1. BANG BANG – Green Day (4th wk #1)
2. LIFE ITSELF – Glass Animals (2)
3. HEATHENS – twenty øne piløts (3)
4. HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND – Coldplay & Beyoncé (5)
5. WASTE A MOMENT – Kings of Leon (8)
6. ALL WE EVER KNEW – The Head and the Heart (4)
7. SAY MY NAME – (IAM)WARFACE (7)
8. YOU DON’T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE – Phantogram (6)
9. HARDWIRED – Metallica (9)
10. FEEL INVINCIBLE – Skillet (11)
11. CHANGES – MUTEMATH (12)
12. WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE – Grouplove (13)
13. RIVER – Bishop Briggs (10)
14. TONIGHT – Matto Rules (16)
15. STARS – Wons Phreely + the Horses (17)
16. GOOD GRIEF – Bastille (14)
17. WISH I KNEW YOU – The Revivalists (19)
18. STARBOY – The Weeknd & Daft Funk (N)
19. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (20)
20. TROUBLE – Cage the Elephant (16)
1. BANG BANG – Green Day (1)
2. LIFE ITSELF – Glass Animals (2)
3. HEATHENS – twenty øne piløts (4)
4. ALL WE EVER KNEW – The Head and the Heart (3)
5. HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND – Coldplay & Beyoncé (6)
6. YOU DON’T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE – Phantogram (7)
7. SAY MY NAME – (IAM)WARFACE (8)
8. WASTE A MOMENT – Kings of Leon (17)
9. HARDWIRED – Metallica (12)
10. RIVER – Bishop Briggs (9)
11. FEEL INVINCIBLE – Skillet (13)
12. CHANGES – MUTEMATH (15)
13. WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE – Grouplove (14)
14. GOOD GRIEF – Bastille (5)
15. TONIGHT – Matto Rules (16)
16. TROUBLE – Cage the Elephant (10)
17. STARS – Wons Phreely + the Horses (18)
18. CHEAP THRILLS – Sia and Sean Paul (11)
19. WISH I KNEW YOU – The Revivalists (20)
20. CLEOPATRA – The Lumineers (N)
1. BANG BANG – Green Day (1)
2. LIFE ITSELF – Glass Animals (3)
3. ALL WE EVER KNEW – The Head and the Heart (2)
4. HEATHENS – twenty øne piløts (4)
5. GOOD GRIEF – Bastille (5)
6. HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND – Coldplay featuring Beyoncé (6)
7. YOU DON’T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE – Phantogram (9)
8. SAY MY NAME – (IAM)WARFACE (10)
9. RIVER – Bishop Briggs (11)
10. TROUBLE – Cage the Elephant (7)
11. CHEAP THRILLS – Sia & Sean Paul (8)
12. HARDWIRED – Metallica (12)
13. FEEL INVINCIBLE – Skillet (13)
14. WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE – Grouplove (14)
15. CHANGES – MUTEMATH (15)
16. TONIGHT – Matto Rules (16)
17. WASTE A MOMENT – Kings of Leon (18)
18. STARS – Wons Phreely + the Horses (20)
19. WAKE UP CALL – Nothing But Thieves (17)
20. WISH I KNEW YOU – The Revivalists (N)
1. ALL WE EVER KNEW – The Head and the Heart (1)
2. BANG BANG – Green Day (3)
3. HEATHENS – twenty øne piløts (2)
4. LIFE ITSELF – Glass Animals (5)
5. TROUBLE – Cage the Elephant (4)
6. GOOD GRIEF – Bastille (7)
7. CHEAP THRILLS – Sia & Sean Paul (6)
8. HYMN FOR A WEEKEND – Coldplay featuring Beyoncé (9)
9. YOU DON’T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE – Phantogram (8)
10. WAKE UP CALL – Nothing But Thieves (10)
11. SAY MY NAME – (IAM)WARFACE – (11)
12. RIVER – Bishop Briggs (12)
13. HARDWIRED – Metallica (14)
14. FEEL INVINCIBLE – Skillet (17)
15. SEND MY LOVE (To Your New Lover) – Adele (15)
16. BURN THE WITCH – Radiohead (13)
17. WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE – Grouplove (19)
18. TONIGHT – Matto Rules (20)
19. CHANGES – MUTEMATH (N)
20. SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN – Young the Giant (16)
