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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Other • Top 1000

Top Songs of 2012

2011 <-

2012

-> 2013

Video playlist

Cover

Date

Title

Album

Comment

Video

04/2012

Burn It Down by Linkin Park

from Living Things

503

30
US

✫1
rock

✫1
alt.

27
UK

[Warner Bros. Digital]
written by Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda

02/2012

Radioactive by Imagine Dragons

from Night Visions

468

3
US

20
AC

11
rock

✫1
alt.

35
UK

[Interscope LP Cut]
written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee & Daniel Platzman

05/2012

Ho Hey by The Lumineers

from The Lumineers

442

3
US

✫1
AC

✫1
alt.

8
UK

[Dualtone Digital]
written by Wesley Schultz & Jeremy Fraites

03/2012

Some Nights by Fun.

from Some Nights

437

3
US

5
AC

✫1
alt.

7
UK

[Fueled By Ramen Digital]
written by Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost & Jack Antonoff

04/2012

Too Close by Alex Clare

from The Lateness of the Hour

420

7
US

25
AC

✫1
alt.

4
UK

[Universal Republic LP Cut]
written by Alex Clare & Jim Duguid

09/2012

Thrift Shop by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

from The Heist

411

✫1
US

✫1
R&B

14
alt.

✫1
UK

featuring Wanz
[Macklemore LP Cut]
written by Macklemore (as Ben Haggerty) & Ryan Lewis

08/2012

I Will Wait by Mumford & Sons

from Babel

349

12
US

11
AC

✫1
alt.

12
UK

[Gentleman of the Road]
written by Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane & Winston Marshall

02/2012

Gold on the Ceiling by The Black Keys

from El Camino

342

94
US

9
rock

✫1
alt.

57
UK

[Nonesuch Digital]
written by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney & Danger Mouse (as Brian Burton)

01/2012

Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men

from My Head Is an Animal

329

20
US

20
AC

✫1
alt.

12
UK

[Skrimsl Ehf Laekjaras 1 Digital]
written by Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Brynjar Leifsson, Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir & Ragnar Þórhallsson

10.

12/2012

Safe and Sound by Capital Cities

from In a Tidal Wave of Mystery

327

8
US

11
AC

✫1
alt.

42
UK

[Lazy Hooks LP Cut]
written by Ryan Merchant & Sebu Simonian

11.

01/2012

Bully by Shinedown

from Amaryllis

318

94
US

✫1
rock

12
alt.

[Atlantic]
written by Brent Smith, Zach Myers & Dave Bassett

12.

04/2012

Live to Rise by Soundgarden

from Avengers Assemble: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture

314

110
US

✫1
rock

12
alt.

written by Chris Cornell

13.

05/2012

Days Go By by The Offspring

from Days Go By

313

2
rock

7
alt.

written by Dexter Holland

14.

08/2012

Oh Love by Green Day

from ¡Uno!

309

97
US

5
rock

3
alt.

[Reprise Digital]
written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool & Jason White

15.

09/2012

Madness by Muse

from The 2nd Law

309

45
US

34
rock

✫1
alt.

25
UK

[Helium-3]
written by Matthew Bellamy

16.

09/2012

Chalk Outline by Three Days Grace

from Transit of Venus

308

106
US

✫1
rock

15
alt.

written by Adam Gontier, Neil Sanderson, Brad Walst, Barry Stock & Craig Wiseman

17.

10/2012

Been Away Too Long by Soundgarden

from King Animal

297

✫1
rock

16
alt.

written by Chris Cornell & Ben Shepherd

18.

12/2012

Sweater Weather by The Neighbourhood

from I Love You

290

14
US

24
AC

✫1
alt.

[[r]evolve]
written by Jesse Rutherford, Zach Abels & Jeremy Freedman

19.

05/2012

Unity by Shinedown

from Amaryllis

280

✫1
rock

22
alt.

written by Brent Smith, Dave Bassett & Eric Bass

20.

07/2012

Little Black Submarines by The Black Keys

from El Camino

275

106
US

14
rock

2
alt.

written by Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney & Danger Mouse (as Brian Burton)

21.

03/2012

Hats Off to the Bull by Chevelle

from Hats Off to the Bull

261

2
rock

17
alt.

written by Pete Loeffler, Sam Loeffler & Dean Bernardini

22.

03/2012

It's Time by Imagine Dragons

from Night Visions

246

15
US

22
AC

4
alt.

23
UK

[Interscope LP Cut]
written by Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee & Daniel Platzman

23.

01/2012

No Resolution by Seether

from Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray

245

2
rock

23
alt.

written by Shaun Morgan, Dale Stewart, John Humphrey & Troy McLawhorn

24.

