Top 100 Songs of 2012

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.

  1. We Are Young – fun. ft. Janelle Monáe [Top Pick: June 2012]
  1. Some Nights – fun. [Top Pick: July, September & October 2012]
  1. I Would Do Anything For You – Foster The People [Top Pick: April 2012]
  1. Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye ft. Kimbra [Top Pick: May 2012]
  1. Ehu Girl – Kolohe Kai
  1. Good Time – Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
  1. Call It What You Want – Foster The People
  1. Don’t Stop (Colors On The Walls) – Foster The People
  1. Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex
  1. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – Taylor Swift
  1. Payphone – Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa
  2. Summer Paradise – Simple Plan ft. Sean Paul
  3. Warrant – Foster The People
  4. Carry On – fun. [Top Pick: August 2012]
  5. The Fighter – The Fray [Top Pick: January 2012]
  6. Houdini – Foster The People
  7. Undercover Martyn – Two Door Cinema Club
  8. She Was Mine – AJ Rafael ft. Jesse Barrera
  9. Some Nights (Intro) – fun.
  10. Tongue Tied – GROUPLOVE
  1. Cool Down – Kolohe Kai
  2. Take Care – Drake ft. Rihanna
  3. Lego House – Ed Sheeran
  4. Not Over You – Gavin DeGraw
  5. Run For Your Life – The Fray
  6. Kiss Me Again – We Are The In Crowd ft. Alex Gaskarth
  7. Starships – Nicki Minaj
  8. Everything Is Sound – Jason Mraz
  9. We’ll Be Coming Back – Calvin Harris ft. Example
  10. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
  1. Set Fire To The Rain – Adele
  2. I Can’t Make You Love Me – Adele
  3. Oh Darling – Plug In Stereo ft. Cady Groves
  4. The A-Team – Ed Sheeran
  5. One More Night – Maroon 5
  6. She’s So Mean – Matchbox Twenty
  7. Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap
  8. Be Honest – Jason Mraz ft. Inara George
  9. Paso (The Nini Anthem) – Sak Noel [Top Pick: November 2012]
  10. Rolling In The Deep – Adele
  1. Hall Of Fame – The Script ft. will.i.am
  2. Drive By – Train
  3. Everywhere Everything – This Century
  4. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) – P!nk
  5. Now Or Never – Outasight
  6. First Of The Year (Equinox) – Skrillex
  7. Pumped Up Kicks – Foster The People
  8. Fade Into Darkness – Avicii
  9. A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
  10. Somebody That I Used To Know (Gotye Cover) – Walk Off The Earth [Top Pick: February 2012]
  1. United State Of Pop 2011 (World Go Boom) – DJ Earworm
  2. I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
  3. Gangnam Style – PSY
  4. Cough Syrup – Young The Giant
  5. What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction
  6. I Never Knew You (Live) – Jason Mraz
  7. Chin Music For The Unsuspecting Hero – Foster The People
  8. 50 Ways To Say Goodbye – Train
  9. Miss You – Foster The People
  10. Young, Wild & Free – Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars [Top Pick: March 2012]
  1. Someone Like You (Live Acoustic) – Adele
  2. Blue Moon / Heart And Soul (Piano Duet)
  3. If I Die Young – The Band Perry
  4. Lights – Ellie Goulding
  5. Levels – Avicii
  6. Why Am I The One – fun.
  7. 1961 – The Fray
  8. Out On The Town – fun.
  9. Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin
  10. It Gets Better – fun.
  1. One Foot – fun.
  2. Waste – Foster The People
  3. Die Young – Ke$ha
  4. Part Of Me – Katy Perry
  5. La La – The Cab
  6. The Real World – Owl City
  7. Glad You Came – The Wanted
  8. Wish You Were Here – Avril Lavigne
  9. Talk Shows On Mute (Live @ Festival Hall Melbourne 2012) – Incubus
  10. Wild Ones – Flo Rida ft. Sia
  1. Called Out In The Dark – Snow Patrol
  2. Whistle – Flo Rida
  3. Top Of The Pops 2011 [What The Fuck] – Mashup-Germany
  4. Dancin’ In The Moonlight (Toploader Cover) – Lily Alexandrea
  5. Here I Am Alive – Yellowcard
  6. It’s Time – Imagine Dragons
  7. Girl Gone Wild – Madonna
  8. Feel Again – OneRepublic
  9. You Da One – Rihanna
  10. This Kiss – Carly Rae Jepsen
  1. Shut The Front Door (Too Young For This) – Forever The Sickest Kids
  2. All Alright – fun.
  3. Climax – Usher
  4. The One That Got Away – Katy Perry
  5. Dirty Little Secret (at Sundance ASCAP Music Café) – The All-American Rejects
  6. Fucking Best Song Everrr – Wallpaper.
  7. Life On The Nickel – Foster the People
  8. Anything Could Happen – Ellie Goulding
  9. Stars – fun.
  10. 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

