It’s that time again. Another year has passed and
it’s time to reveal PF’s Top 40 of 2012. Looking over the list one last time it
seems to get less and less accurate as you head from the top down. These are my
40 favorite tracks of 2012, but you after you leave the top 10 or so, you could
interchange a lot of the entries.
Some notes and observations:
Last year Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine
checked in right at 40, and were kept from a higher spot on the 2011 chart due
to repeated airplay. Not their fault of course. Then along come Paradise Fears in
2012 with a knockout cover that lands high in the chart. First of all Adam
Levine “gave away” perhaps his best melody ever. The kids from South Dakota
(that’s Paradise Fears) took a step in the right direction by singing the whole
song, even the parts rapped by Gym Class Heroes in the original. Well done. Paradise
Fears also help accomplish a rare feat; the same song appears twice in the
chart. They’re cover of Carly Rae Jepsen's “Call Me Maybe” placing a few spots
below the original.
Imagination Movers, a band geared mostly toward
pre-teens and their parents stormed high up into the chart with the title track
from their 2012 album Rock-o-Matic. Also,
everyone hates Nickelback---except me. I like their single anyway. Not a huge
fan of the rest of the catalog, but still puzzled by the backlash. It’s almost
a cliché at this point.
Anyway, enjoy the chart and check some of the
artists and tunes out.
40. “Beekeepers Daughter” – All-American Rejects
39. “On the
Road”- Keane
38. “Operator” – The Ready Set
37. “Runaways” – The Killers
36. “Midnight City” – M83
35. “Oh, Darling” – Plug in Stereo
34. “That’s Why God Made the Radio” – The Beach
Boys
33. Owl
City featuring Carly Rae Jepsen (a.k.a. Owly Rae Jepsen)
32. “The Winner” – Pet Shop Boys
31. “Anything Can Happen” – Ellie Goulding
30. “When We Stand Together” – Nickelback
29. “Dedication to My Ex” – Lloyd
28. “Sanctuary” – Paradise Fears
27. “Tonight
is the Night” – Outasight
26. “Uncharted Shores” – Uncharted Shores, formerly
One Direction (U.S.)
25. “I Will Wait” – Mumford and Sons
24. “No Hope” – The Vaccines
23. “Little Talks”- Of Monsters and Men
22. “Only the Horses”- Scissor Sisters
21. “My Terrible Friend” – The Pains of Being Pure
at Hear
20. “Banner” - LIGHTS
19. “Your Silent Face” – The Submarines”
18. “Call Me Maybe” – Paradise Fears
17. “We Are Young” – fun (DJ Reidiculous Mix)
16. “The Worst Thing About Me” – We Are The in
Crowd
15. “Friday is Forever” – We the Kings
14. “Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
13. “Carried Away”- Passion Pit
12. “Primadona” – Marina and the Diamonds
11. “Summer Paradise” – Simple Plan (featuring K’naan)
10. “Peace
Sign” - LIGHTS
9. “I Started a Joke” – The Pet Shop Boys
8. “Rock-O-Matic” – Imagination Movers
7. “Bom Bom” – Sam and the Womp
6. “Dance with Me Tonight” – Olly Murs
5. “Thick as Thieves”- The Summer Set
5. “Thick as Thieves”- The Summer Set
4. “Say Nothing” - Example
3. “The Only Place” – Best Coast
2. “Stereo Hearts” – Paradise Fears
1. “Teenage Icon” – The Vaccines
