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All-time favorite mixtape

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I wrote this post back in August of last year, but never posted it for some reason or other.  I've added a few to the list now, but here we go...

Do you remember the days when you would make a mixtape?  I don't remember making that many for other people, but I remember making them for listening to in the car.  Honestly, most of them weren't really 'tapes,' but were CDs.  I've come to realize that there is a type of song that no matter how old or new it is, I'm instantly attracted to it.  When listening to a recent Ted radio hour podcast, I realized I wanted to make a post about my all-time favorite songs.  The podcast talked about how people tend to favor songs that sound similar to ones they already know as opposed to songs that sound completely different.  So, you're more likely to not change the radio station if a song comes on that you don't like, but you've heard a billion times, just because of its familiarity.  So, I thought about my all-time favorite songs, and I think I do have a type of song that I find myself easily attracted to.  I favor songs that are stripped down, with a strong melodic beat, and generally, have a slow-tempo, "sexy" feel to them.  There are lots of other songs I love, but these I could have on repeat and never grow tired of:

1. Gina Rene - U Must Be
2. Robi Draco Rosa - Dancing in the Rain
3. Late Night Alumni - Beautiful
4. Justin Bieber - Boyfriend
5. Selena Gomez - The Heart Wants What it Wants
6. Selena Gomez - Hands to Myself
7. Robin Thicke - Lost Without You
8. Jamie Cullum - What a Difference a Day Made (live at Blenheim Palace)
9. Jason Mraz - Life is Wonderful
10. John Mayer - Gravity
11. Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent (live AOL sessions)
12. Drake - Marvin's Room (as covered by Daniel de Bourg and Jennifer Chung)
13. Meghan Trainor & John Legend - Like I'm Gonna Lose You (as covered by Clara C and Joseph Vincent)
14. Sting - Until
15. Adele - Million Years Ago

Here's a playlist of the songs on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuUbRB4oOR9rhpjhLualP2OgxjKfFCHg8

Do you have a top list that you could have on repeat at anytime, anywhere, that you would consider your jam?
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