Infinite Shuffle

As I’ve done each of the past few years, here’s a compilation of the various tastemakers’ “best of the year” lists. There were a lot of different No. 1 albums, but it seems as though Frank Ocean was the most critically acclaimed of the year.

And don’t worry. I’ll post my own list tomorrow.

• A.V. Club … No. 1 album: Frank Ocean – “Channel Orange”
• Alternative Press … No. 1 album: The Gaslight Anthem – “Handwritten”
• Amazon. com … No. 1 album: Of Monsters and Men – “My Head Is an Animal” … No. 1 song: Delta Spirit – “California”
• American Songwriter … No. 1 album: Bob Dylan – “Tempest” … No. 1 song: Shovels & Rope – “Birmingham”
• BBC Music … No. 1 album: Kendrick Lamar – “good kid, M.A.A.D. city”
• Clash … No. 1 album: Bobby Womack – “The Bravest Man In the Universe”
• Consequence of Sound … No. 1 album: Frank Ocean – “Channel Orange”
• DIY … No. 1 album: Liars – “WIXIW”
• Drowned In Sound … No. 1 album: Sharon Van Etten – “Tramp”
• Entertainment Weekly … No. 1 album: Frank Ocean – “Channel Orange”
• Filter … No. 1 album: Tame Impala – “Lonerism”
• The Fly … No. 1 album: Sharon Van Etten – “Tramp”
• Gigwise … No. 1 album: Twin Shadow – “Confess”
• Gorilla vs. Bear … No. 1 album: Grimes – “Visions” … No. 1 song: Usher – “Climax”
• The Guardian … No. 1 album: Frank Ocean – “Channel Orange” … No. 1 song: Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
• Insound … No. 1 album: Kendrick Lamar – “good kid, M.A.A.D. city”
• Magnet … No. 1 album: The Walkmen – “Heaven”
• Metacritic … No. 1 album: Frank Ocean – “Channel Orange”
• MOJO … No. 1 album: Jack White – “Blunderbuss”
• musicOMH … No. 1 album: Frank Ocean – “Channel Orange”
• NME … No. 1 album: Tame Impala – “Lonerism”
• NPR (All Songs Considered, listeners’ picks) … No. 1 album: Mumford & Sons – “Babel”
• No Ripcord … No. 1 album: Kendrick Lamar – “good kid, M.A.A.D. city”
• Obscure Sound … No. 1 album: Tame Impala – “Lonerism”
• Paste … No. 1 album: Frank Ocean – “Channel Orange”
• Pitchfork … No. 1 album: Kendrick Lamar – “good kid, M.A.A.D. city” … No. 1 song: Grimes – “Oblivion”
• PopMatters … No. 1 album: Frank Ocean – “Channel Orange”
• Pretty Much Amazing … No. 1 album: Fiona Apple – “Idler Wheel …” … No. 1 song: Fiona Apple – “Every Single Night”
• Rolling Stone … No. 1 album: Bruce Springsteen – “Wrecking Ball” … No. 1 song: Alabama Shakes – “Hold On”
• Rough Trade Shops … No. 1 album: Grimes – “Visions”
• Spin … No. 1 album: Frank Ocean – “Channel Orange”
• Spinner … No. 1 album: Fiona Apple – “Idler Wheel …”
• Stereogum … No. 1 album: Fiona Apple – “Idler Wheel …”
• TIME … No. 1 album: Fiona Apple – “Idler Wheel …”
• Uncut … No. 1 album: Leonard Cohen – “Old Ideas”
• Under the Radar … No. 1 album: Wild Nothing – “Nocturne”
• Urban Outfitters … No. 1 album: Tame Impala – “Lonerism”