CURRENT HOT 100 TOP 20 RANKED AND REVIEWED

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Some videos on youtube inspired me to rank the top 20.

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It's just temporary opinion and may change in the future. Also, all quick reviews

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Top 20 on the chart dated 7/16/2016 ranked:

TIER: 0-19 - HORRENDOUS
20. ME TOO - MEGHAN TRAINOR
It's grating and awkward, like, really awkward as a self-love anthem. It's the worst possible result of having a self-love anthem, with her bragging about her success and fame. The chord progression is barely there, the assorted eerie sounds in the background are just.. embarrassing and the bridge is just nothing. Catchiness is its only quality and even that it wears on the nerves quickly.

TIER: 20-39 - BAD
19. JUST LIKE FIRE - P!NK
It's the Fight Song of 2016. I mean, it's not bad per se, and the chorus is catchy in a very standardish way. The guitar-aided verses even have a little poetic melancholy imbued in them. But seriously, the rap breakdown and the title "Just Like Fire"? For an Alice film? It sounds so brassy and in-your-face almost self-sarcastically. I can almost have a good laugh about the title alone.

18. SEND MY LOVE (TO YOUR NEW LOVER) - ADELE
It's not literally "bad", but more "basic-sounding". It's bare-boned material with just guitar and her vocal for about half of the song and a hook which is... not that radio-friendly and gratifying as some would say. You really can't expect such a lackluster bare-boned song to be any higher. It's not Love Yourself which has real groove and an earworm hook.

17. H.O.L.Y. - FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE
It's the most standardized song, ever. For this kind of slow crooning love song with moderate passion and energy, if it's performed well and possessing more advanced emotions or catchiness, then it can go for "meh" or even "decent" tier (Die a Happy Man comes to mind as a good example). But this... is just nothing.

16. PANDA - DESIIGNER
There's nothing to be said here. This song starts after almost a whole minute of nothing. The production is of minimum value. The background does sound like someone showing off a spanish lesson. His flow is alright but the whole delivery is so rushed that feels like in a rush on the back of the car and blurred that what he's saying is completely irrelevant. And the few-seconds interval between verses sounds like he's high and fainted. There's no chorus or whatever, just verses and rambling.

TIER: 40-49 - MEH
15. HEATHENS - TWENTY ONE PILOTS
It's below average for a twenty one pilots song beyond a doubt. I like the rocking guitar solo in the bridge and near the end the electric piano sound shimmering through the verses. And that's about it. It's dark, very dark and depressing especially with a prison-themed video. And it just doesn't have the solid production or charisma or any quality that makes it above average.

14. CHEAP THRILLS - SIA FEAT. SEAN PAUL
Sean Paul's presence is almost without meaning here, except for making it... bouncier.. Seriously, it's so bouncy that you can just dribble it like a ball. So... bouncy.

13. THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR - CALVIN HARRIS FEAT. RIHANNA
Like a lot of electronic/trap song, its value is mostly in the drop, and in this case, the "you-ou-ou-ou-ou-ou"s. It starts with the whole chorus, about 1 minute long. Then it comes to a verse that's not asked for and come out of nowhere until dissolves to another beat-driven chorus. This song is endlessly chorus and not exactly in a good way. Is it even that catchy? It's fresh for sure, the synth at some point sounding like water flowing over a wind bell. But no, it's not catchy enough and considering what it's mainly going for, it's just sad now.

12. DON'T LET ME DOWN - THE CHAINSMOKERS FEAT. DAYA
It's a pretty memorable song. It's like the music equivalent of a couple of nice and friendly neighbors that you can't help but like but don't know why. The verses are solid and have the classic kind of feel permeated in it. The bass line is crooning and decent and everything builds up to... that drop. It's like noise, exotic noise but still cheap. The first moment I listened to it I know this won't be well-received, by me. But I'd prefer the noise over the scream "DON'T LET ME DOW-OW-OWN"!

11. DON'T MIND - KENT JONES
The chorus sounded magical upon first listen. But then it just wears off. It's "diverse" for sure, giving off so much trivia about different languages and races. But it's nothing that unique, and will never amount to something really epic. The synth chords remind me of Becky G's shower and just so oddly mellow here.

