Ricardo's Best of 2012

Albums:

1. Lana Del Rey, “Born To Die”
2. Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”
3. Emeli Sandé, “Our Version Of Events”
4. The Black Keys, “El Camino”
5. Fiona Apple, “The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do”
6. Of Monsters And Men, “My Head Is An Animal”
7. Paloma Faith, “Fall To Grace”
8. Regina Spektor, “What We Saw From The Cheap Seats”
9. Sigur Rós, “Valtari”
10. Jack White, “Blunderbuss”
11. P!nk, “The Truth About Love”
12. The XX, “Coexist”
13. Mumford & Sons, “Babel”
14. Passion Pit, “Gossamer”
15. Jake Bugg, “Jake Bugg”
16. Crystal Castles, “(III)”
17. Marina and the Diamonds, “Electra Heart”
18. Benjamin Gibbard, “Former Lives”
19. Metric, “Synthetica”
20. Madonna, “MDNA”
21. Rihanna, “Unapologetic”
22. Grizzly Bear, “Shields”
23. Gotye, “Making Mirrors”
24. Muse, “The 2nd Law”
25. Green Day, “¡Uno!”

Songs:
1. Florence + The Machine, “Never Let Me Go”
2. Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”
3. Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
4. Madonna, “Girl Gone Wild”
5. Carrie Underwood, “Good Girl”
6. The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
7. Of Monsters And Men, “Little Talks”
8. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
9. Lana Del Rey, “Ride”
10. Jessie J, “Domino”
11. Arctic Monkeys, “Black Treacle”
12. Passion Pit, “Constant Conversations”
13. Florence + The Machine, “No Light, No Light”
14. Foster The People, “Houdini”
15. Paloma Faith,”Picking Up The Pieces”
16. Lana Del Rey, “Blue Jeans”
17. Lana Del Rey, “Born To Die”
18. P!nk, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
19. Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
20. Florence + The Machine, “Spectrum”
21. Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars, “Safe & Sound”
22. Regina Spektor, “All The Rowboats”
23. Fiona Apple, “Every Single Night”
24. Muse, “Madness”
25. Adele, “Skyfall”
26. Utada Hikaru, “Sakura Nagashi”
27. Green Day, “Oh Love”
28. Ke$ha, “Die Young”
29. Tegan And Sara, “Closer”
30. Kelly Clarkson, “Dark Side”
31. M83., “Midnight City”
32. Bob Dylan, “Duquesne Whistle”
33. Rita Lee, “Reza”
34. No Doubt, “Settle Down”
35. Rihanna, “Diamonds”
36. Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Brendan’s Death Song”
37. Emeli Sandé, “Next To Me”
38. Lana Del Rey, “National Anthem”
39. Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait”
40. Crystal Castles, “Plague”41. Christina Perri, “A Thousand Years”
42. Arctic Monkeys, “R U Mine?”
43. Jake Bugg, “Two Fingers”
44. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
45. Marina and the Diamonds, “How To Be A Heartbreaker”
46. Kylie Minogue, “Timebomb”
47. Sigur Rós, “Ekki Múkk”
48. Kelly Clarkson, “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)”
49. Birdy, “1901”
50. Love And Theft, “Angel Eyes”
51. The XX, “Angels”
52. Coldplay, “Hurts Like Heaven”
53. Beach House, “Lazuli”
54. Ellie Goulding, “Lights”
55. Taylor Swift, “Ours”
56. Lana Del Rey, “Video Games”
57. Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A., “Give Me All Your Luvin’”
58. Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
59. Lana Del Rey, “Summertime Sadness”
60. Metric, “Youth Without Youth”
61. Garbage, “Blood For Poppies”
62. Grizzly Bear, “Yet Again”
63. Adele, “Rumour Has It”
64. Passion Pit, “Take A Walk”
65. Of Monsters And Men, “Mountain Sound”
66. Chevelle, “Hats Off To The Bull”
67. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, “Good Time”
68. The Black Keys, “Gold On The Ceiling”
69. Ed Sheeran, “Drunk”
70. Tiziano Ferro, “Per Dirti Ciao!”
71. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
72. P!nk, “Try”
73. The Shins, “Simple Song”
74. M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
75. The Lumineers, “Ho Hey”
76. Jack White, “Sixteen Saltlines”
77. Christina Aguilera, “Your Body”
78. The Temper Trap, “Need Your Love”
79. Cheryl, “Call My Name”
80. Two Door Cinema Club, “Sleep Alone”
81. Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
82. Jay-Z & Kanye West, “Niggas In Paris”
83. iamamiwhoami, “Play”
84. Aerosmith, “What Could Have Been Love”
85. Skrillex featuring Sirah, “Bangarang”
86. Cher Lloyd, “Want U Back”
87. Hunter Hayes, “Wanted”
88. Madonna, “Turn Up The Radio”
89. Sleigh Bells, “Comeback Kid”
90. Alanis Morissette, “Guardian”
91. Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris, “We Found Love”
92. Hedley, “Kiss You Inside Out”
93. Cat Power, “Cherokee”
94. Mark Foster, A-Trak & Kimbra, “Warrior”
95. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
96. Regina Spektor, “How”
97. Nelly Furtado, “Spirit Indestructible”
98. Lana Del Rey, “Blue Velvet”
99. Benjamin Gibbard, “Teardrop Windows”
100. David Guetta & Sia, “Titanium”

