Pop Music Thread

[Aveil]

Minaj seemingly is suffering from Gaga-itis, the disorder where an artist believes the hype, hypemen/women surrounding them, the propaganda, and believes everything they touch or release is golden, no matter how appalling the quality of said works are. Albeit Gaga's was only a flop in a commercial sense and of a lesser scale.

I see what you tryna do here and it ain't cute. I won't have, I won't hear it. Slay This Way ain't flopping when it's outselling every ***** in the game minus Adele. Nice of you to try though. Keep it clean in here.

Y'all have a blessed day now.

[RickHoenn]

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (Week of December 22, 2012):



1. "Locked Out Of Heaven" - Bruno Mars (+1)
2. "Diamonds" - Rihanna (-1)
3. "Die Young" - Ke$ha (=)
4. "Ho Hey" - The Lumineers (+1)
5. "One More Night" - Maroon 5 (-1)
6. "I Cry" - Flo Rida (+2)
7. "Home" - Phillip Phillips (=)
8. "Some Nights" - Fun. (-2)
9. "Beauty and a Beat" - Justin Bieber f/ Nicki Minaj (+5)
10. "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)" - Ne-Yo (-1)

[Silent Conversation]

1. "Locked Out Of Heaven" - Bruno Mars (+1)

Ugh, Bruno. I knew this was inevitable but it still bothers me.

4. "Ho Hey" - The Lumineers (+1)

I'm calling it right now that this will make it to #1 after Christmas and be one of the biggest alternative smashes of 2013.

9. "Beauty and a Beat" - Justin Bieber f/ Nicki Minaj (+5)

Oh yay, my two favourite artists both get a Top 10, this is awesome! [/sarcasm]

[HoennMaster]

Ugh, Bruno. I knew this was inevitable but it still bothers me.

Pretty much my thought.


But no need to worry....our savior is on the way. Queen Brit Brit has starting working on her new album!

[flamebeam]

WHAT THE ****!!!!!!
the x factor usa was so ridiculously amazing that everyone was on the same level... seriously; idk who to vote for... no really, i'm lost. i love carly, but i don't think she did the best. i love 5th harmony, but i don't feel like their fanbase is big enough that my vote would matter. and the others are in between this mess. seriously, they were all great and i would be really upset no matter who goes home. i really wish this were the finale week cuz they all deserve to be there, and i know that sounds cliche but, again, i'm just that lost. any suggestions on who to vote for??? (before midnight, of course)

[Paradoxe]

WHAT THE ****!!!!!!
the x factor usa was so ridiculously amazing that everyone was on the same level... seriously; idk who to vote for... no really, i'm lost. i love carly, but i don't think she did the best. i love 5th harmony, but i don't feel like their fanbase is big enough that my vote would matter. and the others are in between this mess. seriously, they were all great and i would be really upset no matter who goes home. i really wish this were the finale week cuz they all deserve to be there, and i know that sounds cliche but, again, i'm just that lost. any suggestions on who to vote for??? (before midnight, of course)

Seriously?

That show turned into an even bigger pile of trash after Cece left.

[flamebeam]

Seriously?

That show turned into an even bigger pile of trash after Cece left.

you're right -_- idk what i was thinking -_- it's not like anybody likes carly in this thread -_- it's just me -_- i must be crazy... some stanners are deeeeeeFensive

[Chris-kun]

Seriously?

That show turned into an even bigger pile of trash after Cece left.

I dunno, I liked CeCe overall, but I thought Demi was legitimately out to destroy her because the performances Demi set up for her were awful

[HoennMaster]

Yeah, I honestly think Demi hasn't done a great job. Cece was great until live shows although her final week was great. And Jennel, who a lot of people thought would make it to the at least the semi-finals came in 10th. I don't think she is coming back next year. LA just announced he won't be coming back next year. Wonder what guy they will bring in to replace him.

[Silent Conversation]

Well, the Final 3 of X-Factor has just been revealed, so my comments are in spoiler tags (in case people haven't watched yet and don't want to be spoiled):

    Spoiler:- X Factor Top 3:

Show Spoiler

 

-Tate Stevens
-Carly Rose Sonenclar
-Fifth Harmony

Firstly, can I say how so amazingly happy I am for Fifth Harmony!! I was so certain that the teenage girl demographic of the show would bring Emblem3 through over them, so I'm extremely happy that they're in the final - all five of them sing amazingly and they've been my favourite act under Carly for a while now. Speaking of which... GOOD RIDDANCE, EMBLEM3. I don't know what took the American public so long to realize that they literally couldn't sing, but better late than never I guess. I was considering not watching the finals if they had gotten through, so I'm glad that I get to watch now.

