Top 100 songs of 2012!

As promised, with a few hours of 2012 left to go, here are my favourite 100 songs of the year!

100. Flo Rida feat Sia - Wild Ones

99. Tone Damli - Look Back

98. One Direction - One Thing

97. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Only In My Dreams

96. Whigfield - As I Go

95. Alanis Morrissette - Guardian

94. Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger The Better)

93. Pastora Soler - Quédate Conmigo

92. Rihanna - Diamonds

91. Rumer - P.F. Sloan

90. Avicii feat Salem Al Fakir - Silhouettes

89. Darin - Nobody Knows

88. Delta Goodrem - Uncovered

87. Calvin Harris feat Tinie Tempah - Drinking From The Bottle

86. Rihanna feat Mikky Ekko - Stay

85. One Direction - Little Things

84. Nora Foss Al-Jabri - Somewhere Beautiful

83. Loreen - Crying Out Your Name

82. Nina Zilli - L'Amore E' Femmina

81. Emeli Sandé - Next To Me

80. Calvin Harris feat Ne-Yo - Let's Go

79. Usher - Climax

78. Brooke Duff - Till The End

77. Kylie Minogue - Timebomb

76. Timoteij - Stormande Hav

75. Jessie Ware - Night Light

74. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

73. Mando Diao - Strövtåg I Hembygden

72. Katy Perry - Wide Awake

71. Marigold - You & I Know

70. Ria - The One

69. Adele - Skyfall

68. Elisa's - Linjen I Min Hand

67. Jenny Langlo - Million Dollar Signs

66. Minnie-Oh - You & I

65. Frida Amundsen - Rush

64. Petra Marklund - Handerna Mot Himlen

63. Tooji - Stay

62. Jennifer Lopez feat Pitbull - Dance Again

61. Olly Murs feat Flo Rida - Troublemaker

60. Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name) (Calvin Harris Remix)

59. Gossling - Wild Love

58. Gusttavo Lima - Balada (Tchê Tcherere Tchê Tchê)

57. Still Corners - Fireflies

56. Of Monsters & Men - Little Talks

55. Girls Aloud - Beautiful Cause You Love Me

54. Christina Aguilera - Your Body

53. Freja Loeb - Never Stop Coming Back

52. The Justice Collective - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

51. Nicki Minaj - Starships

50. Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm

49. Train - 50 Ways To Say Goodbye

48. Little Mix - Wings

47. Charlotte Perrelli - The Girl

46. Ivi Adamou - La La Love

45. No Doubt - Settle Down

44. fun. feat Janelle Monae - We Are Young

43. Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Will Set You Free

42. Laleh - Some Die Young

41. One Direction - I Would

40. Nádine - I Will Be Strong

39. Steps - Light Up The World

38. Mr Little Jeans - Runaway

37. Michel Teló - Ai Se Eu Te Pego (Nossa Nossa)

36. Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble.

35. Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)

34. Loreen - My Heart Is Refusing Me

33. Skylar Grey feat Eminem - C'mon Let Me Ride

32. David Guetta feat Sia - She Wolf (Falling To Pieces)

31. Cheryl - Call My Name

30. Robbie Williams - Candy

29. Cover Drive - Twilight

28. Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up

27. Saint Etienne - Over The Border

26. Mandinga - Zaleilah

25. Sam & The Womp - Bom Bom

24. Labrinth feat Emeli Sandé - Beneath Your Beautiful

23. Christina Aguilera feat Blake Shelton - Just A Fool

22. Delta Goodrem - Dancing With A Broken Heart

21. Danny Saucedo - Amazing

20. Maroon 5 feat Wiz Khalifa - Payphone

19. Björn Ranelid feat Sara Li - Mirakel

18. Whigfield - 4Ever

17. Haloo Helsinki! - Maailman Toisella Puolen

16. PSY - Gangnam Style

15. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe

14. Agnes - One Last Time

13. Girls Aloud - Something New

12. Delta Goodrem - Sitting On Top Of The World

11. ATB feat Ramona Nerra - Never Give Up

10. David Guetta feat Sia - Titanium

9. Swedish House Mafia feat John Martin - Don't You Worry Child

8. Prance Faris - Flares

7. Delta Goodrem - Wish You Were Here

6. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

5. Rae Morris - Don't Go

4. Gotye feat Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know

3. Delta Goodrem - Hunters And The Wolves

2. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen - Good Time

1. Loreen - Euphoria

Words will fail to express how much I love Euphoria but I'll give it a go. Pre-Euphoria I was a bit of a Loreen doubter, I liked both My Heart Is Refusing Me and Sober, but both had felt slightly unsubstantial in some way, I sensed that Loreen had more to give, she seemed like such a unique performer. Fast forward to Melodifestivalen 2012 and the fact that she'd decided to return already suggested that she knew she'd found something good, a reason worth coming back for. The first time I heard the song in full was her Melodifestivalen semi-final performance. I was absolutely blown away by the song and her unusual performance and the studio version confirmed to me that this song was incredibly special. It beat early hot favourite Danny Saucedo to win Melodifestivalen 2012 and two months later swept to a highly convincing Eurovision victory for Sweden.

The day after the contest Euphoria raced to #1 on iTunes across the continent, including in the Eurovision-phobic UK, where it settled for a #3 debut and peak officially. It was a mammoth hit across Europe and has put Loreen's name well and truly on the map. After her brilliant debut album Heal, I'm intrigued to see what she will do next! For me this song has never got boring, I've played it a ridiculous 300+ times according to my iTunes playcounts, five times as much as I've played any other song this year, I'll never tire of hearing that pounding siren intro leading into the melancholy brooding beat of the verses and the literal Euphoria of the chorus. The immense dance production laden with sweeping strings and the winding down to the minimalistic middle eight before crashing back into the incredible chorus and the thundering finish. Everything about the song is perfection.

Elsewhere in the top ten, the feel good summer anthem Good Time by shock non one hit wonders Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen is my second favourite song of the year, Delta Goodrem manages two entries with the Tori Amos like drama of Hunters & The Wolves and the beautiful ballad Wish You Were Here, whilst Blackpool singer Rae Morris' own piano ballad Don't Go is at #5, just behind Gotye and Kimbra's worldwide chart topping smash duet Somebody That I Used To Know. Taylor Swift's country pop hit We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together is #6 and a trio of dance anthems round off the top ten. Flares by unknown Swedish dance producer Prance Faris, Don't You Worry Child, the amazing farewell single from Swedish House Mafia and Titanium the fantastic UK #1 from French DJ David Guetta and Australian singer Sia. It's been a pretty great year for music, singles especially with other modern classics in my top 100 including Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe (#15), PSY's Gangnam Style (#16), fun.'s We Are Young (#44) and Nicki Minaj's Starships (#51) amongst many many others!