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2010, In A Nutshell
I know it’s been a while, forgive me. Musically, 2010 is probably my most eclectic one musically, my ears have opened a little wider. Check out this video, its my selections from the year– ranked 150 to 1. More posts coming soon. New style, new inspirations, its a new year. I’ll have a fresh format for the year to come. Be sure to keep checking it out!
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Weekly Countdown, Week of August 16, 2010
Kanye ties record for weeks at #1 with POWER.
| Pk | LW | TW | Song Name | Artist | Wks | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Power f/ Dwele | Kanye West | 7 | ▲ |
| 2 | 12 | 2 | G.R.I.N.D. | Asher Roth | 2 | ▲ |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Misery | Maroon 5 | 8 | ▲ |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | If It’s Love | Train | 5 | ▲ |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | Dynamite | Taio Cruz | 6 | ▲ |
| 4 | 4 | 6 | Impossible | Shontelle | 7 | ▲ |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | Magic f/ Rivers Cuomo | B.o.B | 3 | ▲ |
| 8 | – | 8 | Cold War | Janelle Monae | 3 | ▲ |
| 2 | 5 | 9 | Cooler Than Me | Mike Posner | 8 | ▲ |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | Break My Bank f/ Iyaz | New Boyz | 3 | ▲ |
| 6 | 8 | 11 | Teach Me How To Dougie | Cali Swag District | 9 | |
| 7 | 7 | 12 | If I Had You | Adam Lambert | 4 | |
| 13 | – | 13 | Hot Tottie f/ Jay-Z | Usher | 1 | ▲ |
| 9 | 9 | 14 | Loyalty f/ Tyga & Lil Wayne | Birdman | 4 | |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | DJ Got Us Fallin In Love | Usher | 4 | ▲ |
| 16 | – | 16 | Written In The Stars f/ Eric | Tinie Tempah | 1 | ▲ |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | Deuces f/ Tyga | Chris Brown | 8 | ▲ |
| 18 | – | 18 | We’ll Be A Dream f/ Demi | We The Kings | 1 | ▲ |
| 19 | 20 | 19 | BodyBounce f/ Akon | Kardinal Offishall | 3 | ▲ |
| 4 | 11 | 20 | Love The Way You Lie f/ R | Eminem | 7 | |
| 8 | 14 | 21 | Animal | Neon Trees | 10 | |
| 1 | 19 | 22 | Not Afraid | Eminem | 15 | |
| 12 | 21 | 23 | Your Lovc | Nicki Minaj | 6 | ▲ |
| 2 | 13 | 24 | Gettin’ Over You f/ Fergie | David Guetta | 7 | |
| 19 | 24 | 25 | B.M.F. f/ Styles-P | Rick Ross | 3 |
Categories for the Year End Awards 2010
BEST ALL AROUND SONG
At the end of the year I will notarize 100-125 songs, ranking them based on their weekly rankings throughout the year.
SEPARATE AWARDS:
BEST POP SONG
Song from the above genre which accrues the most points over the year.
Contenders:
Nothin’ On You f/ Bruno Mars – B.o.B (375)
Billionaire f/ Bruno Mars – Travie McCoy (260)
OMG f/ will.i.am – Usher (165)
Find Your Love – Drake (165)
Somebody To Love f/ Usher – Justin Bieber (183)
In My Head – Jason Derulo (122)
Ridin Solo – Jason Derulo (212)
Alejandro – Lady Gaga (126)
If We Ever Meet Again f/ Katy Perry – Timbaland (147)
Telephone f/ Beyonce – Lady Gaga (94)
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BEST R&B SONG
Song from the above genre which accrues the most points over the year.
Contenders:
It Kills Me – Melanie Fiona
Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart – Alicia Keys
Un-thinkable (I’m Ready) f/ Drake – Alicia Keys
There Goes My Baby – Usher
Hey Daddy f/ Plies – Usher
Get To Know Me – Mateo
__________
BEST RAP SONG
Song from the above genre which accrues the most points over the year.
Contenders:
Not Afraid – Eminem
Power f/ Dwele – Kanye West
Love The Way You Lie f/ Rihanna – Eminem
Shutterbugg f/ Cutty – Big Boi
Lights Please – J. Cole
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BEST HIP-HOP SONG
Song from the above genre which accrues the most points over the year.
Contenders:
My Chick Bad f/ Nicki Minaj – Ludacris
Daze f/ Soulja Boy Tell em – JBar
Teach Me How To Dougie f/ Sean Kingston & B.o.B – Cali Swag District
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BEST ALTERNATIVE SONG
Song from the above genre which accrues the most points over the year.
Contenders:
Misery – Maroon 5
Animal – Neon Trees
Neutron Star Collision – Muse
If It’s Love – Train
Hey, Soul Sister – Train
Breakeven – The Script
Cold War – Janelle Monae
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BEST HEATSEEKER SONG
Song from an artist who never charted on my blogs before this year.
