Aquarium Drunkard: 2012 Year in Review, an "unranked list of albums that caught, and kept, our attention in 2012" included with their year-end review
[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2014 • 2013]
The New York Times: 100 Notable Books of 2012
[see also The 10 Best Books of 2023 • 100 Notable Books of 2023 • The 10 Best Books of 2022 • 100 Notable Books of 2022 • The 10 Best Books of 2021 • 100 Notable Books of 2021 • The 10 Best Books of 2020 • 100 Notable Books of 2020 • 100 Notable Books of 2019 • The 10 Best Books of 2019 • 10 Best Books of 2018 • 100 Notable Books of 2018 • 100 Notable Books of 2017 • 10 Best Books of 2017 • 10 Best Books of 2016 • 10 Best Books of 2015 • The 10 Best Books of 2014 • The 10 Best Books of 2013 • 10 Best Books of 2012 • 100 Notable Books of 2011 • Ten Best Books of 2011]
Fiction
Nonfiction
Stephen Holden: Top 11 Films of 2012, as published by The New York Times
[see also 2016 • 2015 • 2013 • 2011]