Since 2009 I started a Top list for the year and shared it with friends…This year it’ll be the first time when my list will go public..

Here is my Top 2012 List:

Music:

Top Artist: Adele

Top Female Artist: Rihanna

Top Male Artist: Justin Bieber

Top Band: Maroon 5

Top Album: Red by Taylor Swift

Top Song: We Are Young by Fun

Top New Comer: One Direction

Top R&B Artist: Chris Brown

Top Hip Hop Artist: Drake

Top Country Artist: Phillip Phillips

Top Rock Artist/Band: Coldplay

Top Pop Artist: Adele

Top Music Video: Tie between Try by P!nk and Ride by Lana Del Rey

Cinema:

Top Film: Les Miserable

Top Comedy Film: 21 Jump Street

Top Action Film: The Dark Knight Rises

Top Actor: Hugh Jackman for Les Miserable

Top Actress: Anne Hathaway for Les Miserable

Top Director: Chris Nolan for The Dark Knight Rises

Top Make-up: Lincoln

Top Music Score: Les Miserable

Top Original Song: Skyfall by Adele for the movie Skyfall

Media and Television:

Top Journalist: Anderson Cooper

Top TV Talk Show: Dr. Oz

Top TV Talk Show Host: Jon Stewart

Top TV Drama Series: Breaking Bad

Top TV Comedy Series: Modern Family

Social and Life:

Top Man of the Year: Barack Obama

Top Woman of the Year: Angela Merkel

Top Event of the Year: Super Storm Sandy

Top Shocking Event of the Year: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting

THE MIDDLE EAST

Music:

Top Artist: Elissa

Top Female Artist: Elissa

Top Male Artist: Joseph Attieh

Top Band: Mashrou’ Leila from Lebanon and UTN1 from Iraq

Top Album: As3ad Wahda by Elissa

Top Song: Fe Oyounak by Elissa

Top Music Video: Gebran by Ramy Ayach

Cinema:

Top Film: After the Battle Starring Menna Shalabi

Top Comedy Film: X-Large Starring Ahmad Helmy

Top Action Film: Al Maslaha

Top Actor: Amr Waked for Winter of Discontent

Top Actress: Hind Sabry for Asmaa

Top Director: Yousri Nasrallah for After the Battle

Media and Television:

Top Journalist: Ahmed Shihab El Din, Huffington Post

Top TV Talk Show: El Bernameg

Top TV Male host: Bassem Youssef for El Bernameg

Top TV Female host: Mona El Shazli for Gomla Mofida

Top TV Series of the Year: Ruby Starring Cyrine Abdel Nour

Top TV Ramadan Drama Series: Napoleon and Al Mahrousa

Top TV Comedy Series: WiFi

Top Actor: Yehia Al Fakhrani

Top Actress: Cyrine Abdel Nour

Social and Life:

Top Man of the Year: Mohammad Morsi

Top Woman of the Year: Tawakkul Karman

Top Event of the Year: Egyptian Presidential Elections

Top Shocking Event of the Year: Israeli Attack on Gaza

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

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