Top 5 EP's of 2012

1. Brent Cobb EP

2. Elizabeth Cook - Gospel Plow

3. The Mavericks - Suited Up and Ready

4. Dustin Bentall and the Smokes - Orion

5. Kelsey Waldon - Fixin' it Up

Top 10 Played Most Songs 2012

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1. Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires - Ain't No Stranger

2. Chris Knight - Little Victories

3. Shooter Jennings - The Long Road Ahead

4. Killer Mike - Big Beast (explicit + R-rated zombie stripper laden video)

5. Marty Stuart - Sundown in Nashville

6. The Pollies - Joe

7. EL-P - The Full Retard (explicit)

8. The Dirty Guv'nahs - 3000 Miles

9. The Gaslight Anthem - Here Comes My Man

10. Lucero - On My Way Downtown

(1 song per artist)

*Based on iTunes plays count, not favorite songs

(Way Too Early) Best Albums of 2012 So Far

1. Darrell Scott - Long Ride Home

2. Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur

3. Shooter Jennings - Family Man (3/13/12 release: cool pre-order packages at this link)

4. Van Halen - A Different Kind of Truth

5. Kellie Pickler - 100 Proof

6. Craig Finn - Clear Heart Full Eyes

7. Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World

8. Punch Brothers - Who's Feeling Young Now?

9. Lincoln Durham - The Shovel vs. The Howling Bones

10. Heartless Bastards - Arrow