Individual Charts:

Pop
1. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
2. Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris, “We Found Love”
3. Kelly Clarkson, “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)”
4. Jessie J, “Domino”
5. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
6. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
7. P!nk, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
8. Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
9. Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A., “Give Me All Your Luvin’”
10. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, “Good Time”

HAC
1. Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
2. Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain”
3. Kelly Clarkson, “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)”
4. Paloma Faith, “Picking Up The Pieces”
5. Lana Del Rey, “Blue Jeans”
6. Regina Spektor, “All The Rowboats”
7. Adele, “Rumour Has It”
8. P!nk, “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)”
9. Rita Lee, “Reza”
10. Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”

Dance
1. David Guetta & Sia, “Titanium”
2. Madonna, “Girl Gone Wild”
3. Zedd featuring Matthew Koma, “Spectrum”
4. Kylie Minogue, “Timebomb”
5. Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A., “Give Me All Your Luvin’”
6. PSY, “Gangnam Style”
7. Madonna, “Turn Up The Radio”
8. Cheryl, “Call My Name”
9. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
10. Lady GaGa, “Marry The Night”

R&B
1. Beyoncé, “Love On Top”
2. Drake featuring Rihanna, “Take Care”
3. Alicia Keys featuring Nicki Minaj, “Girl On Fire”
4. Emeli Sandé, “Next To Me”
5. Trey Songz, “Heart Attack”
6. Cee Lo Green featuring Melanie Fiona, “Fool For You”
7. Jill Scott, “Blessed”
8. Rebecca Ferguson, “Nothing’s Real But Love”
9. Emeli Sandé, “My Kind Of Love”
10. Frank Ocean, “Thinkin’ Bout You”

Rap/Hip-Hop
1. Jay-Z & Kanye West, “Niggas In Paris”
2. Drake featuring Lil Wayne, “The Motto”
3. 2 Chainz featuring Drake, “No Lie”
4. Childish Gambino, “Heartbeat”
5. M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
6. Kanye West featuring Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
7. Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean, “Clique”
8. Lil Wayne featuring Bruno Mars, “Mirror”
9. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
10. Lil Wayne featuring Detail, “No Worries”

AC
1. Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
2. Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain”
3. Ed Sheeran, “The A Team”
4. Kelly Clarkson, “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)”
5. Lady Antebellum, “Just A Kiss”
6. Tiziano Ferro, “La Differenza Tra Me E Te”
7. Birdy, “People Help The People”
8. Colbie Caillat, “Brighter Than The Sun”
9. Adele, “Rumour Has It”
10. Elisa Tovati & Tom Dice, “Il Nous Faut”

Country
1. Love And Theft, “Angel Eyes”
2. Miranda Lambert, “Over You”
3. Eric Church, “Springsteen”
4. Little Big Town, “Pontoon”
5. Jason Aldean, “Take A Little Ride”
6. Luke Bryan, “Drunk On You”
7. Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”
8. Dierks Bentley, “Home”
9. Carrie Underwood, “Good Girl”
10. The Band Perry, “All Your Life”

Alternative
1. Of Monsters And Men, “Little Talks”
2. Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
3. Friendly Fires, “Hurting”
4. Foster The People, “Houdini”
5. Muse, “Madness”
6. Florence + The Machine, “Never Let Me Go”
7. The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
8. Coldplay, “Paradise”
9. Arctic Monkeys, “Black Treacle”
10. Mumford & Sons, “I Will Wait”

Rock
1. The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
2. Green Day, “Oh Love”
3. Bush, “The Sound Of Winter”
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Brendan’s Death Song”
5. The Black Keys, “Gold On The Ceiling”
6. Bob Dylan, “Duquesne Whistle”
7. Chevelle, “Hats Off To The Bull”
8. Foo Fighters, “Bridge Burning”
9. Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Look Around”
10. Van Halen, “Tattoo”

AAA
1. Of Monsters And Men, “Little Talks”
2. Lana Del Rey, “Video Games”
3. Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
4. The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
5. Ed Sheeran, “Lego House”
6. Adele, “Rumour Has It”
7. Lana Del Rey, “Blue Jeans”
8. Florence + The Machine, “No Light, No Light”
9. The Lumineers, “Ho Hey”
10. Mayer Hawthorne, “The Walk”

