"Now and then when I see her face, She takes me away to that special place"

- Guns N' Roses
 

Best Albums of 2012

« View best albums of 2011View best albums of 2013 »

Listed below are the greatest albums of 2012 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 35,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade
View by decade:1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
View by year:
2012 year summaryThe best artists of 2012 were Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, ∆ (alt-J), Death Grips, Beach House, Fiona Apple, Lana Del Rey, Swans and Grimes.
View chart at point in time
 Show this chart as it was on the following date
Share this chart
Share | |
| RSS feed: | Download CSV file: Log in / register
URL to this chart: |
Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!
Sort byOverall Rank | Number of Charts | Average Rating | Number of Ratings | Release Date | Title | Artist
RankAlbumArtist
1.

Good Kid, M.A.A.D CityUnited States Kendrick Lamar
Year of Release:2012Appears in:1,031 charts
Rank in 2012:1Rank Score:32,376
Rank in 2010s4Overall Rank:67
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (1,394 votes)
Comments: 156 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
2.

LonerismAustralia Tame Impala
Year of Release:2012Appears in:1,050 charts
Rank in 2012:2Rank Score:26,987
Rank in 2010s5Overall Rank:86
Average Rating: Top rated 85/100 (1,404 votes)
Comments: 147 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
3.

channel ORANGEUnited States Frank Ocean
Year of Release:2012Appears in:613 charts
Rank in 2012:3Rank Score:12,370
Rank in 2010s13Overall Rank:220
Average Rating:  82/100 (911 votes)
Comments: 93 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
4.

An Awesome WaveUnited Kingdom ∆ (alt-J)
Year of Release:2012Appears in:490 charts
Rank in 2012:4Rank Score:10,920
Rank in 2010s17Overall Rank:247
Average Rating:  78/100 (788 votes)
Comments: 66 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
5.

BloomUnited States Beach House
Year of Release:2012Appears in:539 charts
Rank in 2012:5Rank Score:8,928
Rank in 2010s25Overall Rank:309
Average Rating:  81/100 (824 votes)
Comments: 80 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
6.


Safe Mode: On		The Money StoreUnited States Death Grips
Year of Release:2012Appears in:406 charts
Rank in 2012:6Rank Score:8,293
Rank in 2010s28Overall Rank:330
Average Rating:  82/100 (666 votes)
Comments: 58 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
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:358 charts
Rank in 2012:7Rank Score:5,192
Rank in 2010s44Overall Rank:491
Average Rating:  80/100 (528 votes)
Comments: 56 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
8.

The SeerUnited States Swans
Year of Release:2012Appears in:309 charts
Rank in 2012:8Rank Score:4,887
Rank in 2010s49Overall Rank:523
Average Rating:  81/100 (494 votes)
Comments: 39 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
9.

Born To DieUnited States Lana Del Rey
Year of Release:2012Appears in:288 charts
Rank in 2012:9Rank Score:4,806
Rank in 2010s50Overall Rank:531
Average Rating:  69/100 (599 votes)
Comments: 78 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.
10.

VisionsCanada Grimes
Year of Release:2012Appears in:344 charts
Rank in 2012:10Rank Score:3,956
Rank in 2010s60Overall Rank:626
Average Rating:  77/100 (562 votes)
Comments: 38 comments
Buy album United States Amazon   Amazon MP3   eBay   iTunes   Use the iTunes, Amazon or eBay buttons to safely buy this item from one of the world's top online stores.

Best Albums of 2012 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 7 1%
Green Day 3 0%
Burial 3 0%
Mouse On Mars 2 0%
Swans 2 0%
Neil Young And Crazy Horse 2 0%
Charli XCX 2 0%
Show all
Country Albums %


United States 475 48%
United Kingdom 201 20%
Canada 65 7%
Australia 35 4%
Sweden 29 3%
Germany 27 3%
Mixed Nationality 24 2%
Show all

« View best albums of 2011View best albums of 2013 »

BestEverAlbums.com  Site Newsletter
Sign up to receive the latest site news.
We value your privacy. 

BestEverAlbums.com   Music Stores
United States  Buy from your favourite store:
eBay Amazon iTunes


Back to Top
Copyright © 2005-2018 BestEverAlbums.com. All rights reserved.    Terms of Use  |   Privacy Policy  |   Contact Us  |   Advertising  |   RSS Feeds  |   Site Map  |   Hosting by ServInt