And X Factor really needs to stop with the overload of suspense and tension, I was getting genuinely worried that Carly would be going home over Emblem3. Carly got some negative comments yesterday by the judges while Emblem3 didn't, so I'm glad that the majority of the voters don't just listen to the judges and actually make their own decisions.

I've been pretty neutral towards Tate this whole competition, so I guess I'm not happy nor sad that he made it through. But out of the four acts, I was the most confident that he'd get through, so no shock there.

Overall, really good Top 3. Should make for an interesting finals next week.
 

[RickHoenn]

Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Songs of 2012:



1. "Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye f/ Kimbra
2. "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen
3. "We Are Young" - fun. f/ Janelle Monáe
4. "Payphone" - Maroon 5 f/ Wiz Khalifa
5. "Lights" - Ellie Goulding
6. "Glad You Came" - The Wanted
7. "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" - Kelly Clarkson
8. "We Found Love" - Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris
9. "Starships" - Nicki Minaj
10. "What Makes You Beautiful" - One Direction

11. "Wild Ones" - Flo Rida f/ Sia
12. "Set Fire To The Rain" - Adele
13. "Sexy and I Know It" - LMFAO
14. "Some Nights" - fun.
15. "Wide Awake" - Katy Perry
16. "Good Feeling" - Flo Rida
17. "Whistle" - Flo Rida
18. "One More Night" - Maroon 5
19. "Drive By" - Train
20. "The Motto" - Drake f/ Lil' Wayne

21. "Where Have You Been" - Rihanna
22. "Everybody Talks" - Neon Trees
23. "Take Care" - Drake f/ Rihanna
24. "Titanium" - David Guetta f/ Sia
25. "I Won't Give Up" - Jason Mraz
26. "It Will Rain" - Bruno Mars
27. "Mercy" - Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz
28. "Boyfriend" - Justin Bieber
29. "Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO f/ Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
30. "Too Close" - Alex Clare

31. "Part Of Me" - Katy Perry
32. "Young, Wild & Free" - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa f/ Bruno Mars
33. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" - Taylor Swift
34. "As Long As You Love Me" - Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean
35. "Turn Me On" - David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj
36. "Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5 f/ Christina Aguilera
37. "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" - P!nk
38. "Good Time" - Owl City f/ Carly Rae Jepsen
39. "Give Your Heart A Break" - Demi Lovato
40. "Ni**as in Paris" - Jay-Z & Kanye West

41. "The One That Got Away" - Katy Perry
42. "Feel So Close" - Calvin Harris
43. "Someone Like You" - Adele
44. "Scream" - Usher
45. "Rack City" - Tyga
46. "Domino" - Jessie J
47. "Gangnam Style" - PSY
48. "International Love" - Pitbull f/ Chris Brown
49. "Home" - Phillip Phillips
50. "Without You" - David Guetta f/ Usher

[Silent Conversation]

1. "Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye f/ Kimbra

Knew that STIUTK would end up in the #1 position, but it's still amazing to actually see it! It was one of the best songs of 2012 (if not the best), so I'm glad that it got the recognition that it deserved.

3. "We Are Young" - fun. f/ Janelle Monáe
14. "Some Nights" - fun.

Congrats to fun. on two huge hits! WAY was amazing charting at #3 considering its success was pretty much only in the first half of the year. Meanwhile, Some Nights could have even ranked in the Top 10 if the year were longer or if had been released earlier, but #14 is great considering it's still in the middle of its Top 10 run on the Hot 100!

5. "Lights" - Ellie Goulding

Wow, didn't expect this to make it into the Top 5! Another great song that gets the recognition it deserved. It's just sad that it never made it to #1 on the Hot 100 which is yet another reason why I hate CMM.

11. "Wild Ones" - Flo Rida f/ Sia
16. "Good Feeling" - Flo Rida
17. "Whistle" - Flo Rida

Wow, Flo Rida did a lot better this year than I thought. Interesting how "Whistle" is his lowest placing song considering it was his only #1 this year. I guess the other two had better longevity.

