Pharrell Is Dominating 2013, and You Probably Didn't Even Notice

His best year ever?

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The past month in music has been dominated (in case you hadn't noticed) by the twin megoliths of Kanye West's Yeezus and Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail.

Quietly, this year, so far at least, belongs to someone else. While Virginian rapper/singer/producer/skateboarder Pharrell Williams hasn't released solo music since 2006, he's been involved in nearly every major project this year—from Daft Punk's to Robin Thicke's.

Yesterday, Azealia Banks dropped the Pharrell-assisted "#ATMJam." After a year of waiting for her first full album, it's the first track that she's released that's really got us excited for her new music. That's not all because of Pharrell, but he's certainly playing a big hand in it, like he has with recent work from Miley CyrusDestiny's Child and more.

We're still waiting on his joint project with Mac Miller, he's reportedly working with Beyonce, Omarion, Leah Labelle, Mayer Hawthorne, and even Chris Brown. In case you hadn't noticed (seriously this time), here's everything he's been working on musically this year.

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Destiny's Child's "Nuclear"

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He kicked off the year by producing Destiny's Child's comeback song.

Date: January 11
Song:
 Destiny's Child's "Nuclear"
Album: Love Songs 

He's on the new Earl Sweatshirt song.

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Song: "Burgandy"
Album: Doris 
Date: March 7

Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines"

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He sings on the smash hit "Blurred Lines," with Robin Thicke and T.I.—and dances like crazy in the video.

Song: Robin Thicke f/ T.I.' "Blurred Lines"
Album: Blurred Lines 
Date: March 26

He's responsible for the hypnotizing hook on N.O.R.E.'s new song.

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Song: N.O.R.E.'s "The Problem (Lawwwddd)"
Album: Student of the Game 
Date: March 25

Tyler kept him around for "IFHY" even after rejecting a Kanye West verse on the song.

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Song: Tyler, the Creator's "IFHY"
Album: Wolf 
Date: March 29

Daft Punk's "Get Lucky"

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He got us all excited for Daft Punk's comeback with "Get Lucky."

Song: Daft Punk's "Get Lucky"
Album: Random Access Memories 
Date: April 19 

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Daft Punk's "Lose Yourself to Dance"

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"Get Lucky" wasn't his only hit on the Daft Punk album—he was also on "Lose Yourself to Dance."

Song: Daft Punk's "Lose Yourself to Dance"
Album: Random Access Memories 
Date: May 17 

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He lent his signature sounds to Detroit native Mike Posner's new single.

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Song: Mike Posner's "IDGAF"
Album: TBA 
Date: May 26 

2 Chainz's "Feds Watching"

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He knew there were "Feds Watching" before everybody else, too.

Song: 2 Chainz's "Feds Watching"
Album: B.O.A.T.S. II: Me Time 
Date: June 4

Busta Rhymes' "Twerk It"

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He's responsible for the Busta Rhymes and Nicki Minaj track "Twerk It," which seems destined to be a summer smash.

Song: Busta Rhymes f/ Nicki Minaj "Twerk It"
Album: TBA 
Date: June 6 

The Lonely Island's "Hugs"

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He lent his vocals to The Lonely Island's song about hugging.

Song: The Lonely Island's "Hugs"
Album: The Wack Album 
Date: June 11 

Kelly Rowland's Album

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He helped Kelly Rowland make a comeback.

Songs: "Street Life," "Stand in Front of Me," "Feet to the Fire"
Album: Talk a Good Game  
Date: June 18 

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He added his genius to Woodkid's dynamite, "I Love You."

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Song: Remix to Woodkid's "I Love You"
Album: The Golden Age 
Date: June 15

He made working on a soundtrack for a kids movie look pretty damn cool.

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Nelly's "Get Like Me"

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He worked on Nelly's latest track, and Nicki clowned him for having perfect skin during the BTS footage from the video. It's perfect.

Song: Nelly f/ Nicki Minaj "Get Like Me"
Album: M.O. 

Jay-Z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail"

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Besides making hilarious faces in the Samsung commercials, he (Unlike Rick Rubin) actually produced songs Jay-Z's new album.

Songs: "Oceans," "BBC"
Album: Magna Carta Holy Grail 
Date: July 4

Azealia Banks' "#ATMJAM"

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His new song with Azealia Banks just raised our hopes for her forthcoming solo album.

Song: Azealia Banks' "#ATMJAM"
Album: Broke with Expensive Taste 
Date: July 11

He's been crucial in creating the new Miley Cyrus album, and the two have been working together for over a year now.

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