At the end of every year, Billboard releases its list of the top 100 selling songs of the year. However, the actual cut-off date for these charts is in late November. Seeing as this date is nearing, I wanna know what your predictions are for the year-end list? Which songs are gonna be in the top 10? Which artist will have the most entries? Which smaller hits do you hope/think will scrape in?
Welcome back to the Ultimate 2008–I mean, the 2009 rate! Finally, we’re in the big leagues. This sub’s favorite hits from a fantastic year for pop music. We’ve lost some treasures along the way, but /u/ImADudeDuh and I can’t wait to reveal the Top 25.
We’re revealing all remaining 25 songs (along with the one-song bonus rate!) starting at 03:00 PM EST.
#Come join us in the plug.dj!
###Notes
- Participants: 92
- Overall average: 6.8017
- Controversy average: 2.32 (Any controversy score above that should be considered controversial!)
###Schedule
- Day 1: Thursday, Mar. 21 - 06:00 PM EST
- #100-76
- Day 2: Friday, Mar. 22 - 06:00 PM EST
- #75-51
- Day 3: Saturday, Mar. 23 - 03:00 PM EST
- #50-26
- Day 4: Sunday, Mar. 24 - 03:00 PM EST
- #25-1
###The Songs
- Lady Gaga - Poker Face
- Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
- Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
- Taylor Swift - Love Story
- Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
- Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne - Down
- Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
- Beyonce - Halo
- Katy Perry - Hot n Cold
- Britney Spears - Circus
- Miley Cyrus - Party in the U.S.A.
- Lady Gaga - Lovegame
- Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas
- Pink - Sober
- Britney Spears - Womanizer
- Pink - So What
- Pink - Please Don't Leave Me
- Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
- Coldplay - Viva la Vida
- Owl City - Fireflies
- Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind
- Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
- Veronicas - Untouched
- Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy
- Rihanna - Disturbia
Bonus Rate
- DJ Earworm - United State of Pop 2009 (Blame It on the Pop)
July 14–28, 2018 (Note: Drake had as many as seven in the top ten July 14, 2018)
- Nice For What
- Nonstop
- God's Plan
- In My Feelings
- I'm Upset
- Emotionless
- Don't Matter To Me (ft. Michael Jackson)
Here we go. /u/ImADudeDuh and I are excited to share the results of this ten-year throwback trip! Today, we'll be seeing what everyone considers 2009’s bottom of the barrel for pop music. Day 3 and 4 are the real treat, but today's nice for seeing just what we consider the worst.
We’ll reveal all the way from #100-76 starting at 6:00 PM EST. Come join us in the plug.dj to listen along and hopefully enjoy 2009’s worst in pop (supposedly).
###Notes
- We had 92 submissions. The nostalgia JUMPED.
- The overall average is 6.8017.
- The controversy average is 2.32, so any controversy score above that should be considered controversial!
- See the original thread here!
###Schedule
- Day 1: Thursday, Mar. 21 - 06:00 PM EST
- #100-76
- Day 2: Friday, Mar. 22 - 06:00 PM EST
- #75-51
- Day 3: Saturday, Mar. 23 - 03:00 PM EST
- #50-26
- Day 4: Sunday, Mar. 24 - 03:00 PM EST
- #25-1
###Remaining Songs
- Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- Lady Gaga - Poker Face
- Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
- Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
- Taylor Swift - Love Story
- Flo Rida - Right Round
- Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
- Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
- Kanye West - Heartless
- All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell
- Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
- T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake - Dead And Gone
- The Fray - You Found Me
- Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
- Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West and Ne-Yo - Knock You Down
- Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain - Blame It
- Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
- T.I. feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life
- Soulja Boy Tell 'em feat. Sammie - Kiss Me Thru The Phone
- Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne - Down
- Miley Cyrus - The Climb
- Drake - Best I Ever Had
- Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
- Beyonce - Halo
- Katy Perry - Hot n Cold
- Shinedown - Second Chance
- Britney Spears - Circus
- Kid Cudi - Day 'n' Nite
- Miley Cyrus - Party in the U.S.A.
