Lyhom's Top 20 | Top 25 Songs of the First Half of 2015

[lyhom]

my god half the year is almost gone? jesus christ time flies fast

well my chart has nearly 26 weeks logged in for this year (out of the 53 that's likely counting for 2015), so I figured that I may as well practice for making my inevitable thread for the 2015 year end list for me

anyways expect this to start around next week when the 26th chart is posted

[lyhom]

so now that this is starting soon (anywhere from the hour it's likely going to take to format and post my chart to a few days), I should probably clarify some things about my chart and the format of this before I get started

- as the title suggests, my chart is a top twenty, which is why some chart runs might seem a little short, although this could just be due to how fast some songs generally burn on me (keep in mind in that around the 11 months or so that I've done my chart, the longest run a song has ever had was 25 weeks, and only two other songs have lasted 20 weeks or more)

- just worth mentioning that songs go recurrent if they fall off the chart after their 10th week on the chart, although this just means that it can't re-enter unless if it gets a re-release or becomes big in a country like the uk or the us after it went recurrent

- the format probably will be a lot less fancy than the look for my actual chart, although who knows lmao

- this probably will be a one time thing, any other top xx lists will be for the complete year (in which case they'll probably be a top 100)

anyways tagging people who I tag in the thread for my chart, maybe tell other people lmao

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[lyhom]

well let's start now because my chart took like half an hour to finish up

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LYHOM'S TOP 20 | TOP 25 SONGS OF 2015 (SO FAR)

#25
"DIRTY LOVE"
Wilkinson featuring Talay Riley
Peak: #6 | Weeks On: 10 | Points: 1,682 | Peak date: March 26, 2015
Chart run: 14-17-17-6-10-7-7-9-12-16

so I charted this a bit late (I think it was released around last October? idk) but this was just a really good song, I like the drum n bass production and talay riley goes perfectly with the song imo


#24
"I'M GOOD"
The Mowgli's
Peak: #5 | Weeks On: 7 | Points: 1,757 | Peak date: May 14, 2015
Chart run: 12-8-7-5-5-9-10

most of the time when vine popularizes a song it's some hip hop/trap song that likely wouldn't have had half the success it had without it, but "I'm Good" is actually a sort of summery indie pop with a bit of a reggae tinge, and I love it

probably should've charted it longer, but hey, it just dropped off recently and it isn't recurrent yet, so who knows?


#23
"PONY (JUMP ON IT)"
Tough Love featuring Ginuwine
Peak: #1 | Weeks On: 6+ | Points: 1,794+ | Peak date: June 4, 2015
Chart run: 20-7-1-1-2-9-...

so this is basically a modernized deep house remix of "pony" by ginuwine (although apparently ginuwine actually rerecorded his vocals for this, as well as appearing on the single art and the music video), and it goes together really well, although then again considering how I enjoy both deep house and "pony" it isn't surprising

it's still in the middle of its chart run, although how well it's going to do from here on is probably affected by me jumping on this way early, as this was geoblocked for me until the music video came out, and using a local file for spotify can only do so much (and I had to reset my laptop a week ago so I lost the file)

it still has done really well, though, so let's see


#22
"HYPNOTIC"
Zella Day
Peak: #3 | Weeks On: 8 | Points: 1,802 | Peak date: February 19, 2015
Chart run: 8-3-5-6-8-11-14-17

one of the many songs I first listened to from a spotify playlist, and this one is really good

I like zella day's voice, the guitar licks at the start of the song, the lyrics are good, and the chorus is really catchy

(really should start charting "high" ftr)


#21
"HABIBI (I NEED YOUR LOVE)"
Shaggy featuring Mohombi, Faydee, and Costi
Peak: #3 | Weeks On: 8+ | Points: 1,859+ | Peak date: May 21, 2015
Chart run: 20-6-3-4-4-7-11-20-...

did anyone expect shaggy to get another song as big as this this year? it was even bigger on my chart, peaking at #3 with some longevity, albeit crediting it with a different title (just "I Need Your Love", which just replaces the "habibi lei" part of the chorus with more "I need your love"'s)

I really like this mostly for the catchy chorus and acousticy guitar lick in the song, shaggy's verses aren't anything special but were they ever? lmao


going to reveal the next five soon

[Fancy]

zella and shaggy! :)

[Mikey]

Nice to see "Dirty Love" here! + you mentioned that tough Love's is a deep house so i guess i will check it out. Great way to start the countdown! :)

And only half an hour? Jeez...

