[ScottishWoody]

2012 is nearly over now, so what have been your personal 40 favourite songs of the year? Whether released this year or you just discovered this year, whats yours?

1. Will.i.am ft Britney - Scream & Shout
2. Rihanna - Where Have You Been
3. Girls Aloud - Something New
4. Pitbull ft Chris Brown - International Love
5. Conor Maynard ft NeYo - Turn Around
6. Olly Murs - Troublemaker
7. Sam & The Womp - Bom Bom
8. Coldplay ft. Rihanna - Princess Of China
9. Katy Perry - Part Of Me
10. Cheryl - Call My Name
11. Scissor Sisters - Lets Have A Kiki
12. Coldplay - Paradise
13. PSY - Gangnam Style
14. Tulisa - Young
15. David Guetta - Turn Me On
16. Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight
17. JLo - Goin' In
18. Rizzle Kicks - Mama Do The Hump
19. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger
20. Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm
21. Fun - We Are Young
22. Pink - Try
23. Swedish House Mafia - Dont You Worry Child
24. The Wanted - I Found You
25. One Direction - Little Things
26. Cedric Gervais - Molly
27. Little Mix - Wings
28. Nicki Minaj - Starships
29. The Wanted - Chasing The Sun
30. Alex Clare - Too Close
31. Amelia Lily - You Bring Me Joy
32. Carly Rae Jepson - Call Me Maybe
33. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
34. One Direction - Live While We're Young
35. Alyssa Reid - Alone Again
36. Train - 50 Ways To Say Goodbye
37. Florence & The Machine - Spectrum
38. Paloma Faith - Never Tear Us Apart
39. D'Banj - Oliver Twist
40. J.Lo - Dance Again

[tpau21]

God you have bad taste!

[FanFromHolland]

I won;t post it here as my taste is worse than yours and you already get flamed

[GagaKeshaMinaj]

Originally Posted by tpau21

God you have bad taste!

Define what 'good taste' is.

[lovelife7292]

Here's mine

1) Rudimental - Feel the Love
2) Solange - Losing You
3) Jessie Ware - 110%
4) P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
5) David Guetta & Sia - Titanium
6) Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
7) Otto Knows - Million Voices
8) Disclosure & Sam Smith - Latch
9) Flo Rida & Sia - Wild Ones
10) Of Monsters & Men - Little Talks
11) Alexandra Stan - Lemonade
12) Lana Del Rey - Ride
13) Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You
14) Loreen - Euphoria
15) Calvin Harris & Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing
16) Dragonette - Live in this City
17) Lumineers - Ho Hey
18) Josh Osho - Redemption Days
19) Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time
20) Jessie J - Domino
21) Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments
22) Avicii - Levels
23) AlunaGeorge - Your Drums, Your Love
24) P!nk - Try
25) Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
26) Sebastian Ingrosso & Ryan Tedder - Calling (Lose My Mind)
27) Redlight - Get Out My Head
28) WIlly Moon - Yeah Yeah
29) Skrillex & Sirah - Bangarang
30) Friends - Friend Crush
31) Mumford & Sons - I Will Wait
32) Florence & The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name Calvin Harris Remix)
33) Lianne La Havas - Lost & Found
34) M83 - Midnight City
35) Rita Ora - How We Do (Party)
36) Kelly Clarkson - Catch My Breath
37) Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
38) Train - Drive By
39) Delilah - Never Be Another
40) Zedd - Spectrum

I think my taste is quite eclectic :L songs just missing out would be Jake Bugg's Two Fingers, The Killers' Runaway and Katy B's new song Aaliyah with Jessie Ware

[kryskrys]

I've got a big Spotify playlist of 2012 singles I haven't listened to yet, so this list will probably change, but at the moment:

