What a year, what a year, what a year! Lots of new bands this year that broke huge and some great records from X96 bands you already know. We will count down X96's biggest records of 2012 from 10a to 1am on New Year's Eve and 9am to midnight on New Year's Day so you will have lots of opportunity to catch them.

Here is the list:

1. Imagine Dragons “It’s Time” 2. Of Monsters And Men “Little Talks” 3. Neon Trees “Everybody Talks” 4. Gotye “Somebody That I Used To Know” 5. Fun. “We Are Young” 6. Grouplove “Tongue Tied” 7. The Black Keys “Gold On The Ceiling” 8. Fun. “Some Nights” 9. Awolnation “Kill Your Heroes 10. Muse “Madness” 11. Alex Clare “Too Close” 12. Lumineers “Ho Hey” 13. Mumford & Sons “I Will Wait” 14. The Black Keys “Little Black Submarines” 15. The Offspring “Days Go By” 16. Atlas Genius “Trojans” 17. The Killers “Runaways” 18. Awolnation “Not Your Fault” 19. Florence + The Machine “Shake It Out” 20. Silversun Pickups “Bloody Mary” 21. Grouplove “Itchin’ On A Photograph” 22. Linkin Park “Burn It Down” 23. Passion Pit “Take A Walk” 24. Soundgarden “Been Away Too Long” 25. Green Day “Oh Love” 26. The Used “I Come Alive” 27. Metric “Youth Without Youth” 28. Florence + The Machine “No Light, No Light” 29. Walk The Moon “Anna Sun” 30. Eve 6 “Victoria” 31. Neon Trees “Lessons In Love” 32. Of Monsters And Men “Mountain Sound” 33. Youngblood Hawke “We Come Running” 34. Imagine Dragons “Radioactive” 35. The Shins “Simple Song” 36. M83 “Midnight City” 37. Garbage “Blood For Poppies” 38. The Wombats “Jump Into The Fog” 39. Dirty Heads “Spread Too Thin” 40. Animal Kingdom “Strange Attractor” 41. Linkin Park “Lost In The Echo” 42. Dead Sara “Weatherman” 43. Fun. “Carry On” 44. Keane “Silenced By The Night” 45. Anberlin “Someone Anyone” 46. Two Door Cinema Club “Sleep Alone” 47. Three Days Grace “Chalk Outline” 48. Gotye “Easy Way Out” 49. Morning Parade “Headlights” 50. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis “Thrift Shop”  

FIN! and looking forward to 2013...

Codi Jordan is raising money for his new album so lets help the guy out. Donate a little bit of money and support our music scene and Codi Jordan Band. Here is the link: http://www.indiegogo.com/Codisnextrecord. I think he needs around $3,000 more to finish the album so anything you can throw in will help. Listen to the interview featuring the song "The Little Red Dress." If you dig it throw a couple bucks in the bucket. Thanks. - Corey

Here is a video of Codi explaining more how this works:

Here is a link to listen to the new album from The Temper Trap, "The Temper Trap."  It will offically be released on June 5th.  Enjoy! (Click the album to launch the player)

The "Huff-Post" has done nothing but flood my Twitter feed with top ten lists and then re-posts them all day giving me a sense of constant deja vu.  Here is my top ten lists of their top ten lists*.

10.  The Top Ten New Wheat Thin Flavors of 2011 (including: Honey & Sweet Taters and Car Battery).

9.  The Top Ten Ways to Breath Through Your Two Nostrils.

8.  The Top Ten News Stories on How to Cure Monkey-Butt After a Large Meal With People You Distrust.

7. Cottage Cheese and You: The Top Ten Ways To Not Seem Eager Under $0.99.

6. The Top Ten Ways Skrillex Made It Drop in 2011.

5. The Top Ten Ways You Complained About X96 Playing Adele in 2011.

4. The Top Ten Bands No One Ever Heard of on The Warped Tour 2011 Whose Names Were Under 17 Words.

3. The Top Ten Pho Places in Salt Lake City Open on Sundays.

2. X'ed Out: Ten Ways X96 Was Unable to Xploit The Letter "X" or Words Starting With "X" in 2011.

1. Occupy Where Ever: Ten People Who Didn't Care and Went to See Cake on December 13th at Saltair for the X96 Nightmare Before Xmas Show.

*May not be actual lists.

First, thanks to everyone who submitted and though all are worthy there can only be so many.  Here are the 12 bands selected by the judges.  You can hear all 12 songs from the bands and start voting at midnight on X96.com and Facebook so get ready to start spamming your friends and family for support.  The top five bands will compete on October 1st  at Graywhale for the opening spot of the 2011 X96 Big Ass Show at the Gallivan Center.

Riverhead "A Right Time For Everything"

The Suicycles "Speaking in Tongues"

The Last Look "Sengsucht"

Long Distance Operator "Heavy Hands"

Numbskull Trio "She's a Bitch"

Veggie Stew "#1 Fan"

Jupiter "My Addiction"

Iron Birds "Heartless Eyes"

Golden Sun "Leucadia"

Double or Nothing "This Bottle"

Dirty Blonde "Take It All Away"

DDJ "Light It Up"

Thanks again for all of your submissions,

Corey