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My top 20 for 2018.

1. Moses Sumney Make out in my car (James Blake version) -
   It's all about the remix, dark, intense and slightly weird.
2. Cleo Sol Miles song
   I love this kind of big production,voice and choir, reminds me of the 4hero/Jill Scott sound.
3. Ella Mai Trip
   The live video is fantastic, talent like that cannot be faked!
4. Amber Mark Love me right
   Solid album and with a Sade cover, sounds a lot more r&b though.
5. India Shawn w/Alex Isley & Re Lxuise Water me
   The slow whispering singing style reminds me of Aaliyah
6. Everything is recorded w/Syd & Sampha Show love
   This is what you get when you add two of the biggest names to your project.
7. H.E.R. Going (interlude)
   The live set is fantastic, especially the intro. Last year's no 1.
8. Lido Outstanding
   A good year with plenty of strong hits. Music from Norway. Like the video, it makes a difference when you use "real" actors.
9. Jorja Smith The one
   The voice.
10. U.S. girls Rosebud
    Like the avant-pop, and the video is fun.
11. Calvin Harris w/Dua Lipa One kiss
    The hit of the summer
12. Ame Queen of toys
    I should list more Berlin techno
13. Travis Scott Sicko mode
    Extra large, extra everything, a rollercoaster of twists and turns.
14. Tinashe Throw a fit
    I said it before, my transition to a life with less trap has been delayed.
15. The Weeknd Call out my name
    ditto
16. Drake Nice for what
    The hip-hop machinery on max
17. Yangze Sometimes
    Electro-pop from Denmark.
18. The presets Feel alone
    Sometimes all you need is a steady beat, over and over again
19. Caitlyn Scarlett Ornaments
    "I'm on your shuffle playlist / I'm in the club / I'm in the headphones of the stranger on the bus / I come on in your taxi and the driver turns it up"
20. Sade The big unknown
    Overwhelming sadness