1. Cassie - King Of Hearts
2. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
3. Cheryl Cole - Call My Name
4. Cher Lloyd - Want U Back
5. The Saturdays - 30 Days
6. Wynter Gordon - Still Getting Younger
7. Cheryl Cole - Under The Sun
8. Sky Ferreira - Everything Is Embarrassing
9. Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
10. Little Mix - DNA

11. Rihanna - Where Have You Been
12. Carly Rae Jepsen - This Kiss
13. Loreen - Euphoria
14. Marina & The Diamonds - Power & Control
15. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
16. Azealia Banks (feat. Lazy Jay) - 212
17. Girls Aloud - Something New
18. Jessie Ware - 110%
19. Little Nikki - Intro Intro
20. Stockholm Syndrome - Pretty Girl

21. Nicola Roberts - Yo-Yo
22. Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments
23. Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
24. Olly Murs (feat. Flo Rida) - Troublemaker
25. Charli XCX - You're The One
26. Misha B - Do You Think Of Me
27. Gossip - Move In The Right Direction
28. Jessie Ware - Running
29. Owl City (feat. Carly Rae Jepsen) - Good Time
30. Olly Murs - Oh My Goodness

31. Amelia Lily - You Bring Me Joy
32. Leona Lewis (feat. Childish Gambino) - Trouble
33. Florrie - Shot You Down
34. Jedward - Waterline
35. Alexandra Stan - Lemonade
36. Icona Pop (feat. Charli XCX) - I Love It
37. Rihanna - Diamonds
38. Misha B - Home Run
39. Will Young - I Just Want A Lover
40. Marina & The Diamonds - How To Be A Heartbreaker

[benana93]

Rough list; not all of them were released this year.

1. Some Nights - fun.
2. Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
3. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - P!nk
4. Walk Through Walls - Kyla La Grange
5. We Found Love ft. Calvin Harris - Rihanna
6. Euphoria - Loreen
7. Lo mejor esta por llegar - El Sueño de Morfeo
8. Something New - Girls Aloud
9. Don't You Worry Child ft. John Martin - Swedish House Mafia
10. National Anthem - Lana del Rey
11. Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men
12. We Are Young - fun.
13. Next to Me - Emeli Sandé
14. Somebody That I Used to Know ft. Kimbra - Gotye
15. Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People
16. Anything Could Happen - Ellie Goulding
17. Born to Die - Lana del Rey
18. My Kind of Love - Emeli Sandé
19. Call My Name - Cheryl Cole
20. Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart - Alicia Keys
21. She Wolf (Falling to Pieces) ft. Sia - David Guetta
22. The Power of Love - Gabrielle Aplin
23. Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars
24. My Blood - Ellie Goulding
25. Can You Hear Me? ft. Skepta, JME & Ms D - Wiley
26. Try - P!nk
27. Hard ft. Jeezy - Rihanna
28. Wildest Moments - Jessie Ware
29. Ride - Lana del Rey
30. Candy - Robbie Williams
31. Ho Hey - The Lumineers
32. Crying Out Your Name - Loreen
33. Wonder ft. Emeli Sandé - Naughty Boy
34. Earthquake - Little Boots
35. Good Time - Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
36. Wide Awake - Katy Perry
37. Troublemaker ft. Flo Rida - Olly Murs
38. Keep Your Head Up - Ben Howard
39. Scream & Shout - will.i.am & Britney Spears
40. This Kiss - Carly Rae Jepsen

[LandslideBrad]

