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. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2012
  2. Frontier Psychiatrist: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  3. L Magazine: 20 Best Albums of 2012
  4. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  5. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2012
  6. Piccadilly Records: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  7. Austin Town Hall: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  8. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  9. KCRW: Jason Bentley: Top 10 Albums of 2012
  10. Clash: Top 40 Albums of 2012
  11. WUOG: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  12. Gorilla vs. Bear: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  13. Les Inrocks: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  14. A.V. Club: 25 Best Albums of 2012
  15. Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  16. Guardian: Best Albums of 2012
  17. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  18. Spin: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  19. NME: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  20. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2012
  21. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2012
  22. FasterLouder: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  23. BBC Music: Top 25 Albums of 2012
  24. Spinner: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  25. Paste: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  26. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  27. Crack Magazine: The Top 100 Albums of 2012
  28. Gigwise: 50 Albums of the 2012
  29. Rolling Stone: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  30. AllMusic: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  31. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  32. Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2012
  33. musicOMH: Top 100 Albums of 2012

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