We asked readers to nominate their top album and track of the year – here are the results

Guardian and Observer writers voted for the best album and best tracks of 2012 … now you can see who they voted for and take your anger out on them personally

Sam Wolfson: With her debut album, Jessie Ware proved you don't have to follow high street musical fashions to become a pop success

Tim Jonze: David Longstreth was at his most direct and heartfelt as Dirty Projectors sent a love letter to the joy of music

Kieran Yates: The hip-hop album of the year was the tale of a journey from sin to repentance among the temptations of California

Alexis Petridis: Kevin Parker located the spirit of psychedelia, without ever sounding like he was another retro recreationist

Caroline Sullivan: Alt-J's success may have become a self-fulfilling prophecy, but that shouldn't distract from the surprise of their music's reach and popularity

Alex Needham: The xx's second album didn't break new ground so much as cover old terrain with even more delicacy and poise

Michael Hann: The great British pop group combined fun, warmth and sincerity on their stellar fifth album

Caspar Llewellyn Smith: For his first record in more than a decade, Bobby Womack teamed up with Damon Albarn and producer Richard Russell to make an album that amounted to a career resurrection

The tension's racking up! Have we forgotten Grizzly Bear again? Why have we left out the Tibetan nose-flute skiffle improvisation? The countdown continues …

It's the moment you've all been waiting for – the start of our countdown through the pick of albums released this year