But for the hardcore Smilers (Miley’s dedicated fanbase), the commercial singles are only half the story. Beneath the surface of the Bangerz sessions lies a legendary vault of material that never saw the light of day. Today, we are diving deep into the ultimate collector's quest: —the crème de la crème of lost demos, scrapped collaborations, and alternate versions that define the era’s chaotic genius. What Does “Unreleased Top” Mean? Before we rank the lost tracks, let’s define the terminology. In fan communities, the phrase “unreleased top” refers to the highest tier of rarity. Unlike "leaked" tracks that might be low-quality snippets or demo scraps, the Top tier includes fully-produced studio outtakes, songs with major features that were cut for legal reasons, and tracks that were slated for the album but pulled at the last minute for being "too Bangerz."
Until that day, the remains the Everest for pop collectors—a chaotic, glitter-covered, twerking monument to what happens when a former Disney star truly stops caring about the rules.
In 2013, Miley was the most polarizing figure on the planet. Every move she made was dissected by tabloids. The Bangerz vault represents the what ifs —the songs that were too provocative for RCA Records, the collaborations that fell through due to label politics, and the moments where Miley’s id ran completely wild without a producer to rein her in.
In the pantheon of 2010s pop culture resets, few moments were as seismic, chaotic, and brilliantly calculated as Miley Cyrus’s 2013 album, Bangerz . Following the clean-cut Hannah Montana years and the adult-contemporary leanings of Can’t Be Tamed , Miley emerged from a foam finger-wielding, twerking chrysalis. The era gave us “We Can’t Stop,” the devastating power ballad “Wrecking Ball,” and the controversial joint “Blurred Lines” live performances.
Whether you are hunting for the Mike WiLL Made-It deep cuts or the lost Ghostface Killah collaboration, the Bangerz era proves that sometimes, the songs that don't get released define a legacy just as much as the ones that go number one. Do you have a rare Bangerz demo? The community is waiting. Keep spinning, Smilers.