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Top 100 Songs of 2020

Move all night with the personal top picks of the year 2020, a year of the health crisis, short-form video-sharing social media dance challenges, and work-from-home playlists.
#move2020 #songsoftheyear #twentytwenty

Video Editor: Rab

100. Till I Hear It From You – Gin Blossoms
99. Deluded – Kate Miller-Heidke
98. Lost In Yesterday – Tame Impala
97. What A Man Gotta Do – Jonas Brothers
96. Darkness – Pinegrove
95. A Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives
94. WHATS POPPIN – Jack Harlow
93. Here’s Where The Story Ends – The Sundays
92. Holy – Justin Bieber ft. Chance the Rapper
91. Paubaya – Moira Dela Torre

90. Chinita Girl – Lil Vinceyy ft. Guel
89. Blueberry Faygo – Lil Mosey
88. Naubos Na – Oh, Flamingo!
87. Roses (Imanbek Remix) – SAINt JHN
86. You Got It – VEDO
85. When I Look At You – Miley Cyrus
84. Ngayon Na (MYX Live! Performance) – Slapshock
83. No Shame – 5 Seconds Of Summer
82. Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis
81. 34+35 – Ariana Grande

80. What If I Told You That I Love You – Ali Gatie
79. Father Of All… – Green Day (February 2020 Top Pick)
78. Succession (Main Title Theme) Extended Intro Version – Nicholas Britell
77. The Less I Know The Better – Tame Impala
76. I Want You To Love Me – Fiona Apple
75. That Thing You Do! – The Wonders
74. Tala – Sarah Geronimo
73. Rare – Selena Gomez
72. Tindahan Ni Aling Nena – Reb Atadero, Topper Fabregas, Boo Gabunada & Ensemble
71. Break My Heart – Dua Lipa

70. Bored In The House – Tyga x Curtis Roach
69. 3 am – Matchbox 20
68. Bang! – AJR
67. Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Hannah Montana
66. Lose Control – Meduza, Becky Hill & Goodboys
65. SUGAR (Remix) – BROCKHAMPTON ft. Dua Lipa
64 .Cariño Brutal (MYX Live! Performance) – Slapshock
63. Worth It – beabadoobee
62. everything i wanted – Billie Eilish
61. DYWB (Drink Your Water Bitch) – mimiyuuuh

60. Lonely – Joel Corry
59. Pare Ko – Eraserheads (May 2020 Top Pick)
58. Ayy Macarena – Tyga
57. Star Ng Pasko – Kapamilya All Stars
56. Family Is Forever – ABS-CBN Music All Star
55. Grand Ideas – Alice Skye
54. Breaking Me – Topic & A7S
53. Se Acabó La Cuarentena – Jowell & Randy, Kiko El Crazy
52. What You Know Bout Love – Pop Smoke
51. Marikit – Juan Caoile ft. Kyle

50. Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
49. Lovesick Girls – BLACKPINK
48. Lemon Tree – Dj Desa
47. The Box – Roddy Ricch
46. Mariposa – Peach Tree Rascals
45. Can We Kiss Forever? – Kina ft. Adriana Proenza
44. Rain On Me – Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
43. Heart Of Glass – Blondie
42. Be Kind – Marshmello & Halsey
41. Shameika – Fiona Apple

