Billboard 2019 Year-End Ranked

Welcome back to another year-end post! Anyways, this time I'll be ranking the Billboard 2019 Year-End list. Yes, I've been very extra but this'll make up for all the pageview specials that I haven't done. After all, 12K views are something I'm beyond grateful for because I thought I would've been just kinda there you know. Also, some reviews will be short so bear in mind because this is a lot so it might just be a little joke so yeah. Anyways, don't wanna take too long so here we go.

Billboard 2019 Year-End Ranked

Crap Tier

So a quite good number of songs on my worst list are on here and in this tier so I'll just list them. If you want the review check out My Worst Songs of 2019 post.

100. Pinkfong- Baby Shark (#75)

99. Blueface- Thotiana (#47)

98. Gucci Mane/Bruno Mars/Kodak Black- Wake Up In The Sky (#51)

97. Sheck Wes- Mo Bamba (#49)

96. Cardi B- Money (#38)

95. Billie Eilish- when the party's over (#67)

94. Lewis Capaldi- Someone You Loved (#27)

93. Taylor Swift- You Need To Calm Down (#39)

92. Meghan Thee Stallion/DaBaby- Cash Shit (#90)

91. City Girls- Act Up (#68)

90. Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper- Shallow (#19)

89. Dan + Shay- Tequila (#91)

88. Juice Wrld- Robbery (#100)

Bad Tier

87. Halsey- Without Me (#3)

86. Chris Brown/Drake- No Guidance (#21)

85. YNW Melly- Murder On My Mind (#66)

84. Lauren Daigle- You Say (#60)

Well, this got sandwiched in between and I think I forgot this on my worst list so I'll do it here. Anyways, yeah this is pretty boring. Now being religious and not liking this could be contradicting I guess, but it the song itself that's bad, not the message. Basic voice with a grating chorus and the production is very underdone.

83. Lil Baby- Close Friends (#74)

Already covered on the worst list, though I wanna say this has gotten a bit better, but barely at all.

So this next song, I've never liked. If you've been watching Hits 1 when I first started I've never liked the song. It got a bit better at one point, but it aged very bad and it's just come on. Today, this group has made many songs on my personal and could be headed for a number 1. This is just really bad and why did this need to become a hit?

82. 5 Seconds Of Summer- Youngblood (#33)

Yeah no, listen. The start of the song just tells me it's going to suck. You got the weak vocals that are persistent throughout the entire song. There's not one point where it turns around. Then there's just the basic production that doesn't contribute to the vocals at all. When the chorus, it's just an explosion of shit everywhere.

The fact that this is one of the biggest songs of the decade and you can't even remember it just makes it worse.

81. Maroon 5/Cardi B- Girls Like You (#22)

C'mon guys can you go back some time where you made lit music. Like said, Maps was their last good hit in my opinion and they didn't age from there. Sugar and Animals were just decent, the one with the long name about summer was just mediocre and I don't even know if they had hits between then and now. Oh yeah, Wait, that wasn't good. This is worse. There's no personality anywhere here. Cheap vocals with annoying guitar-strumming and Cardi...no.

These next 6 country songs are really just boring with no personality to them and are either bad/mediocre

80. Florida Georgia Line- Talk You Out Of It (#94)

79. Morgan Wallen- Whiskey Glasses (#52)

78. Kane Brown- Good As You (#86)

77. Lee Brice- Rumor (#81)

76. Chase Rice- Eyes On You (#96)

Mediocre Tier

75. Luke Combs- Beautiful Crazy (#46)

To be honest, Ed Sheeran was pretty good back in 2015 until like 2018. We released a very average album. Most of the hits were okay, but this particular one was just disappointing and seeing the feature and also being disappointed just is worrying.

74. Ed Sheeran/Khalid- Beautiful People (#50)

Let's just get straight to the point, this is very disappointing. We have Ed's grating voice throughout the song. The chorus is just god almighty crap. Then there's Khalid. He does a bit better but there's no personality in his voice which is okay I guess but still. Then you got the chorus together with both of them and it's an absolute wreck. This is a major disappointment.