1. Rihanna - Diamonds
2. Mz Bratt - Falling Down
3. 2NE1 - I Love You
4. DJ Fresh - The Feeling
5. Nellie Vietenheimer - Lights
6. Taylor Swift - Safe & Sound
7. Angel - Wonderful
8. Little Mix - Wings
9. Loreen - Europhia
10. Joe Jonas - See No More
11. Justin Bieber - Love Me Like You Do
12. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
13. B. Traits - Fever
14. Flo Rida - Wild Ones
15. Nicki Minaj - Va Va Voom
16. Ke$ha - Supernatural
17. Azealia Banks - 212
18. Ed Sheeran - Give Me Love
19. Leona Lewis - Come Alive
20. AlunaGeorge - I Know You Like It
21. The Script - Hall Of Fame
22. DJ Fresh ft Rita Ora - Hot Right Now
23. Calvin Harris - Sweet Nothing
24. Nicki Minaj - I'm Legit
25. David Guetta - Titanium
26. Cassie - King Of Hearts
27. ASAP Rocky - Big Spender
28. David Guetta - She Wolf
29. Little Mix - How Ya Doin'
30. Rita Ora - Radioactive
31. One Direction - Summer Love
32. Rihanna - Jump
33. Misha B - Home Run
34. Emeli Sande - Clown
35. Lady Gaga - Cake Like Lady Gaga
36. Cher Lloyd - Oath
37. Vince Kidd - Sick Love
38. Ke$ha - Warrior
39. Marina & The Diamonds - How To Be A Heartbreaker
40. Stooshe - Betty Woz Gone

[David_Petersen]

Too many songs for me to decide.

[ScottishWoody]

Originally Posted by tpau21

God you have bad taste!

Shame, I was about to offer you all 40 songs on a double CD!

[LandslideBrad]

Originally Posted by FanFromHolland

I won;t post it here as my taste is worse than yours and you already get flamed

Don't worry about others music snobbery.

[GlassBalloon]

1. 212 - Azealia Banks
2. Born to Die - Lana Del Rey
3. Something New - Girls Aloud
4. Pyramids - Frank Ocean
5. Let Me Go - Maverick Sabre
6. Off to the Races - Lana Del Rey
7. Losing You - Solange
8. Friends - Cinnamon Girl
9. Power & Control - Marina and the Diamonds
10. This Island - Aiden Grimshaw

11. All I Want is You - Agnes
12. Ride - Lana Del Rey
13. Watching Over You - AlunaGeorge
14. Champion - Clement Marfo & the Frontline
15. National Anthem - Lana Del Rey
16. Bad Girls - M.I.A.
17. Everything is Embarrassing - Sky Ferreira
18. Circumambient - Grimes
19. Glassheart - Leona Lewis
20. Remember Me - Daley feat. Jessie J

21. Perfect World - Gossip
22. Valley of the Dolls - Marina and the Diamonds
23. Give Me All Your Luvin' - Madonna
24. Open My Eyes - Maverick Sabre
25. Is Your Love Big Enough - Lianne La Havas
26. Red Planet - Little Mix
27. Sick Love - Vince Kidd
28. Fire - Alexandra Burke
29. Nothing At All - Aiden Grimshaw
30. Lines - Lucy Rose

31. Valerie - The Weeknd
32. No Hush - Wynter Gordon
33. Sweet Nothing - Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch
34. Said and Done - Amanda Mair
35. Curiosity - Carly Rae Jepsen
36. Wildest Moments - Jessie Ware
37. Gods and Monsters - Lana Del Rey
38. Your Drums, Your Love - AlunaGeorge
39. Roc the Life - Rita Ora
40. Lolita - The Veronicas

[FanFromHolland]

