There have been a lot of ups and downs this year as with any, marking the constant re-shuffles of the musical hierarchy that we see time and time again.
Contained in this list are the imminent members of the Illuminati who have clearly been striking secret deals behind the scenes to rise through the ranks faster than you can even consider getting jealous.
We've got Lady Gaga in here alongside Jamie XX and Batman's Tom Hardy, all who have dominated like it's not even a big deal.
Arguably it's fun to go through the biggest losers of the year but first, just to be polite we should salute the success stories.
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The Stone Roses - Ian getting back together with his chums was arguably the biggest piece of music news this year, it has reminded the whole world why band reunions aren't necessarilly a bad thing. Ever since the hype has been builing relentlessly towards the world tour taking place in 2012, that's if we don't all pass away in the apocalypse.
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