The Complex Staff Lists Their Favorite Songs and Albums of 2015

A look at what songs and albums our music staff loved this year.

Dec 14, 2015
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Earlier this month, Complex revealed our lists for best songs and albums of 2015. Some of you nodded in agreement, while others nit-picked over the rankings. And then there were those who completely trashed the list. Don't worry, we see you too.

A few of our staff members—shout out to Damien, Christine, and Justin—even went on Hot 97 to defend the list, and things got pretty heated. However, we didn't see that as an issue brewing between Complex and Hot 97, but rather an opportunity to expand the conversation about which artists delivered the best musical moments in 2015. 

That said, our staff has a wide range of taste in music, and that shines through in our individual lists below. Scroll down to find out what songs and albums we were feeling this year. Chances are you'll come across something you missed out on. Thank us later.

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Christine Werthman

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Twitter: @cwerthman

Songs

1. Skrillex and Diplo f/ Justin Bieber - "Where Are Ü Now”

2. Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”

3. Tobias Jesso Jr. - “How Could You Babe”

4. Justin Bieber - “Sorry”

5. Jamie xx f/ Young Thug and Popcaan - "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"

6. Alessia Cara - “Here”

7. Rae Sremmurd - “This Could Be Us”

8. The Weeknd - “The Hills”

9. Shura - "2Shy"

10. Wet - “Weak”

Albums

1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

2. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

3. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife

4. Future - DS2

5. Bjork - Vulnicura

6. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

7. Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION

8. Justin Bieber - Purpose

9. Grimes - Art Angels

10. Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise

Lauren Nostro

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Twitter: @laurennostro

Songs

1. Kranium f/ Ty Dolla $ign - “Nobody Has to Know (Remix)"

2. Jeremih f/ Chance the Rapper, Lido, and the Social Experiment - “Planes (Remix)”

3. Chance the Rapper f/ Saba - “Angels”

4. Tinashe f/ Young Thug - “Party Favors”

5. Rihanna - “Bitch Better Have My Money”

6. Tory Lanez - “Say It”

7. Future - “The Percocet & Stripper Joint”

8. Kash Doll - “Run Me My Money”

9. Daniel Caesar f/ BADBADNOTGOOD & Sean Leon - “Paradise”

10. Krept and Konan f/ Jeremih, Beenie Man, and Popcaan - “Freak of the Week (Remix)”

Albums

1. Kehlani - You Should Be Here

2. Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment - Surf

3. Emile Haynie - We Fall

4. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

5. Future - DS2

6. Towkio - .Wav Theory

7. Cousin Stizz - Suffolk County

8. Erykah Badu - But You Caint Use My Phone

9. Meek Mill - Dreams Worth More Than Money

10. Makonnen - iLoveMakonnen 2 EP

Insanul Ahmed

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Twitter: @Incilin

Songs

1. Lupe Fiasco - “Mural”

2. Future - “I Serve the Base”

3. Drake - “Hotline Bling”

4. Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”

5. The Weeknd - “Tell Your Friends”

6. A$AP Rocky - “Holy Ghost”

7. Gunplay - “Dark Dayz”

8. Big Sean f/ Kanye West and John Legend - “One Man Can Change the World”

9. Alabama Shakes - “Sound and Color”

10. The Game f/ Puff Daddy - “Standing on Ferraris”

Albums

1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

2. Future - DS2

3. Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth

4. Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise

5. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP

6. The Internet - Ego Death

7. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife

8. Vince Staples - Summertime ‘06

9. The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness

10. The Game - The Documentary 2

Edwin Ortiz

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Twitter: @iTunesEra

Songs

1. Skrillex and Diplo f/ Justin Bieber - "Where Are Ü Now”

2. The Weeknd - “The Hills”

3. Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”

4. Future - “March Madness”

5. Shura - “2Shy”

6. Jamie xx f/ Romy - “Loud Places”

7. Travi$ Scott - “Antidote"

8. Towkio f/ Chance the Rapper, Lido, and Eryn Allen Kane “Heaven Only Knows”

9. Drake - “Hotline Bling"

10. Lupe Fiasco - “Mural"

Albums

1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

2. Future - DS2

3. Madeon - Adventure

4. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife

5. Justin Bieber - Purpose

6. Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth

7. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP

8. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

9. Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise

10. Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Urban Flora EP

Zach Frydenlund

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Twitter: @Pchopz_

Songs

1. Drake - “Back to Back”

2. Future - “March Madness”

3. Drake and Future - “Digital Dash”

4. Alessia Cara - “Here”

5. Young Thug - “Best Friend”

6. Drake and Future - “Jumpman”

7. Future - “Never Gon Lose”

8. Carnage f/ Lil Uzi Vert, A$AP Ferg, and Rich the Kid - “WDYW”

9. dvsn - “With Me”

