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80. Uma Thurman - Fall Out Boy
Peak: 22 (September 12); Weeks on chart: 27; December 26 position: NR
The second single from the band's American Beauty/American Psycho album, "Uma Thurman" is another solid Fall Out Boy tune. The song samples the theme from "The Munsters" and alludes to Uma Thurman's character dancing in the film Pulp Fiction. With this hit, Fall Out Boy continue to prove that they are perhaps the definition of the pop-punk genre of music.
79. Ayo - Chris Brown feat. Tyga
Peak: 21 (April 11); Weeks on chart: 20; December 26 position: NR
As I mentioned in the last post, I have no appreciation for Chris Brown as a human being. Naturally, I find it very difficult to like any song he is involved in. The chorus of "Ayo" is mildly catchy if not lyrically explicit; other than that there's not much to note about this song.
78. No Type - Rae Sremmurd
Peak: 16 (one week in 2014); Weeks on chart: 26; December 26 position: NR
This is one of a score of whiny rap songs that were popular at the end of 2014. Of the 26 weeks "No Type" spent on the Hot 100, 14 were in 2014. The duo's follow-up single, "Throw Sum Mo" (featuring Nicki Minaj and Young Thug), never had as much success as "No Type."
77. Classic Man - Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur
Peak: 29 (September 5); Weeks on chart: 21; December 26 position: NR
This was probably one of the better hip-hop songs to come out of 2015. The lyrics are rather mild and the vocalization is really not that bad compared to others (Read: "No Type"). In addition, everything about Jidenna is pretty appealing. That fashion sense? Those dance moves? That beard? I want to be this guy when I grow up.
76. Lay Me Down - Sam Smith
If Jidenna is everything I want to be when I grow up, Sam Smith is everything I don't want to be. His voice and lyrics are both entirely too whiny. I got five minutes into the new James Bond film and then I realized he sang the theme; if it weren't for the fact I paid good money for those movie tickets, I would've walked out of the theater right then and there. I'll continue ranting about him tomorrow.
75. Dear Future Husband - Meghan Trainor
Peak: 14 (June 6); Weeks on chart: 24: December 26 position: NR
People had a difficult time deciding whether this song was empowering for women or enforcing archaic expectations for marital relationship dynamics. The truth is that neither is true; Trainor's 2015 follow-up to "All About That Bass" and "Lips are Movin" is merely about her own self-obsession - in many ways the same message she is conveying in her first two singles. Just make sure to open doors for her if you want some, uh, kisses.
74. The Heart Wants What It Wants - Selena Gomez
Peak: 6 (one week in 2014); Weeks on chart: 20; December 26 position: NR
Selena Gomez was quietly one of the most successful pop stars of 2015. Her year started with this entrancing track, which was actually released last November as her final single as a primary artist before her Revival later this year. I have become quite the fan of Selena over the past year; I'm looking forward to more great music from her new album on the radio in 2016.
73. 7/11 - Beyonce
Let's just say Beck deserved to win the Best Album Grammy this year, Kanye. There was really nothing appealing about Beyonce's album, except for the fact that it was Beyonce. This song might have been the worst track on the entire thing. It's not 2003 anymore, world. George W. Bush is (thankfully) not the President of the United States, and - shocker of all shockers - BEYONCE IS VASTLY OVERRATED.
72. Renegades - X Ambassadors
Peak: 17 (November 7); Weeks on chart: 35; December 26 position: 50
"Renegades" - surprisingly enough used in advertisements for the Jeep Renegade - was one of the better alternative songs of the year. I enjoy it so much it is in the Spotify playlist I listen to while driving (I drive a Nissan, though, not a Jeep). Although the song spent more than half of the year in the Hot 100, its time of prominence in the chart was short-lived; perhaps explaining why it is only No. 72 at the year's end.
71. Flex (Ooh Ooh Ooh) - Rich Homie Quan
Just curious, can anyone actually understand what Rich Homie Quan is saying, er, mumbling in this song? Whatever it is, I'm sure I'm better off not knowing. This track just missed the Top 25 when it was in its Hot 100 peak this summer. Somehow I mostly avoided hearing it on the radio, which I think is probably a good thing.
Tomorrow (or later today if you're on the East Coast): More from four artists we've already seen on the list, plus my favorite song currently in the Top 10 and the year's most needlessly controversial song in country music.
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