ILM's Top 77 Tracks of 2012

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41. NENEH CHERRY AND THE THING "Dream Baby Dream" [257 points, 9 votes] (64 points for Four Tet remix)

Spotify / Youtube / Remix Youtube

Aw fuck yeah! Wishes granted!

Voted for the album instead, but happy to see it on here. Great tune.

I had no idea there was a four tet mix. This is my favourite track off the Cherry Thing by some way.

My #2 - such an almighty jam.

All year long, I never got around to listening to this album, even though I saw many people going nuts over it. Just tuning in now and this is a cool song.

yeah this is awesome

fuck yeah neneh cherry!!!!!

hadn't expected this, voted for the album instead, v happy to see it

This sounds better than when I listened to the album, in fact it is fucking great!

Remix likewise cool.

This was only my lucky 13 though. It's not often I make it to the end of this track, particularly not when there I'm in polite company or that of dogs.

Adore this though didn't think of voting for it; just realised I left the album off my ballot, damn. Not sure if I want to risk a listen to the Four Tet remix - guessing he smooths it out a bit?

kinda thought that if any track from the cherry thing placed it'd be "cashback"

I hate all the remixes for The Cherry Thing. So horrible.

I didn't love the Neneh Cherry album, but this is a nice way to wrap up today's tracks. (I guess I am pro-Neneh Cherry album even if I didn't actually enjoy it much myself.)

recap:

77. DAWN RICHARD "Pretty Wicked Things" [188 points, 6 votes]
75. CHROMATICS "Kill For Love" [188 points, 7 votes]
75. ALUNAGEORGE "You Know You Like It" [188 points, 7 votes]
74. ANDRÉS "New For U" [190 points, 6 votes]
73. JAVIERA MENA "Luz de Piedra de Luna" [190 points, 7 votes]
71. PULP "After You" [192 points, 6 votes]
71. G-DRAGON "Crayon" [192 points, 6 votes]
70. TY DOLLA $IGN "My Cabana" [193 points, 8 votes]
69. FUTURE "Same Damn Time" [194 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote]
68. NICKI MINAJ FT. 2 CHAINZ "Beez in the Trap" [198 points, 9 votes]
67. NICKI MINAJ "Starships" [200 points, 8 votes]
66. DAWN RICHARD "Faith" [202 points, 7 votes]
65. JAPANDROIDS "The House That Heaven Built" [203 points, 7 votes]
64. GURU "Lapaz Toyota" [204 points, 6 votes]
63. DONKIE PUNCH & LORENZO "Snapbacks n Tattoos" [206 points, 6 votes]
62. NICK HANNAM & TOM GARNETT FT. TOM ZANETTI "You Want Me" [214 points, 6 votes, 1 first place vote]
61. TAME IMPALA "Feels Like Only We Go Backwards" [214 points, 8 votes]

60. KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN "Issue Generator (for Eliane Radigue)" [216 points, 5 votes, 1 first place vote]
59. HAIM "Forever" [218 points, 8 votes]
58. ANGEL HAZE "New York" [218 points, 9 votes]
57. MUNGOLIAN JETSET "Toccata" [220 points, 6 votes]
56. JESSIE WARE "Running" [224 points, 7 votes]
55. JESSIE WARE "Wildest Moments" [224 points, 9 votes, 1 first place vote]
54. CHER LLOYD "Want U Back" [225 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote]
53. HOT CHIP "Let Me Be Him" [227 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote]
52. GRIMES "Genesis" [229 points, 11 votes]
51. BURIAL "Kindred" [236 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote]
50. TWIN SHADOW "Five Seconds" [236 points, 9 votes]
49. SANTIGOLD "Disparate Youth" [241 points, 9 votes]
48. PURITY RING "Fineshrine" [244 points, 8 votes, 2 first place votes]
47. HAIM "Don't Save Me" [244 points, 9 votes]
46. BRUNO MARS "Locked Out of Heaven" [246 points, 7 votes]
45. ALEX ANWANDTER "Como Puedes Vivir Contigo Mismo?" [250 points, 8 votes, 1 first place vote]
44. SPIRITUALIZED "Hey Jane" [251 points, 10 votes]
43. JOHN TALABOT FT. PIONAL "Destiny" [253 points, 9 votes]
42. NICKI MINAJ "Stupid Hoe" [256 points, 9 votes]
41. NENEH CHERRY AND THE THING "Dream Baby Dream" [257 points, 9 votes]

never heard neneh cherry before, this song kinda reminds me of that one sun ra bootleg where he was playing all the disney songs

Re Talabot: 'Missing You' is my fave off the album.

never heard neneh cherry before

Buffalo Stance?

