Hi, guys! Are you ready for my year-end charts? Rules are the same from last year: only albums released from December 1, 2012 to November 30, 2013 can chart; for the songs chart, only songs released as singles or with music video or with huge airplay (both on radio or tv - example: soundtracks) can chart. This year will be different: we'll have Top 100 Singles before Top 50 Albums. Also, anytime I can show the year-end list for best movies of 2013. Let's start! Here's a snack for you: the last year-end charts and the awards schedule!
2012 Top 100 Songs
1. Florence + The Machine, “Never Let Me Go”
2. Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”
3. Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
4. Madonna, “Girl Gone Wild”
5. Carrie Underwood, “Good Girl”
6. The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
7. Of Monsters And Men, “Little Talks”
8. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
9. Lana Del Rey, “Ride”
10. Jessie J, “Domino”
11. Arctic Monkeys, “Black Treacle”
12. Passion Pit, “Constant Conversations”
13. Florence + The Machine, “No Light, No Light”
14. Foster The People, “Houdini”
15. Paloma Faith,”Picking Up The Pieces”
16. Lana Del Rey, “Blue Jeans”
17. Lana Del Rey, “Born To Die”
18. P!nk, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
19. Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
20. Florence + The Machine, “Spectrum”
21. Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, “Safe & Sound”
22. Regina Spektor, “All The Rowboats”
23. Fiona Apple, “Every Single Night”
24. Muse, “Madness”
25. Adele, “Skyfall”
26. Utada Hikaru, “Sakura Nagashi”
27. Green Day, “Oh Love”
28. Ke$ha, “Die Young”
29. Tegan And Sara, “Closer”
30. Kelly Clarkson, “Dark Side”
31. M83., “Midnight City”
32. Bob Dylan, “Duquesne Whistle”
33. Rita Lee, “Reza”
34. No Doubt, “Settle Down”
35. Rihanna, “Diamonds”
36. Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Brendan’s Death Song”
37. Emeli Sandé, “Next To Me”
38. Lana Del Rey, “National Anthem”
39. Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait”
40. Crystal Castles, “Plague”
41. Christina Perri, “A Thousand Years”
42. Arctic Monkeys, “R U Mine?”
43. Jake Bugg, “Two Fingers”
44. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
45. Marina and the Diamonds, “How To Be A Heartbreaker”
46. Kylie Minogue, “Timebomb”
47. Sigur Rós, “Ekki Múkk”
48. Kelly Clarkson, “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)”
49. Birdy, “1901”
50. Love And Theft, “Angel Eyes”
51. The XX, “Angels”
52. Coldplay, “Hurts Like Heaven”
53. Beach House, “Myth”
54. Ellie Goulding, “Lights”
55. Taylor Swift, “Ours”
56. Lana Del Rey, “Video Games”
57. Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A., “Give Me All Your Luvin’”
58. Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
59. Lana Del Rey, “Summertime Sadness”
60. Metric, “Youth Without Youth”
61. Garbage, “Blood For Poppies”
62. Grizzly Bear, “Yet Again”
63. Adele, “Rumour Has It”
64. Passion Pit, “Take A Walk”
65. Of Monsters And Men, “Mountain Sound”
66. Chevelle, “Hats Off To The Bull”
67. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, “Good Time”
