Year-End Lists

A curated, browsable index
of notable year-end lists.

« 2012
Lonerism - Tame Impala

FasterLouder Top 50 Albums of 2012

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Spin 50 Best Albums of 2012

Gorilla vs. Bear 50 Best Albums of 2012

Kathryn Schulz: New York Top 10 Books of 2012

New York Times 10 Best Books of 2012

Zero Dark Thirty - Kathryn Bigelow

David Edelstein: New York Top Ten Movies of 2012

Tramp - Sharon Van Etten

Fly Top 50 Albums of 2012

Old Ideas - Leonard Cohen

Uncut 75 Best Albums of 2012

Sonic 25 Best Albums of 2012

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Paste 50 Best Albums of 2012

The Deep Blue Sea - Terence Davies

John Waters: Artforum 10 Best Films of 2012

World Music - Goat

Piccadilly Records Top 100 Albums of 2012

Q 50 Best Albums of 2012

Blunderbuss - Jack White

Mojo 50 Best Albums of 2012

Lonerism - Tame Impala

NME 50 Best Albums of 2012

Channel Orange - Frank Ocean

Guardian Best Albums of 2012

Napoleon (1927) - Abel Gance

Susan Oxtoby: Artforum 10 Best Films of 2012

Holy Motors - Leos Carax

Cahiers du Cinéma Top Ten Films of 2012

Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo

Washington Post The 10 Best Books of 2012

The Round House - Louise Erdrich

National Book Award Fiction 2012

Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo

National Book Award Nonfiction 2012

Bewilderment - David Ferry

National Book Award Poetry 2012

Into the Silence - Wade Davis

The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2012 Award

An Awesome Wave - alt-J

The Mercury Prize 2012 Award