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WBER Listener Countdown 2012

The year-end countdown (2012) from WBER in Rochester, NY ranks 131 songs, with “Somebody That I Used To Know” by Gotye at number one. The list features 114 different artists; fun. has the most entries with three songs.

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From WBER's countdown archive page: listeners vote for their five favourite songs of the year and the station counts down the results on New Year's Day. Tied positions are marked 'T' on the page. Names printed surname-first or as 'National, The' are turned around, and obvious misspellings are corrected where spotted.

# Song ListsBest
1 Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye 65 #1
2 Video Games Lana Del Rey 24 #2
3 I Will Wait Mumford & Sons 57 #1
4 We Are Young fun. 47 #1
5 Midnight City M83 55 #4
6 Capable Ko 6 #6
7 Take A Walk Passion Pit 43 #3
8 Lonely Boy The Black Keys 78 #1
9 (tie) Do It Anyway Ben Folds Five 6 #9
9 (tie) Shake It Out Florence And The Machine 53 #3
11 Unison (Knife Party Remix) Porter Robinson 1 #11
12 Skin Chris Trapper 2 #12
13 Live and Die Avett Brothers 13 #4
14 (tie) Carry On fun. 19 #12
14 (tie) Madness Muse 49 #2
16 The Golden Age Asteroids Galaxy Tour 2 #11
17 Simple Song The Shins 37 #3
18 Summer Camp Love (Is So In Tents) MC Lars 1 #18
19 (tie) Irresistable Force Jane's Addiction 28 #8
19 (tie) Monthly Lullaby Voodoun Moi 1 #19
21 Immigrant Song Karen O w/ Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross 3 #21
22 North Side Gal JD McPherson 16 #11
23 Youth Daughter 4 #23
24 Youth Without Youth Metric 17 #7
25 Let's Go Matt And Kim 13 #11
26 Dark Star Polica 10 #12
27 Pleasure Seeker Chantal Claret 2 #23
28 Weights & Measures Dry The River 1 #28
29 Paradise Coldplay 51 #8
30 Suddenly BT 1 #30
31 (tie) Houdini Foster The People 7 #29
31 (tie) Live Like A Warrior Matisyahu 1 #31
31 (tie) Excuses Minus the Bear 1 #31
34 I Can Change LCD Soundsystem 17 #11
35 Say It Beastie Boys 1 #35
36 (tie) A Night Like This Caro Emerald 2 #34
36 (tie) This Isn't Our Parade Santigold 1 #36
38 (tie) It's Time Imagine Dragons 36 #1
38 (tie) Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) Silversun Pickups 11 #7
38 (tie) 45 The Gaslight Anthem 18 #1
41 (tie) Anything Could Happen Ellie Goulding 4 #41
41 (tie) Strange Enough N.A.S.A. 2 #41
43 (tie) Tragedy's A Comin Primus 4 #43
43 (tie) You As You Were Shearwater 1 #43
45 Domino The Destitute Coheed and Cambria 2 #26
46 (tie) Day By Day By Mike Doughty 2 #37
46 (tie) Ghost Ingrid Michaelson 3 #46
46 (tie) Railroad Track Willy Moon 2 #41
49 (tie) Every Single Night Fiona Apple 6 #49
49 (tie) Follow the Sun Xavier Rudd 2 #44
49 (tie) Closer Tegan and Sara 11 #39
52 (tie) Younger Us Japandroids 1 #52
52 (tie) Varou Sigur Ros 1 #52
54 House Ben Folds Five 3 #36
55 (tie) Which Side Are You On? Ani DiFranco 1 #55
55 (tie) Second Song TV on the Radio 5 #15
57 (tie) It Gets Better fun. 2 #57
57 (tie) Runaways The Killers 19 #5
59 (tie) Never Let Me Go Florence And The Machine 1 #59
59 (tie) Krank KMFDM 2 #49
