AllMusic's Top 50 Albums of 2012
by AllMusic (2012) 
AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web. These are their best albums of 2012.
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AllMusic's Top 50 Albums of 2012 composition
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Beach House | 1 | 2% | |
| Grimes | 1 | 2% | |
| Elle Varner | 1 | 2% | |
| Dwight Yoakam | 1 | 2% | |
| Bat For Lashes | 1 | 2% | |
| Beachwood Sparks | 1 | 2% | |
| Frank Ocean | 1 | 2% | |
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Other 2012 year charts
There are 109 charts from recognised sources for 2012 (3 are listed below). There are also 489 user submitted charts covering this period.
| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| Los 50 Discos del 2012 | Indie Hoy | 2012 year chart | 2013 |  |
| OOR's Eindlijst van 2012 | OOR | 2012 year chart | 2012 |  |
| Los Mejores Discos Internacionales de 2012 | Mondo Sonoro | 2012 year chart | 2012 |  |
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| Title | Source | Type | Published | Country |
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| AllMusic's Top 50 Albums of 2012 | AllMusic | 2012 year chart | 2012 | |
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| ! | 06/27/2020 16:58 | 0129114 | 64 | 81/100 |
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From 0129114 06/27/2020 17:06 | #254617
Good Choices. I recommend looking into Alt-j, Mac Demarco, Muse, Father John Misty, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Mumford & Sons, Parquet Courts, Jake Bugg, Django Django, Alabama Shakes, Taylor Swift, Joey Bada$$, Marina and the Diamonds... etc. there are many others worth your while.
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