[lyhom]

yay more songs

#20
"SHUT UP + DANCE"
Walk The Moon
Peak: #1 (#3 in 2015) | Weeks on: 21 (9 in 2015) | Points: 1,865 | Peak date: November 27, 2014
Chart run: 4-5-7-3-3-4-3-1-1-1-1-1-3-4-5-7-11-11-13-20-19

the first of many songs so far that have had their chart run started in 2014, and this one managed to have it spread out somewhat evenly between years

I remember finding this when maine first charted this and described it as some sort of 80s dance-rock thing, so I decided to check it out and I loved it a lot, it has this really upbeat vibe that I like a lot. it's probably the second biggest hit on my chart after "Undressed". really glad that it became as big of a hit as it is, even if it took forever (as seen in the stats, it went #1 for me just as it started charting in the US)

#19
"TALKING BODY"
Tove Lo
Peak: #1 (#4 in 2015) | Weeks on: 20 (9 in 2015) | Points: 1,915 | Peak date: October 30, 2014
Chart run: 16-2-1-2-2-4-4-4-8-13-17-8-7-4-5-7-14-11-13-18

wow this song practically had two seperate chart runs split between years

anyways tove lo is probably one of my favourite artists right now, which is weird because she's actually only had two songs chart so far (which were #1's, but still). probably would've charted "habits" had my chart existed around april-may, and "not on drugs" is something that really should've charted, so idk lmao

but hey this song is really good, it has an indie pop vibe and has this unfiltered view on sex that tove pulls off so well

anyways I charted this song way early, although that's mostly because the lyric video prompted me to chart it, and it became a big hit late last year, spending a week at #1, and likely would've spent more if it weren't for "comeback". it actually was close to falling before the start of this year, but then it regrew on me when I found out the music video was going to be released and had a respectable chart run on its own

just such a good song in general

#18
"THIS SUMMER'S GONNA HURT..."
Maroon 5
Peak: #1 | Weeks on: 6+ | Points: 1,957+ | Peak date: June 18, 2015
Chart run: 11-6-3-2-1-5-...

not really interested in maroon 5 most of the time (although "animals" did chart for a week or two), but I actually really enjoy this, it has a nice instrumental and lyrical flow, even though the actual lyrics make no sense at all

sad to see that this will probably be their worst performing single on the hot 100 since "never gonna leave this bed" or whatever was before "moves like jagger" (especially when this song is better than any of their hits in that timeframe imo), but then again this is the same chart that let "roar" (and to a lesser extent "blank space", although that at least has somewhat more of an appeal) be #1 for a while, so idk lmao

#17
"ALL HANDS ON DECK"
Tinashe (featuring Iggy Azalea or DeJ Loaf)
Peak: #3 | Weeks on: 10 | Points: 1,998 (lol my birth year) | Peak date: May 14, 2015
Chart run: 17-x-20-16-10-7-5-3-4-11-13

tinashe has actually had a decent charting history for me, "2 on" was on my first ever and had some longevity for a technical #8 peak, "feels like vegas" charted high as a promo single, and then there's this

actually first heard it after I saw rocky chart it, and I actually let it chart for a week in January, a few months before it was announced as a single. then it re-entered once it was, and it had quite a respectable run, although it fell rather quickly

the song is really good, I especially like the use of the flute throughout it, and the music video is really good too

it's had two remixes to add two different rappers (iggy azalea and dej loaf, although the second wasn't released until after it fell off my chart) that were nice, although I mainly listen to the solo version

#16
"REVIVE (SAY SOMETHING)"
LuvBug
Peak: #4 | Weeks on: 10 | Points: 2,341 | Peak date: March 26, 2015
Chart run: 9-9-8-4-4-8-8-8-11-17

wow this had a weird chart run

anyways found this by watching a uk chart video, really liked it, and charted it even though it was (and I think still is) geoblocked on the canadian spotify

really like the vocals (done by a guy called mark asari) and the drop

I probably should start charting "resonance" soon lmao

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[Daryl the Beryl]

Like seeing WALK THE MOON and Maroon 5.

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#20 and #19!   

[lyhom]

#15
"FIRESTONE"
Kygo featuring Conrad Sewell
Peak: #3 | Weeks on: 9 | Points: 2,371 | Peak date: January 29, 2015
Chart run: 7-4-3-5-5-7-10-15-14

so I discovered this mostly because spotify decided to put it in quite a lot of their main playlists (they did the same thing to "cheerleader" at the same time lmao), and I liked it a lot so it charted very well, a #3 peak is really good

the song has this tropical house feel that I really like, even though it sounds like quite a lot of other kygo's other tracks (including the follow-up, although I like that a lot too lmao)

#14
"I LOVED YOU"
Blonde featuring Melissa Steel
Peak: #1 | Weeks on: 11 (8 in 2015) | Points: 2,539 | Peak date: January 8, 2015
Chart run: 4-10-7-2-1-1-2-4-7-10-16

ah the joys of debuting late in the previous year

this did very well on my chart, although I actually don't listen to it that much anymore. always a joy to hear it again, though.