40. Ice Cream – BLACKPINK x Selena Gomez
39. Go Crazy – Chris Brown & Young Thug
38. Times Like These (BBC Radio 1 Stay Home Live Lounge) – Live Lounge Allstars
37. Yummy – Justin Bieber
36. At My Worst – Pink Sweat$
35. Confidence – Ocean Alley
34. Kabet – Gagong Rapper ft. Kyla
33. ROCKSTAR – DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch (July 2020 Top Pick)
32. Adore You – Harry Styles
31. How You Like That – BLACKPINK

30. Like That – Doja Cat ft. Gucci Mane
29. Can I Call You Tonight? – Dayglow
28. Care – beabadoobee
27. Are You Bored Yet? – Wallows ft. Clairo (August 2020 Top Pick)
26. Savage – Megan Thee Stallion
25. The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix) – SZA x Calvin Harris
24. Circles – Post Malone
23. Astronomia – Vicetone & Tony Igy (Top Throwback Song)
22. Bawal Lumabas (The Classroom Song) – Kim Chiu
21. Malayo Ka Man – Jr Crown, Kath, Cyclone & Young Weezy

20. Beautiful Scars – Maximillian
19. Make It With You – Ben&Ben
18. Alab (Burning) – SB19
17. Dynamite – BTS (October & November 2020 Top Pick)
16. Mood – 24kGoldn ft. iann dior
15. Intentions – Justin Bieber ft. Quavo
14. death bed (coffee for your bed) – Powfu ft. beabadoobee
13. You Know I’ll Go Get – DJ Haning & Rizky Ayuba
12. Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
11. Supalonely – BENEE ft. Gus Dapperton

Before we move on to the top 10, here are some honorable mentions:
All My Friends – Snakehips ft. Tinashe & Chance the Rapper
Betamax – Sandwich
Buhol Buhol – Sandwich
Da Coconut Nut – BINI
Fetch The Bolt Cutters – Fiona Apple
Go Up – SB19
Harleys In Hawaii – Katy Perry
Levitating – Dua Lipa
No Guidance – Chris Brown ft. Drake
Nemesis – Benjamin Clementine
Never Worn White – Katy Perry
O Holy Night – Mariah Carey
Piece Of Your Heart – Meduza x Goodboys
Ready To Go – Republica
September – Earth, Wind & Fire
Shower – Becky G
Sour Candy – Lady Gaga & BLACKPINK
Tattoos Together – Lauv
The Man (Live from Paris) – Taylor Swift
Wherever You Go – The Avalanches ft. Jamie xx, Neneh Charry & CLYPSO

10. Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa (March 2020 Top Pick)
This song appeared in the top songs of 2019 at number 80. One of the many TikTok influenced songs on this list.

9. WAP – Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion (September & December 2020 Top Pick)
A rap bop with a popular TikTok dance. The more I read the polarizing critical reviews, the more I appreciate the song.

8. Savage Remix – Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé
Don’t be confused when you also see the original “Savage” version at number 26. I first heard the solo release through TikTok videos before this equally good remix.

7. Sunday Best – Surfaces
Its first line perfectly describes the song: “Feeling good, like I should”.

6. Imahe – Magnus Haven (Top Philippine Song)
The alternative rock band’s song released in 2018 is the most-streamed song based on Spotify Philippines’ Wrapped 2020.

5. ROXANNE – Arizona Zervas
The pop-rap track became the first unsigned and fully independent artist to top the Spotify chart since the beginning of 2017.

4. Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) – Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo (June 2020 Top Pick)
The track entirely built off a sample of New Zealand music producer Jawsh 685‘s viral success Laxed (Siren Beat).

3. Blinding Lights – The Weeknd
This song was everywhere the entire 2020 that it eventually became the number 1 song of multiple year-end charts such as the Spotify Wrapped, the US’s Billboard Hot 100, and the UK’s Official Singles Chart.

2. Say So – Doja Cat (April 2020 Top Pick)
It’s the funk and disco element that makes this one of the best songs that became viral in TikTok.

1. Dance Monkey – Tones and I (January 2020 Top Pick)
This was already the biggest song in Tones and I (born Toni Watson)’s hometown Australia in 2019. Then it became a commercial success outside the country the year after.

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