Best Albums of 2012
Listed below are the best albums of 2012 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
"I wish the production was either more lo-fi or hi-fi, it's kind of the middle of the road. The performances, however, leave very little to be desired. Absolutely amazing musicians." Reply
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teague | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Don't think they'll ever be able to match the brilliance of 'Silent Alarm' but this is a pretty solid album." Reply
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andy_hunter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Hearing chairlift i think of a more synthetically processed matt & kim or maybe camera obscura. Chairlift are poppier, there's no doubt. I'd more expect them to cover hall & oates than the bird and bee. But that's digressing -- all of these synth-pop tunes lean towards the hook, some executing be..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This record is a great surprise. Andy Shauf doesnt have a really great voice. He tells you some morbid storys. The production is excellent plain. You hear a Piano a clarinet or a cello, the drums sound like in the late seventies. My favorite record in the 2010s so far!" Reply
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Leonard | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is pretty impressive. It's heavy and raw. The vocals don't do much for me. But the guitars do. Really creative effects on the guitars throughout. They just sound all different kinds of heavy on here. At times this reminds me of a dirtier Tame Impala or a much heavier and cleaner Black Lips. ..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is quickly becoming my favorite Kozelek album since the first two Red House Painters albums. His songwriting has changed quite a lot since those years, and his storytelling ability may be showcased better than ever here. I find myself hanging on to every word. Few albums have captured my att..." [+] Reply
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meccalecca | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (3 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"Having just passed the 10th anniversary of Mitski’s self released debut and revel in the glory of her album number six and Mitski’s elevation to one of our times most important composers its timely to go back and remember where it all began. Its quite clear from the get go that the trademark Mits..." [+] Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"This is exactly what Christian rock needs to be. I tend to get sick of the constant feel-good Christian rock that gets played on the radio. How family-friendly it has to be. It’s like Christian rock has to never show struggle or wavering faith. Everything is happy all the time. Well Tenth Avenue ..." [+] Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Green Day, after two busy records, finally took its time to relax and make a LP about CARPE DIEM. It resulted good, not perfect nor its best but an enjoyable album :). #9 best album of 2012`s" Reply
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"This collaboration between Steven Wilson and Mikael Akerfeldt is everything I'd hoped it would be. It's elegant, playful, mysterious and odd. It's like an enchanted book of grim folk tales come to life. Pagans dance around you crushing frogs and serpents underfoot while a purple miasma hangs over..." [+] Reply
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SquishypuffDave | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +5 votes (5 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Best Albums of 2012 composition
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| Various Artists | 9 | 1% | |
| Green Day | 3 | 0% | |
| Burial | 3 | 0% | |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | 3 | 0% | |
| Mouse On Mars | 2 | 0% | |
| Chief Keef | 2 | 0% | |
| Mount Eerie | 2 | 0% | |
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463 | 46% | |
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184 | 18% | |
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60 | 6% | |
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41 | 4% | |
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36 | 4% | |
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34 | 3% | |
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