Every song that charted in 2012

Combined ranking of all 359 songs from the indie rock year-end countdowns of 2012. ← Top 100 of 2012

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s
1	Ho Hey Lumineers	662	7	#1	3
2	Hold On Alabama Shakes	638	7	#1	1
3	Little Talks Of Monsters And Men	629	7	#3	–
4	I Will Wait Mumford & Sons	628	7	#2	–
5	Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye	595	7	#1	1
6	Simple Song The Shins	549	7	#6	–
7	Live and Die Avett Brothers	548	7	#4	–
8	Gold On The Ceiling The Black Keys	484	5	#1	1
9	I'm Shakin' Jack White	459	6	#7	–
10	We Are Young fun.	455	7	#5	–
11	Stubborn Love Lumineers	447	6	#9	–
12	Madness Muse	403	6	#9	–
13	Reboot the Mission The Wallflowers	400	6	#13	–
14	It's Time Imagine Dragons	380	5	#3	–
15	That Wasn't Me Brandi Carlile	367	5	#16	–
16	Queen Of California John Mayer	340	5	#13	–
17	Love Interruption Jack White	330	6	#18	–
18	Happy Pills Norah Jones	329	6	#23	–
19	Take A Walk Passion Pit	315	4	#8	–
20	Doom And Gloom The Rolling Stones	312	5	#8	–
21	I'm Getting Ready Michael Kiwanuka	295	5	#14	–
22	Home Phillip Phillips	291	4	#11	–
23	California Delta Spirit	288	5	#40	–
24	Myth Beach House	286	5	#19	–
25	Skyfall Adele	277	4	#1	1
26	Mercy Dave Matthews Band	276	4	#12	–
27	Would That Not Be Nice Divine Fits	272	4	#6	–
28	North Side Gal JD McPherson	271	4	#11	–
29	Default Django Django	267	3	#8	–
30	Mountain Sound Of Monsters And Men	260	6	#23	–
31	Anna Sun Walk the Moon	255	5	#11	–
32	Do It Anyway Ben Folds Five	252	4	#9	–
33	Runaways The Killers	243	3	#18	–
34	Charlie Brown Coldplay	239	3	#12	–
35	I'm Writing a Novel Father John Misty	234	4	#35	–
36	Tongue Tied Grouplove	218	5	#7	–
37	Video Games Lana Del Rey	211	3	#18	–
38	Man On Fire Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros	204	4	#13	–
39	Shadow Days John Mayer	203	4	#25	–
40	Land Of Hopes And Dreams Bruce Springsteen	203	3	#5	–
41	Silenced by the Night Keane	200	4	#25	–
42	Watching You Watch Him Eric Hutchinson	198	4	#27	–
43	Set Fire To The Rain Adele	198	3	#19	–
44	Too Close Alex Clare	197	3	#19	–
45	This Head I Hold Electric Guest	197	4	#27	–
46	That Old Black Hole Dr. Dog	196	3	#21	–
47	Tell Me A Tale Michael Kiwanuka	191	2	#4	–
48	Yet Again Grizzly Bear	191	3	#40	–
49	Right Down The Line Bonnie Raitt	189	3	#8	–
50	Duquesne Whistle Bob Dylan	186	3	#20	–
51	It's Only Life The Shins	183	3	#6	–
52	The A Team Ed Sheeran	181	3	#10	–
53	I Ain't The Same Alabama Shakes	181	5	#18	–
54	If Only Dave Matthews Band	180	3	#28	–
55	Sleep Allen Stone	180	3	#4	–
56	The Walk Mayer Hawthorne	180	2	#4	–
57	We Take Care Of Our Own Bruce Springsteen	176	2	#15	–
58	Hollywood Forever Cemetary Sings Father John Misty	175	2	#11	–
59	Ain't Messin' Around Gary Clark Jr.	174	3	#20	–
60	Some Nights fun.	171	3	#30	–
61	Down In The Valley The Head and the Heart	168	2	#2	–
62	Chains Of Love Ryan Adams	167	3	#16	–
63	Only Love Ben Howard	165	3	#9	–
64	Revolution Dr. John	164	3	#35	–
65	Sixteen Saltines Jack White	163	3	#28	–
66	Who David Byrne & St. Vincent	162	2	#11	–
67	Bottom Of The River Delta Rae	159	2	#7	–
68	Breezeblocks Alt J	157	4	#37	–
69	Never Go Back Grace Potter & The Nocturnals	156	4	#33	–