So this year TikTok had a big influence and I mean big. Now, there were some great songs that blew up off of it, but this one didn't age well and it very lowkey and will likely be forgotten among big TikTok hits.

73. Calboy- Envy Me (#59)

I don't even remember the song. Everything is annoying especially the production. I don't hear what he's saying until the actual TikTok part and that's when you know the song is forgettable. Yeah, I don't know what to say here since it's that forgettable.

More boring country be like.

72. Luke Combs- Beer Never Broke My Heart (#63)

This song is literally Beautiful Crazy with a better chorus.

I don't know what to say about this but okay.

71. Lil Baby/DaBaby- Baby (#84)

Baby on Baby on Baby. I don't know what to say. Lil Baby and DaBaby are whatever but I don't hear any production here. No personality in this song to be honest.

With the coming of TikTok came the blow-up of new rap artists. DaBaby apparently was one of them. Why did this have to become his hit?

70. DaBaby- Suge (#24)

Everything is great besides the god awful production but his voice is lit. Also, the off-flow vocals just hurt my ears.

This song didn't age well at all.

69. Lil Tjay/Polo G- Pop Out (#45)

This song is good until you get to Polo's part because I can't stand his voice in the slightest.

What is with secret sex in country songs.

68. Luke Bryan- Knockin' Boots (#79)

Everything here is just mediocre. The concerning lyrics, Luke's voice just has always sucked it big time and the production is simple and borderline basic.

Okay, so it's been about 8 months since #68 was here, so I'm back finishing this project.

67. Ella Mai- Trip (#80)

I remember this song as a boring, R&B song with pretty decent vocals. I just like something is lacking here to make in the decent tier.

(Btw being this late with the post I won't do intros until the Top 20)

66. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie- Look Back At It (#41)

I mean this is the definition of mediocre, sure it did age well but god I CANNOT stand his freaking voice in this song, it's the definition of irritating in the end.

65. Saweetie- My Type (#76)

Yeah, this is basically Look Back At It just the feminine version, and that's on how I find these two too close to indifferent tiers, because I mean the production is decent, but her voice I just can't stand.

Decent Tier

64. Dan + Shay- Speechless (#35)

I mean at this rate, the song is likely a bit better, but yeah this is just a decent country song which isn't surprising it's Dan + Shay what can you expect.

63. Lil Baby/Gunna- Drip Too Hard (#26)

This song was a lot better than I expected. I mean it's a lacking song overall, but a heavy flow with nice production to go with it makes a decently done song, I can't complain.

62. 21 Savage- a lot (#42)

Really the only thing is a decent lack of production and a very weak vocal showing from 21 Savage, it almost seems like he wasn't hyped to make it.

61. Offset/Cardi B- Clout (#87)

Really good flow from Offset and everything until Cardi comes in and ruins everything -_-

60. P!NK- Walk Me Home (#99)

This is the definition of a heartfelt, generic, pop song. I mean it's not one that's memorable and how it made this list is mind-blowing.

59. J. Cole- MIDDLE CHILD (#25)

This song has really great production, the flow is decent, not my type of flow, but overall the song had really good potential for me, but I just found it boring at certain points, that's really it.

58. Sam Smith/Normani- Dancing With A Stranger (#14)

This song just didn't have the staying power for me to like for a long time. It lacks in all aspects, but I do enjoy their vocals, which is the reason why this song is not below Speechless.

57. Bad Bunny/Drake- MIA (#44)

It's not that it's bad or anything, it's a song with a better outcome than I expected, it's just very boring as well a bit forgettable in the long run, like part of its success is simple because Drake was on it, and don't tell me otherwise.

56. Khalid- Better (#20)

This song is literally the definition of a decent song. This is a song that I can't hate nor like. It lacks a bit, but it doesn't necessarily mean it's bad overall, which it's not.

55. Blake Shelton- God's Country (#53)

Yeah, I remember this song aging well for me at the time, but now I likely stay away from it. I mean, this is a country song where you feel and hear the expression from Blake, unlike other country songs where it's like just the same type of mood in your voice the whole song.