10. ONE DANCE - DRAKE
Ok, it's not that bad after all, and it's been growing on me for a little bit. It has the bigger-than-itself kind of feel. The verse very naturally leads to the hook without instrumental change but make it so fluid. The two samples are seductive and folky respectively, and are not that bad snapped on or mixed with Drake's workaday vocals and melody.

9. CONTROLLA - DRAKE
Honestly I haven't listened to this song at all until today, so its ranking probably will fluctuate in the future if it's still in the top 20. Its beat is alright, and the house organ oozing through it creates a sweet atmosphere for a love song.

8. 7 YEARS - LUKAS GRAHAM
Look, it's not actually that low in my ranking! It's partly because I find it tolerable and has real emotion behind it. Its structure is irregular driven by the timeline the narrator softly whines and lets the emotion burn. It's still not good, though. The music box styled whole thing is still depressing to me.

7. NEEDED ME - RIHANNA
This song sounds so... dull. Why do I not hate this? The synth that loops over and over sounds like cutting a wood back and forth using a saw and the chorus sound is like a half-asleep moaning cat. Why do I not hate this? Rihanna's bossy belching is like yelling in an afternoon where everyone's asleep and she can't make anyone more awake. It just intends to me so dull that's almost a self-defining artwork. The ending is like a fading orgasm with a piece of blank wood. But it's still an okay song though.

6. DANGEROUS WOMAN - ARIANA GRANDE
It should've been in "decent" tier, but it really bores. Melody, groove, lyrical content and all are really important to the quality of a song as a whole, but this lacks a lot of glittering quality that makes it sparkle. It's solid and compact for sure, but other than that, it's almost an advanced version of a generic song with slightly more interesting persona and exotic instrumental. The top of the "meh" tier seems to speak for it perfectly.

TIER: 50-59 - DECENT
5. CAN'T STOP THE FEELING! JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
The production here is what really brings it up a notch. It just sounds... so "well-produced", so thick, so well-layered. The melody here is a little dull maybe due to the non-standard chord progression, and after months still hasn't come to anything really catchy to me. Just like shown in the "sunshine in my pocket" part, the chords, the bass line, the electric guitar slick, and everything just sounds so rich and solid. It's almost dictionary definition of what being "solid" is.

4. WORK FROM HOME - FIFTH HARMONY FEAT. TY DOLLA $IGN
A lot of people think this song is garbage, but I just don't see it. The lyrics is pretty much meaningless for sure, but enough to jam to. The instrumental is not so thick but just a few layers that feel melodic and from a children's song. What make it so great (I mean, decent), then? The chorus!!! The catchiest chorus of 2016, seriously, I'm not exaggerating. The 7-note crystalline repetition behind a series of "work, work, work" is the most addictive thing I've heard this year and is still not old. It's not just catchy, it's also smart, really really smart how well this hook is executed and polished and the final hook pumped up by strings. It needs some effort to make a song this addictive and almost a brand of its own.

3. RIDE - TWENTY ONE PILOTS
Twenty one pilots really gives their songs depth which I dig. This one is no exception. It's about insecurity about death, aging and all, and contemplation about heroism and meaning of life and all, when all he wants is a little peace and quiet. The chorus sounds a little like nursing rhyme but it doesn't bug me. The instrumental is inoffensive and just perfect for the "alternative" kind of feel. His delivery is punchy (especially the "bullet" part), and helpless (the incredibly memorable "I've been thinking too much" part) and the tone is generally reflective as well as passionate like coming out of a real artist.

TIER: 60-79 - GOOD
2. I TOOK A PILL IN IBIZA - MIKE POSNER
It's truly hypnotizing, the narrative, the melody, broken-to-the-wide-wide-world kind of vibe, the sincere and didactic tone from a loser he's portraying, even the comparatively mediocre vocal-based drop. It just works so well as the sad jam that almost tastes sweet and angelic. It catches ears instantly and they will never let it go.