- 3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me
- Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West - Run This Town
- Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne - Let It Rock
- Sean Kingston - Fire Burning
- Jason DeRulo - Whatcha Say
- Lady Gaga - Lovegame
- Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas
- Jeremih - Birthday Sex
- Pink - Sober
- Britney Spears - Womanizer
- T.I. - Whatever You Like
- Mariah Carey - Obsessed
- Ne-Yo - Mad
- Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad
- Kanye West - Love Lockdown
- Pink - So What
- Pitbull - Hotel Room
Ten years.
It's been ten years since Barack Obama was first inaugurated, ten years since the death of Michael Jackson, ten years since the premiere of Glee and RuPaul's Drag Race, and other iconic events from the 2000s now stand as even older than ten years. As we approach the end of the 2010s, it's a good time to reflect on good ol' 2009, which I'm sure many can hardly believe was ten years ago. Did we mention that?
For your hosts, we have simultaneously gay and straight icon /u/ImADudeDuh and me, the guy who made this. This month, we're rating the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Songs of 2009, a year which was likely a part of many popheads' childhoods, unless you're like 15 in which case don't stay up too late for this rate, or you might miss your bedtime! This rate is a successor to the amazing Billboard 2012 rate hosted by the lovely /u/Nerdy_boy_chris just two years ago (and check out those mostly correct results). I hope you all have as muc fun doing this rate and getting wistful and nostalgic as we did doing the 2012 rate!
#Pop Music's #TenYearChallenge
The throwback trend that is the #TenYearChallenge has served as a convenient way to remember 2009. Observe how careers such as that of Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Kanye West, and Katy Perry have changed for better or for much worse since then. To honor this very well-timed trend, your lovely host /u/ImADudeDuh made a video commemorating how much some of our favorite pop stars have changed since the late 2000s, featuring artists and songs from this very rate!
#Watch it here.
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Listen to each song and assign each one a score between 1 and 10. Decimals are fine, but it can only be to 1 decimal place (7.5 is fine, 7.2 is fine, 7.58 is not).
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You may give ONE song a 0 and ONE song an 11. Please reserve these ratings for your least favorite and most favorite tracks, respectively. You may not give your 0 or 11 to the bonus track.
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You must listen to and score EVERY song in the main rate. Check to make sure you've scored everything.
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Your scores and comments should NOT be considered confidential.
I will be revealing the ranks at around 7 PM EST.
This is the list of songs! I will be removing each song as they're revealed.
Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody that I Used to Know
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
fun. ft. Janelle Monáe - We Are Young
Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa - Payphone
Ellie Goulding - Lights
The Wanted - Glad You Came
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)
Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
Nicki Minaj - Starships
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
Flo Rida ft. Sia - Wild Ones
Adele - Set Fire to the Rain
LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It