12. "Set Fire To The Rain" - Adele

Nice to see Adele ranking fairly high up, but weird to not see her completely dominating. Well, she's one of only two artists in history to get the #1 album of the year with the same album two years in a row, so I think that's enough 2012 domination.

19. "Drive By" - Train
20. "The Motto" - Drake f/ Lil' Wayne
22. "Everybody Talks" - Neon Trees
23. "Take Care" - Drake f/ Rihanna
25. "I Won't Give Up" - Jason Mraz

Woah, didn't expect any of these to chart so high! None of them had peaks or Top 10 runs that were too good, so I guess it goes to show that great longevity can create hits just as much as high peaks can.

24. "Titanium" - David Guetta f/ Sia

Yay for Titanium making the Top 25! I was afraid that it wouldn't make it considering it didn't spend TOO long in the Top 10, but nice to see it snuck in here!

30. "Too Close" - Alex Clare

Considering this was a hit so late into the year, I didn't even expect it to make the Top 50! Definitely one of the biggest shocks here for me.

Overall, the Year-End Hot 100 chart is... not what I expected. I was quite surprised at some of the songs that managed to make it into the final Top 10, and at a lot of the songs that made it as high as they did. Overall, it's a pretty good chart, and for the most part, good music did well.

[parasky]

1. "Somebody That I Used To Know" - Gotye f/ Kimbra

Saw that coming from a mile away.

5. "Lights" - Ellie Goulding
6. "Glad You Came" - The Wanted

Quite happy to see these songs high up on the list. While I don't care for The Wanted, I think they are much easier to tolerate than 1D. Lights is one of my favourites from this year.

33. "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" - Taylor Swift

Why is this so low? I heard it all the time this year.

46. "Domino" - Jessie J
47. "Gangnam Style" - PSY

Both of these songs are way lower than they should. I'm still not over PSY getting blocked a #1 when One More Night, quite possibly Maroon 5 most annoying song, just stayed there for what seemed like a eternity. Domino, I thought would be a bigger hit to, although in the UK it was a #1 song for about 3 weeks in January, so I probably heard it more seeing as I come from the UK.

Also, I'm surprised to see that Brokenhearted and Let's Go isn't even in the top 50. I heard them a lot this year, although I do live in the uk.

[RickHoenn]

Woah! BillboardClassic made this video already! dat fast Amazing recap for 2012!

Year-End Hot 100 Songs
Issue Date: 2012

# Title Artist Imprint/Label
1 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye Featuring Kimbra Samples 'n' Seconds/Fairfax/Republic
2 CALL ME MAYBE Carly Rae Jepsen 604/SchoolBoy/Interscope
3 WE ARE YOUNG fun. Featuring Janelle Monae Fueled By Ramen/RRP
4 PAYPHONE Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa A&M/Octone/Interscope
5 LIGHTS Ellie Goulding Cherrytree/Interscope
6 GLAD YOU CAME The Wanted Global Talent/Mercury/IDJMG
7 STRONGER (WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU) Kelly Clarkson 19/RCA
8 WE FOUND LOVE Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
9 STARSHIPS Nicki Minaj Young Money/Cash Money/Republic
10 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL One Direction SYCO/Columbia

11 WILD ONES Flo Rida Featuring Sia Poe Boy/Atlantic
12 SET FIRE TO THE RAIN Adele XL/Columbia
13 SEXY AND I KNOW IT LMFAO Party Rock/will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope
14 SOME NIGHTS fun. Fueled By Ramen/RRP
15 WIDE AWAKE Katy Perry Capitol
16 GOOD FEELING Flo Rida Poe Boy/Atlantic
17 WHISTLE Flo Rida Poe Boy/Atlantic
18 ONE MORE NIGHT Maroon 5 A&M/Octone/Interscope
19 DRIVE BY Train Columbia
20 THE MOTTO Drake Featuring Lil Wayne Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

