Pitchfork: Best Songs of 2012

Oblivion

Grimes (2012)

Pyramids

Frank Ocean (2012)

Climax

USHER (2012)

Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe

Kendrick Lamar (2012)

The House That Heaven Built

Japandroids (2012)

Laura

Bat for Lashes (2012)

Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

Tame Impala (2012)

Myth

Beach House (2012)

Werewolf

Fiona Apple (2012)

Jasmine (Demo)

Jai Paul (2013)

Adorn

Miguel (2012)

Kill for Love

Chromatics (2012)

Bad Girls

M.I.A. (2013)

Losing You

Solange (2012)

Take Care (feat. Rihanna)

Drake (2011)

Swimming Pools (Drank) [Extended Version]

Kendrick Lamar (2012)

Play by Play

Autre Ne Veut (2013)

Gun Has No Trigger

Dirty Projectors (2012)

Wildest Moments (feat. A$AP Rocky) [Remix]

Jessie Ware (2012)

I've Seen Footage

Death Grips (2012)

Dance For You

Dirty Projectors (2012)

I Don't Like (feat. Lil Reese)

Chief Keef (2012)

Genesis

Grimes (2012)

Higher Ground

TNGHT (2012)

Yet Again

Grizzly Bear (2012)

Nothin But Time

Cat Power (2012)

Call Me Maybe

Carly Rae Jepsen (2011)

Mercy

Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz (2011)

Bad Religion

Frank Ocean (2012)

Everything Is Embarrassing

Sky Ferreira (2013)

Grown Up

Danny Brown (2012)

Stay Useless

Cloud Nothings (2012)

Every Single Night

Fiona Apple (2012)

Inspector Norse

Todd Terje (2012)

Reagan

Killer Mike (2012)

Flutes

Hot Chip (2012)

Hands On the Wheel (feat. A$AP Rocky)

ScHoolboy Q (2012)

Open Your Heart

The Men (2012)

Please Forgive My Heart

Bobby Womack (2012)

1991

Azealia Banks (2012)

Plague

Crystal Castles (2012)

Fineshrine

Purity Ring (2012)

Money Trees (feat. Jay Rock)

Kendrick Lamar (2012)

Numb

Andy Stott (2012)

Strictly 4 My Jeeps

Action Bronson (2013)

Sleeping Ute

Grizzly Bear (2012)

Turn On The Lights

Future (2012)

I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)

Icona Pop (2013)

Backseat Freestyle

Kendrick Lamar (2012)

Serpents

Sharon Van Etten (2012)

The Fall

Rhye (2013)

Husbands

Savages (2013)

Y.A.L.A.

M.I.A. (2013)

Apocalypse Dreams

Tame Impala (2012)

Breezeblocks

alt-J (2012)

Hey Jane

Spiritualized (2011)

LVL

A$AP Rocky (2013)

Today's Supernatural

Animal Collective (2012)

You're the Doctor

Ty Segall (2012)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings

Father John Misty (2012)

I Belong In Your Arms

Chairlift (2012)

Constant Conversations

Passion Pit (2012)

In the Same Room

Julia Holter (2012)

Wet Blanket

METZ (2012)

Stay Schemin (feat. Drake & French Montana)

Rick Ross (2012)

How Long Have You Known

DIIV (2012)

Goooo

TNGHT (2012)

Pyramid

Four Tet (2012)

Lupine Dominus

Thee Oh Sees (2012)

Destiny

Pional & John Talabot (2012)

Bandz A Make Her Dance (feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)

Juicy J (2013)

Baby

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti (2012)

Werkin' Girls

Angel Haze (2011)

Angels

The xx (2012)

Bad Thing

King Tuff (2012)

My Life (feat. Waka Flocka Flame)

Rich Kidz (2012)

Harlem Shake

Baauer (2012)

No.1 Against the Rush

Liars (2014)

There He Go

ScHoolboy Q (2012)

Cold Nites

How to Dress Well (2012)

Brains

Lower Dens (2012)

Get Free (feat. Amber Coffman)

Major Lazer (2013)

Love Sosa

Chief Keef (2012)

Monoliths

Lotus Plaza (2012)

Goldie

A$AP Rocky (2013)

773 Love

Jeremih (2022)

Yes, I Know

Daphni (2012)

Cut the World

Antony and the Johnsons & ANOHNI (2012)

Val Venis

King Louie (2013)

King of Hearts

Cassie (2011)

Tonight

Saint Etienne (2012)

Share My Love

R. Kelly (2012)

Time

Merchandise (2012)

Golden Light

Twin Shadow (2012)

Oldie

Odd Future (2012)

Under the Westway

Blur (2012)

You Know You Like It

AlunaGeorge (2012)