Best song per year
 

Here goes mine!

1998: YOU
1999: End roll
2000: SURREAL
2001: Dearest
2002: Dolls
2003: HANABI~episode II~
2004: walking proud
2005: HEAVEN
2006: JEWEL
2007: decision
2008: untitled~for her~
2009: You Were...
2010: Sexy Little Things
2011: progress
2012: You & Me
2013: Merry-go-round
2014: Last minute
2015: Summer Diary

What a great idea for a thread!

1998 Depend On You
1999 A Song for XX
2000 Ever Free
2001 Endless Sorrow
2002 Connected
2003 Memorial Address
2004 About You
2005 Fairyland
2006 Momentum
2007 Fated
2008 GREEN
2009 BALLAD...
2010 Crossroad
2011 Progress
2012 Song 4 U
2013 Task N' Bass that's how bad the album tracks are lol
2014 Terminal
2015 Shape of Love

Cool idea

1998 For my Dear
1999 And then
2000 SURREAL
2001 Unite!
2002 Free & Easy
2003 Rainbow
2004 GAME
2005 Is this love?
2006 Until that day
2007 Talkin' 2 Myself
2008 Mirrorcle World
2009 Sparkle
2010 Last Angel
2011 BRILLANTE
2012 Song 4 U
2013 Merry-go-round
2014 Terminal
2015 Sayonara

1998 You
1999 appears
2000 SURREAL
2001 endless sorrow
2002 July 1st
2003 Rainbow
2004 Moments
2005 STEP you
2006 Secret
2007 Marionette
2008 Mirrorcle World
2009 rollin'
2010 crossroad
2011 progress
2012 Snowy Kiss
2013 Merry-go-round
2014 Walk
2015 WARNING

1995: NOTHING FROM NOTHING
1998: Depend on you
1999: immature "Album Version"
2000: M
2001: still alone
2002: HANABI
2003: Memorial address (take 2 version)
2004: HAPPY ENDING
2005: HEAVEN
2006: momentum
2007: fated
2008: GUILTY
2009: BALLAD
2010: MOON
2011: Why... feat. JUNO
2012: reminds me
2013: Merry-go-round
2014: Terminal
2015: Story

1998: Trust
1999: And then
2000: Far away
2001: evolution
2002: I am...
2003: No way to say
2004: Moments
2005: STEP you
2006: alterna
2007: talkin' 2 myself
2008: Mirrorcle World
2009: identity
2010: Love song
2011: ???
2012: NaNaNa
2013: ???
2014: ???
2015: WARNING

1998 : Poker face
1999 : appears
2000 : M
2001 : Dearest
2002 : Free & Easy
2003 : Because of You / No way to say
2004 : GAME
2005 : HEAVEN
2006 : momentum
2007 : Together When / fated
2008 : Mirrorcle World / Days
2009 : Rule
2010 : crossroad
2011 : progress
2012 : Return Road
2013 : missing
2014 : Pray
2015 : Sayonara

1998: poker face
1999: A Song for XX
2000: M
2001: evolution
2002: Real me
2003: ourselves
2004: Moments
2005: fairyland
2006: BLUE BIRD
2007: talkin' 2 myself
2008: MY ALL
2009: Rule
2010: Love song
2011: BRILLANTE
2012: Return Road
2013: Feel the love
2014: Terminal
2015: NO FUTURE

1998: Depend on you
1999: appears
2000: Key ~eternal tie ver.~
2001: Endless sorrow ~Original Mix~
2002: I am...
2003: Memorial Address
2004: About You
2005: alterna
2006: until that Day...
2007: talkin' 2 myself
2008: Mirrorcle World
2009: Rule
2010: Love song
2011: BRILLANTE
2012: Return Road
2013: Tell All
2014: Last minute
2015: WARNING

