Before I hop into the playlist, here is my small ascension to a teensy soapbox.
As a former child, I have the expertise to say that everyone, (boys, girls, and all in between), is unbearable in middle school, myself being the textbook example. Hormonal transformations compel us to latch on to topics and hobbies, obsessively. When girls went through this fixation phase, the name for it was 'fangirling', which was a common discourse in which men trivialize the interests and tastes of young women. My usage of the word is not out of patronizing internalized misogyny but a connotative linguistic choice to lean into Tumblr-nostalgia and give you an idea of my personality at 12 years old. That said, let's crank up our moms' radios and relive the (acne-gilded) golden days.
1. "Best Song Ever" - One Direction
2. "Locked Out Of Heaven" - Bruno Mars
3. "We Can't Stop" - Miley Cyrus
4. "The Way" - Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller
5. "Wings" - Little Mix
6. "Lego House" - Ed Sheeran
7. "Stay" - Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
8. "Come & Get It" - Selena Gomez
9. "505" - Arctic Monkeys
10. "Die Young" - Kesha
11. "Beside You" - 5 Seconds of Summer
12. "One Way Or Another" - One Direction
13. "Sweater Weather" - The Neighborhood
14. "It's Time" - Imagine Dragons
15. "Red" - Taylor Swift
16. "Tennis Court" - Lorde
17. "Holy Grail" - Jay-Z feat. Justin Timberlake
18. "Still Into You" - Paramore
19. "House of Gold" - Twenty One Pilots
20. "Collar Full" - Panic! At The Disco
21. "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" - Fall Out Boy
22. "Story Of My Life" - One Direction
23. "How To Be A Heartbreaker" - Marina and the Diamonds
24. "Bad Blood" - Bastille
25. "A-Punk" - Vampire Weekend
26. "Video Games" - Lana Del Rey
