- Gigwise: 50 Albums of the 2012
- Austin Town Hall: Top 100 Albums of 2012
- Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2012
- Frontier Psychiatrist: Top 50 Albums of 2012
- Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2012
- Pretty Much Amazing: 60 Best Albums of 2012
- Fly: Top 50 Albums of 2012
- Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2012
- musicOMH: Top 100 Albums of 2012
- Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2012
Year-End Lists
Notable, browsable lists of the year's best music, movies, books, and TV shows. Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, we make no tallies. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its authors, at the source.