70	Little Black Submarines The Black Keys	156	2	#14	–
71	Lover of the Light Mumford & Sons	155	3	#24	–
72	Sleeping Ute Grizzly Bear	150	3	#44	–
73	My Oh My Tristan Prettyman	147	2	#27	–
74	No Light, No Light Florence And The Machine	147	3	#32	–
75	Dark Star Polica	145	2	#12	–
76	Carried Away Passion Pit	145	2	#33	–
77	Cough Syrup Young the Giant	139	2	#18	–
78	Open the Door (To Your Heart) Van Morrison	138	3	#21	–
79	Parted Ways Heartless Bastards	136	2	#23	–
80	Emmylou First Aid Kit	136	2	#5	–
81	Chained The xx	131	2	#30	–
82	Babel Mumford & Sons	130	2	#44	–
83	Fitzpleasure Alt J	128	2	#18	–
84	I'll Be Waiting Adele	127	2	#7	–
85	Bright Lights Gary Clark Jr.	126	2	#39	–
86	Hang Loose Alabama Shakes	123	3	#32	–
87	Wrecking Ball Bruce Springsteen	118	2	#30	–
88	Free Graffiti 6	118	3	#29	–
89	Change The Sheets Kathleen Edwards	117	2	#46	–
90	Wandering Star Polica	116	2	#16	–
91	The Only Place Best Coast	115	3	#55	–
92	Heartbeat Kopecky Family Band	115	2	#41	–
93	One Lovely Day Citizen Cope	111	2	#61	–
94	Tessellate Alt J	111	2	#31	–
95	Splitter Calexico	109	3	#31	–
96	Lonesome Dr. Dog	107	3	#53	–
97	Old Friend Sea Wolf	106	3	#55	–
98	The House That Heaven Built Japandroids	105	3	#34	–
99	Trojans Atlas Genius	104	4	#61	–
100	Alone Trampled by Turtles	101	2	#7	–
101	Love Is A Country The Wallflowers	100	3	#55	–
102	Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	99	1	#2	–
103	Firebug JD McPherson	98	2	#59	–
104	Thinkin Bout You Frank Ocean	96	2	#43	–
105	Used To Rule The World Bonnie Raitt	94	2	#36	–
106	Into the Wild LP	93	1	#7	–
107	Time To Run Lord Huron	91	1	#19	–
108	Stars Grace Potter & The Nocturnals	91	2	#47	–
109	Modern Love Matt Nathanson	90	2	#14	–
110	Barton Hollow The Civil Wars	90	1	#6	–
111	True Thrush Dan Deacon	90	1	#10	–
112	Charmer Aimee Mann	89	2	#69	–
113	Is Your Love Big Enough? Lianne La Havas	88	1	#26	–
114	Shake Your Hips Joan Osborne	87	2	#64	–
115	Say I Wanna Know Nick Waterhouse	87	1	#13	–
116	Out Of The Game Rufus Wainwright	86	1	#29	–
117	1957 Milo Greene	86	3	#49	–
118	Lost Frank Ocean	85	1	#14	–
119	Heroin Lovers Robert Francis	83	1	#16	–
120	Hard Way Home Brandi Carlile	83	1	#36	–
121	Below My Feet Mumford & Sons	82	3	#51	–
122	Lonely Boy The Black Keys	82	1	#19	–
123	Be My Stars Cris Jacobs Band	82	1	#17	–
124	Shake It Out Florence And The Machine	82	1	#10	–
125	Love Don't Leave Me Waiting Glen Hansard	81	2	#59	–
126	Wild Beach House	80	2	#33	–
127	Mercy Dave Matthews	80	1	#9	–
128	Blue Jeans Lana Del Rey	80	2	#48	–
129	Walk Like A Giant Neil Young & Crazy Horse	80	1	#42	–
130	Andrew in Drag The Magnetic Fields	79	1	#20	–
131	Midnight In Harlem Tedeschi Trucks Band	79	1	#24	–
132	Breathing Underwater Metric	78	1	#21	–
133	Be The Void Dr. Dog	78	1	#46	–
134	Youth Without Youth Metric	77	3	#63	–
135	1904 The Tallest Man On Earth	77	2	#24	–
136	Midnight on the Interstate Trampled by Turtles	76	1	#22	–
137	Heart on Heart Mike McFadden	76	1	#22	–
138	Knock Knock Band of Horses	76	3	#70	–
139	Change Churchill	76	2	#50	–
140	Who St. Vincent & David Byrne	76	1	#50	–
141	Serpents Sharon Van Etten	75	1	#51	–
142	Look The Other Way Justin Townes Earle	75	2	#69	–
143	Feels Like We Only Go Backwards Tame Impala	75	1	#52	–
144	Miss Atomic Bomb The Killers	74	1	#24	–
145	Untitled (Love Song) Counting Crows	74	2	#37	–
146	Put The Gun Down ZZ Ward	73	2	#49	–
147	Heaven The Walkmen	73	1	#56	–
148	We Take Care of Our Own Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	72	1	#26	–
149	Gawd Above John Fullbright	71	1	#60	–
150	Lucky That Way Joe Walsh	70	2	#68	–
151	The Pit Silversun Pickups	70	2	#38	–
152	Calling Me Names Good Old War	70	1	#62	–
153	Lego House Ed Sheeran	69	1	#32	–
154	Caught Me Thinking Bahamas	69	2	#54	–
155	Oh Love Green Day	69	3	#35	–
156	All The Rowboats Regina Spektor	69	1	#29	–
157	The Boxer Jerry Douglas	68	3	#89	–
158	Amazing Eyes Good Old War	68	2	#91	–
159	Locked Down Dr. John	67	1	#67	–
160	I Could Be A King The Dunwells	66	1	#37	–
161	Low Fuel Drug Run 7 Horse	66	1	#31	–
162	When I'm President Ian Hunter	65	2	#80	–
163	Encyclopedia of Classic Takedown AC Newman	65	1	#32	–
164	I Don't Believe A Word You Say Ben Harper	62	1	#78	–
165	Eyes On You Shark Tape	61	1	#79	–
166	February Seven Avett Brothers	60	1	#41	–
167	We Come Running Youngblood Hawke	60	1	#81	–
168	Sovereign Light Cafe Keane	60	2	#47	–
169	The Baddest Man Alive The Black Keys	58	1	#38	–
170	Hypocritical Kiss Jack White	58	1	#43	–
171	Open The Door Van Morrison	58	1	#85	–
172	Itchin' On A Photograph Grouplove	57	2	#60	–
173	Classy Girls Lumineers	57	1	#44	–
174	Spread Too Thin Dirty Heads	56	1	#48	–
175	Every Single Night Fiona Apple	56	2	#77	–
176	I Found You Alabama Shakes	56	1	#90	–
177	Three White Horses Andrew Bird	55	1	#41	–
178	Where We Land P. O. S.	54	1	#42	–
179	Anything Could Happen Ellie Goulding	54	1	#94	–
180	A Little Bit of Everything Dawes	53	1	#48	–
181	Driftin' Back Neil Young & Crazy Horse	53	1	#95	–
182	Hail Hail Shovels and Rope	53	1	#43	–
183	Rewrite Paul Simon	53	1	#20	–
184	Death to My Hometown Bruce Springsteen	53	1	#96	–
185	93 Million Miles Jason Mraz	52	1	#52	–
186	Keep Your Heart Young Brandi Carlile	52	2	#72	–
187	From Here On Out The Killers	52	1	#97	–
188	Synthetica Metric	52	1	#44	–
189	Say Kingsfoil	52	1	#98	–
190	Heartbreaker The Walkmen	51	1	#53	–
191	Will You Be Sleeping? David Wax Museum	51	1	#99	–
192	Waiting Whigs	51	1	#51	–
193	Angels The xx	51	1	#100	–
194	Lou Reed Wanderlust	50	1	#101	–
195	Midnight City M83	50	1	#55	–
196	A Heart Like Mine Dwight Yoakam	50	1	#102	–
197	Disparate Youth Santigold	49	1	#46	–
198	Somebody Jukebox the Ghost	49	2	#84	–
199	Jack Of All Trades Bruce Springsteen	49	1	#103	–
200	Analog Man Joe Walsh	49	1	#104	–
201	Night And Day Hot Chip	48	1	#47	–
202	The Once And Future Carpenter Avett Brothers	48	1	#105	–
203	Birds Of A Feather The Civil Wars	48	1	#54	–
204	Submarines Lumineers	48	1	#106	–
205	Alabama Pines Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit	46	1	#56	–
206	Only Thing To Do Gabriel Kelley	46	1	#110	–
207	4 Broken Hearts Norah Jones	45	1	#111	–
208	Only Life I Know Brother Ali	45	1	#50	–
209	I Never Knew You Avett Brothers	44	2	#59	–
210	You Never Need Nobody Lone Bellow	44	1	#51	–
211	Ghost Ingrid Michaelson	44	1	#114	–
212	Ride Lana Del Rey	43	1	#62	–
213	Inhaler Foals	43	1	#52	–
214	40 Mark Strasse The Shins	43	1	#52	–
215	Rooftop Dave Matthews Band	43	1	#59	–
