1. The OF Tapes Vol 2 – If this is a long way from perfect, it is still the most important hip hop album since Goblin.
2. Clear Heart Full Eyes – Craig Finn – He didn't nothing with it on stage, so let it stay on record.
3. Sone Nights – fun. – An impossibly impressive debut pop album which improvesas it storms the charts.
4. God Love And Romance – Fred Hammond – If it had no skecthes it would be # 1.
5. Voyageur – Kathleen Edwards – A terrific singer-songwriter writing very well. Even the production works.
6. Attack On Memory – Cloud Nothings – It can't all be the production
7. A Different Kind Of Truth – Van Halen – Of all the 80s stalwarts back in 2012, these are the guys to beat.
8. Mr. M – Lambchop – Beautiful, atmospheric orchestrated pop without an orchestra.
9. Breakfast – Chiddy Bang – It's not just "Ray Charles". It is just tons of fun.
10. How About I Be Me (And You Be You) – Sinead O'Connor) – It would be higher up if she was better live.
11. Old Ideas – Leonard Cohen
12. Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen
13. Ringo 2012 – Ringo Starr – Yeah, I know I wasn't thrilled when I got it. It's a grower.
14. Zoo – Ceremony – Another band who would be up higher if they were better live.
15. Unexpected Arrival – Diggy
16. MDNA – Madonna
17. Nothing's Gonna Change The Way that You Feel About Me – Justin Townes Earle – Still early and it is already blowing me away
18. The Hunger Games – Soundtrack – Yeah, I'm shocked as well. Hopefully I'll be sick of it by the end of April And we can pretend this never happened.
19. Hi Heels And Low Lifes – Josh Baze –
20. Mia Pharoah – Miniature Tigers
21. Paralytic Stalks – Of Montreal
22. Barchaords – Bahamas – I know I haven't mentioned them before. I will.
23. Rotgut , Domestic – Margot And The Nuclear So And Sos
24. Sonik Kick – Paul Weller
25. All Of Me – Estelle
26. Identity – James Fortune And FIYA
27. Tim EP – Deer Tick