2012 Tracks Poll Theme Park of Ballots, Stats and Ephemeral Controversy

year-end polls, I mean.

I guess they're in here somewhere:

The ILX List of Lists

god, gnarls barkley beating t.i. in 2006 to #1 will never not look the most ludicrous thing

still angry about that

Top 77 artists (adding up the points for all their tracks), sorry for the ugly formatting:

Rank Artist Points Votes Top Votes
1 Miguel 1914 55 9
2 Todd Terje 1778 48 7
3 Carly Rae Jepsen 1646 52 6
4 Taylor Swift 1001 34 0
5 Katy B 866 27 0
6 Jessie Ware 833 29 1
7 Frank Ocean 771 27 4
8 Chairlift 719 22 2
9 Dawn Richard 712 23 0
10 Nicki Minaj 708 26 0
11 Grimes 701 28 0
12 Usher 659 25 0
13 PSY 638 27 0
14 Sky Ferreira 607 19 3
15 Kendrick Lamar 605 21 0
16 Angel Haze 603 23 1
17 Future 584 18 1
18 Chromatics 496 19 0
19 Eric Church 467 13 4
20 Pachanga Boys 465 15 1
21 Icona Pop 450 16 0
22 Blawan 449 18 0
23 Solange 438 17 2
24 Haim 436 16 0
25 D'Banj 423 15 0
26 Bat for Lashes 420 16 0
27 Cassie 411 15 1
28 Saint Etienne 411 13 1
29 Hot Chip 397 15 1
30 John Talabot 396 14 0
31 BIGBANG 374 12 0
32 Tame Impala 353 14 0
33 Andy Stott 341 13 0
34 Burial 330 11 1
35 Scott Walker 330 9 1
36 Fiona Apple 324 12 1
37 Zebra Katz 322 14 0
38 Jeremih 321 10 1
39 M.I.A. 314 11 1
40 AlunaGeorge 313 12 0
41 KW Griff 312 10 2
42 Le1f 302 11 0
43 Twin Shadow 294 11 0
44 Azealia Banks 292 12 0
45 Chief Keef 291 11 1
46 Santigold 289 11 0
47 Mungolian Jetset 288 11 0
48 Kanye West 286 12 0
49 Kalenna 286 9 1
50 Death Grips 284 8 0
51 Spiritualized 282 11 0
52 Lindstrøm 274 9 0
53 Rihanna 271 8 1
54 G-Dragon 268 8 0
55 Neil Young & Crazy Horse 265 11 1
56 iamamiwhoami 264 9 0
57 Killer Mike 263 11 0
58 Cheryl Cole 260 10 1
59 Neneh Cherry and the Thing 257 9 0
60 Alex Anwandter 250 8 1
61 Bruno Mars 246 7 0
62 Purity Ring 244 8 2
63 Goat 244 8 0
64 Can 236 7 1
65 Guru 226 7 0
66 Cher Lloyd 225 8 1
67 Farrah Abraham 221 8 0
68 Drake 219 8 0
68 Japandroids 219 8 0
70 Keith Fullerton Whitman 216 5 1
71 Nick Hannam & Tom Garnett 214 6 1
72 Charli XCX 207 10 0
73 Donkie Punch & Lorenzo 206 6 0
74 Beach House 205 9 0
75 Perfume 198 7 0
76 The xx 195 11 0
77 Frankie Rose 194 8 0

Doesn't count guest spots and I think each ballot can only vote once for each artist - if a ballot votes for an artist twice, the top-scoring one is used.

