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The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2012

The year-end countdown (2012) from The Buzz in Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC ranks 99 songs, with “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore at number one. The list features 74 different artists; The Black Keys has the most entries with three songs.

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From the station's 'Top 99 of 2012' page ("Here are the Top 99 songs of 2012 as voted on by YOU BUZZ NUTS!!!"), captured 2013-01-10, counting down from #99 as '#N - Title by Artist'. #1 is printed as 'Gold On The Ceiling - The Black Keys'. Artist names normalized to the site's spelling (alt-J, fun., Gotye feat. Kimbra).

# Song ListsBest
99 Thrift Shop Macklemore 2 #50
98 Fitzpleasure Alt J 12 #18
97 Go Right Ahead The Hives 6 #22
96 Coming Down Five Finger Death Punch 3 #30
95 Underground Jane's Addiction 11 #39
94 Dance All Night Dirty Heads 6 #24
93 A Heavy Abacus Joy Formidable 8 #15
92 Eyes Wide Open Staind 4 #34
91 All Or Nothing Pennywise 1 #91
90 Up All Night Alex Clare 3 #73
89 Get Burned Sleeper Agent 4 #73
88 Figure It Out Serj Tankian 2 #79
87 Before I Die Papa Roach 3 #39
86 We Are Hollywood Undead 2 #73
85 Tempest Deftones 9 #36
84 Sweater Weather Neighbourhood 35 #2
83 Young Blood Naked and Famous 33 #2
82 No Reflection Marilyn Manson 2 #7
81 Dead Man's Shoes Virginmarys 6 #54
80 Absolute Zero Stone Sour 3 #27
79 Dead and Gone The Black Keys 1 #79
78 Lost In Forever P.O.D. 4 #3
77 Sleep Alone Two Door Cinema Club 15 #22
76 Eyes Wide Open Gotye 7 #25
75 No Resolution Seether 2 #20
74 Sweet Sour Band Of Skulls 5 #56
73 The Pit Silversun Pickups 19 #6
72 Blood For Poppies Garbage 8 #30
71 Love Interruption Jack White 20 #2
70 Been Away Too Long Soundgarden 9 #15
69 Apartment Young the Giant 5 #45
68 Mountain Sound Of Monsters And Men 38 #3
67 Sunshine Matisyahu 5 #33
66 Radioactive Imagine Dragons 39 #1
65 Are You On Your Way Middle Class Rut 3 #65
64 Enemies Shinedown 3 #53
63 Turning Into You The Offspring 2 #63
62 Carry On fun. 19 #12
61 Surrender Angels & Airwaves 4 #34
60 Still Swinging Papa Roach 3 #41
59 The Celestials The Smashing Pumpkins 6 #39
58 Headlights Morning Parade 11 #17
57 Charlie Brown Coldplay 9 #12
56 Freedom At 21 Jack White 15 #12
55 Still Counting Volbeat 12 #15
54 Dedication Rome 3 #54
53 Baby Come Home Bush 3 #24
52 Simple Song The Shins 37 #3
51 Bridge Burning Foo Fighters 6 #50
50 Settle Down No Doubt 4 #42
49 We Come Running Youngblood Hawke 15 #18
48 Someone Anyone Anberlin 2 #45
47 Fire Escape Civil Twilight 8 #21
46 Trojans Atlas Genius 40 #3
45 Let Yourself Go Green Day 9 #26
44 Jump Into The Fog Wombats 11 #10
43 Top Of The World Slightly Stoopid 4 #10
42 Itchin' On A Photograph Grouplove 14 #21
41 Lost In The Echo Linkin Park 6 #35
40 Oh Love Green Day 15 #8
39 Midnight City M83 55 #4
38 Anna Sun Walk the Moon 22 #2
37 Free Twin Atlantic 2 #37
36 Here And Now Seether 2 #36
35 45 The Gaslight Anthem 18 #1
34 Runaways The Killers 19 #5
33 Live To Rise Soundgarden 6 #14
32 Not Your Fault AWOLNATION 27 #8
31 Sixteen Saltines Jack White 16 #13
30 Afterlife Switchfoot 5 #27
29 Don't Stop Foster The People 8 #29
28 Look Around Red Hot Chili Peppers 8 #15
27 Unity Shinedown 3 #27
26 Little Black Submarines The Black Keys 41 #3
25 Bloody Mary Silversun Pickups 3 #20
24 Chalk Outline Three Days Grace 6 #17
23 Wait For Me Rise Against 6 #23
22 Paradise Coldplay 51 #8
21 Ho Hey Lumineers 63 #1
20 Hats Off To The Bull Chevelle 5 #6
19 Take A Walk Passion Pit 43 #3
18 Too Close Alex Clare 23 #3
17 Kill Your Heroes AWOLNATION 14 #9
16 Everybody Talks Neon Trees 18 #3
15 Days Go By The Offspring 9 #11
14 I Will Wait Mumford & Sons 57 #1
13 Madness Muse 49 #2
12 These Days Foo Fighters 33 #3
11 Some Nights fun. 31 #2
10 Bully Shinedown 5 #9
9 Little Talks Of Monsters And Men 56 #1
8 Satellite Rise Against 19 #2
7 It's Time Imagine Dragons 36 #1
6 Spread Too Thin Dirty Heads 12 #6
5 We Are Young fun. 47 #1
4 Tongue Tied Grouplove 41 #4
3 Burn It Down Linkin Park 19 #3
2 Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye 65 #1
1 Gold On The Ceiling The Black Keys 53 #1

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About this countdown

The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2012 was voted by The Buzz’s listeners (Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC) in 2012. Positions are shown exactly as the station ranked them; artist and song names have been standardized so that every entry links to that song’s complete chart history across all stations. It counts toward the Alternative & Modern Rock rankings.

Source: 99.9 The Buzz (999thebuzz.com), "Top 99 of 2012" page (Wayback Machine).

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