The chart returns for the first time since September and Christina Perri’s “Human” at the top. Tracks from Karmin, Peter Thomas featuring Betty Who, John Legend, and Céline Dion & Ne-Yo filling out the rest of the top five, with previous #1 “Further Away (Romance Police)” by Lissie at #11.
Lissie
These are one hundred songs that stayed in my heavy rotation throughout 2013. In a year that saw personal advancements including eight weeks studying abroad in France and graduation from college, these songs soundtracked my year, each song appealing to me through instrumentation, lyrics, or just its overall mood. Read on for descriptions of each track, access the whole playlist on SoundCloud to listen, and judge away.
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While Lissie holds at #1, Emeli Sandé jumps from #15 to #3 with “My Kind Of Love,” from Our Version Of Events. Stromae moves into the top ten with “Papaoutai,” as do Drake and Majid Jordan with “Hold On, We’re Going Home.” The biggest debut comes from The Civil Wars, whose “Eavesdrop” enters at #22, a few positions behind their 57-15 jump for “Sacred Heart.”
The chart returns for the first time in 2013 with Lissie’s “Further Away (Romance Police)” at the top, followed by Lorde’s “Royals” and Mayer Hawthorne featuring Jessie Ware with “Her Favorite Song” rounding out the top three.