Julia Michaels has been a staple in the music industry for a long time – although for most of it, working behind the scenes as a song writer. She has written huge hits from Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” to collaborating on much of Selena Gomez’s discography before making her debut as a singer in 2017.

After the success of multiple solo singles as well as collaborations, the “If the World Was Ending” singer released her first studio album Not In Chronological Order. Here’s how we rank these 10 songs from worst to best (in chronological order):

10. Orange Magic – a song about reminiscing on how great love made her feel
Best lyrics:
I didn’t know I was hungry
For someone to love me
‘Til you were on a plate, hey

9. Undertone – trying to move on but the memory of a past lover cannot fully leave and finally realizing that she actually wants to hold on to them instead
Best Lyrics:
But every time I find somebody new
I hope that the memory of you will leave me alone (I hope you leave me)

8. That’s The Kind of Woman – a song about the insecurities a woman has in a relationship
Best Lyrics:
If the me I am
Walked out that door
That’s the kind of woman I’d leave me for

7. Wrapping Around – having the last laugh after an ex led them on
Best Lyrics:
You set the highest bar, the holy Mecca
You were smart, you were strong, you were sweet, the whole trifecta

6. Little Did I Know – a tribute to her lover for helping her understand what love is
Best Lyrics:
I thought love was Shakespearean
More or less a painful experience
Only ever real if you’re delirious

5. History – wanting to know everything about your lover
Best Lyrics:
Tell me everything, I want your history
‘Cause we could be history in the making

4. Lie Like This – a song about having thoughts of escaping a relationship but she can’t because she is in fact, in love
Best Lyrics:
Held onto horses, but I’m letting them go
We’re right on course to never stop or go slow

3. Pessimist – a song about how meeting a lover made one’s misery go away
Best Lyrics:
Plantin’ lemon trees since I was twenty-three
Watchin’, waitin’ for it to grow but still it tasted bittersweet

2. Love Is Weird – describing how there are moments in time where love just comes and disappears
Best Lyrics:
People in my past
Put ’em in a coffin
Laid ’em all to rest
But I still think about ’em often

1. All Your Exes – a fun song with a relatable message about wanting to be the only one in your lover’s head
Best Lyrics:
I want to live in a world where all your exes are dead
I want to kill all the memories that you save in your head
Be the only girl that’s ever been in your bed

What do you think of Julia Michael’s first studio album? We think it’s splendid with great taste, lyricism, and loving the new sound for the talented artist!

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