Part 2:

My "Spotify's Party of the Year(s)" Collection
(aka My Spotify All-Time Top Songs [So Far])

(2011 to May 2026*)

Greetings!

Let's travel back in time to 2011. To the final days of my original "Bored 4 Music" age. No need for the history lesson as many readers have been briefed before (and there is an on-going "Lost Years" series intertwined within the time frame).

At my desk, I spent most of my time listening & sharing songs from YouTube, Soundcloud, DatPiff, HypeMachine, and my lost beloved... Grooveshark. Someone, somewhere had "that" song to express my internet feelings. This fan was still burning music onto blank discs for my lengthy freeway rides during this age. It was an ever-evolving soundtrack as my blog, iPod, and 6-CD car changer captured everything in real-time.

Yes, this listener was enjoying the "Wild West" of Music Streaming and reposting everything on my "plunderer blog". Music discover was the trend and we gladly rode through the desert bobbing our heads. Then Spotify sprang up to correct the world.

Longtime followers know I've always had a love and hate relationship with this service, throughout my time as a music blogger. The fact we've had three separate accounts speaks to that fact. This music fan has always considered Spotify as my "Test Drive" service. I get to experience the music, usually with Adverts, and see how they hit my soul before taking them on-the-road. Like how I used to spent hours at the curated demo booths on the Circuit City & Sam Goody floors. Sure, I can normally connect with three songs on a record but why waste the time sometimes? That's how my first age with Spotify began.

My original account arrived in 2011, but I only spent a short time with it as "Bored 4 Music" got pulled down in 2012. All our favorite "cowboy" sites felt like they were starting to collapse around that time. By 2013, I knew that Guerrilla Nights (which eventually got renamed Bored 4 Music 2.0) needed a fresh start over on Wordpress and with it, a shiny new Official Spotify account!

That current username (rebranded Late Nights LA in 2015) would be my official alternative music hub for over a decade. Every important song from my office desks, 1st Songs of the Day, and various curated playlists created a musical skeleton for a life-changing age. Even though we are quite active on our official That Buzzing Sound account nowadays... my retired Late Nights LA soundtrack still means heaps to this listener. That workaholic in front of the speakers and the late-night gamer playing these anthems in the background holds the cherished youthful memories and the quiet moments between every word presented on my countless rebrands. These are songs that kept my heart beating through it all.

Now we've fully accepted the streaming age. We can't stop bouncing between Apple Music, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Spotify on the daily. Mostly because I couldn't deny the need anymore as almost every New Music request we receive(d) comes from Spotify, YouTube, or Soundcloud. Now it's almost exclusively the first two. Wasn't always like that. Definitely had a choice a decade ago. Sometimes you gotta adapt. Whether you like the system or not.

Anyway...

There isn't anything too shocking contained within this Epic 300+ Song Playlist. I did really love JOHNNYSWIM's debut - 'Diamonds' back in 2014. And sure, I'm kind of embarrassed that two Robin Thicke tracks are featured below, but I think "Living In New York" & "Still Madly Crazy" are quite catchy. A sad fact for the MANY "interesting" names within the track list. I can blame the times all I want, but maybe I'm truly the problem??? You ever get that feeling? Another cross to bear, I guess? Luckily... it's a cross that reflects the vibes that really connected with this listener over the years. Sorry, not sorry?

I just hope it gets you heartbroken and hyped! Enjoy the second half of my absurd and abstract soundtrack that fully completes our hidden soundtrack history! More words & music soon!

My Spotify's All-Time Top Songs Collection

(2011 to May 2026)

(Available on Spotify & Apple Music)

Track List:

