Todd's Pop Song Reviews
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Todd's Pop Song Reviews is where ToddInTheShadows takes a look at current charting (often bad) pop songs. While doing the review, Todd is enshrouded in shadow to enhance his mystery. In the beginning of every episode, he is seen playing his piano, which he has been playing for many years; and is usually playing the song that is featured in the review (unless the episode is of a Top 10 list, for which he plays a song of choice from the year of the list). The shadows conceal who he is as he could be just about anyone from a government spy to a humble church official.
Running gags include "Finish the Rhyme!" (to point out absurd rhymes), "NOT A RHYME" (for when the artist uses words that don't rhyme), and Todd's ethnicity. Pictures of Todd not in the dark show he is not white, but it is unknown what his true race is. Lindsay Ellis has stated in a video of hers that Todd is half-Vietnamese.[1] From 2011-2012, there was also a subplot about his unrequited love for Obscurus Lupa, and his rejection of The Nostalgia Chick, crossing over into several other TGWTG shows. It saw its resolution in To Boldly Flee, with an epilogue in Todd's review of "Want U Back".
See also Todd's Pop Song Reviews/From the Vaults for Todd's reviews prior to joining TGWTG.com.
Episodes[]
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1 | "BlahBlahBlah" by Ke$ha ft. 3OH!3 | ToddInTheShadows makes his TGWTG debut! Will he live to regret it? Is Ke$ha's latest song worse than Tik Tok? | April 25, 2010 |
2 | "Sexy Bitch" by David Guetta ft. Akon | Akon tries not to be disrespectful towards a girl and what does he come up with? | May 4, 2010 |
3 | "Imma Be" by The Black Eyed Peas | Todd views another one of the Black Eyed Peas' idiotic doings. | May 15, 2010 |
4 | "Telephone" by Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé | A music video that has nothing to do with the song's title. Hooray.. | May 29, 2010 |
5 | "Carry Out" by Timbaland ft. Justin Timberlake | JT and Timbaland are back. This time with fast food sex jokes. Oh boy... | June 8, 2010 |
6 | "Eenie Meenie" by Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber | Eenie Meenie Miney Mo Lover??? | June 17, 2010 |
7 | "Your Love Is My Drug" by Ke$ha | Gosh.. I feel like I'm gonna pass out. | July 3, 2010 |
8 | "Alejandro" by Lady Gaga | Todd views another one of Gaga's crazy music videos. | July 16, 2010 |
9 | "OMG" by Usher ft. will.i.am | When did Usher Raymond become cleaner than Will Smith? | July 29, 2010 |
10 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 1987 | The year we figured out pop music was down the tubes again...
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August 13, 2010 |
11 | "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train | Who gave Pat Monahan the idea that building a song around ripping off INXS was cool? | August 26, 2010 |
12 | "Cooler Than Me" by Mike Posner | Todd finds many ways to think that he's cooler than the singer. | September 8, 2010 |
13 | "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida ft. David Guetta | The Club may not be able to handle you Flo Rida, but Todd sure can. | October 27, 2010 |
14 | "Like a G6" by Far East Movement ft. The Cataracs & Dev | The first Asian hit song in decades and we get another generic club song. | November 13, 2010 |
15 | "Deuces" by Chris Brown ft. Tyga & Kevin McCall | Todd does his best The Crying Game impression. | November 29, 2010 |
16 | "Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith | How does Will Smith's daughter succeed her father's career in music? | December 16, 2010 |
17 | Top 6 Worst Songs of 2010 (I Didn't Already Cover) | Todd tries his hardest to make his fans feel his pain from his bout with MRSA.
If Todd had made an honest Top 5 Worst Hit Songs of 2010, it would've been as follows:
Todd also gives some commentary for songs he feels he needs to mention:
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January 8, 2011 |
18 | Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2010 | Sweet relief from MRSA... Can Todd find anything redeemable for what he considers to be a pretty bad year for pop music?
Additionally, Todd mentions that these songs could have made the list if they made the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 list for 2010.
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January 29, 2011 |
19 | "The Time (Dirty Bit)" by The Black Eyed Peas | Todd witnesses the fall of The Black Eyed Peas. | February 14, 2011 |
20 | "Tonight..." by Enrique Iglesias feat. Ludacris | Wait... you're doing what tonight, Enrique? | February 26, 2011 |
21 | "Black and Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa | You may know what it is, Wiz, but we don't. | March 12, 2011 |
22 | "Grenade" by Bruno Mars | Someone put Bruno on suicide watch, please. | March 27, 2011 |
23 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 1976 | Proof positive that when the good is really good, the bad is really bad. (It starts with him thinking of "Backseat" by New Boyz ft. The Cataracs & Dev, and refusing to review it, turning to a random draw from his stack of Billboard Year-End lists instead.)