To give you an idea of how hopelessly, completely out-of-touch I am with the ILX tracks poll, I was *convinced* that Hacker by Death Grips would be a seriously big hitter this year. Not only did I have to nominate it at the last minute, but one other person voted for it. It's like there's been a gigantic disconnection somewhere and suddenly there's just a raft, an open sea and somewhere far away, a land populated exclusively by club DJs

it's all dream house at the end of the day though

only 3 of the top 10 are club tracks, really. 6 of the top 20

fair enough. ykwim. electronic/rnb/rap/house pop. not that I have a problem with it, house style yknow, as twere, but as said elsewhere the rock/indie/alt/experimental/pop-but-weird stuff that is making it through just isn't really scratching an itch this year, kfw, walker and cherry thing aside. but i'd be churlish to complain too much - the people have spoken. this website has given me the vast majority of my favourite bands and will continue to do so, this is just a weird disconnection, not a problem

One weird thing this year was the massive concentration of votes in the top 3 - Miguel's points total would have won any other year. Not sure that had any observable knock-on effects though.

i think a lot of people who would vote for more rock and shit would just vote for the ablums instead. i did, my tracks ballot was just a bunch of pop music and some dance cuts

yeah but the thing is, i'm just as interested in individual tracks as albums these days, so this poll has become a useful yearly resource

forgot 'bring in the katz', that was fun. and antwadter/andres/prosomething boys were v good house jamz. ok, fine.

1. “Driftin’ Back,” Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2. “Take Care,” Drake & Rihanna
3. “New for U,” Andrés
4. “Pizza King,” Wussy
5. “Inspector Norse,” Todd Terje
6. “Don’t Know How You Do It,” Imperial Teen
7. “Sore Tummy,” Paws
8. “Blessed,” Schoolboy Q
9. “Ima Read,” Zebra Katz & Njena Reddd Foxxx
10. “Devastating Bones,” Shrag
11. “You Could Get Lost Out Here,” A.C. Newman
12. “Grown Up,” Danny Brown
13. “Point,” Perfume
14. “Spitfire,” Public Service Broadcasting
15. “Passion for Water,” Liechtenstein

Or maybe it's "Perfume" by Point, how should I know?...I didn't keep a copy, so #11-15 may not be exactly right. Thought I might be the only "Driftin' Back" vote--seeing four others was nice. Thanks for putting together the poll.

i wanna see more ppls ballots

mixed ballot:

Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Blood Diamonds ft. Grimes - Phone Sex

Solange - Losing You
Kenton Slash Demon - Ore
Rita Ora - Radioactive
Miguel - Adorn
Mirel Wagner - No Death
Baunz - The Same Thing
Jessie Ware - Night Light
Santigold - The Keepers
Boody & Le1f – Soda
Die Antwoord - I Fink U Freeky
Mystikal - Hit Me
Usher - Climax
Major Lazer - Get Free
Blawan - Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage
Kendrick Lamar - Backseat Freestyle
MØ - Maiden
AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It
Benoit & Sergio - Not in your nature
Creep ft. Tricky & Alejandra de la Deheza - Call Her
Angel Haze - New York
Tame Impala - Elephant

I made mine in like 5 min... it's weighted and doesn't really reflect any serious thought beyond the top 4

Miguel - Adorn
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You
Fatima Al Qadiri - Hip Hop Spa
F(x) - Electric Shock
Dawn Richard - Black Lipstick
Future - Turn on the Lights
Jeremih - 773 Love
Chromatics - Kill For Love
Miguel - Use Me
Ailee ft. Gi Kwang - Heaven
BIGBANG - Bad Boy
PSY - Gangnam Style
Skrillex - Bangarang
Miss A - I don't need a man
Ca$h Out - Cashin' Out
Javiera Mena - Luz de Piedra de Luna
Meek Mill ft. Drake and Jeremih - Amen
Angel Haze - New York
Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)
French Montana ft. Drake, Lil Wayne & Rick Ross - Pop That
Future - Same Damn Time
Chief Keef ft. Lil Reese - I Don't Like
Jessie Ware - 110%
Dawn Richard - Faith
BoA - Only One
Dawn Richard - Save Me From You (Remix)
Elle Varner - Refill
2 Chainz - I'm Different
A$AP Rocky ft. 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar & Drake - Fuckin' Problem
Nicki Minaj ft. Cassie - The Boys
Blawan - Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage
Drake - The Motto
Glam - Party (XXO)
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons & Cereal
Korallreven - Sa Sa Samoa (Elite Gymnastics remix)
Melanie Fiona - 4 AM
Kendrick Lamar - Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe
Nicki Minaj - Beez in the Trap
Taylor Swift - The Moment I Knew

You do know that your numbers 26-41 didn't count?

thats like 100 songs

i call fowl

with a duck whistle

could i get my ballot, please? thanks in advance.