Daft Punk - Get Lucky - Daft Punk Remix (Bored 4 Music Era)
John Mayer - XO
Childish Gambino - V. 3005
Johnnyswim - Diamonds
Johnnyswim - A Million Years
Jessie Ware - Till The End - From "Me Before You"
Johnnyswim - Closer
Johnnyswim - Trouble
John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room
Kanye West - New Slaves
Johnnyswim - Live While We're Young
Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments
Johnnyswim - Paris in June
Kanye West - Send It Up
Johnnyswim - Home
Imagine Dragons - Shots
The Smiths - Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Keith Urban - Heart Like Mine
Johnnyswim - You and I
Kanye West - Heartless
Breaking Benjamin - Angels Fall
Ed Sheeran - The A Team
Johnnyswim - Take the World
Johnnyswim - Pay Dearly
Kanye West - Bound 2
Neon Trees - Sleeping With A Friend
Oscar Isaac - Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)
Lady Gaga - Gypsy
Johnnyswim - Falling for Me
Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)
Kanye West - POWER
Kanye West - Welcome To Heartbreak
Gavin DeGraw - Finest Hour - New Version
Matt and Kim - Hey Now
Breaking Benjamin - Failure
Jack Ü - Where Are Ü Now (with Justin Bieber)
Rick Ross - Free Mason
Capital Cities - Safe And Sound
Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
Kanye West - All Of The Lights
Kanye West - Amazing
Rick Ross - Tears Of Joy
JAŸ-Z - F*ckwithmeyouknowigotit
Rick Ross - B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)
The Band Perry - Pioneer
Jessie Ware - Say You Love Me
The Game - Hate It Or Love It
Johnnyswim - Over
Blues Traveler - Hook
Lady Gaga - X Dreams
Kanye West - Guilt Trip
Kanye West - Can't Tell Me Nothing
Kanye West - Coldest Winter
Rick Ross - Sanctified
Rick Ross - Live Fast, Die Young
DJ Snake - Middle
Hunter Hayes - I Want Crazy - Encore
Daryl Hall & John Oates - You Make My Dreams
Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were
Jenny Lewis - Just One of the Guys
Kendrick Lamar - m.A.A.d city
Kanye West - Love Lockdown
Kanye West - Runaway
Kanye West - Clique
Kanye West - Hold My Liquor
Kanye West - Lost In The World
JAŸ-Z - Tom Ford
Regina Spektor - Us - 2005 Remaster
Rick Ross - Super High
Rick Ross - MC Hammer
John Mayer - Bold as Love
One Direction - Story of My Life
The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
Kelly Clarkson - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Lady Gaga - Jewels N' Drugs
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe
Kanye West - Don't Like.1
DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya
JAŸ-Z - Holy Grail
Kanye West - Only One
Passenger - Let Her Go
Sufjan Stevens - No Shade in the Shadow of The Cross
Kanye West - Say You Will
Daughtry - Waiting for Superman
Ed Sheeran - Lego House
Rick Ross - Maybach Music III
Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love
John Mayer - Stop This Train
Rick Ross - Aston Martin Music
The Game - Dreams
Panda Bear - Crosswords
Kanye West - Street Lights
The Killers - Runaways
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
CHVRCHES - The Mother We Share
Hozier - Cherry Wine - Live
Big Sean - Paradise - Extended
Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean?
Jason Mraz - Long Drive
Pitbull - Timber
Breaking Benjamin - Breaking the Silence
Rick Ross - No. 1
John Mayer - Dreaming with a Broken Heart
The Game - How We Do
Kelly Clarkson - Please Come Home for Christmas (Bells Will Be Ringing)
Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un M'a Dit
Doves - There Goes The Fear
The Game - Higher
Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree
Kelly Clarkson - Wrapped in Red
Robin Thicke - Living In New York City
Wolfmother - Vagabond
Robin Thicke - Still Madly Crazy
The Game - We Ain't
Shane Alexander - Skyway Drive-In
Drake - Hotline Bling
Future - Where Ya At (feat. Drake)
Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
Kanye West - Stronger
Jonathan Groff - You'll Be Back
Luke Bryan - Buzzkill
Childish Gambino - This Is America (Late Nights Era)
The Weeknd - Starboy
Da-iCE - DREAMIN' ON
Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE.
Jay Rock - King's Dead (with Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake)
Lustra - Scotty Doesn't Know
Breaking Benjamin - Red Cold River
Drake - Signs
Kendrick Lamar - DNA.
DaBaby - Suge
Eminem - Chloraseptic (feat. 2 Chainz & Phresher) - Remix
Khalid - Know Your Worth
Offset - Ric Flair Drip (with Metro Boomin)
Drake - Nice For What
Future - Like That
Jack Harlow - WHATS POPPIN (feat. DaBaby, Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne) - Remix
DaBaby - BOP
UVERworld - ODD FUTURE
D-51 - Brand New World
2Pac - Fuck All Y'All
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
Drake - God's Plan
Childish Gambino - Redbone
Noah Kahan - Mess
Migos - Bad and Boujee (feat. Lil Uzi Vert)
DJ Khaled - POPSTAR (feat. Drake)
Calvin Harris - Slide (feat. Frank Ocean & Migos)
Eminem - Lucky You (feat. Joyner Lucas)
Young Thug - pick up the phone (feat. Quavo)
Future Islands - Ran
KANA-BOON - シルエット
Kendrick Lamar - ELEMENT.
Nickelback - Photograph
The Weeknd - Pray For Me (with Kendrick Lamar)
Joyner Lucas - Revenge
benny blanco - Eastside (with Halsey & Khalid)
Kanye West - Champions
Baby Keem - family ties (with Kendrick Lamar)
Meek Mill - Going Bad (feat. Drake)
Travis Scott - goosebumps
Drake - Passionfruit
Kendrick Lamar - LOYALTY. FEAT. RIHANNA.
Vampire Weekend - This Life
Migos - Slippery (feat. Gucci Mane)
DaBaby - VIBEZ
Chad Kroeger - Hero (feat. Josey Scott)
RA (Real Artillery) - Grateful
Post Malone - rockstar (feat. 21 Savage)
Gryffin - OMG (with Carly Rae Jepsen)
Drake - Fake Love
Drake - Mob Ties
Marshmello - Here With Me
DaBaby - ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch)
Kendrick Lamar - LOVE. FEAT. ZACARI.
The Weeknd - I Feel It Coming
Kanye West - Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1
BOYSTYLE - ココロのちず
Big Sean - Bounce Back
DaBaby - FIND MY WAY
Kendrick Lamar - PRIDE.
Meek Mill - R.I.C.O. (feat. Drake)
Kanye West - Famous
Disturbed - Stricken
Kendrick Lamar - All The Stars (with SZA) - From "Black Panther: The Album"
DaBaby - PICK UP (feat. Quavo)
Lauv - Superhero
Kenshi Yonezu - ピースサイン - Peace Sign
Future - Mask Off
DaBaby - TOES (feat. Lil Baby & Moneybagg Yo)
Sia - The Greatest
Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes
Sara Bareilles - Saint Honesty
Migos - Walk It Talk It
The Weeknd - Hardest To Love
The Weeknd - Timeless (feat. Playboi Carti)
Kendrick Lamar - euphoria
Silk City - Electricity
DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya
Migos - T-Shirt
G-Eazy - No Limit
Travis Scott - SICKO MODE
ScHoolboy Q - X (with 2 Chainz & Saudi)
Vince Staples - Opps (with Yugen Blakrok)
Kendrick Lamar - FEEL.
Kendrick Lamar - YAH.
Imagine Dragons - Thunder
Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees
Drake - Money In The Grave (Drake ft. Rick Ross)
Drake - Chicago Freestyle (feat. Giveon)
DaBaby - LIGHTSKIN SH*T (feat. Future & jetsonmade)
Eminem - Fall
Ed Sheeran - Antisocial (with Travis Scott)
The Weeknd - Dancing In The Flames
SID - 乱舞のメロディ
Nickelback - Rockstar
Travis Scott - through the late night
Kendrick Lamar - XXX. FEAT. U2.
Zamfir - The Lonely Shepherd
Drake - Jumpman
Zedd - The Middle
Evanescence - Bring Me To Life
BlocBoy JB - Look Alive (feat. Drake)
GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE - Hard Knock Days
Kanye West - Fade
Drake - Nonstop
DaBaby - CAN'T STOP
DaBaby - TALK ABOUT IT
Travis Scott - way back
Kendrick Lamar - LUST.
Fozzy - Judas
Clean Bandit - Solo (feat. Demi Lovato)
All Elite Wrestling - Battle Cry (Kenny Omega Theme)
Drake - Jimmy Cooks (feat. 21 Savage)
The Weeknd - False Alarm
The Weeknd - Blinding Lights
Eminem - Venom - Music From The Motion Picture
DaBaby - SAD SH*T
Kendrick Lamar - DUCKWORTH.
Muray - One day （第459話〜492話 OP)
FLOW - Sign (That Buzzing Sound Era)
Clipse - Chains & Whips
Clipse - So Be It
Clipse - P.O.V.
Clipse - Ace Trumpets
J. Cole - Old Dog (with Petey Pablo)
Clipse - The Birds Don't Sing
Clipse - M.T.B.T.T.F.
Clipse - So Far Ahead
Clipse - All Things Considered
Clipse - F.I.C.O.
Clipse - Inglorious Bastards
J. Cole - The Let Out
J. Cole - Bombs in the Ville/Hit the Gas
Clipse - E.B.I.T.D.A.
Clipse - Let God Sort Em Out/Chandeliers
J. Cole - Drum n Bass
Clipse - By The Grace Of God
J. Cole - WHO TF IZ U
J. Cole - Two Six
J. Cole - Lonely at the Top (Bonus)
J. Cole - Poor Thang
J. Cole - Life Sentence
Yuuri - カーテンコール
J. Cole - Only You (with Burna Boy)
Rita Ora - Your Song
J. Cole - SAFETY
Linkin Park - Heavy Is the Crown
Kendrick Lamar - squabble up
J. Cole - Legacy (with PJ)
Kendrick Lamar - hey now (feat. dody6)
J. Cole - Run A Train (with Future)
Kendrick Lamar - luther (with sza)
Aimer - Brave Shine
J. Cole - I Love Her Again
Kendrick Lamar - tv off (feat. lefty gunplay)
J. Cole - Man Up Above
Kendrick Lamar - man at the garden
J. Cole - Bunce Road Blues (with Future & Tems)
J. Cole - Quik Stop
Kendrick Lamar - reincarnated
The Weeknd - Open Hearts
Baby Keem - House Money
Linkin Park - The Emptiness Machine
Chance the Rapper - Space & Time
Kendrick Lamar - heart pt. 6
Kendrick Lamar - peekaboo (feat. azchike)
Kendrick Lamar - gnx (feat. hitta j3, youngthreat, peysoh)
Kendrick Lamar - dodger blue (feat. wallie the sensei, siete7x, roddy ricch)
The Weeknd - Take Me Back To LA
The Weeknd - Give Me Mercy
The Weeknd - Wake Me Up (feat. Justice)
The Weeknd - Baptized In Fear
The Weeknd - Cry For Me
Paramore - Rose-Colored Boy
Linkin Park - Overflow
Linkin Park - Over Each Other
Linkin Park - Casualty
Baby Keem - Birds & the Bees
Avery Lynch - Rain
Justin Timberlake - Selfish
P!nk - All Out Of Fight
J. Cole - and the whole world is the Ville
BLUE ENCOUNT - ポラリス
J. Cole - 39 Intro
The Weeknd - São Paulo (feat. Anitta)
The Weeknd - Without a Warning
The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow
The Weeknd - Niagara Falls
LiSA - crossing field
Kenshi Yonezu - ピースサイン - Peace Sign
The Weeknd - Red Terror
The Weeknd - Drive
Linkin Park - Cut the Bridge
Baby Keem - Good Flirts (feat. Kendrick Lamar & Momo Boyd)
DARCULA - What It Sounds Like (DARCULA Remix) [***Not Available on Apple Music]
The Weeknd - Given Up On Me
Linked Horizon - Jiyuu no Tsubasa
KANA-BOON - シルエット
DISH// - No.1
LiSA - ADAMAS
Mrs. GREEN APPLE - インフェルノ
Eminem - Not Afraid
Eminem - Arose
Daughtry - No Surprise
J. Cole - The Villest (with Erykah Badu)
Paramore - Pool
CHVRCHES - Lullabies
Paramore - Forgiveness
Paramore - Fake Happy
Paramore - Told You So
The Weeknd - I Can't Wait To Get There
Nine Inch Nails - Init
Baby Keem - Circus Circus Free$tyle
Baby Keem - Highway 95 pt.2
Daughtry - What I Meant To Say
Baby Keem - I am not a Lyricist
Paramore - Hard Times
Baby Keem - $ex Appeal (feat. Too $hort)
Bo Burnham - Welcome to The Internet
Zach Bryan - Slicked Back
Tyler, The Creator - Don't Tap That Glass / Tweakin'
Tyler, The Creator - I'll Take Care of You (feat. Yebba)
Tyler, The Creator - Big Poe (feat. Sk8brd)
Tyler, The Creator - Don't You Worry Baby (feat. Madison McFerrin)
Tyler, The Creator - Ring Ring Ring
Tyler, The Creator - Sucka Free
Tyler, The Creator - Sugar On My Tongue
Tyler, The Creator - Stop Playing With Me
Tyler, The Creator - Mommanem
Cameron Whitcomb - Kingdom of Fear
CHVRCHES - How Not To Drown
The Weeknd - Enjoy The Show (feat. Future)
Linked Horizon - Guren no Yumiya
Amamiya Sora - Skyreach
BUMP OF CHICKEN - アカシア
BURNOUT SYNDROMES - Good Morning World!
Suave n Thick - Long Distance