Ricardo's Best of 2008

Songs:
1. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody

2. Madonna – Give It 2 Me

3. Adele – Chasing Pavements

4. Coldplay – Violet Hill

5. Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart

6. Metallica – The Day That Never Comes

7. The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be

8. Amy Winehouse – Tears Dry On Their Own

9. Duffy – Warwick Avenue

10. Tegan And Sara – Call It Off

11. KoRn - Kiss

12. The Pigeon Detectives – Everybody Wants Me

13. Florence + The Machine – Kiss With A Fist

14. Kylie Minogue – In My Arms

15. The Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next To Me

16. Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma

17. The Ting Tings – Great DJ

18. Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful of Sunshine

19. Radiohead - Nude

20. Paramore – That’s What You Get

21. Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love

22. Boys Like Girls - Thunder

23. Vanessa Carlton – Hands On Me

24. Bob Dylan – Dreamin’ Of You

25. Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses

26. Madonna f/ Justin Timberlake & Timbaland – 4 Minutes

27. Death Cab For Cutie – Cath…

28. Kanye West f/ Chris Martin - Homecoming

29. Lady GaGa – Poker Face

30. Coldplay – Lost!

31. Alphabeat - Fascination

32. MGMT – Electric Feel

33. Carrie Underwood – Just A Dream

34. The Verve – Love Is Noise

35. Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor

36. Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook

37. Morrissey – That’s How People Grow Up

38. Arcade Fire – Black Mirror

39. Feist – I Feel It All

40. M.I.A. – Paper Planes

41. Lily Allen – The Fear

42. Oasis – The Shock Of The Lightning

43. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Please Read The Letter

44. Ladyhawke – My Delirium

45. R.E.M. – Hollow Man

46. Thrice – Come All You Weary

47. Michael Cera & Ellen Page – Anyone Else But You

48. Tokyo Police Club - Tessellate

49. The Offspring – Hammerhead

50. Vampire Weekend – A-Punk

51. Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire

52. Santigold – Lights Out

53. Guillemots – Get Over It

54. Weezer – Pork And Beans

55. Interpol – No I In Threesome

56. Ashes Divide – The Stone

57. Adele – Make You Feel My Love

58. Portishead – Machine Gun

59. Matchbox Twenty – These Hard Times

60. John Mayer - Say

61. The Kooks - Sway

62. Coldplay – Viva La Vida

63. Alanis Morissette - Underneath

64. Kylie Minogue - Wow

65. The Kills – Cheap And Cheerful

66. A Fine Frenzy – Come On, Come Out

67. Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French

68. Sara Bareilles – Love Song

69. Rihanna - Disturbia

70. Gnarls Barkley – Going On

71. Keane - Spiralling

72. The Kooks – Shine On

73. Madonna – Miles Away

74. Scarlett Johansson – Falling Down

75. Taylor Swift – Picture To Burn

76. Amy Winehouse – Back To Black

77. Estelle f/ Kanye West – American Boy

78. The Rascals – Suspicious Wit

79. The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement

80. Dido – Don’t Believe In Love

81. Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me

82. Radiohead - Bodysnatchers

83. Beck – Gamma Ray

84. She & Him – Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?

85. The Killers - Human

86. Ladytron - Ghosts

87. Panic! At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon

88. Alicia Keys – Teenage Love Affair

89. Fergie f/ John Legend - Finally

90. Alkaline Trio – Help Me

91. Stone Sour – Zzyzx Rd.

92. P!nk - Sober

93. Foxboro Hot Tubs – The Pedestrian

94. Duffy - Mercy

95. Björk - Wanderlust

96. Slipknot - Psychosocial

97. The Cure - Freakshow

98. Gavin DeGraw – In Love With A Girl

99. Razorlight – Wire To Wire

100. Katy Perry – Hot N’ Cold

Ricardo's Best of 2011 - Albums

Elegibility: Albums released from December 1st, 2010 to November 30th, 2011

Honorary Mentions:

Björk, “Biophilia”

Brad Paisley, “This Is Country Music”

CSS, “La Liberación”

Feist, “Metals”

Joss Stone, “LP1”

Kasabian, “Velociraptor!”

Lykke Li, “Wounded Rhymes”

The Strokes, “Angles”

Vanessa Carlton, “Rabbits On The Run”

White Lies, “Ritual”

Top 25

25. PJ Harvey, “Let England Shake”

24. Jay-Z & Kanye West, “Watch The Throne”

23. Little Comets, “In Search Of Elusive Little Comets”

22. Lady GaGa, “Born This Way”

21. Red Hot Chili Peppers, “I’m With You”

20. Bruno Mars, “Doo-Woops & Hooligans”

19. Tori Amos, “Night Of Hunters”

18. Ed Sheeran, “+”

17. Lady Antebellum, “Own The Night”

16. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger”

15. Snow Patrol, “Fallen Empires”

14. Radiohead, “The King Of Limbs”

13. Friendly Fires, “Pala”

12. Avril Lavigne, “Goodbye Lullaby”

11. Christina Perri, “lovestrong.”

10. Birdy, “Birdy”

09. Arctic Monkeys, “Suck It And See”

08. The Kooks, “Junk Of The Heart”

07. Bon Iver, “Bon Iver”

06. Foo Fighters, “Wasting Light”

05. Death Cab For Cutie, “Codes And Keys”

04. Coldplay, “Mylo Xyloto”

03. Foster The People, “Torches”

02. Adele, “21”

01. Florence + The Machine, “Ceremonials”

Ricardo's Best of 2011 - Songs

Elegibility: Songs with radio airplay or music video or promotion and singles.

