Whether you're the type who likes best of lists or thinks it's not right to judge art, or something along those lines, we've gone ahead and made our selections for the best albums of the year.
Simply click the photo gallery above to read through the top albums of the year from across all genres (and in no particular order), as selected by CBC Music.
You can also review our top 5 albums per genre:
Top 5 rock albums of 2012
Top 5 pop albums of 2012
Top 5 electronic albums of 2012
Top 5 hip-hop albums of 2012
Top 5 jazz albums of 2012
Top 5 classical music albums of 2012
Top 5 R&B/soul albums of 2012
Top 5 country music albums of 2012
Top 5 Aboriginal albums of 2012
Top 5 singer-songwriter albums of 2012
Top 5 world music albums of 2012
Top 5 blues albums of 2012
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CBC Music
on Dec 17, 2012