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. Rolling Stone: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  2. MSN: 10 Best Albums of 2012
  3. American Songwriter: Top 50 Albums of 2012
  4. Billboard: 10 Best Albums of 2012
  5. Uncut: 75 Best Albums of 2012
  6. Barnes & Noble Review: Robert Christgau: Top 102 Albums of 2012
  7. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  8. musicOMH: Top 100 Albums of 2012
  9. Magnet: Top 25 Albums of 2012
  10. Mojo: 50 Best Albums of 2012
  11. Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
  12. Gigwise: 50 Albums of the 2012
  13. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2012
  14. Drowned in Sound: 100 Favourite Albums of 2012