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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 9,600 greatest album charts.

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

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Band

Lonerism

Tame Impala

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	183 charts
Rank in 2012:	2	Rank Score:	3,426
Rank in 2010s	12	Overall Rank:	336
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Beard, Wives, Denim

Pond

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 2012:	67	Rank Score:	210
Rank in 2010s	300	Overall Rank:	3,681
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76.

Anastasis

Dead Can Dance

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	15 charts
Rank in 2012:	76	Rank Score:	188
Rank in 2010s	331	Overall Rank:	4,032
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181.

HyperParadise

Hermitude

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	3 charts
Rank in 2012:	181	Rank Score:	89
Rank in 2010s	707	Overall Rank:	7,588
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221.

Return To Paradise

Sam Sparro

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	1 chart
Rank in 2012:	221	Rank Score:	70
Rank in 2010s	885	Overall Rank:	9,334
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231.

Pacifica

The Presets

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	5 charts
Rank in 2012:	231	Rank Score:	66
Rank in 2010s	931	Overall Rank:	9,813
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237.

A Is For Alpine

Alpine

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	1 chart
Rank in 2012:	237	Rank Score:	64
Rank in 2010s	953	Overall Rank:	9,988
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301.

Deep Heat

Oh Mercy

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	2 charts
Rank in 2012:	301	Rank Score:	45
Rank in 2010s	1,204	Overall Rank:	12,085
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304.

Flume

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	2 charts
Rank in 2012:	304	Rank Score:	44
Rank in 2010s	1,218	Overall Rank:	12,200
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314.

Audience Of One

Oren Ambarchi

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	3 charts
Rank in 2012:	314	Rank Score:	41
Rank in 2010s	1,250	Overall Rank:	12,493
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Best Albums of 2012 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Green Day	3	0%
Burial	3	0%
Hayden Who	2	0%
Oren Ambarchi	2	0%
Chromatics	2	0%
Maggs And Trish	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	478	48%
	208	21%
	57	6%
	52	5%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
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