Top 100

1. Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain”

2. Foster The People, “Helena Beat”

3. Florence + The Machine, “Shake It Out”

4. Coldplay, “Paradise”

5. Rihanna featuring Drake, “What’s My Name?”

6. Adele, “Someone Like You”

7. P!nk, “Fuckin’ Perfect”

8. The National, “Exile Vilify”

9. Lady GaGa, “Judas”

10. Adele, “Rolling In The Deep”

11. Katy Perry, “Firework”

12. Two Door Cinema Club, “What You Know”

13. Death Cab For Cutie, “You Are A Tourist”

14. Ed Sheeran, “The A Team”

15. Foo Fighters, “Walk”

16. Foster The People, “Pumped Up Kicks”

17. Bon Iver, “Holocene”

18. The Band Perry, “If I Die Young”

19. Birdy, “Skinny Love”

20. Lana Del Rey, “Video Games”

21. Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper”

22. White Lies, “Bigger Than Us”

23. Lady Antebellum, “Just A Kiss”

24. Mumford & Sons, “The Cave”

25. The Kooks, “Is It Me”

26. The Strokes, “Under Cover Of Darkness”

27. Jason Aldean & Kelly Clarkson, “Don’t You Wanna Stay”

28. Arctic Monkeys, “The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala”

29. Foster The People, “Call It What You Want”

30. Aloe Blacc, “I Need A Dollar”

31. Friendly Fires, “Hurting”

32. Britney Spears, “Till The World Ends”

33. Kelly Clarkson, “Mr. Know It All”

34. Utada Hikaru, “Goodbye Happiness”

35. Christina Perri, “Arms”

36. Kings Of Leon, “Pyro”

37. Vanessa Carlton, “Carousel”

38. KoRn featuring Skrillex, “Get Up!”

39. Tori Amos, “Carry”

40. Hard-Fi, “Fire In The House”

41. Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Monarchy Of Roses”

42. Death Cab For Cutie, “Home Is A Fire”

43. Sleigh Bells, “Rill Rill”

44. Incubus, “Promises, Promises”

45. Arctic Monkeys, “Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair”

46. Brad Paisley & Alabama, “Old Alabama”

47. Thompson Square, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not”

48. Lady GaGa, “Born This Way”

49. Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull, “On The Floor”

50. Ingrid Michaelson, “Ghost”

51. Radiohead, “Lotus Flower”

52. James Blake, “The Wilhelm Scream”

53. The Decemberists, “This Is Why We Fight”

54. Jessie J, “Who You Are”

55. Marcelo Jeneci & Laura Lavieri, “Felicidade”

56. blink-182, “Up All Night”

57. Taylor Swift, “The Story Of Us”

58. KoRn featuring Skrillex & Kill The Noise, “Narcissistic Cannibal”

59. Avril Lavigne, “Wish You Were Here”

60. Uh Huh Her, “Another Case”

61. Florrie, “I Took A Little Something”

62. The Go! Team, “Buy Nothing Day”

63. Björk, “Crystalline”

64. Arctic Monkeys, “Suck It And See”

65. Elisa Tovati & Tom Dice, “Il Nous Faut”

66. Florence + The Machine, “What The Water Gave Me”

67. Ed Sheeran, “Lego House”

68. The Vaccines, “Norgaard”

69. Red Hot Chili Peppers, “The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie”

70. Katy Perry, “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”

71. Death Cab For Cutie, “Stay Young, Go Dancing”

72. Amy Winehouse, “Our Day Will Come”

73. Birdy, “Shelter”

74. Lady GaGa, “Marry The Night”

75. Miranda Lambert, “Heart Like Mine”

76. Sara Bareilles, “Gonna Get Over You”

77. The Band Perry, “You Lie”

78. Jay-Z & Kanye West featuring Otis Redding, “Otis”

79. The Kills, “Satellite”

80. HotKid, “Yours And Mine”

81. Snow Patrol, “Called Out In The Dark”

82. Joss Stone, “Somehow”

83. The Pigeon Detectives, “Done In Secret”

84. Laura Pausini, “Benvenuto”

85. An Horse, “Dressed Sharply”

86. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”

87. The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”

88. Emeli Sandé, “Heaven”

89. Birdy, “People Help The People”

90. Gavin DeGraw, “Not Over You”

91. Mystery Jets, “Show Me The Light”

92. Beyoncé, “Love On Top”

93. Feist, “How Come You Never Go There”

94. Florence + The Machine, “No Light, No Light”

95. PJ Harvey, “The Glorious Land”

96. Beady Eye, “The Roller”

97. V V Brown featuring Chiddy Bang, “Children (Keep On Singing)”

98. Kaiser Chiefs, “Little Shocks”

99. Taylor Swift, “Back To December”

100. Marina & The Diamonds, “Radioactive”

Almost There:

1. Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood, “Remind Me”

2. Cee Lo Green, “Fuck You!”

3. Foo Fighters, “Rope”

4. Kanye West featuring Rihanna & Kid KuDi, “All Of The Lights”

5. Kasabian, “Days Are Forgotten”

6. The Strokes, “Taken For A Fool”

7. Michelle Branch, “Loud Music”

8. Kings Of Leon, “Back Down South”

9. Chevelle, “Face To The Floor”

10. Bruno Mars, “Marry You”

11. Bush, “The Sound Of Winter”

12. Mumford & Sons, “Roll Away Your Stone”

13. Sugarland, “Tonight”

14. Robyn, “Call Your Girlfriend”

15. Andy Grammer, “Keep Your Head Up”

16. Oh Land, “White Nights”

17. Nicki Minaj, “Super Bass”

18. Adele, “Rumour Has It”

19. Cee Lo Green featuring Melanie Fiona or Philip Bailey, “Fool For You”

20. Faith Hill, “Come Home”

21. Ke$ha, “Blow”

22. Mylène Farmer, “Bleu Noir”

23. The Pretty Reckless, “Just Tonight”

24. Los Campesinos!, “By Your Hand”

25. Foster The People, “Don’t Stop (Color On The Walls)”

Rike's Awards - 2011

Vanguard Award/Lifetime Achievement:

Amy Winehouse

Noel Rosa

Henry Mancini

Garth Brooks

Joe Satriani

Linda Perry

Martie Maguire, Emily Robison and Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks)

Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham (Led Zeppelin)

Field 1 – General

1.0 Critics’ Choice:

Lana Del Rey

1.1 Video of the Year:

"Rolling In The Deep"

Adele

Director: Sam Brown

"Paradise"

Coldplay

Director: Mat Whitecross

"Somebody That I Used To Know"

Gotye & Kimbra

Director: Natasha Pincus

"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"

Katy Perry

Director: Marc Klasfeld

"Fuckin’ Perfect"

P!nk

Director: Dave Meyers

1.2 Single of the Year:

"Rolling In The Deep"

Adele

Songwriters: Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth; Producer: Paul Epworth

Track from: 21

[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

"Grenade"

Bruno Mars

Songwriters: Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Brody Brown, Claude Kelly&Andrew Wyatt; Producer: The Smeezingtons

Track from: Doo-Woops And Hooligans

[Elektra]

"Party Rock Anthem"

LMFAO, Lauren Bennett & GoonRock

Songwriters: Stefan Gordy, Skyler Gordy, Jamahl Listenbee & Peter Schroeder; Producers: Redfoo & GoonRock

Track from: Sorry For Party Rocking

[Interscope]

"Give Me Everything"

Pitbull, Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer

Songwriters: Armando C. Perez, Nick van de Wall & Shaffer Smith; Producer: AfroJack

Track from: Planet Pit

[Polo Grounds]

"We Found Love"

Rihanna & Calvin Harris

Songwriter: Calvin Harris; Producer: Calvin Harris

Track from: Talk That Talk

[Def Jam]

1.3 Record of The Year:

"Set Fire To The Rain"

Adele

Producer: Fraser T. Smith

Track from: 21

[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

"Paradise"

Coldplay

Producers: Markus Dravs, Dan Green & Rik Simpson

Track from: Mylo Xyloto

[Parlophone]

"Shake It Out"

Florence + The Machine

Producer: Paul Epworth

Track from: Ceremonials

[Island]

"Helena Beat"

Foster The People

Producer: Greg Kurstin

Track from: Torches

[Columbia/Startime]

"Exile Vilify"

The National

Producer: Unknown

Track from: Exile Vilify

[4AD]

1.4 Song of the Year:

"Someone Like You"

Songwriters: Adele Adkins & Dan Wilson (Adele)

Track from: 21

[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

"Home Is A Fire"

Songwriters: Benjamin Gibbard & Chris Walla (Death Cab For Cutie)

Track from: Codes and Keys

[Atlantic]

"The A Team"

Songwriter: Ed Sheeran (Ed Sheeran)

Track from: +

[Atlantic]

"Ghost"

Songwriter: Ingrid Michaelson (Ingrid Michaelson)

Track from: Human Again

[Cabin 24 Records]

"Judas"

Songwriters: Lady GaGa & RedOne (Lady GaGa)

Track from: Born This Way

[Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

1.5 Album of the Year:

"21"

Adele

Producers: Jim Abbiss, Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth, Rick Rubin, Fraser T Smith, Ryan Tedder & Dan Wilson

[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

"Mylo Xyloto"

Coldplay

Featured Artist: Rihanna; Producers: Markus Dravs, Daniel Green, Rik Simpson & Brian Eno

[Parlophone]

"Codes And Keys"

Death Cab For Cutie

Producer: Chris Walla

[Atlantic]

"Ceremonials"

Florence + The Machine

Producers: Paul Epworth, James Ford, Charlie Hugall, Ben Roulston, Isabella Summers & Eg White

[Island]

"Torches"

Foster The People

Producers: Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Rich Costey, Tony Hoffer & Mark Foster

[Columbia/Startime]

1.6 Best New Artist:

Birdy

Christina Perri

Ed Sheeran

Foster The People

Lana Del Rey

1.7 Best Collaboration:

"Old Alabama"

Brad Paisley & Alabama

Track from: This Is Country Music

"Il Nous Faut"

Elisa Tovati & Tom Dice

Track from: Le Syndrome de Peter Pan

"All Of The Lights"

Kanye West & Rihanna

Track from: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

"What's My Name?"