10. Ty Dolla $ign f/ Big TC and D-Loc - “Miracle/Wherever”

Albums

1. Future - DS2

2. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife

3. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

4. Future - 56 Nights

5. Drake and Future - What a Time to be Alive

6. Justin Bieber - Purpose

7. Game - The Documentary 2

8. Future - Beast Mode

9. Ty Dolla $ign - Free TC

10. Daniel Caesar - Pilgrim’s Paradise EP

Frazier Tharpe

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Twitter: @The_SummerMan

Songs

1. Drake - “Back to Back”

2. Skrillex and Diplo f/ Justin Bieber - "Where Are Ü Now”

3. Travi$ Scott - “Antidote”

4. Drake - “Hotline Bling”

​5. Kanye West - "All Day"

6. River Tiber - “No Talk”

7. A$AP Rocky - “Excuse Me”

8. Travi$ Scott f/ Quavo - “Oh My Dis Side”

9. Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”

10. PARTYNEXTDOOR - “Things & Such"

Albums

1. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP

2. Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise

3. Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late

4. Future - DS2

5. Travi$ Scott - Rodeo

6. Puff Daddy - MMM

7. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife

8. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

9. Pusha T - Darkest Before Dawn

10. Dr. Dre - Compton

Justin Charity

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Twitter: @BrotherNumpsa

Songs

1. Young Thug - “Hey I”

2. Christian Scott - “Sunrise in Beijing”

3. Kendrick Lamar f/ James Fauntleroy and Ronald Isley - “How Much a Dollar Cost”

4. Future - “Trap Niggas”

5. Kiss Daniel - “Good Time”

6. Mozzy - “Bladadah”

7. Tinashe - “Wrong”

8. Lupe Fiasco f/ Ayesha Jaco - “Prisoner 1 & 2”

9. Dawn Richard - “Billie Jean”

10. The Boy Illinois - “Sell Again”

Albums

1. Dr. Yen Lo - Days With Dr. Yen Lo

2. Christian Scott - Stretch Music

3. Slim K - Purple Flora

4. Mozzy - Bladadah

5. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

6. Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth

7. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife

8. Taisei Iwasaki - Blood Blockade Battlefront OST

9. Willow - ARDIPITHECUS

10. Young Thug - Barter 6

Angel Diaz

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Twitter: @ADiaz456

Songs

1. Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”

2. Future - “March Madness”

3. Kelela - “Rewind”

4. Baauer f/ Fetty Wap and Dubbel Dutch - "Promises"

5. RetcH - “Couple Straps”

6. Fetty Wap - “Boomin”

7. Playboy Carti f/ Da$H and Maxo Kream - “Fetti”

8. Rick Ross - ”Foreclosures”

9. Key! f/ RetroJace - “Drugstore”

10. KeithCharlesSPACEBAR f/ ABRA - “All My Luv”

Albums

1. The Internet - Ego Death

2. Future - DS2

3. Kelela - Hallucinogen EP

4. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

5. Toro y Moi - Samantha

6. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife

7. RetcH - Finesse the World

8. Jeremih - Late Nights

9. Tame Impala - Currents

10. Da$H - 17 More Minutes

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

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Twitter: @kristenyoonsoo

Songs

1. Breeding Program - “No Time for 69”

2. Grimes f/ Janelle Monáe - “Venus Fly”

3. YVETTE - “Calm and Content”

4. Blur - “I Broadcast”

5. Palehound - “Molly”

6. Fitness - “Cheat”

7. Beach House - “Space Song”

8. Sufjan Stevens - “No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross”

9. Jamie xx - “Gosh”

10. Chairlift - “Romeo”

Albums

1. Blur - The Magic Whip

2. Grimes - Art Angels

3. Disasterpeace - It Follows Soundtrack

4. YVETTE - Time Management EP

5. Fasano - The Beach EP

6. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit

7. Shamir - Ratchet

8. Speedy Ortiz - Foil Deer

9. Beach House - Depression Cherry

10. Willow - ARDIPITHECUS

Damien Scott

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Songs

1. Future - "Stick Talk"

2. Alessia Cara - "Here"

3. The Weeknd, "The Hills"

4. Drake - "Hotline Bling"

5. Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"

