I started my middle school years in 2012 as a sixth-grader. This was a crucial time period for my taste in music because it evolved so much in 3 years and really took on its own shape. I learned during middle school that I was really into indie/pop-rock music, boybands, Bollywood music, and just songs that sounded good in general.

I really liked being able to vibe to good music while doing work or exercising. As a middle schooler, I wasn't allowed to have a phone yet, but the closest thing I had was an iPod touch, which I really loved at the time. It was very similar to an iPhone, but it could not be used for calling.

My iPod housed the large collections of songs I loved and adored at the time, and it was one of my most prized possessions. I had so much music for so many different moods, but I noticed that most of my music during this time was energetic and moving.

1. "Hey Soul Sister" — Train

2. "Fireflies" — Owl City

3. "Living Louder" — The Cab

4. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" — Panic at the Disco

5. "Somewhere in Neverland" — All Time Low

6. "Tell Me I'm a Wreck" — Every Avenue

7. "Everything has Changed" — Taylor Swift ft. Ed Sheeran

8. "Check Yes, Juliet" — We The Kings

9. "Loverboy" — You Me At Six

10. "Don't Wanna Go Home" — Jason Derulo

11. "Down" — Jay Sean

12. "Forever" — Chris Brown

13. "Don't Say Goodnight" — Hot Chel

14. "A Different Side of Me" — Allstar Weekend

15. "Come Back Home" — We Are The In Crowd

16. "Scene Three-Stomach Tied in Knots" — Sleeping With Sirens

17. "Waiting for the End" — Linkin Park

18. "Die Young" — Kesha

19. "Good Feeling" — Flo Rida

20. "Everybody Talks" — Neon Trees

21. "Starships" — Nicki Minaj

22. "Payphone" — Maroon 5, Wiz Khalifa

23. "Mirrors" — Justin Timberlake

24. "Just the Way You Are" — Bruno Mars

25. "That's What Makes You Beautiful" — One Direction