Well, 2012 has been a great year for music in my opinion. As I imagine you have sifted through a couple million year-end lists at this point, I will refrain from making another joke about the Tupac Hologram or Ke$ha’s ectoplasmic sexual orientation and keep this banter to a minimum. I have compiled all of my favorite tracks, Music Videos, EP’s / Mixtapes, and Albums into on gigantic post. The selection and order of the top Albums is taken directly from my personal iTunes analytics, as I felt that to be the most honest way to compile that list.

I would like to say thank you to everybody who has continued to watch our videos, support the site, send us stuff, engage, and just be awesome in general throughout 2012. And another GIGANTIC thank you to Cathy over at Sargent House for her continued support, and the entire Sargent House squad for being awesome. So, without anymore rambling and horrible grammar, here is a giant list of my most favorite things that happened this past year…

TOP 20 MUSIC VIDEOS OF 2012

20. Trash Talk “Slander” (Dr. Jim Dirschberger / Illustration Jay Howell)

19. Blood Orange “Champagne Coast” (Dr. Haley Wollens)

18. Dam Mantle “RGB” (Dr. High5Collective)

17. HOAX “Fantasy” (Dr. Dan O’Sullivan)

16. JJ DOOM “GUV’NOR” (Dr. Ninian Doff)

15. El-P “The Full Retard” (Dr. Timothy Saccenti)

14. David Byrne St. Vincent “Who” (Dr. Martin de Thurah)

13. Killer Mike “Big Beast” (Dr. Thomas C. Bingham)

12. Flying Lotus “Tiny Tortures” (Dr. David Lewandowski)

11. Frank Ocean “Pyramids” (Dr. Nabil)

10. Gmcfosho “IMDABES” (Dr. Unknown)

9. Flying Lotus “Until The Quiet Comes” (Dr. Kahlil Joseph)

8. Giraffage & XXYYXX “Even Though” (Dr. Feel Good Lost)

7. Danny Brown “Grown Up” (Dr. Greg Brunkalla)

6. Earl Sweatshirt “Chum” (Dr. Hiro Murai)

5. M.I.A. “Bad Girls” (Dr. Romain Garvis)

4. Perfume Genius “Hood” (Dr. Winston H. Case)

3. Lushlife “Magnolia” (Dr. LAMAR+NIK)

2. Health “Tears” (Dr. David Altobelli and Jeff Desom)

1. Connan Mockasin “Faking Jazz Together” (Dr. Fleur & Manu)

TOP 25 TRACKS OF 2012

25. How To Dress Well “& It Was U”
24. Juicy J “Bandz A Make Her Dance” ft. Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz
23. E S S “Woke at Night”
22. Doldrums “She is the Wave” ft. Guy Dallas
21. Naomi Punk “The Spell”20. Daughn Gibson “Tiffany Lou”
19. C Plus X Lee Bannon “Does it Better”18. Hot Sugar “56k” ft. Heems
17. Homeboy Sandman “Whatchu Want From Me”
16. Mont Brown “Hi Top Fade” ft. Pace-O Beats, Chill Moody, Theodore Grams
15. Joey Bada$$ x Capital STEEZ “Survival Tactics”
14. Heems “Kate Boosh” ft. Kool A.D. & Despot
13. Busdriver “Wernor Herzog” Feat. Open Mike Eagle & Nocando
12. Earl Sweatshirt “Chum”
11. Black Breath “Sentenced to Life”
10. Kendrick Lamar “Swimming Pools”
9. Death Grips “The Fever (Aye Aye)”
8. Antwon “Helicopter”
7. Father John Misty “Hollywood Forever Cemetery”
6. Rhye “Open”
5. Usher “Climax”
4. Schoolboy Q feat. Asap Rocky “Hands on the Wheel”
3. TNGHT “Bugg’n”
2. Mykki Blanco “Haze.Boogie.Life”
1. Darq E Freaker feat. Danny Brown “Blueberry (Pills & Cocaine)”

TOP 15 EP’S AND MIXTAPES OF 2012

15. Danny Brown “OD”
14. Flatbush Zombies “Drugs”
13. Le1f “Dark York”
12. Captain Murphy “Duality”
11. C Plus X Lee Bannon “Young Champions”
10. Mykki Blanco “Cosmic Angel: The Illuminati Prince/ss”
9. Alexander Spit “Mansions”
8. Hot Sugar “MiDi Murder”
7. E S S “E S S”
6. TNGHT “Self-Titled”
5. Supreme Cuts & Haleek Maul “Chrome Lips”

4. Action Bronson “Rare Chandeliers”

3. Heems “Nehru Jackets”

2. Joey Bada$$ “1999″

1. Antwon “End of Earth”

TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2012

25. Thee Oh See’s Putrifiers II
24. Cult of Youth Cult of Youth
23. Miguel Kaleidoscope Dream
22. El-P Cancer For Cure
21. PC Worship Toxic Love
20. Nu Sensae Sundowning
19. Father John Misty Fear Fun
18. Krallice Years Past Matter
17. Holograms Holograms
16. White Suns Sinews
15. Converge All We Love And Leave Behind
14. De Magia Veterum The Deification
13. Black Breath Sentenced to Life
12. Naomi Punk The Feeling
11. Homeboy Sandman First of a Living Breed

10. Wreck And Reference No Youth