ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2014

This song kind of made me wonder how the Yelle track did.

This song is ok, thought so the first time I heard it and will probably think so this time next year. I've only heard it 4 or 5 times, though.

― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 4:20 PM (11 minutes ago)

Hold up, the 6th time killed it dead for me. Blech.

hey thx Rev, i'll look into those earlier migos tapes. there were some things on RNT that stuck out but it's all kind of submerged for me at the moment. truth be told: i do a lot of deep listening in the car, and this tape is longer than a standard cd! i had to split it up on two discs and tbh i don't think i played the 2nd half, whoops.

good song, didn't vote for it

like 'I Know It's A Good Thing' more than 'On The Regular' anyway

also that HudMo-produced Tiombe Lockhart track in a similar vein (in turn what I'd have wanted the Hercules album to sound more like)

aw related vids shows his cover of "the house that built me" :'(

This Shamir tune is okay, definitely better than Tune-Yards one... But between those and some other tunes in this poll, I gotta ask, why does artsy electro/house/pop rap of today always have to sound so goddamn hyperactive, like everyone's eaten three too many boxes of Cheerios? Don't any of these folks smoke weed?

Oh man, I've tried with the last two Hercules albums and both were garbage.

You guys! There's only one more coming today. I hope it makes us all happy, because there were some bad vibes all over this thread today. <3

the placement of "YRN" is giving me hope for Lifestyle/Stoner/About The Money. really can't wait to see how upset the squares get with multiple Young Thug tracks.

cheerios don't have sugar, tuomas, but point taken

Very happy to see Delorean Dynamite place. It's my favourite song on the album that isn't Inspector Norse.

I'm with J0rdan on the Katy B song. Didn't rate it the first couple of times I heard it but that Graham Norton performance was really something. The album campaign was so frustrating to see. There were a fair few potential hits on that album, Still wasn't one of them. Aaliyah was supposed to be the next single after that but seems like they gave up before it got a chance.

honey nut maybe

Frosted

its not saying much but the shamir one is probably the best so far

p sure makonnen smokes weed

OTM Johnny Fever

lord above the comments on the shamir video are a damn warzone. the fuck is with people.

on the regular is just a fun song, some of the lyrics are corny but overall a nice lil package

(late to the party, catching up)

I didn't really care about anything on the Terje album that wasn't already on It's the Arps.

Only thing I voted for that's placed (so far) today is "Champagne Kisses" - I like the JW album a lot more than most other people seem to but agree this is a standout track.

Definitely itching to listen to a rapper in 2014 who's first instincts include sending a demo tape to Nick Sylvester

i've read about every fourth post itt i just wanna say lol @ LJ's frothing ecstasy tantrum over a song appearing like 30 spots lower than everyone expected

evergreen post

speaking of evergreen:

http://i.imgur.com/kOLSUMH.jpg

41 JAVIERA MENA "Otra Era" [312 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
http://youtu.be/NUCZG09ehLM

Good song. "Sincronîa, Pegaso" is my jam on the album.

<3 javiera-era-era-era-era-era-era

Javiera! voted "La Joya"but happy for this to show up.

Wait when?

Shamir is way closer to bad queer-party electro-house aftertaste than anything I'll publically endorse.

― The Reverend, Tuesday, January 20, 2015 4:27 PM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

girl I texted you back in aug and also p sure I sent u a dropbox link and also e-mailed and sent you LinkedIn messages and flew a banner over your house with a tiny airplane and had Shamir go knock on yr door 2 sing @ u but u weren't home

A mix of the last minute of each song on the Javiera Mena album would have been my favourite music of 2014.

wouldn't be an ilm trax poll without javiera

Good ol' reliable ilm. (I voted for La Joya instead, but good work!)

always been bemused by JM's annual showing but this track is so lush

nu-balearic crew to thread

She's just the best. Much preferred this to La Joya tho which didn't do much for me.

yaaaaaaaay javiera
my 2nd favourite chilean pop artist this year :)

Dunno if she's ready yet to release another album, so I'll just go ahead and predict this track lands at #45 in the year-end poll.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, June 4, 2014 6:43 PM (7 months ago )

So close!

what was the last year when she hasn't placed?

MON/TUES RECAP:

GALLERY OF IMAGES 77-41

77 NICKI MINAJ "Lookin Ass"
76 OWEN PALLETT "Song for Five & Six”
75 TUNE-YARDS "Water Fountain"
74 NINOS DU BRASIL "Sombra da Lua"
73 KING "Mister Chameleon"
72 KATIE GATELY "Pivot"
71 ANA TIJOUX Ft. Shadia Mansour "Somos Sur"
70 USHER "Good Kisser"
69 NICKI MINAJ "Anaconda"
68 DAVIDO "Tchelete" Ft. Mafikizolo
67 RÖYKSOPP & ROBYN "Do It Again"
66 SHAKIRA "Empire"
65 ST. VINCENT "Prince Johnny"
64 DUKE DUMONT "I Got U" Ft. Jax Jones
63 CARIBOU "Silver"
62 AGAINST ME! "FUCKMYLIFE666"
61 HOLLY HERNDON "Chorus"

60 MARK RONSON "Uptown Funk" Ft Bruno Mars
59 JENNIFER LOPEZ "I Luh Ya Papi" Ft French Montana
58 AGAINST ME! "Transgender Dysphoria Blues"
57 NICKI MINAJ "Boss Ass Bitch" ft. PTAF
56 HAIM "If I Could Change Your Mind"
55 MIGOS "YRN" Ft. Young Thug
54 ALVVAYS "Archie, Marry Me"
53 SPOON "Inside Out"
52 D'ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD "Sugah Daddy"
51 FKA TWIGS "Pendulum"
50 QT "Hey QT"
49 KATY PERRY "Dark Horse" Ft. Juicy J
48 JESSIE WARE "Champagne Kisses"
47 ILOVEMAKONNEN "Club Going Up On A Tuesday"
46 RITA ORA "I Will Never Let You Down"
45 APHEX TWIN "Minipops 67 [120.2] (source field mix)"
44 TODD TERJE "Delorean Dynamite"
43 KATY B "Crying For No Reason"
42 SHAMIR "On The Regular"
41 JAVIERA MENA "Otra Era"

La Joya and Sincronía, Pegaso both > Otra Era but I'm not complaining xps

xp lol!

"espada" was basically my #1 of this year b/c i didn't hear it until last january when it placed on the 2013 poll lol

this song and album are good :) expect "la joya" prob did well too

i love how this song briefly flirts with moombahton at its conclusion

really no hope for young "corbin" is there :(

you're doing yeoman's work this week gr80

Think Javiera missed out in 2011 but she's placed every other year this decade. Couldn't pick between the two songs nominated so just made sure to put her album high.

Quick note re: the Spotify playlist: 61 HOLLY HERNDON "Chorus" is missing.

not available iirc

imo shamir song resembles css

xpost

ahh

thank you for your A+ service to date Mr. 80