2018's elites. My favorite songs of the year, featuring the strongest top 17 group I've seen yet.
The overarching theme of this year's group is fighting to win back what you've lost.
Here's the group as a Spotify playlist.
Here's the group as a YouTube playlist.
(playlists exclude explicit songs - #42 shows as explicit on Apple and Spotify, but it's not)
(** = language warning)
102 - Nächte Ohne Fotos by Glasperlenspiel
101 - I Can Hold a Grudge Like Nobody's Business by Adam Jensen
100 - Dream in Color by HALIENE
99 - Ran Away by Hollow Coves
98 - Hurricane by The Aces
97 - Freedom by EMM
96 - Seventeen by Tomberlin
95 - Love You More by Chelsea Cutler
94 - Bad Love by The Aces
93 - Somewhere in Ann Arbor by Anson Seabra
92 - I Wanna Know by RL Grime ft. Daya
91 - Home by Leo Stannard
90 - Who Cares? by Sundial
89 - Tokyo Nights by Digital Farm Animals, Shaun Frank, & Dragonette
88 - Under Her Spell by The Hope Arsenal
87 - Psycho by Amy Shark ft. Mark Hoppus
86 - Gemini by Xan Griffin ft. WILD
85 - Do Right by Glades
84 - Sleepless by Novo Amor
83 - Too Far Gone by Luke Burr
82 - Chasing Gold by Dustin Tebbutt
81 - Lovely Navigator by Adam Barnes
80 - Luna by The Dangerous Summer
79 - I Wanna Know by NOTD ft. Bea Miller
78 - Get Out by CHVRCHES
77 - Thru These Tears by LANY
76 - If We Have Each Other by Alec Benjamin
75 - When I Get Home by The Dangerous Summer
74 - Waiting Still by The Family Crest
73 - I'm Not Her by Clara Mae
72 - Saturdays by Twin Shadow ft. Haim
71 - Yellow by Emmit Fenn
70 - Rainy Forgiveness by Changed Habits
69 - Hello Hello by Fickle Friends
68 - LOVE by Louis The Child & Elohim
67 - Here We Go by WILD
66 - Don't Die Curious by Tom Rosenthal
65 - I Was Wrong by Ed Prosek
64 - Yung Luv by Andrelli & Hearts & Colors
63 - Can We Stay Like This by Moose Blood
62 - If It Hurts by FRND
61 - Play Me Like a Violin by Stephen
60 - Sorry For Writing All the Songs About You by Clara Mae
59 - Will I Be Enough by Evie Clair
58 - BRN by AViVA
57 - Walk All Day With You by Moose Blood
56 - The Other by Lauv
55 - Back In The Water by HAEVN
54 - Everything Is Changing by Johnnie Guilbert
53 - Stay With Me by Anson Seabra
52 - You Are The Reason by Calum Scott
51 - Stuck Between the Ocean & Chloe Sagal by Maldito
50 - AF1s by Chelsea Cutler
49 - The Way by Moon Taxi
48 - Lucid Dream by Owl City
47 - Better Not by Louis The Child ft. Wafia
46 - Ricochet by Haux
45 - Hugging You by Tom Rosenthal
44 - On the Train Ride Home by The Paper Kites
43 - All My Love by Imaginary Future
42 - Letdown by CaRter
41 - Wild Enough by Eliza
40 - Still Feel. by half•alive
39 - Rotation by Fickle Friends
38 - You're Not Missing Me by Chelsea Cutler
37 - Ayahuasca by Vancouver Sleep Clinic
36 - I'd Like That by Tyne
35 - Old Friend by Elderbrook
34 - Wildfire by SYML
33 - Me & You ◑ by HONNE ft. Tom Misch
32 - Yellow Lights by Harry Hudson
31 - The Shadow by Millie Turner
30 - The Only by Sasha Sloan
29 - **Hell by Chelsea Cutler
28 - Gypsy by Lydia
27 - Rose by Honest Men
26 - Repeat Until Death by Novo Amor
25 - Etigafy by Tom Rosenthal
24 - **Broken by Adam Barnes
23 - Arms by The Paper Kites
22 - Birthplace by Novo Amor
21 - Can You Hear Me by Anson Seabra
20 - Cologne by Haux
19 - Mess by Chelsea Cutler
18 - Take You Down by Fox Stevenson
The overarching theme of this year's group is fighting to win back what you've lost.
Here's the group as a Spotify playlist.
Here's the group as a YouTube playlist.
