When it came time to make my best albums of the year list, I planned on only having 25 albums like I did for my Top 25 Albums of 2011, but I had such a hard time narrowing it down that I decided to expand it to 50. My list is admittedly skewed towards indie, folk and rock but I’m working on expanding my horizons. What do you think? I’d love to hear your comments. What did I miss?

Take a listen or subscribe to the list on Spotify: Best Albums of 2012

1. Kishi Bashi – 151a
2. Menomena – Moms
3. Alabama Shakes – Boys and Girls
4. Maps and Atlases – Beware and Be Grateful
5. The Shins – Port of Morrow
6. Ben Sollee – Half Made Man
7. Beach House – Bloom
8. Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel
9. Japandroids – Celebration Rock
10. Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
11. Here We Go Magic – A Different Ship
12. Divine Fits – A Thing Called Divine Fits
13. Ramona Falls – Prophet
14. The Tallest Man on Earth – There’s No Leaving Now
15. Book On Tape Worm – All The World’s A Stage
16. Passion Pit – Gossamer
17. Trampled By Turtles – Stars and Satellites
18. Father John Misty – Fear Fun
19. Dr. Dog – Be The Void
20. Benjamin Gibbard – Former Lives
21. Kathleen Edwards – Voyageur
22. Jack White – Blunderbuss
23. The Walkmen – Heaven
24. The Helio Sequence – Negotiations
25. Grizzly Bear – Shields
26. The xx – Coexist
27. Andrew Bird – Break It Yourself
28. Ultraista – Ultraista
29. The Maccabees – Given To The Wild
30. Band of Horses – Mirage Rock
31. Islands – A Sleep & A Forgetting
32. Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan
33. David Bryne & St. Vincent – Love This Giant
34. Galactic – Carnivale Electricos
35. The Killers – Battle Born
36. Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon
37. Hot Chip – In Our Heads
38. Yellow Ostrich – Strange Land
39. The Avett Brothers – The Carpenter
40. Tennis – Young & Old
41. Sigur Ros – Valtari
42. Norah Jones – Little Broken Hearts
43. Joshua James – From the Top of Williamette Mountain
44. Murder By Death – Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon
45. Mumford and Sons – Babel
46. M. Ward – Wasteland Companion
47. Heartless Bastards – Arrow
48. Paul Banks – Banks
49. Grimes – Visions
50. Paul Weller – Sonik Kicks