Contenders:
Hold Yuh – Gyptian
Cooler Than Me f/ Big Sean – Mike Posner
Shots – LMFAO
Neutron Star Collision – Muse
Lights Please – J. Cole
Get To Know Me – Mateo
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BEST POP COLLABORATION
Song which accrues most points and contains a feature in the above genre.
Contenders:
Baby f/ Ludacris – Justin Bieber
Break Your Heart f/ Ludacris – Taio Cruz
Telephone f/ Beyonce – Lady Gaga
Bedrock f/ Lloyd – Young Money
If We Ever Meet Again f/ Katy Perry – Timbaland
California Gurls f/ Snoop Dogg – Katy Perry
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BEST HIP-HOP COLLABORATION
Song which accrues most points and contains a feature in the above genre.
Contenders:
Airplanes f/ Hayley Williams & Eminem – B.o.B
Drop The World f/Eminem – Lil Wayne
Un-thinkable f/ Drake – Alicia Keys
Teach Me How To Dougie f/ B.o.B & Sean Kingston – Cali Swag District
All I Do Is Win f/ T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross, & Snoop Dogg – DJ Khaled
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BEST NEW ARTIST
Contenders:
Nicki Minaj
Train
Neon Trees
Gyptian
__________
TOP POP ARTIST
Contenders:
Bruno Mars
Taio Cruz
B.o.B
Jason Derulo
Justin Bieber
__________
TOP RAP ARTIST
Contenders:
Eminem
J. Cole
B.o.B
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Big Boi
__________
TOP R&B ARTIST
Contenders:
Usher
Mishon
Ne-Yo
Alicia Keys
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TOP ALTERNATIVE ARTIST
Contenders:
Maroon 5
Neon Trees
Train
Gyptian
Muse
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Weekly Countdown, Week of August 9, 2010
Kanye threatening B.o.B's record for weeks at #1, with 6.
| Pk | LW | TW | Song Name | Artist | Wks | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Power f/ Dwele | Kanye West | 6 | ▲ |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Misery | Maroon 5 | 7 | ▲ |
| 3 | 10 | 3 | If It’s Love | Train | 4 | ▲ |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Impossible | Shontelle | 6 | ▲ |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Cooler Than Me | Mike Posner | 7 | ▲ |
| 6 | 8 | 6 | Dynamite | Taio Cruz | 5 | ▲ |
| 7 | 9 | 7 | If I Had You | Adam Lambert | 3 | ▲ |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Teach Me How To Dougie | Cali Swag District | 8 | |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | Loyalty f/ Tyga & Lil Wayne | Birdman | 3 | ▲ |
| 10 | – | 10 | Magic f/ Rivers Cuomo | B.o.B | 2 | ▲ |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | Love The Way You Lie | Eminem | 6 | |
| 12 | – | 12 | G.R.I.N.D. | Asher Roth | 1 | ▲ |
| 2 | 7 | 13 | Gettin’ Over You f/ Fergie | David Guetta | 6 | |
| 8 | 11 | 14 | Animal | Neon Trees | 9 | |
| 15 | 22 | 15 | Break My Bank f/ Iyaz | New Boyz | 2 | ▲ |
| 15 | 15 | 16 | DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love | Usher | 3 | ▲ |
| 17 | 20 | 17 | Deuces f/ Tyga | Chris Brown | 7 | ▲ |
| 16 | 16 | 18 | My First Kiss f/ Ke$ha | 3oh!3 | 2 | |
| 1 | 14 | 19 | Not Afraid | Eminem | 14 | |
| 20 | 25 | 20 | BodyBounce f/ Akon | Kardinal Offishall | 2 | ▲ |
| 12 | – | 21 | Your Love | Nicki Minaj | 5 | ▲ |
| 1 | 21 | 22 | Airplanes f/ Hayley Williams | B.o.B | 18 | |
| 4 | 24 | 23 | Hold Yuh | Gyptian | 10 | ▲ |
| 19 | 19 | 24 | B.M.F. f/ Styles-P | Rick Ross | 2 | |
| 25 | – | 25 | What If | Jason Derulo | 1 |
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Weekly Countdown, Week of August 2, 2010
Kanye holds his 5th straight week at #1, with "Power"
