The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 13 of 50, #380-#371

#380 Wiley - "Highs And Lows" from "Evolve Or Be Extinct" -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Ms04bn0XY

#379 The Coup - "Strange Arithmetic" from "Sorry To Bother You" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QSLlCCXfmw

#378 Flobots - "The Circle In The Square" from "The Circle In The Square" - They might not get as much attention as they did when "Handlebars" became a hit, but Flobots are still around and cranking out great music like this track. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=958IDn8Nh1A

#377 Green Day - "The Forgotten" from "Tre" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rs2m3lhg-k

#376 Japandroids - "The Nights Of Wine And Roses" from "Celebration Rock" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1BKRAZVhRA

#375 Flobots - "Run (Run Run Run)" from "The Circle In The Square" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0dZu9rTsSM

#374 Soundgarden - "Rowing" from "King Animal" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6anTpe1WGAA

#373 Shinedown - "Adrenaline" from "Amaryllis" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWf1Zvmg7PM

#372 Animal Collective - "Today's Supernatural" from "Centipede Hz" - "Centipede HZ" might not be in the same ballpark as "Merriweather Post Pavilion", but "Today's Supernatural" would have fit in nicely on that classic album. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47xbkT3calM

#371 The Cloud Nothings - "Stay Useless" from "Attack On Memory" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtkePLlTUcY

Note - There won't be an update on Sunday.  The next update will either be posted Monday night or Tuesday.

The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 12 of 50, #390-#381

#390 Atlas Genius - "Trojans" from "When It Was Now" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd2yr12abg8

#389 Mac DeMarco - "Freaking Out The Neighborhood" from "2" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeRIAew8eXc

#388 The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - "Major" from "Out Of Frequency" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ueZS8O6Ss

#387 Asia - "Face On The Bridge" from "XXX" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BnTSkqNG_o

#386 Amanda Mair - "Said And Done" from "Amanda Mair" - I couldn't find a link on youtube.

#385 Brother Ali - "Only Life I Know" from "Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HwATJMeOYU

#384 The Dub Pistols - "Rub A Dub" from "Worshipping The Dollar" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gU2-1gLHeY

#383 K'naan - "Gold In Timbuktu" from "Country, God Or The Girl" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqwnFa36DVg

#382 The Avett Brothers - "The Once And Future Carpenter" from "The Carpenter" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmnVKc7JdUM

#381 Amy MacDonald - "Life In A Beautiful Light" from "Life In A Beautiful Light" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uCe-ydWEuo

The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 11 of 50, #400-#391

#400 Spiritualized - "I Am What I Am" from "Sweet Heart Sweet Light" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6fzt8AGoKo

#399 Aesop Rock - "Grace" from "Skelethon" - The goofiest rap song to make the countdown, this song is basically about a kid who doesn't want to eat his vegetables, though Aesop Rock makes it work somehow. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm8q6rQYFSc

#398 Slaughterhouse (feat. Skylar Grey) - "Rescue Me" from "Welcome To Our House" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlHVh4CPFGg

#397 Dinosaur Jr. - "Stick A Toe In" from "I Bet On Sky" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNm_8SgsqXA

#396 Little Stella - "Bluff" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUWxWy6af9c

#395 Dinosaur Jr. - "See It On Your Side" from "I Bet On Sky" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uVJwezKBmM

#394 Santigold - "Look At These Hoes" from "Master Of My Make-Believe" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQMCsi14d2I

#393 Green Day - "Sex, Drugs And Violence" from "Tre" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5uV1yGbo_Y

#392 Little Big Town - "Self Made" from "Tornado" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q0vCj1bqHM

#391 Rush - "Seven Cities Of Gold" from "Clockwork Angels" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xve6SCcuMWg

The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 10 of 50, #410-#401

#410 Icona Pop - "Nights Like This" from "Icona Pop" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbN2AQEDUtY

#409 Kishi Bashi - "I Am The Antichrist To You" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EewB7xHHIvE

#408 Flobots - "Stop The Apocalypse" from "The Circle In The Square" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCGFPr95wck

#407 Rhett Miller (feat. Rosanne Cash) - "As Close As I Came To Being Right" from "The Dreamer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgAWOqlE6b4

#406 T.I. - "Trap Back Jumpin'" from "Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7hyY2TFkzY

#405 Fiona Apple - "Every Single Night" from "Idler Wheel" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIlLq4BqGdg

#404 Rick Ross - "100 Black Coffins" from "Django Unchained Soundtrack" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUKHaHX-yt4

#403 Marina And The Diamonds - "Starring Role" from "Electra Heart" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BEuQDt9mtU

