Dateline: 05 January 2018, Pasay, PHL

"Believer"

I was broken from a young age

Taking my sulking to the masses

Writing my poems for the few

That look to me, took to me, shook to me, feeling me

Imagine Dragons from their album Evolve. Landed ninth on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100... I've been an admirer of Imagine Dragons, so no surprise that of the top ten this was what I was most glad about.

Liked Ed Sheeran too, but I was not much into "Shape of You," which was 2017's number one. ("Castle on the Hill," which I liked better ranked 40th.)

Dreaded that "Despacito" would come in first on the list. Justin Bieber, who was featured in this Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee hit, lorded the 2016 Hot 100.