JR Late Night Blogs publishes a yearly list on the 20 Best Music Videos for the Year. As the year 2012 comes to a close, it is a great time for JR to present his latest list of the Top 20 Music Videos that rocked the entire year. Music videos which premiered from December 2011 to December 2012 that earned lot of YouTube hits, gained very high Billboard Charts rank, and multiple positive reviews from the internet community were the ones chosen by JR in this year's list. Big names from the music industry contribute to this year's list. Katy Perry and Rihanna both entered with one entry each; Part of Me for Katy Perry and Where Have You Been for Rihanna. Music groups such as Maroon 5, Fun, The Wanted and One Direction also made an appearance on the list; however, in the battle between The Wanted and One Direction, The Wanted gained a higher rank on the list at #14 with One Direction at #20. David Guetta is the earliest contributor to the list with the music video coming from the end of the year 2011. Taylor Swift, on another note, makes a return this year after her We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together gained multiple praises. Justin Bieber contributed three music videos this year - As Long As You Love Me, Beauty and A Beat, and Live My Life; but Nicki Minaj walked away with four appearances this year, the most entries for the year 2012, Starships, Pound The Alarm, Turn Me On, and Beauty and A Beat. The big winner this year is PSY whose Gangnam Style dance craze rocked the entire universe. JR now unveils the Top 20 Music Videos of 2012.
Summary of the List:
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Intro | Honorable Mentions | Records | Data Sources | Photo Credits
JR's Music Videos of the Year (2012 Edition)
| Rank |
Music Videos of the Year
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Music Artist | Month of Release |
| 1 | PSY | July 2012 | |
| 2 | will.i.am ft. Britney Spears | November 2012 | |
| 3 | Nicki Minaj | February 2012 | |
| 4 | Justin Bieber | July 2012 | |
| 5 | Usher | April 2012 | |
| 6 | Taylor Swift | August 2012 | |
| 7 | Rihanna | May 2012 | |
| 8 | P!nk | July 2012 | |
| 9 | Nicki Minaj | June 2012 | |
| 10 | Flo Rida | December 2011 | |
| 11 | Maroon 5 | April 2012 | |
| 12 | David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj | December 2011 | |
| 13 | Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull | April 2012 | |
| 14 | The Wanted | April 2012 | |
| 15 | Jessie J | December 2011 | |
| 16 | Fun ft. Janelle Monae | December 2011 | |
| 17 | Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj | November 2012 | |
| 18 | Far East Movement | February 2012 | |
| 19 | Katy Perry | February 2012 | |
| 20 | One Direction | September 2012 |
Get back to previous JR Late Night Blogs' Movies of the Year lists:
***Note: All data sources are placed under the External Links of each music video.
#1
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GANGNAM STYLE
(PSY) |
Current YouTube Views:
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1,087,009,427
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US Billboard Charts Peak:
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#2
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Official Release Date:
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15 July 2012
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Genre:
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K-pop
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Song Length:
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3 minutes 39 seconds
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Video Length:
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4 minutes 13 seconds
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Music Label:
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YG, Universal Republic, School Boy
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Song Writers:
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Park Jae-Sang (PSY), Yoo Gun Hyung
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Song Producers:
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Park Jae-Sang (PSY), Yoo Gun Hyung
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YouTube Channel:
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Music Video Source:
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