Year-End Lists

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of notable year-end lists.
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Music

Top 10 Albums of 2012 Time: Douglas Wolk

Top 40 Albums of 2012 Decibel

Top 50 Albums of 2012 Stereogum

Top 50 Albums of 2012 The Wire

Top 10 Albums of 2012 KCRW: Jason Bentley

Top 50 Albums of 2012 Rolling Stone

100 Favourite Albums of 2012 Drowned in Sound

Top 20 Albums of 2012 Filter

Top 50 Albums of 2012 FasterLouder

50 Best Albums of 2012 Spin

50 Best Albums of 2012 Gorilla vs. Bear

Top 50 Albums of 2012 Fly

75 Best Albums of 2012 Uncut

25 Best Albums of 2012 Sonic

50 Best Albums of 2012 Paste

Top 100 Albums of 2012 Piccadilly Records

50 Best Albums of 2012 Q

50 Best Albums of 2012 Mojo

50 Best Albums of 2012 NME

Best Albums of 2012 Guardian

Top 100 Albums of 2011 Pazz & Jop

Top 10 Albums of 2011 Los Angeles Times: Margaret Wappler

Top 15 Albums of 2011 Los Angeles Times: Todd Martens

Top 10 Albums of 2011 Bleep

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Year-end lists are fingerprints; aggregate statistics are smudges. Therefore, I make no tallies.