Sunday, December 31, 2023

THE TOP SONGS OF 2023. Here: The Top 10. Concludes with this post.

Caffè Lattè presents:

THE TOP 100

Songs Of

2023

 


10-

CHA CHA CHA

Käärijä

At the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, this- the Finnish entry- grabbed the public vote and finished in second place overall.

 

9- 

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

Agnetha Fältskog

ABBA’s Agnetha released a new version of her 2013 solo album ‘A’ as ‘A+’. This was a new track issued as a single from the new edition.

 

8- 

TATTOO

Loreen

The Swedish singer made Eurovision history by becoming the first female act to claim a second victory with this song. She had previously tasted success with “Euphoria”. As a result, Sweden has now won the Contest more times than any other nation (in a tie with Ireland).

 

7- 

MY SWEET LORD

Troye Sivan

This is a remake of George Harrison’s 1970 solo #1. Sivan's cover was featured in episode 5 of the HBO TV series “The Idol”.

Troye Sivan covers George Harrison's My Sweet Lord on The Idol soundtrack -  RETROPOP

6 - 

THIS MASQUERADE

Orville Peck

In 2023, a Leon Russell tribute album was released, containing various songs from his canon recorded by diverse acts. This song had previously been a chart hit for George Benson and was also covered by Carpenters.

A Song for Leon' Tribute Album Sings the Praises of Leon Russell - No  Depression

5 - 

UNTIL I FOUND YOU

Stephen Sanchez & Em Beihold

The original version of this song, as included on the ‘Easy On My Eyes’ EP and ‘Angel Face’ album, was a solo reading featuring the promising rising star. In 2023, he re-recorded the love song with fellow American Em Beihold.

 Stephen Sanchez & Em Beihold – Until I Found You (Em Beihold Version) Lyrics  | Genius Lyrics

4 - 

WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE

Fall Out Boy

This is an update on world events covering the decades since the release of Billy Joel’s original 1989 hit.

 Black text on a white background, in all caps. The text reads: "A Fall Out Boy cover of the Billy Joel song 'We Didn't Start The Fire' covering newsworthy items from 1989 – 2023".

3 - 

AS IT WAS

Harry Styles

This song was ranked at #35 on the 2022 Top 100. It re-entered the blog’s Hottest Top 10 chart in 2023 and finally made it to the top position.

 

2 - 

RUSH

Troye Sivan

Only 3 songs spent more than 2 weeks at #1 on this blog’s chart: “We Didn’t Start The Fire” (Fall Out Boy), “Rush” and “One Of Your Girls” (both by Troye Sivan). The latter ,which is still on the chart, is eligible for the 2024 Year End listing.  

A shirtless young man's face, eyes closed, left hand behind his head, the other overhead

1 - 

EVANGELINE

Stephen Sanchez

This was the first of the American singer/ songwriter’s 4 songs to top this blog’s chart during 2023.

 Evangeline - Single by Stephen Sanchez | Spotify

 

Hear the songs on a Spotify playlist (regularly updated with this blog):

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vMv5cKjZLp4Jkdiu6F6Ua?si=1554279089e64f47&pt=588d0537988b9a6125c7946cce953631

 

 

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