Year-End Lists

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2012
All Movies Music Books Poetry
Music

Sonic 25 Best Albums of 2012

Music
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Paste 50 Best Albums of 2012

Movies
The Deep Blue Sea - Terence Davies

Artforum: John Waters 10 Best Films of 2012

Music
World Music - Goat

Piccadilly Records Top 100 Albums of 2012

Music

Q 50 Best Albums of 2012

Music
Blunderbuss - Jack White

Mojo 50 Best Albums of 2012

Music
Lonerism - Tame Impala

NME 50 Best Albums of 2012

Music
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Guardian Best Albums of 2012

Movies
Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Cahiers du Cinéma Top Ten Films of 2012

Books
Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2012

Books
Bring Up the Bodies - Hilary Mantel

The Booker Prize 2012 Award

Books
The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

Women's Prize Fiction 2012

Books
Catherine the Great - Robert K. Massie

Carnegie Medal Nonfiction 2012

Books
The Forgotten Waltz - Anne Enright

Carnegie Medal Fiction 2012

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