#2
"Petrified" by Mette
• Entered by PennyTrationStan to TSC 428
• 5th place - 91 points (12 points given)
I truly thought for the longest time that this would be my #1 of the year, but here we are. I had to take a moment to think about it and at the end of the day this song was outclassed by one other song. More on that shortly. I recall vaguely enjoying this the first time I heard it during the listening party (during which Jackson slandered it and Penny lost all hope that day), but it didn't truly CLICK with me until the second time I listened to it. And the rest was history. This *IS* my most played song of the year, but the reason my #1 doesn't hold that title is because it's considered too sacred of a song to listen to on repeat. I can't really put my finger on why I like this so much. I just love everything about it - the vocals, the production, the bridge, etc. I could listen to this for hours on end and not get bored. Mette is truly a mystery who dropped this one song and then dipped but she made sure that they would release the second best song ever crafted in the studio.
#1
"Darker Place" by Rachel Chinouriri
• Entered by MISSimogen to TSC 423
• 16th place - 58 points (12 points given)
I think I was in denial for some time but I finally realized that this is not only the best song of the year, but the best song of ALL TIME. It's easily the most finely crafted song of all time. Rachel created the perfect pattern of notes to produce one of the most immaculate songs ever recorded. The day I first heard this was the day music peaked. I wish I could go back to that day in mid-February of 2021 and relive the audible experience I had. There is NOTHING that will ever be able to outclass this. This song needs to be guarded in a museum like the Mona Lisa. In fact I at times have to limit myself from listening to it because I don't want to overexpose myself to it and have the song lose all meaning. Darker Place is TRULY one of the most divine, sensual, exhilarating songs I have ever had the fortune of listening to. I have an out-of-body experience every time I hear it. It's chilling to the bone. Its placement makes no sense to me but I'm not here to focus on the negatives. I'm here to celebrate the life and work of Rachel Chinouriri. Thank you for blessing my ears.
1 Rachel Chinouriri - Darker Place MISSimogen
2 Mette - Petrified PennyTrationStan
3 LATASHA - Gogo Wyne Fritzyyyyy
4 Duckwrth - I'M DEAD QueenMichelle
5 Fulminacci - Canguro Darbe
6 BewhY - GOTTASADAE ganghandedcat
7 AURORA - Cure For Me hellomynameis347
8 Magdalena Bay - Chaeri ganghandedcat
9 Carson Coma - Pok ganghandedcat
10 Grace Gaustad - Nightmare J2999
11 Jidenna - Sufi Woman Fritzyyyyy
12 Andrea Valle - Lovergirl PennyTrationStan
13 Genesis Owusu - The Other Black Dog Alexeh23
14 RAYE - Love Of Your Life ianfitz0012
15 Apollo Love - 4:00 AM rodrigueseve
16 Disclosure, slowthai - My High PennyTrationStan
17 FAANGS - Relapse Natepresnell
18 BLANCO - Ladro Di Fiori varlto
19 Ambar Lucid - Get Lost In The Music QueenMichelle
20 ASHWARYA - Biryani Fritzyyyyy
21 Lennon Stella - Fancy uwukween
22 Amber Mark - Mixer Lachie227
23 COBRAH - GOOD PUSS selisic
24 Cecile Believe - Bitch Bites Dog PennyTrationStan
25 GFRIEND - MAGO Darbe
26 boylife - superpretty ganghandedcat
27 Culture Wars - Lose Money turkeylover
28 ASTON - Killer Queen Eoin
29 NENDA - Mixed Feelings varlto
30 Tennis - Tender as a Tomb Lachie227
31 Enhypen Drunk-Dazed bibbles
32 Cassie Marin Everything You Could Want MISSimogen
33 Ashnikko Slumber Party Talian
34 Myra Granberg Lose my mind ryan5676
35 Lewis Blissett Killing Butterflies Talian
36 Charli XCX Good Ones Alexeh23
37 VINCINT Kill My Heart ianfitz0012
38 Kilo Kish American Gurl varlto
39 Samia Show Up jacksonjoseph99
40 Miiesha Made For Silence Catch_a_falling_star
41 Mahmood - Kobra Talian
42 Nemahsis - what if i took it off for you? Talian
43 Riley Clemmons - Headspace Darbe
44 Shay Lia - Irrational Lemjam6
45 Lil Mariko - Shiny hellocat
46 REYNA - Lonely Girl turkeylover
47 Bastille - Distorted Light Beam dragotistic
48 PIERI - Kitican ganghandedcat
49 Sofia Karlberg - Do It Again ianfitz0012
50 Archie - Bad Bitch turkeylover
51 Andrew Lambrou - Throne chris2pei
52 SUNMI - Go or Stop? ganghandedcat
53 Latto - Big Energy Fritzyyyyy
54 LSDXOXO - Sick Bitch PennyTrationStan
55 Jessi - What Type of X hellomynameis347
56 Stefflon Don & Ms Banks - Dip Talian
57 Karolina Stanisławczyk - Cliché QueenMichelle
58 Chung Ha & R3HAB - Dream of You hellomynameis347
59 BATHSHEBA - LALA ianfitz0012
60 Tinashe - Bouncin Darbe
61 MØ - Live To Survive J4ckWilko
62 GIRLI Dysmorphia Catch_a_falling_star
63 Chloe x Halle - Forgive Me turkeylover
64 Kali Mutsa - HaYaKo HaYaKo Alexeh23
65 Maisie Peters - John Hughes Movie Darbe
66 Jenevieve - No Sympathy PennyTrationStan
67 The Marías - Un Millón uwukween
68 Odette - Herald MISSimogen
69 Loren Gray - Piece of Work PennyTrationStan
70 EVERGLOW - First J2999
71 Alex Porat - dimension PennyTrationStan
72 Emilie Adams - Monogamy chris2pei
73 Charlotte Adigéry - Paténipat ganghandedcat
74 ENV¥¥OU - New Friends varlto
75 UPSAHL - STOP! Eoin
76 Tinashe - Pasadena QueenMichelle
77 Tei Shi - OK Crazy turkeylover
78 Baby Tate - Pedi PennyTrationStan
79 Erika de Casier - Polite QueenMichelle
80 Celebs - Rökkrið Rænir Æðruleysi ganghandedcat
81 Måneskin - MAMMAMIA Darbe
82 Lucia & The Best Boys - Perfectly Untrue MISSimogen
83 Bree Runway - All Night turkeylover
84 Michi - Sugarbaby QueenMichelle
85 Tanerélle - Mama Saturn's Galactica QueenMichelle
86 Charlotte Sands - Dress Talian
87 SONIKKU - Sweat Insanity
88 Blanks - What You Do To Me Darbe
89 Claudia Valentina - 4:15 varlto
90 Sam Ryder - Tiny Riot Catch_a_falling_star
91 Joy Crookes - Feet Don't Fail Me Now Darbe
92 Sigrid - Burning Bridges ricktworick1
93 Andjela Keleman - Ranjiva TolisKalkas
94 Addison Rae - Obsessed PennyTrationStan
95 Serena Isioma - Crying In The Club dragotistic
96 Peggy Gou - Starry Night Alexeh23
97 GRACEY - What A Waste Lemjam6
98 Gia Woods - Into It Lemjam6
99 Justine Skye - In My Bag MISSimogen
100 BRIDGE - Make Me Miss You Darbe