You do know that your numbers 26-41 didn't count?

― questino (seandalai), Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:32 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

well it didn't hurt

*loosens collar* is it hot in here or is it just me

hey I think that's my ride, see ya'll later

amazed TNGHT - Higher Ground only got 2 votes

Can someone send my ballot? I have it at home (but I'm not at home).

Was going to wait but since some people are hungry for more ballots. (Just an excuse.)

It's not important though.

fair enough. ykwim. electronic/rnb/rap/house pop. not that I have a problem with it, house style yknow, as twere, but as said elsewhere the rock/indie/alt/experimental/pop-but-weird stuff that is making it through just isn't really scratching an itch this year, kfw, walker and cherry thing aside. but i'd be churlish to complain too much - the people have spoken. this website has given me the vast majority of my favourite bands and will continue to do so, this is just a weird disconnection, not a problem

― imago, Friday, January 25, 2013 1:10 AM (39 minutes ago)

I think one of the things that drives this is that the rock/indie/alt/experimental/pop-but-weird stuff tend to lack both the rolling threads and the "OMG this track" individual threads that the electronic/rnb/rap/house/pop/etc things that placed did, plus maybe it's slightly more international? IDK, for example I loved Sharpie Crows' Thank You Ladies For The Spread (Can w/bleary horns & postpunk guitars, vague Pulp vibes, ironic evocation of New Zealand southern Gothic Ronald Hugh Morrieson etc vibes) but I'd have no idea where to talk about it on ILx and didn't bother nominating it; as much as I prefer to listen to Beak>'s "Wulfstan II" over the album it didn't seem like anyone else felt the same way etc.

Huh, Julia Holter & Holly Herndon didn't do v.well in the tracks poll, did they?

well let's start a bloody rolling thread then ffs

there are rolling indie, punk, hard rock, noise, and psych threads every year

but I'd have no idea where to talk about it on ILx

People stretch thread boundaries all the time. If I have something that doesn't obviously fit one place or another, I will generally just go for close enough.

Or start a thread.

I even made a catch-all thread for other things last year called Johnny Fever's Not-Pop Not-Indie Shambhala, but it got very little action.

Weighted

Kevin Cossom - Anticipation
Alpoko Don - Get My Paypa Dog
Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons & Cereal
Miguel - Adorn
Clyde Carson - Slow Down
Laza Morgan - Gimme Little
A$AP Rocky ft. 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar & Drake - Fuckin' Problem
Future - Same Damn Time
2 Chainz - I'm Different
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
E-40 ft. YG, Iamsu! & Problem - Function
Elle Varner - Refill
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
Future - Turn on the Lights
Gunplay - Jump Out
Katy B - Aaliyah
King Louie - Val Venis
Melanie Fiona - 4 AM
Mystikal - Hit Me
Brianna Perry - Marilyn Monroe
Residue Reed - Where Da Stove @
Ty$ - My Cabana
Usher - Climax
Ca$h Out - Cashin' Out
BJ the Chicago Kid ft. Kendrick Lamar - His Pain II

rolling lamp music thread is vv good but no one posts there anymore RIP

very good list spottie, i would take it to a desert island

amazed TNGHT - Higher Ground only got 2 votes

― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:37 PM (34 minutes ago) Bookmark

