When it came to pick my No. 16 song of 2007, I found it hard to choose between Sara Bareilles tunes.

For those of you unfamiliar with the California native, who gained modest fame this year with the VH1-driven song simply titled, "Love Song," you're missing out on one of the real yet-to-be-huge talents in the industry.

Bareilles doesn't have a lick of formal training, which makes her ascent all the most surprising considering her musicianship and songwriting ability are full of potential. She's not one of these artists we've tracked for years; all we have to go on is what she's released this year.

However, so far, it's been so good that it makes me wonder where this chanteuse has been all my life.

And when it came time to pick between "Love Song" and a tune I featured earlier this year, called "Vegas," I went with the latter because of its dark undertones and jazzy vibe. Plus, that she's playing this live in the video and that she sounds so damned good made this a no-brainer, even though "Love Song" was much more prevalent on the adult contemporary landscape for 2007.

But because I want to encourage the world to listen to great new music, I'm posting them both. First, it's "Love Song," and then it's No. 16 for 2007: "Vegas".

OK, here's "Love Song," done live on the Late, Late Show ...

And, now "Vegas" ...

See others:

No. 25 - Everyday America - Sugarland

No. 24 - Le Disko - Shiny Toy Guns

No. 23 - Famous In A Small Town - Miranda Lambert

No. 22 - Colorful - Rocco DeLuca & The Burden

No. 21 - Never Again - Kelly Clarkson

No. 20 - Streetcorner Symphony - Rob Thomas

No. 19 - Two - Ryan Adams

No. 18 - Penny On A Train Track - Ben Kweller

No. 17 - Paralyzer - Finger Eleven