Kurt's Top 100 Songs & Top 25 Albums of 2013

[Kurt]

Figured I should drag these into their own thread despite zero buildup whatsoever.

Top 100 songs of 2013: kurttrowbridge.com/music/kurts-100-favorite-songs-of-2013/
Click through for a full list including commentary on each song.


Top 25 albums of 2013:

1. Jamie Cullum - Momentum
2. Lissie - Back To Forever
3. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer, Different Park
4. Laura Mvula - Sing To The Moon
5. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience
6. The Civil Wars - The Civil Wars
7. Celine Dion - Loved Me Back To Life
8. Mayer Hawthorne - Where Does This Door Go
9. The Band Perry - Pioneer
10. Jillette Johnson - Water In A Whale
11. Haim - Days Are Gone
12. Ariana Grande - Yours Truly
13. OneRepublic - Native
14. Sheryl Crow - Feels Like Home
15. Capital Cities - In A Tidal Wave Of Mystery
16. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP
17. One Direction - Midnight Memories
18. Lorde - Pure Heroine
19. Quadron - Avalanche
20. Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob
21. The Neighbourhood - I Love You.
22. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady
23. Daughtry - Baptized
24. Sara Bareilles - The Blessed Unrest
25. Yuna - Nocturnal

[josh]

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Pioneer
Yours Truly
Midnight Memories

[WotUNeed]

Nice lists! Random singles commentary:

-Nice to see "Traces of You" acknowledged. Touching indeed.
-Yay Arcade Fire. Have you checked out the rest of their catalogue yet?
-Hmm. Definitely hype out there for Banks, but I'm not sure it'll translate to much commercially.
-Yay Bastille!
-I streamed "XO" a few times because eventually all Tedder-related things click, and this song is not an exception, but it wasn't as instant as many of his other compositions for me.
-Good to see "Fine China" here. Very nice song.
-Also happy to see "Atlas" and "R U Crazy" listed. I like both, though clearly they suit different moods, haha.
-"Hold On, We're Going Home" is still amazing.
-Erik Hassle and Everything Everything are unexpected choices, but I approve of both. (Well, EE not completely unexpected since you posted their album in What Are You Listening To before, but I was surprised when that happened so close enough.)
-"Sail Into the Sun" is a pleasant song. Works well in adverts, but somehow didn't click with me much otherwise.
-Nice selections from Jamie Cullum and Janelle Monáe.
-Jesse McCartney's music has always been mismanaged; should have been marketed toward a larger audience from the start. When Hollywood somewhat tried to do that with Departure, they didn't seem to have any real plan for overcoming his prior branding or even much of a commitment to doing so despite his relatively successful singles. At this point, I don't know that a new career commercial peak is in the cards, but eh, at least he's still recording and releasing.
-Yay John Legend. He's great.
-"Losing Sleep" is good. I might get Tribute when it drops here.
-"Suit & Tie" is still great.
-Yay "Do What U Want"
-"One More Sleep" was a nice seasonal selection.
-Little Mix has U.S. fans? LOL okay.
-"Ribs" is amazing.
-"Rude" is awesome; well chosen.
-I like Nikki Yanofsky's music and yet I never check for it. I'll have to listen to this one.
-Yay OneRepublic, Sara Bareilles, Sheryl Crow, The Civil Wars, and The Lone Bellow making the list.
-Don't know The Preatures, but sounds like something I'd like. Queued.

Albums list looks good too. The ones I own from it are the only ones I've heard in full, but I like all of those!

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Love that Natalia Kills is here, especially Problem. Easily one of the best from Trouble.
I like that Midnight Memories is here too. Really solid album.
Same with Yours Truly.
Lol @ ARTPOP.
LOL @ GLEE.

[die Lotterie]

Love the variety.

Standouts for me:

#Beautiful
Do What U Want
Talk About It
Pompeii
All of Me
Losing Sleep

I also love that XO was able to sneak in at the last minute. Great stuff, Kurt!

[Juan Carlos]

There are so many great tracks on your favorites! Good to see "Let Me Go", "Pompeii", "XO", "Sleepwalker", "Loved Me Back to Love", "Human", "Atlas", "White Noise" (<3), "How Long Will I Love You", "Washed My Sins", "Back Together", "Suit & Tie", "Follow Your Arrow", "I Want It All", "Do What U Want", "One More Sleep", "Ribs", "Rude", "La La La", "Pumpin Blood", "Story of My Life", "Let Her Go" and "Together".

Regarding the albums, good to Days Are Gone, Native, Artpop and Pure Heroine. I can't make some comments from the others because I haven't listened to them (only a couple of songs)