Now that 2012 officially in the books, let’s look back and examine who the breakout new artists were for the year, those formerly-unknown domestic acts that leapt onto the stage and into…
Sum 41 “Landmines”
– #1 Alternative (7 weeks)
Metric “All Comes Crashing”
– #1 Alternative (6 weeks)
Sum 41 “Landmines”
– #1 Active Rock (2 weeks)
The Glorious Sons “Mercy Mercy”
– #2 Active Rock
Milky Chance “Living in a Haze”
– #2 Alternative
Hardy “JACK”
– #2 Active Rock
Cold War Kids “Run Away With Me”
– #3 Alternative
Metric “Just The Once”
– #3 Alternative
The Revivalists “Kid”
– #3 Alternative
The Glorious Sons “Mercy Mercy”
– #4 Alternative
Metric “False Dichotomy”
– #5 Alternative
Mammoth WVH “Another Celebration…”
– #7 Active Rock
The Hives “Bogus Operandi”
– #11 Alternative
Jelly Roll “Need A Favor”
– #11 Active Rock
Milky Chance “Synchronize”
– #11 Alternative
Saint Asonia “Devastate”
– #13 Active Rock
Godsmack “Soul On Fire”
– #14 Active Rock
Jelly Roll “Need A Favor”
– #15 Hot AC
Said The Whale “Never Grow Up”
– #16 Alternative
Pop Evil “Skeletons”
– #19 Active Rock
Robyn Ottolini “Match For My Memory”
– #22 Country