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April 14, 2011 |
24 | "Firework" by Katy Perry vs. "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga | The woman who fascinates Todd vs. the woman who disgusts Todd. | May 9, 2011 |
25 | "S&M" by Rihanna | Todd takes on his first song by Rihanna. | May 28, 2011 |
26 | Top 5 Awful Moments From U2's "Rattle and Hum" | Todd in the Shadows takes a look at one of his favorite band's most embarrassing moments.
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June 11, 2011 |
27 | "The Lazy Song" by Bruno Mars | Bruno Mars gives you some truth in advertising. | June 26, 2011 |
28 | "E.T." by Katy Perry ft. Kanye West | Katy Perry is an alien sex fiend. (And Yeezy's scarier than ever.) | July 12, 2011 |
29 | "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock | These guys want to party all the time, party all the time, party all the ti-ime... | August 10, 2011 |
30 | "Give Me Everything" by Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer | Give Pitbull everything. Tonight. | August 28, 2011 |
31 | "Tonight, Tonight" by Hot Chelle Rae | Hot Chelle Rae are bringing rock music back to the charts! ...Or not.
(Note: This is the first episode in which Todd and his piano are in a new location facing to the left.) |
September 16, 2011 |
32 | "If I Die Young" by The Band Perry | The Band Perry have some detailed instructions for their undertakers. | September 27, 2011 |
33 | Top Ten Songs About Mediocre Romance | You are sooooo adequate...to me.
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October 10, 2011 |
34 | "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera | Todd can't get no satisfaction from Maroon 5. | October 22, 2011 |
35 | "Lighters" by Bad Meets Evil ft. Bruno Mars | Eminem and Bruno Mars want me to raise my lighter. REQUEST DENIED. | November 12, 2011 |
36 | "Sexy and I Know It" by LMFAO | I'm nauseous and I know it. | November 22, 2011 |
37 | "5 O'Clock" by T-Pain ft. Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen | It's too early for this, T-Pain. | December 13, 2011 |
38 | "Mistletoe" by Justin Bieber | Pucker up. | December 17, 2011 |
39 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2011 | Wanna know what Todd hated this year more than anything else? Check it out here!
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January 2, 2012 |
40 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2011 | Let's see how Todd humiliates himself this year.
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January 21, 2012 |
41 | "Runaway" by Kanye West (with Rap Critic) | Yeezy taught me... how not to make a music video. | January 28, 2012 |
42 | "Just a Kiss" by Lady Antebellum | Lady Antebellum sing of a love so hot they don't dare go past first base. | February 12, 2012 |
43 | "Ni**as in Paris" by Jay-Z & Kanye West | Don't let Todd into his zone. | February 26, 2012 |
44 | "Turn Up the Music" by Chris Brown | And now, a very special episode of Todd in the Shadows. | March 11, 2012 |
45 | "Drive By" by Train | Nothing's worse than "Hey, Soul Sister"... right? | March 24, 2012 |
46 | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson | Did you miss the first fifty times that Kelly Clarkson sang about being a strong, independent woman? Because she'd be happy to tell you about it again. | April 17, 2012 |
47 | "We Are Young" by fun. ft. Janelle Monae and "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye ft. Kimbra | fun. featuring Janelle Monae. Gotye featuring Kimbra. Todd featuring Complete bafflement at how these songs got popular. (Not that he's complaining, mind you...) | May 17, 2012 |
48 | "Back in Time" by Pitbull | The MIB protected the Earth from the scum of the universe, but they couldn't protect us from THIS. | June 11, 2012 |
49 | "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen | Hey I just met you, and this is crazy, but this song is overplayed, and "Call Me Maybe" parodies aren't funny. | June 23, 2012 |
50 | "Payphone" by Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa | Maroon 5 are calling you from a payphone when they could have saved a lot of money by dialing 1-800-CALL-ATT. | July 14, 2012 |
51 | "Titanium" by David Guetta ft. Sia | David Guetta is abducting our hipster indie chicks! THIS MAN(?) MUST BE STOPPED. | August 13, 2012 |
52 | "Whistle" by Flo Rida | Can you spot the subtle innuendo in Flo Rida's latest chart smash? | August 30, 2012 |
53 | "Want U Back" by Cher Lloyd ft. Astro | If you thought the pop music we made in this country was annoying, you haven't heard what they make in England. | September 21, 2012 |
54 | "Gangnam Style" by PSY | Ehhhhh sexy lady... Wait, what the hell?? | October 17, 2012 |
55 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2004 | The year was 2004: Kanye was big, we were at war with Afghanistan, an incumbent president won re-election despite intense hatred from the opposing party, there was a lot of lousy music... man, things sure have changed!
