The musical year of 2013

So a bit better and earlier than last year. But still not as early as I would've liked. Obviously I need to start listen through a year's releases earlier than October. Here's 2012, and here's 2011. I'm going to do this like I did last year, cause there are way too many artists to do it like in 2011.

Group/artist name. Genre. Amount of releases. My overall grade of releases. Favourite song.

To make it easy I'll also separate Asian from Western as well as separate the Asian pop from the Asian rock.

• Adept. Post-hardcore. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Forever and a Day", "Means to an End", "Friends that Used to Be", "The Toughest Kids"
• AFI. Rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "17 Crimes"
• Alter Bridge. Alternative metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Lover", "Calm the Fire"
• Amaranthe. Melodic death metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Afterlife", "Burn With Me (Acoustic)", "Hunger (Acoustic)"
• Asian Kung-Fu Generation. J-rock. One single. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Ima wo Ikite"
• Avantasia. Power metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "What's Left of Me"
• Avenged Sevenfold. Heavy metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Requiem"
• Avril Lavigne. Pop rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Rock n Roll", "Here's to Never Growing Up", "17", "Bad Girl"
• Bad Religion. Punk rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Fuck You", "Hello Cruel World", "In Their Hearts is Right", "Dept. of False Hope", "Nothing to Dismay"
• Beckii Cruel. J-pop. One single. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Mirai Fantasy"
• Berryz Koubou. J-pop. One album & three singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Motto Zutto Issho ni Itakatta", "Rock Erotic"
• Black Sabbath. Heavy metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Live Forever", "Methademic"
• Black Veil Brides. Hard rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "We Don't Belong", "Lost it All", "In the End"
• Bump of Chicken. J-rock. One compilation & one single. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Niji wo Matsu Hito"
• °C-ute. J-pop. One album & four singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Aitai Aitai Aitai na", "Tokai no Hitori Kurashi", "Ai tte Motto Zanshin"
• Children of Bodom. Melodic death metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Scream For Silence", "Dead Man's Hand", "Sleeping in My Car"
• CNBLUE. K-rock. One minialbum. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "I'm Sorry", "Na Geudaeboda"
• Crashdïet. Glam metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Circus", "Got a Reason"
• Da Xiao Jie. C-pop. One minialbum. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Follow Me", "Love"
• Dark Tranquillity. Melodic death metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "The Science of Noise", "The Silence in Between", "State of Trust"
• Deep Purple. Hard rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "A Simple Song", "Vincent Price" (actually the whole album, but had to limit myself)
• Device. Hard rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Penance", "Opinion", "Haze"
• Dropkick Murphys. Celtic punk. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "The Boys Are Back", "Rose Tattoo", "End of the Night"
• Girls Generation. K-pop. One single. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Galaxy Supernova"
• Golden Bomber. J-rock. One compilation. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Saite Saite Kirisaite", "Kimi ga Inai Aida ni", "Ii Hito"
• Hardcore Superstar. Hard rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "One More Minute", "Above the Law", "Because of You", "Too Much Business"
• Hello! Pro Kenshuusei. J-pop. One single. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Oheso no Kuni kara Konnichiwa"
• Jonas Brothers. Pop rock. Two singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Pom Poms"
• Juice=Juice. J-pop. Five singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne"
• Karen. J-folk. One single. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Osaka Blues"
• Kikkaren. J-pop. Two singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Aimai na Kankei"
• Kikkawa Yuu. J-pop. One album, one single & one best-of. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "To be..."
• Killswitch Engage. Metalcore. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "In Due Time", "You Don't Bleed For Me"
• Kitahara Sayaka. J-pop. One album. ¤ ¤ Song: "Kinou no Koi wa Doko Tsuku Kaze"
• Korn. Nu metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Prey For Me", "Paranoid and Aroused", "Lullaby For a Sadist"
