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).
"Ugly Mane brings back that classic devilish southern, memphis sound" Reply
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pervy | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"So there’s a problem with The Killers and this problem has existed, it seems, for quite a while. All of their songs are blending together. It seems like with each album, they’re not making any progress. “Hot Fuss" was an awesome album, I loved it and I remember when it came out. Their sound was d..." [+] Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (4 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"This album just pulls on my heartstrings. I don't care if it's full of music cliches...it's just so well executed and it invokes strong emotions in me, so it's one of my favorite albums at the moment. Emotional, passionate, well crafted, legendary." Reply
"Not even top 100 of 2012? All these BEA folks need to get their heads out of their ass" Reply
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"Why in the world is this album ranked number 108 on THIS YEAR'S list? This album is one of Rush's best, full of challenging instrumental passages, wonderful strings, and some solid melodies on songs like "The Wreckers". Rush haven't been very melodic in the last 15 years, but they seem to be turn..." [+] Reply
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"All shapes of sadness on this album. But as a whole the album seems a bit boring. Good songs: 1. Normal song. Magic mix of voice and acoustic guitar. Dreamy 2. Dark parts. Sentimental and honest with nice image: "dark parts" 3. Hood. The most interesting, has drive. I like the line "U would never..." [+] Reply
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"It is strange that this is considered as EP. It is more than 30 minutes long after all. "Reign in Blood" by Slayer is 29 minutes long and it is not even the shortest album of all-time. The Donnas made shorter with "American Teenage Rock N' Roll Machine". However, this just amazing. It is like a s..." [+] Reply
"Really fascinating, the feel of an ambient album but her soft yet forceful voice cuts through each song like a saw, giving it an ominious feel among all the ethereal beauty. Definitely something to put on repeat" Reply
"This is the type of pop music i'm into nowadays. Combine queen and elo with a geeky, beat-centric hip-hop album obsessed with lonely nights spent with friends and you have "some nights". "we are young" is great, even if janelle's vocals are rather plain and underutilized. I wish the "some nights ..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +6 votes (7 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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"Miguel said that he wanted to change the face of R&B, and if that means going back to 90s R&B then I'm all for it. Outside of one semi-joke track, there's not as many Playstation drops, John Mayer licks, or other toys that you find on Planet Orange but I think that helps the album rather than hin..." [+] Reply
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ShaneSpear | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (2 helpful | 1 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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| Best Ever Artists | |
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| 1. The Beatles | |
| 2. Radiohead | |
| 3. Pink Floyd | |
| 4. David Bowie | |
| 5. Bob Dylan | |
| 6. Led Zeppelin | |
| 7. The Rolling Stones | |
| 8. Arcade Fire | |
| 9. Neil Young | |
| 10. Nirvana |