6. Adele - "All I Ask"

7. Jeremih - "Oui"

8. Tyler, the Creator, f/ Kanye West and Lil Wayne - "Smuckers"

9. Ty Dolla $ign f/ Big TC and D-Loc - "Miracle/Whereever"

10. Rae Sremmurd - "This Could Be Us"

Albums

1. Future - DS2

2. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife

3. Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment - Surf

4. The Internet - Ego Death

5. Adele - 25

6. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP

7. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

8. The Game - The Documentary 2

9. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color

10. Towkio - .Wav Theory

Noah Callahan-Bever

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Songs

1. Skrillex and Diplo f/ Justin Bieber - "Where Are Ü Now”

2. Future - “Just Like Bruddas”

3. Major Lazer and DJ Snake f/ MØ - “Lean On”

4. Kendrick Lamar - “King Kunta”

5. Meek Mill f/ Tory Lanez - “Lord Knows”

6. Alessia Cara - “Here”

7. Travi$ Scott - “Antidote"

8. Jamie xx f/ Young Thug and Popcaan - "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"

9. Earl Sweatshirt f/ Vince Staples - “Wool”

10. Lupe Fiasco - “Mural"

Albums

1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

2. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

3. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP

4. Justin Bieber - Purpose

5. Future - DS2

6. Grimes - Art Angels

7. Vince Staples - Summertime ‘06

8. Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise

9. Puff Daddy - MMM

10. Action Bronson - Mr. Wonderful

Ross Scarano

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Twitter: @RossScarano

Songs

1. Future - “March Madness”

2. Drake - “Back to Back”

3. Tinashe - “Just the Way I Like You”

4. Father John Misty - “When You’re Smiling and Astride Me”

5. Skrillex and Diplo f/ Justin Bieber - "Where Are Ü Now”

6. FKA twigs - “in time”

7. PARTYNEXTDOOR - “Things & Such”

8. Jenny Hval - “That Battle Is Over”

9. Miguel - “a beautiful exit”

10. The Weeknd - "The Hills"

Albums

1. Future - DS2

2. Tame Impala - Currents

3. Jamie xx - In Colour

4. Tinashe - Amethyst

5. Father John Misty - I love You, Honeybear

6. FKA twigs - M3LL155X EP

7. Vince Staples - Summertime ‘06

8. Kelela - Hallucinogen EP

9. Earl Sweatshirt - I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside

10. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins

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Twitter: @Jersey_Jinx

Songs

1. Future - “March Madness”

2. Kendrick Lamar - “Mortal Man”

3. Future - “News or Somthn”

4. The Internet - “Special Affair”

5. Drake and Future - “Digital Dash”

6. Bonkaz - “We Run the Block”

7. Big Sean - “Me, Myself & I Freestyle”

8. Earl Sweatshirt f/ Wiki - “AM // Radio”

9. A$AP Rocky f/ Lil Wayne - “M’$”

10. Young Thug f/ Duke - “With That”

Albums

1. Future - 56 Nights

2. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

3. The Internet - Ego Death

4. Tame Impala - Currents

5. Jeremih - Late Nights

6. Future - DS2

7. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

8. Vince Staples - Summertime ‘06

9. Big Sean - Dark Sky Paradise

10. Bryson Tiller - Trap Soul

Eric Diep

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Twitter: @E_Diep

Songs

1. Drake and Future – “Jumpman”

2. The Weeknd – “The Hills”

3. Jidenna – “Classic Man”

4. Rick Ross f/ The-Dream – “Money Dance”

5. Meek Mill f/ Drake – “R.I.C.O.”

6. Justin Bieber “Sorry”

7. Travi$ Scott f/ Future and 2 Chainz – “3500”

8. 2 Milly f/ Maino – “Milly Rock (Remix)”

