You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — but how did the folks who work at RS rank their personal favorites? Here’s Rock Daily writer Daniel Kreps’ year-end list:

Albums

1. Deerhunter – Microcastle/Weird Era Cont.
2. Neon Neon – Stainless Style
3. Gang Gang Dance – Saint Dymphna
4. Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
5. David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
6. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes/Sun Giant EP
7. Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak
8. Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago
9. Apes & Androids – Blood Moon
10. Empire of the Sun – Walking On a Dream

Songs

1. Kanye West – “Robocop (Version 2)”
2. Animal Collective – “Street Flash”
3. Gang Gang Dance – “House Jam”
4. Britney Spears – “Womanizer”
5. Deerhunter – “Little Kids”
6. Beck – “Chem Trails”
7. Neon Neon – “Steel Your Girl”
8. TV on the Radio – “Halfway Home”
9. GZA – “0% Finance”
10. The Re-Up Gang – “Show You How To Hustle”