Ross’ Top 150: January 2012

1. RADIOHEAD   (Last #1, Peak #1)
2. BECK  (Last #2, Peak #2)
3. ARCADE FIRE   (Last #3, Peak #2)
4. THE SMASHING PUMPKINS   (Last #4, Peak #4)
5. BUILT TO SPILL   (Last #5, Peak #5)
6. SPOON   (Last #6, Peak #5)
7. THE NATIONAL   (Last #7, Peak #7)
8. THE BLACK KEYS   (Last #9, Peak #8)
9. CAKE   (Last #8, Peak #9)
10. BEIRUT   (Last #10, Peak #10)
11. R.E.M.   (Last #12, Peak #11)
12. DELTA SPIRIT   (Last #11, Peak #8)
13. THE DECEMBERISTS   (Last #13, Peak #13)
14. GORILLAZ   (Last #14, Peak #9)
15. WILCO   (Last #16, Peak #16)
16. WOLF PARADE   (Last #15, Peak #10)
17. METRIC   (Last #17, Peak #9)
18. THE WALKMEN   (Last #18, Peak #14)
19. TV ON THE RADIO   (Last #21, Peak #19)
20. PHANTOGRAM   (Last #19, Peak #19)
21. LAURA VEIRS   (Last #20, Peak #19)
22. BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE   (Last #22, Peak #16)
23. YEAH YEAH YEAHS   (Last #23, Peak #12)
24. ST. VINCENT   (Last #24, Peak #24)
25. BAND OF HORSES   (Last #25, Peak #15)
26. WHITE RABBITS   (Last #26, Peak #14)
27. ANDREW BIRD   (Last #27, Peak #11)
28. THE ROOTS   (Last #28, Peak #28)
29. PLANTS AND ANIMALS   (Last #29, Peak #22)
30. BROKEN BELLS   (Last #30, Peak #21)
31. DEVOTCHKA   (Last #31, Peak #29)
32. THE DODOS   (Last #32, Peak #32)
33. THE THERMALS   (Last #34, Peak #29)
34. THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART   (Last #33, Peak #33)
35. BOWERBIRDS   (Last #35, Peak #28)
36. THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH   (Last #36, Peak #32)
37. THE BEATLES   (Last #40, Peak #37)
38. INTERPOL   (Last #37, Peak #36)
39. JAMIE LIDELL   (Last #38, Peak #32)
40. MIDLAKE   (Last #39, Peak #27)
41. OTHER LIVES   (Last #44, Peak #41)
42. STARS   (Last #41, Peak #30)
43. SUFJAN STEVENS   (Last #42, Peak #34)
44. PHOENIX   (Last #45, Peak #34)
45. BEACH HOUSE   (Last #43, Peak #36)
46. THE STROKES (Last #48, Peak #46)
47. LCD SOUNDSYSTEM   (Last #50 Peak #40)
48. RATATAT   (Last #47, Peak #38)
49. SURFER BLOOD   (Last #46, Peak #40)
50. THE FLAMING LIPS   (Last #49, Peak #31)
51. WYE OAK  (Last #53, Peak #51)
52. TALKING HEADS   (Last #52, Peak #36)
53. HOT CHIP   (Last #51, Peak #34)
54. BLUR   (Last #54, Peak #45)
55. THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE  (Last #55, Peak #55)
56. THE ROLLING STONES   (Last #56, Peak #47)
57. LAURA MARLING   (Last #57, Peak #54)
58. PIXIES   (Last #58, Peak #51)
59. DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE   (Last #59, Peak #56)
60. PORTISHEAD   (Last #60, Peak #55)
61. THE ANTLERS  (Last #61, Peak #61)
62. THE LOVE LANGUAGE   (Last #62, Peak #56)
63. TOKYO POLICE CLUB   (Last #63, Peak #54)
64. SUPERCHUNK   (Last #64, Peak #56)
65. WHISKEYTOWN   (Last #65, Peak #49)
66. ROYAL BANGS   (Last #69, Peak #56)
67. SOUL COUGHING   (Last #67, Peak #64)
68. GIRLS  (Last #75, Peak #68)
69. FRANZ FERDINAND   (Last #66, Peak #39)
70. !!!   (Last #68, Peak #57)
71. LYKKE LI  (Last #70, Peak #70)
72. TIMBER TIMBRE  (Last #81, Peak #72)
73. SHOUT OUT LOUDS   (Last #76, Peak #67)
74. BLIND PILOT   (Last #84, Peak #74)
75. ELVIS COSTELLO   (Last #73, Peak #52)
76. THE XX   (Last #79, Peak #44)
77. SECRET MACHINES   (Last #72, Peak #47)
78. FANFARLO   (Last #71, Peak #45)