Rihanna & Drake

Track from: Loud

"Body And Soul"

Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

Track from: Duets II/Lioness: Hidden Treasures

1.8 Artist of the Year:

Adele

Birdy

Coldplay

Foo Fighters

Foster The People

1.9 Best Male:

Aloe Blacc

Bruno Mars

Ed Sheeran

Kanye West

Tiziano Ferro

1.10 Best Female:

Adele

Birdy

Lana Del Rey

P!nk

Rihanna

1.11 Best Duo or Group:

Arctic Monkeys

Coldplay

Florence + The Machine

Foo Fighters

Foster The People

1.12 Most Addictive Song:

"Rolling In The Deep"

Adele

Songwriters: Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth; Producer: Paul Epworth

Track from: 21

[XL Recordings/Columbia Records]

"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"

Katy Perry

Songwriters: Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin & Bonnie McKee; Producers: Dr. Luke & Max Martin

Track from: Teenage Dream

[Capitol]

"Party Rock Anthem"

LMFAO, Lauren Bennett & GoonRock

Songwriters: Stefan Gordy, Skyler Gordy, Jamahl Listenbee & Peter Schroeder; Producers: Redfoo & GoonRock

Track from: Sorry For Party Rocking

[Interscope]

"Ai Se Eu Te Pego"

Michel Teló

Songwriters: Antonio Dyggs & Sharon Acioly; Producer: Dudu Borges

Track from: Michel na Balada

[Pantannal/Rge/Som Livre]

"Super Bass"

Nicki Minaj

Songwriters: Onika Maraj, Daniel Johnson & Ester Dean; Producers: Kane Beatz & JMIKE

Track from: Pink Friday (Deluxe Edition)

[Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown]

1.13 Guilty Pleasure of the Year:

"What The Hell"

Avril Lavigne

"Till The World Ends"

Britney Spears

"Blow"

Ke$ha

"Super Bass"

Nicki Minaj

"Who Says"

Selena Gomez &The Scene

1.14 Cover Of The Year:

"Promise This"(originally performed by Cheryl Cole)

Adele

"The A Team"(originally performed by Ed Sheeran)

Birdy

"Pumped Up Kicks"(originally performed by Foster The People)

The Kooks

"The Cave"(originally performed by Mumford & Sons)

Two Door Cinema Club

"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"(originally performed by Katy Perry)

The Vaccines

1.15 Worst Record of the Year:

"Run The World (Girls)"

Beyoncé

"Look At Me Now"

Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes

"Sexy And I Know It"

LMFAO

"Give Me Everything"

Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer

"Friday"

Rebecca Black

1.16 Viewer's Choice – Song:

“Rolling In The Deep”

Adele

“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall”

Coldplay

“On The Floor”

Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull

“Price Tag”

Jessie J & B.o.B

“The Edge Of Glory”

Lady GaGa

1.17 Viewer's Choice - Music Video:

“Rolling In The Deep”

Adele

Director: Sam Brown

“Every Teardrop Is AWatefall”

Coldplay

Director: Mat Whitecross

“Walk”

Foo Fighters

Director: Sam Jones

“Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”

Katy Perry

Director: Marc Klasfeld

“S&M”

Rihanna

Director: Melina Matsoukas

Field 2 – Music Video

2.1 Best Music Video:

"Crystalline"

Björk

Director: Michel Gondry

[One Little Indian/Polydor]

"Holocene"

Bon Iver

Director: Nabil Elderkin

[4AD/Jagjaguwar]

"Paradise"

Coldplay

Director: Mat Whitecross

[Parlophone]

"E.T."

Katy Perry & Kanye West

Director: Floria Sigismondi

[Capitol]

"Judas"

Lady GaGa

Directors: Lady GaGa & Laurieann Gibson

[Streamline/Interscope/Kon Live]

2.2 Best Choreography In A Video:

"Run The World (Girls)"

Beyoncé

"Hold It Against Me"

Britney Spears

"Papi"

Jennifer Lopez

"Judas"

Lady GaGa

"Party Rock Anthem"

LMFAO, Lauren Bennett & GoonRock

2.3 Best Editing:

"This Is War"

30 Seconds To Mars

"Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall"

Coldplay

"The A Team"

Ed Sheeran

"E.T."

