Our Most Popular Stories of 2012


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Louis Armstrong
5. Top 20 Musicians of All Time, in Any Genre
This listicle is deadly serious almost all the way through.

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Beyonce
4. Top 20 Sexiest Female Musicians
Our web editor's brain exploded when this one took off.

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Mark "Cobrasnake" Hunter
3. Top Ten Awkward Coachella Dance Move GIFs
Some of these were actually really good.

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Spin Doctors
2. Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time
The Spin Doctors fans really came out of the woodwork for this one.

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Beach House
1. The 20 Worst Hipster Bands
This is it, the most widely-read post we've ever written, the one that came to define everything else we did this year, for better or worse. Everyone seemed to have strong feelings about it. A silent majority lolled, but the fragile sensibilities of many were offended by the use of the word 'hipster' or the inclusion of their favorite bands. Sadly, most missed the point. Above all, this was a call for the 99 percent of the music writers to stop scribbling about acts that only 1% of the population listens to. Happy new year!

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@LAWeekly I'd like to see you do a story on the El Paso, TX band, The Royalty and their amazing album, Lovers in 2013!

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