Rock and metal dominated the top 5, with three songs, but Brown's hit remained Number 1 after also being the top song for the first half of 2013. Katy Perry had the most songs on the list, a perfect 3-for-3 in 2013 getting all three of her singles among the 25 Best. Motorpsycho was a very close second with two songs, and was being considered for a third song of 2013. Nicki Minaj got the same two songs on both the rock and pop lists. This is my list after many hours of comparing songs.
25 Best Pop Songs of 2013
1. Chris Brown, Fine China
2. Mudhoney, Chardonnay
3. Five Finger Death Punch, Battle Born
4. Katy Perry, Unconditionally
5. Motorpsycho, Ratcatcher
6. Zedd feat. Foxes, Clarity
7. Nicki Minaj, Automatic
8. Alice In Chains, Voices
9. Justin Bieber, Roller Coaster
10. Bruno Mars, Gorilla
11. อรอรีย์ , สักวัน
The Coral Bay (Ornaree), Someday
12. The Holydrug Couple, Follow Your Way
13. Katy Perry feat. Juicy J, Dark Horse
14. Flower, 白雪姫 (Snow White)
15. Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball
16. Nicki Minaj, Marilyn Monroe
17. Alyssa Turkowski, Waiting In Two
18. Drake feat. Majid Jordan, Hold On We're Going Home
19. Lady Gaga, Applause
20. Sylwia Grzeszczak, Pożyczony
21. Rihanna, Right Now
22. One Direction, Story of My Life
23. Katy Perry, Roar
24. Motorpsycho, Hell, Part 1-3
25. Imagine Dragons, Demons