JOHN BOMMARITO'S Best of 2012

JOHN BOMMARITO'S Best of 2012

The annual list, compiled in the usual way - mathematically.  Each album gets a possible score of 10X the number of songs on the release (i.e. 12 songs, possible 120 points).  Then each song is rated on a 1-10 scale and math places them from top to bottom on the list.  As usual, a few side categories this year such as Covers Album (including ones that may have included a few originals, but the covers were dominant) best of collection (since usually all the songs have been released before in one form or another), Christmas (again, usually full of covers), Various Artists (contains previously released songs, but perhaps in a different version and not necessarily one artist throughout the disc), EP (7 songs or less) and live release.    If you have a list, feel free to send it to me.

(if a specific version is mentioned in parentheses, you can assume it has additional tracks over the standard release)

            BEST CD EP’S (7 SONGS OR LESS)

1- MATT NATHANSON -LEFT & RIGHT VOL 2

2-INGRID MICHAELSON -LIVE FROM LAUREL CANYON

3-AMOS LEE -AS THE CROW FLIES

4-MILOW-BORN IN THE EIGHTEES

5-OLIVIA MILLERSCHIN -PLANTED

5-IMAGINE DRAGONS-CONTINUTED SILENCE EP

5-MARC SCIBILIA-EP

5-PETER- MULVEY CHASER

BEST COVERS ALBUMS

1-SEAL-SOUL 2

2-DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORS-THROUGH THE NIGHT: LIVE AT THE STUDIO

3-DUNCAN SHEIK -COVERS 80S REMIXED

4-THE PIANO GUYS-THE PIANO GUYS (BARNES & NOBLE EDITION)

5- PETER MULVEY -THE GOOD STUFF

5-PAUL MCCARTNEY -KISSES ON THE BOTTOM (TARGET DELUXE EDITION)

BEST LIVE ALBUMS

1-U2-U22

2- NEWTON FAULKNER -LIVE 10/3/2013 GLASGOW

3-LOREENA MCKENNITT-TROUBADOURS ON THE RHINE

4-COLDPLAY-LIVE 2012

5-CHANTAL KREVIAZUK -IN THIS LIFE

5-SADE-BRING ME HOME

BEST CHRISTMAS CD

1-DEVOE, JENNIE-POST CARDS FROM THE ROAD

2-MARX, RICHARD-CHRISTMAS SPIRIT (TARGET EDITION)

3-CAILLAT, COLBIE-CHRISTMAS IN THE SAND (TARGET DELUXE EDITION)

4-VARIOUS-A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS-25 YEARS (BEST BUY EDITION)

5-PAUL, ELLIS-CITY OF SILVER DREAMS

TOP CDS OF 2011

1-BRANDI CARLILE -BEAR CREEK

2-MUMFORD & SONS-BABEL (DELUXE EDITION)

3-FUN.-SOME NIGHTS

4-NEWTON FAULKNER -WRITE IT ON YOUR SKIN (DELUXE EDITION)

5- DREW NELSON -TILT A WHIRL

6-INGRID MICHAELSON -HUMAN AGAIN (BARNES & NOBLE EDITION)

7- JON MCLAUGHLIN -PROMISING PROMISES (BEST BUY EDITION)

8-BRENDAN JAMES -HOPE IN TRANSITION

9- JOHN MAYER -BORN AND RAISED

10-SCARS ON 45-SCARS ON 45 (AMAZON EXCLUSIVE VERSION)

11-TYRONE WELLS-WHERE WE MEET

12- THE FRAY -SCARS & STORIES (TARGET VERSION)

12-KEANE-STRANGELAND (DELUXE EDITION)

14-JUKEBOX THE GHOST-SAFE TRAVELS

15-AVETT BROTHERS-THE CARPENTER (TARGET EDITION)

16-TRISTAN PRETTYMAN -CEDAR & GOLD

17-LINDSAY LOU & THE FLATBELLYS-RELEASE YOUR SHROUDS

17- ED SHEERAN -PLUS -

19- EMILE SANDE-OUR VERSION OF EVENTS

20- JOE PUG -THE GREAT DESPISER

21-COUNTING CROWS-UNDERWATER SUNSHINE (OR WHAT WE DID ON OUR SUMMER VACATION)

21-ALAN DOYLE -BOY ON BRIDGE

21-GRAFFITI6-COLOURS

21- ARI HEST -THE FIRE PLAYS

21-JD MCPHERSON -SIGNS & SIGNIFIERS

21- JASON MRAZ -LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD

21- JOSH RITTER -BRIGHT'S PASSAGE/FIVE ANGELS

21-MINDY SMITH -MINDY SMITH

21- BEN TAYLOR -LISTENING

30-SOUNDTRACK-ONCE-ORIGINAL BROADWAY RECORDING

30-PROCLAIMERS-LIKE COMEDY (SCOTLAND ONLY EDITION)

32-CAROLE KING -THE LEGENDARY DEMOS

32- ZZ WARD -TIL THE CASKET DROPS

34-JILL JACK -SUNFLOWER GIRL

34-GREG LASWELL - LANDLINE

36- SERENA RYDER -HARMONY

37-MATCHBOX 20-NORTH (TARGET EDITION)

38-BARENAKED LADIES-STOP US IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE!