Based on a point system of my personal chart

01 Elephant - Alexandra Burke
02 Euphoria - Loreen
03 Starships - Nicki Minaj
04 Let It Go - Alexandra Burke
05 We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
06 Good Time - Owl CIty ft. Carly Rae Jepsen
07 You And Me - Joan Franka
08 Pound The Alarm - Nicki Minaj
09 Dance Again - Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull
10 Wings - Little Mix
11 You Bring Me Joy - Amelia Lily
12 Wild Ones - Flo Rida ft. Sia
13 Goin' In - Jennifer Lopez ft. Flo Rida
14 Part Of Me - Katy Perry
15 Boys Will Be Boys - Paulina Rubio
16 Turn Me On - David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj
17 Die Young - Ke$ha
18 Love Unlimited - Sofi Marinova
19 Trouble - Leona Lewis ft. Childish Gambino
20 Va Va Voom - Nicki Minaj
21 Lemme See - Usher ft. Rick Ross
22 The Game - Alyssa Reid ft. Snoop Dogg
23 What A Life - Rochelle Perts
24 Cannonball - Little Mix
25 What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) - Kelly Clarkson
26 Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
27 Stupid Hoe - Nicki Minaj
28 Bridge Of Light - Pink
29 Tacatà - Tacabro
30 The One That Got Away - Katy Perry
31 Fail In Love - Sharon Doorson
32 Call My Name - Cheryl
33 La La Love - Ivi Adamou
34 Bagagedrager - Gers Pardoel ft. Sef
35 Wide Awake - Katy Perry
36 Domino - Jessie J
37 This Kiss - Carly Rae Jepsen
38 Primadonna - Marina & The Diamonds
39 Chocolatte - Rafaëlla
40 Want U Back - Cher Lloyd ft. Astro

[SexiRokStarr]

1. Madonna - Girl Gone Wild
2. Azealia Banks - 212
3. Rihanna - Where Have You Been
4. Rihanna - Talk That Talk
5. Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger The Better)
6. Christina Aguilera - Your Body
7. Rihanna - Diamonds
8. Kylie Minogue - Timebomb
9. David Guetta ft Sia - She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)
10. Loreen - Euphoria

11. Little Mix - DNA
12. Rita Ora ft Tinie Tempah - RIP
13. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
14. Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
15. Madonna ft MIA & Nicki Minaj - Give Me All Your Luvin'
16. Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Orchestral Version)
17. Rihanna - Stay
18. Katy Perry - Part Of Me
19. Ke$ha - Die Young
20. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)

21. Emeli Sandé - My Kind Of Love
22. Calvin Harris ft Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing
23. Cheryl Cole - Call My Name
24. Girls Aloud - Something New
25. Tinchy Stryder ft Pixie Lott - Bright Lights
26. Usher - Scream
27. Marina & The Diamonds - Primadonna
28. Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm
29. DJ Fresh ft Rita Ora - Hot Right Now
30. David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On

31. Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - Dance Again
32. Nicki Minaj - Starships
33. Jennifer Lopez ft Flo Rida - Goin' In
34. Madonna - Turn Up The Radio
35. Emeli Sandé - Next To Me
36. David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
37. Florence And The Machine - Spectrum (Calvin Harris Remix)
38. P!nk - Blow Me (One Last Kiss)
39. Justin Beiber ft Big Sean - As Long As You Love Me
40. Sam And The Womp - Bom Bom

[pothuthic]

OP, you have the best taste of the whole thread don't let the music snobs get to you xD

[mialicious]

• Alabama shakes - Hold on
• Lianne la Havas - Is your love big enough
• The Coup - The Guillotine
• Azealia banks - Liqourice
• Ryan bingham - Heart of rhythm
• Nas - Bye baby
• Nas - Cherry wine ft Amy Winehouse
• The Black keys - Gold on the ceiling
• The Black keys - Little black submarines
• Public enemy - Harder then you think
• Public Enemy - Everything
• Bat for lashes - Laura
• Saint Etienne - Tonight
• Lana del rey - Blue Jeans
• Pharoahe monch - Damage
• Talib kweli - Push Thru Ft Kendrick lamar and Curren$y
• Black Star - You already knew
• Killer mike - Reagan
• Esperanza Spalding - I cant help it (heads up)
• Alicia Keys - Brand new me
• Biffy Clyro - Black Chandelier
• P!nk - Try
• Will.i.am - This is love ft Eva simons
• Chris brown - Don't wake me up
• Katy B - Just got paid ft Zinc & wiley
• Muse - madness
• Tamar braxton - Love and war
• PSY - Gangnam style
• One pound fish man - One pound fish
• No doubt - Push and shove
• Rihanna - Where have you been
• El-P - The full retard
• The XX - Chained
• Tame impala - Feels like we only go backwards
• Usher - Climax
• Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops
• Hot Chip - Night and day
• Jean grae - Kill screen
• Missy Elliot - Triple threat
• Jill Scott - Blessed