9. Fetty Wap – “Again”

10. Chinx f/ Ty Dolla $ign “The Other Side”

Albums

1. Dr. Dre – Compton

2. A$AP Rocky – At.Long.Last.A$AP

3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

4. Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife

5. Jamie xx – In Colour

6. The Game – The Documentary 2

7. Ty Dolla $ign – Free TC

8. Kirk Knight – Late Knight Special

9. Drake and Future – What a Time to Be Alive

10. Jeremih – Late Nights

Trace William Cowen

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Twitter: @tracecowen

Songs

1. Kendrick Lamar - “Alright”

2. Wavves - “My Head Hurts”

3. A$AP Rocky - “L$D”

4. Carly Rae Jepsen - “Favourite Colour”

5. Miley Cyrus - “Karen Don’t Be Sad”

6. Travi$ Scott - “Antidote”

7. Young Thug f/ Birdman - “Constantly Hating”

8. Drake - “Hotline Bling”

9. Future - “Blow a Bag”

10. THEY. - “Motley Crue”

Albums

1. Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION

2. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

3. Jamie xx - In Colour

4. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

5. Miley Cyrus - Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz

6. Makonnen - iLoveMakonnen 2 EP

7. Big Grams - Big Grams EP

8. Third Eye Blind - Dopamine

9. The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness

10. Justin Bieber - Purpose

Jessie Morris

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Twitter: @jessielmorris

Songs

1. Drake - "Hotline Bling"

2. Justin Bieber - "Sorry"

3. Halsey - "Drive"

4. Skrillex and Diplo f/ Justin Bieber - "Where Are Ü Now”

5. The Weeknd - "The Hills"

6. Grimes - "Flesh Without Blood"

7. Alessia Cara - "Wild Things"

8. Carly Rae Jepsen - "Warm Blood"

9. Janelle Monáe and Jidenna - "Yoga"

10. Shura - "White Light"

Albums

1. Halsey - Badlands

2. Justin Bieber - Purpose

3. The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness

4. Adele - 25

5. Grimes - Art Angels

6. Fetty Wap - Fetty Wap

7. Tame Impala - Currents

8. Alessia Cara - Know-It-All

9. Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION

10. Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Jay Balfour

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Twitter: @jbal4_

Songs

1. Vince Staples f/ Snoh Aalegra - "Jump Off the Roof"

2. Sufjan Stevens - "Should Have Known Better"

3. Dr. Yen Lo - "Day 13"

4. Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"

