Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The 100 best new good songs of 2012!

Here are my 100 favorite songs of 2012. See the video below for a playlist of the Top 50. (Update: In 2016 I made a countdown video version of my Top 40. It's below as well.) Lots of ways to enjoy theh year's best new good songs!

Countdown video:



Playlist:



1. "Somebody That I Used To Know" Gotye f/ Kimbra
2. "Blue" First Aid Kit
3. "Everybody's Heart's Breaking Now" Lavender Diamond
4. "Ready Or Not" Bridgit Mendler
5. "The Woman You Love" Ashanti
6. "Always Summer" Yellowcard
7. "Reunion" M83
8. "Warrior" Kimbra f/ Mark Foster and A-Trak
9. "Overjoyed" Matchbox Twenty
10. "Satellites" Catcall
11. "Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen
12. "Here I Am Alive" Yellowcard
13. "Yoyo" Pop Etc
14. "Midnight City" M83
15. "Distance" Christina Perri f/ Jason Mraz
16. "Titanium" David Guetta f/ Sia
17. "Catch My Breath" Kelly Clarkson
18. "Give Your Heart A Break" Demi Lovato
19. "Co-Sign" SWV
20. "Silenced By The Night" Keane
21. "Called Out In The Dark" Snow Patrol
22. "Hold On When You Get Love ..." Stars
23. "Save Me" Gotye
24. "Love On Top" Beyoncé
25. "Big Machine" Ryan Miller
26. "Paradise" Coldplay
27. "Ships In The Night" Mat Kearney
28. "A Little While" Heather Headley
29. "Game Of Cards" Mason Brothers
30. "Stereo Hearts" Gym Class Heroes f/ Adam Levine
31. "Cough Syrup" Young the Giant
32. "Tonight Is The Night" Outasight
33. "1997" Saint Motel
34. "Wide Awake" Katy Perry
35. "Video Games" Lana Del Rey
36. "Scream" Usher
37. "Wildest Dreams" Brandy
38. "Blood Brothers" Ingrid Michaelson
39. "Set Fire To The Rain" Adele
40. "Laura" Bat For Lashes
41. "I Like It Like That" Hot Chelle Rae f/ New Boyz
42. "Circles Around The Sun" Dispatch
43. "Put It Down" Brandy f/ Chris Brown
44. "Good Time" Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
45. "All The Rowboats" Regina Spektor
46. "Enough Of No Love" Keyshia Cole f/ Lil Wayne
47. "Move In The Right Direction" Gossip
48. "Lights" Ellie Goulding
49. "Faded Heart" School Of Seven Bells
50. "Guardian" Alanis Morissette
51. "Give Me All Your Luvin'" Madonna f/ Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.
52. "Receive" Alanis Morissette
53. "Two Way Street" Kimbra
54. "I Won't Give Up" Jason Mraz
55. "Magpie" Beth Orton
56. "Para" Calexico
57. "What To Keep And What To Throw Away" Mary Chapin Carpenter
58. "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" John Legend f/ Ludacris
59. "Adorn" Miguel
60. "Climax" Usher
61. "To Who Knows Where" James Iha
62. "Thrift Shop" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz
63. "Everything Is Embarrassing" Sky Ferreira
64. "Mama Told Me" Big Boi f/ Kelly Rowland
65. "Beth/Rest" Bon Iver
66. "Pretty Lil' Heart" Robin Thicke f/ Lil Wayne
67. "Girl Gone Wild" Madonna
68. "Skyfall" Adele
69. "Hard To Love" Lee Brice
70. "Easy Way Out" Gotye
71. "Sovereign Light Café" Keane
72. "Glass" Thompson Square
73. "Red Balloon" Azure Ray
74. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Taylor Swift
75. "It All Belongs To Me" Monica & Brandy
76. "Settle Down" No Doubt
77. "This Kiss" Carly Rae Jepsen
78. "Run" Matt Nathanson f/ Sugarland
79. "Kiss And Run" Jenna Andrews
80. "Your Body" Christina Aguilera
81. "Is This Love" Aiden Grimshaw
82. "Girl On Fire" Alicia Keys f/ Nicki Minaj
83. "Break Ya Back" Timbaland f/ Dev
84. "Never Go Back" Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
85. "The Motto" Drake f/ Lil Wayne
86. "Sunshine" Mike Doughty
87. "Honestly"  Hot Chelle Rae
88. "Popular Song" Mika
89. "50 Ways To Say Goodbye" Train
90. "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" P!nk
91. "Timebomb" Kylie Minogue
92. "Crystallize" Lindsey Stirling
93. "Between The Raindrops" Lifehouse f/ Natasha Bedingfield
94. "Without You" Monica
95. "Dark Side" Kelly Clarkson
96. "Beautiful Surprise"  Tamia
97. "Happy Pills" Norah Jones
98. "Where The Kids Are" Blondfire
99. "Moonshine" Bruno Mars
100. "Thorns" Jessie Baylin

1 comment:

a.eye said...

Some of these songs I forgot came out/were popular this year... they were played so much that they seem to have been around for much longer.