21 WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
22 EVERYBODY TALKS Neon Trees Mercury/IDJMG
23 TAKE CARE Drake Featuring Rihanna Young Money/Cash Money/Republic
24 TITANIUM David Guetta Featuring Sia What A Music/Astralwerks/Capitol
25 I WON'T GIVE UP Jason Mraz Atlantic/RRP
26 IT WILL RAIN Bruno Mars Summit/Chop Shop/Elektra/Atlantic
27 MERCY Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz G.O.O.D./Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
28 BOYFRIEND Justin Bieber SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Island/IDJMG
29 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock Party Rock/will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope
30 TOO CLOSE Alex Clare Republic

31 PART OF ME Katy Perry Capitol
32 YOUNG, WILD & FREE Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars Rostrum/Doggystyle/Atlantic/RRP
33 WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift Big Machine/Republic
34 AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME Justin Bieber Featuring Big Sean SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Island/IDJMG
35 TURN ME ON David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj What A Music/Astralwerks/Capitol
36 MOVES LIKE JAGGER Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera A&M/Octone/Interscope
37 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk RCA
38 GOOD TIME Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen 604/SchoolBoy/Interscope/Republic
39 GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK Demi Lovato Hollywood
40 NI**AS IN PARIS Jay Z Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation/Def Jam/IDJMG

41 THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY Katy Perry Capitol
42 FEEL SO CLOSE Calvin Harris Ultra
43 SOMEONE LIKE YOU Adele XL/Columbia
44 SCREAM Usher RCA
45 RACK CITY Tyga Young Money/Cash Money/Republic
46 DOMINO Jessie J Lava/Republic
47 GANGNAM STYLE PSY SchoolBoy/Republic
48 INTERNATIONAL LOVE Pitbull Featuring Chris Brown Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/J/RCA
49 HOME Phillip Phillips 19/Interscope
50 WITHOUT YOU David Guetta Featuring Usher What A Music/Astralwerks/Capitol

51 *** BACK HOME Gym Class Heroes Featuring Neon Hitch Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/RRP
52 WANTED Hunter Hayes Atlantic Nashville/WMN
53 DRUNK ON YOU Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville
54 NO LIE 2 Chainz Featuring Drake Def Jam/IDJMG
55 WANT U BACK Cher Lloyd SYCO/Epic
56 DON'T WAKE ME UP Chris Brown RCA
57 DANCE (*****) Big Sean Featuring Nicki Minaj G.O.O.D./Def Jam/IDJMG
58 SPRINGSTEEN Eric Church EMI Nashville
59 BROKENHEARTED Karmin Epic
60 NOT OVER YOU Gavin DeGraw J/RCA

61 STEREO HEARTS Gym Class Heroes Featuring Adam Levine Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/RRP
62 BACK IN TIME Pitbull Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/RCA
63 WORK OUT J. Cole Roc Nation/Columbia
64 RUMOUR HAS IT Adele XL/Columbia
65 LET'S GO Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-Yo Ultra
66 GOOD GIRL Carrie Underwood 19/Arista Nashville
67 PONTOON Little Big Town Capitol Nashville
68 HO HEY The Lumineers Dualtone
69 PARADISE Coldplay Capitol
70 BLOWN AWAY Carrie Underwood 19/Arista Nashville

71 ROLLING IN THE DEEP Adele XL/Columbia
72 CLIMAX Usher RCA
73 WORK HARD, PLAY HARD Wiz Khalifa Rostrum/Atlantic/RRP
74 LET ME LOVE YOU (UNTIL YOU LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF) Ne-Yo Motown/IDJMG
75 POUND THE ALARM Nicki Minaj Young Money/Cash Money/Republic
76 COME OVER Kenny Chesney Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville
77 HEART ATTACK Trey Songz Songbook/Atlantic
78 DRANK IN MY CUP Kirko Bangz LMG/Unauthorized/Warner Bros.
79 BIRTHDAY CAKE Rihanna Featuring Chris Brown SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
80 SO GOOD B.o.B RebelRock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic

81 50 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE Train Columbia
82 RED SOLO CUP Toby Keith Show Dog-Universal
83 LOVE YOU LIKE A LOVE SONG Selena Gomez & The Scene Hollywood
84 TURN UP THE MUSIC Chris Brown RCA
85 DIE YOUNG Ke$ha Kemosabe/RCA
86 5 O'CLOCK T-Pain Featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/RCA
87 A THOUSAND YEARS Christina Perri Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic/RRP
88 TAKE A LITTLE RIDE Jason Aldean Broken Bow
89 YOU DA ONE Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
90 WE RUN THE NIGHT Havana Brown Featuring Pitbull 2101/Republic

