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).
"Dinosaur Jr. is one of those bands that, when they release an album, you know what you’re going to get. They’ve been together since 1984 and they’ve always remained true to themselves. They’ve been through hair metal, grunge, 90s alternative, those awkward, like, five years that emo was popular, ..." [+] Reply
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RockyRaccoon | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"After 8 months I still can't get enough of this album. I've held off on putting it in my top 10, but I think now it's going there. The album is beautifully melancholy while also being optimistic...the emotions that went into the songwriting on this album is as genuine as the guys in Keane. I've s..." [+] Reply
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Charicature | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"holy shit such great, original songwriting. Manchester is one of the best song i've heard lately" Reply
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CaptainFicus | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"(As of 2/24/16) A 71/100? Really? This album might not have the energy that Badmotorfinger or Louder Than Love had, and it might not have the hits like Superunknown, but my god, a 71? Very underrated. It's leagues better than Down on the Upside, and you would have never guessed that there was a 1..." [+] Reply
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AAL2014 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I’m a big fan of when artists decide to go into a different direction with their music. I hate it when a band or a musician just stagnates and makes the same album over and over again. Well, I shouldn’t say I hate it, because I’m a big fan of some bands that do exactly that, but it’s really nice ..." [+] Reply
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"A band that is gradually being uncovered. They have a lot of potential and I feel this album could be the start of many good things from the trio from Montreal." Reply
"No matter how great a musician or band may be, everyone, with very few exceptions, makes an ok album. Dr. John is absolutely a music legend in the blues scene. His music is great, his album “Gris-Gris" is one of the best you’ll ever hear. However this album is not. See, the issue with this album ..." [+] Reply
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"On my opinion, it is the band's best album. Liza demonstrates deep and strong vocals that are highly emotional, and Brendan Perry shows tonns of musical mastery in arrangements and melodies, even more than on the previous albums." Reply
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VikaGatling | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"A gorgeous record full of lovely heartbreaking songs. You just simply cannot fail to be moved by this album. This is a record full of love, hope, regret and sadness. Be at peace with yourself, and, the coast no man can tell, are two of the most achingly beautiful songs I have ever heard. Extremel..." [+] Reply
"If you're familiar with the musical styles of david byrne (of the talking heads) and st. vincent, then you may be interested to know that this album falls more in line with byrne's disjointed, funky style than vincent's melodramatic flair. While the talking heads never employed an accompanyment o..." [+] Reply
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paladisiac | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 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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