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Best Kanye West Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Kanye Omari West is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z’s album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing ’70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.

West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo’s first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with “Gold Digger” selling 3,086,000, “Stronger” selling 4,402,000, “Heartless” selling 3,742,000, “E.T.” selling over 4,000,000 and “Love Lockdown” selling over 3,000,000 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time. He is also one of the most awarded artists of all-time.

West also runs his own record label GOOD Music, home to artists such as John Legend, Common and Kid Cudi. West’s mascot and trademark is “Dropout Bear,” a teddy bear which has appeared on the covers of three of his five solo albums as well as various single covers and in his music videos.

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Without further ado, Kanye West’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Kanye West – All Of The Lights ft. Rihanna, Kid Cudi

4. Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem – Forever 

3. Kanye West – Gold Digger ft. Jamie Foxx

2. Kanye West – Mercy (Explicit) ft. Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz

1. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Ni**as In Paris

BONUS: Kanye West – Stronger

BONUS: Kanye West – Flashing Lights ft. Dwele

Best Bruno Mars Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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It’s better if you don’t understand; just listen and have a good time. That’s the response Bruno Mars will give you with a smile when asked to describe his sound and music. He would much rather sing, perform, and write his songs than talk about them, but that is becoming more and more unavoidable these days. It might seem that Mars appeared out of nowhere, co-writing, producing and performing on B.o.B’s #1 “Nothin’ On You” followed by Travie McCoy’s chart-climbing “Billionaire”, but he makes one thing clear: “It’s not an overnight success”.

Mars is a multitalented singer, songwriter, producer and musician who feels most at home when he’s performing. Born to a musical family in Honolulu, Hawaii, he was practically raised on the stage. His father, a Latin percussionist from Brooklyn, organized a Vegas-style revue that featured the entire family, including his mother, a talented vocalist. When a four-year-old Mars observed his family performing Motown hits, doo-wop medleys and impersonations for enthusiastic crowds all over his native Waikiki Beach, “I was jealous!” says Mars with a laugh. “My dad put me on stage and I remember singing an Elvis song and that was it. Ever since that moment, I’ve been addicted.”

Although he’s incredibly proud of the recordings, Mars feels the best way to experience the sound is to see him perform live with his band. “That is what I’m most excited for – taking these songs and traveling them around the world.” The only place he would rather be than in the recording studio, is with his band on stage – where he grew up. “I think people are really going to gravitate towards the live show. We turn it into a party.”

See a full list of upcoming Bruno Mars shows here.

Without further ado, Bruno Mars’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Bruno Mars – Grenade

4. Bruno Mars – 24K Magic

3. Bruno Mars – Just The Way You Are

2. Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. Bruno Mars

1. Bruno Mars – The Lazy Song

BONUS: Bruno Mars – Marry You

Best Jason Derulo Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Jason Derulo, is an American singer-songwriter and dancer. Since the start of his career as a solo recording artist in 2009, Jason has sold over 30 million singles and has achieved six Top 5 singles, including “Wiggle”, “Talk Dirty”, “The Other Side”, “Ridin’ Solo”, “In My Head”, and “Whatcha Say”.

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Without further ado, Jason Derulo’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Jason Derulo – Whatcha Say

4. Jason Derulo – “Want To Want Me”

3. Jason Derulo – “Wiggle” feat. Snoop Dogg

2. Jason Derulo – “Talk Dirty” feat. 2 Chainz

1. Jason Derulo – Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign)

BONUS: Savage Love – GMA – Live Music Video

Best Avicii Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Avicii had only been producing a few months when his friends noticed that the productions were amazingly professional and that they had just witnessed a great talent being born. Avicii started out with doing a remix of the theme music for the Commodore 64 game ‘Lazy Jones’, but decided to drop it as it inspired him to make his own ‘Lazy Lace’ – released almost immediately on Strike Recordings.

Avicii was instantly fascinated with producing and spent many hours in his home studio creating one fresh tune after the next. Avicii never tried to get caught up in a specific subgenre of house, but wanted to keep the productions up to date and innovative. His music is inspired by the likes of Laidback Luke, Steve Angello and Tocadisco, but also Daft Punk, Eric Prydz and that of Axwell. In April 2008, Avicii released the first big track, ‘Manman’, on Pete Tong’s Bedroom Bedlam label after winning the Pete Tong Fast Trax. Avicii received an astonishing 70% of the votes and after the release and were contacted by numerous labels, promoters and booking agencies from all over the globe. Even Laidback Luke mentioned Avicii on his Myspace website saying: “[Avicii], by winning this competition, left many contesters behind in their dust. / So a big CONGRATULATIONS to these brilliant DJs for winning the contest and all the luck with their future careers!”