TNGHT never caught on w/ ilm for whatever reason

Thanks JS

weighted

Hot Since 82 - Knee Deep In Louise
Kolombo - Feela (Demarzo Remix)
Reboot - Beautiful Parasite
Candi Stanton - Hallelujah Anyway (Larse Vocal)
Chairlift - I Belong In Your Arms (John Talabot & Pional Remix)
Steffen Deux - Cold Water
Balcazar & Sordo - Obsession
T-ara - Lovey Dovey
Hunter/Game - Don't Feel the Presence
Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
Larse - Those of You
Roberto Rodriguez - I Believe In You
Todd Terje - Swing Star
BoA - Only One
Perfume - Spending All My Time
BIGBANG - monster
Ted Alexander - Energy
Compuphonic ft. Marques Toliver - Sunset (DJ T. Remix)
Session Victim - Cow Palace
Finnebassen - Touching Me
Rita Ora - Radioactive
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Sa Dingding - Lai Zhe Mo Jie
Mark E - Oranges
Ca$h Out - Cashin' Out

Just two. good game all.

TNGHT never caught on w/ ilm for whatever reason

― d'eejban (J0rdan S.), Thursday, January 24, 2013 4:13 PM (2 minutes ago)

was inescapable everytime i went out this year

here's the scintillating thread i started TNGHT

its so funny how something like blawan can be ILM canon and this monster comes and goes w/o comment: http://youtu.be/WRjs4VkLt5w

thanx again for sending my ballot back

weighted

Rudimental ft. John Newman - Feel The Love
The Wanted - I Found You
Dawn Richard - Faith
Chairlift - Amanaemonesia
Miguel - Adorn
Fuse ODG - Azonto
BJ the Chicago Kid ft. Kendrick Lamar - His Pain II
BIGBANG - Fantastic Baby
Future - Same Damn Time
Bat for Lashes - Laura
Alex Anwandter - Como Puedes Vivir Contigo Mismo?
Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble
D'Banj - Oliver Twist
Dawn Richard - Pretty Wicked Things
French Montana - Shot Caller
Jessie Ware - Wildest Moments
AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It
Solange - Losing You
Plan B - Ill Manors
Miguel - Do You...
G-Dragon - Crayon
Javiera Mena - Luz de Piedra de Luna
Meek Mill ft. Drake and Jeremih - Amen
Moodymann - Why Do U Feel
Public Enemy - Harder Than You Think

i didn't put much thought in to mine, totally forgot about a lot of stuff that should have been on here instead of the stuff on the bottom half of this. (weighted)

Meridian Brothers - Guaracha U.F.O (No Estamos Solos...)
Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven
Lil B - California Boy
Mungolian Jetset - Toccata
Scissor Sisters - Let's Have a Kiki
Sebastien Tellier - Cochon Ville
Chairlift - I Belong In Your Arms (John Talabot & Pional Remix)
Haim - Forever
Danny Brown - Grown Up
ZZ Top - I Gotsta Get Paid
Twin Shadow - Five Seconds
Pachanga Boys - Time
Major Lazer - Get Free
Action Bronson ft. RiFF RaFF - Bird on a Wire
Azealia Banks - 1991
Cat Power - Cherokee (Nicolas Jaar Remix)
Chief Keef ft. Lil Reese - I Don't Like
Frankie Rose - Know Me
Grimes - Genesis
Hot Chip - Let Me Be Him
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
OFWGKTA - Oldie
School of Seven Bells - Lafaye
Skrillex - Bangarang
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

weighted (did not place, sole voter)

01. eric church - springsteen
02. sky ferreira - everything is embarrassing
03. dawn richard - '86
04. jacob mikesh filburt - philipp dolphia
05. elle varner - refill
06. nicki minaj - stupid hoe
07. jessie ware - 110%
08. demi lovato - give your heart a break
09. drake ft. rihanna - take care
10. charli xcx - valentine
11. pachanga boys - time
12. infinite body - enlacing
13. carly rae jepsen - call me maybe
14. grimes - oblivion
15. sky ferreira - sad dream
16. farrah abraham - on my own
17. dead sara - weatherman
18. robin - frontside ollie
19. usher - climax
20. kanye west, big sean, pusha t, 2 chainz - mercy
21. ca$h out - cashin' out
22. fiona apple - every single night
23. angel haze - new york
24. miguel - do you...
25. psy - gangnam style

there are rolling indie, punk, hard rock, noise, and psych threads every year

― flopson, Friday, January 25, 2013 2:06 AM (29 minutes ago)

but I'd have no idea where to talk about it on ILx
People stretch thread boundaries all the time. If I have something that doesn't obviously fit one place or another, I will generally just go for close enough.

