Number of plays: 94
Number of entries on Top 100 Singles: 1
Position in 2012: 17
Featured Artist of the Decade lands at 43 this year after moderately slaying last year at 17. To be honest I think she's on the rise back up again. Say Something is doing so well and this time she isn't so readily dismissed from the song unlike Moves Like Jagger. Furthermore, We Remain is her best song in ages so I hope she finally found the right track. With the right music, she could smash like it's 1999.
NO.42
The Script
Number of plays: 102
Number of entries on Top 100 Singles: 1
Position in 2012: 46
I believe they are the first artist that has an increase in position since last year (other than those who did not chart last year). Despite copying Beyonce's album title, adding a # to it, having a will.i.am song as it's lead single and having the album get panned critically, the subsequent singles that they chose were reasonable, hence why they are still charting this year.
Number of plays: 103
Number of entries on Top 100 Singles: 1
Position in 2012: 42
These guys mainly just released a new song and I guess I was still listening to Beacon a little at the start of the year. Well it's a good album, it's very dancy.
NO.40
Maroon 5
Number of plays: 105
Number of entries on Top 100 Singles: 2
Position in 2012: 34
Well, I guess these guys released a few nice singles this year, compared to that overrated Payphone. And what baffles me is their crazy radio support. I just wish they didn't go so straight out pop though.
Number of plays: 110
Number of entries on Top 100 Singles: 1
Position in 2012: 36
Lawson pretty much holds steady at their position from last year. This year they re-released their album featuring crap songs like Brokenhearted and Juliet. Why can't they just do songs like When She Was Mine etc?
NO.38
Kings of Leon
Number of plays: 124
Number of entries on Top 100 Singles: 1
Position in 2012: NA
What I love about this band is that signature nostalgic sound in their guitars which puts me in such a dreamy state. Mechanical Bull was cool too.
LAST POST FOR TODAY! SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR THE NEXT 10 ARTISTS!
NO.37
OneRepublic
Number of plays: 129
Number of entries on Top 100 Singles: 2
Position in 2012: NA
I'm so glad Counting Stars is just smashing effortlessly now. It's funny how I keep thinking they're over and then they smash all of a sudden. Like for Waking Up, All The Right Moves and Secrets pretty much did nothing and all of a sudden Good Life smashed so hard. Then Feel Again and If I Lose Myself failed to smash too (as much as I wish they did) but then Counting Stars did it again.
NO.36
All Time Low
Number of plays: 130
Number of entries on Top 100 Singles: 2
Position in 2012: 29
And that makes 7 bands charting in a row (the next artist is a band too!). Don't Panic is such a good album and some of the songs in the re-release too (I've not listened to all of it yet).