Best Albums of 2012

Listed below are the best albums of 2012 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 7 hours ago).
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2012 year summaryThe best artists of 2012 were Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, Beach House, Death Grips, alt-J, Fiona Apple, Lana Del Rey, Swans and Grimes.
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"MetaL MetaL has such a cool sound. The guitar and saxophone play off of each other very well and the lead singer's voice is gorgeous. My favourite track would have to be Oya."  Reply
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"I never thought Metric would be forward-propelling enough to remind me of artists like ladytron or pretty girls make graves, but this album continues their creativity ascension and mastery of their indie pop/rock sound. I enjoy the unforced choruses and especially the little electronic flourishes..."  [+]  Reply
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"This album really impressed me. The Men have a very interesting sound to them. The first track on the album made me think “Oh, ok, these guys are kind of a new punk band." Then, every track was different. One minute these guys are blasting at you, knocking you down, and the next they’re picking y..."  [+]  Reply
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"They're on an adventure. The young scrappy kid is now traversing mountains, battling trolls, stoping at taverns and generally moving from A to B if you want it painfully simple. This was all starting from 'A Thousand Suns' where the group sounded like they had ambitions of recording THE NEXT DARK..."  [+]  Reply
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