Singles (in order-ish, Euphoria and DNA are deffo my top 2):
Loreen - Euphoria
Little Mix - DNA
Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know (kind of 2011 for me actually but oh well)
Miranda Lambert - Over You
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Little Mix - Wings
2NE1 - I Love You
fun. - We Are Young
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (these two I first heard in mid/late 2011 as well!)
Rihanna - Diamonds
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble.
Albums:
Taylor Swift - Red
Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart
Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
Little Mix - DNA
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Loreen - Heal
Ellie Goulding - Halcyon
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Videos:
Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Lana Del Rey - National Anthem
Rihanna - Where Have You Been
Emeli Sande - My Kind Of Love
Lana Del Rey - Ride
Little Mix - DNA
Top 10 Albums
1. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die/Paradise Edition
2. Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible
3. The Killers - Battle Born
4. Aiden Grimshaw - Misty Eye
5. Amanda Mair - Amanda Mair
6. Loreen - Heal
7. Agnes - Veritas
8. Cheryl Cole - A Million Lights
9. The Maccabees - Given to the Wild.
10. Two Door Cinema Club - Two Door Cinema Club
Just missing out were Tame Impala, Jessie Ware Melody's Echo Chamber, Jake Bugg, Ellie Goulding and Marina & the Diamonds.
Top 10 singles
1. Loreen - Euphoria
2. Amanda Mair - Sense
3. Amelia Lily - You Bring Me Joy
4. The Killers - Runaways
5. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
6. Aiden Grimshaw - Curtain Call
7. Marina and the Diamonds - Primadonna
8. Cheryl Cole - Call My Name
9. Kate Nash - Death Proof
10. Girls Aloud - Something New.
Interesting stuff here, im glad that Metric and the Dirty Projectors were mentioned in other posts, great albums. As for Marina + the Diamonds and the Killers, which i noted were mentioned a few times above too, I was somewhat disappointed with those compared to the high quality of previous output. Tame Impala is one i will get around to later and that Swans one is mentioned everywhere so will check that out too.
Off the top of my bonce, i thought best albums were, in a random order:
1. Grizzly Bear - Shields
2. Deerhoof - Breakup Song
3. Beach House - Bloom
4. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
5. Passion Pit - Gossamer
6. White Rabbits - Milk Famous
7. Four Tet - Pink
8. Metric - Synthetica
9. Calexico - Algiers
10. Cat Power - Sun
11. Field Music - Plumb
12. Xiu Xiu - Always
Honorary nods to Hot Chip, the XX, Bobby Womack and the Twilight Sad
As for singles, no idea and without my best friend, chartstats.com, i probably will never get to know whats going on again
My top 10 albums:
1. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die/Paradise
2. Marina and the Diamonds - Electra Heart
3. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
4. Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
5. Aiden Grimshaw - Misty Eye
6. Leona Lewis - Glassheart
7. Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave
8. Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough
9. Taylor Swift - Red
10. Jessie Ware - Devotion
Albums
Christina Aguilera - 'Lotus'
Lana Del Rey - 'Born To Die'
Lana Del Rey - 'Paradise'
Emeli Sande - 'Our Version of Events'
Joss Stone - 'Soul Sessions vol.2'
Nas - 'Life is Good'
Rihanna - 'Unapologetic'
Chris Brown - 'Fortune'
Nelly Furtado - 'The Spirit Indestructible'
Melanie Fiona - 'The MF Life'
Brandy - 'Two Eleven'
Singles
Christina Aguilera - 'Your Body', 'Just a Fool'
Lana Del Rey - 'Born to Die', 'National Anthem'
Emeli Sande - 'My Kind of Love'
Rihanna - 'Birthday Cake', 'Where Have You Been', 'Cockiness', 'Diamonds'
Chris Brown - 'Turn Up The Music'
Nelly Furtado - 'Big Hoops', 'Waiting for Tonight'
Ciara - 'Sorry'
JoJo - 'Demonstrate'
Jessie Ware - 'Night Light'
G.O.O.D. Music - 'Mercy'
B.O.B. - 'Out of My Mind'
T.I. - 'Ball'
Aaliyah - 'Enough Said'
Norah Jones - 'Happy Pills'
Azealia Banks - 'Liquorice'
No Doubt - 'Push and Shove'
Miguel - 'Adorn'
Videos
Christina Aguilera - 'Your Body'
Lana Del Rey - 'National Anthem'
