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Best of 2012... singles, albums, videos
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Now it's drawing to the end of the year and all the 'major' releases are pretty much out there, what are your favourite releases? Albums, singles, videos... anything that's grabbed you over the course of the year. Can keep this bumped until the year is officially out too.
My favourite albums from this year would be:
Taylor Swift - Red
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die w/ Paradise EP
The Weeknd - Trilogy
Jessie Ware - Devotion
Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible
Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
Pink - The Truth About Love
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
Ellie Goulding - Halcyon
Special mentions also to...
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
The xx - Coexist
No Doubt - Push and Shove
Christina Aguilera - Lotus
Marina and the Diamonds - Electra Heart
Leona Lewis - Glassheart
Alanis Morissette - Havoc & Bright Lights
My favourite albums from this year would be:
Taylor Swift - Red
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die w/ Paradise EP
The Weeknd - Trilogy
Jessie Ware - Devotion
Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible
Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
Pink - The Truth About Love
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
Ellie Goulding - Halcyon
Special mentions also to...
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
The xx - Coexist
No Doubt - Push and Shove
Christina Aguilera - Lotus
Marina and the Diamonds - Electra Heart
Leona Lewis - Glassheart
Alanis Morissette - Havoc & Bright Lights
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Escape - Future Perfect (possibly my favourite album of the entire year )
Heal - Loreen
Heartbreak on Hold - Alexandra Burke
Secret Symphony - Katie Melua
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection - Katy Perry
Electra Heart - Marina and the Diamonds
I'll post singles later...
01 Heartbreak On Hold - Alexandra Burke
02 Pink Friday : Roman Reloaded + The Re-Up) - Nicki Minaj
03 Glassheart - Leona Lewis
04 Warrior - Ke$ha
05 Kiss - Carly Rae Jepsen
06 Looking 4 Myself - Usher
07 A Million Lights - Cheryl
08 Ten - Girls Aloud
09 Heal - Loreen
10 Red - Taylor Swift
Best Singles
01 Elephant - Alexandra Burke
02 Starships - Nicki Minaj
03 Die Young - Ke$ha
04 I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift
05 Euphoria - Loreen
06 Let It Go - Alexandra Burke
07 Something New - Girls Aloud
08 Lemme See - Usher
09 Good Time - Owl City ft. Carly Rae Jepsen
10 Trouble - Leona Lewis
Part of Me - Katy Perry
Wide Awake - Katy Perry
30 Days - The Saturdays
Something New - Girls Aloud
Elephant - Alexandra Burke
Let It Go - Alexandra Burke
DNA - Little Mix
Wings - Little Mix
Every Night I Say A Prayer - Little Boots
Headphones - Little Boots
Paradise - Future Perfect
Euphoria - Loreen
My Heart Is Refusing Me - Loreen
Simulation - Roisin Murphy
It Gets Dark - Holy Ghost!
Your Body - Christina Aguilera
Scream & Shout - will.i.am ft Britney Spears (or does this count since it hasn't yet been released?)
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson
Laserlight - Jessie J
Diamonds - Rihanna
Anything Could Happen - Ellie Goulding
National Anthem - Lana Del Rey
Primadonna - Marina and the Diamonds
Girl Gone Wild - Madonna
Timebomb - Kylie
Big Hoops (Bigger The Better) - Nelly Furtado
Dance Again - Jennifer Lopez
Kiss The Stars - Pixie Lott
That'll do for now...
