2012 In Review
2012 was a difficult year to sum up in just one word. I mean, it was a year where EPs, Mixtapes and flops single-handedly slayed the popular acts. So where do I begin?
In the beginning of the year I was very disappointed with the material that was being released within the first quarter or two. A lot of the mainstream artists in particular have been such a letdown, no epiceness, and no one brought it therefore I had to surf for new music to listen to. R&B, Rap, Alternative/Rock and non-commercial music have been much stronger than the pop music; these genres actually made the remaining quarters a phenomenal year as its coming to an end. But don’t feel bummed out… some of this year’s top charters will make my lists too. Expect some messiness and guilty pleasures of course.
Finding new music has been great. This year I found a liking for sounds and genres I had never thought I would get into. I also owe it to Ace Reject for the creation of the rate games and all the members that have hosted. It was a blast participating and being introduced to some great music both new and old. Thanks to all the friends and members that have introduced me to some great artists this year. Oh, and Spotify was a great discovery; very useful!
This year will be my best countdown to date, especially quality wise. That’s just how I feel; I’ll leave it up for you guys to be the ones to judge.
This countdown will include a mixture of R&B, Hip-Hop/Rap, Alternative/Rock, folk, country, electronic, pop, EDM and Witch-Hop. You name it and it’s probably here (minus J/K-pop).
The countdown will be very simple and straightforward. Here is what will be displayed:
Top 35 Singles (Top 135 Singles)
Best Albums of the Year
Most Disappointing Albums of the Year
Top 35
135-36
135. Gorillaz, James Murphy & André 3000 – DoYaThing
134. Young Magic – Sparkly
133. Beat Connection – Further Out
132. Netsky – Come Alive
131. Nero – Promsies
130. Calvin Harris featuring Example – We'll Be Coming Back
129. Ke$ha – C’Mon
128. Lupe Fiasco & Guy Sebastian – Battle Scars
127. Ed Sheran – The A-Team
126. Keyshia Cole – Trust & Believe
125. Christina Aguilera featuring Blake Shelton – Just A Fool
124. P!nk – Try
123. Gotye – I Feel Better
122. Norah Jones – Happy Pills
121. Nas – Daughters
120. Tito Lopez – Mama Proud
119. K’naan featuring Nelly Furtado – Is Anybody Out There?
118. Lifehouse featuring Natasha Bedingfield – Between the Raindrops
117. Andy Grammer – Fine By Me
116. Mary J. Blige – Don’t Mind
115. Kimbra – Come Into My Head
114. Estelle – Thank You
113. Sahab – Dastaneh Layli O Majnun
112. Electric Guest – This Head I Hold
111. Karmin – Brokenhearted
110. Nicki Minaj featuring Cassie – The Boys
109. Natalia Kills – Controversy
108. Azealia Banks – Atlantis
107. The Weeknd – Coming Down
106. Brandy – Wildest Dreams
105. John Legend featuring Ludacris – Tonight (Best You Ever Had)
104. Jason Mraz – I Won’t Give Up
103. Miike Snow – Paddling Out
102. Major Lazer featuring Amber of Dirty Projectors – Get Free
101. The Presets – Ghosts
100. The Shins – Simple Song
99. Panama – Magic
98. No Doubt – Settle Down
97. Eva Simons – I Don't Like You
96. Kerli – Zero Gravity
95. Alexandra Burke – Elephant
94. Chris Brown – Turn Up The Music
93. Cheryl – Call My Name
92. Sabi featuring Wale – Where They Do that At?
91. Ciara – Got Me Good
90. Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo – Let's Go
89. Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble.
88. Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
87. Kelly Clarkson – Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)
86. Jennifer Hudson featuring Ne-Yo & Rick Ross – Think like a Man
85. Wale featuring Miguel – Lotus Flower Bomb
84. Two Door Cinema – Sun
83. Philip Phillips – Home
82. Matt Corby – Brother
81. Emeli Sandé – Clown
80. Common – Celebrate
79. Tennis – My Better Self
78. The Walkmen – Heaven
77. Miike Snow – The Wave
76. Stealing Sheep – Genevieve
75. Chairlift – Sidewalk Safari
74. Bruno Mars – Locked Out Of Heaven
73. Kimbra – Cameo Lover
72. Azealia Banks – Luxury
71. Kanye West – Lost In The World
70. AWOLNATION – Sail
69. Madonna – Girl Gone Wild
68. Grizzly Bear – Yet Again
67. Coldplay – Charlie Brown
66. Passion Pit – Take A Walk
65. Of Monsters And Men – Little Talks
64. Mark Foster, A-Trak & Kimbra – Warrior
63. Strange Talk – Cast Away
62. Friendly Fires – Hurting
61. Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
60. Ellie Goulding – Figure 8
59. Lana Del Rey – Blue Jeans
58. Grimes – Genesis
57. Miguel – Do You…
56. Ciara – Sorry
55. Charli XCX – Nuclear Seasons
54. Rihanna – Diamonds
53. Nicki Minaj featuring 2 Chainz – Beez in the Trap
52. The Big Pink – Give It Up
51. Gotye – Save Me
50. Demi Lovato – Give Your Heart A Break
49. Marina and The Diamonds – Primadonna
48. Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch – Sweet Nothing
47. Elle Varner – I Don’t Care
46. Beyoncé – Dance For You
45. Emeli Sandé – Next To Me
44. No Doubt featuring Busy Signal & Major Lazer – Push and Shove
43. Machine Gun Kelly featuring Ester Dean – Invincible
42. Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank)
41. Azealia Banks – Van Vogue
40. Childish Gambino – Heartbeat
39. Katy Perry – Wide Awake
38. Adele – Set Fire To The Rain
37. Lana Del Rey – Summertime Sadness
36. Niki & The Foxes – The Fox
Miguel “Kaleidoscope Dream”
Kendrick Lamar “Good Kid, Mad City”
Niki & The Dove “Instinct”
Azealia Banks “Fantasea”
Frank Ocean “Channel Orange”
Kimbra “Vows”
iamamiwhoami “Kin”
Wynter Gordon “Human Condition: Doleo/Sanguine”
Grizzly Bear “Shield”
Brandy “Two Eleven”
Tennis “Young & Old”
Solange "TRUE"
Emeli Sandé “Our Versions of Events”
Chairlift “Something”
Animal Collective “Centipede Hz”
Marina & The Diamonds “Electra Heart”
Elle Varner “Perfectly Imperfect”
The Cafeteria Line “HNGRY”
Princeton “Remembrance of Things to Come”
Taylor Swift “Red” Ranking
Imagine Dragons “Night Visions”
Beat Connection “The Palace Garden”
Two Door Cinema Club “Beacon”
Ellie Goulding “Halcyon”
Lana Del Rey “Born To Die”/ “The Paradise Edition”
Diggy “Unexpected Arrival”
Gotye “Making Mirrors”
Ke$ha “Warrior”
Grimes "Visions"
Carly Rae Jepsen "Kiss"
Passion Pit “Gossamer”
K’naan “Country, God or The Girl”
Calvin Harris “18 Months”
Santigold “Master of My Make-Believe”
Sleigh Bells “Reign of Terror”
No Doubt “Push and Shove”
Karmin “Hello”
Rita Ora “O.R.A.”
Chris Brown “Fortune”
Nicki Minaj “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”
Monica “New Life”
Nelly Furtado “The Spirit Indestructible”
Christina Aguilera “Lotus”
Estelle “All of Me”
Madonna “MDNA”
One Direction “Up All Night”
GOOD Music “Cruel Summer”
2 Chainz “Based on a T.R.U. Story”
The Presets "Pacifica"
Rihanna "Unapologetic"
fun “Some Nights”
Keyshia Cole “Woman To Woman”
Justin Bieber “Believe”
Miike Snow “Happy To You”
Mumford & Sons “Babel”
Usher “Looking 4 Myself”
Artist Recommendations
Panama
Young Magic
Electric Guest
Matt Corby
Childish Gambino
Beat Connection
Grimes
Walk The Moon
Stealing Sheep
Strange Talk
Princeton
Foxes
Niki & The Dove
Kitten
Imagine Dragons
Elle Varner
Chairlift
Tennis
135-36
Looking forward to this. 
