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s the new year draws closer, we’ve decided to take a look the music that’s gotten us to where we are today. So in an effort to broaden our musical horizons and our understanding of contemporary artists, we’re counting down 2012 by counting up from 1952, taking a look at a handful of songs from a different year every day until January 1st. Here’s the ongoing list of years that we’ve covered:

1952 – 1953 – 1954 – 1955 – 1956 – 1957 – 1958 – 1959

1960 – 1961 – 1962 – 1963 – 1964 – 1965 – 1966 – 1967 – 1968 – 1969

1970 – 1971 – 1972 – 1973 – 1974 – 1975 – 1976 – 1977 – 1978 – 1979

1980 – 1981 – 1982 – 1983 – 1984 – 1985 – 1986 – 1987 – 1988 – 1989

1990 – 1991 – 1992 – 1993 – 1994 – 1995 – 1996 – 1997 – 1998 – 1999

2000 – 2001 – 2002 – 2003 – 2004 – 2005 – 2006 – 2007 – 2008 – 2009

2010 – 2011 – 2012

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[feature] New Year’s Count-Up: 2012 in five songs

By Dan Busheikin

at 4:49 PM on Jan 04, 2013

WE DID IT! Here's the sixty-first and final installment of our count-up from 1952 to 2012.

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[feature] New Year’s Count-Up: 2011 in five songs

By chris hampton

at 12:46 PM on Jan 04, 2013

Jay-Z and Kanye's long-awaited collaborative album is realized.

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[feature] New Year’s Count-Up: 2010 in five songs

By chris hampton

at 5:11 PM on Jan 03, 2013

Punk, dance, and that effing Cee-Lo song.

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[feature] New Year’s Count-Up: 2009 in five songs

By Dan Busheikin

at 6:43 PM on Jan 02, 2013

Rap has a strange year, and a few indie groups peak.

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[feature] New Year’s Count-Up: 2008 in five songs

By chris hampton

at 1:23 PM on Dec 30, 2012

Beyoncé drops the dance video of the decade while Fucked Up reintroduce hardcore to the indie kids.

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[feature] New Year’s Count-Up: 2007 in five songs

By chris hampton

at 10:56 PM on Dec 29, 2012

Justice's blistering debut, Feist's mainstream breakthrough, and M.I.A.'s trigger-happy battle cry.

New Year’s Count-Up: 2006 in five songs

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[feature] New Year’s Count-Up: 2006 in five songs

By chris hampton

at 6:00 PM on Dec 28, 2012

Genres are bleeding in to one another more than ever.

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[feature] New Year’s Count-Up: 2005 in five songs

By Dan Busheikin

at 9:48 PM on Dec 27, 2012

Finally, I get to use the words "existential hootenanny."

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[feature] New Year’s Count-Up: 2004 in five songs

By chris hampton

at 5:23 PM on Dec 26, 2012

Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, Britney Spears, Kanye West, and Joanna Newsom.

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