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 2010

We may have blamed our current situation on the pandemic. I blame DJ Earworm for putting out an incredible mashup of the US Billboard Hot 100’s Top 25 Songs of 2009. “United State Of Pop 2009” was my favorite pick a decade ago.

1. United State Of Pop 2009 (Blame It On The Pop!) – DJ Earworm

2. Hey, Soul Sister – Train

3. Baby – Justin Bieber ft. Ludacris

4. The Only Exception – Paramore

5. Airplanes – B.o.B. ft. Hayley Williams of Paramore

6. If It’s Love – Train

7. Brick By Boring Brick – Paramore

8. Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars

9. Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

10. Dynamite – Taio Cruz

11. DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love – Usher ft. Pitbull
12. Like A G6 – Far*East Movement ft. The Cataracs & Dev
13. Club Can’t Handle Me – Flo Rida ft. David Guetta
14. Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) – Shakira ft. Freshlyground
15. Telephone – Lady GaGa ft. Beyoncé
16. Empire State Of Mind – Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys
17. Sorry Sorry – Answer – Super Junior
18. Love The Way You Lie – Eminem ft. Rihanna
19. That’s What You Get (MTV Unplugged) – Paramore
20. Solo – Iyaz

21. Billionaire – Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars
22. Eenie Meenie – Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber
23. TikTok – Ke$ha
24. Love Like Woe – The Ready Set
25. California Gurls – Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg
26. Ridin’ Solo – Jason Derülo
27. La La La – Auburn
28. Nothin’ On You – B.o.B. ft. Bruno Mars
29. Turn It Off – Paramore
30. Pyramid – Charice ft. Iyaz

31. 2012 – Jay Sean ft. Nicki Minaj
32. Somebody To Love – Justin Bieber
33. Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
34. It’s Gonna Make Sense – Michael Learns To Rock
35. Careful – Paramore
36. Vanilla Twilight – Owl City
37. Like OMG, Baby – DJ Earworm
38. Freak – Estelle ft. Kardinal Offishal
39. OMG – Usher ft. Will.I.Am
40. Playing God – Paramore

41. Airplanes Part 2 – B.o.B. ft. Hayley Williams of Paramore & Eminem
42. Mine – Taylor Swift
43. Looking Up – Paramore
44. Picture Picture – Tanya Markova
45. The Saltwater Room – Owl City
46. Alejandro – Lady GaGa
47. Hello Seattle (Ocean Eyes Version) – Owl City
48. I Love You – Charice
49. 21 Guns – Green Day ft. American Idiot Cast
50. Rap Das Armas – Cidinho & Doca

51. We No Speak Americano – Yolanda Be Cool ft. DCUP
52. Check It Out – Will.I.Am ft. Nicki Minaj
53. Bad Romance – Lady GaGa
54. Don’t Stop Believin’ – Glee Cast
55. We Are The World 25 For Haiti – Artists For Haiti
56. Ignorance – Paramore
57. Got Your Back – T.I. ft. Keri Hilson
58. Misguided Ghosts – Paramore
59. Where The Lines Overlap – Paramore
60. If We Ever Meet Again – Timbaland ft. Katy Perry

61. Love The Way You Lie – MASHUP – Sam Tsui
62. Keep Holding On – Glee Cast
63. Perfect Two – Auburn
64. Girl I’m Tryin’ (Weekend Radio Edit) – J Brazil
65. Grenade – Bruno Mars
66. Art Of Love – Guy Sebastian ft. Jordin Sparks
67. 1901 – Pheonix
68. U Smile – Justin Bieber
69. Do You Remember? – Jay Sean ft. Li’l Jon & Sean Paul
70. Whatcha Say? – Jason Derülo

71. Up Up Down Down – Krissy & Ericka
72. Let’s Just Fall In Love – Jason Castro
73. Angel – Akon
74. Double Vision – 3OH!3
75. Your Love – Nicki Minaj
76. Misery Business (MTV Unplugged) – Paramore
77. Animal – Neon Trees
78. Stereo Love – Edward Maya ft. Alicia
79. The Time (Dirty Bit) – Black Eyed Peas
80. Replay – Iyaz

81. Blah Blah Blah – Ke$ha ft. 3OH!3
82. We r who we r – Ke$ha
83. Fifteen – Taylor Swift
84. Shake Up Christmas – Train
85. Kiss Your Lips – Laura
86. Two Is Better Than One – Boys Like Girls ft. Taylor Swift
87. Raise Your Glass – P!nk
88. Just A Dream – Nelly
89. I Like It – Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull
90. Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby 2010) – Jedward vs. Vanilla Ice

91. What’s My Name? – Rihanna ft. Drake
92. Jump Then Fall – Taylor Swift
93. Blue Tomorrow – Super Junior – M
94. Hide And Seek – Imogen Heap
95. Introducing Me – Nick Jonas
96. Journey With You – Sheena Manatos
97. Butterfly Wings – Owl City
98. Half Of My Heart – John Mayer ft. Taylor Swift
99. Cold Summer Nights – Nina
100. Jingle Bell Rock – Charice

Honorable Mentions:
All I Wanted – Paramore
Brielle – Sky Sailing
Firework – Katy Perry
Forget You – Cee Lo Green
Frantic Static – Undercover Grasshopppers
High Is Cool – God Save Me
Hot Air Balloon – Owl City
Somethin’ More – Secondhand Serenade
We Dance On – N-Dubz

I won’t blame you if you’ve missed the list for the year 2019. Years 2005 and 2020 will be in the next posts.

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