Pulling Rank is a weekly column in which Kelly Stitzel ranks a variety of pop culture-related things with little to no commentary, but sometimes with audio or visual accompaniment. There’s no scientific method to the rankings; these are just Kelly’s opinions. You’ll probably disagree with her — just don’t be a dick about it.
We’re at about the half-way mark in 2012, so it’s time for me to let you know which songs I’ve been really digging this year. (NOTE: Some of these are NSFW, so you should probably listen with headphones.)
1. Chiddy Bang – “Mind Your Manners” (from Breakfast
2. Santigold – “Disparate Youth” (from Master of My Make-Believe
3. Jackie Chain f. Freddie Gibbs and Maggie Horn – “Night Is Young” (from After Hours Mixtape)
4. Rye Rye – “Boom Boom” (from Go! Pop! Bang!
5. Kindness – “That’s Alright” (from World You Need a Change of Mind
6. Sleigh Bells – “Comeback Kid” (from Reign of Terror
7. Estelle f. Janelle Monáe – “Do My Thing” (from All of Me
8. Baby Teeth – “White Tonight” (from White Tonight
9. Rufus Wainwright – “Out of the Game” (from Out of the Game
10. Norah Jones – “Say Goodbye” (from Little Broken Hearts
11. Michael Kiwanuka – “Bones” (from Home Again
12. Bobby Conn – “Govt” (from Macaroni
13. Grimes – “Genesis” (from Visions
14. M.I.A. – “Bad Girls” (from Bad Girls
15. Azealia Banks – “Liquorice” (from 1991
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