54. Travis Scott/Young Thug/J. Cole- The London (#64)

This song is probably a very random song to be on this list, let alone this high. I just think it's due to it was a bit more fresh at the time and also the fact that it's not bad, the only thing that lacks is the vocals it seems very boring because of it.

53. Marshmello/B∆STILLE- Happier (#6)

This song is so generic and just gets worse with every listen, the one redeeming thing is the drop which is still underwhelming especially from Marshmello.

52. NLE Choppa- Shotta Flow (#92)

To be honest, I'm crazy for having it this high, I don't know what happened. It's not bad, a good beat with an okay flow, but like why it's this high is out of my mind.

51. Drake/Rick Ross- Money In The Grave (#34)

This song would teeter back and forth between good and decent, and to be honest, it's here for the simple fact that in hindsight this was disappointing for both artists. Sure the song is groovy and the flow goes hard, but it just seems like there could've been a bit more to it.

Good Tier

50. Travis Scott- SICKO MODE (#9)

Okay, let's be serious here. This really isn't a song you can't 100% hate, but also cant 100% like. It's become so much of a staple of 2019 music and of modern music in general that hate can't be afflicted nor affected towards it. It's just the transitions, the hype, the production, all are done well and why it's here is simple, this song is one that is inconsistent to me, one that I can love one listen, and hate the other, so a solid halfway point is agreeable.

49. benny blanco/Halsey/Khalid- Eastside (#17)

If you paid any attention to me in 2019, this song was very back and forth between the blue and green colors. I mean it's like if you really pay attention, you find the good in it, the voices, melody, production and the rest, but if you don't really pay attention to it, you're just gonna think it's decent. The majority of these "good songs" are more songs that are inconsistent between great and decent or just borderline 4/5. In this case, it falls into former, yet again.

48. Dan + Shay- All To Myself (#97)

Uh, this is short, because I haven't come back to this song since. After all, it's actually good, but nothing more, it's just forgettable overall and only snagged the year-end because it actually stuck around for a while, which isn't surprising. Come on, it's Dan + Shay, of course they're gonna stay.

47. Meghan Thee Stallion/Nicki Minaj/Ty Dolla $ign- Hot Girl Summer (#93)

Biggest bust in terms of chart performance on this list. We all hyped this up and seemed like a song to rule #1 for all of the fall? Yes, this was released in August not early like June, A U G U S T. Okay, what the hell is that kind of planning though? Anyways, it's borderline good and yet again we hyped this up for it not even to hit the Top 10, and fall off within 11-15 weeks.

46. Lizzo- Truth Hurts (#13)

Yeah okay, I'll admit this song at the time was good, it started to grow around that time. In the midst of it, I found it really inconsistent, I couldn't stand it at first and now it grows when it's way past it's peak? Well then, I mean this song wasn't the worst thing in modern music, but it damn sure wasn't the best. It's literally the voice that ruins it, nothing else.

45. Sam Smith- How Do You Sleep? (#83)

Let's be honest here, how? I don't remember this song hitting the Top 20 and for a long period of time. Interesting I must say, but this song was tanking tremendously in all aspects so it would've been up a lot more if it wasn't for the timing. I mean the song is full-on forgettable and no even bothers to come back. It's worthwhile to listen to if you end up hearing it, but not one people just go and be like "Let me listen to this".

44. Dean Lewis- Be Alright (#54)

The only reason it's this low is simply on the fact it was over a year old when I first listened to it, now it's almost 2 years old. I mean then again the song didn't age the best. Sure, the vocals and melody is nice, but is it worthwhile anymore? Likely not and that's why I feel like if I were to re-rank this it wouldn't be any higher than this, hell maybe even crack decent tier.

43. Thomas Rhett- Look What God Gave Her (#85)

Just your stereotypical mainstream country-pop song checking in to piss you off that it even made this because C O U N T R Y R A D I O but it somehow manages to be borderline good among everyone. (No seriously though, this song hadn't peaked when this was being recorded now that it's September 2020 and I've seen it all.)

42. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie/6ix9ine- Swervin' (#82)

Boogie with da flow and 6ix9ine with da screaming doe. How'd I find this good? Don't ask I don't know either.

41. Meek Mill/Drake- Going Bad (#18)

Yeah no, this actually got better when I listened to it at the time. The verses, flow, production it's a borderline decent song, but man did it spend awhile in the Top 10, or it at least seemed like it. It's one of those songs who never reached full peak potential, but succeeded longevity potential.

40. SHAED- Trampoline (#70)

Now, this is a song that is the sole definition of 'longevity rules'. I mean it spent practically almost a year bouncing all over the Top 30, and the stats didn't add up, but oh well. Anyways, this is a solid song, but not one that has aging powers, thus the reason why this ranks at 40.

39. Marshmello/Kane Brown- One Thing Right (#89)

Just your stereotypical mainstream "country"-pop song checking in to piss you off that it even made this because C O U N T R Y A N D P O P R A D I O but it somehow manages to be borderline good among everyone. Wait no, scratch the last part I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who thinks it's good.

38. Khalid/Normani- Love Lies (#88)

One word: Freshness. Despite being in the good tier in 2018 this is great tier, but lasting a year is a hell of a feat for any song and for that I congratulate it. This song is just so chill and relaxed that anyone can really flow with it. It just seems like Better but it's a lot better.

37. Ed Sheeran/Justin Bieber- I Don't Care (#16)

Oh yeah, this song. Uhhh, I mean if I were to re-rank it would tank hard. I think the timing for me got right for this song because I didn't find it as bad as it could be. Now I may have underestimated that, but if I do a re-rank you'll see what I mean.

36. Ariana Grande- breathin' (#72)

This is the definition of a 4/5 song. I won't say anymore, this song has stuck around long enough.

35. YK Osiris- Worth It (#77)

Who remembers him? I don't. Was this song worthwhile? For a good few minutes. Yeah, what I'm saying is it's not bad, but if a re-rank happens don't expect it to be here. I mean, it's your basic rap-love song.

34. Khalid/Disclosure- Talk (#8)

Okay lemme get this straight, I was so indecisive on this song. I mean the things people like about it are the same things people don't. There's not really a broad spectrum to describe this song. I feel like Disclosure wasn't trying, but enough to actually make it sound relatively decent. Khalid doesn't sound he's trying all that much either, but it works. This is just a stranger song overall to be honest.

33. Ariana Grande- 7 Rings (#7)

Woah, I had this up there? Uhhhhhhh let's skip this one, shall we?

32. Bruno Mars/Cardi B- Please Me (#37)

Haha yeah uh this song is overheated let's be real here. Yes, this is no Finesse in any way, but I feel like it could've been a lot worse. I've seen this on a lot of worst lists, but I don't understand it. Is it this bad or am I really missing something? All in all, it is borderline good, seems the majority didn't see eye to eye considering the huge flop it became.

31. Panic! At The Disco- Hey Look Ma, I Made It (#61)

Interesting that this song made it. This song is literally the definition of good like this is the only song in this Top 40 to touch my personal and take that as a compliment. You see, this song has major potential, but we all know it won't live up to what we expect, so not hearing it all the time is relatively good. It's a nice, fun song and it seems like an early 2010 pop song which is pretty refreshing.

30. Blanco Brown- The Git Up (#56)

Walmart version of Old Town Road. It's not bad, but it's the definition of a doppelganger.

29. Ariana Grande- thank u, next (#12)

Literally 7 Rings minus the rapping and add a lot more effort and feeling to this. Really good song.

28. Taylor Swift/Brendon Urie- ME! (#43)

Woah, look at this wonderful flop. Seriously though it's good mostly because of Urie, but it flopped so hard it's hilarious. Good job Taylor you've managed to have something good under your belt, but you best smother it, because if a re-rank happens, you're tanking.

27. Flipp Dinero- Leave Me Alone (#71)

The most underrated song here and deserved a lot more chart presence.

