As title,
跟去年相比,今年的音樂趨勢就稍微明朗了些
從榜單上可以看見,今年主要的熱單有以下幾樣特質:
復古、洗腦式trap、嘻哈/R&B式的節奏 (看這篇)
這也是為何今年好多單曲於我而言相當順耳的原因!
當然,這些元素不只在自身的曲風上出現,更跨界到其他流派去了
不是說混搭就是好,但現今這是個講求多元融合的時代
勇於突破和嘗試是無可避免的,也一定要去做的(一典型例子:Clean Bandit)
誰說鄉村不能結合R&B或嘻哈、電音?(看看Sam Hunt)
饒舌不可以結合搖滾或鄉村?(A$AP Rocky的新專輯)、電音不能結合鄉村?(Avicii的True)
過於堅守本身反而會走不出去,被時代這湍急的洪流給吞沒...
新生代部分,今年是相對較弱勢的一年
讓我眼睛為之很亮的可以說是沒有(被去年的Sam等人養大胃口惹)
幾個較為顯眼的新人,不是各有短版,甚至毫無特色:
Meghan Trainor(曲風雖復古,但是同質性高)
Years & Years(初聽讓人驚豔,浩室樂跟靈魂樂的結合很棒,但專輯質量有點低於我的期待值,大概就是跟梅根一樣的問題)
James Bay(近年來這種搖滾/民謠類型的新人有點多,已經審美疲勞惹)
Sam Hunt(能在保守的鄉村曲風中大膽加入嘻哈元素,很佩服他的勇氣跟精神,但說實在沒到很喜歡)
Tori Kelly(同James Bay,這種走Pop/R&B的白人歌手太多了,偏偏這位Kelly小妹又沒啥特色-.-)
Charlie Puth(同上)
Alessia Cara(單曲Here令人驚艷,可是專輯也是普通水準而已)
.....
以下就不繼續列了。
總結今年的年終榜,主要聚焦在幾名較突出的歌手身上
入榜最多的是Drake,Top 100進榜6首
接著是泰勒跟梅根的5首
沉潛一段時間,今年終於大放異彩的Weeknd也入榜4首
其中Earned It跟The Hills分別進占年終第9、第10,為今年度唯一達成兩首年終前十單曲的歌手!
(若Can't Feel My Face再加點油,就會變成3首,而且都是lead artist,更不簡單!)
今年到目前為止含Hello在內,總共只有8首冠軍單曲,硬是又比去年還少2首
而照目前Hello的主宰態勢來看,應該也就是8首作結了,追平05年單年度最少冠單紀錄!
(多虧了Uptown Funk跟See You Again)
而Adele的Hello也僅以3周成績就進入年終榜前40! 史上最快...
最後恭喜Uptown Funk以史詩級的成績(14周冠、31周前十,皆為史上第二高)無懸念奪下年終冠軍!
(Mark Ronson跟Bruno的生涯首次)
1. Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk(#1 for 14 weeks)
(數位下載榜年終冠軍)
(電台榜年終冠軍)
(流行榜年終冠軍)
(加拿大單曲榜年終冠軍)
2. Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
(當代成人榜年終冠軍)
3. Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth - See You Again(#1 for 12 weeks)
(嘻哈/R&B榜年終冠軍)
(饒舌單曲榜年終冠軍)
4. Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
(串流榜年終冠軍)
(隨選點播榜年終冠軍)
5. Maroon 5 - Sugar
6. WALK THE MOON - Shut Up and Dance
(搖滾單曲榜年終冠軍)
(成人流行榜年終冠軍)
7. Taylor Swift - Blank Space(#1 for 7 weeks)
8. Silentó - Watch Me
9. The Weeknd - Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)
(成人R&B榜年終冠軍)
10. The Weeknd - The Hills(#1 for 6 weeks)
(R&B單曲榜年終冠軍)
11. OMI - Cheerleader(Felix Jaehn Remix)(#1 for 6 weeks)
12. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face(#1 for 3 weeks)
(節奏榜年終冠軍)
13. Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
14. Hozier - Take Me to Church
15. Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar - Bad Blood(#1 for 1 week)
16. Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ - Lean On
(電子舞曲榜年終冠軍)
17. Jason Derulo - Want to Want Me
18. Taylor Swift - Shake It Off(#1 for 4 weeks, No. 13 of 2014)
19. Skrillex & Diplo feat. Justin Bieber - Where Are U Now
20. Rachel Platten - Fight Song
21. Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz - 679
22. Meghan Trainor - Lips Are Movin'
23. Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink - Worth It
24. Omarion feat. Chris Brown, Jhené Aiko - Post To Be
25. Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good
26. Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One
27. Selena Gomez feat. A$AP Rocky - Good For You
28. Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass(#1 for 8 weeks, No. 8 of 2014)
