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”.