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. Clash: Top 40 Albums of 2012
  2. BBC Music: Top 25 Albums of 2012
  3. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  4. WUOG: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  5. L Magazine: 20 Best Albums of 2012
  6. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  7. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Albums of 2012
  8. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  9. AllMusic: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  10. Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2012
  11. Gigwise: 50 Albums of the 2012
  12. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2012
  13. Spin: The 101 Best Albums Of The 2010s
  14. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 100 Music Releases of the Decade
  15. Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  16. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  17. Barnes & Noble Review: Robert Christgau: Top 102 Albums of 2012
  18. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  19. Gorilla vs. Bear: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  20. Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2012
  21. musicOMH: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  22. Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s

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