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: 6 hours ago).
"Yeah, I'm totally sold. This record is an instant classic. It's got everything going for it, great beats, great flow, amazing lyrics, an awesome concept that is very well executed, great character arc, etc. it really impressed me the first time listening to it. Then I listened again and it was ev..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +17 votes (17 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"once the Beatles married the 1967's pink floyd. But when they got married a ray of light coming from a kaleidoscope hit them, and transported them to the future, in the future they turned into hipsters and vomited music,that vomit shapeshifted to a huge monster with four heads. They all fought un..." [+] Reply
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Antonio-Pedro | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +14 votes (14 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Overhyped, overrated, underrated, ignored, I'd like to point out that all MEANS NOTHING. Just go on YouTube or whatever and listen to some tracks and make up your own mind. I heard about this from Pitchforks glowing review. And then I listened to some stuff, and it sounded amazing. Then I bought ..." [+] Reply
- Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +15 votes (15 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I’m not going to fight it. I’m addicted to the sparkling, candy colored songs of Beach House. Beach House go full-on arena-sized for this album. Launching the grandeur of the Cocteau Twins straight to the upper rafters. I completely give in to its waves of Cure and Loveless-era MBV guitars washin..." [+] Reply
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Repo | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (12 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I'm not sure what just happened but I think I enjoyed it a lot." Reply
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Mechalodon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +23 votes (23 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Re-listened to this album post-hype. Initially, I thought it was pretty mediocre, but listening to it again years later, I really enjoy it. It's a bit shallow, and I get the "pretentious" rub people take away from it, but I think they're just trying to have fun. I'm convinced music this beautiful..." [+] Reply
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craola | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"In my book, one of the most underappreciated albums ever recorded. The minimalist, chromatic piano arrangements are a perfect match Apple's ferocious vocals. Lyrically, very personal and vivid. Songs like "Werewolf" and "Valentine" are subtle melodies with lyrics that gets under your skin, while ..." [+] Reply
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"Another album that gets low ratings on this site, and I suspect I know why. I remember when Lana Del Rey played "Video Games" on Saturday Night Live, a performance panned by critics and viewers who want female singers to dress titillatingly and give over-the-top live performances like those on Am..." [+] Reply
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buzzdainer | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +12 votes (12 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"In the future filmakers who make war movies are totally going to use these songs for their soundtracks. Haunting, rough, and downright scary, this is definitely the best art rock album to emerge from 2012." Reply
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"Visions is a contagion. An album I "should" have grown tired of after the hundredth listen. How an album with such rudimentary arpeggiated sounds and hard to discern vocals can devour my brain like the myth of the carnivorous earwhig is beyond me. Maybe I should just enjoy the album and not overt..." [+] 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% | |
| Death Grips | 2 | 0% | |
| Lana Del Rey | 2 | 0% | |
| Internet Club | 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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