Like the parameters of pop itself, the ranking system was difficult to define but intuitive enough. And as always, some of these songs were technically released in 2014, but their impact on 2015 was massive. Nor is this an objective rundown of the biggest singles of the year - I still hate #1 summer smashes “ Cheerleader” and “ See You Again,” and I’m ambivalent about “ Bad Blood” - though chart statistics, cultural impact, and general ubiquity certainly weighed on my choices. It is not exactly a list of my personal favorites - you’ll note my own top 2015 track doesn’t crack the top 10 here - but my personal taste certainly shaped it. What do I mean by The 50 Best Pop Songs Of 2015? This list is the 2015 finale of my weekly pop column, The Week In Pop, which means the picks are mine and mine alone, not something the Stereogum staff voted on together. It’s the most wonderful time of the year - year-end list season - and the festivities continue today with the Week In Pop’s second annual rundown of the finest pop singles of the past 12 months. That tingling feeling in your cheeks is not Abel Tesfaye’s supply kicking in.
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