#20:Madonna / Some Girls Some girls make a scene, shoot their mouths and talk obscene
This possible Britney reject is seriously the most genius pop track on MDNA for obvious reasons. It's clearly a dance JAM and, like, ya gotta hold back from bouncing all over when it comes on. The lyrics are sassy and classic Madonna. What's NOT to love? A+ for Madge.
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#19:Nicki Minaj / Masquerade It's somethin' you created, it's never ever too late; it's time to masquerade
I know every damn lyric to this track and spit it out at full volume each and every time I hear it. It may be mildly mediocre but I still can't control how catchy and great it is. It's both pop, rap and inspiring at the same time, a true highlight from Nicki's discography, if you'd ask me.
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#18:Justin Bieber / Take You Baby, señorita, ma chérie, please be my little lady
Okay, I would be the first to admit Bieber's entire act is simply tacky, but he has clearly shown improvement since his debut. This record is a great example. It's actually a great record: you can tell it's Justin, but it's also not tacky. He pulls off a love song in a more sensual way. It's great!
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#17:Ke$ha / Die Young That magic that we got, nobody can touch
Also known as Good Feeling 2.0 (this is the better version, see BB Hot 100 peak). The second this came out I fell in love with it. I love this song and had it on repeat all damn fall. It's such a great track, and the best part is I loved it this much and her album has better tracks. That's the best.
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#16:Marina & the Diamonds / Lies I just wanted to be perfect; to pretend it's all been worth the fight
Okay, let me just keep this simple and say that this song is absolute pop perfection. It not only blows every damn basic Dr. Luke ballad ever out of the water, but is lyrically perfect and sounds like heaven in a song. It's so pure, real and just full-on incredible. Marina, you did good. Her final entry.
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#15:Christina Aguilera / Your Body I think you already know my naAaAame
I don't really care what anyone says, this song is an amazing comeback track. The truth is that it's a little bit failing as a single, but the song and video (OMFG, the video) but slay everything. Xtina really did it good on this song, it's truly massive and so damn catchy. Xtina's final spot.
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#14:Slowdive / Cargo
The final instrumental track on my countdown. This song has been a very moving piece of art in my life this year. I can't really fully describe my emotions towards it, but it captures every feeling I have cherished this year. It's from the year I was born, but I discovered it in 2012.
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#13:Nicki Minaj / Pound the Alarm Sexy, sexy, it's all I do; if you need a bad bitch, let me call a few
Okay, this is a jam. I can't deny freaking out when I heard it on the radio, screaming along to it in the car, and nearly splitting houses in half completely exploding with my friends to the breakdown. It was also the senior homecoming song, and I was on court. How iconic, tbh.
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#12:Azealia Banks / 212 Bitch, the end of your lives is near; they shippin' mine, mine!
What kind of lie would I be telling if this wasn't one of the best songs to come across me this year? Azealia delivers. This song is easily one of the best things to happen to the music scene, at least in my eyes, in 2012. I have so many great memories associated with it ZZ's last entry.
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#11:Rye Rye / Hardcore Girls Even Superwoman couldn't put her hands on this
Okay, Rye Rye created the most flawless smash here. If you like electronic music, rap and pop, this is for you. I absolutely love this song. I can't put it into words how much Rye Rye seriously slays. I want to drive blasting this as high as it goes. That's basically what happened all summer.
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The top 20. Two more updates So many great memories. Thanks to everyone for enjoying them with me!
Some Girls, 212 and Die Young are such fun and catchy songs..
Your Body is also amazing .. nice coming back for Xtina ..too
bad it didn't perform that well..