5. Young Thug - "Pacifier"

6. Future - "News or Somthn"

7. Jamie xx f/ Young Thug and Popcaan - "I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times)"

8. Earl Sweatshirt - "Grief"

9. NxWorries (Anderson Paak and Knxwledge) - "Suede"

10. Jeremih - "Oui"

Albums

1. Vince Staples - Summertime '06

2. Dr. Yen Lo - Days With Dr. Yen Lo

3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

4. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

5. Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside

6. Future - DS2

7. Young Thug - Slime Season

8. The Internet - Ego Death

9. Future - Beast Mode

10. Jamie xx - In Colour

Chris Mench

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Twitter: @Chris_Mench

Songs

1. Kid Cudi - "love."

2. Jamie xx f/ Young Thug and Popcaan - "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"

3. Major Lazer and DJ Snake f/ MØ - "Lean On"

4. Post Malone - "White Iverson"

5. Towkio f/ Chance the Rapper, Lido, and Eryn Allen Kane - "Heaven Only Knows"

6. Kendrick Lamar f/ Bilal, Anna Wise, and Thundercat - "These Walls"

7. Action Bronson f/ Chance the Rapper - "Baby Blue"

8. Justin Bieber - "Sorry"

9. Rihanna, Kanye West, and Paul McCartney - “FourFiveSeconds”

10. Joey Bada$$ - "Hazeus View"

Albums

1. Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment - Surf

2. Vince Staples - Summertime '06

3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

4. Joey Bada$$ - B4.DA.$$

5. Yelawolf - Love Story

6. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP

7. Towkio - .Wav Theory

8. Wale - The Album About Nothing

9. GoldLink - And After That, We Didn't Talk

10. Mac Miller - GO:OD AM

Jacob Moore

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Twitter: @PigsAndPlans

Songs

1. Jamie xx f/ Young Thug and Popcaan - "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)"

2. Future - "Just Like Bruddas"

3. Post Malone - "White Iverson"

4. Grimes - "Belly of the Beat"

5. Shura - "2Shy"

6. Autre Ne Veut - "Age of Transparency"

7. Travi$ Scott f/ Justin Bieber and Young Thug - "Maria I'm Drunk"

8. Jeremih f/ J. Cole - "Planes"

9. Demo Taped - "Not Enough"

10. Negative Gemini - "You Never Know"

Albums

1. Grimes - Art Angels

2. Autre Ne Veut - Age of Transparency

3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

4. Tame Impala - Currents

5. Young Thug - Barter 6

6. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP

7. Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment - Surf

8. Cousin Stizz - Suffolk County

9. Future - DS2

10. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

Alex Gardner

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Twitter: @TheConstant_G

Songs

1. Jamie xx f/ Romy - "Loud Places"

2. Future - "Just Like Bruddas"

3. The Weeknd - "The Hills"

4. Kendrick Lamar - "The Blacker the Berry"

5. Section Boyz - "Lock Arf"

6. Kranium f/ Ty Dolla $ign - "Nobody Has to Know (Remix)"

7. Jme f/ Giggs - "Man Don't Care"

8. Plastician f/ Skepta - "Back Then"

9. AJ Tracey - "Spirit Bomb"

10. J Hus - "Dem Boy Paigon"

Albums

1. Jamie xx - In Colour

2. Grimes - Art Angels

3. Jme - Integrity>

4. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

5. Section Boyz - Don't Panic

6. Letta - Testimony

7. Brodinski - Brava

8. Ty Dolla $ign - Free TC

9. Nao - February 15 EP

10. Murlo - Odyssey EP

Graham Corrigan

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Twitter: @corrigraham

Songs

1. Vince Staples - “Jump Off the Roof”

2. Kill J - “You’re Good But I’m Better”

3. sjowgren - “seventeen”

4. Towkio f/ Chance the Rapper, Lido, and Eryn Allen Kane - “Heaven Only Knows”

5. Jamie xx f/ Romy - “Loud Places”

6. Tame Impala - “Reality in Motion”

7. Christine and the Queens - “iT”

8. Sufjan Stevens - “Fourth of July”

9. Action Bronson f/ Chance the Rapper - "Baby Blue"

10. Jme f/ Giggs - “Man Don’t Care”

Albums

1. Tame Impala - Currents

2. Grimes - Art Angels

3. Vince Staples - Summertime '06

4. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

5. Archy Marshall - A New Place 2 Drown

6. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP

7. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

8. Action Bronson - Mr. Wonderful

9. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color

10. Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment - Surf

khal

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Songs

1. Drake - “Legend”

2. Pusha T - “Untouchable”

3. Beardus - “Feeling You”

4. Boogie - “Oh My”

5. Maxo Kream f/ Father - “Cell Boomin’”

6. Breakage - “Kill Dem”

7. DJ Rashad f/ Gant-Man - "Cause I Know U Feel"

8. Novelist - “Endz”

9. Heroes x Villains f/ Debroka and Remedy - “Plagues”

10. Codename John - “Saviour Selector”

Albums

1. Stray - Paradise

2. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

3. Swindle - Peace, Love & Music

4. Denmark Vessey - Martin Lucid Dream

5. A$AP Rocky - At.Long.Last.A$AP

6. DJ Rashad - 6613 EP

7. Jme - Integrity>

8. Earl Sweatshirt - I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside

9. RP Boo - Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints

10. Jamie xx - In Colour

Joseph “JP” Patterson

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Twitter: @jpizzledizzle

Songs

1. Section Boyz - “Trappin’ Ain’t Dead”

2. Jme f/ Giggs - “Man Don’t Care”

3. Mystry - “Pulse 8”

4. Kelela - “Rewind”

5. DJ Murlo f/ Gemma Dunleavy - “My Way (Remix)”

6. Skepta - “Top Boy”

7. Your Old Droog - “Basketball & Seinfeld”

8. WSTRN - “In2”

9. Blade Brown f/ Tiggs Da Author - “Drug Dealer”

10. Craig David and Big Narstie - “When the Bassline Drops”

Albums

1. Jme - Integrity>

2. Kelela - Hallucinogen EP

3. Section Boyz - Don’t Panic

4. J Hus - The 15th Day

5. Jamie xx - In Colour

6. Krept and Konan - The Long Way Home

7. GoldLink - And After That, We Didn’t Talk

8. Drake and Future - What a Time to Be Alive

9. Kehlani - You Should Be Here

10. Adele - 25

Aaron Zorgel

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Twitter: @aaronzorgel

Songs

1. Alessia Cara - “Here”

2. Drake - “Know Yourself”

3. Ca$tro Guapo f/ Fiji - “We Are Not”

4. Justin Bieber - “What Do You Mean?”

5. Jazz Cartier - “Dead or Alive”

6. Sean Leon - “This Ain’t 2012”

7. Hailee Steinfeld - “Love Myself”

8. Grimes - “Kill v. Maim”

9. Carly Rae Jepsen - “All That”

10. Travi$ Scott - “Antidote”

Albums

1. Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION

2. The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness

3. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

4. Drake - If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late

5. Grimes - Art Angels

6. Keita Juma - Nights in Space a Short Film

7. Daniel Caesar - Pilgrim’s Paradise EP

8. Justin Bieber - Purpose

9. BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah - Sour Soul

10. Jazz Cartier - Marauding in Paradise

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