216	Headlights Morning Parade	42	1	#63	–
217	Miss Kensington The Fractals	42	1	#117	–
218	See It For Yourself Sugar And The Hi-Lows	42	1	#60	–
219	Get Down P. O. S.	42	1	#53	–
220	Dead Still Dance ALO	42	1	#53	–
221	Cherokee Cat Power	40	1	#54	–
222	Default Atoms For Peace	40	1	#54	–
223	Let Her Go Passenger	40	1	#62	–
224	Oh Susannah Neil Young & Crazy Horse	39	1	#124	–
225	The Way It Is The Sheepdogs	38	2	#69	–
226	She's So Mean Matchbox 20	38	1	#32	–
227	Sugar Man Rodriguez	38	1	#125	–
228	Half Moon Blind Pilot	38	1	#64	–
229	Hey Jane Spiritualized	38	1	#126	–
230	Downward Facing Dog Moe	37	1	#68	–
231	Skinny Love Birdy	37	1	#127	–
232	45 The Gaslight Anthem	36	2	#67	–
233	This Isn't Everything You Are Snow Patrol	36	1	#33	–
234	Flashlight The Amazing	36	1	#129	–
235	R U Mine? Arctic Monkeys	36	1	#58	–
236	Paradise Coldplay	36	1	#66	–
237	If I Wanted Someone Dawes	36	1	#70	–
238	Radioactive Imagine Dragons	36	1	#130	–
239	Everybody Talks Neon Trees	35	1	#27	–
240	Pretty Girl From Michigan Avett Brothers	35	1	#131	–
241	Carry On fun.	34	1	#133	–
242	Reminisce John Mark Nelson	34	1	#60	–
243	Ain't Gonna Be Your Tattoo Shemekia Copeland	34	1	#134	–
244	Are You Gonna Waste My Time? Zeus	33	2	#85	–
245	Next To Me Emeli Sandé	33	2	#38	–
246	Lofticries Purity Ring	33	1	#61	–
247	When I Write My Master's Thesis John K. Samson	33	1	#136	–
248	Doin' It, Right Cheers Elephant	32	1	#137	–
249	Lazuli Beach House	32	1	#138	–
250	Awkward San Cisco	31	1	#62	–
251	Stop Stop The Black Keys	31	1	#139	–
252	(Won't) Be Coming Home Robert Cray	31	1	#75	–
253	Loneliest Soul Grace Potter & The Nocturnals	31	1	#140	–
254	Born And Raised John Mayer	30	1	#141	–
255	Circles Around The Sun Dispatch	30	1	#76	–
256	A Candle's Fire Beirut	29	1	#64	–
257	Something to Believe In Citizen Cope	29	1	#64	–
258	Ramada Inn Neil Young & Crazy Horse	29	1	#143	–
259	Home Again Michael Kiwanuka	29	2	#78	–
260	Hello Hello Missy Higgins	29	1	#73	–
261	Dance In The Graveyards Delta Rae	29	1	#144	–
262	When will I see You Again Anders Osborne	28	1	#65	–
263	Nothing To Hide Diego Garcia	28	1	#78	–
264	Concrete Waves Kendra Morris	28	1	#145	–
265	My Body Young the Giant	28	1	#74	–
266	Modern Times Rndm	27	1	#79	–
267	Where Are You Now Mumford & Sons	27	1	#147	–
268	The Descent Bob Mould	27	1	#66	–
269	When My Train Pulls In Gary Clark Jr.	27	1	#148	–
270	Reminder Mumford & Sons	26	1	#149	–
271	Nancy From Now On Father John Misty	26	2	#75	–
272	In The End Snow Patrol	26	1	#76	–
273	Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis	26	1	#150	–
274	Another One The Features	25	1	#77	–
275	My Country TuneYards	25	1	#68	–
276	Love Is A Fire Courrier	24	1	#82	–
277	Ghosts The Head and the Heart	24	1	#39	–
278	Don't Leave Me (ne Me Quitte Pas) Regina Spektor	24	1	#153	–
279	Keep Your Head Up Ben Howard	24	1	#69	–
280	Boys & Girls Alabama Shakes	24	1	#154	–
281	Magpie Beth Orton	23	2	#73	–
282	Give A Little Everest	22	1	#84	–
283	Can't Talk At All Pete Donnelly	22	1	#157	–
284	One More Jimmy Cliff	22	1	#85	–
285	Breakers Local Natives	22	1	#158	–
286	Teardrop Windows Benjamin Gibbard	21	3	#88	–
287	After You Chastity Brown	21	1	#71	–
