ILM’s Top 77 Tracks of 2018

I didn't like KKB until Only Acting, and then I really liked them, tbf

i like thank u next because it has the same basic chord progression as merry christmas mr. lawrence

disappointingly not a sequel to Alanis Morissette's "Thank U"

xps no this year is the lowest consensus year ever

as politics go so does ILX

Based on the rollout tracks I’ve been playing, Spotify is predicting the following top 6:

“This Is America”
“Love It If We Made It”
“Wide Awake” (Parquet Courts)
“Fast Slow Disco” (St Vincent)
“Pynk”
“Noid” (Yves Tumor)

Who can beat the algorithms?

well, I expect to see one of those

don't really like 'thank u, next' it just kinda floats there

I am the lurker who has refreshed the page 10000 times sorry

I didn't like KKB until Only Acting, and then I really liked them, tbf

― imago

The noise bits are an excellent addition to their sound, so yeah, I get this.

took me a couple of months of meh but I've really come round to thank u, next this week for some reason

6th best song of the year, huh.

xp to calumerio: you owe me eight thousand dollars

anyway, i heard you liked ariana grande so...

http://i.imgur.com/bz4ihHo.jpg

5: Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry” – 596 points – 19 votes – 3 first place votes
video

Ariana Grande - AG4 (2018 album)

http://www.thesinglesjukebox.com/?p=25434

I cried the first time I heard this, sobs so big and violent that I was glad I work from home so nobody could hear me. The Manchester attack shook me more than many other terrorist attacks, in part because I’ve always viewed pop music as a sacred space: when I’m listening to my favorite songs, nothing bad can ever happen to me, and I’m forever angry that thousands of people had that joy snatched away from them. I expected a sweeping, mournful ballad from Ariana as her comeback tune, and was delighted to get a dance number that stares hatred down in the face and refuses to give in. We’ve heard protest pop over the past year, but I can’t think of many, if any songs, this effervescent and fun and hopeful. I didn’t know mainstream pop could be this defiant, to be honest. It’s a brave and bold move, and I love it. – Alex Clifton

A disco song half-submerged in pop-radio melancholy, the sort from “Disturbia,” “Say It Right,” and — particularly on the verses — the brooding synth chords from “Don’t Play It Safe.” But only half-submerged; it’s never quite joyous, never totally moody and charged, though the resulting tension does tilt it toward that end. I guess the “loving living” (no “laughing”?) bit is this single’s “become who I really are.” - Katherine St Asaph

wow big jump

5th best song of the year, huh.

i do love this song

it's a good song

no complaints here

#78 must be Kali Uchis

idgi at all.

this ones more than 20% better

three doubles, has that happened before?

So happy to see Overtime in the top ten and a high placing for "Pienso...". Rooting for Itgehane as a surprise winner.

#78 must be Kali Uchis

― forrest drumpf (Eric H.), Thursday, January 31, 2019 4:12 PM (one minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

considering all the back-to-back placements, i would not be shocked

still room for 2 more doubles

I think this is the fourth double, isn't it?

xposts wasn't #77 Kali Uchis lol

That's the joke.

mcbain voice that's the joke

lol

No Tears is a banger.

i like the chorus bit that sounds like a bridge

“No Tears” still sounds as great to me now as it did the night it premiered! Hasn’t lost anything with time.

And to think that just a few years ago I was complaining how lim was snubbing Ariana when ‘piano’, ‘baby i’ and ‘the way’ were all ignored, despite them being better than these 2

I love No Tears Left To Cry, but for a while it was slightly tainted by how disappointing her album was.

Huge hooray for Jessie Ware making the top 10. I liked the Glassheart album plenty, but hearing her do a banger like this just felt so right. Apparently she's already got half the album done and it's going to be similar in spirit to this single. Can't wait!

5: Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left to Cry”
6: Ariana Grande – “thank u, next
12: Rosalía – “Malamente
13: Rosalía – “Pienso en tu mirá”
26: The 1975 – “Give Yourself a Try”
27: The 1975 - “TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME
38: Simmy featuring Sun-El Musician – “Ubala”
39: Simmy – “Umahlalela”

surely it couldn't happen again...

lol here it comes

Is this the part where the 1975 wins 1 and 2 and then the site goes down permanently?

Yes this is the fourth double... might be a record:

Simmy, the 1975, Rosaliia and Ariana so far.

I don’t know stats from previous years but this year’s results have also been fronted by women led acts in almost 70%

Also the year with most LGBT winners?

Yes.

xp

This Is America has definitely been 78ed.

Forgot there was a Jessie Ware song at all this year tbh but overjoyed to see her make the Top 10 with what is clearly her best song in years.

and ILM has been 75'ed

two sada baby tracks coming right up

very excited for the Tropical Fuck Storm hat trick

Yesss

Look who showed up!

Fake Love by Wizkid must be #1!

Holding out for that bloom and my my my double