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.

Lists

  1. Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  2. L Magazine: 20 Best Albums of 2012
  3. The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  4. Beats Per Minute: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  5. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  6. Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2012
  7. Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  8. Dennis Cooper: 20 Favorite Albums of 2012
  9. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2012
  10. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  11. musicOMH: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  12. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  13. WUOG: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  14. Clash: Top 40 Albums of 2012
  15. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  16. Jordan Cronk: 50 Favorite Albums of the 2010s
  17. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2012