Every year since 2007, DJ Earworm has created a mashup of the top pop songs in a series called “The United State of Pop”. He weaves the lyrics to create an entirely new song, and 2012′s hits became “Shine Brighter”.

MP3s of the mashups are available for free on his website, http://djearworm.com/. You can also find the videos on YouTube. Here are a few of my favorites from past years:

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