Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

Lists

  1. WUOG: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  2. Austin Town Hall: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  3. A.V. Club: 25 Best Albums of 2012
  4. Frontier Psychiatrist: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  5. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  6. FasterLouder: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  7. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: Top 40 Albums of 2012
  8. Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2012
  9. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  10. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  11. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  12. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2012
  13. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  14. Rolling Stone: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  15. Spinner: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  16. Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  17. Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2012
  18. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2012
  19. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  20. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  21. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  22. Gigwise: 50 Albums of the 2012
  23. Barnes & Noble Review: Robert Christgau: Top 102 Albums of 2012
  24. Consequence: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s