Daniel Kim's "Pop Danthology" (Best of 2012)

     Ready to hear one of the greatest music mash-ups ever created? Well you won't have to look any further than Daniel Kim's new Pop Anthology for 2012, featuring this year's biggest and most addictive earworms, including chart toppers from Carly Rae Jepsen, Maroon 5 and Rihanna. People may criticize pop music for it all sounding the same, but Kim has combined this year's greatest and worst moments to create one hell of an addictive, eight-minute listen.

     Some of the tracks featured may have not been some of my favorite releases in 2012, in fact a few will make an appearance on my Worst of 2012 list, but when paired with other amazing songs, they do not sound too bad themselves. All of the great hooks and memorable choruses are tied together as if they could possible make one full song. How cool would it be if they all actually did a song together? Who would get top billing? Who would be featured last? Questions, questions, questions.

     So sit back, turn this jam up high, and relive the past year in under 10 minutes. You will not regret what the finished product has to offer. Which songs should have been featured more predominantly? Which amazing songs were left out? Let me know.

     The 55 songs included in some way and some form:

1. Adele – ‘Set Fire To The Rain’
2. Adele – ‘Skyfall’
3. Alex Clare – ‘Too Close’
4. Calvin Harris feat. Ne-Yo – ‘Let’s Go’
5. Carly Rae Jepson – ‘Call Me Maybe’
6. Cher Lloyd – ‘Want U Back’
7. Chris Brown – ‘Don’t Wake Me Up’
8. Chris Brown – ‘Turn Up The Music’
9. Christina Aguilera – ‘Your Body’
10. David Guetta feat. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne – ‘I Can Only Imagine’
11. David Guetta feat. Nicky Minaj – ‘Turn Me On’
12. David Guetta feat. Sia – ‘Titanium’
13. Demi Lovato – ‘Give Your Heart A Break’
14. Ellie Goulding – ‘Lights’
15. Enrique Iglesias feat. Sammy Adams – ‘Finally Found You’
16. Far East Movement feat. Justin Bieber – ‘Live My Life’
17. Flo Rida – ‘Whistle’
18. Flo Rida feat. Sia – ‘Wild Ones’
19. fun. – ‘Some Nights’
20. fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young’
21. Gotye feat. Kimbra – ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’
22. Gym Class Heroes feat. Neon Hitch – ‘Ass Back Home’
23. Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull – ‘Dance Again’
24. Jessie J – ‘Domino’
25. Justin Bieber feat. Big Sean – ‘As Long As You Love Me’
26. Justin Bieber – ‘Boyfriend’
27. Karmin – ‘Brokenhearted’
28. Katy Perry – ‘Part Of Me’
29. Katy Perry – ‘Wide Awake’
30. Kelly Clarkson – ‘Stronger’
31. Ke$ha – ‘Die Young’
32. LMFAO – ‘Sorry For Party Rocking’
33. Madonna feat. M.I.A. & Nicky Minaj – ‘Give Me All Your Luvin”
34. Maroon 5 – ‘One More Night’
35. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa – ‘Payphone’
36. Nelly Furtado – ‘Big Hoops (Bigger The Better)’
37. Ne-Yo – ‘Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)’
38. Nicky Minaj – ‘Pound The Alarm’
39. Nicky Minaj – ‘Starships’
40. One Direction – ‘Live While We’re Young’
41. One Direction – ‘What Makes You Beautiful’
42. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepson – ‘Good Time’
43. P!nk – ‘Blow Me (One Last Kiss)’
44. Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – ‘International Love’
45. PSY – ‘Gangnam Style’
46. Rihanna – ‘Diamonds’
47. Rihanna – ‘Where Have You Been’
48. Rita Ora – ‘How We Do (Party)’
49. Swedish House Mafia – ‘Don’t You Worry Child’
50. Tyga – ‘Rack City’
51. Usher – ‘Climax’
52. Usher – ‘Scream’
53. The Wanted – ‘Glad You Came’
54. Will.I.Am feat. Eva Simons – ‘This is Love’
55. Zedd feat. Matthew Koma – ‘Spectrum’



... And if this does not trigger your interests, check out a past year-end mash-up I consider to be one genius moment in must. Have ya'll heard United States of Pop 2009? No? Then now is the time! Great listen featuring Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas and Beyonce.