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Year-end countdown · The Current · December 31, 2012

The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012

The year-end countdown (December 31, 2012) from The Current in Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN ranks 89 songs, with “Old Friend” by Sea Wolf at number one. The list features 67 different artists; Alabama Shakes has the most entries with three songs.

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The source lists an unranked bonus track after #1, labeled "89.3" (Dinosaur Jr., "Watch The Corners"), which is not part of the numbered 1-89 countdown and is omitted here.

# Song ListsBest
89 Old Friend Sea Wolf 3 #55
88 Lonesome Dr. Dog 5 #53
87 Splitter Calexico 3 #31
86 Ruin Cat Power 3 #86
85 Elephant Tame Impala 30 #6
84 Trojans Atlas Genius 40 #3
83 I Don't Recall Lavender Diamond 2 #83
82 Mountain Sound Of Monsters And Men 38 #3
81 Let's Go Matt And Kim 13 #11
80 This Head I Hold Electric Guest 14 #1
79 Hang Loose Alabama Shakes 11 #16
78 Home Again Michael Kiwanuka 4 #7
77 Every Single Night Fiona Apple 6 #49
76 Henrietta Yeasayer 1 #76
75 Nancy From Now On Father John Misty 6 #13
74 Movement And Location Punch Brothers 2 #74
73 I Am Not Waiting Anymore Field Report 2 #73
72 Amongster Polica 1 #72
71 After You Chastity Brown 2 #71
70 I Ain't The Same Alabama Shakes 10 #18
69 Charmer Aimee Mann 3 #69
68 My Country TuneYards 1 #68
67 45 The Gaslight Anthem 18 #1
66 The Descent Bob Mould 2 #66
65 Breezeblocks Alt J 37 #2
64 A Candle's Fire Beirut 1 #64
63 Youth Without Youth Metric 17 #7
62 Awkward San Cisco 7 #7
61 Lofticries Purity Ring 2 #61
60 Reminisce John Mark Nelson 1 #60
59 I Never Knew You Avett Brothers 2 #59
58 R U Mine? Arctic Monkeys 29 #1
57 Sixteen Saltines Jack White 16 #13
56 Sleeping Ute Grizzly Bear 3 #44
55 The Only Place Best Coast 7 #55
54 Default Atoms For Peace 1 #54
53 Get Down P. O. S. 1 #53
52 40 Mark Strasse The Shins 2 #52
51 Below My Feet Mumford & Sons 3 #51
50 Only Life I Know Brother Ali 1 #50
49 That Old Black Hole Dr. Dog 13 #21
48 Blue Jeans Lana Del Rey 6 #48
47 Night And Day Hot Chip 2 #47
46 Disparate Youth Santigold 13 #12
45 Yet Again Grizzly Bear 6 #40
44 Synthetica Metric 1 #44
43 Thinkin Bout You Frank Ocean 13 #43
42 Where We Land P. O. S. 1 #42
41 Three White Horses Andrew Bird 1 #41
40 California Delta Spirit 9 #30
39 That Wasn't Me Brandi Carlile 12 #16
38 The Baddest Man Alive The Black Keys 1 #38
37 Love Interruption Jack White 20 #2
36 Skyfall Adele 6 #1
35 I'm Writing a Novel Father John Misty 12 #35
34 The House That Heaven Built Japandroids 15 #4
33 Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye 65 #1
32 Do It Anyway Ben Folds Five 6 #9
31 Tessellate Alt J 16 #12
30 Simple Song The Shins 37 #3
29 All The Rowboats Regina Spektor 3 #29
28 North Side Gal JD McPherson 16 #11
27 Would That Not Be Nice Divine Fits 9 #6
26 Video Games Lana Del Rey 24 #2
25 Who David Byrne & St. Vincent 5 #11
24 1904 The Tallest Man On Earth 2 #24
23 I'm Shakin' Jack White 15 #7
22 Midnight on the Interstate Trampled by Turtles 7 #22
21 Breathing Underwater Metric 15 #21
20 Andrew in Drag The Magnetic Fields 1 #20
19 Myth Beach House 14 #19
18 Fitzpleasure Alt J 12 #18
17 Stubborn Love Lumineers 29 #9
16 Wandering Star Polica 4 #16
15 Take A Walk Passion Pit 43 #3
14 Lost Frank Ocean 5 #8
13 Man On Fire Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros 9 #13
12 We Are Young fun. 47 #1
11 Hollywood Forever Cemetary Sings Father John Misty 10 #11
10 Live and Die Avett Brothers 13 #4
9 Madness Muse 49 #2
8 Default Django Django 14 #8
7 Alone Trampled by Turtles 4 #7
6 I Will Wait Mumford & Sons 57 #1
5 Emmylou First Aid Kit 14 #5
4 Little Talks Of Monsters And Men 56 #1
3 Hold On Alabama Shakes 38 #1
2 Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 8 #2
1 Ho Hey Lumineers 63 #1

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About this countdown

The Current Top 89 Songs of 2012 was voted by The Current’s listeners (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN) in December 31, 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 Indie & Adult Alternative rankings.

Source: The Current, "The Top 89 Songs of 2012".

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