Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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~Disclaimer: My sampling of outside media in this video constitutes as Fair Use under section 107 of the US Copyright Law, for the purpose of criticism and commentary, which thus invalidates my usage as copyright infringement.~

You know the year was great for music when we get to talk about some rock songs in a video about pop songs. 2021 was the best year I’ve had in a long time. Let’s celebrate that by going over my 10 favorite songs on this year’s Billboard Year-End chart. #MakePopMusicGreatAgain

The year-end chart: bit.ly/3EyO4g5

Special thanks to Felix Wolf: bit.ly/3eAd63L

[Videos referenced]
Countdown playlist: bit.ly/3HpPlaO
“Why I HATE the ‘Rock is Dead’ Argument”: bit.ly/3HpwZai
“Word Analysis: ’Selling Out’”: bit.ly/3znUbD3
“Why Shrek 2 is a Perfect Sequel” by Schaffrillas Productions: bit.ly/32B1UBx
“Top 10 Best Songs of 2017”: bit.ly/3EDLyoS
“Top 10 Best Songs of 2018”: bit.ly/3qt9dD6
“Top 10 Worst Songs of 2018”: bit.ly/3sONwAx
“Music Snob listens to Spotify Top 10” by Become the Knight: bit.ly/3EEXE0L
“Word Analysis: ‘Ripoffs’”: bit.ly/3EFjqkU
“Crybabies of Rock: Downfall of a Disgruntled Demon”: bit.ly/3mD6rKD
“Metal Elitists: Is There Really No Hope for Metal?”: bit.ly/3z9ZSUG
“Crybabies of Rock: Jumping the Machine Gun”: bit.ly/3pEn9Lv
“Top 15 Bands I’d Love to See Reunite (or Come out of Hiatus)”: bit.ly/3HlRsMV

[Articles]
#9 lyrics: bit.ly/3HnDiec
#8 lyrics: bit.ly/3pC3zPU
#6 Genius: bit.ly/3sFA4yN
“A Timeline of DaBaby’s Homophobic Comments Controversy”: bit.ly/3sKeQQm
"HM Reveals She Was ‘F—king Devastated’ by Her Divorce- Here’s the Real Reason They Split”: bit.ly/3Hr16y1
HM lyrics: bit.ly/3zcH1s5
#1 chords: bit.ly/3mEqLen
#1 lyrics: bit.ly/3EylZp2

[Select clips sampled]
“Top 10 Best Songs of 2020”: bit.ly/3ECd0TF
“Top 10 Best Songs of 2019”: bit.ly/3qwz9Ot
Clip from Music Is Win: bit.ly/3zann02
“Top 10 Worst Songs of 2020”: bit.ly/3qyrz5Y

Transition song- “The Chosen Ones” by Dream Evil: bit.ly/3eBNKm8

[Timestamps]
Intro - 0:00
Number 10 - 3:13
Number 9 - 4:38
Number 8 - 6:12
Number 7 - 8:36
Number 6 - 10:56
Number 5 - 12:46
Number 4 - 14:24
Number 3 - 16:18
Number 2 - 18:37
Honorable Mention - 20:26
Number 1 - 22:11
Album rundown - 27:10
Ending - 31:24

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