50 Best Songs of 2012

The year's on its way out, but these songs will live on.

23. Kendrick Lamar "Swimming Pools" - Kendrick Lamar has made his presence known with honest, autobiographical lyrics. "Swimming Pools" is just one of the examples.(Photo: Interscope Records)
20. Waka Flocka Flame feat. Drake, "Round of Applause"  - Waka Flocka Flame contained his bow-throwing ways for this late night strip club anthem's four minutes, aided by Drake and a lean-sipping beat.  (Photo: Warner Bros Records)
19. Frank Ocean, "Pyramids" - Frank Ocean's nine-minute, multi-part in-love-with-a-stripper opus, the musical and emotional centerpiece of his astonishing debut album, Channel Orange, pushes R&B in exciting new directions.  (Photo: Island Def Jam Records)
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19. Frank Ocean, "Pyramids" - Frank Ocean's nine-minute, multi-part in-love-with-a-stripper opus, the musical and emotional centerpiece of his astonishing debut album, Channel Orange, pushes R&B in exciting new directions. (Photo: Island Def Jam Records)

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