26. Bazzi/Camila Cabello- Beautiful (Remix) (#95)

I'm surprised this song spanned so long, it's a really good and lovely song and you can't argue with that. It's the fact that this song has aged so hard, not necessarily for the worse, but in general. I mean I wouldn't mind on more lists, because it's good in every aspect, there's no criticism I really can give this one.

25. Billie Eilish- bury a friend (#73)

Uhhh this is interesting...I swear this song didn't reach its hype, but it sure isn't the worst thing in the world as some say.

24. Panic! At The Disco- High Hopes (#11)

Everyone gangster until P O P R A D I O destroys an amazing song.

23. DJ Snake/Ozuna/Cardi B/Selena Gomez- Taki Taki (#57)

This song really feels like a joke for many reasons but to be straightforward with you, it's in no way a bad song more so it exceeded my expectations.

22. Post Malone/Swae Lee- Sunflower (#2)

Everyone gangster until P O P R A D I O destroys an amazing song.

21. Billie Eilish- bad guy (#4)

This song is still a way of Eilish's style, but to be her top song, I think we're trying to say something. Maybe actually have some energy Billie, don't always kill my vibe. All jokes aside, this song is one no would like, but look where this went.

20. Juice Wrld- Lucid Dreams (#48)

No this is not here because of Juice's death at the time. In fact, the song was really good before his death and it just was so aged by the time I came back it went a few vital spots.

19. Post Malone- Circles (#62)

I feel like this is only just outside great because it's too early to have a final judgment, well at the time of when this was recorded, we've seen where it went now.

Great Tier

17. Post Malone- Wow. (#5)

Look at that, back to back Post Malone. I mean this song was an older song of his considering it technically came out in 2018 and managed to thrive to make that high on a year-end list. In terms of the song, it's surprisingly good with his flow, the beat is simple but catchy. It's a well rounded that I really can't seem to find outdated yet.

16. Mustard/Migos- Pure Water (#55)

Really great song that undercharted a whole hell of a lot. The flow beat, and production, in general, is really good and just one that anyone can vibe to. It's not obnoxious, but also not like boring all the same.

15. Lil Nas X/Billy Ray Cyrus- Old Town Road (#1)

When times were simpler in 2019... Anyways, this song is the staple of my generation considering the rise of TikTok and the mastermind that is Lil Nas X. Call me crazy, but we all know that Lil Nas X and his crew skillfully kept itself at the top spot. Remix after remix would contribute to the original's song success, and when a huge debut or #2 would arise something new involving Old Town Road would come into play. I don't condemn that I rather praise the skillfulness of Lil Nas X and his team for making this the song of this generation.

14. Kodak Black/Travis Scott/Offset- ZEZE (#31)

Ah yes, I remember when this song was actually popular and it wasn't for a while. Mind you, TikTok did heavily boost this in its later run on the chart. I mean the song is good, the beat was very out of the ordinary, but it seems as if the song itself was just abnormal.

13. Ariana Grande- break up with your girlfriend, i'm bored (#36)

I believe the highest Grande song on here, and rightfully so. Yes, I know Ariana tries to incorporate a rap-like melody, and let alone just tried to "rap", but it actually works here. She doesn't butcher the production entirely like in 7 Rings. I feel like this is essentially a more original, 2.0 version of 7 Rings and this one obviously was better.

12. Shawn Mendes/Camila Cabello- Señorita (#15)

I'm probably gonna regret liking this later on, but here I am. I mean I don't know the song hasn't aged well. Let's be honest here, both of them sound really good, but hearing this all the time isn't healthy. I mean it's just an empty production backed with really good voices when I listen to this song. Oh well.

11. Cardi B/Bad Bunny/J Balvin- I like it (#69)

Genuinely surprised this lasted two years, considering it hit #1 in like July of 2018 or something. I mean this song was one of 2018's finest for good reason, the song is just very well rounded and well done for what incorporates elements of an old 60's song.

10. Lil Tecca- Ran$om (#28)

You know, I feel like this was a song that was supposed a joke. We heard this and we played it as a joke. Then, we actually liked the song so we actually started to listen to it, and then it hit #4 on Billboard. Yeah, TikTok plays a huge role, but half of the songs on here got backed by it. I mean this song is surprisingly good and the fact it's in my top 10 is outstanding.

