SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS
THE POSTAL SERVICE
2003
As soon as those sparkly synths start blinking in your ears, you’re on the glorious ride.
LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR
PETE TOWNSHEND
1980
Pete’s pop sensibility as a songwriter often gets lost in between the rocks and rolls of his Who catalog, but he set it front and center here.
THE KETCHUP SONG (ASEREJÉ)
LAS KETCHUP
2002
I’m sorry, a Spanish reinterpretation of “Rapper’s Delight” you can hand jive to? I’ll take a dozen.
I’M OUTTA LOVE
ANASTACIA
2000
A discofied turn of the century classic! And of course, the vocals.
SOMEONE YOU LOVED
LEWIS CAPPALDI
2018
There is no denying this melody, this vocal, this arrangement. Nevermind how f*cking endearing the artist is.
SCANDALOUS
MIS-TEEQ
2003
For as long as I live, I vow to never let this song fade into oblivion. That beat is next-level seductive.
HEATHER
CONAN GRAY
2020
Conan Gray’s queer anthem has a brilliant relatability-factor for all, and a really stunning melody to seer into our hearts.
FANCY
IGGY AZALEA FT. CHARLI XCX
2014
First thing’s first, this is pop perfection. The beat, simple and instantaneous. The hook, textbook Charli. And Iggy brings a string of one-liners to the party.
STORY OF MY LIFE
ONE DIRECTION
2013
Of all 1D’s tender moments, “Story of My Life” is the one that continues to reverberate. (Unthinkably) a decade+ later, it genuinely sounds better.
THE METRO
BERLIN
1981
No, you’re not going to be seeing “Take My Breath Away” on this list. That song sucks. But Berlin, the band, did not. “The Metro” is the synthpop masterwork to prove it!
HIDDEN UNDER HEADPHONES 