09/2012

Absolute Zero by Stone Sour

from House of Gold & Bones – Part 1

236

2
rock

28
alt.

written by Corey Taylor, Josh Rand, Jim Root & Roy Mayorga

25.

09/2012

Enemies by Shinedown

from Amaryllis

233

2
rock

29
alt.

written by Brent Smith, Dave Bassett & Eric Bass

26.

02/2012

Bones by Young Guns

from Bones

232

✫1
rock

130
UK

written by Gustav Wood

27.

03/2012

R U Mine? by Arctic Monkeys

231

122
US

2
alt.

23
UK

written by Alex Turner

28.

03/2012

You're a Lie by Slash

from Apocalyptic Love

230

✫1
rock

166
UK

featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators
written by Slash & Myles Kennedy

29.

05/2012

Coming Down by Five Finger Death Punch

from American Capitalist

229

✫1
rock

written by Ivan Moody, Zoltan Bathory, Jason Hook, Jeremy Spencer & Kevin Churko

30.

09/2012

Heaven nor Hell by Volbeat

229

✫1
rock

[R]
written by Michael Poulsen

31.

03/2012

Still Counting by Volbeat

from Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood

228

✫1
rock

written by Michael Poulsen, Thomas Bredahl, Anders Kjølholm & Jon Larsen

32.

09/2012

Stand Up by All That Remains

from A War You Cannot Win

228

✫1
rock

written by Philip Labonte, Oli Herbert, Mike Martin, Jeanne Sagan, Jason Costa, Johnny Andrews & Rob Graves

33.

03/2012

Criticize by Adelitas Way

from Home School Valedictorian

228

✫1
rock

written by Rick DeJesus, Dave Bassett & Trevor Stafford (as Trevor "Tre" Stafford)

34.

12/2012

Freak Like Me by Halestorm

from The Strange Case of…

228

✫1
rock

written by Lzzy Hale, Johnny Andrews & Rob Graves

35.

10/2012

Tempest by Deftones

from Koi No Yokan

221

3
rock

20
alt.

written by Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado & Sergio Vega

36.

09/2012

Mountain Sound by Of Monsters and Men

from My Head Is an Animal

209

103
US

2
alt.

66
UK

written by Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson, Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir & Ragnar Þórhallsson

37.

09/2012

Bad Blood by Bastille

from Bad Blood

206

95
US

2
alt.

90
UK

[Virgin]
written by Dan Smith

38.

12/2012

Stubborn Love by The Lumineers

from The Lumineers

205

70
US

2
alt.

[Dualtone Digital]
written by Wesley Schultz & Jeremy Fraites

39.

07/2012

Lost in the Echo by Linkin Park

from Living Things

204

95
US

7
rock

12
alt.

175
UK

[Machine Shop Digital (Warner Bros.)]
written by Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon, Brad Delson, Mr. Hahn, Dave "Phoenix" Farrell & Mike Shinoda

40.

10/2012

Carry On by Avenged Sevenfold

201

125
US

2
rock

119
UK

written by M. Shadows

41.

05/2012

Lost in Forever (Scream) by P.O.D.

from Murdered Love

200

3
rock

30
alt.

written by Sonny Sandoval, Marcos Curiel, Traa Daniels & Wuv Bernardo

42.

07/2012

I Miss the Misery by Halestorm

from The Strange Case of…

197

2
rock

written by Lzzy Hale, Christine Connolly (as Christine Danielle Connolly) & Scott Stevens

43.

12/2012

Where Did the Angels Go by Papa Roach

from The Connection

196

2
rock

written by Anthony Esperance, James Michael, Jacoby Shaddix, Jerry Horton, Tobin Esperance & Tony Palermo

44.

08/2012

Still Swinging by Papa Roach

from The Connection

196

3
rock

32
alt.

written by Jacoby Shaddix, Jerry Horton, Tobin Esperance, Tony Palermo, John Feldmann & Tylias

45.

02/2012

Love Bites (So Do I) by Halestorm

from The Strange Case of…

196

2
rock

written by Lzzy Hale & Dave Bassett

46.

02/2012

I Like It by Foxy Shazam

from The Church of Rock and Roll

195

5
rock

20
alt.

written by Justin Hawkins, Eric Nally (as Eric Sean Nally), Loren Turner (as Loren Daniel Turner), Christopher Baker Schwartz, Sky White (as Schuyler Vaughn White), Aaron McVeigh & Alex Nauth

47.

02/2012

Look Around by Red Hot Chili Peppers

from I'm with You

188

12
rock

8
alt.

written by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith & Josh Klinghoffer

48.