Best Albums
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die/Paradise
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Madonna - MDNA
Kylie Minogue - The Abbey Road Sessions
Pink - The Truth About Love
Marina and the diamonds - Electra Heart
Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible
Paloma Faith - Fall To Grace
Emeli Sande - Our Version of events
Honorable Mentions (The Runners Up)
Nicki Minaj - Roman Reloaded
Rumer - Boys Don't Cry
Joss Stone - Soul Sessions 2
Aiden Grimshaw - Misty Eye
Kesha - Warrior
Little Mix - DNA
Best Singles
Stooshe - Black Heart
Cheryl Cole - Call My Name
Rihanna - Diamonds
Nicki Minaj - Starships and Pound The Alarm
Madonna - Girl Gone Wild
Little Mix - Wings
Alicia Keys - Girl on fire (solo version)
Emeli Sande - Next To Me, My Kind Of Love and RAAI P3
Kylie Minogue - Flower
Kesha - Die Young
Girls Aloud - Something New
Lana Del Rey - Born to die and Blue Jeans
Rebecca Ferguson - Glitter and Gold and Backtrack
Marina and the diamonds - Primadonna
Paloma Faith - Picking Up The Pieces
Pink - Try
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Jessie J - Domino
Rita Ora - How We Do
The Wanted - Chasing The Sun
Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars - Safe and Sound
Leona Lewis - Trouble
Amelia Lily - You Bring Me Joy
Best Music Videos
Katy Perry - Wide Awake
Madonna - Give me all your loving and Girl Gone Wild
Rihanna - Diamonds
Christina Aguilera - Your Body
Paloma Faith - Picking Up The Pieces
Sara Bareilles - Once Upon Another Time (EP)
Pink - The Truth About Love
Muse - The 2nd law
Matchbox Twenty - North
R. Kelly - Write Me Back
Maroon 5 - Overexposed
Leona Lewis - Glassheart
Cee-Lo Green - Cee-Lo's Magic Moment
Usher - Looking For Myself
Taylor Swift - Red
Ne-Yo - RED
Aiden Grimshaw - Misty Eye
No Doubt - Push And Shove
Matt Cardle - The Fire
The Script - #3
Born To Die/Paradise - LDR
True - Solange
1. MDNA - Madonna
2. Glassheart - Leona Lewis
3. Heal - Loreen
4. Our Version of Events - Emeli Sande
5. Halcyon - Ellie Goulding
6. Misty Eye - Aiden Grimshaw
7. The Fire - Matt Cardle
8. Gold Dust - Tori Amos
9. A Million Lights - Cheryl Cole
10. Red - Taylor Swift
There are albums I haven't listened to yet so this might be a slightly different list eventually.
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Madonna - MDNA
Jennifer Lopez - Dance Again... The Hits
Nicki Minaj - Roman Reloaded
Singles
Rihanna - Diamonds
Rihanna - Where Have You Been
Rihanna - Talk That Talk
Madonna - Girl Gone Wild
Madonna - Give Me All Your Lovin
Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops
Kylie Minogue - Timebomb
Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing
Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
Azelia Banks - 212
Ke$ha - Die Young
Christina Aguilera - Your Body
David Guetta - She Wolf
Cheryl Cole - Call My Name
Christina Aguilera - Lotus
Lana del Rey - Born to Die/Paradise
Adam Lambert - Trespassing
The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Alleujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Dry The River - Shallow Bed
Bloc Party - Four
Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
Keaton Henson - Dear
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
Bat for Lashes - The Haunted Man
Metric - Synthetica
Springsteen and Neil Young have had strong new albums, the Stones are back on tour and my personal top 3 are all "old" bands:
Godspeed You Black Emperor - Hallelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Ultravox - Brilliant
and my favourite by a mile:
Swans - The Seer
an astonishing 2 hour tour de force which will no doubt be riding high on many indie / alternative end of year lists.
Favourite Album: Ellie Gouding Halcyon, then followed by, LAna Del Rey, Nelly Furtado, MArina And the Diamonds.
Favourite Single: KAty Perry- Wide Awake
Lana Del Rey - Born to die
Marina & the diamonds - Electra Heart
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Taylor Swift - Red
Cover Drive - Bajan Style
Far East Movement - Dirty Bass
Singles:
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Rihanna - Diamonds
Lana Del Rey - Born to die, blue jeans
Cover Drive - Sparks
Stooshe - Blackheart
Katy Perry - Wide Awake
Taylor Swift - I knew you were trouble
Gabrielle Aplin - Power Of Love
B.o.B feat Taylor Swift - both of us
Cheryl - Under the sun
Sam and the womp - Bom Bom
Of Monsters & Men - Little Talks
Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - good times
Marina & the diamonds - how to be a heartbreaker, primadonna, starring role
Little Mix - DNA, Wings
Sure I've forgot loads as well
Now this is why I still hang around these forums.