Bjork - 'Mutual Core'
Rihanna - 'Diamonds', 'Where Have you Been'
Chris Brown - 'Turn up The Music'
Ciara - 'Got Me Good'
Azealia Banks - 'Liquorice', 'Fierce'
Lianne la Havas - is your love big enough
Nas - Bye baby and Cherry wine (ft Amy wino)
The Coup - The guillotine
Bat for lashes - laura
Alabama shakes - Hold on
Public Enemy - Everything (ft Gerald albright & Shelia Brody)
Azealia banks - Liqourice
The Black keys - Gold on the ceiling
Ryan bingham - Heart of rhythm
Saint Etienne - Tonight
Deadmau5 - Maths
Killer mike - Regan
Azealia Banks - 212
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Carly Rae Jepsen - This Kiss
Cassie - King Of Hearts
Cher Lloyd - Want U Back
Cheryl Cole - Call My Name
Cheryl Cole - Under The Sun
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Little Mix - DNA
Loreen - Euphoria
Marina And The Diamonds - Power & Control
Marina And The Diamonds - Primadonna
Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
Rihanna - Where Have You Been
Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing
Stockholm Syndrome - Pretty Girl
The Saturdays - 30 Days
Tulisa - Young
Wynter Gordon - Still Getting Younger
Top 5 Albums:
Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
Cheryl Cole - A Million Lights
Jessie Ware - Devotion
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Marina And The Diamonds - Electra Heart
Comments
Antimatter - Fear of a Unique Identity
plus (worth listens)
The Unwinding Hours - Afterlives
Susanne Sundfor - The Silicone Veil
Loreen - Euphoria
Little Mix - DNA
Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know (kind of 2011 for me actually but oh well)
Miranda Lambert - Over You
Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Little Mix - Wings
2NE1 - I Love You
fun. - We Are Young
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (these two I first heard in mid/late 2011 as well!)
Rihanna - Diamonds
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble.
Albums:
Taylor Swift - Red
Marina & The Diamonds - Electra Heart
Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
Little Mix - DNA
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Loreen - Heal
Ellie Goulding - Halcyon
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Videos:
Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Lana Del Rey - National Anthem
Rihanna - Where Have You Been
Emeli Sande - My Kind Of Love
Lana Del Rey - Ride
Little Mix - DNA
Lana excels in videos as you can see
1. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die/Paradise Edition
2. Nelly Furtado - The Spirit Indestructible
3. The Killers - Battle Born
4. Aiden Grimshaw - Misty Eye
5. Amanda Mair - Amanda Mair
6. Loreen - Heal
7. Agnes - Veritas
8. Cheryl Cole - A Million Lights
9. The Maccabees - Given to the Wild.
10. Two Door Cinema Club - Two Door Cinema Club
Just missing out were Tame Impala, Jessie Ware Melody's Echo Chamber, Jake Bugg, Ellie Goulding and Marina & the Diamonds.
Top 10 singles
1. Loreen - Euphoria
2. Amanda Mair - Sense
3. Amelia Lily - You Bring Me Joy
4. The Killers - Runaways
5. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
6. Aiden Grimshaw - Curtain Call
7. Marina and the Diamonds - Primadonna
8. Cheryl Cole - Call My Name
9. Kate Nash - Death Proof
10. Girls Aloud - Something New.
Off the top of my bonce, i thought best albums were, in a random order:
1. Grizzly Bear - Shields
2. Deerhoof - Breakup Song
3. Beach House - Bloom
4. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
5. Passion Pit - Gossamer
6. White Rabbits - Milk Famous
7. Four Tet - Pink
8. Metric - Synthetica
9. Calexico - Algiers
10. Cat Power - Sun
11. Field Music - Plumb
12. Xiu Xiu - Always
Honorary nods to Hot Chip, the XX, Bobby Womack and the Twilight Sad
As for singles, no idea and without my best friend, chartstats.com, i probably will never get to know whats going on again
Good
1. Dirty Three - Toward the Low Sun
2. The Walkmen - Heaven
3. The Temper Trap - The Temper trap
So so
El Perro del Mar - Pale Fire
Killers
Disappointing
Bat for Lashes
Marina
Animal Collective
And new Memory Tapes album coming out, surely for the xmas rush ha
2012 great stuff although not quite topping Metronomy or Atlas Sound albums from 2011
Bring on 2013 ...
