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: 7 hours ago).
"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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"Rougher than their prior "Ignore the ignorant" what I seem to like about this album (and the band in general) is that they have lost all pretentious and dedicate to do what they do best, overwhelmingly addictive from start to finish..." Reply
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covecove | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Just met her at a baseball game! haha shes cool and really short" Reply
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"Great debut album. Dry The River have a distinct sound with amazing harmonies. Expecting this to be one of my favourite albums of the year Definetly worth a listen to this band. Personal favourites are 'New Ceremony', 'W&M', 'No Rest', 'Bible Belt','C&TV'." Reply
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"This album has had a huge influence on me as a musician/composer. It's really hard to explain why (especially in English, which is not my first language), but this album moves me in ways very few instrumental albums do. Two tracks particularly stand out for me: "Seven Minute Mind" and the masterf..." [+] Reply
"It's kind of funny that this mediocre album has the exact same average rating as their far better self-titled album." Reply
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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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| Country | Albums | % | |
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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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| Best Artists of 1987 | |
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| 1. U2 | |
| 2. Guns N' Roses | |
| 3. Prince | |
| 4. The Smiths | |
| 5. Dinosaur Jr. | |
| 6. Dinosaur | |
| 7. R.E.M. | |
| 8. Michael Jackson | |
| 9. Depeche Mode | |
| 10. Sonic Youth |
