The 1st edition of several in this 2012 best (and worst of) list.
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Top 350 Songs of 2012 Recap
On-Deck:
385 Train “Mermaid”
384 The Band Perry “Better Dig Two”
383 Our Lady Peace “Heavyweight”
382 Christina Aguilera/Blake Shelton “Just A Fool”
381 Madonna “Girl Gone Wild”
380 Aerosmith “Lover Alot”
379 Tegan and Sara “Closer”
378 Muse “Panic Station”
377 Theory Of A Deadman “Bitch Came Back”
376 Linkin Park “Iridescent”
375 Ashlee Simpson “Bat for a Heart”
374 Toby Keith “Red Solo Cup”
373 Beast Patrol “Plaster”
372 Metallica “When A Blind Man Cries”
371 Coldplay “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall”
370 Halestorm “Freak Like Me”
369 Trapt “Bring It”
369 Hinder “The Life”
368 Ingrid Michaelson “Ghost”
367 Passion Pit “Carried Away”
366 Adam Lambert “Never Close Our Eyes”
365 Bullet for My Valentine “Temper Temper”
364 The Fray “Run For Your Life”
363 ZZ Ward “Put the Gun Down”
362 Linkin Park “Blackout”
361 deadmau5/Gerard Way “Professional Griefers”
360 Matt Nathanson/Sugarland “Run”
359 Mumford and Sons “Lover Of The Light”
358 Taylor Swift “I Knew You Were Trouble.”
357 Hyro Da Hero “Sleeping Giants”
356 The Script “Six Degrees of Separation”
355 Cobra Starship/Sabi "You Make Me Feel..."
354 The Neighbourhood “Sweater Weather”
353 The Virginmarys “Dead Man's Shoes”
352 Adele “Skyfall”
351 The Lumineers “Stubborn Love”
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On-Deck:
385 Everlast "I Get By"
384 The Script "Science & Faith"
383 Bruno Mars "Marry You"
382 Radiohead "Lotus Flower"
381 Gotye/Kimbra "Somebody That I Used To Know"
380 Five Finger Death Punch "Remember Everything"
379 Phoenix "Lasso"
378 Eminem "Space Bound"
377 Plan B "She Said"
376 Good Charlotte "Last Night"
375 Silversun Pickups "Broken Bottles"
374 Adele "Someone Like You"
373 Eddie Vedder "Longing To Belong"
372 Jeff The Brotherhood "U Got The Look"
371 Duran Duran "All You Need Is Now"
370 Augustana "Steal Your Heart"
369 Broken Bells "The Ghost Inside"
369 Neon Trees "Everybody Talks"
368 Coldplay "Charlie Brown"
367 Ximena Sariñana "Different"
366 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus "Reap"
365 Evanescence "My Heart Is Broken"
364 Lady Gaga "Marry The Night"
363 Black Stone Cherry "White Trash Millionaire"
362 Breaking Benjamin "Lights Out"
361 Eric Church "Smoke A Little Smoke"
360 Mike Posner "Please Don't Go"
359 Jane's Addiction "Underground"
358 Sugarland "Stuck Like Glue"
357 Kelly Clarkson "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)"
356 Rev Theory "Justice"
355 The Cars "Sad Song"
354 Innerpartysystem "American Trash"
353 Skillet "Lucy"
352 Brandon Flowers "Crossfire"
351 Atomic Tom "Don't You Want Me"
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Others: Bests and Worsts | VH1 Rotation | 40 Worst Songs of 2012 | Top 150 Rock songs of 2012 | 2013 Artists to Watch | MLB Review | NFL Review | NHL Review | JMAs 2012 recap
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