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M.I.A. rocks out in 2012.

M.I.A. rocks out in 2012.

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NPR Music's 100 Favorite Songs Of 2012

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This is what 2012 sounded like to us. These are the songs that made us smile, cried with us, put our hands in the air and brought us back down to earth.

Few artists were played as much on public radio this year as the Mercury Prize winners in Alt-J.

Heavy Rotation: Public Radio's Top Songs Of 2012

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Stasia Irons of THEESatisfaction performs at KEXP's All Songs Considered party at The Vera Project on August 20, 2012.

10 Artists You Should Have Known In 2012

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NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums of 2012.

NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012

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Listener Picks: Your Favorite Albums Of 2012()  

NPR listeners picked Mumford And Sons' Babel as their favorite record for 2012.

December 12, 2012 Thousands of votes poured in from our listeners, telling us their favorite albums for 2012. In the end, a record that didn't come out until this fall wound up in the number one spot.

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Best Music Of 2012: The Complete List()  

Best Music of 2012: The Complete List.

December 5, 2012 The list of lists. See all of NPR Music's 2012 favorites in one place.

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