fun. - Some Nights
Katy Perry - Wide Awake
Flo Rida - Good Feeling
Flo Rida - Whistle
Maroon 5 - One More Night
Train - Drive By
Drake ft. Lil Wayne - The Motto
Rihanna - Where Have You Been
Neon Trees - Everybody Talks
Drake ft. Rihanna - Take Care
David Guetta ft. Sia- Titanium
Jason Mraz - I Won't Give Up
Bruno Mars - It Will Rain
Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz - Mercy
Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem
Alex Clare - Too Close
Katy Perry - Part of Me
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars - Young, Wild, & Free
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Justin Bieber ft. Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me
David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time
Demi Lovato - Give Your Heart a Break
Jay-Z & Kanye West - Niggas in Paris
Katy Perry - The One that Got Away
Calvin Harris - Feel so Close
Adele - Someone Like You
Usher - Scream
Tyga - Rack City
Jessie J - Domino
Psy - Gangnam Style
Pitbull ft. Chris Brown - International Love
Phillip Phillips - Home
David Guetta ft. Usher - Without You
Gym Class Heroes ft. Neon Hitch - Ass Back Home
Hunter Hayes - Wanted
Luke Bryan - Drunk on You
2 Chainz ft. Drake - No Lie
Cher Lloyd - Want U Back
Chris Brown- Don't Wake Me Up
Big Sean ft. Nicki Minaj - Dance (A$$)
Eric Church- Springsteen
Karmin - Brokenhearted
Gavin DeGraw - Not Over You
Gym Class Heroes ft. Adam Levine - Stereo Hearts
Pitbull- Back in Time
J. Cole - Work Out
Adele - Rumour Has It
Calvin Harris ft. Ne-Yo - Let's Go
Carrie Underwood - Good Girl
Little Big Town - Pontoon
The Lumineers - Ho Hey
Coldplay - Paradise
Carrie Underwood- Blown Away
Adele - Ro
... keep reading on reddit ➡
| # | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake | God's Plan |
| 2 | Cardi B | I Like It (ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin) |
| 3 | Drake | In My Feelings |
| 4 | Post Malone | Psycho (ft. Ty Dolla $ign) |
| 5 | Drake | Nice For What |
| 6 | Post Malone | rockstar (ft. 21 Savage) |
| 7 | Juice WRLD | Lucid Dreams |
| 8 | Post Malone | Better Now |
| 9 | Bruno Mars | Finesse (Remix) (ft. Cardi B) |
| 10 | Ella Mai | Boo'd Up |
| 11 | BlocBoy JB | Look Alive (ft. Drake) |
| 12 | XXXTENTACION | SAD! |
| 13 | Lil Baby | Yes Indeed (ft. Drake) |
| 14 | Tyga | Taste (ft. Offset) |
| 15 | 6ix9ine | FEFE (ft. Nicki Minaj) |
| 16 | Migos | MotorSport (ft. Cardi B & Nicki Minaj) |
| 17 | NF | Let You Down |
| 18 | G-Eazy | No Limit (ft. A$AP Rocky & Cardi B) |
| 19 | The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar | Pray For Me |
| 20 | Lil Pump | Gucci Gang |
| 21 | Travis Scott | SICKO MODE (ft. Drake & Swae Lee) |
| 22 | Migos | Walk It Talk It (ft. Drake) |
| 23 | G-Eazy & Halsey | Him & I |
| 24 | Migos | Stir Fry |
| 25 | Kendrick Lamar & SZA | All The Stars |
| 26 | Childish Gambino | This Is America |
| 27 | Drake | Nonstop |
| 28 | Post Malone | I Fall Apart |
| 29 | Lil Dicky | Freaky Friday (ft. Chris Brown) |
| 30 | 6ix9ine | [GUMMO] |
Welcome to the Decade-End rate! /u/ImADudeDuh, /u/Nerdy_boy_chris, and I have all been waiting eagerly to reveal these disastrous results! Today, we'll be witnessing some of the worst pop music that the 2010s has to offer.
We'll reveal all the way from #100-76 starting at 6:00 PM EST, which is about an hour from when this is first posted. Come join us in the plug.dj to listen to and watch the results live!
###Stats
- We had 139 submissions. As Post Malone would say, "Wow."
- The overall average is 6.510.
- The controversy average is 2.369, so any controversy score above that should be considered controversial!
