Top 50 Singles Of 2013: 50-46

50. Studio Killers - All Men Are Pigs



Like a cheeky playground taunt, this breezy pop song quickly cements itself in your brain.

49. CL - The Baddest Female



2NE1 leader goes solo, offering a playful swagger that's more like a nursery rhyme than a pop song.

48. Blitzkids Mvt - Heart On The Line



Smooth, funky and undeniably cool. Kind of like what Madonna would sound like if she'd go a bit indie.

47. PSY - Gentleman 



The follow-up was never going to be another Gangnam Style level success, but it's another superbly produced party track to add to his impressive catalogue.

46. Britney Spears - Work Bitch 



Surprisingly campy effort from a pop princess that seems to finally embrace her inherent silliness. The throbbing dance beat doesn't hurt either.

CL - The Baddest Female

There’s something about these K-Pop/Hip-hop records that always reels me in. When I first heard The Baddest Female, I dismissed it as little more than a bunch of incongruent noise. To a lesser extent, I thought the same about G-Dragon’s One Of A Kind and Crayon, which turned out to be two of my favorite songs of 2012. Maybe it’s the fact that it’s (mostly) in another language, or that all those seemingly incongruent elements seem to blend into one sickeningly catchy refrain -- but I think what it really comes down to is the utter charisma these stars bring to the table. As leader of girl group 2NE1, CL is the most recognizable of her bandmates. The same thing could be said of G-Dragon and Bigbang. I’m kind of obsessed with the weird, snarly accent with which CL spits out the Korean/English lyrics. She spent many of her formative years in France studying--among other things--English, so I feel like her entire persona is a cool hybrid of east and west. One thing’s for sure: she’s a force to be reckoned with. Rap isn’t really my genre, but I can’t stop playing this.



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