10. That song with the cool horns and whisper chorus

9. That other hand-clappy song even more annoying than “Happy”

8. That song where that girl has to stay high all the time

7. That one Katy Perry song I kinda like

6. That great Jason Derulo song that samples Balkan Beat Box

5. “You Dropped a Bomb on Me,” by the Gap Band

4. That song about being fancy

3. That song about being happy

2. That cheer-squad soundtrack song sampling Sir Mix-A-Lot

1. That piano ballad where John Legend “loves all my curves and edges” recommended

David Schmader—former weed columnist and Stranger associate editor—is the author of the solo plays Straight and Letter to Axl, which he’s performed in Seattle and across the US. His latest...