The Swans album had somehow passed me by this year but having seen your post I thought I'd check it out, and it sounds great - so have just bought it. Nice one!
Lana Del Rey-Born To Die
2 favourite songs of the year
Welcome To The Fish Bowl-Kenny Chesney
Hope On The Rocks-Toby Keith
Singles
"No Hurry"-The Zac Brown Band
"Time Is Love"-Josh Turner
"Hard To Love"-Lee Brice
"Missing You Crazy"-John Pardi
"Creepin'"-Eric Church
"Tornado"-Little Big Town
God bless you and these wonderful singers always!!!
Holly
P.S. Right now I can't think of any videos that have really stood out in my opinion.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Grizzly Bear - Shields
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
Tame Impala - Lonerism
Deftones - Koi no Yokan
Anathema - Weather Systems
Rush - Clockwork Angels
Threshold - March of Progress
Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
Big Big Train - English Electric (Part One)
AtomA - Skylight
Borknagar - Urd
Devin Townsend - Epicloud
Katatonia - Dead End Kings
The Gathering - Disclosure
Magnum - On the 13th Day
Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
School of Seven Bells - Ghostory
Anneke van Giersbergen - Everything Is Changing
Albums: The Script #3
Lawson Chapman Square
Singles: The Wanted Chasing the Sun
Carley Rae Call me Maybe/ Good Time
Girls Aloud Something New
Rihanna Diamonds
Gotye Somebody that I Used to know
Stooshe. Blackheart
Rudimental Feel the Love
Maroon 5 Payphone
Labrinth Beneath your Beautiful
Ellie Goulding Anything can Happen
The Script Hall of Fame
Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg
The Vaccines - Come of Age
1. Little Mix - DNA
2. Justin Bieber - Believe
3. Rihanna - Unaplogetic
4. Nicki Minaj - The Re-Up
5. Taylor Swift - Red
Special Mentions: Leona Lewis - Glassheart, Tulisa - The Female Boss and Rita Ora - Ora
Top 10 Singles (this will be hard...):
1. Mz Bratt - Falling Down
2. 2NE1 - I Love You
3. Taylor Swift - Safe & Sound
4. Nellie Veitenheimer - Lights
5. Nicki Minaj - Va Va Voom
6. Rihanna - Diamonds
7. Vince Kidd - Sick Love
8. Christina Perrie - A Thousand Years (Part 2)
9. Demi Lovato - Give Your Heart A Break
10. Loreen - Euphoria
Special Mentions: Fazer - Killer, Little Mix - Wings, Tulisa - Live It Up, Cher Lloyd - Oath, Emblem3 - Sunset Blvd, Lawson - Standing In The Dark and Misha B - Homerun.
Top 5 Music Videos:
1. Rihanna - Diamonds
2. Little Mix - DNA
3. Taylor Swift - Safe & Sound
4. Tulisa - Sight Of You
5. Justin Bieber - Beauty and The Beat (Just for the whole concept behind it)
Special Mentions: Cher Lloyd - Want U Back (USA), Cheryl Cole - Under The Sun, Ellie Goulding - Anything Can Happen and Leona Lewis - Trouble.
...Singles:
Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
Rihanna - Where Have You Been
Frank Ocean - Thinkin' Bout You
...Videos:
Christina Aguilera - Your Body
PSY - Gangnam Style
Lana Del Rey - National Anthem
...Albums:
Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
Christina Aguilera - Lotus
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Love is Easy - McFly
Albums
Memory Lane, the Best Of - McFly
Some Nights - Fun.
Videos
Love is Easy - McFly