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.
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  1. Idolator: 10 Best New Albums of 2012
  2. Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2012
  3. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  4. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  5. AllMusic: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  6. Gorilla vs. Bear: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  7. Sound Opinions: Greg Kot: Top 10 Albums of 2012
  8. Guardian: Best Albums of 2012
  9. A.V. Club: 25 Best Albums of 2012
  10. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  11. Noisey: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  12. WUOG: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  13. Sound Opinions: Jim DeRogatis: Top 40 Albums of 2012
  14. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  15. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  16. BBC Music: Top 25 Albums of 2012
  17. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  18. Barnes & Noble Review: Robert Christgau: Top 102 Albums of 2012
  19. Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s
  20. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2012
  21. Spinner: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  22. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2012
  23. Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  24. Frontier Psychiatrist: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  25. Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2012

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