1. WORK - RIHANNA FEAT. DRAKE
Yes, Work is no.1 on this list. So? So what? I have NO idea why a multitude of people regard this song as trash. It's a lot more than just catchy, and actually catchy is the least favorable quality here almost. The dancehall production is tight and animated (almost like in a cartoon), Rihanna's delivery is likeable, Drake's verse is solid, the beat is on-point, the whole thing is a slow-burn fantasy. And I'm impressed by how early on this song is able to grasp me. Like Nobody touch me, you the righteous / Nobody text me in a crisis / I believed all of your dreams, adoration, the transition is so smooth and the synth choice is beyond superb and catchy. Then no matter the rest of the song is catchy or not, it's already a model of a song to me. The chorus is not monotoned as it seems, with different beats or harmonies behind the signature "work, work, work, work, work, work". The whole song just has so much effort behind it, you can just tell that it's trying to be perfection of its own and end up executed really well.

TIER: 80-100 - WONDERFUL
Nothing on this tier!

[truemusicreviews]

I disagree with your comments on "Work" completely lmao.

[truemusicreviews]

Yes, Work is no.18 on this list. So? So what? I have NO idea why a multitude of people regard this song as good. It's a lot more than just not catchy, and actually catchy is the most favorable quality here almost. The dancehall production is disjointed and incomplete (almost like in a Adam Sandler film), Rihanna's delivery is intolerable, Drake's verse is weak, the beat is wack, the whole thing is a slow-burn nightmare. And I'm impressed by how early on this song is able to piss me off. Like Nobody touch me, you the righteous / Nobody text me in a crisis / I believed all of your dreams, adoration, the transition is so rough and the synth choice is beyond stale and boring. Then no matter the rest of the song is catchy or not, it's already a mess of a song to me. The chorus is as monotoned as it seems, with different beats or harmonies behind the signature "work, work, work, work, work, work". The whole song just has so little effort behind it, you can just tell that it's trying to be perfection of its own and end up executed really poorly.

[truemusicreviews]

Out of this Top 20.

1. "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" - Great
2. "Panda" - Great
3. "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" - Good
4. "Dangerous Woman" - Good
5. "Don't Let Me Down" - Good
6. "Ride" - Good
7. "Don't Mind" - Decent
8. "Controlla" - Decent
9. "Cheap Thrills" - Decent
10. "Needed Me" - Decent
11. "Just Like Fire" - Meh
12. "Work From Home" - Meh
13. "This Is What You Came For" - Meh
14. "Heathens" - Meh/Bad
15. "Can't Stop The Feeling" - Bad
16. "One Dance" - Bad
17. "HOLY" - Awful
18. "Work" - Awful
19. "7 Years" - Awful
20. "Me Too" - Awful

[THINKIN BOUT YOU]

Why on earth is Send My Love so high on your list? Could you write a review for it?

[truemusicreviews]

THINKIN BOUT YOU I published one on RateYourMusic as a matter of fact. :)

Although the rollout of Adele's 25 hasn't been that well received around RateYourMusic, I for one have loved every single Adele has put out. She is obviously a fantastic vocalist, a competent songwriter, and a master of melody and harmony. It's a shame that she is losing relevance in the mainstream, because in a year as static as 2016, we need Adele to be big again.

Regardless, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" is a fantastic single that epitomizes of a 'fuck-you' anthem. Adele still maintains a sense of class through her writing. She describes sexual tension in great detail, and kisses off her ex-boyfriend by confidently stating that she has to "let go of her ghosts".

I, for one, actually love the instrumentation here. Sure, "Send My Love" is Adele's most commercial-sounding song to date, but I love the crescendo here. The basic guitar riff and pulsing kick morphs into an explosive chorus in which Adele flaunts her rich vocals and knack for writing catchy melodies. "Send My Love" is audio bliss, and is nearly as good on paper as well. Check this out.

High 8

[THINKIN BOUT YOU]

I respect your opinion, though personally I just don't see why anyone can call this playful song catchy. The melody sounds like something straight up jacked from an old song and its production is like, bare minimum. It's not bad, and maybe I'll place it higher in future rankings. But solid? Good? I don't think it can border upon