You’re sick of reading ‘best of’ lists, i know. i’m sick of writing them. list off a slew of great albums, throw a couple of hot button items and curveballs in the mix, assign an arbitrary numbering system … it’s not perfect but it’s a nice peek into my year of media indulgence and my iffy tastes. so here, ladies and gentlemen readers of weworemasks, is my list of notable albums, songs, videos, twitters, podcasts, and movies of 2012. enjoy and feel free to tango with me in the comments.

I’ll be back and posting on monday for anyone who missed me *crickets*

Previous Year-End Lists: Panda’s Year-End Lists | The Best Live Shows of 2012 | The Best of Television in 2012 | The Best of Sports on the Internet in 2012 | The Best Memes of 2012 | The Best Music Videos of 2012 | The Best Mixtapes of 2012

– sunbear

Best Albums

1. Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. City
2. Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel…
3. Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
4. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
5. Baroness – Yellow & Green
6. Japandroids – Celebration Rock
7. Grizzly Bear – Shields
8. Swans – The Seer
9. Sharon Van Etten – Tramp
10. DIIV – Oshin

Best Tracks

1. Kishi Bashi – Bright Whites
2. Alabama Shakes – Hold On
3. Japandroids – The House That Heaven Built
4. Frank Ocean – Bad Religion
5. Fiona Apple – Werewolf
6. Usher – Climax
7. Kendrick Lamar – Sing About Me/I’m Dying of Thirst
8. ScHoolboy Q – Hands on the Wheel
9. Alt J – Fitzpleasure
10. Spiritualized – Hey Jane

Best Music Videos

1. tUnE-yArDs – My Country
2. M.I.A. – Bad Girls
3. Aimee Mann – Labrador
4. Young Dreams – Fog of War
5. Sigur Ros – Leaning Towards Solace

Best Twitter (and a sample tweet from the past month)

1. @JulieKlausner: Kanye borrowed that leather mini skirt from Ellen Barkin and I think it’s positively kicky and fun.
2. @JennyJohnsonHi5: You know anytime Jamie Lee Curtis goes into a restroom everyone is thinking, “Ugh. Bet she’s going in there to shit.”
3. @SeinfeldToday: Bania steals jokes from Jerry’s tweets. George lies on @foursquare to avoid his parents. Kramer leads the less popular #Kony2013campaign.
4. @JenKirkman: “Jennifah, your father gets pedicures now because he can’t reach his toes.” – my mom
5. @KellyOxford: Dubstep is like Barry White for Transformers/

Best Podcast (and my favorite single episode from each)

1. Doug Loves Movies – Tig Notaro, Sarah Silverman, Nikki Glaser and Amy Schumer guest
2. How Was Your Week with Julie Klausner – Ep 86 “How Was Your Shriek Live”
3. The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scarpling – ‘A Four Loko Carol’
4. The Nerdist – Tom Hanks
5. Comedy Bang Bang – 186 Paul F. Tompkins, Julie Klausner, Jake Fogelnest

Best Television [hour long format]

1. Game of Thrones – The combo of Arya Stark and Tywin Lannister are like peas and carrots. Where’s their spinoff?
2. Breaking Bad
3. Doctor Who
4. Misfits – This was the year of Rudy … Hey, Macarena!
5. The Walking Dead
6. Boardwalk Empire
7. Sherlock
8. Shameless
9. Luck
10. Rev

The most enjoyable show I watched all year was: Smash – Take it for what it is: A show written by white people so out of touch with white people it borders on white people parody.

Best Television [half-hour or less]
1. Louie
2. NTSF:SD:SUV – Paul Scheer must have one hell of a rolodex.
2. Girls
3. Parks and Recreation
4. Community
5. Adventure Time
6. Archer
7. Childrens Hospital
8. Gravity Falls – Hands down the best new show to premier this year! Marvelous voice acting and mature storytelling make this a can’t miss series.
9. New Girl
10. Veep

The television shows [half-hour or less] that I actually watched the most was: Storage Wars, Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Inbetweeners, Awkward, Billy on the Street, The Amazing Adventures of Gumball, Regular Show

Best Movies
1. Moonrise Kingdom
2. The Avengers
3. The Master
4. Prometheus
5. Sleepwalk With Me
6. Wreck-It Ralph
7. 21 Jump Street
8. The Dark Knight Rises
9. The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Whew! Ezra Miller!!
10. Skyfall

I demand my money back!!

Looper, Frankenweenie, The Cabin in the Woods, This is 40