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Entertainment Weekly has named the the best and worst music releases of 2012, and both Kanye West and Solange have landed spots on the lists. Unfortunately, everybody wasn’t so lucky.

Solange’s “Losing You” and G.O.O.D. Music’s “Mercy” are listed among the Best Singles of 2012. On the other hand, Mariah Carey’s “Triumphant (Get ‘Em)” was ranked among the worst singles of the year, thus closing the case on her comeback. Better luck in 2013, we guess.

See more of Entertainment Weekly’s rankings below:

Best Singles of 2012
1. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
2. Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
3. Japandroids, “The House That Heaven Built”
4. fun., “Some Nights”
5. Taylor Swift, 
”I Knew You Were Trouble”
6. Solange, “Losing You”
7. Meek Mill 
feat. Drake, “Amen”
8. Alex Clare, “Too Close”
9. ScHoolboy Q feat. A$AP Rocky, “Hands on the Wheel”
10. The Lumineers, “Ho Hey”
11. 
Icona Pop, “I Love It”
12. Kanye West feat. G.O.O.D. Music, “Mercy”
13. 
Cat Power, “Cherokee”
14. Usher, “Climax”
15. The Black Keys feat. RZA, “Baddest Man Alive”
16. Sky Ferreira, “Everything Is Embarrassing”
17. 
Ke$ha, “Die Young”
18. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Thrift Shop”
19. Chief Keef, “I Don’t Like”
20. 
Grizzly Bear, “Yet Again”

Worst Singles of 2012
1. Muse, “Survival”
2. Mariah Carey, “Triumphant 
 (Get ‘Em)”
3. Train, “Drive By”
4. Fat Joe, “Instagram
 That Hoe”
5. Chris Brown, “Don’t Judge Me”

Best Albums of 2012
1. Frank Ocean – channel ORANGE
2. Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser…
3. Japandroids, Celebration Rock
4. Miguel, Kaleidoscope Dream
5. Lord Huron, Lonesome Dreams
6. Killer Mike, R.A.P. Music
7. Django Django, Django Django
8. Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d. city
9. Chiddy Bang, Breakfast

Worst Albums of 2012
1. Christina Aguilera – Lotus
2. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – The Re-Up
3. Marilyn Manson – Born Villain
4. Hank Williams Jr. – Old School New Rules
5. Kreayshawn – Somethin’ Bout Kreay

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- Trent