2012 in review: The lists (updated 1-1-13)

Lists across which I have come...

• American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2012 - Tempest by Bob Dylan #1, in case you're curious...I've grabbed it but haven't ever listened to it yet.
• FARK's headline of the year contest - funny stuff here
• Top 100 'Pictures of the Day' from Twisted Sifter - gorgeous...gorgeous...gorgeous
• Essential web videos of 2012 - I'd only seen three of the five.

• NPR Music's Top 50 Albums of 2012 - not in any particular order
• 50 most wtf animal pictures of 2012
• CNN's 2012 in pictures

• Entertainment Weekly's various best of lists 2012
• Most-viewed Wikipedia pages of 2012
• AllMusic's 50 best albums of the year
• Grantland's 2012 Shootaround - the year in gifs and riffs - my favorite right here...

• NPR listeners' favorite albums of 2012
• Time's top 10 photos of 2012
• Comics Alliance's best comics of 2012 - part 1...part 2...part 3...part 4...part 5
• The Big Picture's year in pictures - part 1...part 2...part 3...best nature pictures

• IGN's best of comics 2012
• GoodRead's best books of 2012
• Best movie trailers of 2012
• Best table tennis shots of 2012

• Pitchfork's best albums of 2012 - I've heard none of the top 50.
• AV Club's Best of 2012 lists
• Google zeitgeist 2012

• Best comic book covers ever (of 2012)
• Five favorite restaurants (in Cincinnati) of 2012