9. Post Malone- Better Now (#32)

Look, it's Post Malone again. I'm really shocked how much of a staple this man is. He gets the high spots along with huge longevity. I mean this song almost lasted a full year on the chart which is just mind-blowing. I mean this song is great though, with his vocals, the production was well-formed, and 

it's such an easy song to go with.

8. Ava Max- Sweet But Psycho (#23)

This was the birth of Ava Max. Yes, it is generic pop, but to be the 23rd of the year, shows that people still like generic pop, despite rap taking a huge presence. I just feel this song never gets old but can get boring. I mean, the radio played the song so much so I can see why it's annoying. However, to come back to it from time to time and have it still be good says something.

Amazing Tier

7. Lil Nas X- Panini (#40)

You know, I feel like this was a song that was supposed a joke. We heard this and we played it as a joke. Then, we actually liked the song so we actually started to listen to it. Yeah, I don't know what the point of this song, but screw it, it's amazing. I mean, it's a song you can't hate. I just feel Lil Nas X is an artist you can't hate. This song is a 2-minute masterpiece, and if that's all we're getting, so be it.

6. Daddy Yankee/Katy Perry/Snow- Con Calma (#65)

What an amazing remake. I mean, everything here is just great. Daddy Yankee has a great flow, and the revamped production is just so modern and Latin-like it all works out. Katy Perry just decided to join in, because yeah she was struggling last year. Snow's clip being re-used is just more spice to the song. Overall, this song is great and deserved more attention.

5. Ellie Goulding/Diplo/Swae Lee- Close To Me (#58)

Ah yes, this song is a gem. I mean, for Ellie Goulding to come back into the spotlight for a slight moment with this is amazing. A well-done production by Diplo as Swae Lee and Goulding both blend greatly. Ellie has a consistent rhythm that makes it almost seem like she's rapping. Swae Lee's part I just can't get over, man has great melodies and flow, and though it's like a 45-second verse, it's worth every second of it.

4. Shawn Mendes- If I Can't Have You (#29)

Man, this song faded out too quick. Despite hitting #2, this song just hasn't stuck around at all after leaving the Top 10, due to sharp declines. Besides it's run on the chart, this song just sounds amazing. There's one part of this song I can hate, it all transitions so well and sounds so good.

3. Post Malone/Young Thug- Goodbyes (#30)

Last Post Malone song on here and wow this is by far the best he's had in a while. From his immaculate flow to the great production and Young Thug's input the song sounds so smooth and well done. It does seem like it's going twice as fast, but it's made like that and all of these reasons why they sound so good.

You know I would do these two songs separately, but let me do them together. These guys had an amazing comeback in 2019, and have been in the pop picture because of their comeback song, album, and just everything in general.

2. Jonas Brothers- Sucker (#10)

Yeah, this song was something of a comeback. This song in general caught me very off guard because I was a bit too young to know the JoBros when they were first popular. This song sounds like your old early 2010's pop song, but there was some style to it you couldn't process, but that was a good thing. This feels like a complete song, I can't find much to criticize about it. Above all, the only thing that killed this song in any way was the harsh amounts of radio play this got, it would've been #1 by a long shot.

Surprise surprise, the more hated and underperformed one got this spot, huh.

1. Jonas Brothers- Only Human (#78)

Yeah, uhhh how do I explain this? In all honestly, I just can't. This seems to be the more disliked one based on the beat, or that it feels unfinished. I feel like there's nothing wrong with this. This song has a rhythm and groove that I still can vibe with a year plus since its release. It's not that Sucker was the worse like I said, radio plays ultimately killed that one. This one was released in the summer as a summer song, it succeeded, and then as it would seem to fade, the radio picks it up and plays it with proportional styles, unlike Sucker. I still think this song is one of the JoBros best songs of all time in this era, if not one of the best, then the best, no questions.

Anyways, this post took about 11 and 1/2 months longer to get out than I thought but we did it, and I'm proud. Thanks for viewing, personal post coming out in a bit.