It’s always tough coming up with a list of “Top Songs” of the year, mainly because I find it hard to find what I should base my list off of. What I finally ended up putting together is essentially a collection of songs that for one, I feel have had a big impact this year and are truly worthy of being on a “Top Songs of 2012″ list, and secondly, are songs that for whatever reason have made it onto my personal “Most Played” list and “Favorites” list, which usually consists of songs that overall just make me happy, songs I like to relax to, songs I like to rage to, and songs that remind me of a time in my life. A$AP‘s “Goldie” is far and away my favorite track of 2012 (AND IT MUST BEEEEEE) for a number of reasons but mainly because every time I hear it, as soon as I hit play it just puts me and everyone else in the room in a good mood. In the breakout year of trap music, and in terms of the downright slappers the year has brought out, TNGHT‘s “Higher Ground” is just so badass and so different from anything I’ve heard that it’s gotta be in there. Anything Lana Del Rey is on my list but if I had to choose, “Born To Die” is my favorite song of her’s this year (not to mention the chillest music video of the year). Same goes for Frank Ocean. I loved Channel Orange, but again, if I had to choose, “Lost” would have to be my pick off the album. The rest are tracks that just stood out for me – whether it be lyrically, just pure catchy-ness of the song, or even more importantly, the memories I’ve made and accompanied with certain songs that now every I hear them, I will be reminded of what I was doing in my life at that certain point in time. So, after much thought and many hours spent refreshing myself on what the year has produced, here are my official Top Tracks of 2012. Enjoy.
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Major Lazer - Get Free (feat. Amber of Dirty Projectors)
Disclosure - Latch (Feat. Sam Smith)
Mayer Hawthorne - No Strings (RAC Remix)
Noosa - Walk On By (Sound Remedy Remix)
Rudimental - Not Giving In (Bondax Remix)
Ta-ku - Higher (Flume Remix)
RAC - Hollywood ft. Penguin Prison (Felix Da Housecat Remix)
Yuna x Adventure Club - Lullabies (VILL/\GE Edit)
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
Diplo feat. Nicky Da B - Express Yourself
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