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: 5 hours ago).
"This music is light-hearted indie california sorta-surfer pop made for lounging on the coast just watching the waves come in. (You might've heard the best track "the only place" advertising windows 8 / surface.) The title track is an ecstatic celebration of living beside the ocean ("why would you..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I had actually listened to the short audio clips on Amazon, and found them quite good, without actually turning on to them. It was only when I was encouraged to listen to the album in its whole that it dawned on me: The Beach Boys have made another classic album. You almost forget that it's been ..." [+] Reply
"It's Spoon with some pretty whack '80's synth thrown in. Spoon: good, '80's synth: dubious ... but then, it is whack. It's a fine piece of work with some predictable highlights, seeing as who's behind the microphones. Britt Daniel continues to edge forward in his cumulative career argument that h..." [+] Reply
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jhuik | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Although this is not their best album it is still a fun album. Plenty of psych and garage to go around. If you're only able to get 5 KGatLW albums, leave this out. But if you're looking to get every good/great album by them, this is well worth investing in. P.S. I love my mint green vinyl copy of..." [+] Reply
"I remember this album coming out in 2012 and just passed over it, trying a few snippets in iTunes because of the cover art. It took hearing track 4 on the Netflix show 'the end of the ****ing world' to give the album a try, and fell in love with it. Ordered on vinyl." Reply
"This is actually amazing. Constantly switching between quirky/rhythmic (a la Talking Heads) and gloriously melodic. And there are some genuinely epic bursts of sonic power every now and then." Reply
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SquishypuffDave | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 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% | |
| Black Country Communion | 2 | 0% | |
| Mac DeMarco | 2 | 0% | |
| Mouse On Mars | 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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31 | 3% | |
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