Expert Witness Pazz & Jop 2012: The Tally

Albums (75 total)

1. Older Than My Old Man Now – Loudon Wainwright III: 458 (30)

2. channel ORANGE – Frank Ocean: 358 (28)

3. Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables – Todd Snider: 263 (22)

4. good kid, m.A.A.d. city – Kendrick Lamar: 196 (17)

5. Transcendental Youth – The Mountain Goats: 185 (18)

6. Father Creeper – Spoek Mathambo: 167 (17)

7. The Truth About Love – P!nk: 153 (17)

8. Americana – Neil Young & Crazy Horse: 153 (16)

9. 1991 – Azealia Banks: 141 (12)

10. The Idler Wheel… – Fiona Apple: 131 (15)

11. Celebration Rock – Japandroids: 124 (13)

12. Dialect Fluorescent – Steve Lehman Trio: 111 (8)

13. Red – Taylor Swift: 104 (10)

14. Tempest – Bob Dylan: 104 (9)

15. Old Ideas – Leonard Cohen: 102 (12)

16. Attack on Memory – Cloud Nothings: 95 (11)

17. Wrecking Ball – Bruce Springsteen: 90 (10)

18. Kindred – Burial: 74 (7)

19. “Kill My Blues” – The Corin Tucker Band: 70 (8)

20. I Know What Love Isn’t – Jens Lekman: 69 (7)

21. Sorry to Bother You – The Coup: 68 (8)

22. 4evaNaDay – Big K.R.I.T.: 62 (7)

22. Perfectly Imperfect – Elle Varner: 62 (7)

24. Europe – Allo Darlin’: 59 (7)

24. Swing Lo Magellan – Dirty Projectors: 59 (7)

26. Accelerando – Vijay Iyer Trio: 59 (6)

27. Sing the Delta – Iris Dement: 58 (7)

28. Kaleidoscope Dream – Miguel: 55 (5)

29. Bloom – Beach House: 54 (5)

30. Blunderbuss – Jack White: 52 (5)

31. Bouger le Monde! – Staff Benda Bilili: 50 (5)

31. C.A.R. – Serengeti: 50 (5)

33. Born to Die – Lana Del Rey: 49 (6)

34. Tropicália Lixo Lógico – Tom Zé: 49 (5)

35. Words and Music by Saint Etienne – Saint Etienne: 44 (4)

36. Beak & Claw – s / s / s: 43 (4)

37. Dylan Hicks Sings Bolling Greene – Dylan Hicks: 39 (4)

38. A Thing Called Divine Fits – Divine Fits: 38 (6)

39. Sadie – P.S. Eliot: 38 (3)

40. The Money Store – Death Grips: 36 (5)

41. Coexist – The xx: 35 (4)

42. Call Me Sylvia – Low Cut Connie: 33 (4)

43. Sunken Condos – Donald Fagen: 32 (3)

44. R.A.P. Music – Killer Mike: 30 (4)

45. Little Victories – Chris Knight: 30 (3)

46. Nehru Jackets – Himanshu “Heems” Suri: 29 (4)

47. A Working Museum – Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby: 29 (3)

48. Psychedelic Pill – Neil Young & Crazy Horse: 27 (3)

49. Reign of Terror – Sleigh Bells: 26 (3)

50. Living for a Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran – Jamey Johnson: 25 (3)

50. Lonerism – Tame Impala: 25 (3)

50. Now What! – Tommy Womack: 25 (3)

50. True – Solange: 25 (3)

54. The Rough Guide to Ethiopia – Various Artists: 24 (2)

54. Visions – Grimes: 24 (2)

56. No1 2 Look Up 2 – Big Baby Gandhi: 23 (2)

57. Born to Sing: No Plan B – Van Morrison: 21 (2)

58. Bell Hooks – BBU: 20 (2)

59. En Yay Sah – Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang: 20 (2)

59. The Cherry Thing – Neneh Cherry & The Thing: 20 (2)

61. Master of My Make-Believe – Santigold: 19 (3)

61. Out of Sight, Out of Town – Standard Fare: 19 (3)

63. Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – Nicki Minaj: 19 (2)

64. Breakfast – Chiddy Bang: 18 (2)

65. Listen…Oka! – Chris Berry & the Bayaka of Yandoumbe: 17 (2)

65. MDNA – Madonna: 17 (2)

65. Songs for Desert Refugees – Various Artists: 17 (2)

68. Between the Time and the Tides – Lee Ranaldo: 16 (2)

68. The Rough Guide to Highlife – Various Artists: 16 (2)

70. Shields – Grizzly Bear: 15 (2)

70. Reunion: Live in New York – Sam Rivers/Dave Holland/Barry Altschul: 15 (2)

70. The Only Place – Best Coast: 15 (2)

73. Union Square – Ben Allison, Michael Blake & Rudy Royston: 13 (2)

74. Elysium – Pet Shop Boys: 10 (2)

74. Kiss – Carly Rae Jepsen: 10 (2)

Songs (84 total)