91 IT'S TIME Imagine Dragons KIDinaKORNER/Interscope
92 CASHIN' OUT Ca$h Out Bases Loaded/Epic
93 I DON'T WANT THIS NIGHT TO END Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville
94 DIAMONDS Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
95 HARD TO LOVE Lee Brice Curb
96 SOMETHIN' 'BOUT A TRUCK Kip Moore MCA Nashville
97 ADORN Miguel ByStorm/Black Ice/RCA
98 FLY OVER STATES Jason Aldean Broken Bow
99 EVEN IF IT BREAKS YOUR HEART Eli Young Band Republic Nashville
100 BURN IT DOWN Linkin Park Machine Shop/Warner Bros.

Complete chart taken from Pulse.

[flamebeam]

Well, the Final 3 of X-Factor has just been revealed, so my comments are in spoiler tags (in case people haven't watched yet and don't want to be spoiled):

    Spoiler:- X Factor Top 3:

Show Spoiler

 

-Tate Stevens
-Carly Rose Sonenclar
-Fifth Harmony

Firstly, can I say how so amazingly happy I am for Fifth Harmony!! I was so certain that the teenage girl demographic of the show would bring Emblem3 through over them, so I'm extremely happy that they're in the final - all five of them sing amazingly and they've been my favourite act under Carly for a while now. Speaking of which... GOOD RIDDANCE, EMBLEM3. I don't know what took the American public so long to realize that they literally couldn't sing, but better late than never I guess. I was considering not watching the finals if they had gotten through, so I'm glad that I get to watch now.

And X Factor really needs to stop with the overload of suspense and tension, I was getting genuinely worried that Carly would be going home over Emblem3. Carly got some negative comments yesterday by the judges while Emblem3 didn't, so I'm glad that the majority of the voters don't just listen to the judges and actually make their own decisions.

I've been pretty neutral towards Tate this whole competition, so I guess I'm not happy nor sad that he made it through. But out of the four acts, I was the most confident that he'd get through, so no shock there.

Overall, really good Top 3. Should make for an interesting finals next week.
 

    Spoiler:- Lots of X Factor Stuff:

Show Spoiler

 
Well for starters I thought that was the most shocking result. I expected 5th harmony going home because they were the underdogs and they received negative criticism. I considered Carly going home because she got negative criticism and everyone brought their A-game on Wednesday. I even considered Tate going home because I personally felt he did the least good (not the worst; everyone did good). With emblem3, I figured, Hey! they have a huge fanbase and they just had the best night on the show. I get some people hate them and, believe me, I get sick of the typical heartthrob overrated guys in the biz (Jonas brothers, justin bieber, etc.), but emblem3 isn't bad at all. They have a nice sound -- like in their audition and their songs this week -- and they look like they'd be fun to hang with.

I'm just also throwing in that I happen to love the suspense; in American Idol, it's very cheesy and overdone, and Ryan Seacrest, after all these years, is starting to get on my nerves, but in the x factor, it's very exciting and it keeps me glued to the t.v., because they have the charimsa of simon cowell, and they have dramatic music instead of American Idol's "du-naa du-naa du-naa du-naa aaaaAAAAAAAAh" ****ty theme song. If the xf didn't have that, then I wouldn't be as interesting. And also, I think the judges generally know what they're talking about. Like, even though Demi didn't do so great as a mentor, she did make some criticisms that truly did make sense.

And why was Brigit Mendler there? Is she a legit singer, or just another autoned Disney/Nickelodeon teen star?

Overall, though, I happy with the finals. I doubtlessly loved everyone in the top 5, but I guess I'm the only one, so I knew for a while I was gonna be satisfied. Carly's my favorite, based on her performances throughout the whole show. Tate is so good, especially for a country singer, a genre that bores me. And fifth harmony stole my heart after their first rendition of impossible. Since tate winning is so obvious, i would prefer if one of the other two acts win, but, for the thousandth time, I'm happy either way.
 

