Best Album Reissues of 2012

 | By Rolling Stone

The Velvet Underground, R.E.M., Blur and more  | More »

Best Country Albums of 2012

 | By Rolling Stone

That girl who almost became a Kennedy may be the new face of country music, but our picks for the best country albums of the year are more the down-home type. Kellie Pickler, 100 Proof American Idol also-ran Pickler is an unlikely trad-country heroine. But 100 Proof may be the best traditionalist album of the year. Pickler wraps her big, lustrous voice around old-fashioned honky tonk, rollicking road stories and big ballads, all produced with a perfect balance of throwback twang and contempo...  | More »

Photos: Best Cover Songs of 2012

Divine Fits, Go-Gos, Gotye and more  | More »

Photos: Best Music Videos of 2012

Kanye, Psy, Pussy Riot and more  | More »

Best Dance Albums of 2012

 | By Rolling Stone

What's that whooshing, stomping, skittering, warping-and-woofing sound? Why, it's the uniquitous sound of electronic dance music invading the ears of 2012. Flying Lotus, Until the Quiet ComesQuiet is relative for this antsy L.A.-based producer, who convenes Thom Yorke, Erykah Badu and a rushing data stream for a stoned soul-jazz picnic. Actress, R.I.P. England’s Darren Cunningham makes electronic dance music that bursts of static, LP surface noise, reverberant space and clat...  | More »

50 Best Songs of 2012

 | By Rolling Stone

Taylor made weapons-grade teen pop; Kanye put his brain on cruise-control, dubstep kingpins and stadium rockers invited us all to their parties  | More »

50 Best Albums of 2012

 | By Rolling Stone

Frank Ocean reimagined R&B; Dylan drenched us in blood; pop-punk vets, disco orchestras and Scottish oddballs made an election year bearable.  | More »