288	That's What's Up Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros	21	2	#77	–
289	I Am Not Waiting Anymore Field Report	21	2	#73	–
290	You Ain't Alone Alabama Shakes	21	1	#159	–
291	Stare Into The Sun Graffiti 6	21	1	#81	–
292	Look Around Red Hot Chili Peppers	21	1	#86	–
293	Still Life With Hot Deuce On Silver Platter Titus Andronicus	21	1	#160	–
294	Amongster Polica	20	1	#72	–
295	Born to Die Lana Del Rey	20	1	#161	–
296	Numb Gary Clark Jr.	20	1	#162	–
297	Shine Donavon Frankenreiter	19	1	#163	–
298	Lights Ellie Goulding	19	1	#164	–
299	Dirty Money Antibalas	18	1	#165	–
300	Movement And Location Punch Brothers	18	1	#74	–
301	Guided Glint	18	1	#89	–
302	Better Weather Good Old War	18	1	#166	–
303	Shackled And Drawn Bruce Springsteen	17	1	#167	–
304	Gun Has No Trigger Dirty Projectors	17	1	#168	–
305	Sister The Black Keys	16	1	#43	–
306	Baby Doll Charlie Gracie	16	1	#91	–
307	Hero Family Of The Year	16	1	#86	–
308	Henrietta Yeasayer	16	1	#76	–
309	Honolulu Blues Craig Finn	16	1	#76	–
310	Freedom At 21 Jack White	15	1	#171	–
311	Eyeoneye Andrew Bird	15	1	#92	–
312	I've Got This Friend The Civil Wars	15	1	#87	–
313	Roll On John Bob Dylan	15	1	#172	–
314	Waiting For Something Nada Surf	14	1	#93	–
315	Heartbeat The Fray	14	1	#44	–
316	Ghosts That We Knew Mumford & Sons	14	1	#173	–
317	Morning Comes Delta Rae	14	1	#174	–
318	Take My Love with You Bonnie Raitt	13	1	#78	–
319	Rocky Ground Bruce Springsteen	13	1	#175	–
320	Run Away Sarah Jarosz	13	1	#89	–
321	Sunshine Matisyahu	13	1	#36	–
322	Tell Me (What's On Your Mind) Allah-Las	12	1	#79	–
323	Harder Before It Gets Easier David Wax Museum	12	1	#177	–
324	Down To You Bonnie Raitt	12	1	#90	–
325	Dirty Paws Of Monsters And Men	12	1	#178	–
326	We're All Right Now John Hiatt	11	1	#80	–
327	She Lit A Fire Lord Huron	11	1	#179	–
328	I'll Still Be There Brandi Carlile	11	1	#91	–
329	Elephant Tame Impala	11	2	#85	–
330	Oblivion Grimes	11	1	#180	–
331	Let's Go Matt And Kim	10	1	#81	–
332	Burn The House Down Scars on 45	10	1	#81	–
333	What Makes A Good Man? Heavy	10	1	#181	–
334	Room @ the End of the World Matt Nathanson	9	1	#98	–
335	Old Pine Ben Howard	9	1	#93	–
336	Capricornia Allo Darlin'	9	1	#184	–
337	Flowers In Your Hair Lumineers	8	1	#185	–
338	I Don't Recall Lavender Diamond	8	1	#83	–
339	I Don't Believe A Word You Say Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite	8	1	#83	–
340	Primitive Girl M. Ward	8	1	#186	–
341	Two Fingers Jake Bugg	7	1	#95	–
342	Gaucho Dave Matthews Band	6	1	#189	–
343	We Are The Tide Blind Pilot	6	1	#96	–
344	All Your Gold Bat For Lashes	6	1	#190	–
345	One Engine The Decemberists	5	1	#103	–
346	Love Love Love Of Monsters And Men	5	1	#192	–
347	Ruin Cat Power	4	1	#86	–
348	Blunderbuss Jack White	4	1	#193	–
349	The Undercurrent Maximo Park	4	1	#98	–
350	Pigtail Trey Anastasio	3	1	#87	–
351	Know Til Now Jim James	3	1	#195	–
352	House We Grew Up In The Weeks	3	1	#99	–
353	Let Me Lie Trey Anastasio	3	1	#105	–
354	So Beautiful The Dunwells	2	1	#88	–
355	Lost And Found Katie Herzig	2	1	#106	–
356	Longevity Yeasayer	2	1	#198	–
357	Forever Together Foxy Shazam	1	1	#101	–
358	Man Of The World Alejandro Escovedo	1	1	#107	–
359	Constant Conversations Passion Pit	1	1	#200	–