Year-End Hot 100 Songs
Issue Date: 2012

# Title Artist Imprint/Label
1 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye Featuring Kimbra Samples 'n' Seconds/Fairfax/Republic
2 CALL ME MAYBE Carly Rae Jepsen 604/SchoolBoy/Interscope
3 WE ARE YOUNG fun. Featuring Janelle Monae Fueled By Ramen/RRP
4 PAYPHONE Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa A&M/Octone/Interscope
5 LIGHTS Ellie Goulding Cherrytree/Interscope
6 GLAD YOU CAME The Wanted Global Talent/Mercury/IDJMG
7 STRONGER (WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU) Kelly Clarkson 19/RCA
8 WE FOUND LOVE Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
9 STARSHIPS Nicki Minaj Young Money/Cash Money/Republic
10 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL One Direction SYCO/Columbia

11 WILD ONES Flo Rida Featuring Sia Poe Boy/Atlantic
12 SET FIRE TO THE RAIN Adele XL/Columbia
13 SEXY AND I KNOW IT LMFAO Party Rock/will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope
14 SOME NIGHTS fun. Fueled By Ramen/RRP
15 WIDE AWAKE Katy Perry Capitol
16 GOOD FEELING Flo Rida Poe Boy/Atlantic
17 WHISTLE Flo Rida Poe Boy/Atlantic
18 ONE MORE NIGHT Maroon 5 A&M/Octone/Interscope
19 DRIVE BY Train Columbia
20 THE MOTTO Drake Featuring Lil Wayne Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

21 WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
22 EVERYBODY TALKS Neon Trees Mercury/IDJMG
23 TAKE CARE Drake Featuring Rihanna Young Money/Cash Money/Republic
24 TITANIUM David Guetta Featuring Sia What A Music/Astralwerks/Capitol
25 I WON'T GIVE UP Jason Mraz Atlantic/RRP
26 IT WILL RAIN Bruno Mars Summit/Chop Shop/Elektra/Atlantic
27 MERCY Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz G.O.O.D./Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
28 BOYFRIEND Justin Bieber SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Island/IDJMG
29 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock Party Rock/will.i.am/Cherrytree/Interscope
30 TOO CLOSE Alex Clare Republic

31 PART OF ME Katy Perry Capitol
32 YOUNG, WILD & FREE Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars Rostrum/Doggystyle/Atlantic/RRP
33 WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift Big Machine/Republic
34 AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME Justin Bieber Featuring Big Sean SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Island/IDJMG
35 TURN ME ON David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj What A Music/Astralwerks/Capitol
36 MOVES LIKE JAGGER Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera A&M/Octone/Interscope
37 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk RCA
38 GOOD TIME Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen 604/SchoolBoy/Interscope/Republic
39 GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK Demi Lovato Hollywood
40 NI**AS IN PARIS Jay Z Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation/Def Jam/IDJMG

41 THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY Katy Perry Capitol
42 FEEL SO CLOSE Calvin Harris Ultra
43 SOMEONE LIKE YOU Adele XL/Columbia
44 SCREAM Usher RCA
45 RACK CITY Tyga Young Money/Cash Money/Republic
46 DOMINO Jessie J Lava/Republic
47 GANGNAM STYLE PSY SchoolBoy/Republic
48 INTERNATIONAL LOVE Pitbull Featuring Chris Brown Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/J/RCA
49 HOME Phillip Phillips 19/Interscope
50 WITHOUT YOU David Guetta Featuring Usher What A Music/Astralwerks/Capitol

51 *** BACK HOME Gym Class Heroes Featuring Neon Hitch Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/RRP
52 WANTED Hunter Hayes Atlantic Nashville/WMN
53 DRUNK ON YOU Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville
54 NO LIE 2 Chainz Featuring Drake Def Jam/IDJMG
55 WANT U BACK Cher Lloyd SYCO/Epic
56 DON'T WAKE ME UP Chris Brown RCA
57 DANCE (*****) Big Sean Featuring Nicki Minaj G.O.O.D./Def Jam/IDJMG
58 SPRINGSTEEN Eric Church EMI Nashville
59 BROKENHEARTED Karmin Epic
60 NOT OVER YOU Gavin DeGraw J/RCA

61 STEREO HEARTS Gym Class Heroes Featuring Adam Levine Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/RRP
62 BACK IN TIME Pitbull Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/RCA
63 WORK OUT J. Cole Roc Nation/Columbia
64 RUMOUR HAS IT Adele XL/Columbia
65 LET'S GO Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-Yo Ultra
66 GOOD GIRL Carrie Underwood 19/Arista Nashville
67 PONTOON Little Big Town Capitol Nashville
68 HO HEY The Lumineers Dualtone
69 PARADISE Coldplay Capitol
70 BLOWN AWAY Carrie Underwood 19/Arista Nashville

