Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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This one gets deep. This year’s Best Songs list has the wildest selection of artists I’ve ever covered with some of the most profound songs I’ve discussed. This was also the best year for albums I’ve experienced in a long time.

Part 1: youtu.be/KgtnNM6e9RQ

Year-end chart: bit.ly/3PzikOU

Special thanks to @AtticusTheDeathMetaller: youtube.com/c/AtticusTheDeathMetaller

Apeiron Bound: apeironboundmusic.com

[Videos referenced]
"My Top 10 Favorite Hey Arnold Episodes”: tinyurl.com/3hjrse3u
“My Top 10 Favorite Danny Phantom Episodes”: tinyurl.com/2c48hxe8
“Asperger’s Syndrome: What it is and How it’s Affected Me”: tinyurl.com/4cvcebex
“New Beginnings (RIS Apartment Tour)”: bit.ly/3a441RN
“Top 10 Best Songs of 2021”: tinyurl.com/47rk9vuk
“Top 10 Best Songs of 2015”: tinyurl.com/2p886jd9
“Top 10 Best Songs of 2012 (A High School Retrospective)”: bit.ly/3V1LEi5
“Top 10 Worst Songs of 2018”: tinyurl.com/bdetx9xu
“The Worst (and Best) Gateway Bands (rock & metal)” by The Punk Rock MBA: tinyurl.com/bdfxm9s7
“Top 10 Worst Songs of 2012 (A High School Retrospective)”: bit.ly/3jfofg8

[Articles]
Concerts I’ve Been to: bit.ly/3HdzfRM
“No, Ye’s Mental Health Does Not Excuse Antisemitism, Experts Say”: tinyurl.com/4sk2p5zc
#10 lyrics: tinyurl.com/ypvyu9jt
#9 lyrics: tinyurl.com/mvhymkyy
#8 lyrics: tinyurl.com/3ru7sjxe
“#7 Signs Landmark New Deal With Universal Music Group”: tinyurl.com/2nb6a87k
“Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings Acquires Big Machine Label Group”: tinyurl.com/ybe4t8h2
#7’s response: tinyurl.com/y928kn9z
#7 lyrics: tinyurl.com/ycxtw7bf
Reddit thread about M. Shadows: tinyurl.com/2ppz7b8h
#5 “cancelled”: tinyurl.com/ymj2fjta
#4 lyrics: tinyurl.com/3kdf8yty
“#3 Reveals She Was ‘F-king Devastated’ by Her Divorce - Here’s the Real Reason They Split”: bit.ly/3Hr16y1
#3 lyrics: tinyurl.com/2p93am8z
#2 lyrics: tinyurl.com/563e5uyz
“55 Best Metal Bands of All Time”: tinyurl.com/yc6pwuxx
“Glass Animals’ ‘Heat Waves’ by the Numbers: All the Stats Behind its Record-Breaking Hot 100 Run”: tinyurl.com/mr3rbj6x

[Select clips sampled]
“Top 10 Worst Songs of 2021”: bit.ly/3seMA6T
Derrick Blackman’s cover of #8: tinyurl.com/49zw365t
Guitar Hero clip: tinyurl.com/4a43epn9
“Alexander Hamilton” by Jacksfilms: tinyurl.com/2p9bkk27
The Billy & Mandy countdown with Atticus: tinyurl.com/55fsjv2h
“Top 10 Best Songs of 2016”: tinyurl.com/52snb998
“Top 10 Best Songs of 2019”: tinyurl.com/wk8cmhhz
“Emotive Servitude” by Apeiron Bound: tinyurl.com/yywkn9fb

Transition clip- “Far Away” by Nickelback: tinyurl.com/yf3359du
Outro song- “Leap Year” by Heart Attack Man: tinyurl.com/yc7h9rhy

[Timestamps]
0:00 - Intro
2:38 - Number 10
4:23 - Number 9
7:48 - Number 8
11:12 - Number 7
18:20 - Number 6
24:05 - Number 5
31:43 - Number 4
35:37 - Number 3
39:12 - Number 2
41:37 - Honorable Mentions
43:41 - Number 1
48:28 - Album rundown
52:56 - Conclusion

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