[TomGrant]

Originally Posted by pothuthic

OP, you have the best taste of the whole thread don't let the music snobs get to you xD

I don't think people are necessarily music snobs, I think it's just they're amazed at how much amazing music is out there, but all people seem to care about is the shite thats spoon fed to them by commercial radio. It's just lazy.

[TheManInWhite]

Originally Posted by TomGrant

I don't think people are necessarily music snobs, I think it's just they're amazed at how much amazing music is out there, but all people seem to care about is the shite thats spoon fed to them by commercial radio. It's just lazy.

^^ Spoken (or rather typed) like a pro! Completely agree.

My list isn’t in any particular order, it’s just my top 40 songs of 2012 and believe me it was a hard choice (it’s not even half the music I got this year!):

1) Handwritten – The Gaslight Anthem
2) Mulholland Drive – The Gaslight Anthem
3) Mae – The Gaslight Anthem
4) Little Talks – Of Monsters & Men
5) Lakehouse – Of Monsters & Men
6) Yellow Light – Of Monsters & Men
7) Until It Breaks – Linkin Park
8) Lost In The Echo – Linkin Park
9) Castle of Glass – Linkin Park
10) Bones – Young Guns
11) We Are Young – Fun.
12) Spectrum – Florence & The Machine
13) I’m Your Man – The Wooden Sky
14) Skyfall – Adele
15) Black Chandelier – Biffy Clyro
16) Stingin’ Belle – Biffy Clyro
17) Stronger Than You Think – Fireflight
18) Love Bites (So Do I) – Halestorm
19) Miss The Misery – Halestorm
20) Mystery Wall – I See Stars
21) In Time To Voices – Blood Red Shoes
22) Casual Sex – My Darkest Days
23) Nature of The Beast – My Darkest Days
24) All I Want – Kodaline
25) Overjoyed – Bastille
26) My Name (Wearing Me Out) – Shinedown
27) Quiet Your Mind – Great Lake Swimmers
28) The Great Exhale – Great Lake Swimmers
29) Thick As Thieves – Cavo
30) Sometimes – Sound of Guns
31) Build Me Up – I Swim With Sharks
32) All The Rage – Johnny Wore Black
33) Blow Me (One Last Kiss) – Pink
34) Dauðalogn (A.K.A ‘Dead Calm’) – Sigur Ros
35) Varðeldur (A.K.A ‘Campfire’) – Sigur Ros
36) Ekki Múkk (A.K.A ‘Not A Sound’) – Sigur Ros
37) Revenge – A Place To Bury Strangers
38) For Baltimore – All Time Low
39) Diamond Lightning – Minus The Bear
40) Something Better Came Along – Lower Than Atlantis

[Eric_Blob]

I would never be able to do a top 40, because there's so many songs from this year that I like, that I'd probably forget some that I really love, and I'd find it too difficult to put in order as well.

[pothuthic]

Originally Posted by TomGrant

I don't think people are necessarily music snobs, I think it's just they're amazed at how much amazing music is out there, but all people seem to care about is the shite thats spoon fed to them by commercial radio. It's just lazy.

Well everyone has different tastes I'd rather listen to something I like and enjoy then something dull and boring.

