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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 Tame Impala, Beach House, Kendrick Lamar, Jack White, Frank Ocean, Grizzly Bear, Fiona Apple, Swans, ∆ (alt-j) and Cloud Nothings.

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Band

51.

Reign Of Terror

Sleigh Bells

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	20 charts
Rank in 2012:	51	Rank Score:	244
Rank in 2010s	249	Overall Rank:	3,268
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52.

Until The Quiet Comes

Flying Lotus

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	36 charts
Rank in 2012:	52	Rank Score:	243
Rank in 2010s	252	Overall Rank:	3,282
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53.

Tramp

Sharon Van Etten

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	29 charts
Rank in 2012:	53	Rank Score:	243
Rank in 2010s	254	Overall Rank:	3,284
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54.

Battle Born

The Killers

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	18 charts
Rank in 2012:	54	Rank Score:	235
Rank in 2010s	259	Overall Rank:	3,365
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55.

In The Belly Of The Brazen Bull

The Cribs

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	14 charts
Rank in 2012:	55	Rank Score:	232
Rank in 2010s	264	Overall Rank:	3,397
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56.

History Will Absolve Me

Billy Woods

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	11 charts
Rank in 2012:	56	Rank Score:	232
Rank in 2010s	265	Overall Rank:	3,406
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57.

Synthetica

Metric

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	26 charts
Rank in 2012:	57	Rank Score:	229
Rank in 2010s	267	Overall Rank:	3,435
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58.

Uncaged

Zac Brown Band

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	3 charts
Rank in 2012:	58	Rank Score:	229
Rank in 2010s	268	Overall Rank:	3,436
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59.

Baby

Tribes

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	14 charts
Rank in 2012:	59	Rank Score:	229
Rank in 2010s	269	Overall Rank:	3,441
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60.

Clockwork Angels

Rush

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	13 charts
Rank in 2012:	60	Rank Score:	228
Rank in 2010s	271	Overall Rank:	3,447
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Best Albums of 2012 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Green Day	3	0%
Burial	3	0%
Big K.R.I.T.	2	0%
Mount Eerie	2	0%
Joe Bonamassa	2	0%
Angel Haze	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	480	48%
	209	21%
	55	6%
	52	5%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
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