Summary of 2012

2012-12-24 00:49:00
Year 2012 was heavier and more fundamental in terms of music collecting than any other recent year. Here's some dry statistics generated by aulismedia.com.

TOP 20 RECORDS:

1. Скрябін - Радіо Любов (Ukraine)
2. Pet Shop Boys - Elysium (United Kingdom)
3. Lana Del Rey - Born to Die (United States)
4. Songsworth - Launchland (Finland)
5. The Flashbulb - Opus At The End Of Everything (United States)
6. Центр - Мне Хорошо. Часть 2 (Russia)
7. Sebastian - No Red Line (Sweden)
8. Краснознамённая Дивизия Имени Моей Бабушки - Гобой (Russia)
9. Kent - Jag Är Inte Rädd För Mörkret (Sweden)
10. Morten Harket - Out Of My Hands (Norway)
11. Grasscut - Unearth (United Kingdom)
12. Scooter - Music for a Big Night Out (Germany)
13. ЛондонParis - Красота (Russia)
14. Elton John vs Pnau - Good Morning To The Night (United Kingdom)
15. Berry - Les Passagers (France)
16. 80KIDZ - Turbo Town (Japan)
17. Sébastien Tellier - My God is Blue (France)
18. Jon Schmidt & Steven Sharp Nelson - The PianoGuys Hits Volume I (United States)
19. iamamiwhoami - kin (Sweden)
20. Benjamin Biolay - Vengeance (France)

Per country,
Great Britain, USA, Russia, Sweden and France: 3 records each
Ukraine, Finland, Norway, Germany and Japan: 1 record each

Cheers to these countries for their musically talented and trendy sons and daughters!


TOP 20 TRACKS of 2012 in no particular order:

Скрябін - Мам
Songsworth - Tau Ceti Center
Donkeyboy - Silver Moon
The Flashbulb - Beebs
Plastic Operator - Motor
Kent - Petroleum
Morten Harket - Scared of Heights
Gonzales - Rideaux Lunaires
Sebastian - No One Else Could
ЛондонParis - Москва Любит Тебя
Grasscut - Reservoir
iamamiwhoami - drops
Smile - Clean Gloves, Dirty Hands
Pet Shop Boys - Leaving
Elton John vs Pnau - Foreign Fields
Scooter - What Time Is Love?
Black Moth Super Rainbow - Like a Sundae
Jon Schmidt & Steven Sharp Nelson - Cello Wars
Краснознамённая Дивизия Имени Моей Бабушки - Тостер
Lana Del Rey - Video Games


Top tracks found in 2012 but released earlier

Karamazov Twins - Песня Попова (Куплеты)
Jeanne Mas - Que Faire
Hazy Osterwald Sextett - The Laughing Hussar
Studio 11 - Vízisí
Paul Mauriat - Pardonne-Moi Ce Caprice D'Enfant
Blackroom - Saved
047 - Dragzter 5K
Fin - Point K
Lorie - Dita
Electronikboy - Ça va?
James Last - Ra-ta-ta
Alex Beaupain - Je veux
Kate Havnevik - Mouth 2 Mouth

And many others, of course, these are just a few.


Top Artists by selected tracks

the more good tracks an artist published in 2012 the higher it is here

Pet Shop Boys
Центр
Lana Del Rey
Global Goon
80KIDZ
Скрябін
Berry
Sébastien Tellier
Benjamin Biolay
Beat Market
Краснознамённая Дивизия Имени Моей Бабушки
Bikini Machine
Аквариум
Scooter
Elton John vs Pnau
Songsworth
Planet Funk
Jon Schmidt & Steven Sharp Nelson
Gravitonas
Chisu


Top Countries by selected tracks

the more good tracks were published by musicians of a country in 2012 the higher the country is here

1. United Kingdom
2. France
3. United States
4. Germany
5 & 6. Sweden and Russia
7. Norway
8. Québec
9. Italy
10. Canada


Artists Emerged with their 2012 record

I started to listen to these because of their good record published in this year

Lana Del Rey
80KIDZ
Beat Market
Краснознамённая Дивизия Имени Моей Бабушки
Bikini Machine
Songsworth
Planet Funk
Jon Schmidt & Steven Sharp Nelson
Philter
Dimie Cat
Baltic Fleet
Shawn Lee
Grasscut
Ruby Frost
Robots With Rayguns
Raf
medkit
Smile
SIStema
Miaoux Miaoux
iamamiwhoami
ЛондонParis
Le Le
Donkeyboy
Haywyre

and I wonder if Olly Murs should be on this list too, if only I wasn't that ashamed.


Top Genres by selected tracks

the more good tracks were published in this genre 2012 the higher it is on the list

1. singer/songwriter
2. pop
3. alternative pop
4. easy listening
5. indie pop
6. idm
7. synth pop
8. electronic
9. ambient
10. indietronica


Addition of favorite tracks in the recent year
Year 2008: 1372 tracks
Year 2009: 1515 tracks
Year 2010: 1831 tracks
Year 2011: 1310 tracks
Year 2012: 1655 tracks ! some improvement here


Ratio of favorite tracks per added record in the recent year
Year 2004: ratio 1.168696
Year 2005: ratio 1.412477
Year 2006: ratio 1.109120
Year 2007: ratio 0.807229
Year 2008: ratio 0.933333
Year 2009: ratio 0.992141
Year 2010: ratio 1.039160
Year 2011: ratio 0.968219
Year 2012: ratio 1.133562 ! best result since 2005


Happy New Year and Merry Christmas everyone reading this. С Новым Годом и Рождеством! Joyeux Noël et Bonne Année à tous.