(playlists exclude explicit songs - #42 shows as explicit on Apple and Spotify, but it's not)
(** = language warning)
102 - Nächte Ohne Fotos by Glasperlenspiel
101 - I Can Hold a Grudge Like Nobody's Business by Adam Jensen
100 - Dream in Color by HALIENE
99 - Ran Away by Hollow Coves
98 - Hurricane by The Aces
97 - Freedom by EMM
96 - Seventeen by Tomberlin
95 - Love You More by Chelsea Cutler
94 - Bad Love by The Aces
93 - Somewhere in Ann Arbor by Anson Seabra
92 - I Wanna Know by RL Grime ft. Daya
91 - Home by Leo Stannard
90 - Who Cares? by Sundial
89 - Tokyo Nights by Digital Farm Animals, Shaun Frank, & Dragonette
88 - Under Her Spell by The Hope Arsenal
87 - Psycho by Amy Shark ft. Mark Hoppus
86 - Gemini by Xan Griffin ft. WILD
85 - Do Right by Glades
84 - Sleepless by Novo Amor
83 - Too Far Gone by Luke Burr
82 - Chasing Gold by Dustin Tebbutt
81 - Lovely Navigator by Adam Barnes
80 - Luna by The Dangerous Summer
79 - I Wanna Know by NOTD ft. Bea Miller
78 - Get Out by CHVRCHES
77 - Thru These Tears by LANY
76 - If We Have Each Other by Alec Benjamin
75 - When I Get Home by The Dangerous Summer
74 - Waiting Still by The Family Crest
73 - I'm Not Her by Clara Mae
72 - Saturdays by Twin Shadow ft. Haim
71 - Yellow by Emmit Fenn
70 - Rainy Forgiveness by Changed Habits
69 - Hello Hello by Fickle Friends
68 - LOVE by Louis The Child & Elohim
67 - Here We Go by WILD
66 - Don't Die Curious by Tom Rosenthal
65 - I Was Wrong by Ed Prosek
64 - Yung Luv by Andrelli & Hearts & Colors
63 - Can We Stay Like This by Moose Blood
62 - If It Hurts by FRND
61 - Play Me Like a Violin by Stephen
60 - Sorry For Writing All the Songs About You by Clara Mae
59 - Will I Be Enough by Evie Clair
58 - BRN by AViVA
57 - Walk All Day With You by Moose Blood
56 - The Other by Lauv
55 - Back In The Water by HAEVN
54 - Everything Is Changing by Johnnie Guilbert
53 - Stay With Me by Anson Seabra
52 - You Are The Reason by Calum Scott
51 - Stuck Between the Ocean & Chloe Sagal by Maldito
50 - AF1s by Chelsea Cutler
49 - The Way by Moon Taxi
48 - Lucid Dream by Owl City
47 - Better Not by Louis The Child ft. Wafia
46 - Ricochet by Haux
45 - Hugging You by Tom Rosenthal
44 - On the Train Ride Home by The Paper Kites
43 - All My Love by Imaginary Future
42 - Letdown by CaRter
41 - Wild Enough by Eliza
40 - Still Feel. by half•alive
39 - Rotation by Fickle Friends
38 - You're Not Missing Me by Chelsea Cutler
37 - Ayahuasca by Vancouver Sleep Clinic
36 - I'd Like That by Tyne
35 - Old Friend by Elderbrook
34 - Wildfire by SYML
33 - Me & You ◑ by HONNE ft. Tom Misch
32 - Yellow Lights by Harry Hudson
31 - The Shadow by Millie Turner
30 - The Only by Sasha Sloan
29 - **Hell by Chelsea Cutler
28 - Gypsy by Lydia
27 - Rose by Honest Men
26 - Repeat Until Death by Novo Amor
25 - Etigafy by Tom Rosenthal
24 - **Broken by Adam Barnes
23 - Arms by The Paper Kites
22 - Birthplace by Novo Amor
21 - Can You Hear Me by Anson Seabra
20 - Cologne by Haux
19 - Mess by Chelsea Cutler
18 - Take You Down by Fox Stevenson
17 - Robin Hood by Anson Seabra
"You gave away the best of me...to someone worth much less than me. Yeah, you're my Robin Hood."
"You gave away the best of me...to someone worth much less than me. Yeah, you're my Robin Hood."
16 - The Idiot by Amy Shark
"One in a million break your heart."
"One in a million break your heart."
15 - Almost Back by Kaskade, Phoebe Ryan, & LöKii
"Almost made it three whole days without seeing you in every face."
"Almost made it three whole days without seeing you in every face."
14 - 5 Years Later by Leo Stannard
"Five years later we're still underneath the stars together."
"Five years later we're still underneath the stars together."
13 - Hold Your Head Up High by Darlingside
"See that humankind is you, like all the rest down to the scratches in the album that you're singing to."
"See that humankind is you, like all the rest down to the scratches in the album that you're singing to."
12 - Malibu Nights by LANY
"What do you do with a broken heart?"
"What do you do with a broken heart?"
11 - Here With Me by Elina
"Do you think there's anybody up high looking down, watching us, wishing we'd enjoy the ride?"
"Do you think there's anybody up high looking down, watching us, wishing we'd enjoy the ride?"
10 - Stay by The Aces
"Don't give me a reason to be older than my feelings for you."
"Don't give me a reason to be older than my feelings for you."
9 - I'm With You by Vance Joy
"You remind me just how good it can get."
"You remind me just how good it can get."
8 - Symmetry by JT Roach & Emily Warren
"If we scatter, it doesn't matter cause you and me got symmetry."
"If we scatter, it doesn't matter cause you and me got symmetry."
7 - This Is Life by The Dangerous Summer
"It's a shame this is life with everything at our disposal while we stayed inside."
"It's a shame this is life with everything at our disposal while we stayed inside."
6 - The Sea by HAEVN
"The water has been waiting long enough."
"The water has been waiting long enough."
5 - **Water on the Bridge by Chelsea Cutler
"Winter came and went, but the cold lasted for so long."
"Winter came and went, but the cold lasted for so long."
4 - Better Off by Jeremy Zucker and Chelsea Cutler
"If there's nothing left, why does it haunt you?"
"If there's nothing left, why does it haunt you?"
3 - Wildfire by Jeremy Zucker
"I'm sick of deciding how it burns inside of me."
"I'm sick of deciding how it burns inside of me."
2 - Graffiti by CHVRCHES
"Time stood still and now we never will."
"Time stood still and now we never will."
1 - State Lines by Novo Amor
"I've been awake in every state line dying to make it last us a lifetime."
"I've been awake in every state line dying to make it last us a lifetime."