Source - http://popledge.co.uk/2012/12/18/pop...-fave-make-it/


Top 30 Singles of 2012 by Popledge

This list isn’t in any particular order, just a slice of our favourite singles from 2012.

• Carly Rae Jepson – Call Me Maybe – all I have to say is ‘hey I just met you….’
• Nicki Minaj – Starships – the worldwide smash that Ms Minaj deserves, the perfect rap/pop cross over track
• Ke$ha – Die Young – I’m not sure why Warrior hasn’t perfomed very well because this first single from the LP is a pop gem
• Girls Aloud – Beautiful Cause You Love Me – gives us a glimpse of Nicola Robert’s second solo album
• Robbie Williams – Candy – ‘hey ho here she goes’ inspired upbeat single from the Williams/Barlow partnership
• Jedward – Luminous – Jedward’s attempt at making more ‘serious’ music actually works
• Kelly Clarkson – Stronger – the type of track people seek from Clarkson full of independence and fire
• Hot Right Now – DJ Fresh and Rita Ora – a radio play-lists’s dream and the song which launched Rita into the pop world
• Coldplay feat Rihanna – Princess of China – definitely a grower but eventually I found a love for this unusual partnership
• Cheryl – Call My Name – if only all her album tracks were as good as Cheryl’s lead singles
• Katy Perry – Wide Awake – a personal and heartfelt song to end the successful Teenage Dream era
• You Bring Me Joy – Amelia Lily – anything that brings Xenomania work into the Top 40 is great in my book, Lily is one to watch for 2013
• The Wanted – I Found You – I’m a sucker for falsetto moments
• Nicola Roberts – Yo-Yo – my favourite GA solo star this single and her whole album is still underappreciated
• Cover Drive – Twilight – a lovely magical song from the Rihanna-esq band
• Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know – baa baa black sheep returned to the charts in a big way!
• Cher Lloyd – Want U Back – infectious and catchy mixed in with a bit of brattiness from Cher
• Beyonce – End of Time – an underappreciated song again, I loved the funk style to this single
• fun – We Are Young – let’s set the world on fire, it did just that
• Paloma Faith – Picking Up the Pieces – a highly emotive track which lots of people identified with
• Stooshe – Black Heart – the girls best song to date, they need more in this template to avoid pop failure
• Lana Del Rey – National Anthem – she had me from the moment a horse ‘neighed’
• Noisettes – That Girl – retro sounding funk/swing based track from the UK group
• No Doubt – Settle Down – get in line and settle down sing Gwen and co on their comeback single
• Psy – Gangham Style – heyyyy sexy ladies – a phenomena
• Christina Aguilera – Your Body – a shame this song didn’t do very well, it’s like Diiirtty 2012
• AME – Play the Gameboy – watch out for this lady in 2013, excellent visuals in the video too
• Little Mix – DNA – it’s in his DNA sing our favourite X Factor ladies group
• Bruno Mars – Locked out of Heaven – such a cool smooth and enjoyable listen
• Jessie Ware – Sweet Talk – one of our 2013 artists to watch, this song is like treacle for the ears – sweet and smooth

Gangnam Style, Call My Name, Die Young

Great list!

Sweet Talk making it!

JedWARD

Nice little writeups for eACH

hope you can comment mine

Great list! Cher Lloyd is my fave.

Carly Rae Jepson – Call Me Maybe
Nicki Minaj – Starships
Ke$ha – Die Young
Kelly Clarkson – Stronger
Katy Perry – Wide Awake
The Wanted – I Found You
fun – We Are Young
No Doubt – Settle Down
Psy – Gangham Style
Bruno Mars – Locked out of Heaven