Year-End Lists

Jim DeRogatis: Top 40 Albums of 2012, as published by WBEZ and aired on Sound Opinions

1. Tame Impala
   Lonerism
2. Kelly Hogan
   I Like to Keep Myself in Pain
3. Frank Ocean
   Channel Orange
4. Melody’s Echo Chamber
   Melody’s Echo Chamber
5. Spiritualized
   Sweet Heart, Sweet Light
6. El-P
   Cancer 4 Cure
7. Cloud Nothings
   Attack on Memory
8. Aimee Mann
   Charmer
9. Lupe Fiasco
   Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
10. Bat for Lashes
    The Haunted Man
11. Neneh Cherry
    The Cherry Thing
12. Patti Smith
    Banga
13. Bassnectar
    Vava Voom
14. Jack White
    Blunderbuss
15. Miguel
    Kaleidoscope Dream
16. Killer Mike
    R.A.P. Music
17. Bob Mould
    Silver Age
18. Lester Bangs
    Infinite Stretch
19. Passion Pit
    Gossamer
20. Ty Segall Band
    Slaughterhouse
21. The dB’s
    Falling Off the Sky
22. Screaming Females
    Ugly
23. John Cale
    Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
24. Mark Lanegan Band
    Blues Funeral
25. Santigold
    Master of My Make-Believe
26. Best Coast
    The Only Place
27. Alabama Shakes
    Boys & Girls
28. Dr. John
    Locked Down
29. Sinead O’Connor
    How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
30. Japandroids
    Celebration Rock
31. Yeasayer
    Fragrant World
32. Willis Earl Beal
    Acousmatic Sorcery
33. Redd Kross
    Researching the Blues
34. Bobby Womack
    The Bravest Man in the Universe
35. Django
    Django
36. The Shins
    Port of Morrow
37. Mission of Burma
    Unsound
38. Converge
    All We Love We Leave Behind
39. Neil Young
    Americana
40. Bob Dylan
    Tempest