the Pop Sucker: The Best of 2012: Songs

I've been putting together "best of" lists for this blog for the last four years but this was by far the most difficult. Unlike in years past there was no clear frontrunner. I can't say whether or not 2012 was a better or worse year for music than, say, 2011 but there are only 50 top songs compared to 100 last year. Maybe I've just become more selective or maybe the pickings were slimmer this year. Either way there were some extraordinary standouts which I've comprised into The Top 50 Songs of 2012.

50// TONIGHT ELI & FUR
49// KNOT IN MY HEART THE ZOLAS
48// THE GAME WILL AND THE PEOPLE
47// BRIGHT LIGHTS NINA SKY
46// HIGH & LOW THE BIANCA STORY
45// DARK BEAT SIRPAUL
44// ORBS SPHYNX
43// AT LEAST I HAVE NOTHING SAINT MOTEL
42// COMING HOME (VICEROY REMIX) VISITOR
41// BEEN THERE BEFORE GHOST BEACH

40// BABY ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI
39// SEVEN HUNDRED BIRDS QUICKBEAM
38// GOOD FOR YOU ICONA POP
37// SAD DREAM SKY FERREIRA
36// LOSING YOU SOLANGE
35// WE KNOW MOMOFOKO
34// CIGARETTE LEMONADE ROSHAMBO
33// AMSTERDAM IMAGINE DRAGONS
32// COME FOR ME (MIGHTY MOUSE REMIX) MOONLIGHT MATTERS
31// MARILYN BAT FOR LASHES

30// SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW GOTYE
29// GHOSTS THE PRESETS
28// FORREST GUMP FRANK OCEAN
27// I'M NOT BAD, I'M JUST DRAWN THAT WAY BARON VON LUXXURY
26// LOVE THIS COSMO JARVIS
25// I'M JUST ME DIAMOND RINGS
24// FOREMOST OF THE WESTERNERS KLIFTON FILENTE
23// SOMEWHERE SCISSOR SISTERS
22// OPEN RHYE
21// BLUE EYES THE CHEVIN

	20// I FOUND A WAY FIRST AID KIT
	19// BARELY LOVE YOU TOO FRANK + DEROL
	18// GET ON IT RUBY GOE
	17// NO WAY DOWN THE SHINS
	16// ALL I EVER WANTED ADRIAN LUX FEAT. JOAKIM BERG
	15// HOPELESS BAY COSMO JARVIS
	14// BULBFORM TRUST
	13// ON TOP OF THE WORLD IMAGINE DRAGONS
	12// ALL EYES ON YOU ST. LUCIA
	11// IN THE MIDDLE (I MET YOU THERE) MATTHEW DEAR FEAT. JONNY PIERCE