You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — and checked out readers’ picks for LPs, songs and videos — but what did the folks who work at RS name their personal favorites? Here’s how critic Will Hermes ranked the year’s best:

Albums

Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
TV On The Radio – Dear Science
Santogold – Santogold
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
Ponytail – Ice Cream Spiritual
Kathleen Edwards – Asking For Flowers
Rudresh Mahanthappa – Kinsmen
Vampire Weekend – Vampire Weekend
Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit – Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit Are the Very Best
Kasai All Stars – In The 7th Moon, The Chief Turned Into A Swimming Fish and Ate the Head of His Enemy By Magic

Singles

Blitzen Trapper – “Furr”
MGMT – “Time To Pretend”
Erykah Badu – “The Healer/Hip Hop”
The Walkmen – “In The New Year”
Hot Chip – “Shake A Fist”
Sigur Ros – “Gobbledigook”
Jamey Johnson – “High Cost of Living”
Santogold – “Lights Out”
Ida Maria – “Oh My God”
Hercules and Love Affair – “Blind”