My music taste definitely isn't to do with radio, I don't listen to radio at all really (now and again I will but not often) I love the music I love rather than something I find boring like Oasis or The Beatles

[gav016]

After muchos thinking, here's mine:

1. Amanda Mair – Sense
2. Sky Ferreira – Everything Is Embarassing
3. Lana Del Rey – Born To Die
4. Aiden Grimshaw – Curtain Call
5. Faye – Water Against The Rocks
6. Santigold – Disparate Youth
7. Alt-J – Something Good
8. Amelia Lily – You Bring Me Joy
9. Two Door Cinema Club – Sun
10. Loreen – Euphoria
11. The Horrors – Changing The Rain
12. Marina & the Diamonds – Power & Control
13. Cheryl Cole – Call My Name
14. Girls Aloud – Something New
15. The Maccabees – Went Away
16. Tame Impala – Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
17. Lana Del Rey – Ride
18. Madeon – Icarus
19. Timoteij – Tabu
20. Miike Snow – Padling Out
21. Rebecca Ferguson – Too Good To Lose
22. Grimes – Genesis
23. Jessie Ware – 110%
24. Django Django – Default
25. DJ Fresh – Hot Right Now (ft Rita Ora)
26. Haim – Forever
27. The Killers - Runaways
28. Niki & the Dove – DJ, Ease My Mind
29. AlunaGeorge – Your Drums, Your Love
30. Pond – You Broke My Cool
31. Nelly Furtado – Waiting For The Night
32. Frank Ocean – Thinking of You
33. Nicola Roberts – Yo Yo
34. Palma Violets – Best Friends
35. Kimbra - Warrior
36. Lianne La Havas – Is Your Love Big Enough?
37. Solange – Losing You
38. Rita Ora – Shine Ya Light
39. Willy Moon – Yeah Yeah
40. Kate Nash – Death Proof.

[Shadow2009]

In no real order...

1. Plan B - Ill Manors
2. Childish Gambino - Heartbeat
3. Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up
4 The Fray - Rainy Zurich
5. Usher - Numb
6. B.O.B - So Good
7. Owl City/Carly Rae - Good Time
8. Angel - Wonderful
9. Angel - Go In, Go Hard
10. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
11. Plan B - The Runaway
12. B.O.B - So Hard To Breathe
13. Childish Gambino - Fire Fly
14. Alien Ant Farm - Movies
15. Calvin Harris/Example - We'll Be Coming Back
16. Cover Drive - Explode ft Dappy
16. Cover Drive - Twilight
17. The Fray - Here We Are
18. The Fray - 48 To Go
19. Rizzle Kicks - Travellers Chant
20. Swedish House Mafia - Don't You Worry Child
21. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
22. Frank Ocean - Swim Good
23. Rizzle Kicks - Learn My Lesson
24. Flo Rida - I Cry
25. Dappy - Good Intentions
26. David Guetta ft Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
27. Coldplay ft Rihanna - Princess of China
28. Childish Gambino - Lights Turned On
29. Riz Mc ft Plan B - All Of You
30. Pitbull ft Chris Brown - International Love
31. Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)
32. Girls Aloud - Something New
33. B.O.B ft Taylor Swift - Both Of Us
34. B.O.B ft Nicki Minaj - Out Of My Mind
35. B.O.B ft Trey Songz- Castles
36. Azaelia Banks - 212
37. Emeli Sande - Next To Me
38. Labrinth - Last Time
39. Olly Murs - Troublemaker
40. Flo Rida - Wild Ones

[Multimedia81]

I shall decide my top 20 songs of 2012 next Monday ie New Year's Eve. I think 12 of them have already been listed here, but neither of my top 2 songs are here yet. I shall list them all on New Year's Eve. Watch this space!

[afcbfan]

Putting the finishing touches to my list; a top 50, actually. Unlucky artists to just miss the cut include The Raveonettes, Black Box Revelation, Me, FOE, The Ting Tings, LadyHawke, Bleeding Knees Club and Jesca Hoop.

[afcbfan]

So, as promised, and following in the run up to New Year:

50: Hal: Down in the Valley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxYWU-4H_Uk

49: Sleigh Bells: Comeback Kid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiwcUdX7XMw