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Best Albums of 2012

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 2012 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 9,700 greatest album charts.

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2012 year summaryThe best bands of 2012 were Tame Impala, Beach House, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, Jack White, Grizzly Bear, Fiona Apple, ∆ (alt-j), Grimes and Swans.

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Band

61.

Fear Fun

Father John Misty

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 2012:	61	Rank Score:	221
Rank in 2010s	285	Overall Rank:	3,586
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62.

Radlands

Mystery Jets

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	8 charts
Rank in 2012:	62	Rank Score:	216
Rank in 2010s	291	Overall Rank:	3,652
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63.

Bravest Man In The Universe

Bobby Womack

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	16 charts
Rank in 2012:	63	Rank Score:	215
Rank in 2010s	293	Overall Rank:	3,664
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64.

Standing At The Sky's Edge

Richard Hawley

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	10 charts
Rank in 2012:	64	Rank Score:	215
Rank in 2010s	295	Overall Rank:	3,674
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65.

Strange Weekend

Porcelain Raft

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	9 charts
Rank in 2012:	65	Rank Score:	213
Rank in 2010s	301	Overall Rank:	3,700
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66.

The Lumineers

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	22 charts
Rank in 2012:	66	Rank Score:	213
Rank in 2010s	302	Overall Rank:	3,701
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67.

Electra Heart

Marina & The Diamonds

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	4 charts
Rank in 2012:	67	Rank Score:	212
Rank in 2010s	304	Overall Rank:	3,715
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68.

Paralytic Stalks

of Montreal

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	9 charts
Rank in 2012:	68	Rank Score:	209
Rank in 2010s	307	Overall Rank:	3,752
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69.

Handwritten

The Gaslight Anthem

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	17 charts
Rank in 2012:	69	Rank Score:	207
Rank in 2010s	308	Overall Rank:	3,772
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70.

Little Broken Hearts

Norah Jones

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	12 charts
Rank in 2012:	70	Rank Score:	203
Rank in 2010s	311	Overall Rank:	3,837
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Best Albums of 2012 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Burial	3	0%
Green Day	3	0%
Loscil	2	0%
Maggs And Trish	2	0%
Death Grips	2	0%
Mount Eerie	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	483	48%
	208	21%
	55	6%
	52	5%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	22	2%
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