This is surely going to be difficult...lol

1998 Depend on you
1999 monochrome
2000 SURREAL
2001 Endless sorrow
2002 HANABI
2003 RAINBOW
2004 INSPIRE
2005 fairyland
2006 BLUE BIRD
2007 talkin' 2 myself
2008 Mirrorcle World
2009 Sunrise ~LOVE is ALL~
2010 Microphone
2011 BRILLANTE
2012 You & Me
2013 Feel the Love
2014 Terminal
2015 WARNING (A ONE) or Summer diary (sixxxxxx) (Just had to pick two...lol)

adkljgf;laksd I decided to do best b-sides/album-only/best-of exclusives. #fiteme

1998 - Two of us
1999 - And Then / Wishing
2000 - teddy bear
2001 - fml ended up choosing best 2001 remix: Endless sorrow "nicely nice skyblue remix"
2002 - no more words
2003 - RAINBOW
2004 - Liar / my name's WOMEN
2005 - well fml again no album in 2005 no b-sides etc so a-side it is. fairyland
2006 - kiss o' kill
2007 - Together When... (well yah single but DIGITAL single so it don't count)
2008 - GUILTY
2009 - Curtain call
2010 - Love song / Sexy little things
2011 - BRILLANTE
2012 - entire Party Queen album tbh lol
2013 - Tell All
2014 - Lelio
2015 - Anything for You / Out of control

1998: YOU
1999: A song for XX
2000: M
2001: Dearest
2002: I am...
2003: Rainbow
2004: Hope or pain
2005: Heaven
2006: Jewel
2007: Glitter
2008: Green
2009: Ballad
2010: Love song
2011: Progress
2012: Sweet scar
2013: Tell all
2014: Walk
2015: Out of control (haven't listened to sixxxxxx yet)

But they change with my mood so...

1998: Trust
1999: A Song for XX
2000: Duty
2001: evolution
2002: I am...
2003: Memorial address
2004: INSPIRE
2005: alterna
2006: (miss)understood
2007: part of Me
2008: Mirrorcle World
2009: Sparkle
2010: Microphone
2011: progress
2012: Return Road
2013: Tell All
2014: Last minute
2015: WARNING

1998: Trust
1999: And Then
2000: M
2001: evolution
2002: Heartplace
2003: RAINBOW / Because of You
2004: INSPIRE / my name's WOMEN
2005: is this LOVE?
2006: Startin'
2007: talkin' 2 myself
2008: Mirrorcle World
2009: Sparkle
2010: Last angel
2011: BRILLANTE
2012: NaNaNa
2013: Tell All
2014: Lelio / Terminal
2015: Sayonara

1998: Depend on You
1999: End Roll
2000: Far away
2001: Endless Sorrow
2002: HANABI
2003: RAINBOW
2004: About You
2005: alterna
2006: It was
2007: decision
2008: Mirrorcle World
2009: BALLAD
2010: Love song
2011: beloved
2012: Sweet Scar
2013: Tell All
2014: Last minute
2015: WARNING

1998: YOU
1999: TO BE
2000: SURREAL
2001: evolution
2002: Free & Easy
2003: ourselves
2004: About You
2005: HEAVEN
2006: Secret
2007: talkin' 2 myself
2008: Mirrorcle World
2009: Sparkle
2010: Sexy little things
2011: progress
2012: Song 4 U
2013: Sakura
2014: Last Minute
2015: Sayonara

I've only been a fan of ayu's since 2007...so it's kinda hard for me to recall my favorite songs from the years before that, so I'll just go with my favorites since '07. :P :)

2007: talkin' 2 myself
2008: GUILTY
2009: Sparkle
2010: Microphone (but "Like A Doll" is a close second :P)
2011: BRILLANTE
2012: NaNaNa
2013: Merry-go-round
2014: XOXO
2015: Sayonara

1998: Depend on You
1999: A Song for XX
2000: monochrome
2001: Dearest
2002: HANABI
2003: RAINBOW
2004: HAPPY ENDING
2005: HEAVEN
2006: kiss o' kill
2007: glitter
2008: GREEN
2009: rollin' (damn 2009 was horrible in terms of music quality)
2010: November
2011: progress
2012: the next LOVE
2013: snowy kiss
2014: Angel
2015: Sayonara

1998: Depend on you
1999: To Be
2000: surreal
2001: Evolution
2002: July 1st
2003: memorial address
2004: Happy Ending
2005: Heaven
2006: blue bird
2007: glitter
2008: days
2009: sunset ~lia~
2010: love songs
2011: progress
2012: wake me up
2013: merry go round
2014: zutto...
2015: summer diary - I'm loving this song so much.

