40 Best Songs of 2012

40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2012

20 Best Metal Albums of 2012

10 Best Reissues

Trend of the Year: Alt R&B

Rock Music of the Year: Metal's Poptimist Streak

Down By Law: The Year Downloading Took a Dive

K-Pop Fizz Fizz: Life After PSY

State of Dance Music 2012: Have We Already Peaked?

Anti-YouTube Movement of the Year: Long Songs

Grimes Comes Clean: Year-End Q&A

Tom Scharpling on 2012's Buzziest Music Videos

The Year in NSFW

30 Best Live Photos of 2012

Style in 2012: The Year Memes Hit the Streets

2012's 25 Most Outrageous & Memorable Quotes

20 Best Pop Albums of 2012

20 Best Dance Albums of 2012

20 Best Country Albums of 2012

20 Best Avant Albums of 2012

Grim Weepers: The Year Film Embraced the Dark Night

10 Most Memorable Movie Characters of 2012

10 TV Moments That Totally Changed Everything in 2012

10 Best Music Books of 2012

The 25 Best Rap Lines of 2012

In Memoriam: The Musicians We Lost in 2012

SPIN's 2012 Hall of Shame

Control Voltage's Top 20 Electronic Tracks of 2012

The Year in Lana Del Rey

The Year in Wayne Coyne

The Year In Taylor Swift

Hear a 101-Track 2012 Playlist