71 ROLLING IN THE DEEP Adele XL/Columbia
72 CLIMAX Usher RCA
73 WORK HARD, PLAY HARD Wiz Khalifa Rostrum/Atlantic/RRP
74 LET ME LOVE YOU (UNTIL YOU LEARN TO LOVE YOURSELF) Ne-Yo Motown/IDJMG
75 POUND THE ALARM Nicki Minaj Young Money/Cash Money/Republic
76 COME OVER Kenny Chesney Blue Chair/Columbia Nashville
77 HEART ATTACK Trey Songz Songbook/Atlantic
78 DRANK IN MY CUP Kirko Bangz LMG/Unauthorized/Warner Bros.
79 BIRTHDAY CAKE Rihanna Featuring Chris Brown SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
80 SO GOOD B.o.B RebelRock/Grand Hustle/Atlantic

81 50 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE Train Columbia
82 RED SOLO CUP Toby Keith Show Dog-Universal
83 LOVE YOU LIKE A LOVE SONG Selena Gomez & The Scene Hollywood
84 TURN UP THE MUSIC Chris Brown RCA
85 DIE YOUNG Ke$ha Kemosabe/RCA
86 5 O'CLOCK T-Pain Featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/RCA
87 A THOUSAND YEARS Christina Perri Summit/Chop Shop/Atlantic/RRP
88 TAKE A LITTLE RIDE Jason Aldean Broken Bow
89 YOU DA ONE Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
90 WE RUN THE NIGHT Havana Brown Featuring Pitbull 2101/Republic

91 IT'S TIME Imagine Dragons KIDinaKORNER/Interscope
92 CASHIN' OUT Ca$h Out Bases Loaded/Epic
93 I DON'T WANT THIS NIGHT TO END Luke Bryan Capitol Nashville
94 DIAMONDS Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
95 HARD TO LOVE Lee Brice Curb
96 SOMETHIN' 'BOUT A TRUCK Kip Moore MCA Nashville
97 ADORN Miguel ByStorm/Black Ice/RCA
98 FLY OVER STATES Jason Aldean Broken Bow
99 EVEN IF IT BREAKS YOUR HEART Eli Young Band Republic Nashville
100 BURN IT DOWN Linkin Park Machine Shop/Warner Bros.

Complete chart taken from Pulse.

1 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye Featuring Kimbra Samples 'n' Seconds/Fairfax/Republic
2 CALL ME MAYBE Carly Rae Jepsen 604/SchoolBoy/Interscope
3 WE ARE YOUNG fun. Featuring Janelle Monae Fueled By Ramen/RRP
5 LIGHTS Ellie Goulding Cherrytree/Interscope
10 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL One Direction SYCO/Columbia

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no surprise these songs made the top 10. loving 1 and 5. don't care for 3 or 10. hate 2 for a passion, for sucking, being awarded for sucking, and making victims out of what would have otherwise been #1 songs

8 WE FOUND LOVE Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG

at least rihanna made the top 10. that needs to be a given every year

11 WILD ONES Flo Rida Featuring Sia Poe Boy/Atlantic
12 SET FIRE TO THE RAIN Adele XL/Columbia
16 GOOD FEELING Flo Rida Poe Boy/Atlantic
17 WHISTLE Flo Rida Poe Boy/Atlantic
20 THE MOTTO Drake Featuring Lil Wayne Young Money/Cash Money/Republic

why is adele's highest at #12? everything this woman does is literally golden. "skyfall", a song she recorded in 10 minutes, is being nominated for Best Original Song.
Flo Rida should not have been that high up, espeically with the vulgar connotations of #17, yuck!
I expected "the motto" to be higher. this is the song that started "y.o.l.o." i'm starting to see that cultural references are not considered.

