Schedule:
Dec . 10 . 2012 - Top 25 Albums (25-21)
Dec . 11 . 2012 - Top 10 EPs (10-8)
Dec . 12 . 2012 - Top 25 Albums (20-16)
Dec . 13 . 2012 - Top 10 EPs (7-5)
Dec . 14 . 2012 - Midway Recap
Dec . 15 . 2012 - Top 25 Albums (15-11)
Dec . 16 . 2012 - Top 10 EPs (4-1)
Dec . 17 . 2012 - Top 25 Albums (10-6)
Dec . 18 . 2012 - Top 25 Albums (5-1 + Honorable Mentions)
How I Did It:
Each album or EP was rated using each song from the records to accumulate an average "content score." Then I rated each album or EP with a "general score" and averaged the two to get an overall score. In other words, I averaged my objective opinions and subjective opinions.
What You Will See:
My taste in music varies from alternative/rock, folk, pop, EDM, country, rap and hip-hop to r&b/soul and others. Don't expect to see lists full of predictable albums that make every other list and don't expect to see lists full of mainstream releases either. Hopefully you all enjoy my lists and we can communicate our opinions respectfully and introduce each other to new music we didn't get the chance to check out this year.
Finished Lists
Top 25 Albums
1. Grimes - Visions
2. Niki & The Dove - Instinct
3. Japandroids - Celebration Rock
4. TEEN - In Limbo
5. Django Django - Django Django
6. Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
7. Chromatics - Kill For Love
8. Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
9. Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE.
10. Beach House - Bloom
11. Purity Ring - Shrines
12. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel Is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More than Ropes Will Ever Do
13. Father John Misty - Fear Fun
14. Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
15. Adrian Lux - Adrian Lux
16. Jessie Ware - Devotion
17. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
18. No Doubt - Push And Shove
19. Santigold - Master Of My Make-Believe
20. Carly Rae Jepson - Kiss
21. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
22. Crystal Castles - (III)
23. Trust - TRST
24. Jack White - Blunderbuss
25. Marina and the Diamonds - Electra Heart
Top 10 EPs
1. ††† (Crosses) - EP ††
2. Sky Ferreira - Ghost
3. Azealia Banks - 1991
4. Wynter Gordon - Human Condition, Pt. 1: Doleo
5. Lana Del Rey - Paradise
6. Diplo - Express Yourself
7. The Cataracs - Gordo Taqueria
8. Solange - True
9. Icona Pop - Iconic EP
10. Havana Brown - When The Lights Go Out