- See the announcement thread here
###Schedule
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Day 1: Thursday, March 12 - 06:00 PM EST
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#100-76
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Day 2: Friday, March 13 - 06:00 PM EST
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#75-51
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Day 3: Saturday, March 14 - 03:00 PM EST
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#50-26
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Day 4: Sunday, March 15 - 03:00 PM EST
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#25-1
###Remaining Songs
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
- LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem
- Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
- The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey - Closer
- Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B - Girls Like You
- Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
- Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road
- Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
- Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito
- Adele - Rolling In The Deep
- Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)
- Halsey - Without Me
- Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
- Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams - Blurred Lines
- Ed Sheeran - Perfect
- Travis Scott feat. Drake - Sicko Mode
- Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass
- Lorde - Royals
- Drake - God's Plan
- Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
- Pharrell Williams - Happy
- Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
- Post Malone feat. 21 Savage - Rockstar
- Ke$ha - TiK ToK
- Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth - See You Again
- Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - Dark Horse
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - Thrift Shop
- Maroon 5 - One More Night
- fun. feat. Janelle Monae - We Are Young
- Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
- The Weeknd - The Hills
- John Legend - All Of Me
- Marshmello & Bastille - Happier
- Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
- Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
- Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It
- Adele - Someone
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1976 - Rock and Roll All Nite (Live) #96
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1979 - I Was Made For Lovin' You #74
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1990 - Forever #92
Welcome to the E.N.D. back to 2009, or specifically, the 2009 rate.
We’ll reveal all the way from #75-51 starting at 6:00 PM EST. Come join us in the plug.dj to listen along and maybe enjoy the songs that aren’t bad enough for Day 1, but not good enough for the slaughter that is Day 3. Many robberies abound, but you already knew that since it’s /r/popheads.
###Notes
- Participants: 92
- Overall average: 6.8017
- Controversy average: 2.32 (Any controversy score above that should be considered controversial!)
###Schedule
- Day 1: Thursday, Mar. 21 - 06:00 PM EST
- #100-76
- Day 2: Friday, Mar. 22 - 06:00 PM EST
- #75-51
- Day 3: Saturday, Mar. 23 - 03:00 PM EST
- #50-26
- Day 4: Sunday, Mar. 24 - 03:00 PM EST
- #25-1
###The Songs
- Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- Lady Gaga - Poker Face
- Lady Gaga feat. Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
- Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
- Taylor Swift - Love Story
- Flo Rida - Right Round
- Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
- Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
- Kanye West - Heartless
- All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell
- Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
- T.I. feat. Justin Timberlake - Dead And Gone
- The Fray - You Found Me
- Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
- Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West and Ne-Yo - Knock You Down
- Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain - Blame It
- Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
- T.I. feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life
- Soulja Boy Tell 'em feat. Sammie - Kiss Me Thru The Phone
- Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne - Down
- Miley Cyrus - The Climb
- Drake - Best I Ever Had
- Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
- Beyonce - Halo
- Katy Perry - Hot n Cold
- Britney Spears - Circus
- Kid Cudi - Day 'n' Nite
- Miley Cyrus - Party in the U.S.A.
- 3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me
- Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West - Run This Town
- Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne - Let It Rock
- Sean Kingston - Fire Burning
- Jason DeRulo - Whatcha Say
- Lady Gaga - Lovegame
- Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas
- Pink - Sober
- Britney Spears - Womanizer
- T.I. - Whatever You Like
- Mariah Carey - Obsessed
- Ne-Yo - Mad
- Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad
- Kanye West - Love Lockdown
- Pink - So What
- Beyonce - If I Were A Boy
- Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part
- Pink - Please Don't Leave Me
- Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
- Akon feat. Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall - Beautiful
- Coldplay - Viva la Vida
- Jordin Sparks - Battlefie
Welcome back to the Decade-End rate! At last, the best of the most popular songs of the 2010s (according to this sub). Today, we're revealing all remaining 25 songs (+3 bonus songs) starting at 3:00 PM EST, which is about an hour from when this is first posted!
#Come join us in the plug.dj to listen to and watch the results live!
###Stats
- We had 139 submissions. As Post Malone would say, "Wow."
- The overall average is 6.510.
- The controversy average is 2.369, so any controversy score above that should be considered controversial!