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November 14, 2012 |
56 | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift | Like, ever. | December 10, 2012 |
57 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2012 | Get out the Hefty bags, everyone, because it's time to take out last year's garbage.
Note: During the review of "Scream and Shout", Todd says he should have put it at #3, thus "Whistle" has been moved to #5 and "One More Night" to #4. With a new feature, Honorable Mentions:
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January 12, 2013 |
58 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2012 | It's Todd's ritual humiliation time.
Honorable Mentions:
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January 27, 2013 |
59 | Mac and Devin Go to High School (with Rap Critic!) | T-O-Double-Dizzle and the Rap Crizzle take on a Snoop Dogg motion pizzle that's unwatchabizzle. | February 3, 2013 |
60 | "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys | This girl is on fiiiiiiiire! Fire fire fire fire fiiiiiiiire!
(Note: Starting with this episode, Todd and his piano change location yet again, although he is still facing to the left.) |
February 24, 2013 |
61 | "Little Things" by One Direction | One Direction love all the little things about you. Like the horrified look on your face when they sing you this song. | March 16, 2013 |
62 | "Scream and Shout" by will.i.am ft. Britney Spears | will.i.am and Britney Spears make Todd want to scream and shout, and break things. | March 25, 2013 |
63 | "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz vs. "Suit & Tie" by Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z | Justin Timberlake and Macklemore face off on the most compelling issue of our day: Who has better clothes? | April 20, 2013 |
64 | Todd and Rap Critic Talk About "Accidental Racist" by Brad Paisley ft. LL Cool J | Todd and Rap Critic discuss the most controversial song of the year. | April 29, 2013 |
65 | "Feel This Moment" by Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera | Todd resorts to recycling old reviews, since Pitbull apparently can't put any more effort into his music. | May 23, 2013 |
66 | "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line ft. Nelly | A country/hip-hop crossover?? That could never work... right? | June 7, 2013 |
67 | "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke ft. T.I. & Pharrell Williams | I know you want it. | July 14, 2013 |
68 | "We Can't Stop" by Miley Cyrus vs. "Come & Get It" by Selena Gomez | Battle of the former Disney princesses! | August 10, 2013 |
69 | "Best Song Ever" by One Direction | Okay, One Direction are just baiting me now. | August 30, 2013 |
70 | "Applause" by Lady Gaga | Does Todd have any applause for Lady Gaga? | September 27, 2013 |
71 | "Holy Grail" by Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake | Jay-Z's quest: To seek the Holy Grail. Is it as amazing as he hoped it would be? | October 13, 2013 |
72 | "Gorilla" by Bruno Mars | Bruno Mars shocks the monkey. | October 30, 2013 |
73 | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus | Miley Cyrus swings naked on construction equipment. | November 22, 2013 |
74 | "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic vs. "Demons" by Imagine Dragons | Battle of the Vaguely Indie-Ish Mainstream Middle of the Road Bands! | December 11, 2013 |
75 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2013 | Time to put the nail in the coffin of one of the worst years ever in pop music history.
Honorable Mentions:
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January 11, 2014 |
76 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2013 | Even in the worst years for pop music, the gems stand out.
