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The first Charli song I ever heard and still one of my all-time favorites, this Ariel Rechtshaid-produced ballad is full of moody atmosphere and doomed romance: \u201cDo you remember when I said, that first time we met, \u2018Stay away,\u2019\u201d Charli croons on the chorus. \u201cWhy couldn\u2019t you stay away?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u25b6 Listen on <\/strong>Spotify<\/a>, Apple Music<\/a> or YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n Though she\u2019s put out quite a few classic albums and memorable mixtapes, Charli\u2019s discography is also peppered with some excellent one-off singles, like this giddy, effervescent bop released in late 2013. Those handclaps!<\/p>\n \u25b6 Listen on <\/strong>Spotify<\/a>, Apple Music<\/a> or YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n In the summer of 2014, Charli had her biggest solo hit yet with the dreamy \u201cBoom Clap.\u201d<\/a> Rather than trying to replicate its formula, her subsequent album, \u201cSucker,\u201d was full of sassy pop-punk and iconoclastic lyrics (the leadoff title track<\/a> even included a prescient jab at the pop producer of that moment, Dr. Luke). One of my favorite \u201cSucker\u201d songs is this glammy kiss-off, which takes a hilariously blithe approach to a relationship\u2019s demise: \u201cEverything was wrong with you, so breaking up was easy to do.\u201d<\/p>\n \u25b6 Listen on <\/strong>Spotify<\/a>, Apple Music<\/a> or YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n This sleek and brazenly minimalist 2016 single represents a pivotal turning point in Charli\u2019s career, when she stopped chasing pop success and veered off into her own lane. She also found some simpatico new collaborators in the PC Music collective, including A.G. Cook and the visionary artist Sophie<\/a>, who co-produced her experimental \u201cVroom Vroom\u201d EP.<\/p>\n \u25b6 Listen on <\/strong>Spotify<\/a>, Apple Music<\/a> or YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n Another irresistible one-off single, from 2017, this chiming, tongue-in-cheek ode to daydreaming about boys (*Super Mario coin noise*<\/a>) featured a playful, star-studded music video<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u25b6 Listen on <\/strong>Spotify<\/a>, Apple Music<\/a> or YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n To date, I\u2019d say Charli\u2019s full-length masterpiece is \u201cPop 2,\u201d an imaginative and futuristic 10-song mixtape that balanced her most outr\u00e9 sensibilities with infectious melodies. It was also highly collaborative, co-produced with Cook and chock-full of featured artists. The then-rising star Kim Petras and the K-pop rapper Jay Park make cameos on this highlight, which captures the bubbly apprehension of a crush.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n3. \u201cSuperLove\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
4. \u201cBreaking Up\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
5. \u201cVroom Vroom\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
6. \u201cBoys\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
7. \u201cUnlock It (Lock It)\u201d (featuring Kim Petras and Jay Park)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n