24 TITANIUM David Guetta Featuring Sia What A Music/Astralwerks/Capitol

okay, this song was EVERYWHERE, and should've been higher. it was on the radio a lot, and it's used practically every week by the x factor, and it's used by the z100 commercials, and, believe it or not, even more examples i can't remember. and i believe it also had a nice longetivity in the top 10. crime against david guetta

39 GIVE YOUR HEART A BREAK Demi Lovato Hollywood

good job, demi! i feel like a lot of people disregard her, and now can't stand her due to the xf, so it makes me happy to see her success validated

43 SOMEONE LIKE YOU Adele XL/Columbia
47 GANGNAM STYLE PSY SchoolBoy/Republic

hey, what are you guys doing down here? i guess SLY was a winter of '11-12 hit, so that kinda makes sense, but psy was truly screwed over. forget not getting #1; THIS is the crazy result.

64 RUMOUR HAS IT Adele XL/Columbia

okay, this was definitely a hit THIS summer. wtf happened here???

83 LOVE YOU LIKE A LOVE SONG Selena Gomez & The Scene Hollywood

how did this one manage to squeeze into this list? it's not horrible, but it's hard to take her seriously. unlike demi, selena hasn't really shed her disney image yet

EDIT: so i was scrolling through the home page and i found something...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SILENT CONVERSATION!

[HoennMaster]

I'm quite surprised at some of the placements of the songs (like Glad You Came and We Found Love) I honestly thought Call Me Maybe would be number one lol

Finally did some catching up on some music...finally listened to Unapologetic.....Dear lord.....I don't know what to say. Not Rihanna's best album IMO. also listened to Little Mix's album and quite liked it. Brits have not been letting me down lately.

[RickHoenn]

Ke$ha's hit single "Die Young" is being pulled off from radio stations across the country after Newton school massacre various media reports:

After disapointing album sales, Ke$ha's hit song "Die Young" was the singer's saving grace -- until now.

TMZ reports that radio stations across the country have pulled the song from rotation following the shooting in Newtown, Conn., which claimed the lives of 26 people, including 20 children.

According to Mediabase, a company that tracks radio airplay, on the day of the shooting, "Die Young" came in at No. 3 on the radio playlist charts, reaching 167 million listeners, but by Monday, the song had dropped by 19 million listeners.

Despite the huge drop in listeners, Billboard still lists "Die Young" as continuing to hold the No. 3 spot on the radio charts, but TMZ claims the massive drop is a sign that radio stations have begun to pull the song from rotation, noting that the last time a song plummeted this quickly is when the Dixie Chicks were banned from country radio after they insulted President Bush in 2003.

Calls made by The Huffington Post to Z100 and 102.7 KISS-FM, New York and Los Angeles' hit music stations, for comment have not yet been returned.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2322980.html

http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/18/kesha-...ting-massacre/

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-massacre.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.1222621

[flamebeam]

Ke$ha's hit single "Die Young" is being pulled off from radio stations across the country after Newton school massacre various media reports:



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2322980.html

http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/18/kesha-...ting-massacre/

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-massacre.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.1222621

wow, that is just the worst. it's not even her fault; it's just a really bad coincidence. sigh, first the dark knight, and now kesha -- there always seems to be some pop culture icon taking a hit

[Silent Conversation]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SILENT CONVERSATION!

Thank you so much!

Anyways, I heard about the whole "Die Young" thing a couple of days ago. Like flamebeam said, it's just a really bad coincidence for Ke$ha... but you can't blame the radio stations. Even though Ke$ha's 'die young' is just about partying and not about actually dying, I can still understand why people don't want to hear a song where the concept of dying young is being taken so excitedly and upbeat.

Anyways, a DJ known as DJ Earworm has a tradition of mashing up the biggest hits of each year (as I'm sure almost all of you here know). Anyways, 2012's just came out:



I think it's pretty good, especially considering making this one must have been challenging. So many of the big hits this year sounded so different from each other, so making one song with all of them must have been difficult. Sometimes, the really drastic pitch changes that he had to do for some of the songs was a bit annoying, but he really had no choice. Other than that, it's catchy and sounds really cool, which makes it a success.

EDIT: Ok, so now that I listen to it now, I realize it's not as good as I first thought. Still not bad, but not nearly as good as any of his previous ones.

[HoennMaster]

This is why I hate music censorship. It's almost never logical. Yes the title may be coincidental, but it has nothing to do with shooting or actually dying young. She better starting promoting C'Mon. Meanwhile, I hope she makes a video for Dirty Love.

USOP12 was good....but 2009 still remains my favorite.