The year in music

Best Songs of 2012

PSY’s “Gangnam Style” becomes the first video to pass a billion views on YouTube. Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”, Kendrick Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d city”, and Frank Ocean’s “Channel Orange”.

PSY's Gangnam Style
Play 2012

51 songs

Skyfall

Skyfall

Adele
Daylight

Daylight

Maroon 5
Doin' Dirt

Doin' Dirt

Maroon 5
Love Somebody

Love Somebody

Maroon 5
One More Night

One More Night

Maroon 5
Payphone

Payphone

Maroon 5
I Knew You Were Trouble

I Knew You Were Trouble

Taylor Swift
Diamonds

Diamonds

Rihanna
Stay

Stay

Rihanna
Dance Again

Dance Again

Jennifer Lopez
Let's Have a Kiki

Let's Have a Kiki

Scissor Sisters
Only The Horses

Only The Horses

Scissor Sisters
Shady Love

Shady Love

Scissor Sisters
Miss Atomic Bomb

Miss Atomic Bomb

The Killers
No Reflection

No Reflection

Marilyn Manson
Runaways

Runaways

The Killers
50 Ways to Say Goodbye

50 Ways to Say Goodbye

Train
Drive By

Drive By

Train
Latch

Latch

Disclosure
I Don't Deserve You

I Don't Deserve You

Paul van Dyk
Locked Out of Heaven

Locked Out of Heaven

Bruno Mars
Tonight I'm Getting Over You

Tonight I'm Getting Over You

Carly Rae Jepsen
Anna Sun

Anna Sun

Walk The Moon
Demons

Demons

Imagine Dragons
Elephant

Elephant

Tame Impala
Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

Tame Impala
Goldie

Goldie

A$AP Rocky
Radioactive

Radioactive

Imagine Dragons
Tage wie diese

Tage wie diese

Die Toten Hosen
The Mother We Share

The Mother We Share

CHVRCHES
The Veldt

The Veldt

Deadmau5
Wild For The Night

Wild For The Night

A$AP Rocky
Another Dawn

Another Dawn

Breakbot
Electric Dreams

Electric Dreams

Perturbator
One Out of Two

One Out of Two

Breakbot
Whistle

Whistle

Flo Rida
Ode

Ode

Brad Mehldau Trio
Royals

Royals

Lorde
Starships

Starships

Nicki Minaj
Sweet Nothing

Sweet Nothing

Calvin Harris
Thinkin Bout You

Thinkin Bout You

Frank Ocean
A Real Hero

A Real Hero

College & Electric Youth
Clarity

Clarity

Zedd
Disco Zombi Italia

Disco Zombi Italia

Carpenter Brut
Make-Up

Make-Up

The Hardkiss
Spectrum

Spectrum

Zedd
Thrift Shop

Thrift Shop

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Calling (Lose My Mind)

Calling (Lose My Mind)

Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso
Pompeii

Pompeii

Bastille
Reload

Reload

Sebastian Ingrosso & Tommy Trash
Timber

Timber

Pitbull ft. Kesha

2012 on Music By Decade

The catalogue holds 51 songs first released in 2012. Pop, Dance-Pop and Electronic lead the year. Maroon 5, Scissor Sisters and A$AP Rocky are among the voices of 2012.

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