29. Taylor Swift - Style
30. Drake - Hotline Bling
31. David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Beb Rexha, Afrojack - Hey Mama
32. Flo Rida feat. Sage the Gemini, Lookas - G.D.F.R.
33. Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?(#1 for 1 week)
34. Ed Sheeran - Photograph
35. Adele - Hello(#1 for 6 weeks)
36. Shawn Mendes - Stitches
37. Tove Lo - Talking Body
38. Nick Jonas - Jealous
39. Pitbull & Ne-Yo - Time of Our Lives
40. R. City feat. Adam Levine - Locked Away
41. Natalie La Rose feat. Jeremih - Somebody
42. Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney - FourFiveSeconds
43. Fall Out Boy - Centuries
44. Fetty Wap feat. Monty - My Way
45. Sam Hunt - Take Your Time
(鄉村單曲榜年終冠軍)
46. Maroon 5 - Animals
47. Big Sean feat. E-40 - I Don't Fuck With You
48. Rihanna - Bitch Better Have My Money
49. Rich Homie Quan - Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)
50. T-Wayne - Nasty Freestyle
51. Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown - Only
52. Sia - Elastic Heart
53. Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer
54. X Ambassadors - Renegades
(另類單曲榜年終冠軍)
55. Usher feat. Juicy J - I Don't Mind
56. Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd - Love Me Harder
57. Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams
58. Sam Smith - Stay With Me(No. 10 of 2014)
59. DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It
60. Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman
61. Beyoncé - 7/11
62. Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What It Wants
63. Little Big Town - Girl Crush
64. Trey Songz - Slow Motion
65. One Direction - Drag Me Down
66. Nicki Minaj feat. Drake, Lil Wayne - Truffle Butter
67. Ariana Grande - One Last Time
68. Nick Jonas - Chains
69. Meek Mill feat. Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj - All Eyes On You
70. Rae Sremmurd - No Type
71. Vance Joy - Riptide
72. Jidenna feat. Roman GianArthur - Classic Man
73. Elle King - Ex's & Oh's
74. Meghan Trainor - Dear Future Husband
75. Charlie Puth feat. Meghan Trainor - Marvin Gaye (Meghan連三首排在一起@@)
76. Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You
77. Tove Lo - Habits (Stay High)
78. James Newton Howard feat. Jennifer Lawrence - The Hanging Tree
79. O.T. Genasis - CoCo
80. Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang
81. Sam Smith - Lay Me Down
82. ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake - Tuesday
83. iLoveMemphis - Hit the Quan
84. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee, Grandmaster Caz - Downtown
85. Sam Hunt - House Party
86. Chris Brown & Tyga - Ayo
87. Luke Bryan - Kick The Dust Up
88. Big Sean feat. Drake, Kanye West - Blessings
89. George Ezra - Budapest
90. Sia - Chandelier
91. Kelly Clarkson - Heartbeat Song
92. Ed Sheeran - Don't
93. Ella Henderson - Ghost
94. Alessia Cara - Here
95. Mr Probz - Waves(Robin Schultz Remix)
96. Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias - El Perdón
(拉丁單曲榜年終冠軍)
97. Ne-Yo feat. Juicy J - She Knows
98. One Direction - Night Changes
99. Drake - Back to Back
100. Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love