Year-End Lists

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2012
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25 Best Films of 2012 Slant

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10 Best Movies of 2012 IndieWire: Eric Kohn

Music

25 Best Albums of 2012 Slant

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12 Best Films of 2012 Artforum: J Hoberman

Music

75 Favorite Albums of 2012 Quietus

Books

7 Favorite Books of 2012 Daily Beast: Tina Brown

Books

11 Best Books of 2012 Economist

Music

The Top 100 Albums of 2012 Crack Magazine

Movies

27 Best Movies of 2012 New Yorker: Richard Brody

Music

25 Best Albums of 2012 A.V. Club

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75 Best Albums of 2012 PopMatters

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25 Best Films of 2012 David Ehrlich

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10 Best Movies of 2012 Atlantic Wire

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10 Best Movies of 2012 Entertainment Weekly: Lisa Schwarzbaum

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10 Best Movies of 2012 Entertainment Weekly: Owen Gleiberman

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10 Best Films of 2012 Tom Shone

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Top 11 Films of 2012 Sight & Sound Poll

Music

Top 25 Albums of 2012 BBC Music

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50 Favorite Albums of 2012 NPR Music

Books

10 Best Books of 2012 Publishers Weekly

Music

10 Best New Albums of 2012 Idolator

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50 Best Albums of 2012 Spinner

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10 Best Movies of 2012 Time: Richard Corliss

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30+ Best Movies of 2012 HuffPost

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