68. The Black Keys, “Gold On The Ceiling”
69. Ed Sheeran, “Drunk”
70. Tiziano Ferro, “Per Dirti Ciao!”
71. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
72. P!nk, “Try”
73. The Shins, “Simple Song”
74. M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
75. The Lumineers, “Ho Hey”
76. Jack White, “Sixteen Saltines”
77. Christina Aguilera, “Your Body”
78. The Temper Trap, “Need Your Love”
79. Cheryl, “Call My Name”
80. Two Door Cinema Club, “Sleep Alone”
81. Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
82. Jay-Z & Kanye West, “****** In Paris”
83. iamamiwhoami, “Play”
84. Aerosmith, “What Could Have Been Love”
85. Skrillex featuring Sirah, “Bangarang”
86. Cher Lloyd, “Want U Back”
87. Hunter Hayes, “Wanted”
88. Madonna, “Turn Up The Radio”
89. Sleigh Bells, “Comeback Kid”
90. Alanis Morissette, “Guardian”
91. Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris, “We Found Love”
92. Hedley, “Kiss You Inside Out”
93. Cat Power, “Cherokee”
94. Mark Foster, A-Trak & Kimbra, “Warrior”
95. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
96. Regina Spektor, “How”
97. Nelly Furtado, “Spirit Indestructible”
98. Lana Del Rey, “Blue Velvet”
99. Benjamin Gibbard, “Teardrop Windows”
100. David Guetta & Sia, “Titanium”
2012 Top 25 Albums
1. Lana Del Rey, “Born To Die”
2. Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”
3. Emeli Sandé, “Our Version Of Events”
4. The Black Keys, “El Camino”
5. Fiona Apple, “The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do”
6. Of Monsters And Men, “My Head Is An Animal”
7. Paloma Faith, “Fall To Grace”
8. Regina Spektor, “What We Saw From The Cheap Seats”
9. Sigur Rós, “Valtari”
10. Jack White, “Blunderbuss”
11. P!nk, “The Truth About Love”
12. The XX, “Coexist”
13. Mumford & Sons, “Babel”
14. Passion Pit, “Gossamer”
15. Jake Bugg, “Jake Bugg”
16. Crystal Castles, “(III)”
17. Marina and the Diamonds, “Electra Heart”
18. Benjamin Gibbard, “Former Lives”
19. Metric, “Synthetica”
20. Madonna, “MDNA”
21. Rihanna, “Unapologetic”
22. Grizzly Bear, “Shields”
23. Gotye, “Making Mirrors”
24. Muse, “The 2nd Law”
25. Green Day, “¡Uno!”
Schedule:
01.01.2013: Movie Awards nominations.
01.08.2013: Music Awards nominations.
01.15.2013: Winners of Movie Awards.
01.22.2013: Winners of Music Awards.
FAQ
What's the difference between Record of the Year and Song of the Year?
The award for Record of the Year goes to artists and producers, and the Song of the Year goes to songwriters.
What's the difference between Record of the Year and your number one in your year end songs chart?
The Record of the Year goes to the performance that better represents my musical year. My number one in my year end chart represents the best song released in the year combined with musical year (that's the only reason that a song can chart for two years in a row). Also, the same thing happens for albums. Just so you know, in 2011, Adele's "21" won Album of the Year, but her album ended at #2 in year end albums chart (the #1 that year was Florence + The Machine's "Ceremonials"). And in the same year, "Helena Beat" won Record of the Year when "Set Fire To The Rain" was #1.
What are the categories in each Awards?
For Music Awards:
1) Main field: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Artist of the Year, Video of the Year, Best Collaboration
2) Music videos field: Best Music Video, Best Choreography, Best Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Screenplay/Story, Best Direction
3) Pop field: Best Pop Male Performance, Best Pop Female Performance, Best Pop Duo or Group Performance, Best Pop Song, Best Pop Album
4) EDM field: Best Dance Performance, Best Electronic Performance, Best EDM Album.
5) Urban field: Best Rap/Hip-Hop Performance, Best R&B Performance, Best Urban Album.
6) Country field: Best Country Male Performance, Best Country Female Performance, Best Country Duo or Group Performance, Best Country Song, Best Country Album
7) Alternative field: Best Alternative Pop Performance, Best Alternative Rock Performance, Best Alternative Song, Best Alternative Album.
8) Rock field: Best Rock Performance, Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance, Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album
9) Visual Media field: Best Song Written for Visual Media.
For Movie Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Original Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects
How many nominations we can expect in each category?
For Music Awards: Each category can have from three to six nominations, but five nominees is the most common. The only exception is Artist of the Year, which number of nominees varies from five to ten (this is new this year).
For Movie Awards: Each category can have from three to five nominations, and unlimited honorary mentions.