07/2012

Here and Now by Seether

from Holding Onto Strings Better Left to Fray

181

5
rock

27
alt.

written by Shaun Morgan, Dale Stewart, John Humphrey & Troy McLawhorn

49.

11/2012

Flaws by Bastille

from Bad Blood

178

122
US

5
alt.

21
UK

written by Dan Smith

50.

09/2012

The Pit by Silversun Pickups

from Neck of the Woods

167

3
alt.

written by Brian Aubert, Chris Guanlao (as Christopher Guanlao), Joe Lester & Nikki Monninger

51.

07/2012

Wait for Me by Rise Against

from Endgame

164

10
rock

14
alt.

written by Tim McIlrath, Joe Principe, Brandon Barnes & Zach Blair

52.

10/2012

Carry On by Fun.

from Some Nights

164

20
US

14
AC

7
alt.

126
UK

[Fueled By Ramen Digital]
written by Jeff Bhasker, Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost & Jack Antonoff

53.

07/2012

Runaways by The Killers

from Battle Born

162

78
US

7
alt.

18
UK

[Island]
written by Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer & Ronnie Vannucci

54.

06/2012

Trojans by Atlas Genius

from When It Was Now

162

108
US

4
alt.

written by Keith Jeffery, Michael Jeffery, Steven Jeffery & Darren Sell

55.

10/2012

Lover of the Light by Mumford & Sons

from Babel

161

97
US

4
alt.

108
UK

[Gentleman of the Road]
written by Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane & Winston Marshall

56.

08/2012

Standing in the Sun by Slash

from Apocalyptic Love

156

4
rock

featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators
written by Slash & Myles Kennedy

57.

09/2012

Let Yourself Go by Green Day

from ¡Uno!

152

11
rock

17
alt.

136
UK

written by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool & Jason White

58.

05/2012

Take a Walk by Passion Pit

from Gossamer

150

84
US

5
alt.

[Frenchkiss Digital]
written by Michael Angelakos

59.

06/2012

45 by The Gaslight Anthem

from Handwritten

148

20
rock

11
alt.

75
UK

written by Brian Fallon, Alex Rosamilia, Alex Levine & Benny Horowitz

60.

06/2012

Home by Phillip Phillips

from The World from the Side of the Moon

145

6
US

✫1
AC

39
alt.

60
UK

[19]
written by Drew Pearson & Greg Holden

61.

02/2012

Hurricane by Theory of a Deadman

from The Truth Is...

141

5
rock

written by Kara DioGuardi, Tyler Connolly, Dave Brenner, Dean Back & Joey Dandeneau

62.

04/2012

Rocky Mountain Way by Godsmack

from Live & Inspired

141

5
rock

written by Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Rocke Grace & Kenny Passarelli

63.

10/2012

Elephant by Tame Impala

from Lonerism

131

40
rock

8
alt.

131
UK

written by Kevin Parker & Jay Watson

64.

10/2012

Same Love by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

from The Heist

130

11
US

3
R&B

21
alt.

featuring Mary Lambert
[Macklemore LP Cut]
written by Macklemore (as Ben Haggerty), Ryan Lewis & Mary Lambert

65.

10/2012

Alive by Adelitas Way

from Home School Valedictorian

130

6
rock

written by Rick DeJesus, Dave Bassett & Trevor Stafford (as Trevor "Tre" Stafford)

66.

02/2012

This Means War by Nickelback

from Here and Now

129

6
rock

written by Chad Kroeger

67.

06/2012

Kill Your Heroes by Awolnation

from Megalithic Symphony

118

7
alt.

written by Aaron Bruno & Brian West

68.

04/2012

Bridge Burning by Foo Fighters

from Wasting Light

118

14
rock

25
alt.

written by Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear

69.

08/2012

We Come Running by Youngblood Hawke

from Wake Up

117

7
alt.

written by Sam Martin [rock singer] (as Samuel Martin), Simon Katz & Matt Squire

70.

09/2012

Same Old Trip by Chevelle

from Hats Off to the Bull

117

7
rock

written by Pete Loeffler, Sam Loeffler & Dean Bernardini

71.

04/2012

Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) by Silversun Pickups

from Neck of the Woods

117

7
alt.

written by Brian Aubert, Chris Guanlao (as Christopher Guanlao), Joe Lester & Nikki Monninger

72.

11/2012

One Light by 3 Doors Down

from The Greatest Hits

106

8
rock

written by Brad Arnold, Chris Henderson & Marti Frederiksen

73.

02/2012

Baby Come Home by Bush

from The Sea of Memories

105

28
rock

16
alt.

written by Gavin Rossdale

74.