1. “Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen: 19

2. “212” (featuring Lazy Jay) – Azealia Banks: 15*

3. “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” – Taylor Swift: 14

4. “The House That Heaven Built” – Japandroids: 12

5. “Adorn” – Miguel: 10

5. “New York Banker” – Todd Snider: 10

5. “Pyramids” – Frank Ocean: 10

8. “Andrew in Drag” – The Magnetic Fields: 9

9. “Bad Girls” – M.I.A.: 6

9. “Climax” – Usher: 6

9. “Gangnam Style” – Psy: 6

9. “In C” – Loudon Wainwright III: 6

9. “Somebody That I Used to Know” (featuring Kimbra) – Gotye: 6*

9. “The Night I Learned How Not to Pray” – Iris Dement: 6

15. “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)” – P!nk: 5

15. “Boozophilia” – Low Cut Connie: 5

15. “Merry Go ‘Round” – Kacey Musgraves: 5

15. “Video Games” – Lana Del Rey: 5*

15. “We Take Care of Our Own” – Bruce Springsteen: 5

20. “Amy AKA Spent Gladiator 1” – The Mountain Goats: 4

20. “Bangarang” (featuring Sirah) – Skrillex: 4

20. “Death to My Hometown” – Bruce Springsteen: 4

20. “Losing You” – Solange: 4

20. “NYC Cops” – Himanshu “Heems” Suri: 4

20. “Putin Lights up the Fire” – Pussy Riot: 4

20. “Refill” – Elle Varner: 4

20. “Same Love” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: 4

20. “Simple Song” – The Shins: 4

20. “Tallulah” – Allo Darlin’: 4

20. “The Only Place” – Best Coast: 4

31. “1991” – Azealia Banks: 3

31. “Brenda” – Todd Snider: 3

31. “Early Roman Kings” – Bob Dylan: 3

31. “Every Single Night” – Fiona Apple: 3

31. “I Love It” (featuring Charli XCX) – Icona Pop: 3

31. “In Between Jobs” – Todd Snider: 3

31. “I’ve Seen Footage” – Death Grips: 3

31. “Liquorice” – Azealia Banks: 3

31. “Long and Wasted Years” – Bob Dylan: 3

31. “Mercy” (featuring Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz) – G.O.O.D. Music: 3

31. “Myth” – Beach House: 3

31. “Oblivion” – Grimes: 3

31. “Rocky Ground” – Bruce Springsteen: 3

31. “Sweet Life” – Frank Ocean: 3

31. “The Days That We Die” – Loudon Wainwright III: 3

31. “Womyn” – Himanshu “Heems” Suri: 3

47. “Bad Religion” – Frank Ocean: 2

47. “Backseat Freestyle” – Kendrick Lamar: 2

47. “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” – Kendrick Lamar: 2

47. “Boobie Miles” – Big K.R.I.T.: 2

47. “Do You…” – Miguel: 2

47. “Do You Remember That” – Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby: 2

47. “Emmylou” – First Aid Kit: 2

47. “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” – Tame Impala: 2

47. “Give Me All Your Luvin'” – Madonna: 2

47. “Going Home” – Leonard Cohen: 2

47. “Groundhog Day” – The Corin Tucker Band: 2

47. “Harlem Roulette” – The Mountain Goats: 2

47. “Hot Knife” – Fiona Apple: 2

47. “I Knew You Were Trouble” – Taylor Swift: 2

47. “Ill Manors” – Plan B: 2

47. “I’m Shakin'” – Jack White: 2

47. “Land of Hope and Dreams” – Bruce Springsteen: 2

47. “Let Them Talk” – Spoek Mathambo: 2

47. “Lost” – Frank Ocean: 2

47. “Money Trees” (featuring Jay Rock) – Kendrick Lamar: 2

47. “Oh Susannah” – Neil Young & Crazy Horse: 2

47. “Oh What a Night” – Elle Varner: 2

47. “Play That Cheap Trick, Cheap Trick Play” – Tommy Womack: 2

47. “Red” – Taylor Swift: 2

47. “Ride” – Lana Del Rey: 2

47. “Show Me the Place” – Leonard Cohen: 2

47. “Sixteen Saltines” – Jack White: 2

47. “Soundproof Room” – Elle Varner: 2

47. “Springsteen” – Eric Church: 2

47. “Starships” – Nicki Minaj: 2

47. “Swimming Pools (Drank)” – Kendrick Lamar: 2

47. “Tempest” – Bob Dylan: 2

47. “The Guillotine” – The Coup: 2

47. “Thinkin Bout You” – Frank Ocean: 2

47. “Thrift Shop” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: 2

47. “Tonight” – Saint Etienne: 2

47. “Wildest Moments” – Jessie Ware: 2

47. “Your Parents’ Cocaine” (featuring Justin Sane from Anti-Flag) – The Coup: 2