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January 27, 2014 |
77 | "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry ft. Juicy J | Are you ready for ready for, a worthless song worthless song? | February 23, 2014 |
78 | "Talk Dirty" by Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz | Jasooooooon Deruuuuuuuulo returns with a song that makes "Whatcha Say" sound classy. | March 9, 2014 |
79 | "Pompeii" by Bastille | Ay-oh, ay-oh, ay, ay-oh ay-oh. | March 24, 2014 |
80 | "All of Me" by John Legend | Todd engages in some dueling pianos with John Legend. | April 11, 2014 |
81 | "#SELFIE" by The Chainsmokers | GIRLS ARE DUMB LOL | April 29, 2014 |
82 | "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake ft. Lil Jon | WHAT?? YEAH!! OKAY!!!! | May 19, 2014 |
83 | "Wiggle" by Jason Derulo ft. Snoop Dogg | Worst song of the decade. Not joking. WARNING: DO NOT CLICK ON THIS VIDEO | June 9, 2014 |
84 | "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX | She's so phony, you already know... | June 27, 2014 |
85 | "Rude" by MAGIC! | MAGIC! teach you a lesson in manners, reggae-style! | July 10, 2014 |
86 | "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift shakes off her artistic credibility. | September 14, 2014 |
87 | "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor | Bass, how low can you go? | September 23, 2014 |
88 | "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj | Oh my god, look at her butt. *Look at her butt.* YOU WILL LOOK AT IT. | October 23, 2014 |
89 | "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj | Bang bang, on the door, baby. | November 13, 2014 |
90 | "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift | It’s a love story, baby just say ye–OH GOD PUT DOWN THE KNIFE! | December 15, 2014 |
91 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2014 | Good riddance. (To be continued.) (Part 1) The thrilling conclusion! (Part 2)
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(Note: Due to the length of the script, the list was split between two videos, which also goes with all Top 10 lists from this one to the 2019 lists.) |
January 20, 2015 |
92 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2014 |
Surely there had to be some good songs in 2014, right? (Part 1)
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January 31, 2015 (Part 1) February 1, 2015 (Part 2) |
93 | "Jealous" by Nick Jonas | I'm jealous of Nick Jonas's biceps, which is weird. | February 18, 2015 |
94 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 1991 |
Yo, it's about that time, to bring forth the rhythm and the rhyme. (Part 1)
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April 23, 2015 |
95 | "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran | Ed Sheeran has Todd thinking too hard. | May 26, 2015 |
96 | "Dear Future Husband" by Meghan Trainor | Meghan Trainor is all about that '50s gender roles. | June 30, 2015 |
97 | "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth | Todd isn't a fan of the newest #1 single, and he'll tell you all about it when he sees you again. | July 17, 2015 |
98 | "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" by Silento | Todd's gonna try to dance, and he'd prefer if you didn't watch him, honestly. | August 26, 2015 |
99 | "The Hills" by The Weeknd | Run to the hills! Run for your life! | September 28, 2015 |
100 | "Uma Thurman" by Fall Out Boy | Todd in the Shadows's just barely-on-time Halloween episode! | October 31, 2015 |
101 | "What Do You Mean?" by Justin Bieber vs. "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes | There can be only one annoying Canadian pretty boy! | November 20, 2015 |
102 | "Hello" by Adele vs. "Hotline Bling" by Drake | Don't leave me hanging on the telephone... | December 25, 2015 |
103 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2015 | Now we've got bad songs. (Part 1) Now we've got more bad songs. (Part 2)
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January 13, 2016 |
104 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2015 | The year that was. (Part 1) More of the year that was. (Part 2)
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January 29, 2016 |
105 | "Sorry" by Justin Bieber | Sorry seems to be the hardest word | March 17, 2016 |
106 | "I Took a Pill In Ibiza" by Mike Posner | ...Yeah, I'm as shocked as you. | April 28, 2016 |
107 | "7 Years" by Lukas Graham | There is something rotten in the state of Denmark. | June 22, 2016 |
108 | "PILLOWTALK" by ZAYN | A massively late look at the One Direction kid's first solo hit. | July 22, 2016 |
109 | "This Is What You Came For" by Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna vs. "Cheap Thrills" by Sia | I don't need dollar bills to have lightning strikes every time she moves! | August 21, 2016 |
110 | "Treat You Better" by Shawn Mendes | The new song by Shawn M'endes... | October 20, 2016 |
111 | "Closer" by The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey | Hey, who took my mattress? | November 17, 2016 |
112 | "Black Beatles" by Rae Sremmurd ft. Gucci Mane | Sgt. Sremmurd's Lonely Hearts Club Band?? | December 18, 2016 |
113 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2016 | Was it really the worst year ever? ...Yes. Yes, it was.
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January 10, 2017 |
114 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2016 | Was it really the worst year ever? ...Yes. Yes, it was. But there were some good songs though!
