The year 2012 was the year I was very obsessed with the indie rock albums of fun. and Foster The People. Expect all tracks from “Some Nights” and “Torches” in the list.
Another artist that I became a follower of that year was Adele Adkins. From releasing her live video album ‘Live At The Royal Albert Hall,’ to winning big in the GRAMMYs, to being the first female solo act to place 3 songs in the top 10 of Billboard Hot 100 concurrently, the English singer-songwriter was indeed the Artist of the Years 2011 to 2012. Expect some tracks from her as well.
- We Are Young – fun. ft. Janelle Monáe [Top Pick: June 2012]
- Some Nights – fun. [Top Pick: July, September & October 2012]
- I Would Do Anything For You – Foster The People [Top Pick: April 2012]
- Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye ft. Kimbra [Top Pick: May 2012]
- Ehu Girl – Kolohe Kai
- Good Time – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
- Call It What You Want – Foster The People
- Don’t Stop (Colors On The Walls) – Foster The People
- Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
- Payphone – Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa
- Summer Paradise – Simple Plan ft. Sean Paul
- Warrant – Foster The People
- Carry On – fun. [Top Pick: August 2012]
- The Fighter – The Fray [Top Pick: January 2012]
- Houdini – Foster The People
- Undercover Martyn – Two Door Cinema Club
- She Was Mine – AJ Rafael ft. Jesse Barrera
- Some Nights (Intro) – fun.
- Tongue Tied – GROUPLOVE
- Cool Down – Kolohe Kai
- Take Care – Drake ft. Rihanna
- Lego House – Ed Sheeran
- Not Over You – Gavin DeGraw
- Run For Your Life – The Fray
- Kiss Me Again – We Are The In Crowd ft. Alex Gaskarth
- Starships – Nicki Minaj
- Everything Is Sound – Jason Mraz
- We’ll Be Coming Back – Calvin Harris ft. Example
- Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
- Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
- I Can’t Make You Love Me – Adele
- Oh Darling – Plug In Stereo ft. Cady Groves
- The A-Team – Ed Sheeran
- One More Night – Maroon 5
- She’s So Mean – Matchbox Twenty
- Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap
- Be Honest – Jason Mraz ft. Inara George
- Paso (The Nini Anthem) – Sak Noel [Top Pick: November 2012]
- Rolling In The Deep – Adele
- Hall Of Fame – The Script ft. will.i.am
- Drive By – Train
- Everywhere Everything – This Century
- Blow Me (One Last Kiss) – P!nk
- Now Or Never – Outasight
- First Of The Year (Equinox) – Skrillex
- Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
- Fade Into Darkness – Avicii
- A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
- Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye Cover) – Walk Off The Earth [Top Pick: February 2012]
- United State Of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom) – DJ Earworm
- I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
- Gangnam Style – PSY
- Cough Syrup – Young The Giant
- What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction
- I Never Knew You (Live) – Jason Mraz
- Chin Music For The Unsuspecting Hero – Foster The People
- 50 Ways To Say Goodbye – Train
- Miss You – Foster The People
- Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars [Top Pick: March 2012]
- Someone Like You (Live Acoustic) – Adele
- Blue Moon / Heart And Soul (Piano Duet)
- If I Die Young – The Band Perry
- Lights – Ellie Goulding
- Levels – Avicii
- Why Am I The One – fun.
- 1961 – The Fray
- Out On The Town – fun.
- Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin
- It Gets Better – fun.
- One Foot – fun.
- Waste – Foster The People
- Die Young – Ke$ha
- Part Of Me – Katy Perry
- La La – The Cab
- The Real World – Owl City
- Glad You Came – The Wanted
- Wish You Were Here – Avril Lavigne
- Talk Shows On Mute (Live @ Festival Hall Melbourne 2012) – Incubus
- Wild Ones – Flo Rida ft. Sia
- Called Out In The Dark – Snow Patrol
- Whistle – Flo Rida
- Top Of The Pops 2011 [What The Fuck] – Mashup-Germany
- Dancin’ In The Moonlight (Toploader Cover) – Lily Alexandrea
- Here I Am Alive – Yellowcard
- It’s Time – Imagine Dragons
- Girl Gone Wild – Madonna
- Feel Again – OneRepublic
- You Da One – Rihanna
- This Kiss – Carly Rae Jepsen
- Shut The Front Door (Too Young For This) – Forever The Sickest Kids
- All Alright – fun.
- Climax – Usher
- The One That Got Away – Katy Perry
- Dirty Little Secret (at Sundance ASCAP Music CafĂ©) – The All-American Rejects
- Fucking Best Song Everrr – Wallpaper.
- Life On The Nickel – Foster the People
- Anything Could Happen – Ellie Goulding
- Stars – fun.
- If You Could See Me Now – The Script
Honorable Mentions:
All Alone – fun.
Beautiful Goodbye – Maroon 5
Chasing Pavements – Adele
Domino – Jessie J
Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) – Ne-Yo
Like We Did (Windows Down) – The Maine
Numb – Usher
One And Only – Adele
Save Me – Gotye
Turning Tables – Adele
I’ll carry you back to the years: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2002, 2001, and 2000. Listen to the Picks of the Decade 2010s Spotify playlist below.
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