Deciding the “best house tracks” that are released over the span of an entire year is almost impossible. Whie today’s meaning of “house music” encompasses many different subgenres, the tracks below represent what we feel are some of the best house, electro house, progressive house, and big room house tracks of 2012.

Note: This list represents our personal favorites – there is no definitive “best of” list. That being said, please share your thoughts with us in the comments below on what YOUR favorite tracks of 2012 are!

Jake

Ivan Gough & Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay – In My Mind (Axwell Remix)

Attending festival after festival, big set after big set, few tunes had a prescence like Axwell’s mix of “In My Mind” With a soaring topline and big room size, this feelgood anthem was heard everywhere in 2012. Sure to send crowds in a frenzy, I still have a soft spot for this gem.

Swedish House Mafia – Don’t You Worry Child

After announcing that they were ending the Swedish House Mafia, the Swedish trio released what they called their last single ever. Bringing in vocalist and frequent collaborator John Martin of Save The World fame, the result was a piano-driven festival-sized anthem. The track has been the group’s theme song as they’ve toured the world on One Last Tour.

Hardwell – Spaceman

In looking at 2012 it’s easy to see which DJs really lead the way for the American EDM explosion. Perhaps near the top of the list is Dutch producer/DJ, Hardwell. Despite only being 24 years old, the young star already has a decade in the industry, leads his own label and makes massive productions of his own, likeSpaceman. Skyrocketing up the DJ Mag Top 100 Poll to #6, this track again was heard EVERYWHERE and is a testament to this young star’s promising career.

Porter Robinson – Language

He may not be able to have a beer with you, but Porter Robinson is riding high this year as he made the transition from budding electro house producer to bonafide world-beater house producer. Porter’s change from grinding electro to uplifiting big room paid dividends as he headlined his own national tour, played the biggest festival, with this track making its way into all the biggest sets. Above & Beyond, Tiësto, it didn’t matter, this track was heard everywhere.

Xavier

Zedd ft. Matthew Koma – Spectrum

By now you have definitely heard this tune or some incarnation of it. I still remember the first time I heard it. Up until that point I had liked Zedd’s music but this song represented a fundamental shift in his career. Since Spectrum hit, Zedd has become more and more well known for his original productions as opposed to simply being a popular remixer as he had been as before.

Hardwell ft. Amba Shepherd – Apollo

Despite his scuffles earlier this year with Swedish House Mafia, Hardwell has managed to retain his focus and churn out incredible house anthems like this one. The angelic voice of Amba Shepherd sits very nicely with Hardwell’s superbly composed melody.

Martin Solveig- The Night Out (Madeon Remix)

2012 has been a huge year for teen production genius Madeon. This remix by the French youngster has been one of the catchiest tunes for me this year and I think it has an appeal for a wide audience even outside of EDM. In the bigger picture of things, I think this remix has opened up the doors for Madeon with his original productions this year allowing him to further show off his distinctive fusion of French house and pop.

Jordan

deadmau5 – Aural Psynapse

Personally it was a tough decision between this and The Veldt, as both showed huge steps forward for Zimmerman. What helped me decide was the simple fact that Aural Psynapse got significantly less playtime and I felt it deserved more recognition.

Tiesto – Chasing Summers

Undoubtedly one of my favorite pieces from this summer. We got to see a new side of Tiesto and we benefited from his experimentation in big room house. Couldn’t have asked for a better summer piece.

Wolfgang Gartner – Flexx

Flexx in my opinion demonstrated Wolfgang’s incredible ability to hold his own and continue defining his own sound when in 2012, everything went melodic. He is somewhat guilty of delving in to big room house but it’s clear he hasn’t lost his touch.

Afrojack & R3hab – Prutataaa (Darth & Vader Remix)

This incredible remix from the Brazilian duo dropped early this year in January and even though the season was barely ripe, I knew this was going to be one of my favorite tracks of the year. 12 months later I revisited it, and I still felt the same. This remix goes harder than anything I’ve heard before.

Shannon

Mat Zo and Porter Robinson- Easy (Extended Mix)

This track came out near the end of 2012, however, it encompasses every aspect of house. I truly predict it will be a huge festival song this upcoming season. It has a delicate opening a light and airy melodic tune and a kick-punch beat that everyone can go “ham” to. As I said in my review, when two masters of house come together, a masterpiece is born.

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