
SO HOT YOU’RE HURTING MY FEELINGS
CAROLINE POLACHEK
2019
This song is better than sex. Period.

PUMPED UP KICKS
FOSTER THE PEOPLE
2010
Youth homicide is no joking matter, but it’s scathing commentary on our society that the lyrics get easily lost in the delightful bass and deliriously catchy melody.

STAND BACK
STEVIE NICKS
1983
This synth-heavy hit for Stevie Nicks takes all of her best instincts as a songwriter and vocalist and funnels them into an absolute bop.

LET ME LOVE YOU
MARIO
2004
This song is the definition of a hit. This is gonna bring the house down any time it comes on, despite being a slow jam.

GOOD 4 U
OLIVIA RODRIGO
2021
This track is a tour de force of power pop energy. It’s just so gloriously enticing and anthemic, and Oliva works every second of it.

HALSEY
WITHOUT ME
2018
Halsey’s aching, pseudo-ballad breakup anthem is completely devoid of tricks or cheapshots; it’s just a great song, well-executed.

LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY
DENIECE WILLIAMS
1984
This song is a BOP, but honestly this guy sounds like he sucks, Deniece…please don’t make us clap for him.

SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE
R.E.M.
2000
Even alt rock gods like R.E.M. can’t resist their most poptastic instincts – they have largely disowned this. But come on, you’ve got B-52’s goddess Kate Pierson on backing vocals, some rather pleasant waltz moments, and one epic guitar riff. What’s not to love?

IF
JANET JACKSON
2019
Taking the bright and airy strings from the Supremes’ “Someday We’ll Be Together” and turning them into a seductive sirens’ call is a genius only Jam & Lewis could beget. But Janet is that seductress, and she absolutely ties you up and has her way with you on this landmark moment.

PADAM PADAM
KYLIE MINOGUE
2023
Never count Kylie out. Over 35 years into her career, she comes in and drops a bomb like this. An inescapable little bundle of dynamite that made a whole new generation of gays ferel.











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