Sunday, 3 June 2012

LIST: Rihanna's 15 Best Songs...





As requested, in addition to the earlier five instalments of our 'Best Songs' feature, we also listed our fifteen favourite songs from pop star Rihanna's hit-heavy discography.


Check out the results after the jump.



15) 'S & M' - Sexually provocative and featuring Rihanna's trademark vocals, this was one of the better tracks from LOUD.


14) 'Skin' - Another of LOUD's best offerings, it featured a more understated and raunchily seductive Rihanna vocal against a drum based beat.


13) 'Disturbia' - Clearly influenced by the previous year's 'Blackout', the dark and edgy pop feel lent this song a certain authenticity.


12) 'Madhouse' - One of the first pop songs to feature dubstep, our one regret is that the offering was too damn short. A gem from Rihanna's best album to date, Rated R.


11) 'Don't Stop The Music' - Featuring a sample from the King's thriller album, this track was one of the first to showcase a europop sound.


10) 'California King Bed' - indisputably, Rihanna's best vocal to date. Demonstrates her sadly largely unexplored potential. *sighs*


09) 'Run This Town' - Like a fine wine, this has improved with age. Ye's verse and Rihanna's vocals still remain the best part, though.


08) 'Photographs' - Brilliant in its simplicity, this track sees Rihanna explore her more vulnerable side. Should have been a single.


7) 'We Found Love' - Its chorus notoriously only featured seven words, yet that is arguably the secret behind its success. One of the best from Talk That Talk.


06) 'Where Have You Been' - The best TTT has to offer. Great production, solid vocals. Six words: Why wasn't this the second single?


05) 'What's My Name' - LOUD's best song & one of Ri's best single. Caribbean-influenced pop perfection. It would have been even bigger if it had been released during the summer months.


4) 'Rehab' - Justin Timberlake and Timbaland need to write for Ri again. This song, the younger sister to the former's number one hit 'What Goes Around Comes Around', was one of the best off 'Good Girl Gone Bad'.


03) Fire Bomb - One of our favourites simply for the passion evident in the vocal despite its understated nature. Solid production.


02) 'Cold Case Love' - We are still bitter over the fact that this didn't get a Grammy nod. Understated vocals & stellar Timberlake-helmed production.


1) 'Umbrella' - a little expected, maybe, but there's no ignoring a classic. The song is one of the best released in the last decade. Pop perfection with one of the strongest outros we have ever heard.





5 comments:

  1. Dust to "G4L", "Red Lipstick" & "Birthday Cake"?

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    1. Cake is cute, but not one of her best songs. We only really like the verses of G4l, so it isn't eligible. And we've never liked 'Red Lipstick'. :D

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  2. Great list Firebomb is one of her best my favourite of all time just one question what about the last song ? I know it's your list but I just love that song lyrically & her voice on it is beautiful.

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  3. work and needed me are about to join

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  4. work and needed me are about to join

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