What Avicii wants is to create music for people to listen to and come to love, whether it be at home or in a dark nightclub. Avicii puts great emphasis on melodies in his productions and wants to appeal to fans of many different house music genres. Avicii signed on to At Night Management in May 2008 and within a month the buzz around them spread noticeably and they were recognized on labels such as Joia Records, Vicious Grooves and Ministry of Sound, just to name a few. By the end of that month, Avicii had already signed a big deal with Vicious Grooves in Australia and was on target to soon explode over the entire globe.

Without further ado, Avicii’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Avicii – Waiting For Love

4. Avicii vs Nicky Romero – I Could Be The One

3. Avicii – The Nights

2.  Avicii – Wake Me Up

1. Avicii – Levels

Bonus: Avicii – Fade Into Darkness

Best Roddy Ricch Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Roddy Ricch, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He released his first two mixtapes Feed Tha Streets (2017) and Feed Tha Streets II (2018). The latter peaked at number 67 on the US Billboard 200 and featured his first Billboard Hot 100 charting single “Die Young”. In 2019, Ricch was featured on Nipsey Hussle’s single “Racks in the Middle”, which earned him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, and on Mustard’s single “Ballin'”, which reached the top 20 of the Hot 100.

Ricch’s debut studio album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial (2019) was released through Atlantic Records and Bird Vision Entertainment, and debuted atop the Billboard 200. It spawned the Hot 100 number-one single “The Box”, becoming his most popular song worldwide, as well as the Mustard-assisted single “High Fashion”. DaBaby‘s single “Rockstar”, featuring Ricch, became his second number-one on the Hot 100.

Throughout his career, Ricch has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, winning one. He has also been nominated for five BET Awards, winning two.

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Without further ado, Roddy Ricch’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Roddy Ricch – Die Young [Prod. by London on Tha Track] 

4. Roddy Ricch – Every Season

3. Roddy Ricch – Down Below

2.  Mustard – Ballin’ ft. Roddy Ricch

1. Roddy Ricch – The Box

Bonus: Nipsey Hussle – Racks In The Middle (feat. Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy)

Best Selena Gomez Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and producer. Born and raised in Texas, Gomez began her career by appearing on the children’s television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004). In her teens, she gained wider recognition for her role as Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012).

Gomez released three albums with her former band, Selena Gomez & the Scene: Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010), and When the Sun Goes Down (2011), all of which peaked within the top ten on the US Billboard 200 and attained gold certifications. Additionally, Gomez has released three albums as a solo artist: Stars Dance (2013), Revival (2015), and Rare (2020), all of which debuted atop the Billboard 200. She has earned eight top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100: “Come & Get It”, “The Heart Wants What It Wants”, “Good for You”, “Same Old Love”, “Hands to Myself”, “We Don’t Talk Anymore” with Charlie Puth, “It Ain’t Me” with Kygo, and “Lose You to Love Me”, the latter being her first number-one single on the chart.

In 2017, Billboard reported that Gomez has sold over 7 million albums and 22 million singles worldwide.

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Without further ado, Selena Gomez’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Selena Gomez – Good For You

4. Kygo & Selena Gomez – It Ain’t Me

3. Selena Gomez – Come & Get It

2.  Selena Gomez, Marshmello – Wolves

1. Selena Gomez – The Heart Wants What It Wants

Bonus: BLACKPINK – ‘Ice Cream (with Selena Gomez

Best J-Balvin Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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José Álvaro Osorio Balvin, known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian reggaeton singer. Balvin was born in Medellín, Colombia. At age 17, he moved to the United States states of Oklahoma and New York to learn English and was influenced by the music he heard there. He then returned to Medellín and gained popularity performing at clubs in the city.

His breakthrough came in 2014 with the single “6 AM” featuring Puerto Rican singer Farruko which peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. The song, along with the single “Ay Vamos”, bolstered sales of his album La Familia (2014). In 2016, he released Energia, which included the hit singles “Ginza”, “Bobo”, “Safari”, and “Sigo Extranandote”. In June 2017, J Balvin released the single along “Mi Gente” featuring Willy William. On 1 August 2017, “Mi Gente” topped the Global Top 50 on Spotify, and later reached 1 billion views on YouTube. The song, and its remix featuring American artist Beyoncé, helped J Balvin achieve international fame. In January 2018, he released the hit single “Machika” featuring Jeon and Anita.