― _Rudipherous_, Friday, January 25, 2013 2:07 AM (28 minutes ago)

When I dipped into those threads they seemed more about talking about albums rather than posting Youtubes or w/e of really great songs - probably more my fault for laziness at checking out albums but they seemed less uh convenient for cherrypicking than equiv threads in other genres.

Also, I kinda got put off by talking about NZ music on ILx back around '03 where you'd only get replies if it was about 80s Flying Nun stuff.

xpost Man this Meridian Brothers track is awesome.

Korallreven - Sa Sa Samoa (Elite Gymnastics remix)

― 乒乓, Thursday, January 24, 2013 8:31 PM (50 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i was really hoping this would make it but it doesn't look like it came close. i prefer it to inspector norse.

i don't remember my ballot except i voted Brianna Perry - Marilyn Monroe #1 and i think Stupid Hoe was 2.

Maybe you're posting it here because it's the ballot thread?

...now I'm less sure

kind of surprised philipp dolphia didn't place, I think a lot of ppl wld like it

ya i was hoping it would place (probably fairly low bc it's not super popular) :(

weighted:

Frank Ocean - Pyramids
Miguel - Adorn
Death Grips - I've Seen Footage
Todd Terje - Inspector Norse
Chairlift - I Belong In Your Arms (John Talabot & Pional remix)
Jessie Ware - Running
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang - Feba
Frankie Rose - Know Me
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Baby
John Talabot - When the Past Was Present
Jai Paul - Jasmine
Future - Same Damn Time
Kanye West ft. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
Chromatics - Lady
Santigold - Disparate Youth
Action Bronson feat. RiFF RaFF - Bird on a Wire
Kendrick Lamar - The Recipe
2 Chainz ft. Kanye West - Birthday Song
Sebastien Tellier - Cochon Ville
Riff Raff - Lil Mama I'm Sorry
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Earl Sweatshirt - Chum
The Crystal Ark - Rhodes
Alabama Shakes - I Found You
Psy - Gangnam Style

My (very lonely) ballot, weighted:

Purity Ring - Fineshrine
Dawn Richard - Save Me From You (Remix)
Wiley - Humble Pie
Jeremih - 773 Love
Rihanna - Birthday Cake (Funkystepz Miami Bass Mix)
Wynter Gordon - Waiting
Objekt - Cactus
Cooly G - What This World Needs Now
Nina Sky - Comatose
JoJo - Demonstrate
Kozzie ft. Merky Ace - Yeah (Remix)
Kendrick Lamar - Cartoons & Cereal
Nicki Minaj ft. Beenie Man - Gun Shot
Lea-Anna - Murder (1st Degree Remix)
Jubei ft. Flow Dan - Say Nothin'
Azealia Banks - NeedSumLuv
DJ Q - Brandy & Coke
Chronik - Man in the Boot
Rudimental - Deep In The Valley (Woz Remix)
Mike Delinquent Project ft. Lady Leshurr - Step In The Dance
Cassie - King Of Hearts
Rockwell - Tripwire
Swindle ft. Footsie & Nadia Suliman - Ignition
Disclosure - Latch
Usher - What Happened To U

Unweighted ballot:

Lonely votes:
Audacity - Punk Confusion
Royal Headache - Psychotic Episode

DNP:
Alabama Shakes - Hold On
Bear In Heaven - Sinful Nature
Bob Dylan - Duquesne Whistle
Macklemore ft. Wanz - Thrift Shop
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Driftin' Back
Norah Jones - Happy Pills

Hivemind approved:
Blawan - Why They Hide Their Bodies Under My Garage
Eric Church - Springsteen
Frank Ocean - Pyramids
Grimes - Oblivion
M.I.A. - Bad Girls
Nicki Minaj - Stupid Hoe
PSY - Gangnam Style