59 (tie) When Will You Die They Might Be Giants 2 #47
62 (tie) After Midnight blink-182 21 #14
62 (tie) Perth Bon Iver 3 #62
62 (tie) Leathers Deftones 2 #62
62 (tie) Oh Love Green Day 15 #8
62 (tie) Fire Ingrid Michaelson 1 #62
67 (tie) Trojans Atlas Genius 40 #3
67 (tie) Black White & Blue Ladyhawke 1 #67
67 (tie) Love To Get Used Matt Pond Pa 3 #35
70 (tie) The Bad in Each Other Feist 3 #70
70 (tie) Don't Deny Your Heart Hot Chip 1 #70
72 (tie) Faith Healer Blaqk Audio 1 #72
72 (tie) Mariachi Ani DiFranco 1 #72
72 (tie) Wolf Teeth JD McPherson 2 #21
72 (tie) Take Me Back Home The Soulsavers 1 #72
76 Run Right Back The Black Keys 3 #58
77 (tie) Change Churchill 12 #39
77 (tie) Major Minus Coldplay 2 #30
77 (tie) Pink Champagne Lovedrug 1 #77
77 (tie) Steel And Blood Minus the Bear 1 #77
77 (tie) At Transformation The Tragically Hip 4 #16
82 (tie) Wild Man Kate Bush 1 #82
82 (tie) When I Start To (Break It All Down) Erasure 1 #82
82 (tie) Blood For Poppies Garbage 8 #30
82 (tie) Knots Lisa Hannigan 1 #82
82 (tie) How To Be An Indie Rapper MC Lars 1 #82
82 (tie) This Isn't Everything You Are Snow Patrol 2 #33
82 (tie) Dawned on Me Wilco 10 #10
89 (tie) It's Too Late Jes 1 #89
89 (tie) Premonition Lovedrug 2 #89
91 Nail In My Coffin Kills 2 #83
92 (tie) Chains Of Love Ryan Adams 4 #16
92 (tie) Knock Knock Band of Horses 7 #51
92 (tie) Silenced by the Night Keane 8 #25
92 (tie) No Way Down The Shins 1 #92
96 (tie) Half Moon Blind Pilot 2 #64
96 (tie) Hostage Jack's Mannequin 2 #70
96 (tie) The Malkin Jewel The Mars Volta 1 #96
96 (tie) Split The Atom Noisia 1 #96
96 (tie) Magpie Beth Orton 4 #73
96 (tie) Born Alone Wilco 4 #15
102 Save Me Gotye 1 #102
103 (tie) Now Is The Start A Fine Frenzy 2 #85
103 (tie) Maracas Mates of State 1 #103
103 (tie) Breaker Breaker Peter Bjorn & John 1 #103
106 (tie) Show Me The Cranberries 1 #106
106 (tie) Warning Call DJ Shadow 2 #106
106 (tie) Red Flags Johnny BLK 1 #106
106 (tie) Jealous Girl Ben Kweller 1 #106
106 (tie) Get Used To It Ben Lee 1 #106
106 (tie) OK Pal M83 1 #106
106 (tie) True Romance Motion City Soundtrack 1 #106
113 (tie) Stay Frosty Apollo 440 1 #113
113 (tie) Contrails Astronautalis 1 #113
113 (tie) V.a.l.i.s. Bloc Party 2 #113
113 (tie) Believe Dirty Heads 5 #70
113 (tie) Spread Too Thin Dirty Heads 12 #6
113 (tie) Change You The Jealous Sound 1 #113
113 (tie) Doomsday Nero 2 #109
120 (tie) Parade Air 1 #120
120 (tie) The Roller Beady Eye 5 #46
120 (tie) Prurient Crosses 1 #120
120 (tie) Forrest Gump Digitalism 1 #120
120 (tie) Inside Out MxPx 1 #120
125 (tie) Better Than Me Breaking Laces 2 #125
125 (tie) Give Up The Fight Cold And Need 2 #125
125 (tie) Stuck In My ID Reptar 7 #53
125 (tie) Need Your Love The Temper Trap 3 #66
129 (tie) Fot I Hose Casiokids 2 #75
129 (tie) You Never Leave LA Teitur 1 #129
131 Darling Buds of May Viva Brother 5 #32

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About this countdown

WBER Listener Countdown 2012 was voted by WBER’s listeners (Rochester, NY) 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: WBER 90.5, "Countdowns".

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