Though his music is primarily reggaeton, J Balvin has experimented with a variety of musical genres in his work, including electronica, house music, trap, and R&B. His original musical inspirations were rock groups such as Metallica and Nirvana. He has collaborated with artists such as Pharrell, Major Lazer, and Sean Paul. Despite working with many English-speaking artists, J Balvin continues to sing almost exclusively in Spanish, and hopes to introduce Spanish-language music to a global audience. He is also noted for his eclectic and colorful fashion sense.

See a full list of upcoming J-Balvin shows here.

Without further ado, J-Balvin’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Major Lazer, J Balvin – Que Calor ft. El Alfa

4. Tainy, J. Balvin – Agua

3. Jhay Cortez, J. Balvin, Bad Bunny – No Me Conoce (Remix)

2.  Balvin, Willy William – Mi Gente

1. ROSALÍA, J Balvin – Con Altura (Official Video) ft. El Guincho

Bonus: J Balvin, Willy William – Mi Gente ft. Beyoncé

Best Bad Bunny Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (born March 10, 1994), known by his stage name Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican Urbano rapper. While working in a supermarket as a bagger and studying at the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, Bad Bunny gained popularity on SoundCloud and was signed to a record label. “Soy Peor” was his 2017 breakthrough single, and was followed by a number of hits, notable appearances, and a collaboration with Cardi B and J Balvin on the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single “I Like It” and with Drake on “Mia”. His debut album, X 100pre, was released in December 2018.

See a full list of upcoming Bad Bunny shows here.

Without further ado, Bad Bunny’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Yo Perreo Sola – Bad Bunny

4. Callaíta – Bad Bunny

3. Casper, Nio García, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny, Ozuna – Te Bote Remix

2. Callaíta – Bad Bunny

1. Jhay Cortez, J. Balvin, Bad Bunny – No Me Conoce (Remix)

Bonus: Becky G, Bad Bunny – Mayores

Best Cardi B Songs of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar (born October 11, 1992), known professionally as Cardi B, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and television personality. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York City, she first attracted attention for discussing her career as a stripper on social media; she became an Internet celebrity after several of her posts and videos went viral on Vine and Instagram. From 2015 to 2017, she appeared as a regular cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York to follow her music aspirations, and released two mixtapes—Gangsta Bitch Music, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.

Cardi B has earned three number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100; “Bodak Yellow” made her the second female rapper to top the chart with a solo output—following Lauryn Hill in 1998, “I Like It” made her the first female rapper to attain multiple number-one songs on the chart, and her Maroon 5 collaboration “Girls Like You” extended that record. Her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy (2018), on which the first two songs were included, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and broke several streaming records. That year, Time included her on their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

Among her numerous accolades, she has received seven Grammy Award nominations, two Guinness World Records, three American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, nine BET Hip Hop Awards, and a Billboard Music Award.

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Without further ado, Cardi B’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Migos, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B – MotorSport

4. Bruno Mars – Finesse (Remix) (feat. Cardi B] 

3. Cardi B – Bodak Yellow

2. DJ Snake – Taki Taki ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna, Cardi B

1. Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – I Like It

Bonus: Cardi B – WAP feat. Megan Thee Stallion

Best Katy Perry of All Time – Top 5 Tracks

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Katy Perry was born in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States. The middle child of two pastors, she grew up listening to gospel music and singing in church. She graduated from Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California in 2003 and immediately moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18.After Steve Thomas and Jennifer Knapp signed Perry to their label Red Hill Records, she released her first CD Katy Hudson in 2001, a Christian gospel album.In her teenage years, Perry found a Queen album with her friend, and later said, “From then on, they have been my biggest influence”. Also among her musical influences are Alanis Morissette, Heart, and Joni Mitchell, as well as the Incubus album Morning View.She changed her surname to Perry because “Katy Hudson” was too close to Kate Hudson. Perry is her mother’s maiden name. Perry’s biggest influences are pop rockers Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, and Shirley Manson, who, Perry says, “came out with a vengeance”.

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Without further ado, Katy Perry’s top 5 tracks of all time:

5. Katy Perry – Last Friday Night

4. Katy Perry – Bon Appétit (Official) ft. Migos

3. Katy Perry – Firework

2. Katy Perry – Dark Horse ft. Juicy J

1. Katy Perry – Roar

Bonus: Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl