Before "Style" was chosen as #1, the song was tied with "Earned It" late on July 1

In my opinion, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd have the two best songs so far this year. Here's what happened:

From my notes

"Style" and "Earned It" tie at 10 PM on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 when I made the decision that this will end in a tie.  

at 10:30 PM I decided to stick with "Style" at #1 but it was one of the closest of my decisions about which song would be #1.

Now let me add a few more thoughts:  Actually, I think I even went back to the two songs tied, then just before 11:30 p.m. I thought it was style.

My final thoughts, which are important, are that Taylor Swift's "Style" is a very well produced song and the sound of the song in the TaylorSwiftVEVO video on YouTube is one of the best I've ever heard. That makes it a wonderful listening experience. The Weeknd's "Earned It" sounds great on YouTube but I think the radio single is better. "Style" wasn't played on the radio the last couple of days before I made my decision. The radio version ending of "Earned It" really put a powerful exclamation mark on the song, and those two songs were so very close.

Now, I'm going to do the rock list and I got a feeling something different is going to happen.

The next part was going to be here on July 12. 

I thought about adding to it but then went with it the way it appears.

I already did the rock list. It's on The Overcast Inside.

Taylor Swift with "Style" at #1

Top 10 Pop Songs list - first half of 2015

1. Taylor Swift, Style  

2. The Weeknd, Earned It 

3. Hasenchat Music,Move With You (Female Vocal Mix)

4. Aranda, Don't Wake Me

5. I wish～君がいるこの街で～／森口博子

6. Jason Derulo, Want To Want Me

7. Nicki Minaj, The Night Is Still Young

8. Ludacris, Good Lovin Ft. Miguel

9. Natalie La Rose, Somebody ft. Jeremih

10. David Guetta, Hey Mama ft Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack

Note: This is my list and my opinion.