a tie for me between 'Hey Stephen' and 'You're Not Sorry'

i'm happy that we manged not to vote a 85th generation wu-tang single into the top 15 of a year end poll - of course i'll take the crow if it shows up but i'll already be drowning in my own tears

― big hoos state of mind (J0rdan S.), Monday, February 1, 2010 5:13 PM (24 minutes ago)

needs to be said again

ppl not understanding why "you belong with me" is taylor's best and most immediate single are just...insane

i deliberately didn't vote for trax off (most of) my favourite albums, in order to rep for trax with no albums - seems few other people took this course :(

― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Monday, February 1, 2010 5:25 PM (25 minutes ago)

this is essentially what i did too - i could have just filled up my ballot with deep cuts from my favorite albums but that's like the lamest thing ever afaic

thirded; there's love enough to go around

I think "White Horse" is my least favourite song on the T-Swift album (though that's a relative, it just makes the whole fairytale angle too straightforward.

For me it's like:

"Love Story" / "Hey Stephen" / "Forever & Always"

>>

"You Belong With Me" / "Breathe"

>>

"Fearless" / "Fifteen" / "The Best Day"

>>

"The Way I Loved You" / "Change" / "You're Not Sorry"

>>

"White Horse"

Am I forgetting anything?

Man, I always underestimate the amount of strategy required in voting in ILM polls. I think I decided to vote trax unordered - if the resultant point discrepancy pushed some of the pop/r'n'b I was repping for out of the top 50 in favour of unnecessary points for indie consensus picks, I will smack myself in the forehead. Repeatedly.

Have we had a Fearless poll yet? Because if not, it's overdue.

A lot of those ">>" distinctions are fairly meaningless I have to admit, it took me a while to realise just how consistent an album it is.

Am I forgetting anything?

― Tim F, Monday, February 1, 2010 4:53 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

"tell me why" is underrated i think cuz it comes after the big stretch of opening bangers but i love the canned banjo & the whispery bridge

chorus is great as well

i think the "94 Ho Draft" skit that's recurring throughout is a little strained but worth including.

Oh yeah "Tell Me Why"! I'd put that in the "Fearless" / "Fifteen" / "Tell Me Why" block. Chorus is excellent, yes.

it took me ages to even get to the second half of fearless because i had to play the first half on loop so much - it's just as strong though, i think i'd only drop "change"

haha that's exactly what happens to me every time i listen to it

i don't even recognize half the songs tim named by name, my brain is so knocked flat by that initial run it's all just formless and i instantly disconnect

i'm happy that we manged not to vote a 85th generation wu-tang single into the top 15 of a year end poll - of course i'll take the crow if it shows up but i'll already be drowning in my own tears

You're so right. Better to save those top spots for the bland and inoffensive AOR and tween-pop.

I feel like I'm the only person in the world who can't see what's so amazing about Taylor Swift. Everything I've heard from her sounds like slightly above average country-pop (OK, "You Belong To Me" is pretty good)... Seriously, what is it?

consult Taylor Swift '08: The Hype, Anticipation & Appreciation Begins Right Here

would participate in a fearless poll btw

Re "Tell Me Why", my favourite bit is the chorus where she sings "So here's to you and your temper - yes, I remember what you said last night!" Which simultaneously sounds totally spontaneous and in-conversation while also being so composed that it flows perfectly.