Top 50 Music Albums of 2012 by Applerill

This year has been wonderful for pop,
Metal, jazz, and especially hip hop.
Every one of these records I really like,
At least there's a bit of psyche.

I gave 5 stars to the whole top eight,
I guess it's like Myspace, but actually great.

Many of the albums are free for download legally,
Copy-paste the link, and get it if you please.

Now, to tell you what from this year you should never, ever shelve,
I present to you the top 40 albums of 2012.

• Chart updated: 07/20/2015 01:45
• (Created: 05/07/2012 18:43).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Bell Hooks 

 BBU

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My Friend CJ is very smart,
He's a walking encyclopedia of modern art,
His album of the year is this Bell Hooks,
He thinks it'll be in the hip hop history books.

Here's what he says.
"Bell Hooks is without question the best hip-hop album of 2012, probably the best hip-hop album of the ’10s and very possibly one of the best hip-hop albums of all time."

http://mishkanyc.bandcamp.com/album/bell-hooks [First added to this chart: 06/13/2012]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

30

Rank in 2012:

706

Rank in 2010s:

6,828

Overall Rank:

28,278

Average Rating:

 72 (4 votes)

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2. (1) 1

Channel Orange 

 Frank Ocean

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A Love-Letter to Generation Y.
A Psychedelic Trip Into Early Adulthood.
Simultaneously heartbreaking and hilarious.
The Best Soul Album of the Past Decade. [First added to this chart: 09/24/2012]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

887 charts

Rank Score:

10,094

Rank in 2012:

3

Rank in 2010s:

14

Overall Rank:

154

Average Rating:

 82 (1,248 votes)

Comments:

118

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Born To Die 

 Lana Del Rey

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The Most Hyped Album of the Year.
But Alas,
Still Critically Underrated.
She Exudes Sexiness.
That Was an Understatement [First added to this chart: 06/13/2012]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

4,263

Rank in 2012:

8

Rank in 2010s:

56

Overall Rank:

422

Average Rating:

 72 (840 votes)

Comments:

91

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Ghost (EP) 

 Sky Ferreira

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[First added to this chart: 10/08/2013]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

42

Rank in 2012:

552

Rank in 2010s:

5,338

Overall Rank:

22,972

Average Rating:

 77 (22 votes)

Comments:

4

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CHRCH 

 BLKHRTS

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Godard's Breathless: The Album.
Immaculate Gothic Hip-Hop.
More Illmatic Than Illmatic.

It makes me laugh.
It makes me cry.
It makes me look for each sound that goes by.
It even makes me want to DANCE.

The Best Album of the Year.
http://blkhrts.bandcamp.com/album/chrch [First added to this chart: 06/13/2012]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

4 charts

Rank Score:

6

Rank in 2012:

1,732

Rank in 2010s:

17,798

Overall Rank:

67,688

Average Rating:

 70 (8 votes)

Comments:

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Kiss 

 Carly Rae Jepsen

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Breathtakingly Beautiful Beats.
A Voice That Burns With Both Youthful Passion and Sophisticated Maturity.
A Pop Production Landmark
The Greatest Blockbuster Pop Album of the Past Five Years. [First added to this chart: 10/26/2012]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

146

Rank in 2012:

179

Rank in 2010s:

1,702

Overall Rank:

8,421

Average Rating:

 51 (127 votes)

Comments:

33

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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 

 Kendrick Lamar

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Is This a Classic?
I Don't Know.
But What I'm Sure of,
Is That It Grows.
On You.
BEST HIPHOP ALBUM EVVEEEERRRRR!!!!!!! [First added to this chart: 11/13/2012]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1,479 charts

Rank Score:

25,591

Rank in 2012:

1

Rank in 2010s:

3

Overall Rank:

35

Average Rating:

 88 (1,958 votes)

Comments:

204

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The Money Store 

 Death Grips

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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2015]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

640 charts

Rank Score:

7,856

Rank in 2012:

5

Rank in 2010s:

24

Overall Rank:

213

Average Rating:

 82 (956 votes)

Comments:

83

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My Teenage Dream Ended 

 Farrah Abraham

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[First added to this chart: 07/19/2015]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

17 charts

Rank Score:

106

Rank in 2012:

243

Rank in 2010s:

2,271

Overall Rank:

10,990

Average Rating:

 66 (29 votes)

Comments:

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Ready To Go 

 Klaypex

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I Hate Dubstep.
It's Like Shredding.
But This is Like
Master of Puppets [First added to this chart: 11/08/2012]

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

1 chart

Rank Score:

4

Rank in 2012:

2,045

Rank in 2010s:

21,609

Overall Rank:

80,606

Average Rating:

 73 (2 votes)

Comments:

0

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Top 50 Music Albums of 2012 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Lana Del Rey	1	2%
Hayden Who	1	2%
Tame Impala	1	2%
Cold Specks	1	2%
Sharon Van Etten	1	2%
Sky Ferreira	1	2%
Esperanza Spalding	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	31	62%
	6	12%
	5	10%
	3	6%
	3	6%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Music Albums of 2012 chart changes

Biggest climbers
Up 2 from 3rd to 1st Bell Hooks by BBU

Biggest fallers
Down 1 from 1st to 2nd Channel Orange by Frank Ocean
Down 1 from 2nd to 3rd Born To Die by Lana Del Rey
Down 1 from 29th to 30th Bish Bosch by Scott Walker

New entries
Namaste by Kenny G & Rahul Sharma

Leavers
Reloaded by Roc Marciano

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95/100	10/09/2013 20:52	JusticeDone	427	96/100
75/100	11/10/2012 16:16	emg0863	19	76/100

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From cestuneblague 07/03/2016 16:31

R u trying
to write haikus
or something

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