Honorable mentions:
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January 28, 2017 |
115 | "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara | I'm ugly on the inside! | February 22, 2017 |
116 | "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran | I really, really did not want to imagine Ed Sheeran's O-face. Thanks for that, Ed. | April 5, 2017 |
117 | "Bad and Boujee" by Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert | Raindrop... drop top... I don't really get this song a whole lot lot. | April 21, 2017 |
118 | "Body Like a Back Road" by Sam Hunt | I know this is not a newsflash, but country music has gotten very, very stupid. | May 19, 2017 |
119 | "Something Just Like This" by The Chainsmokers ft. Coldplay | Girl, I can't be your Superman. | June 22, 2017 |
120 | "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber | What's the key to getting songs in any genre to the top of the charts? Aw shit, throw some Bieber on it! | July 19, 2017 |
121 | "I'm the One" by DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne/"Wild Thoughts" by DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller | Another one! We the best music! Look, I'm just like DJ Khaled! | August 19, 2017 |
122 | "Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift completes her long, slow descent into the vapid, obnoxious pop star we knew she was always going to be. | September 15, 2017 |
123 | "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons/"Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man | Is it just me or has indie rock lost its indie mojo in the Commercials Era of music? | November 14, 2017 |
124 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2017 | Good Riddance, 2017
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January 1, 2018 |
125 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2017 | Todd's favorite songs of 2017, featuring several unavoidable appearances by Quavo.
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January 22, 2018 |
126 | "Filthy" by Justin Timberlake | Haters are going to say it's fake. Or that it's impossibly lame. Poor Justin. | February 21, 2018 |
127 | "God's Plan" by Drake | Todd's plan is to try and figure out why "God's Plan" is so popular | April 14, 2018 |
128 | "Freaky Friday" by Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown | Todd reviews Lil Dicky's comedy smash! Is awkwardness and douche-chills the same thing as amusement? Let's find out! | April 28, 2018 |
129 | "The Middle" by Zedd & Maren Morris ft. Grey/"Meant to Be" by Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line | Pop music is collapsing in relevance, and there's only one avenue left to stay popular. Yes, that's right, it's time to lean on country music for support. Huh? | May 26, 2018 |
130 | "This Is America" by Childish Gambino | Todd releases his long-awaited thoughts on Donald Glover's magnum opus. Surprise: He's way out of his depth! | July 14, 2018 |
131 | "Better Now" by Post Malone/"Lucid Dreams" by Juice WRLD | Get ready for the mopey, depressing new genre called "emo rap"! | August 24, 2018 |
132 | "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B | Ladies and gentlemen, your Super Bowl LIII halftime show performers! You wanted the best, you got the best, the hottest band in the world.... wait, seriously, these guys? | October 1, 2018 |
133 | "Happier" by Marshmello & Bastille | Come on get happier? Can Marshmello and Bastille shake pop music out of its doldrums? | November 30, 2018 |
134 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2018 | What a wretched year! Good riddance to a dismal twelve months in pop history.
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December 23, 2018 |
135 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2018 | Todd spends all year complaining that pop music is dead and then he admits he was completely wrong! Find out what he actually liked this year.
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January 12, 2019 |
136 | "Without Me" by Halsey | Halsey: The new pop star for the apocalyptic wasteland! | February 17, 2019 |
137 | "7 rings" by Ariana Grande | Ariana Grande spends her way into controversy and forces me to talk about a lot of difficult topics I hate talking about. | March 1, 2019 |
138 | "Old Town Road (Remix)" by Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus | Is it country? Rap? Wack with a cape? A victim of Billboard's racial biases? Todd untangles his complicated feelings about the latest craze. | May 1, 2019 |
139 | "Earth" by Lil Dicky | What's the bigger disaster, climate change or the charity single Lil Dicky released to (sorta, kinda, not really) raise awareness? | May 16, 2019 |
140 | "ME!" by Taylor Swift ft. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco | Taylor Swift learns to love herself... yay? We learn that you can't spell AWESOME without ME but you can't spell LAME without it either, and what the hell happened to Panic! at the Disco anyway? | June 1, 2019 |
141 | "I Don't Care" by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber | Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber want you to know that they don't care, and boy do they sound like it. | June 17, 2019 |
142 | "You Need to Calm Down" by Taylor Swift | Taylor finally takes a stand... maybe? It's a rainbow-colored mess but as with all things Taylor you can't look away. | June 30, 2019 |
143 | "Don't Call Me Angel" by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey | Charlie, how your angels get down like that? And how did they make no one excited for this new movie? | October 1, 2019 |
144 | "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi | NOT GOOD | November 28, 2019 |
145 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2019 | One critic bravely dares to be excessively negative!
