Best Albums of 2012

« View best albums of 2011View best albums of 2013 »

Listed below are the best albums of 2012 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

2012 year summaryThe best artists of 2012 were Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, Death Grips, Beach House, alt-J, Fiona Apple, Lana Del Rey, Swans and Grimes.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

121.

The Struggle

Tenth Avenue North

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

122.

Searching For Sugar Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack

Rodriguez

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

30 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

123.

Among The Leaves

Sun Kil Moon

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

41 charts

Rank Score:

211

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

124.

BBNG2

BadBadNotGood

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

46 charts

Rank Score:

209

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

125.

Metz

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

52 charts

Rank Score:

207

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

126.

Beard, Wives, Denim

Pond (AU)

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

55 charts

Rank Score:

206

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

127.

Life Is Good

Nas

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

70 charts

Rank Score:

206

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

128.

Something

Chairlift

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

205

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

129.

Trick

Alex G

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

21 charts

Rank Score:

205

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

130.

Habits & Contradictions

Schoolboy Q

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

50 charts

Rank Score:

205

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

Overall Rank:

Average Rating:

Comments:

« prev
1
...
12
13
14
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 13 of 100

Best Albums of 2012 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	9	1%
Green Day	3	0%
Burial	3	0%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	3	0%
Internet Club	2	0%
Swans	2	0%
Chief Keef	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	464	46%
	182	18%
	59	6%
	40	4%
	36	4%
	34	3%
	34	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	979	98%
Yes	21	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	990	99%
Yes	10	1%

« View best albums of 2011View best albums of 2013 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Recent Member Charts
1. Schlager Best Albums 1985 by cicadelic (2024)
2. Top 55 Music Albums of 1980 by cicadelic (2024)
3. Top 46 Music Albums of 1979 by juanr1096 (2024)
4. Top albums of all time by female artists (100 - 200) by Johnnyo (2024)
5. The Wire's Top 50 Albums of 2014 by cicadelic (2024)
6. Best Ever Comedy Albums by LosWochos (2024)
7. Top 74 Music Albums of 2023 by joathome (2024)
8. Top 52 Music Albums of 2024 by MadhattanJack (2024)
9. Top 59 Music Albums of 2000 by juanr1096 (2024)
10. Top 60 Music Albums of the 2020s by migl (2024)
11. Top 61 Music Albums of the 1970s by zsolti (2024)
12. Depeche Mode by PAPPITUFO (2024)
13. Dire Straits by PAPPITUFO (2024)
14. Top 46 Music Albums of 2022 by migl (2024)
15. El Ultimo De La Fila / Los Burros by PAPPITUFO (2024)
16. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s by amirmishali (2024)
17. 601-700 by Rivera (2024)
18. 701-800 by Rivera (2024)
19. Top 100 Music Albums of the 1960s by NoAlarms (2024)
20. Top 8 Music Albums of 1960 by NoAlarms (2024)