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"Yesterday, Digital Spy revealed its top 20 - 11 singles of the past twelve months. Today we reveal our top ten favourites of the year below. These aren&amp;#039;t the biggest selling hits of the year and we hope that some readers will discover a new song to love, as these are the tracks we had stuck on repeat in 2012. So, after much deliberation here&amp;#039;s our final 10, as picked by the Digital Spy music team. Share your favourite tracks of the year in the comments box below! 10. Bruno Mars: &amp;#039;Locked Out of Heaven&amp;#039; Released: November 11 Chart peak: No. 1 We said: &amp;quot;The singalong chorus may be a hasty reminder that his strength lies in fist-clenching croonery, but the result nonetheless is one of the most interesting musical evolutions of 2012.&amp;quot;      9. Paloma Faith: &amp;#039;Picking up the Pieces&amp;#039; Released: May 20 Chart peak: No. 7 We said: &amp;quot;She may not think she&amp;#039;s able to obtain the prime ideal of perfection, but &amp;#039;Picking up the Pieces&amp;#039; skirts dangerously close - and for that alone, it&amp;#039;s more than worthy of some global recognition.&amp;quot;      8. Jessie Ware: &amp;#039;Wildest Moments&amp;#039; Released: June 29 Chart peak: No. 46 We said: &amp;quot;The stadium-rousing drums and sing-along chorus easily make it her most chart-friendly offering, but she manages it without compromising class or giving into the usual self-indulgent bombast.&amp;quot;      7. Solange: &amp;#039;Losing You&amp;#039; Released: October 2 Chart peak: n/a We said: &amp;quot;A wistful slice of &amp;#039;80s electro that feels both wonderfully fresh and beautifully classic.&amp;quot;      6. Rudimental: &amp;#039;Feel the Love&amp;#039; Released: May 27 Chart peak: No. 1 We said: &amp;quot;&amp;#039;Feel the Love&amp;#039; is a colliding of the collective&amp;#039;s influences, from the wobbly D&amp;amp;B bassline in the verses, to the jazzy horns on the breakdown, to the soul-drenched vocals from guest feature John Newman.&amp;quot;      5. fun. ft. Janelle Monae: &amp;#039;We Are Young&amp;#039; Released: May 13 Chart peak: No. 1 We said: &amp;quot;Nate Ruess sings over a featherlight piano and drums riff before the anthemic, lighter-waving chorus reminiscent of Queen ensues.&amp;quot;      4. Taylor Swift: &amp;#039;We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together&amp;#039; Released: August 19 Chart peak: No. 4 We said: &amp;quot;The arms-aloft chorus helmed by Max Martin and Shellback might make for her poppermost effort yet, but if anyone&amp;#039;s earned the right to their own worldwide break-up anthem, it&amp;#039;s surely Taylor Swift.&amp;quot;      3. Usher: &amp;#039;Climax&amp;#039; Released: April 8 Chart peak: No. 4 We said: &amp;quot;The steadily-building synths and spacey electronics come courtesy of producer-du-jour Diplo, for whom the phrase &amp;#039;less is more&amp;#039; meant very little until now.&amp;quot;      2. Stooshe: &amp;#039;Black Heart&amp;#039; Released: June 15 Chart peak: No. 3 We said: &amp;#039;Daddy, I&amp;#039;ve fallen for a monster&amp;#039;, they admit over a Motown-inspired chorus of &amp;#039;60s finger-clicking backbeats, before insisting he&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;the best I ever had&amp;#039; in perfect soul-pop harmony.      1. Carly Rae Jepsen: &amp;#039;Call Me Maybe&amp;#039; Released: Chart peak: No. 1 We said: &amp;quot;Yes, it&amp;#039;s full of all the usual clean-cut, pre-teen Americanisms about wishing wells and innocently-ripped jeans, but it&amp;#039;s difficult not to be taken in by the charming if not sickly chorus. Fortunately, those who have seen the official accompanying clip will know that she also possesses a wicked sense of humour.&amp;quot;       What is your favourite single of the year? Leave your comments in the box below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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