79. THE RADIO DEPT.   (Last #77, Peak #71)
80. GRAND OLE PARTY   (Last #78, Peak #71)
81. BEN FOLDS   (Last #74, Peak #61)
82. CHARLES BRADLEY  (Last #83, Peak #82)
83. SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS   (Last #88, Peak #83)
84. SIGUR ROS   (Last #86, Peak #65)
85. ISLANDS   (Last #85, Peak #58)
86. EELS   (Last #82, Peak #63)
87. EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROS   (Last #80, Peak #48)
88. BLITZEN TRAPPER   (Last #87, Peak #54)
89. TWIN SHADOW  (Last #90, Peak #86)
90. LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION   (Last #91, Peak #49)
91. RILO KILEY   (Last #89, Peak #73)
92. SADE   (Last #92, Peak #77)
93. DAVID BOWIE   (Last #94, Peak #84)
94. COLD WAR KIDS   (Last #95, Peak #80)
95. FRIGHTENED RABBIT   (Last #93, Peak #52)
96. HEY MARSEILLES   (Last #96, Peak #74)
97. HOLY FUCK (Last #99, Peak #89)
98. REAL ESTATE  (Last #98, Peak #98)
99. OUTKAST   (Last #97, Peak #88)
100. TWIN SISTER  (Last #103, Peak #100)
101. AIR   (Last #105, Peak #93)
102. THE MIDDLE EAST   (Last #100, Peak #96)
103. CALEXICO   (Last #102, Peak #84)
104. RYAN ADAMS   (Last #101, Peak #101)
105. BASIA BULAT   (Last #108, Peak #70)
106. THE MOUNTAIN GOATS  (Last #107, Peak #104)
107. MY MORNING JACKET   (Last #104, Peak #99)
108. THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS   (Last #117, Peak #101)
109. PINBACK   (Last #106, Peak #71)
110. FLOATING ACTION   (Last #110, Peak #101)
111. KINGS GO FORTH   (Last #109, Peak #81)
112. MASSIVE ATTACK   (Last #112, Peak #79)
113. TUNE-YARDS  (Last #111, Peak #111)
114. NEKO CASE   (Last #113, Peak #97)
115. THE SHINS   (Last #122, Peak #104)
116. THE ROSEBUDS  (Last #118, Peak #116)
117. BON IVER  (Last #116, Peak #116)
118. LISSIE   (Last #115, Peak #78)
119. YELLOWBIRDS  (Last #125, Peak #119)
120. THE BLACK ANGELS   (Last #114, Peak #95)
121. FLEET FOXES  (Last #121, Peak #121)
122. ELLIOTT SMITH   (Last #119, Peak #107)
123. MINUS THE BEAR   (Last #120, Peak #72)
124. OKKERVIL RIVER   (Last #126, Peak #121)
125. GENERATIONALS  (Last #124, Peak #119)
126. YUCK  (Last #129, Peak #126)
127. DR. DOG   (Last #123, Peak #85)
128. TEEN DAZE  (Last #128, Peak #126)
129. THAO   (Last #130, Peak #97)
130. SANTIGOLD   (Last #127, Peak #81)
131. DUM DUM GIRLS  (Last #133, Peak #131)
132. BEACH FOSSILS  (Last #132, Peak #132)
133. LOWER DENS  (Last #138, Peak #131)
134. FEIST  (Last #141, Peak #134)
135. CULTS  (Last #131, Peak #131)
136. PHOSPHORESCENT   (Last #134, Peak #105)
137. THE HOOD INTERNET  (Last #135, Peak #105)
138. HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF   (Last #136, Peak #111)
139. GUIDED BY VOICES   (Last n/a, Peak #88)
140. SEABEAR   (Last #137, Peak #108)
141. PETER WOLF CRIER  (Last #142, Peak #141)
142. THE WEEKND  (Last n/a, Peak #142)
143. KANYE WEST  (Last #140, Peak #140)
144. BOB DYLAN  (Last n/a, Peak #144)
145. FUTURE ISLANDS  (Last #146, Peak #145)
146. ELEFANT   (Last #143, Peak #100)
147. THE MORNING BENDERS  (Last #139, Peak #95)
148. RA RA RIOT   (Last #145, Peak #100)
149. THE WAR ON DRUGS  (Last #147, Peak #147)
150. FIELDS   (Last #144, Peak #105)

Dropped Out: Modest Mouse (#148), Neutral Milk Hotel (#149) and Deerhunter (#150).