Honorable Mentions
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December 22, 2019 |
146 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2019 | Are you ready for the greatest?
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January 16, 2020 |
147 | "Yummy" by Justin Bieber | Is Justin Bieber headed towards a total career collapse? Let's look at the damage done by his awful new single, "Yummy". | February 23, 2020 |
148 | "Toosie Slide" by Drake | The dance sensation for the quarantine generation sweeping the stressed-out nation. | May 18, 2020 |
149 | "Trollz" by 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj | The saga of Tekashi 6ix9ine and his long, confusing non-cancellation. | July 14, 2020 |
150 | "death bed (coffee for your head)" by Powfu ft. Beabadoobee | Todd's back from vacation, and warming up on an innocuous but weirdly persistent sad-rap song. Death Bed: The Song That Eats | September 22, 2020 |
151 | "WAP" by Cardi B ft. Megan thee Stallion | Macaroni in a pot? | October 1, 2020 |
152 | "I Hope" by Gabby Barrett | Gabby Barrett is proving country music's anti-female gatekeepers wrong with a massive crossover smash, but exactly how fresh is her anti-cheater revenge song? | November 21, 2020 |
153 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2020 | The bad music of the year could never be as bad as the year itself, but that doesn't excuse the terribleness of these songs! Let's get rid of 2020 once and for all.
Honorable Mentions
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December 23, 2020 |
154 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2020 | Join Todd now as we count down the songs that got us through the worst year ever.
Honorable Mentions
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January 17, 2021 |
155 | "drivers license" by Olivia Rodrigo | How did a minor Disney Channel star score the first mega-selling hit of 2021? Decoding how Olivia Rodrigo broke the hearts of TikTok teens across the country. | February 22, 2021 |
156 | "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" by Lil Nas X | Lil Nas X has annoyed the right people with his second hit, but what kind of artist is he really? | May 18, 2021 |
157 | "Astronaut in the Ocean" by Masked Wolf | Masked Wolf is just the latest rapper to get big off TikTok but how well does this Aussie rapper flow when you actually listen to him? | July 20, 2021 |
158 | "Am I the Only One" by Aaron Lewis | The guy from Staind has a really unlikely hit with his country song about how you're disrespecting the flag. And believe it or not, it's much worse than you imagine. | August 2, 2021 |
159 | "Fancy Like" by Walker Hayes | That Applebee's commercial jingle is an actual hit song. Seriously. | November 2, 2021 |
160 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2021 | 2021: a giant disappointment! Let us shut the door on the year by counting down the lamest hits of the year.
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December 22, 2021 |
161 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2021 | Finally, Todd picks his best songs of the year!
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January 20, 2022 |
162 | "Sweetest Pie" by Megan thee Stallion and Dua Lipa | Megan thee Stallion goes for that pop star money on a Dua Lipa track that is probably not the single of the summer. | April 2, 2022 |
163 | "Break My Soul" by Beyonce vs. "Falling Back" by Drake | Beyonce and Drake both release simultaneous house tracks. How could one have succeeded where the other failed? | July 20, 2022 |
164 | "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras | Sam Smith and Kim Petras are ready to shock and scandalize you, but how unholy is their tale of tawdry affairs anyway? | October 20, 2022 |
165 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2022 | In 2022 pop at last slowly emerged from its post-pandemic doldrums, but that didn't mean everything about it was happy.
Honorable Mentions
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December 26, 2022 |
166 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2022 | Time for Todd to once again embarrass himself by admitting the songs he actually likes!
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January 21, 2023 |
167 | "Last Night" by Morgan Wallen | So, did Morgan Wallen survive that scandal? Oh, buddy, did he ever. | March 14, 2023 |
168 | "Fast Car" by Luke Combs | It's the hot new pop song everyone's talking about: "Fast Car." Yes, that "Fast Car." | July 5, 2023 |
169 | "Rich Men North of Richmond" by Oliver Anthony Music | It's the viral sensation that's tearing apart the nation. | September 13, 2023 |
170 | The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 2023 | Let's leave this wretched year behind.
Honorable Mentions
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December 21, 2023 |
171 | The Top Ten Best Hit Songs of 2023 | Wait, was this year good actually?
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January 23, 2024 |
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