Top 20 songs of 2012: Billboard's critics picks:

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Posted: 12/22/2012

From "Call Me Maybe" to "Somebody That I Used to Know", you've heard the hits all year, but now it's time to pick out the best of 2012.

Billboard.com has released its critics list of the top 20 songs of the year. Some of them you may have heard countless times on the radio, but some may surprise you.

Find out what they are below.

Click here to view the initial list on Billboard.com.

20. "Feel So Close" by Calvin Harris

19. "Bad Girls" by M.I.A.

18."Elephant" by Tame Impala

17.  "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)" by Ne-Yo

16. "You're the One" by Charli XCX
 

15. "Wrecking Ball" by Bruce Springsteen
 


14. "Bye Baby" by Nas


13. "Angel Eyes" by Love and Theft


12.

12. "Wildest Moments" by Jessie Ware

11. "The House That Heaven Built" by the Japandroids


10. "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction


9. "Everything is Embarrasing" by Sky Ferreira


8. "Thinkin About You" By Frank Ocean

7. "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye feat. Kimbra

6. "Begin Again" by Taylor Swift


 
5. "Adorn" by Miguel




4. "Some Nights" by fun.




3. "Mercy" G.O.O.D. Music

2. "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen

1."Climax" by Usher
 

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