Katy Perry & Kanye West

"Lotus Flower"

Radiohead

2.4 Best Art Direction:

"Steal Your Heart"

Augustana

"Skinny Love"

Birdy

"Every Teardrop Is AWaterfall"

Coldplay

"You Are A Tourist"

Death Cab For Cutie

"Shake It Out"

Florence + The Machine

2.5 Best Cinematography:

"Someone Like You"

Adele

"I Need A Dollar"

Aloe Blacc

"People Help The People"

Birdy

"Holocene"

Bon Iver

"Carry"

Tori Amos

2.6 Best Special Effects:

"Crystalline"

Björk

"Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall"

Coldplay

"Helena Beat"

Foster The People

"E.T."

Katy Perry & Kanye West

"First Of The Year (Equinox)"

Skrillex

2.7 Best Direction:

"This Is War"

30 Seconds To Mars

"Make Some Noise"

Beastie Boys

"Holocene"

Bon Iver

"Paradise"

Coldplay

"Call It What You Want"

Foster The People

Field 3 - Pop

3.1 Best Pop Performance, Solo:

"Till The World Ends"

Britney Spears

"Skyscraper"

Demi Lovato

"Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"

Katy Perry

"Mr. Know It All"

Kelly Clarkson

"Judas"

Lady GaGa

"Fuckin' Perfect"

P!nk

3.2 Best Pop Performance, Duo or Group:

"Just Can't Get Enough"

The Black Eyed Peas

"Give A Little"

Hanson

"Tonight Tonight"

Hot Chelle Rae

"What Makes You Beautiful"

One Direction

"Kiss Me Slowly"

Parachute

3.3 Best Adult Contemporary Performance, Pop:

"Someone Like You"

Adele

"Skinny Love"

Birdy

"The A Team"

Ed Sheeran

"Ghost"

Ingrid Michaelson

“Feito Pra Acabar”

Marcelo Jeneci

“Body And Soul”

Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse

3.4 Best Pop Act:

Adele

Britney Spears

Ed Sheeran

Lady GaGa

P!nk

3.5 Best Pop Song:

"Someone Like You"

Adele Adkins & Dan Wilson (Adele)

"Born This Way"

Lady GaGa, Jeppe Laursen, Paul Blair & Fernando Garibay (Lady GaGa)

"Fuckin’ Perfect"

P!nk, Max Martin & Shellback (P!nk)

"Skyscraper"

Toby Gad, Lindy Robbins & Kerli Kõiv (Demi Lovato)

 "Carry"

Tori Amos (Tori Amos)

3.6 Best Pop Album:

"21"

Adele

"Goodbye Lullaby"

Avril Lavigne

"Birdy"

Birdy

"+"

Ed Sheeran

"Born This Way"

Lady GaGa

Field 4 – Dance

4.1 Best Dance Performance:

"I Wanna Go"

Britney Spears

"Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)"

Enrique Iglesias, Ludacris & DJ Frank E

"I Took A Little Something"

Florrie

"Marry The Night"

Lady GaGa

"Call Your Girlfriend"

Robyn

Field 5 – Electronic

5.1 Best Electronic Performance:

"Levels"

Avicii

"Without You"

David Guetta & Usher

"Barbra Streisand"

Duck Sauce

"First Of The Year (Equinox)"

Skrillex

"Save The World"

Sweedish House Mafia

Field 6 – Urban

6.1 Best Hip-Hop Performance:

"I Need A Doctor"

Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey

"Otis"

Jay-Z & Kanye West & Otis Redding

"All Of The Lights"

Kanye West & Rihanna

"Gucci Gucci"

Kreayshawn

"Mirror"

Lil Wayne & Bruno Mars

6.2 Best R&B Performance:

"I Need A Dollar"

Aloe Blacc

"Love On Top"

Beyoncé

"Fool For You"

Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona

"So In Love"

Jill Scott & Anthony Hamilton

"Good Man"

Raphael Saadiq

"What's My Name?"

Rihanna & Drake

6.3 Best Urban Act:

Beyoncé

Jay-Z

Jill Scott

Kanye West

Rihanna

6.4 Best Urban Song:

"Love On Top"

Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Shea Taylor (Beyoncé)

"So In Love"

Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, J.R. Hutson & Kelvin Wooten (Jill Scott & Anthony Hamilton)

"Mirror"

Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence & Ramon Owen (Lil Wayne & Bruno Mars)

"25/8"

Mary J. Blige, Crystal Johnson & Eric Hudson (Mary J. Blige)

"What’s My Name?"

Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Ester Dean, Traci Hale & Aubrey Graham(Rihanna & Drake)

Field 7 – Country

7.1 Best Country Performance, Male:

"God Gave Me You"

Blake Shelton

"Here For A Good Time"

George Strait

"Barefoot Blue Jean Night"

Jake Owen

"Dirt Road Anthem"

Jason Aldean

"Long Hot Summer"

Keith Urban

"Country Girl (Shake It For Me)"

Luke Bryan

7.2 Best Country Performance, Female:

"Together You And I"

Dolly Parton

"Come Home"

Faith Hill

"I'm Gonna Love You Through It"

Martina McBride

"Heart Like Mine"

Miranda Lambert

"Mean"

Taylor Swift

7.3 Best Country Performance, Duo or Group:

"You Lie"

The Band Perry

"Old Alabama"

Brad Paisley & Alabama

"Crazy Girl"

Eli Young Band

"Just A Kiss"

Lady Antebellum

"Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"

Thompson Square

7.4 Best Country Act:

The Band Perry

Brad Paisley

Jason Aldean

Lady Antebellum

Miranda Lambert

7.5 Best Country Album:

"This Is Country Music"

Brad Paisley

Featured Artists: Alabama, Carrie Underwood, Don Henley, Clint Eastwood, William “Huck” Paisley, Jasper Paisley, Blake Shelton, Marty Stuart, Sheryl Crow, Carl Jackson

"Own The Night"

Lady Antebellum

"Tailgates &Tanlines"

Luke Bryan

"Four The Record"

Miranda Lambert

Featured Artist: Blake Shelton

"Thompson Square"

Thompson Square

7.6 Best Country Song:

"Remind Me"

Brad Paisley, Chris DuBois & Kelley Lovelace (Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood)

"All Your Life"

Brian Henningsen & Clara Henningsen (The Band Perry)

"Just A Kiss"

Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott & Dallas Davidson (Lady Antebellum)

"Tonight"

Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush & Kevin Griffin (Sugarland)

"Mean"

Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift)

"Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not"

David Lee Murphy & Jim Collins (Thompson Square)

Field 8 - Indie/Alternative

8.1 Best Alternative Pop Performance:

"Set Fire To The Rain"

Adele

"Crystalline"

Björk

"Holocene"

Bon Iver

"You Are A Tourist"

Death Cab For Cutie

"Helena Beat"

Foster The People

"Hurting"

Friendly Fires

8.2 Best Alternative Rock Performance:

"Paradise"

Coldplay

"Shake It Out"

Florence + The Machine

"Is It Me"

The Kooks

"Exile Vilify"

The National

"Lotus Flower"

Radiohead

"Under Cover Of Darkness"

The Strokes

8.3 Best Alternative Act:

Arctic Monkeys

Bon Iver

Death Cab For Cutie

Florence + The Machine

Foster The People

The Strokes

8.4 Best Alternative Album:

"Suck It And See"

Arctic Monkeys

"Bon Iver"

Bon Iver

"Mylo Xyloto"

Coldplay

Featured Artist: Rihanna

"Ceremonials"

Florence + The Machine

"Torches"

Foster The People

"Junk Of The Heart"

The Kooks

8.5 Best Alternative Song:

"Set Fire To The Rain"

Adele Adkins & Fraser T. Smith (Adele)

"Don’t Sit Down ‘Cause I’ve Moved Your Chair"

Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)

"Shake It Out"

Florence Welch & Paul Epworth (Florence + The Machine)

"Holocene"

Justin Vernon (Bon Iver)

"Helena Beat"

Mark Foster (Foster The People)

"Exile Vilify"

Matt Berninger (The National)

Field 9– Rock

9.1 Best Rock Performance:

"The Sound Of Winter"

Bush

"Rope"

Foo Fighters

"Adolescents"

Incubus

"Pyro"

Kings Of Leon

"Monarchy Of Roses"

Red Hot Chili Peppers

9.2 Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance:

"Face To The Floor"

Chevelle

"Hell"

Disturbed

"Get Up!"

KoRn & Skrillex

"Trip The Darkness"

Lacuna Coil

"Storytime"

Nightwish

9.3 Best Hardcore Performance:

"Now Is Time (Ravenous)"

10 Years

"This Is War"

30 Seconds To Mars

"Up All Night"

blink-182

"Just Tonight"

The Pretty Reckless

"Screaming Bloody Murder"

Sum 41

9.4 Best Pop Rock Performance:

"I Feel Like Dancing"

All Time Low

"Me Acorde Pra Vida"

CW7

"Right Girl"

The Maine

"The Ballad Of Mona Lisa"

Panic! At The Disco

"Renegade"

Paramore

9.5 Best Adult Contemporary Performance, Rock:

"Steal Your Heart"

Augustana

"Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall"

Coldplay

"Walk"

Foo Fighters

“Grey Riders”

Neil Young

"Nothing"

The Script

9.6 Best Rock Act:

Chevelle

Foo Fighters

Incubus

KoRn

Red Hot Chili Peppers

9.7 Best Rock Album:

"Neighborhoods"

blink-182

"Hats Off To The Bull"

Chevelle

"Wasting Light"

Foo Fighters

"If Not Now, When?"

Incubus

"I’m With You"

Red Hot Chili Peppers

9.8 Best Rock Song:

"Monarchy Of Roses"

Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Chad Smith & Josh Klinghoffer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

"Back Down South"

Caleb Followill, Nathan Followill, Jared Followill & Matthew Followill (Kings Of Leon)

"Walk"

Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)

"Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall"

Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Brian Eno, Chris Martin, Peter Allen & Adrienne Anderson (Coldplay)

"Face To The Floor"

Pete Loeffler (Chevelle)