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Following on Digital Spy's news about the biggest selling singles of 2012 so far, I thought I'd do my top 40 from the past 12 months. This isn't final - in fact it won't be for another month!

But yeah, here they are!

1. Eden Kane - Boys Cry (When No One Can See Them)

2. Florence + the Machine - Heartlines
3. Nerina Pallot - All Bets Are Off
4. Nero - Fugue State
5. The Pierces - Close My Eyes
6. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
7. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - When It Comes to Us
8. Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Bittersweet
9. Alice Gold - Cry Cry Cry
10. The Pipettes - Call Me

11. The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - Heart Attack
12. Florence + the Machine - Breaking Down
13. Korn - Fuels The Comedy (feat. Kill The Noise)
14. Andrew W.K. - Party Hard
15. Freddy Cannon - Tallahassee Lassie
16. The Like - Fair Game
17. Emeli Sandé - Heaven
18. Meat Loaf - California Dreamin'
19. Rose Elinor Dougall - Come Away With Me
20. Avicii - Levels

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I'm really late with this, but what the hell.

First, a few honorable mentions....

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Cults—Cults
"Go Outside" is probably about the catchiest tune of all time, and the album as a whole lives up to it. A bit on the saccharine side, though. "Most Wanted"

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Zee Avi—Ghostbird
Tighter than her sophomore attempt, but could do with more of that quirky edge that was so great about her first. "Swell Window"

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Steve Earle—I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
It's good, and I like it, but it never REALLY grabbed me. "The Gulf Of Mexico"

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Gregg Allman—Low Country Blues
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2011

Primeiro de tudo, quero dar os devidos créditos ao Thiago (thiagumb) que fez esse tipo de lista de melhores álbuns do ano em 2010 e ficou tão bom e interessante que inspirou muita gente a fazer o mesmo, não sei se a ideia foi mesmo original dele, mas ele foi o primeiro que eu vi que tinha feito isso, muito genial. Bem, eu fiz isso em 2010, confesso que foi meio corrido porque logo após de ver o do Thiago, eu já resolvi fazer o meu e peguei os álbuns que mais se destacaram, mas assim como o Biel, hoje vejo que minha lista seria bem diferente (não totalmente, mas eu acrescentaria alguns álbuns e tiraria outros) se eu tivesse ouvido todos os álbuns de 2010, mas enfim, nesse ano eu pensei muito bem em tudo, acredite ou não, desde o comecinho de 2011 eu venho “salvando” os álbuns que eu gostei na minha tag 2011 (caso queiram ver), são mais de 100 álbuns que gostei nesse ano, mas que ouvi eu nem sei, mas que foi difícil fazer essa lista de melhores álbuns de 2011 foi sim…

I would love to do another album review of another amazing artists who crowned my year in all it's sadness, but Ceremonials really gave me the light. With Organ chords, overdubbing voices in choir, art déco spectral gingers, ritualistic drums, ghost grandmothers, devils, Virginia Woolf and Out of body experiences, Ceremonials deserves the name it has. I am a bit fond of choirs and layered vocals, as well as dark themes and organs. A good thing about this album is that we won't hear in any song a "Florence Welch Vocal Extension take away show", she mix herself with the support vocals, and even with some solos, it never comes to take over all the sound.

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Ceremonials

1-Only If for a Night:
It begins verry softly with harps and Florence's voice telling about her grandmother. Then, it starts for real. "And i heard your voice, as clear as day. …

Continuando a minha lista de álbuns do ano temos...
Top 20!


10. Unbroken por Demi Lovato ☆★★★★
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Repudiava ela, acreditem! Mas depois que descobri que ela era Little Monster, parece que meus ouvidos se adaptaram a ela lol. O CD é de longe o melhor dela, simplesmente por ela ter deixado aquela fase wannabe rock e mergulhou no pop.

Tracklist Race:
All Night Long (feat. Missy Elliott & Timbaland) ★★★★★
Who's That Boy (feat. Dev) ★★★★★
You're My Only Shorty (feat. Iyaz) ☆☆★★★
Together (feat. Jason Derülo) ☆★★★★
Lightweight ☆☆★★★
Unbroken ☆★★★★
Fix a Heart ☆☆★★★
Hold Up ☆★★★★
Mistake ☆☆☆☆★
Give Your Heart a Break ☆★★★★
Skyscraper ★★★★★
In Real Life ☆☆★★★
My Love Is Like a Star ☆★★★★
For the Love of a Daughter ★★★★★
Skyscraper (Wizz Dumb Remix) ☆☆★★★
Rascacielo (Skyscraper Spanish Version) ☆☆☆☆☆


09. DNA por Wanessa ☆★★★★
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