A Year In Pop: January Round-Up

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Here's the top 10 for last month based on "any good at all" ism. I'm going to try a little poll experiment to see if thinking about ranking and worst provokes any more interesting debate or results. Maybe it will, maybe it won't. Reissues excluded.

1. The Gossip - Standing In The Way Of Control
2. Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good
3. Kelis ft Cee-Lo - Lil Star
4. Just Jack - Starz In Their Eyes
5. Fall Out Boy - This Ain't A Scene It's An Arms Race
6. Jarvis Cocker - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
7. Mika - Grace Kelly
8. Guillemots - Annie Let's Not Wait
9. Jojo - Too Little Too Late
10. Klaxons - Golden Skans

[Poll #922510]

Was it a good month for pop music?

Comments

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

I'm undewhelmed by all of this stuff, except JoJo -- perhaps people are confusing this with the other JoJo single, which is nondescript. Couldn't make it to three favourites, even, while lots competing for worst. But I'm puzzled that these came out on top in the polls, since I don't remember voting for any of these, but maybe my taste is just totally out of whack with poptimists at the moment. I've been working too much to check out much new music anyway, mind.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i've not heard the JoJo properly, for shame!

[koganbot]

I only ticked four of these ten in the first run-through (Gossip, Winehouse, Fall Out Boy, and JoJo).

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I was initially happy cos I love all of the top three, but 4-8 are pretty fvcking rancid.