As a potential musical figure, I try to not complain publicly about specific artists (because I don’t want to get rap-feudy). It would just scare me; I don’t want backlash. So this really will be only my favorites from this … bleak year. And also, just charting singles, partially ’cause I’m poor and a lot of people know these well, too.

I really wanted to format this beautifully and add a comment for each, but I’ve had a lot to do and I also want this post up early for you to learn about me been super busy and ran out of time. So, without graphic ado…

10. Maroon 5 – Payphone
9. Katy Perry – Wide Awake
8. Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know [rank hurt by grammatical error]
7. Adele – Rolling in the Deep
6. Psy – Gangnam Style
5. Ellie Goulding – Lights
4. Jason Mraz – I Won’t Give Up
3. Adele – Set Fire to the Rain
2. Phillip Phillips Phillipson (oops, sorry) – Home

1. Alex Clare – Too Close

It’s my perfect sound right now. Popstep-rock. Expect me to aim for this sound sometimes, along with (general) pop and some uptempo rock (which makes me picture the catwalk, and is thus inspirational and I just love it).

I love the music so much I don’t even like (/”get”*) the message (/words) and it’s still my #1. That’s MAY JOR, folks.

*I mean, “too close to love?” I envision it’s something like his girlfriend started peeing with the door open and he lost all his boners, and that’s not cool with me. I like marriageable dudes, and we all know marriageisthisclose, right? Ah well, just a song, not a date.

Sounds I loved in a year of the soundtrack to Pyscho (Ri, RI, RII!) … Sigh.

Here’s to 2013!!!