EDM-Pop's "definitive anthem" starts off the year squaring off against the genre's goofy self-parody, but mid-year, Billboard incorporates on-demand streaming into the Hot100 and the internet becomes Pop's main stage, with oddball viral hits ruling all Summer in "The Year of the Newcomer." Meanwhile, Gen-Z flexes on the charts with British Boy Bands and Glee, and Maroon 5 cracks the code on radio.
The Chartcrush Top Ten Countdown Show is a one-hour deep-dive into a year in Pop music and pop culture history, viewed through the prism of the ten songs that were most popular. Chartcrush's rankings are compiled from the ground-up using Billboard's weekly charts, counting every song's full chart run and applying the exact same point ranking system for all years.
Transcript (and other goodies!): www.chartcrush.com/2012-main/2012-podcast/