38- GREG LASWELL -LANDLINE (I TUNES EDITION)

38-THIRD DAY-MIRACLE-

41-JOSHUA JAMES -FROM THE TOP OF WILLAMETTE MOUNTAIN

41-LOW ANTHEM-WHAT THE CROW BRINGS

43- ADAM COHEN -LIKE A MAN

43- ROSIE THOMAS -WITH LOVE

43- DAR WILLIAMS -IN THE TIME OF GODS

46-A SILENT FILM-SAND AND SNOW

47-HOOBASTANK-FIGHT OR FLIGHT (BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE EDITION)

47- PHILLIP PHILLIPS -THE WORLD FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOON (TARGET EDITION)

49-DELTA RAE-CARRY THE FIRE

50-TRAIN-CALIFORNIA 37

50-WALK THE MOON-WALK THE MOON

50-CHIEFTANS-VOICE OF AGES

53-SOUL ASYLUM-DELAYED REACTION (BEST BUY EDITION)

54-GRETCHEN PETERS -HELLO CRUEL WORLD

54- JETTY RAE -DROWNING IN GRAIN

56-IMAGINE DRAGONS-NIGHT VISIONS (BEST BUY EXCLUSIVE EDITION)

57-RAYLAND BAXTER -FEATHERS AND FISH HOOKS

57-DALA-BEST DAY

57-GREEN DAY-UNO!-

57-ALANIS MORISSETTE -HAVOC & BRIGHT LIGHTS (TARGET EXCLUSIVE EDITION)

57-RODRIGO Y GABRIELA FEAT C.U.B.A.-AREA 52-

62-KILLERS-BATTLE BORN (TARGET EDITION)

63-ANTJE DUVEKOT -NEW SIBERIA

63-GLEN HANSARD -RHYTHM AND REPOSE

63-MICHAEL KIWANUKA -HOME AGAIN

63- DAVE MCGRAW & MANDY FER-SEED OF A PINE

63-WALLFLOWERS-GLAD ALL OVER

68-CLARENSAU-UNTIL OUR LUNGS GIVE

68-OLLLAM-THE OLLLAM

70-JIMMY LAFAVE -DEPENDING ON THE DISTANCE

71-SARA BAREILLES -ONCE UPON ANOTHER TIME

71-BEN FOLDS FIVE-THE SOUND OF THE LIFE OF THE MIND

71- ERIC HUTCHINSON -MOVING UP LIVING DOWN

71-JOE JACKSON -THE DUKE

71-MATTHEW PERRYMAN JONES -LAND OF THE LIVING

71- LYNN MILES -BLACK FLOWERS VOL. 3

71-SINEAD O'CONNOR -HOW ABOUT I BE ME (AND YOU BE YOU)?

71- LUCIO RUBINO -LUCIO RUBINO

71-CURTIS STIGERS -LET'S GO OUT TONIGHT

80-CALLAGHAN-LIFE IN FULL COLOUR

80-HEATHER NOVA -300 DAYS AT SEA

80- JOSHUA RADIN UNDERWATER

83-JERRY DOUGLAS -TRAVELER

83-LUMINEERS-THE LUMINEERS

85-JIMMY FALLON -BLOW YOUR PANTS OFF

86-CARSIE BLANTON -IDIOT HEART

86- LYLE LOVETT RELEASE ME

86-VAN MORRISON -BORN TO SING: NO PLAN B

86-RAGBIRDS-TRAVELIN' MACHINE

86-JOSH RITTER -BRINGING IN THE DARLINGS

86-STEEL WHEELS-LAY DOWN LAY LOW

86- GRACE WEBER -HOPE & HEART BONUS TRACKS

93-GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS-THE LION THE BEAST THE BEAT (BEST BUY SUPER DELUXE EDITION)

94- TRACE BUNDY -ELEPHANT KING

94- ROSE COUSINS -WE HAVE MADE A SPARK

94-BRIAN JARVIS -BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN

94-LUCY KAPLANSKY -REUNION-

94- DAVE MATTHEWS BAND-AWAY FROM THE WORLD

94-MEIKO-THE BRIGHT SIDE

94-TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB-BEACON-