2012 has come to a close, and it was a whirlwind of a year! We were all on a roller coaster ride of news, with every twist and turn presenting us with exciting and shocking articles. But remembering what happened nearly a year ago is hard work. Naturally, we here at Hypable have you covered. Check out our visual timeline to the year’s biggest stories!

Who sold more How to Succeed tickets, Darren Criss or Dan Radcliffe? What literary character has been depicted the most in films and on TV? What records were broken this year? What was the top song of 2012?

All that and much, much more is featured in our timeline below. Relive the year vicariously through our original graphics and tell us which event was your favorite!

Hypable’s End of 2012 celebrations

There’s nothing quite like a good ‘Best of’ list, and no matter where your interests lie, Hypable has your back. Movies, music, TV – just what were the high points of 2012, and what could we have gone without? Check out our selection of 2012 wrap-up lists and the things we hope to see (or not) in 2013.

We have the top 10 movies as chosen by our two film gurus, Jeremy Baril and Kristin LeMunyon, plus the collected favourite films of the Hypable staff. For books, find out the 13 books to read in 2013, and don’t forget our 25 must-have Christmas songs for your holiday playlist.

Of course, we have to mention our Hot or Not list to recount what was going up in popularity and what was going down over the past year. And how could we forget our 12 sexiest men of 2012 post?!

If 2013 predictions are your thing, try these fun articles out:

Twelve headlines we do NOT want to see in 2013: Netflix closing, another Hobbit split, and more

Ten headlines we REALLY want to see in 2013: Spider-Man joins Avengers, Streep cast in Mockingjay, and more

We did our best to include the biggest stories of 2012 from fandoms Hypable covers, but of course we were bound to miss some. Be sure to post in the comments what you felt was the biggest news before we head into the new year!