#402 Aimee Mann - "Red Flag Diver" from "Charmer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xjr8poU29Dc

#401 Saint Etienne - "Over The Border" from "Words And Music By Saint Etienne" - Definitely a rarity in these countdowns, a song that's at least half spoken-word. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yGeb_XameA

The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 9 of 50, #420-#411

#420 Dragonforce - "Cry Thunder" from "The Power Within" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU4GXgaCFTI

#419 Nas (feat. Anthony Hamilton) - "World's An Addiction" from "Life Is Good" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phcq_HVYrjo

#418 James Brown And 2Pac - "Unchained (The Payback - Untouchable)" from "Django Unchained Soundtrack" - A completely impossible mash-up between artists from different eras of R&B / hip hop. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBJL_eYRP2I

#417 Hayden Panettiere And Charles Esten - "Undermine" from "Nashville Soundtrack" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeOZ21Lenro

#416 Lupe Fiasco - "Put Em Up" from "Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Vol. 1" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tinACxq7sDQ

#415 Chief Keef (feat. 50 Cent And Wiz Khalifa) - "Hate Bein' Sober" from "Finally Rich" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNMuIPsz6lE

#414 Kendrick Lamar - "Backstreet Freestyle" from "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZW7et3tPuQ

#413 Aimee Mann - "Crazytown" from "Charmer" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNZ9jG-BBLU

#412 Kanye West, Pusha T And Ghostface Killah - "New God Flow" from "Kanye West Presents Good Music Cruel Summer" - This should have been much higher on the countdown, in retrospective. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJcQ5j3q0S0

#411 Dry The River - "New Ceremony" from "Shallow Bed" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCJ22QQTWtM

The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 8 of 50, #430-#421

#430 The Mark Lanegan Band - "Quiver Syndrome" from "Blues Funeral" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxiimSapiRA

#429 Brandi Carlile - "Hard Way Home" from "Bear Creek" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AV5TRO1BqU

#428 The Arctic Monkeys - "R U Mine" from "Blalock's Indie Rock Playlist" - A likely candidate for a reappearance in 2013, as this was an advance single for their upcoming album. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQH8ZTgna3Q

#427 Frank Ocean - "Pyramids" from "channel ORANGE" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s26qTrH2atA

#426 Dan Deacon - "True Thrush" from "America" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnXiXlF7olo

#425 Sleigh Bells - "Crush" from "Reign Of Terror" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh3UP6qqLB4

#424 Usher (feat. Pharrell) - "Twisted" from "Looking 4 Myself" - For whatever reason (probably the Pharrell connection), when I think of this song I see the "Blurred Lines" video in my mind.  It's a great video, it would be even better if it were matched with a better song, such as this R&B gem. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-T4cSWi0Aw

#423 Wiz Khalifa - "Work Hard, Play Hard" from "O.N.I.F.C." - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWHNr0BrNgo

#422 The Men - "Turn It Around" from "Open Your Heart" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7XmQzlxMoE

#421 Sinead O'Connor - "Old Lady" from "How About I Be Me (And You Be You)" - At this point, the song title could describe the artist, but this is yet another example of a great song being produced by an artist that pop culture has given up on. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bEa9mnMF1o

The Top 500 Songs Of 2012 - Part 7 of 50, #440-#431

#440 Asia - "No Religion" from "XXX" - Yep, that Asia, the very same prog-rock super-group from the late 70's and early 80's is still cranking out great songs even though no one's paying attention.  It doesn't help that their lastest album title is basically Google-proof. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euCJH078LIo

#439 Metric - "Speed The Collapse" from "Synthetica" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jiQ1QpNSkA

#438 Connie Britton - "Buried Under" from "Nashville Soundtrack" - "Nashville" is a middle-of-the road show filled with great acting but predictable plot-lines.  The music, however is outstanding.  Who could expect less from T-Bone Burnett, the genius behing (among other things), the "Crazy Heart" and "O Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtracks? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkBlguVf1SE

#437 King Tuff - "Stupid Superstar" from "King Tuff" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp4rXKj_rMo

#436 Django Django - "Hail Bop" from "Django Django" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQGTORbJgB4

#435 El-P - "Drones Over Bklyn" from "Cancer 4 Cure" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6NVW93Jibo

#434 Regina Spektor - "Firewood" from "What We Saw From The Cheap Seats" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgMutAOEQ5I

#433 Serj Tankian - "Butterfly" from "Harikari" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q641PrzUdKA

#432 Imagine Dragons - "Underdog" from "Night Visions" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TAsPVYaBH4

#431 Killer Mike - "R.A.P. Music" from "R.A.P. Music" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtFDsYwARIE