Year-End Lists

A browsable archive of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.
2012 Albums

Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2012

03 January 2013

Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2012 (as voted by Billboard staff)

[see also 2020, 2010s, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011]

  1. Frank Ocean — Channel Orange
  2. Kendrick Lamar — good kid, m.A.A.d city
  3. Miguel — Kaleidoscope Dream
  4. Jessie Ware — Devotion
  5. Taylor Swift — Red
  6. Beach House — Bloom
  7. Bruce Springsteen — Wrecking Ball
  8. Cloud Nothings — Attack on Memory
  9. Cat Power — Sun
  10. alt-J — An Awesome Wave

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