Thriller, obviously, but I would say a close second is Bohemian Rhapsody, since it literally was the reason music videos became essential to promoting music.
As of ones in recent years, I would say Single Ladies, Bad Romance, and This is America are the standouts.
Evermore CD arrived, it is so beautiful, the CD print and the booklet. It is so sad CDs are about to go extinct and very few artists care to manufacture them. Most of record stores are closed and the big chain stores are kinda closing the CD section. At least vinyls have become a trend.
CDs are so underrated! I started collecting a bunch of them from my favorite artists. I like them more than vinyls, but it’s sad how hard it is to find some CDs.
Speaking of, my folklore CD is arriving today- I snagged a signed copy during Cyber Monday for $13. I’m excited to finally have it!
I think it’s between Exile and Rain On Me. It reminds me of Spirit v. INLA last year when we were quite evenly split on who’s going to win. Exile’s advantage: 1. Ballad 2. Era momentum 3. Excellent songwriting Exile’s Weaknesses: 1. A single that wasn’t pushed hard enough on radio barely got airplay which may hurt its familiarity among the voters. Rain On Me’s advantage: 1. Most critically acclaimed nominee in this category 2. Good commercial performance, worldwide. And decent radio airplay especially on HAC. 3. The only nominee that has both strong critical reception and commercial success Rain On Me’s weakness: 1. An era that lost momentum
I also feel like the star power of Ari and Gaga is bigger than Taylor and Justin, which could be an advantage.
My top 5 songs is embarrassing haha. So much Lorde- but that’s what happens when you’re writing a screenplay inspired by Melodrama.
I also don’t know how positions and Ariana are so high- I must’ve streamed the shit out of positions when it came out because I dropped it as soon as the album arrived lol
The thing that hurts Taylor is not getting a ROTY nomination. Even though she performed very well, once Don’t Start Now was announced as a nominee and Cardigan didn’t, It became very evident who was going to sweep the GF.