06/2012

Breezeblocks by Alt-J

from An Awesome Wave

105

9
alt.

75
UK

written by Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton, Gwilym Sainsbury & Thom Green

75.

07/2012

Blood by In This Moment

from Blood

9
rock

written by Maria Brink, Chris Howorth, Kevin Churko & Kane Churko

76.

01/2012

Boss's Daughter by Pop Evil

from War of Angels

9
rock

written by Leigh Kakaty, Dave Bassett, Tony Greve (as Anthony Greve) & Mick Mars

77.

03/2012

Anna Sun by Walk the Moon

from Walk the Moon

118
US

10
alt.

82
UK

written by Nicholas Petricca & Nick Lerangis

78.

01/2012

Simple Song by The Shins

from Port of Morrow

106
US

10
alt.

192
UK

written by James Mercer

79.

05/2012

Now by Staind

from Staind

10
rock

written by Aaron Lewis, Mike Mushok, Johnny April & Jon Wysocki

80.

08/2012

Itchin' on a Photograph by Grouplove

from Never Trust a Happy Song

10
alt.

written by Ryan Rabin, Sean Gadd, Hannah Hooper, Andrew Wessen & Christian Zucconi

81.

10/2012

Breathing Underwater by Metric

from Synthetica

11
alt.

written by Emily Haines, Joules Scott-Key, James Shaw & Josh Winstead

82.

08/2012

Settle Down by No Doubt

from Push and Shove

34
US

28
AC

19
alt.

85
UK

[Interscope Digital]
written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal & Tom Dumont

83.

01/2012

Tattoo by Van Halen

from A Different Kind of Truth

67
US

13
rock

[Interscope Digital]
written by Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen & Wolfgang Van Halen

84.

04/2012

Sixteen Saltines by Jack White

from Blunderbuss

12
alt.

129
UK

written by Jack White

85.

11/2012

Higher by P.O.D.

from Murdered Love

12
rock

written by Sonny Sandoval, Marcos Curiel, Traa Daniels & Wuv Bernardo

86.

10/2012

The Pride by Five Finger Death Punch

from American Capitalist

12
rock

written by Zoltan Bathory, Kevin Churko, Ivan Moody (as Ivan L. Moody), Jason Hook & Jeremy Spencer

87.

02/2012

Love Interruption by Jack White

from Blunderbuss

108
US

13
alt.

126
UK

written by Jack White

88.

04/2012

Spread Too Thin by The Dirty Heads

from Cabin by the Sea

13
alt.

written by Dustin Bushnell, Jared Watson & Rome Ramirez

89.

06/2012

Bringing Down the Giant by Saving Abel

from Bringing Down the Giant

13
rock

written by Blair Daly, Skidd Mills, Jason Null & Jared Weeks

90.

01/2012

No Light, No Light by Florence and the Machine

from Ceremonials

17
alt.

50
UK

written by Florence Welch & Isabella Summers

91.

03/2012

Here's to Us by Halestorm

from The Strange Case of…

125
US

15
rock

written by Lzzy Hale, Toby Gad & Danielle Brisebois

92.

03/2012

America by Deuce [musician]

from Nine Lives

14
rock

written by Deuce [musician] (as Aron Erlichman) & Jimmy Yuma (as Jim Lee Milner)

93.

12/2012

One More Lie by Aranda

from Stop the World

15
rock

written by Dameon Aranda & Gabe Aranda (as Gabriel Aranda)

94.

03/2012

Sorry by Art of Dying

from Vices and Virtues

15
rock

written by Howard Benson, Jonny Hetherington & Davor Vulama

95.

10/2012

Tightrope by Walk the Moon

from Walk the Moon

15
alt.

written by Chris Robinson, Eli Maiman, Kevin Ray, Nicholas Petricca & Sean Waugaman

96.

05/2012

Youth Without Youth by Metric

from Synthetica

15
alt.

written by James Shaw, Gavin Brown, John O'Mahony & Liam O'Neil

97.

03/2012

Hold On by Alabama Shakes

from Boys & Girls

93
US

17
alt.

104
UK

[ATO Digital]
written by Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, Brittany Howard & Steve Johnson

98.

10/2012

Let's Ride by Kid Rock

from Rebel Soul

105
US

16
rock

written by Marlon Young & Kid Rock (as Robert J. Ritchie)

99.

09/2012

Turning into You by The Offspring

from Days Go By

24
rock

39
alt.

written by Dexter Holland (as Bryan Holland)

100.

05/2012

Headlights by Morning Parade

from Morning Parade

16
alt.

written by Ben Giddings, Andy Hayes, Steve Sparrow, Chad Thomas & Phil Titus

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