Best of 2012 Music

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Written by Mike Rengel Sunday, 30 December 2012 20:14

This isn’t meant to be a definitive “these were the best albums ever made this year full stop” list. Like I know what I’m talking about.

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Written by Janet Rhoads Sunday, 30 December 2012 19:37

The essential companion to love is music. I don’t know if you can even have one without the other, or why you’d want to.

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Written by Mike Rengel Tuesday, 01 January 2013 21:08

Yes, my Top 10 contains 11 entries. I promise you I really can count—I just couldn't bear to leave any out.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Sunday, 30 December 2012 19:53

Honestly, I just clicked on the link as a lark. I had never so much as heard Adam Lambert, although I knew too much about him from reading Entertainment Weekly.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Sunday, 30 December 2012 20:04

Top 10 songs of 2012

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Written by Michael Koehler Sunday, 30 December 2012 16:37

The last few years, for various reasons, I have not been able to attend nearly as many shows I would have loved to. This year, however, I was able to get in close to 15 (it really could have been 25). 2012 was just a jam-packed year of shows. In order, this is my list of the best five I attended.

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Written by Alex Schreiber Thursday, 10 January 2013 14:32

I originally despised Carly Rae Jepson’s “Call Me Maybe,” but after hearing it everywhere I went, I began to thoroughly enjoy it.

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Written by Brett Berliner Tuesday, 01 January 2013 21:08

 The only way to describe 2012’s best release is 35 minutes of pure, unadulterated fun.

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Written by Mandy Jordan Sunday, 06 January 2013 22:10

Top 5 Albums of 2012

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Written by Michael Koehler Sunday, 30 December 2012 16:23

Another very strong year. I actually had a hard time paring my list down to this. There were quite a few albums I would have included, but I tried limiting the number as my list was rapidly approaching 50 albums. These are not in any order.

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Written by Laura Hamlett Sunday, 30 December 2012 20:07

#1 should have been sold out within hours of tickets going on sale; #2 was so woefully attended it was criminal.

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Written by Alex Hodschayan Sunday, 06 January 2013 22:05

Best Albums of 2012

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Written by Alex Schreiber Thursday, 10 January 2013 14:37

Bat for Lashes, Beach House, Best Coast, and…John Mayer?

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Written by Joseph O’Fallon Sunday, 06 January 2013 22:25

Top Songs of 2012