| Pk | LW | TW | Song Name | Artist | Wks | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Power f/ Dwele | Kanye West | 5 | ▲ |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | Misery | Maroon 5 | 6 | ▲ |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | Cooler Than Me | Mike Posner | 6 | ▲ |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | Impossible | Shontelle | 5 | ▲ |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Love The Way You Lie | Eminem | 5 | ▲ |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | Teach Me How To Dougie | Cali Swag District | 7 | ▲ |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Gettin’ Over You f/ Fergie | David Guetta | 5 | |
| 8 | 16 | 8 | Dynamite | Taio Cruz | 4 | ▲ |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | If I Had You | Adam Lambert | 2 | ▲ |
| 10 | 11 | 10 | If It’s Love | Train | 3 | ▲ |
| 8 | 8 | 11 | Animal | Neon Trees | 8 | |
| 12 | 18 | 12 | Loyalty f/ Tyga & Lil Wayne | Birdman | 2 | ▲ |
| 1 | 9 | 13 | Somebody To Love f/ Usher | Justin Bieber | 13 | |
| 1 | 10 | 14 | Not Afraid | Eminem | 13 | |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love | Usher | 2 | ▲ |
| 16 | – | 16 | My First Kiss f/ Ke$ha | 3oh!3 | 1 | ▲ |
| 11 | 13 | 17 | Champagne Life | Ne-Yo | 7 | |
| 18 | 18 | 18 | No Love f/ Lil Wayne | Eminem | 3 | ▲ |
| 19 | – | 19 | B.M.F. f/ Styles-P | Rick Ross | 1 | ▲ |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | Dueces f/ Tyga | Chris Brown | 6 | ▲ |
| 1 | 15 | 21 | Airplanes f/ Hayley Williams | B.o.B | 17 | |
| 22 | – | 22 | Break My Bank f/ Iyaz | New Boyz | 1 | ▲ |
| 4 | 19 | 23 | Hold Yuh | Gyptian | 9 | |
| 1 | 21 | 24 | Find Your Love | Drake | 11 | |
| 25 | – | 25 | BodyBounce f/ Akon | Kardinall Offishall | 1 |
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Weekly Countdown, Week of July 26, 2010
Power maintains, and ties second longest run at #1.
| Pk | LW | TW | Song Name | Artist | Wks | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Power f/ Dwele | Kanye West | 4 | ▲ |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Gettin’ Over You f/ Fergie | David Guetta | 4 | ▲ |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Misery | Maroon 5 | 5 | ▲ |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Love The Way You Lie f/ R | Eminem | 4 | ▲ |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | Cooler Than Me | Mike Posner | 5 | ▲ |
| 6 | 10 | 6 | Impossible | Shontelle | 4 | ▲ |
| 7 | 12 | 7 | Teach Me How To Dougie | Cali Swag District | 6 | ▲ |
| 8 | 8 | 8 | Animal | Neon Trees | 7 | ▲ |
| 1 | 6 | 9 | Somebody To Love f/ Usher | Justin Bieber | 12 | |
| 1 | 7 | 10 | Not Afraid | Eminem | 12 | |
| 11 | 20 | 11 | If It’s Love | Train | 2 | ▲ |
| 12 | – | 12 | If I Had You | Adam Lambert | 1 | ▲ |
| 11 | 11 | 13 | Champagne Life | Ne-Yo | 6 | |
| 2 | 13 | 14 | Turn It Up f/ Roscoe Dash | Mishon | 7 | |
| 1 | 15 | 15 | Airplanes f/ Hayley Williams | B.o.B | 16 | ▲ |
| 16 | 21 | 16 | Dynamite | Taio Cruz | 3 | ▲ |
| 17 | – | 17 | Loyalty f/ Tyga & Lil Wayne | Birdman | 1 | ▲ |
| 16 | 16 | 18 | No Love f/ Lil Wayne | Eminem | 2 | ▲ |
| 4 | 17 | 19 | Hold Yuh | Gyptian | 8 | |
| 20 | – | 20 | DJ Got Us Fallin In Love | Usher | 1 | ▲ |
| 1 | 18 | 21 | Find Your Love | Drake | 10 | |
| 1 | 19 | 22 | Billionaire f/ Bruno Mars | Travie McCoy | 16 | |
| 20 | 22 | 23 | Deuces f/ Tyga | Chris Brown | 5 | |
| 23 | 23 | 24 | Cold War | Janelle Monae | 2 | ▲ |
| 25 | – | 25 | Hard In Da Paint | Waka Flocka Flame | 1 |
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Weekly Countdown, Week of July 19, 2010
Kanye coasts on top of the countdown for the 3rd week.
