(I don't think I'll ever truly leave this site)
I listened to a lot of music this year, but the top three that are immediately springing to mind as the 'best' are probably:
Clear Moon - Mount Eerie (probably my favorite of the year. nothing else feels like this)
Local Business - Titus Andronicus (if I could cut out like 4ish songs it would be a perfect release)
Centipede Hz - Animal Collective (not as good as their past few albums, but I still listened to it a ton and really enjoy it)
Channel Orange and good kid, m.A.A.d city still have to grow on me a bit more, I think. I like them a lot. Celebration Rock and Bloom are both very good, but generally more of the same. I love Japandroids and Beach House, though, so that's okay.