• Lordi. Heavy metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "We're Not Bad For the Kids", "The Riff", "Candy For the Cannibal"
• Lovendor. J-rock. One minialbum. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Shunkashuutou", "Tadori Tsuitara Itsumo Ame Furi"
• Mano Erina. J-pop. One compilation. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Zenbu Daisuki"
• Mirei. J-pop. One single. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "My Song"
• miwa. J-pop. One album & three singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Faraway", "Whistle ~Kimi to Sugoshita Hibi~"
• Miyamoto Karin. J-pop. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Karina Notte"
• Miyavi. J-rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Justice"
• Morning Musume. J-pop. One self-cover album & three singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Help Me!!", "Brainstorming", "Kimi Sae Ireba Nani mo Iranai", "Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke"
• Motörhead. Heavy metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Silence When You Speak to Me"
• MUCC. J-rock. Two singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "World's End",  "Mr. Liar -JaQwa Remix-"
• Nishino Kana. J-pop. Two compliations & three singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Aitakute, Aitakute", "Style."
• Noto Arisa. J-pop. Two albums. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "VS", "Hello, Hello"
• Panic! at the Disco. Alternative rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "This is Gospel"
• Paramore. Alternative rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Fast in My Car", "Last Hope", "Still Into You"
• Plain White T's. Pop punk. One minialbum. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Should've Gone to Bed"
• THE Possible. J-pop. Two singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Zenryoku Banzai! My Glory! (Akkyan Solo ver.)"
• The Pretty Reckless. Rock. Two singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Heaven Knows", "Follow Me Down"
• Qian Lin. C-pop. One single. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Zhan Dou", "Zhihao Yigeren"
• Rob Zombie. Heavy metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Teenage Nosferatu Pussy", "Ging Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga"
• SATOUMI: Dia Lady/Mellowquad/HI-FIN. J-pop. 1 collab. single. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Lady Mermaid"
• SATOYAMA: Green Fields/Jurin/Peaberry. J-pop. Three singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Hotaru Matsuri no Hi", "Cabbage Hakusho ~Haruhen~", "Niji no Seseragi"
• SharanQ. J-rock. One compilation & one single. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Kimi no Kaori ga Suru Ame", "Single Bed",  "Come one! Bokutachi no Mirai"
• Shibata Ayumi. J-pop. One single. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Ashita e no Tobira"
• Sick Puppies. Hard rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Gunfight", "There's No Going Back (Rock ver.)", "Telling Lies"
• Simple Plan. Pop punk. One minialbum. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Ordinary Life", "Outta My System", "Lucky One"
• Sirenia. Gothic metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Ditt Endelikt", "The Funeral March"
• S/mileage. J-pop. One album & three singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Atarashii Watashi ni Nare!", "Yattaruchan"
• Soilwork. Melodic death metal. One double-album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "The Living Infinite I", "The Living Infinite II", "Antidotes in Passing"
• The Sounds. New wave. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Shake Shake Shake", "Outlaw"
• Stone Sour. Heavy metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Red City", "Peckinpah", "The Uncanny Valley"
• StylipS. J-pop. Two albums & one single. ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Brand-new Style! ~Show time~"
• Tarja. Symphonic metal. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Never Enough"
• Tasaki Asahi. J-pop. Two singles. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Song: "Tegami"
• Tommy heavenly6. J-rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Can you hear me?"
• Up Up Girls Kakko Kari. J-pop. One album & eight singles. ¤ ¤ Song: "Respectokyo"
• Yohio. Rock. One album. ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ Songs: "Sakura, falling", "Rain ~A scene drenched in rain~", "Aggressive Beauty"

Most anticipated releases: Avril's album, Yohio's album, The Pretty Reckless' singles, Sharan Q's single, and Morning Musume's singles. 

Best releases of the year: Avril Lavigne - "Rock n Roll", Juice=Juice - "Watashi ga Iu Mae ni Dakishimenakya ne", The Pretty Reckless - "Heaven Knows", Morning Musume - "Brainstorming", Sharan Q - "Single Bed"

Best songs all-together (most plays):