LOVE the Metronomy album!
1.Tempest-Bob Dylan
2.MA_DOOM:Son of Yvonne-Masta Ace
3.Be The Void-Dr. Dog
4.Awash-Manual
5.The Silicone Veil-Susanne Sundfor
6.Psychedelic Pill-Neil Young and Crazy Horse
7.Mature Themes-Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
8.Lonerism-Tame Impala
9.Isle Of Dogs-Tigercats
10.In Our Heads-Hot Chip
1. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die/Paradise
2. Marina and the Diamonds - Electra Heart
3. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
4. Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
5. Aiden Grimshaw - Misty Eye
6. Leona Lewis - Glassheart
7. Maverick Sabre - Lonely Are The Brave
8. Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough
9. Taylor Swift - Red
10. Jessie Ware - Devotion
Good call on the Beach House album. Forgot about that
Christina Aguilera - 'Lotus'
Lana Del Rey - 'Born To Die'
Lana Del Rey - 'Paradise'
Emeli Sande - 'Our Version of Events'
Joss Stone - 'Soul Sessions vol.2'
Nas - 'Life is Good'
Rihanna - 'Unapologetic'
Chris Brown - 'Fortune'
Nelly Furtado - 'The Spirit Indestructible'
Melanie Fiona - 'The MF Life'
Brandy - 'Two Eleven'
Singles
Christina Aguilera - 'Your Body', 'Just a Fool'
Lana Del Rey - 'Born to Die', 'National Anthem'
Emeli Sande - 'My Kind of Love'
Rihanna - 'Birthday Cake', 'Where Have You Been', 'Cockiness', 'Diamonds'
Chris Brown - 'Turn Up The Music'
Nelly Furtado - 'Big Hoops', 'Waiting for Tonight'
Ciara - 'Sorry'
JoJo - 'Demonstrate'
Jessie Ware - 'Night Light'
G.O.O.D. Music - 'Mercy'
B.O.B. - 'Out of My Mind'
T.I. - 'Ball'
Aaliyah - 'Enough Said'
Norah Jones - 'Happy Pills'
Azealia Banks - 'Liquorice'
No Doubt - 'Push and Shove'
Miguel - 'Adorn'
Videos
Christina Aguilera - 'Your Body'
Lana Del Rey - 'National Anthem'
Bjork - 'Mutual Core'
Rihanna - 'Diamonds', 'Where Have you Been'
Chris Brown - 'Turn up The Music'
Ciara - 'Got Me Good'
Azealia Banks - 'Liquorice', 'Fierce'
Lianne la Havas - is your love big enough
Nas - Bye baby and Cherry wine (ft Amy wino)
The Coup - The guillotine
Bat for lashes - laura
Alabama shakes - Hold on
Public Enemy - Everything (ft Gerald albright & Shelia Brody)
Azealia banks - Liqourice
The Black keys - Gold on the ceiling
Ryan bingham - Heart of rhythm
Saint Etienne - Tonight
Deadmau5 - Maths
Killer mike - Regan
Azealia Banks - 212
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Carly Rae Jepsen - This Kiss
Cassie - King Of Hearts
Cher Lloyd - Want U Back
Cheryl Cole - Call My Name
Cheryl Cole - Under The Sun
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Little Mix - DNA
Loreen - Euphoria
Marina And The Diamonds - Power & Control
Marina And The Diamonds - Primadonna
Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness
Rihanna - Where Have You Been
Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing
Stockholm Syndrome - Pretty Girl
The Saturdays - 30 Days
Tulisa - Young
Wynter Gordon - Still Getting Younger
Top 5 Albums:
Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss
Cheryl Cole - A Million Lights
Jessie Ware - Devotion
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Marina And The Diamonds - Electra Heart
Angel - Wonderful
Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up
B.O.B - So Good
Usher - Numb
Albums -
Plan B - Ill Manors
The Fray - Scars and Stories
B.O.B - Strange Clouds
Videos -
Plan B - Ill Manors