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: 3 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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"Calexico is one of those bands, that nobody usually knows about (fully undeservedly). Their music is a fusion of mexican and american folk motives, sometimes with post-rock flavour, songs are imbued with deep melancholy, which erupts through the latin-american dancing rhytmes. Calexico belongs to..."  [+]  Reply
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"There isn't anybody in hip-hop (or any other genre, for that matter) who puts words together like Roc Marciano. And the production is surprisingly experimental - I don't remember a hip-hop album on which the drums were less prominent than they are here. Anyone who dismisses Roc Marciano as a Mobb..."  [+]  Reply
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"These guys are good. These guys are very good. The debut album by Walk The Moon really shows that these guys are something special. There is good variety throughout the album and all of the songs are artfully crafted both musically and lyrically. The upbeat songs are fun to listen to and the slow..."  [+]  Reply
- RockyRaccoon | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Donald Fagen's best album since, the nightfly. It's typical Fagen combing rock, funk and jazz and he delivers his finest set of songs for over thirty years. Weather in my head, memorabilia, and, slinky thing, are all classic Fagen. A well underrated album."  Reply
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"Not really my thing, but thought I'd give it a listen, some good tracks early on, loses its way in the middle and nice calming track at the end. Not sure if Ill listen to any more of there music."  Reply
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"The production is great as it is in most of their projects, drawing some obvious influence from the West Coast, but at the same time sounding super modern. The lyrics are somewhat of a let down ("See, the moral of the story is: She a ho, he a pimp"). Assessing his rapping has always been tricky. ..."  [+]  Reply
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"Brilliant re-edit of a number of Genesis' best songs. Great work. I absolutely like versions of Lamia and Supper's Ready. Steve Hackett is a true talent. Some of his own old songs also appear on this album, the new version of Please Don't Touch really, really delivers."  Reply
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