Gotta jump on the Spotify playlist and catch up on all today's jamz

Good day for me - opened with my #1 and closed with my #2. Favourite new discovery is Angel Haze, going to go check out her other stuff now.

nice collection of songs so far, excited for more tmw :)

wow don't think I ever heard Buffalo Stance in its entirety, damn

Oh man, didn't see Kindred. I voted for that one. Would have liked to have seen it place higher. The first time I listened to it I was walking around at night in this really humid, staticky weather; except I'm not sure now if the atmosphere wasn't just a psychosomatic suggestion.

Favorite tracks today were "Running," which I didn't vote for, and "Don't Save Me," which I'm 95% certain I did vote for. It was fun to see other people turned on to the latter.

hahaha wow it turns out i love the four tet remix of "dream baby dream." video is super awesome too

xp Actually, I liked a lot of what showed up today. Good voting, ILM!

twin shadow hate itt making me very sad

Alex Anwandter, yay - yet another song that I listened to on today's train journey home!

Lots of hate in this thread would make me sad if it wasn't all so predictable. xpost

Fresh hate ideas for tomorrow!

kinda thought that if any track from the cherry thing placed it'd be "cashback"

I personally prefer "Cashback," but for most of the year, it seemed like the only track I ever saw anyone talk about was "Dream Baby Dream." In fact, my difference to that song meant I didn't get around to hearing the whole album until December.

*INdifference

Jeez.

Ha ha Neneh just killed Suicide. Yeah!

THE THING! Yaaaaay. A thing I voted for.

This has been a great run. I voted for Cher Lloyd, Hot Chip, Twin Shadow, Santigold and Spiritualized.

Johnny Fever is OTM about Santigold sounding like Making Plans For Nigel, it's so obvious, can't believe I didn't hear it before.

It's odd people saying they didn't realise Spiritualized made an album this year as it appeared on plenty of critics lists. It's a good album but yeah you know what to expect with them these days. Hey Jane is easily the highlight.

Cher Lloyd is just great, seeing that become a big hit this year was such a joy. Easily the best thing to come from a reality show since Girls Aloud (Sorry Cardle)

Good Jessie Ware choices. I thought she'd be someone to suffer from split voting. I went for Taking in Water, but don't expect that to place. Her album just got better and better for me.

The Bruno Mars song is pretty good. Surprised I could ever enjoy a song by someone who made The Lazy Song.

I kind of hate it when Lex says things are pleasingly low, really hope that Oblivion is pleasingly high. I do agree with Jordan that I can't rememeber which song is which.

Love that Alex Anwandter! Never heard of that guy before this roll-out. Totally overlooked him in the noms...but I probably overlooked a lot of things.

This is exactly why I look forward to this EOY thread every year. It seems to cull most of the best stuff from all of ILXs disparate threads.

Thats what is great about this poll, you discover really exciting shit that otherwise would pass you by.

lol the phrase "come on, bitch, you see where brad at" often popped into my head for apparently no reason throughout the yr

― teledyldonix, Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:56 PM (45 minutes ago)

Glad to see I'm not the only one to experience this bizarre symptom

wow yeah I love that Cher Lloyd track, killer catchy

NNNNNGHHHHGGHH

like a helicopta brrrrrrr

yay 'stupid hoe'! my #2 i think. "LOOK BUBBLES GO BACK TO YOUR HABITAT" is the best. i've had four songs place and two of them are nicki.

today >>>>>>>>>> yesterday

with the minor exception of:

beez >>> stupid hoe

^^

lol @ people not being able to tell the difference between oblivion or genesis or at least remember what each is called

Five Seconds is kinda cool! Sort of a weird cross between Rick Springfield and Interpol :D
Like a dude with emo-bangs Footloose-dancing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBKqCTJ64RM

yesterday >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> today