I like the changes to a deep housey synth in the verses to a deep housey piano in the chorus, and melissa steel's voice works well with this

#13
"WHAT KIND OF MAN"
Florence + The Machine
Peak: #1 | Weeks on: 10 | Points: 2,576 | Peak date: February 26, 2015
Chart run: 1-3-5-5-5-6-12-13-11-18

this ended up being the second #1 debut ever on my chart (and on a week where the whole top three were debuts), the first one also happened this year but it had such awful longevity it didn't make the top 25

honestly this song is great, I probably should've charted it longer at least, but it still did very well so I'm not complaining too much

I really like the guitar throughout the song, it fits really well with florence's voice

#12
"FADE OUT LINES"
The Avener & Phoebe Killdeer
Peak: #7 | Weeks on: 15 | Points: 2,630 | Peak date: March 5, 2015
Chart run: 17-16-14-13-8-10-12-9-8-7-7-7-10-13-19

wow this had amazing longevity, especially for a #7 peak

I mostly found this due to shazam having it high on their canadian chart, ry4n charting it, and one of my local chr's adding it. it has a similar feel to robin schulz' remixes and stuff like "are you with me", especially since this is also a remix of a lesser known song from a few years ago

I like the guitar throughout the song, and the lyrics are really good too

#11
"UPTOWN FUNK!"
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Peak: #2 | Weeks on: 14 (9 in 2015) | Points: 2,690 | Peak date: January 8, 2015
Chart run: 15-13-14-9-13-4-2-2-3-2-4-9-11-17

is it weird that I rarely listen to this now not because of it's overplay (although that doesn't help), but because of a certain really shitey stan of this song in the charts forum?

anyways before it was tainted by that kid, it actually was a really nice song, it's basically bruno mars masturbating with own ego but he works really well with it, and the funk instrumental helps a lot

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[trustypepper]

Yay Florence

[H.]

I love all of those!

[Daryl the Beryl]

Like #13 and #11!

[lyhom]

#10
"THE RHYTHM"
MNEK
Peak: #3 | Weeks on: 11 | Points: 2,728 | Peak date: April 9, 2015
Chart run: 10-13-8-5-3-3-6-6-8-11-15

mnek should be bigger. his EP is really good, his voice is even greater, and I've loved almost everything he's produced and/or written so I find it kind of sad that his best peak in the uk so far is like #38 or something

about the song, it's really good. it has this energetic deep house thing going on and I like the slight melancholy in his voice in the song, and the last chorus... just so good

#9
"KOALA"
Oliver Heldens
Peak: #1 | Weeks on: 13 (11 in 2015) | Points: 2,881 | Peak date: February 5, 2015
Chart run: 5-2-7-11-8-6-6-1-3-4-7-11-15

wow this seemed so frontloaded at first, very glad that it regrew on me eventually lmao

anyways I really like oliver heldens' sound, he's had a bit of chart success other than this ("gecko (overdrive)" peaked at #13, and "you know" peaked at #9), but this is really good too

I originally just charted the vocal version of this (which is really good too) but then I decided to add the original to my spotify and that's when it finally grew on me enough to go #1, and it even had a good longevity too

#8
"TRUFFLE BUTTER"
Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne
Peak: #1 | Weeks on: 11 | Points: 3,163 | Peak date: February 12, 2015
Chart run: 14-2-1-1-4-5-4-6-9-11-17

wow probably would've never had guessed that any of these three artists would get a big hit on my chart just a year ago, let alone a #1

honestly though for the most part the best part of the song is the beat, which is sampled from a five year old deep house song (wow can I make it anymore obvious that I like deep house lmao), and works really well with the song

really surprised that this became a hit though, it doesn't have that much of a hook past an instrumental break and it originally was an itunes exclusive, but really glad that it did

#7
"RIGHT NOW"
JRDN
Peak: #3 | Weeks on: 14 | Points: 3,358 | Peak date: March 12, 2015
Chart run: 9-4-5-9-4-3-3-7-8-9-12-16-14-18

so even random cancon stuff is recreating that dj mustard sound... and this is better than quite a bit of tracks with the same sound

honestly though this is just really hot and catchy, even though the lyrics are a bit too repetitive and it's kind of hard to tell what's the chorus and what are the verses sometimes lmao