1998: You
1999: To Be
2000: M
2001: Evolution
2002: Heartplace
2003: A Song for ×× (030213 Session #2 Take)
2004: Inspire
2005: Is This Love?
2006: Momentum
2007: Talkin To Myself
2008: Mirrorcle World
2009: Ballad
2010: Last Links / Love Song / Virgin Road (Ahh! I can't decide)
2011: Why feat. Juno
2012: Call
2013: Snowy Kiss
2014: Lelio
2015: Tell All" (2015 Mix) / Shape of Love

I'm gonna do this as well. For years that has two studio albums (or in 2015's case studio album and a mini), I will choose two favs (one from each) because I really can't decide between November and Last Links which one is better for 2010. :'D Anyways, here it goes:

1995: "LIMIT"
1998: "Trust"
1999: "POWDER SNOW" / "monochrome"
2000: "SURREAL"
2001: "Endless sorrow" (Original mix)
2002: "Naturally" / "HANABI"
2003: "ourselves"
2004: "INSPIRE"
2005: "fairyland"
2006: "(miss)understood" / "It was"
2007: "talkin' 2 myself"
2008: "GREEN"
2009: "Sparkle"
2010: "Last Links" / "November"
2011: "ANother song feat. URATA NAOYA"
2012: "Tell me why"
2013: "Missing"
2014: "Lelio"
2015: "Last minute" / "Sorrows"

Yep, I think that's it. And no, you didn't see wrong. ANother song is on my list. I find it awesome~ :heart

1998: YOU
1999: A Song for XX
2000: M
2001: Dearest
2002: No more words
2003: Memorial address
2004: winding road
2005: HEAVEN
2006: BLUE BIRD
2007: Fated
2008: Mirrorcle World
2009: You Were...
2010: Love song
2011: progress
2012: Ivy
2013: Petal
2014: Terminal
2015: NO FUTURE

I did it by memory, hopefully I didn't mess up any release year (I don't think so)...

I am so happy to see so many people loving YOU!!! it's always been one of my most favorite Ayu songs.

1998: Depend on You
1999: A Song for XX
2000: Duty
2001: Dearest
2002: We Wish
2003: Memorial address
2004: My Name's Women
2005: Fairyland
2006: (Miss)understood
2007: Together When...
2008: Days
2009: Rule
2010: Love Song
2011: Why... (featuring Juno)
2012: Return Road
2013: You & Me
2014: Pray
2015: Movin' on Without You

1998: For my dear
1999: Immature (Album version)
2000: Surreal
2001: Endless Sorrow
2002: I am
2003: Memorial Address
2004: Game
2005: Bold & Delicious
2006: Kiss 'o Kill
2007: Fated
2008: Marionette
2009: Sparkle
2010: Last Angel
2011: Brillante
2012: Return Road
2013: Sakura
2014: Zutto..
2015: No Future
2016: Mad World

1998: YOU
1999: appears
2000: Far away
2001: M
2002: Real me
2003: ourselves
2004: GAME
2005: Bold & Delicious
2006: Startin'
2007: talkin' 2 myself
2008: Mirrorcle World
2009: Sparkle
2010: crossroad
2011: beloved
2012: You & Me
2013: Feel the love
2014: Zutto...
2015: WARNING
2016: Mad World

1998: YOU
1999: A Song for ××
2000: SEASONS
2001: Endless sorrow
2002: HANABI
2003: Memorial address
2004: walking proud
2005: fairyland
2006: Secret
2007: fated
2008: Mirrorcle World
2009: Rule
2010: Love song
2011: progress
2012: Ivy
2013: Feel the love
2014: Last minute
2015: Sorrows
2016: Mad World