- See the announcement thread here
###Schedule
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Day 1: Thursday, March 12 - 06:00 PM EST
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#100-76
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Day 2: Friday, March 13 - 06:00 PM EST
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#75-51
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Day 3: Saturday, March 14 - 03:00 PM EST
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#50-26
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Day 4: Sunday, March 15 - 03:00 PM EST
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#25-1
###Remaining Songs (Top 10)
- Adele - Rolling In The Deep
- Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
- Lorde - Royals
- Ke$ha - TiK ToK
- Adele - Someone Like You
- Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
- Taylor Swift - Blank Space
- Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
- Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
- Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
###Miss Songeniality
Vote here! [CLOSED]
This is getting closed like ten minutes before the reveal starts because I need my playlist set by then, so go vote!
Welcome back to the Decade-End rate! Today, we're revealing all the way from #50-26 starting at 3:00 PM EST, which is about an hour from when this is first posted! Come join us in the plug.dj to listen to and watch the results live!
###Stats
- We had 139 submissions. As Post Malone would say, "Wow."
- The overall average is 6.510.
- The controversy average is 2.369, so any controversy score above that should be considered controversial!
- See the announcement thread here
###Schedule
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Day 1: Thursday, March 12 - 06:00 PM EST
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#100-76
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Day 2: Friday, March 13 - 06:00 PM EST
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#75-51
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Day 3: Saturday, March 14 - 03:00 PM EST
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#50-26
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Day 4: Sunday, March 15 - 03:00 PM EST
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#25-1
###Remaining Songs (Updated for End of Day 3 Results!)
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
- Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
- Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
- Adele - Rolling In The Deep
- Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
- Lorde - Royals
- Ke$ha - TiK ToK
- The Weeknd - The Hills
- Adele - Someone Like You
- OneRepublic - Counting Stars
- Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
- Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
- Adele - Hello
- Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin - I Like It
- Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
- The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
- Taylor Swift - Blank Space
- Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
- Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next
- Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
- Drake - Nice For What
- Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber
- Hozier - Take Me To Church
- Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
- Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball
Bonus Rate
- Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller - The Way
- Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
- Usher feat. Pitbull - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love
Welcome back to the Decade-End rate on this lovely Friday the 13th! Today, we're revealing all the way from #75-51 starting at 6:00 PM EST, about an hour from when this is first posted. Come join us in the plug.dj to listen to and watch the results live!
###Stats
- We had 139 submissions. As Post Malone would say, "Wow."
- The overall average is 6.510.
- The controversy average is 2.369, so any controversy score above that should be considered controversial!
- See the announcement thread here
###Schedule
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Day 1: Thursday, March 12 - 06:00 PM EST
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#100-76
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Day 2: Friday, March 13 - 06:00 PM EST
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#75-51
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Day 3: Saturday, March 14 - 03:00 PM EST
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#50-26
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Day 4: Sunday, March 15 - 03:00 PM EST
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#25-1
###Remaining Songs
- Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
- LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem
- The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey - Closer
- Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris - We Found Love
- Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus - Old Town Road
- Gotye feat. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know
- Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber - Despacito
- Adele - Rolling In The Deep
- Post Malone & Swae Lee - Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse)
- Halsey - Without Me
- Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
- Travis Scott feat. Drake - Sicko Mode
- Lorde - Royals
- Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
- Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
- Post Malone feat. 21 Savage - Rockstar
- Ke$ha - TiK ToK
- Katy Perry feat. Juicy J - Dark Horse
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - Thrift Shop
- fun. feat. Janelle Monae - We Are Young
- Bruno Mars - That's What I Like
- The Weeknd - The Hills
- Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
- Drake feat. WizKid & Kyla - One Dance
- Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- Adele - Someone Like You
- OneRepublic - Counting Stars
- Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - E.T.
- Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
- Katy Perry - Firework
- Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer - Give Me Everything
- Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
- Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie
- Justin Bieber - Sorry
- Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
- Taio Cruz - Dynamite
- Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams
- Adele - Hello
- Rihanna feat. Drake - Work
- Bruno Mars - Grenade
- Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin - I Like It
- Avicii - Wake Me Up
- The Chain
