13 Pointers Recap:
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come To An End) - Another epic somber-bop from the queen of doing them.
Michelle Branch - Are You Happy Now? - One of the best examples of a super aggressive chorus on a pop-rock song. Pairs so wonderfully with screaming at the top of your lungs. If you aren't reaching for a drink after -- at minimum -- or have no voice at all, then you're doing it wrong.
Aly & AJ - Chemicals React - Doesn't get the pub that Breakup Song does, but it should. Are You Happy Now?-lite actually with the style of shout-it-out chorus.
PNAU - Embrace - One of my favorites discoveries from the New Zealand rate, this is pure fire!
Lights - February Air - The Listening seemed to be ranked 3rd out of three albums when we did her discography rate back when those were Lights' only ones. That was a travesty to me, because it's my favorite and this is one of my favorites from it. Never expected it to show up here!
Hannah Montana - Nobody’s Perfect - Maybe her best song as Hannah.
Sylver - Turn The Tide - As I said when this first got posted, Silvy genuinely has one of the best singing voices I've ever heard. My favorites are always going to be the 'iciest' ones or higher-pitched ones (without getting cartoony). Her's are so uniquely in this category and nobody has anything close to it.
Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me _ I actually loathed this when it was hit, but since I've become a Taylor fan it has become one of her biggest anthems.
Biggest Surprises To Be Gone Already
Michelle Branch - Are You Happy Now?
Mary J. Blige - Family Affair
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
Sugababes - Overload