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 %


Bruce Springsteen 1 10%
Cloud Nothings 1 10%
Cat Power 1 10%
alt-J 1 10%
Frank Ocean 1 10%
Kendrick Lamar 1 10%
Miguel 1 10%
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Country Albums %


United States 8 80%
United Kingdom 2 20%

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Listed below are 52 charts from recognised sources for 2012. There are also 475 user submitted charts covering this period.

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52/100 (from 30 votes)
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From 07/18/2018 06:29
This is seriously bad chart.
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From 07/04/2017 17:55
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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From 02/02/2017 02:19
4/10 albums on this list are tolerable, so I give this chart the same rating.
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From 12/11/2016 15:24
After all, this is Billboard. Can't expect them to know anything about music.
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From 05/10/2016 17:07
Includes Red but not Celebration Rock?? Or Lonerism??
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From 02/26/2016 02:23
How does someone include Taylor Swift and forget Lonerism, shit list.
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