Only 3 as almost everything I bought in 2012 came out in 2011!
Top Three Records of 2012
1) Alt-J - An Awesome Wave
2) Django Django - Django Django
3) Father John Misty - Fear Fun
Top Ten Gigs
1) Jeff Mangum - Union Chapel
2) Stone Roses - Heaton Park
3) Django Django - SBE
4) Eddie Vedder - Apollo
5) Jack White - Brixton
6) Santigold - Heaven
7) Jonathan Wilson - Lexington
8) Laura Marling - Colston Hall
9) The Shins - Forum
10) Kurt Vile and the Violators - Forum
Only went to End of the Road so I've limited my list to 5:

Top Five Festival performances
1) Alt-J - EOTR
2) Antlers - EOTR
3) Alabama Shakes - EOTR
4) Jonathan Wilson - EOTR
5) Patti Smith – EOTR
Best Song
Alt-J - Breezeblocks
Best Musical experience of the year:
The overwhelming sense of love and happiness in the audience at the Stone Roses' Heaton Park Sunday gig.
Most disappointing musical experience of the year:
Leonard Cohen cancelling his Hop Farm gig and shifting it to Wembley (I claimed my refund)
Best Book
Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan
Best Film
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Lou @ReluctantLou