На первое место попала Клэр Буше, которая скрывается под псевдонимом Grimes. Именно её трек “Oblivion” был выбран редакцией в этом году. Вторая строчка за синглом Фрэнка Оушена “Pyramids”, а замыкает тройку Ашер с “Climax”.

Интересно, что в сотню были включены Blur, Bat for Lashes, Beach House, M.I.A., Фиона Эппл, Ники Минаж, Соланж и многие другие.

100 лучших песен 2012 года по версии интернет-журнала “Pitchfork”:

Grimes – “Oblivion”;

Frank Ocean – “Pyramids”;

Usher – “Climax”;

Kendrick Lamar – “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe”;

Japandroids – “The House That Heaven Built”;

Bat for Lashes – “Laura”;

Tame Impala – “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards”;

Beach House – “Myth”;

Fiona Apple – “Werewolf”;

Jai Paul – “Jasmine”;

Frank Ocean – “Thinkin About You”;

Miguel – “Adorn”;

Chromatics – “Kill For Love”;

M.I.A. – “Bad Girls”;

Andy Stott – “Numb”;

Solange – “Losing You”;

Chairlift – “I Belong In Your Arms”;

Nicki Minaj ft. 2 Chainz – “Beez in the Trap”;

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – “Only In My Dreams”;

Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”;

Jessie Ware – “Wildest Moments”;

Death Grips – “I’ve Seen Footage”;

Dirty Projectors – “Dance For You”;

Chief Keef ft. Lil Reese – “I Don’t Like”;

Grimes – “Genesis”;

TNGHT – “Higher Ground”;

Grizzly Bear – “Yet Again”;

Cat Power – “Nothin But Time”;

Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”;

Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – “Mercy”;

Frank Ocean – “Bad Religion”;

Sky Ferreira – “Everything Is Embarrassing”;

Danny Brown – “Grown Up”;

Cloud Nothings – “Stay Useless”;

Fiona Apple – “Every Single Night”;

Todd Terje – “Inspector Norse”;

Killer Mike – “Reagan”;

Hot Chip – “Flutes”;

Schoolboy Q ft. A$AP Rocky – “Hands On The Wheel”;

The Men – “Open Your Heart”;

El-P – “The Full Retard”;

Gunplay – “Jump Out”;

Dum Dum Girls – “Lord Knows”;

AlunaGeorge – “You Know You Like It”;

Spiritualized – “Hey Jane”;

Ty Segall Band – “I Bought My Eyes”;

Grizzly Bear – “Sleeping Ute”;

Burial/Four Tet – “Nova”;

Future – “Turn On The Lights”;

Icona Pop – “I Love It”;

Kendrick Lamar – “Backseat Freestyle”;

Sharon Van Etten – “Serpents”;

Rhye – “The Fall”;

Savages – “Husbands”;

Miguel – “Do You”;

Peaking Lights – “Beautiful Son”;

Killer Mike ft. Bun B, T.I. and Trouble – “Big Beast”;

Purity Ring – “Fineshrine”;

Mac DeMarco – “Ode to Viceroy”;

Anna Meredith – “Nautilus”;

Jessie Ware – “110%”;

Philip Glass – “73 – 78 (Beck Remix)”;

Passion Pit – “Constant Conversations”;

Julia Holter – “In The Same Room”;

Metz – “Wet Blanket”;

Rick Ross ft. Drake and French Montana – “Stay Schemin’”;

DIIV – “How Long Have You Known”;

TNGHT – “Goooo”;

Le1f – “Wut”;

Four Tet – “Pyramid”;

Thee Oh Sees – “Lupine Dominus”;

John Talabot ft. Pional – “Destiny”;

Juicy J ft. Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz – “Bandz a Make Her Dance (Remix)”;

Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – “Baby”;

Angel Haze – “Werkin’ Girls”;

Blawan – “Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage?”;

The XX – “Angels”;

King Tuff – “Bad Thing”;

Rich Kidz ft. Waka Flocka Flame – “My Life”;

Baauer – “Harlem Shake”;

Liars – “No. 1 Against the Rush”;

Schoolboy Q – “There He Go”;

How to Dress Well – “Cold Nites”;

Lower Dens – “Brains”;

Major Lazer – “Get Free”;

Chief Keef – “Love Sosa”;

Lotus Plaza – “Monoliths”;

A$AP Rocky – “Goldie”;

Jeremih – “773 Love”;

Daphni – “Yes I Know”;

Antony & The Johnsons – “Cut the World”;

King Louie – “Val Venis”;

Cassie – “King of Hearts (Richard X Remix Edit)”;

Saint Etienne – “Tonight”;

R. Kelly – “Share My Love”;

Merchandise – “Time”;

Twin Shadow – “Golden Light”;

Odd Future – “Oldie”;

Blur – “Under the Westway”;

Swearin’ – “Just”.