1. ALL WE EVER KNEW – The Head and the Heart (3)
2. HEATHENS – twenty øne piløts (2)
3. BANG BANG – Green Day (5)
4. TROUBLE – Cage the Elephant (1)
5. LIFE ITSELF – Glass Animals (6)
6. CHEAP THRILLS – Sia & Sean Paul (4)
7. GOOD GRIEF – Bastille (8)
8. YOU DON’T GET ME HIGH ANYMORE – Phantogram (9)
9. HYMN FOR THE WEEKEND – Coldplay featuring Beyoncé (10)
10. WAKE UP CALL – Nothing But Thieves (12)
11. SAY MY NAME – (IAM)WARFACE (14)
12. RIVER – Bishop Briggs (15)
13. BURN THE WITCH – Radiohead (7)
14. HARDWIRED – Metallica (16)
15. SEND MY LOVE (To Your New Lover) – Adele (11)
16. SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN – Young the Giant (13)
17. FEEL INVINCIBLE – Skillet (N)
18. DARK NECESSITIES – Red Hot Chili Peppers (20)
19. WELCOME TO YOUR LIFE – Grouplove (N)
20. TONIGHT – Matto Rules (N)
2012 was an exciting year for music, with more great songs from Adele, The Black Keys, Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, P!nk and Coldplay. A number of new artists, including fun., Ed Sheeran and Walk the Moon emerged on the music scene with songs that became instant classics. Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know,” was a huge crossover hit, and ended up being the #1 Song of the Year on Billboard’s Hot 100, Rock, Adult Pop and Alternative Charts. It also was awarded a Grammy for Record of the Year, and is my favorite song of 2012. Here are my 50 favorite songs of 2012.
1. SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW – Gotye featuring Kimbra
2. TONGUE TIED – Grouplove
3. WE ARE YOUNG – fun. Featuring Janelle Monae
4. LONELY BOY – The Black Keys
5. SET FIRE TO THE RAIN – Adele
6. SOME NIGHTS – fun.
7. COUGH SYRUP – Young the Giant
8. CALL ME MAYBE – Carly Rae Jepsen
9. ONE MORE NIGHT – Maroon 5
10. STRONGER (WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU) – Kelly Clarkson
11. PARADISE – Coldplay
12. BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) – P!nk
13. BURN IT DOWN – Linkin Park
14. THE A TEAM – Ed Sheeran
15. PAYPHONE – Maroon 5
16. PRINCESS OF CHINA – Coldplay featuring Rihanna
17. WE FOUND LOVE – Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna
18. GLAD YOU CAME – The Wanted
19. DON’T STOP (COLOR ON THE WALLS) – Foster the People
20. HOME – Phillip Phillips
21. EVERYBODY TALKS – Neon Trees
22. GOLD ON THE CEILING – The Black Keys
23. TAKE A WALK – Passion Pit
24. RUMOUR HAS IT – Adele
25. LIGHTS – Ellie Goulding
26. WIDE AWAKE – Katy Perry
27. IT WILL RAIN – Bruno Mars
28. MIDNIGHT CITY – M83
29. TITANIUM – David Guetta featuring Sia
30. GOOD FEELING – Flo Rida
31. ANNA SUN – Walk the Moon
32. GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK – Demi Lovato
33. WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL – One Direction
34. TOO CLOSE – Alex Clare
35. DRIVE BY – Train
36. LITTLE BLACK SUBMARINES – The Black Keys
37. RUNAWAYS – The Killers
38. THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY – Katy Perry
39. LET ME LOVE YOU – Ne-Yo
40. HALL OF FAME – The Script featuring will.i.am
41. THESE DAYS – Foo Fighters
42. FINE BY ME – Andy Grammer
43. I WON’T GIVE UP – Jason Mraz
44. WILD ONES – Flo Rida featuring Sia
45. CHARLIE BROWN – Coldplay
46. HOLD ON – Alabama Shakes
47. NOT OVER YOU – Gavin DeGraw
48. NOT YOUR FAULT – Awolnation
49. DAYS GO BY – The Offspring
50. MR. KNOW IT ALL – Kelly Clarkson
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