For what it's worth (?)
This week, Consequence of Sound celebrates the year in music with its 2012 Annual Report, presented by Rdio. The report includes the website's selections for Top 50 Albums and Songs of the Year, as well as Top Videos of the Year, Artist of the Year, Band of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Music Festival of the Year, Top Photos of the Year, and The Year in News.
Artist of the Year: Frank Ocean
Band of the Year: Death Grips
Rookie of the Year: Angel Haze
Festival of the Year: Fun Fun Fun Fest
Top 50 Albums of 2012
01. Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
02. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
03. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
04. Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
05. Swans - The Seer
06. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
07. Beach House - Bloom
08. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
09. Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
10. Action Bronson - Blue Chips
11. Lambchop - Mr. M
12. Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
13. Angel Haze - Reservation EP
14. John Talabot - ƒin
15. Matthew E. White - Big Inner
16. Death Grips - The Money Store
17. Grimes - Visions
18. Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
19. Bat for Lashes - The Haunted Man
20. Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
21. Chromatics - Kill For Love
22. Spiritualized - Sweet Heart, Sweet Light
23. Ty Segall - Slaughterhouse
24. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
25. El-P - Cancer For Cure
26. Liars - WIXIW
27. METZ - METZ
28. Purity Ring - Shrines
29. How to Dress Well - Total Loss
30. Scott Walker - Bish Bosch
31. TNGHT - TNGHT EP
32. Cat Power - Sun
33. Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror
34. Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
35. Tig Notaro - Live!
36. Future - Pluto
37. The Henry Clay People - Twenty Five for the Rest Of Our Lives
38. Beak - >>
39. Crystal Castles - (III)
40. Grizzly Bear - Shields
41. Tame Impala - Lonerism
42. The Men - Open Your Heart
43. The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
44. Joey Bada$$ - 1999
45. Allo Darlin' - Europe
46. Code Orange Kids - Love is Love // Return to Dust
47. Bob Mould - Silver Age
48. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
49. Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
50. Nas - Life is good
Top 50 Songs of 2012:
01. Frank Ocean - "Thinkin Bout You"
02. Japandroids - "The House That Heaven Built"
03. Passion Pit - "I'll Be Alright"
04. Grimes - "Genesis"
05. Usher - "Climax"
06. Fiona Apple - "Every Single Night"
07. Kendrick Lamar - "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
08. Death Grips - "I've Seen Footage"
09. TNGHT - "Goooo"
10. Cloud Nothings - "Wasted Days"
11. Jessie Ware - "Wildest Moments"
12. Miguel - "Adorn"
13. Swans - "Apostate"
14. Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
15. Bat for Lashes - "All Your Gold"
16. Twin Shadow - "Five Seconds"
17. Skrillex feat. Sirah - "Bangarang"
18. Killer Mike feat. Bun B, T.I., and Trouble - "Big Beast"
19. Chromatics - "Kill for Love"
20. Torche - "Kicking"
21. Todd Terje - "Inspector Norse"
22. Spiritualized - "Hey Jane"
23. Action Bronson - "9-24-11"
24. Lambchop - "Gone Tomorrow"
25. King Tuff - "Bad Thing"
26. Beach House - "Myth"
27. Angel Haze - "Cleaning Out My Closet"
28. Divine Fits - "My Love Is Real"
29. Sharon Van Etten - "Serpents"
30. Jack White - "Love Interruption"
31. El-P - "The Full Retard"
32. Purity Ring - "Fineshrine"
33. Gorillaz feat. André 3000 and James Murphy - "DoYaThing"
34. Lotus Plaza - "Monoliths"
35. Solange Knowles - "Losing You"
36. Burial - "Kindred"
37. Chief Keef feat. Lil Reese - "I Don't Like"
38. The xx - "Angels"
39. Titus Andronicus - "My Eating Disorder"
40. Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
41. Rick Ross feat. Meek Mill - "So Sophisticated"
42. The Walkmen - "Heaven"
43. Crystal Castles - "Sad Eyes"
44. Earl Sweatshirt - "Chum"
45. Leonard Cohen - "Come Healing"
46. Indian Handcrafts - "Bruce Lee"
47. Tanlines - "All of Me"
48. Cult of Youth - "Garden of Delights"
49. Ty Segall Band - "Wave Goodbye"
50. M.I.A. - "Bad Girls"
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