Fernando.
Member

Due to the overwhelming success last year and high volume of posts, this thread is back for another Mid-Year season!

The middle of the year is upon us, and here is where you can post your Personal Best Mid-Year Music Videos from the first half of 2012.
The eligibility period is for music videos that you have viewed from 1st November 2011 to 30th June, 2012 only.

Half a year has gone and since January, there were so many exciting music videos that have been released, from various artists around the world. There have been a vast variety of music videos which have fascinated, inspired and entertained us since the beginning of the year.

Your most viewed videos that are featured in the best of mid-year charts, can often be seen as a key indicator to which video will peak at #1 on your end of year charts.

It can be any of your personal best videos and you can also include live performances seen at various music awards shows, festivals and concerts.

Videos and live performances that were viewed in any format from a multiple sources such as Youtube, MTV, Video Hits, Rage, Eclipse Music TV, on your DVD Player, Enhanced Videos and Ipod clips can also be included.

Happy Mid-Year 2012!! everyone!

Best Wishes for the 2nd half of the year! lol xoxo

Fernando.
Member

Candidates for my Mid-Year #1 Video clip are:

01.Example - Changed The Way You Kissed Me
02.LMFAO - Sexy & I Know It
03.Rihanna & Calvin Harris - We Found Love
04.Katy Perry - The One That Got Away
05.Katy Perry - Part of Me
06.Lana Del Rey - Video Games
07.Florence & The Machine - Never Let Me Go

bsb745
Member

1. Evanescence - My Heart Is Broken
2. Coldplay Ft. Rihanna - Princess Of China
3. Rihanna - Where Have You Been?
4. Florence + The Machine - Spectrum
5. One Direction - One Thing
6. Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
7. Florence + The Machine - Never Let Me Go
8. Taylor Swift - Safe & Sound
9. Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side
10. David Guetta Ft. Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
11. Florence + The Machine - Breath Of Life
12. Nightwish - The Crow, The Owl and The Dove (1st place entry)
13. Glee Cast - Smooth Criminal
14. Jennifer Lopez - Dance Again
15. Nelly Furtado - Big Hoops (Bigger The Better)

*subject to change in the next 24 hours or so

Chris A
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Ed Sheeran - Lego House
360 - Child
fun. Featuring Janelle Monae - We Are Young
Skrillex - Bangarang
Foster The People - Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)
Foster The People - Houdini
The Temper Trap - Need Your Love
Avicii - Levels
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans
Neon Trees - Everybody Talks
Adam Lambert - Better Than I Know Myself
Kate Miller-Heidke - I'll Change Your Mind

antonnalan
Member

Lots of bad videos this year (*coughstarshipscough*) but I do like:

Bluejuice - Act Yr Age
The Afters - Life Is Beautiful
Foster The People - Call It What You Want
Foster The People - Don't Stop (Color On The Walls)
Foster The People - Houdini
Avicii - Levels
New Empire - One Heart/Million Voices
New Empire - Ghosts
One Direction - One Thing
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Ed Sheeran - Drunk
Ed Sheeran - Small Bump
Delta Goodrem - Sitting On Top Of The World
Coldplay - Charlie Brown
Royal Tailor - Make A Move
Christina Perri - A Thousand Years
James Morrison - I Won't Let You Go
The Babysitters Circus - Everything's Gonna Be Alright
Boy & Bear - Big Man
and I guess I can include Dance With Me Tonight and Heart Skips A Beat

Best live, lyric, other videos:

Jason Gray - Good To Be Alive (Lyric)
Katy Perry - Wide Awake (Lyric)
Anthem Lights - Outta My Mind (Live Edit)
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Tennis
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Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
Foster The People - Houdini
Foster The People - Don't Stop (Colour On The Walls)
Rihanna - Where Have You Been
Coldplay & Rihanna - Princess Of China
Ed Sheeran - Lego House
Cher Lloyd - Want U Back
Azealia Banks & Lazy Jay - 212

@Fernando, only two of them are from this year
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Hijinx
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Foster The People - Houdini
Gotye - Easy Way Out
The Shins - Simple Song
Skrillex - Bangarang
Swedish House Mafia & Knife Party - Antidote

List subject to get bigger since I can never remember all of these off the top of my head.
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TravD
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There is quite a few that I've got, and it is an extensive list, so I will be posting it later this month.

savagegrant
Member

Here's some in no particular order...

Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah - Earthquake
Madonna feat. Nicki Minaj & M.I.A. - Give Me All Your Luvin'
Chris Brown - Turn Up the Music
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae - We Are Young
Katy Perry - Part of Me
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
Cher Lloyd feat. Astro - Want U Back
Stan Walker - Music Won't Break Your Heart
Madonna - Girl Gone Wild
Timomatic - If Looks Could Kill
Pitbull - Back in Time
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa - Payphone

alleyt1989
Member

My favourite videos of the year so far:

1.	Katy Perry – Wide Awake (Lyric Video)
2.	Lana Del Rey – Born To Die
3.	Taylor Swift & The Civil Wars – Safe & Sound
4.	Delta Goodrem – Sitting On Top Of The World
5.	Drake ft Rihanna – Take Care
6.	Ricki-Lee – Do It Like That
7.	Rihanna – Where Have You Been
8.	Katy Perry – Wide Awake (proper video)
9.	Foster The People – Houdini
10.	Eric Church – Springsteen
11.	Florence + The Machine – Never Let Me Go
12.	David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium
13.	The Temper Trap – Need Your Love
14.	Kelly Clarkson – Dark Side
15.	Pitbull – Back In Time
16.	Chris Brown – Turn Up The Music
17.	Avicii – Levels
18.	Fun. – Some Nights
19.	Nicki Minaj – Stupid Hoe
20.	K’Naan ft Nelly Furtado – Is Anybody Out There?

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V1AHHHH
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Kate Miller-Heidke - I'll Change Your Mind
Florence & The Machine - Never Let Me Go
Foster The People - Houdini
Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me maybe
Kylie Minogue - Timebomb
Avicii - Levels
Kelly Clarkson - Dark Side
Evanescence - My Heart Is Broken

TravD
Member

My full list (with YouTube links attatched) can be seen here -
http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?status=edited&todo=viewthread&pages=&id=39390

Here's my Top 10 anyway

1	NEEDING/GETTING	Ok-Go
2	LAST TIME	Labrinth
3	IN YOUR ARMS	Kina Grannis
4	PAYPHONE	Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa
5	AGAINST THE GRAIN	Hudson
6	HOUDINI	Foster The People
7	INSANE (IN DA BRAIN)	DJ From Mars ft. Fragma
8	SAY YOU LIKE ME	We The Kings
9	ANTIDOTE	Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party
10	YOU NEED ME, I DON'T NEED YOU	Ed Sheeran

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