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Best of 2012... singles, albums, videos
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 |
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Albums:
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... |
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Ooh what a lovely thread. I'll post a list later on
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My top 10 albums
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 |
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Singles:
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... |
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No fancy order
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 |
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My favorite albums:
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 |
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Favourite albums/EP;
Born To Die/Paradise - LDR True - Solange |
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Favourite albums:
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.
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Albums
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 |
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Favourite albums:
Christina Aguilera - Lotus Lana del Rey - Born to Die/Paradise Adam Lambert - Trespassing |
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Shearwater - Animal Joy
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 |
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Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball was the best album of 2012... and the song "Wrecking Ball" is the best track of the year, can't understand why it's not been released as a single.
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This year has definitely been a year for the old timers. We've had comebacks and reunions and new releases from presumed defunct artists.
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. |
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Favourite videe: Second year running it's Katy Perry but this year with Wide Awake (last year was E.T) .
Favourite Album: Ellie Gouding Halcyon, then followed by, LAna Del Rey, Nelly Furtado, MArina And the Diamonds. Favourite Single: KAty Perry- Wide Awake |
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Favourite album:
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 |
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This year has definitely been a year for the old timers. We've had comebacks and reunions and new releases from presumed defunct artists.
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. ![]() 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! |
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Sub Focus-Tidal Wave
Lana Del Rey-Born To Die 2 favourite songs of the year |
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Albums
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. |
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Albums only
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 |
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Great thread love looking back I'm always like ooohh was that this year?
![]() 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 |
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Koi No Yokan is by far the best album of the year.
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Only 2 Albums grabbed my attention this year
Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg The Vaccines - Come of Age |
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Top 5 Albums
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. |
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Top 3, in no particular order are...
...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 |
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Can keep this bumped until the year is officially out too.
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