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Best Albums of 2012

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 2012 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 28,000 greatest album charts.

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2012 year summaryThe best artists of 2012 were Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, ∆ (alt-j), Beach House, Death Grips, Fiona Apple, Swans, Lana Del Rey and Grimes.
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RankAlbumArtist
1.

Good Kid, M.A.A.D CityUnited States Kendrick Lamar
Year of Release:2012Appears in:807 charts
Rank in 2012:1Rank Score:25,340
Rank in 2010s3Overall Rank:81
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (1,085 votes)
Comments: 145 comments
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2.

LonerismAustralia Tame Impala
Year of Release:2012Appears in:858 charts
Rank in 2012:2Rank Score:21,910
Rank in 2010s5Overall Rank:100
Average Rating: Top rated 86/100 (1,145 votes)
Comments: 134 comments
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3.

Channel ORANGEUnited States Frank Ocean
Year of Release:2012Appears in:491 charts
Rank in 2012:3Rank Score:9,984
Rank in 2010s14Overall Rank:238
Average Rating:  81/100 (732 votes)
Comments: 84 comments
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4.

An Awesome WaveUnited Kingdom ∆ (alt-j)
Year of Release:2012Appears in:405 charts
Rank in 2012:4Rank Score:9,069
Rank in 2010s16Overall Rank:259
Average Rating:  78/100 (639 votes)
Comments: 60 comments
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5.

BloomUnited States Beach House
Year of Release:2012Appears in:443 charts
Rank in 2012:5Rank Score:6,868
Rank in 2010s25Overall Rank:342
Average Rating:  81/100 (689 votes)
Comments: 72 comments
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6.


Safe Mode: On		The Money StoreUnited States Death Grips
Year of Release:2012Appears in:284 charts
Rank in 2012:6Rank Score:5,634
Rank in 2010s34Overall Rank:405
Average Rating:  81/100 (499 votes)
Comments: 50 comments
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7.

The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever DoUnited States Fiona Apple
Year of Release:2012Appears in:320 charts
Rank in 2012:7Rank Score:4,855
Rank in 2010s38Overall Rank:462
Average Rating:  80/100 (469 votes)
Comments: 53 comments
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8.

The SeerUnited States Swans
Year of Release:2012Appears in:266 charts
Rank in 2012:8Rank Score:4,586
Rank in 2010s39Overall Rank:484
Average Rating:  81/100 (420 votes)
Comments: 37 comments
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9.

VisionsCanada Grimes
Year of Release:2012Appears in:296 charts
Rank in 2012:9Rank Score:3,638
Rank in 2010s52Overall Rank:597
Average Rating:  77/100 (491 votes)
Comments: 34 comments
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10.

Born To DieUnited States Lana Del Rey
Year of Release:2012Appears in:218 charts
Rank in 2012:10Rank Score:3,523
Rank in 2010s54Overall Rank:616
Average Rating:  67/100 (506 votes)
Comments: 72 comments
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Best Albums of 2012 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 8 1%
Burial 3 0%
Green Day 3 0%
Kyle Bobby Dunn 2 0%
Mac DeMarco 2 0%
Charli XCX 2 0%
Mount Eerie 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 483 48%
United Kingdom 200 20%
Canada 62 6%
Australia 39 4%
Sweden 27 3%
France 24 2%
Mixed Nationality 22 2%
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