Don’t Start Now. But yeah, what a grim list
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Monday, 12 July 2021 18:43 (two years ago) link
But yeah, what a grim list
maybe i'm judging the gaga/cooper too harshly bc the whole trashy pop star finally becomes authentic by going rock/country narrative (if that's what it is, maybe i'm wrong) bothers me too much
― Left, Monday, 12 July 2021 18:48 (two years ago) link
never watched the movie - like “Someone Like You” “Shallow” is one the few recent-ish smash hits that crept up on me thru exposure in the wild/osmosis
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Monday, 12 July 2021 18:56 (two years ago) link
7. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved
what is this
― i carry the torch for disco inauthenticity (Eric H.), Monday, 12 July 2021 19:01 (two years ago) link
in a truly shocking development that is a complete surprise to no one: i hate every last song on here. but looking at this thread was worth it for this
1. Fucking Ed Sheeran
lol
― things repeat forever and there never is a remedy (Austin), Monday, 12 July 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
oops, I was talking about “Someone You Loved” in my above post as well, not “Someone Like You”
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Monday, 12 July 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
I voted for "Señorita" bc I had a nice experience teaching it one time.
― Sequel to Sadness (Sund4r), Monday, 12 July 2021 19:13 (two years ago) link
only song I know here by name is “blinding lights” which I like A LOT
― brimstead, Monday, 12 July 2021 20:45 (two years ago) link
oh wait I know bad guy. and the Coldplay one. the Coldplay one is a real tearjerker
― brimstead, Monday, 12 July 2021 20:46 (two years ago) link
"dance monkey" being one of the biggest streaming hits of its era will never not be funny to me
overall this list has fewer good songs than i would have guessed. my picks:
1. "bad guy"2. "closer"3. "one dance"
and before ppl boo and hiss at me for the second one, yes i rly do think it's a great song, formulaic and basic as it is -- basically the swan song for that style of beige midtempo edm ballad that was popular for a few years leading up to then, and honestly about as good a send-off as that style could have ever mustered. (unfortunately the white/pop segment of the industry is still, years later, routinely trying to push songs like this up the airplay charts no matter how many times the general public has rejected them. the only edm singles that still do well in the us now are those w/ a clear hip-hop influence + like one marshmello track every year or two.)
i h8 lewis capaldi and his contrived social media self-deprecation but i will also admit to thinking "someone you loved" was pretty good. also enjoy "god's plan" "sunflower" and the ones by weeknd and lipa
― dyl, Monday, 12 July 2021 21:07 (two years ago) link
the chainsmoker/coldplay one has truly horrific lyrics tho that didn't stop it from being a huge hit. basically a 'new jersey' of pop singles tho as they (chainsmokers) began flopping miserably into perpetuity afterward
― dyl, Monday, 12 July 2021 21:09 (two years ago) link
you know who was actually good from this generally dull era of edm hits? dj snake -- unfortunately not on this list
― dyl, Monday, 12 July 2021 21:14 (two years ago) link
Can confirm via spending time with 9 and 10 year olds while coaching baseball that "Dance Monkey" is still huge with that particular demographic.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 12 July 2021 21:17 (two years ago) link
Can confirm via spending time with an 11 year old throughout lockdown that "Dance Monkey" and "Bad Guy" can never lose their allure (to 11 year old ears).
― stirmonster, Monday, 12 July 2021 21:26 (two years ago) link
Huh, "Dance Monkey" is one of only a couple of songs on the list that I don't recognize (maybe I would if I heard it).
― jaymc, Monday, 12 July 2021 21:31 (two years ago) link
i can't stand that synth sound from the chorus of "closer."
i'm also surprised that dj snake couldn't sneak one on this list. wasn't major lazer's "lean on" the top-played spotify song for a while?
― bart harley-jarvis cocker (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 July 2021 21:32 (two years ago) link
xp to dyl i guess
― bart harley-jarvis cocker (voodoo chili), Monday, 12 July 2021 21:33 (two years ago) link
Thank god I only know 4 of these
― calstars, Monday, 12 July 2021 21:37 (two years ago) link
I first heard "Dance Monkey" the way people in their mid-30s hear a lot of modern pop - screamed at the top of my preschooler's lungs. I was stunned to find it was an actual hit song - I thought it was one of those kids videos. Even more surprised to see the video which had a very mid-00's Jackass vibe to it.
― frogbs, Monday, 12 July 2021 21:38 (two years ago) link
sunflower
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Monday, 12 July 2021 22:47 (two years ago) link
#25
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Monday, 12 July 2021 23:16 (two years ago) link
#10 runner up
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Monday, 12 July 2021 23:17 (two years ago) link
boring and voting "Bad Guy."
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 13 July 2021 00:32 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
lol whoops, i'm only just realizing now that i posted that three times. i think i kept getting error messages when i tried to post it so i kept hitting back and posting it again...
but yeah, what a grim list
― josh az (2011nostalgia), Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:17 (two years ago) link
guess I already voted for Starboy, "you have already voted in this poll and cannot vote again"
― Dan S, Saturday, 17 July 2021 00:43 (two years ago) link
Not good! Going Dua Lipa over Eilish and Tones and I.
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 17 July 2021 18:17 (two years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Sunday, 18 July 2021 00:01 (two years ago) link
Most of these songs are perfectly fine. Shut up, you bitter old cranks.
― Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 18 July 2021 00:23 (two years ago) link
show your work
― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 18 July 2021 00:27 (two years ago) link
Best song here is Fucking Ed Sheeran but I guess I didn't vote
― in a bar, under the (seandalai), Sunday, 18 July 2021 01:41 (two years ago) link
I was wondering about the absence of “Despacito”, turns out the original version and the Bieber remix cancelled each other out for this top 25, but their combined streams would make it the runner-up, right behind “Shape Of You”
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 07:24 (two years ago) link
Is this global or US only?
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Sunday, 18 July 2021 16:04 (two years ago) link
surprised "Shallow" didn't get a single vote, it's on the same level as any of the songs that got less than 10 votes
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Sunday, 18 July 2021 16:15 (two years ago) link
global:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most-streamed_songs_on_Spotifyxp
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 16:26 (two years ago) link
this list is cheugy
― billstevejim, Sunday, 18 July 2021 16:38 (two years ago) link
i'm guessing remix-splitting also affected "old town road" or idk maybe it cooled off significantly after the sensation surrounding it abated
― dyl, Sunday, 18 July 2021 16:56 (two years ago) link
xp I agree about the synth sound in "closer" but it's too bad because I think the chorus has surprisingly good lyrics.
― Lily Dale, Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:08 (two years ago) link
“Old Town Road” would be number 9 or thereabouts if you combined the different versions
― ten man poland chasing this means hamsik feasts (breastcrawl), Sunday, 18 July 2021 17:10 (two years ago) link