| Pk | LW | TW | Song Name | Artist | Wks | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Power f/ Dwele | Kanye West | 3 | ▲ |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | Gettin’ Over You f/ Fergie | David Guetta | 3 | ▲ |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | Cooler Than Me f/ Big Sean | Mike Posner | 4 | ▲ |
| 4 | 5 | 4 | Misery | Maroon 5 | 4 | ▲ |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | Love The Way You Lie f/ R | Eminem | 3 | ▲ |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | Somebody To Love f/ Usher | Justin Bieber | 11 | |
| 1 | 6 | 7 | Not Afraid | Eminem | 11 | |
| 8 | 10 | 8 | Animal | Neon Trees | 6 | |
| 9 | – | 9** | More | Usher | 1 | ▲ |
| 10 | 17 | 10 | Impossible | Shontelle | 3 | ▲ |
| 11 | 12 | 11 | Champagne Life | Ne-Yo | 5 | ▲ |
| 12 | 15 | 12 | Teach Me How To Dougie | Cali Swag District | 5 | |
| 2 | 8 | 13 | Turn It Up f/ Roscoe Dash | Mishon | 6 | |
| 4 | 7 | 14 | Single | Lil Wayne | 6 | |
| 1 | 23 | 15* | Airplanes f/ Hayley Williams | B.o.B | 15 | |
| 16 | – | 16 | No Love f/ Lil Wayne | Eminem | 1 | |
| 4 | 11 | 17 | Hold Yuh | Gyptian | 7 | |
| 1 | 13 | 18 | Find Your Love | Drake | 9 | |
| 1 | 14 | 19 | Billionaire f/ Bruno Mars | Travie McCoy | 15 | |
| 20 | – | 20 | If It’s Love | Train | 1 | ▲ |
| 21 | 24 | 21 | Dynamite | Taio Cruz | 2 | ▲ |
| 20 | 20 | 22 | Deuces | Chris Brown | 4 | ▲ |
| 23 | – | 23 | Cold War | Janelle Monae | 1 | ▲ |
| 3 | 18 | 24 | Shutterbugg f/ Cutty | Big Boi | 9 | |
| 9 | 16 | 25 | Neutron Star Collision | Muse | 7 |
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Great Songs of the Year, That I Haven’t Featured
There’s a few songs that have been constantly playing in my ear, but never made it on my countdowns but i don’t think that means you should go without hearing them so, I’m starting this post as a dedication to those songs. These are gonna be from most recent to a little older, probably, but definitely enjoy. Feel free to comment others too.
Train – “If It’s Love”
Trey Songz – “Yo Side Of The Bed”
Justin Bieber feat. Jaden Smith – “Never Say Never”
Janelle Monae – “Cold War”
Sade – “Soldier of Love”
Kidz In The Hall – “Jukebox”
B.o.B feat. Janelle Monae – “The Kids”
Weekly Countdown, Week of July 12, 2010
Kanye dominates, "Power" takes its second week on top.
| Pk | LW | TW | Song Name | Artist | Wks | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Power f/ Dwele | Kanye West | 2 | ▲ |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | Cooler Than Me f/ Big Sean | Mike Posner | 3 | ▲ |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Somebody To Love f/ Usher | Justin Bieber | 10 | ▲ |
| 4 | 10 | 4* | Gettin’ Over You f/ Fergie | David Guetta | 2 | ▲ |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | Misery | Maroon 5 | 3 | ▲ |
| 1 | 3 | 6 | Not Afraid | Eminem | 10 | ▲ |
| 4 | 5 | 7 | Single | Lil Wayne | 5 | ▲ |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | Turn It Up f/ Roscoe Dash | Mishon | 5 | ▲ |
| 9 | 11 | 9 | Love The Way You Lie f/ R | Eminem | 2 | ▲ |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | Animal | Neon Trees | 5 | ▲ |
| 4 | 8 | 11 | Hold Yuh | Gyptian | 6 | |
| 12 | 16 | 12 | Champagne Life | Ne-Yo | 4 | ▲ |
| 1 | 12 | 13 | Find Your Love | Drake | 8 | |
| 1 | 14 | 14 | Billionaire f/ Bruno Mars | Travie McCoy | 14 | |
| 15 | 20 | 15 | Teach Me How To Dougie | Cali Swag District | 4 | ▲ |
| 9 | 17 | 16 | Neutron Star Collision | Muse | 6 | ▲ |
| 17 | 21 | 17 | Impossible | Shontelle | 2 | ▲ |
| 3 | 13 | 18 | Shutterbugg f/ Cutty | Big Boi | 8 | |
| 19 | 22 | 19 | Beautiful Monster | Ne-Yo | 3 | ▲ |
| 20 | 23 | 20 | Dueces f/ Tyga | Chris Brown | 3 | ▲ |
| 2 | 19 | 21 | Ridin’ Solo | Jason Derulo | 16 | |
| 22 | 25 | 22 | Pretty Boy Swag | Soulja Boy Tell ‘em | 2 | ▲ |
| 1 | 18 | 23 | Airplanes f/ Hayley Williams | B.o.B | 14 | |
| 24 | – | 24 | Dynamite | Taio Cruz | 1 | ▲ |
| 10 | 15 | 25 | Haven’t Met You Yet | Michael Buble | 6 |
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Lendo's Hot 20! 