So many records this year. We had to stop somewhere though, so check our top 50 of 2012 -- complete with an unbreakable (we tried) tie at the top -- after the jump, listen along with this massive Spotify playlist, and then, as always, we can talk about what you think we missed.

50 SAND CIRCLES | Motor City

49 THEESATISFACTION | awE naturalE

48 PURE BATHING CULTURE | Pure Bathing Culture

47 DEATH GRIPS | The Money Store

46 PEAKING LIGHTS | Lucifer

45 MOLLY NILSSON | History

44 PYE CORNER AUDIO | Sleep Games

43 ANTWON | End of Earth

42 ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI | Mature Themes

41 TAKEN BY TREES | Other Worlds

40 RYAN HEMSWORTH | Last Words + Collected

39 LACE CURTAINS | The Garden of Joy and the Well of Loneliness

38 LAS MALAS AMISTADES | Maleza

37 LOWER DENS | Nootropics

36 DUM DUM GIRLS | End of Daze

35 SAM FLAX | Age Waves

34 FIGHT BITE | Fight Bite

33 ROC MARCIANO | Reloaded

32 LOL BOYS | Changes

31 PHEDRÉ | Phedré

30 FLYING LOTUS | Until the Quiet Comes

29 MIRRORRING | Foreign Body

28 SHACKLETON | Music For the Quiet Hour

27 TAMARYN | Tender New Signs

26 DAWN RICHARD | Armor On

25 FORT ROMEAU | Kingdoms

mp3:

Fort Romeau :: Say Something







24 NICOLAS JAAR | Don't Break My Love / The Prism







23 CLAMS CASINO | Instrumentals II

mp3:

Clams Casino :: Human







22 ANGEL OLSEN | Half Way Home

mp3:

Angel Olsen :: Tiniest Seed







21 CHROMATICS | Running From the Sun







20 ANDY STOTT | Luxury Problems







19 SYMMETRY | Themes For An Imaginary Film







18 FRANKIE ROSE | Interstellar

mp3:

Frankie Rose :: Know Me







17 JESSICA PRATT | Jessica Pratt

mp3:

Jessica Pratt :: Night Faces







16 FRANK OCEAN | Channel Orange







15 DEAN BLUNT & INGA COPELAND | Black is Beautiful







14 HOLY OTHER | Held







13 LAUREL HALO | Quarantine







12 GRIZZLY BEAR | Shields







11 KILLER MIKE | R.A.P. Music







10 CHAIRLIFT | Something







09 MIGUEL | Kaleidoscope Dream







08 TOPS | Tender Opposites

mp3:

TOPS :: Turn Your Love Around







07 BEACH HOUSE | Bloom

mp3:

Beach House :: Myth







06 SCHOOLBOY Q | Habits & Contradictions







05 JESSIE WARE | Devotion







04 BURIAL | Kindred







03 KENDRICK LAMAR | good kid, m.A.A.d city







01 CHROMATICS | Kill For Love







01 GRIMES | Visions

mp3:

Grimes :: Oblivion













Here's the full Spotify playlist: