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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, Cloud Nothings and ∆ (alt-j).

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Lonerism

Tame Impala

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	182 charts
Rank in 2012:	1	Rank Score:	3,390
Rank in 2010s	11	Overall Rank:	340
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Bloom

Beach House

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	169 charts
Rank in 2012:	2	Rank Score:	3,373
Rank in 2010s	12	Overall Rank:	343
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Good Kid, M.A.A.d City

Kendrick Lamar

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	139 charts
Rank in 2012:	3	Rank Score:	2,772
Rank in 2010s	17	Overall Rank:	418
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Blunderbuss

Jack White

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	149 charts
Rank in 2012:	4	Rank Score:	2,652
Rank in 2010s	18	Overall Rank:	439
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Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	129 charts
Rank in 2012:	5	Rank Score:	2,399
Rank in 2010s	19	Overall Rank:	474
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Shields

Grizzly Bear

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	130 charts
Rank in 2012:	6	Rank Score:	2,027
Rank in 2010s	27	Overall Rank:	560
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The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do

Fiona Apple

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	114 charts
Rank in 2012:	7	Rank Score:	1,762
Rank in 2010s	36	Overall Rank:	641
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The Seer

Swans

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	83 charts
Rank in 2012:	8	Rank Score:	1,646
Rank in 2010s	39	Overall Rank:	681
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An Awesome Wave

∆ (alt-j)

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	89 charts
Rank in 2012:	9	Rank Score:	1,574
Rank in 2010s	40	Overall Rank:	711
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Attack On Memory

Cloud Nothings

Year of Release:	2012	Appears in:	97 charts
Rank in 2012:	10	Rank Score:	1,574
Rank in 2010s	41	Overall Rank:	712
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Best Albums of 2012 composition

Band	Albums	%

Various Artists	11	1%
Green Day	3	0%
Burial	3	0%
Lecrae	2	0%
C2C	2	0%
Lana Del Rey	2	0%
Andrew Bird	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	480	48%
	210	21%
	55	6%
	53	5%
	28	3%
	23	2%
	23	2%
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