#6
"CAN'T DENY MY LOVE"
Brandon Flowers
Peak: #1 | Weeks on: 11 | Points: 3,422 | Peak date: May 21, 2015
Chart run: 12-x-17-7-4-2-2-1-1-2-4-10

wow this song is so good

it's just such a good pastiche of 80s rock and it's so catchy, how the hell this flopped at alt I will never know

it kind of dropped fast on my chart though, although it still did very well so I'm not complaining

#5
"THOUSAND MILES"
Tove Lo
Peak: #1 | Weeks on: 12 | Points: 3,545 | Peak date: January 22, 2015
Chart run: 3-3-1-1-3-2-2-6-8-11-16-20

so this is (or was, if it ever rightfully becomes a proper single) a promo single that I didn't listen to until I finally heard the album, but this is so good I charted it anyways (also I charted "talking body" for a while at that point so I figured that I should chart another song so)

this song is so good though, I really like the darkness of the whole song and it has one of the best choruses on the whole album (also if you haven't listened to it yet, do it, it's great)

just such a good song

#4
"INTOXICATED"
Martin Solveig and GTA
Peak: #2 | Weeks on: 12 | Points: 3,805 | Peak date: March 5, 2015
Chart run: 3-2-2-2-3-3-4-5-5-10-10-16

wow at how big this was for me

I normally like martin solveig a lot ("hey now" is really good, and "the night out" would've been massive had I had a chart at the time just based on how much I like it now), and this didn't disappoint

I love the production, it's pretty repetitive (especially when there's basically two lines repeated throughout the whole song) but the trumpet is used really well, and I like the occasional short switches to a more typical deep house synth 

this probably should've made #1, but it was just stuck behind and even bigger song that I'll talk about later

#3
"DEAD"
Phoebe Ryan
Peak: #1 | Weeks on: 13 | Points: 4,178 | Peak date: April 2, 2015
Chart run: 2-1-2-1-3-2-3-4-7-3-9-13-19

phoebe ryan is probably my favourite discovery of 2015 so far, I really like her music, and she just seems like a really good person to be around

this song is probably her best, I really like the production and the lyrics are so good, I really like the theme of "I can't believe how good life is recently", and she sells it so well in this song

honestly just want to thank invince for putting "mine" in that march madness tournament by popstop this year, without that I probably wouldn't have found this lmao

#2
"YOU KNOW YOU LIKE IT"
(DJ Snake and) AlunaGeorge
Peak: #1 | Weeks on: 14+ | Points: 4,457+ | Peak date: April 23, 2015
Chart run: 11-15-10-2-1-1-1-1-2-2-5-5-9-11-...

man this is so good in both of its versions

anyways I discovered alunageorge back in 2013 when I saw "best be believing" in this sort of "dream chart" thing on youtube, and after that I've grown to really like them a lot, so I was really glad when I found out that they were pushing this song to the us (with a really good remix, too)

I really like the production on both versions, the original has a weird sounding trumpet throughout the song and a nice synth line too, and the remix has this nice mix of trap and deep house to it, and both versions are really catchy and are good listens

also was massive on my chart, it may or may not take over #1 on the year end in a month or two, although it would have to beat this...

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#1
"SAY SOMETHING"
Karen Harding
Peak: #1 | Weeks on: 15 | Points: 4,885 | Peak date: March 5, 2015
Chart run: 2-1-1-1-1-2-1-4-2-5-6-7-12-17-15

ah yes, this song. it tied the most weeks at #1 on my chart with "shut up and dance", and was the song that blocked "intoxicated" from #1

anyways this song is amazing, karen harding's vocals are really good, mnek's production is really good, the beat is really good, and it has a really catchy chorus to hook you in

just such a good song, it's amazing

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anyways, there it is, hope you guys liked it, any comments and likes are appreciated! :)

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[Daryl the Beryl]

Good for Brandon and DJ Snake.

[Fancy]

the tove and ykyli love!

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#11 and #2!!!

[trustypepper]

Slay Truffle Butter. Liked a lot of these songs!

[H.]

Great to see Brandon, Tove, and DJ Snake.

[Mikey]

Yassss Oli! Really, really glad to see "Koala". I also think the original > the vocal edit, so twins! <3

Also nice to see you mentioned you like Oli's sound ^_^ Have you heard "Shades of Grey"? It's his best imo :)

And the others are great, but they are just complements of Oli's holy presence