Critics' Picks: 10 Best Albums of 2012
by Billboard (2012) 
Billboard is an American music and entertainment magazine. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. These are their best albums of 2012.
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Critics' Picks: 10 Best Albums of 2012 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| alt-J | 1 | 10% | |
| Frank Ocean | 1 | 10% | |
| Kendrick Lamar | 1 | 10% | |
| Miguel | 1 | 10% | |
| Jessie Ware | 1 | 10% | |
| Taylor Swift | 1 | 10% | |
| Beach House | 1 | 10% | |
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Other 2012 year charts
A total of 179 charts from recognised sources are available for 2012, with the 3 most prominent highlighted below. Additionally, there are 490 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Top 10 Albums of 2012 | TIME | 2012 year chart | 2012 | |
| Critics' Picks: 10 Best Albums of 2012 | Billboard | 2012 year chart | 2012 | |
| 50 Best Albums of 2012 | Rolling Stone | 2012 year chart | 2012 | |
Other charts by Billboard
A total of 24 charts from Billboard are available; the 3 most recent of this type are highlighted below.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| The 50 Best Albums Of 2024 | Billboard | 2024 year chart | 2024 | |
| The 50 Best Albums of 2023 | Billboard | 2023 year chart | 2023 | |
| The 50 Best Albums of 2022 | Billboard | 2022 year chart | 2022 | |
Critics' Picks: 10 Best Albums of 2012 ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| ! | 12/17/2020 06:08 | jeitee | 22 | 75/100 |
| ! | 12/11/2020 08:03 |  pjohnsongolf | 272 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/27/2020 14:37 |  Timestarter | 114 | 90/100 |
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This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 52.0/100, a mean average of 41.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 40.7/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 24.8.
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HeyItIsWilliam 07/04/2017 17:55 | #193660
Missing:
Lonerism
The Idler Wheel
Visions
The Money Store
'Allelujah!
Love This Giant
What The Fuck:
Taylor Swift's anything
New Bruce Springsteen
Devotion
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Cojo7 02/26/2016 02:23 | #160742
Cojo7 02/26/2016 02:23 | #160742
How does someone include Taylor Swift and forget Lonerism, shit list.
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LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/11/2016 15:24 | #179881
LedZep TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/11/2016 15:24 | #179881
After all, this is Billboard. Can't expect them to know anything about music.
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YikYak 05/10/2016 17:07 | #165659
Includes Red but not Celebration Rock?? Or Lonerism??
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Johnnyo TOP 100 COMMENTER 07/18/2018 06:29 | #218431
This is seriously bad chart.
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