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State of Being : Goodbye 2007...

While we continue to see familiar faces like Rihanna, Nelly Furtado, Fergie & Justin Timberlake dominating the 2007 charts, we also see new artists like Sean Kingston, Leona Lewis & Sara Bareilles making their presence felt in the US/UK singles chart.

For myself in 2007, I am most blown away by Rihanna's hypnotic monster hit single "Umbrella" and OneRepublic's haunting "Apologize". Since undeniably, I have always been captivated by sentimental pop ballads, my favourite ballads in 2007 include Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry", Enrique Iglesias' "Do You Know?" and X-factor winner Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love".

Surprisingly, two reggae singles managed to make it to my top 10 list this year; Wyclef Jean's "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)", being one of them. The other spot ultimately goes to another hit single for 2007 - newbie Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls". Other genres that managed to clinch a spot on my personal list include pop-punk band Good Charlotte's "I Don't Wanna Be In Love" and Robyn's electro-synth gem "Handle Me". The latter whom I only chanced upon in Amsterdam, where her single was constantly being aired on MTV channel.

And to round it off the list of my personal list of top 10 singles for 2007, and one of my guilty listening pleasure for 2007, is none other than Mika's "Lollipop", which is pure bubblegum pop (no pun intended) at its best!!!

1. Umbrella - Rihanna ft Jay-Z
   Album: Good Girl Gone Bad ; Genre: R&B
   
   
   
   

2. Apologize (Timbaland Remix) - OneRepublic
   Album: Dreaming Out Loud ; Genre: Pop/Rock
   
   

3. Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie

Album: The Dutchness ; Genre: Pop




4. Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston

Album: Sean Kingston ; Genre: Reggae/Hip-Hop




5. Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) - Wyclef Jean ft Akon, Lil Wayne & Niia
   Album: Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs Of An Immigrant ; Genre: R&B/Reggae
   
   



6. Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) - Enrique Iglesias

Album: Insomniac ; Genre: Pop




7. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

Album: Spirit ; Genre: R&B




8. Handle Me - Robyn

Album: Robyn ; Genre: Pop




9. Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Wanna Be In Love) - Good Charlotte
   Album: Good Morning Revival ; Genre: Alternative Rock
   
   



10. Lollipop - Mika
    Album: Life In Cartoon Motion ; Genre: Pop
    
    

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