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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 29,000 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:832 charts
Rank in 2012:1Rank Score:26,219
Rank in 2010s3Overall Rank:79
Average Rating: Top rated 88/100 (1,140 votes)
Comments: 147 comments
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2.

LonerismAustralia Tame Impala
Year of Release:2012Appears in:882 charts
Rank in 2012:2Rank Score:22,573
Rank in 2010s5Overall Rank:98
Average Rating: Top rated 86/100 (1,180 votes)
Comments: 135 comments
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3.

Channel ORANGEUnited States Frank Ocean
Year of Release:2012Appears in:515 charts
Rank in 2012:3Rank Score:10,640
Rank in 2010s13Overall Rank:233
Average Rating:  81/100 (764 votes)
Comments: 86 comments
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4.

An Awesome WaveUnited Kingdom ∆ (alt-j)
Year of Release:2012Appears in:425 charts
Rank in 2012:4Rank Score:9,412
Rank in 2010s16Overall Rank:256
Average Rating:  78/100 (653 votes)
Comments: 60 comments
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5.

BloomUnited States Beach House
Year of Release:2012Appears in:459 charts
Rank in 2012:5Rank Score:7,429
Rank in 2010s23Overall Rank:327
Average Rating:  81/100 (705 votes)
Comments: 72 comments
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6.


Safe Mode: On		The Money StoreUnited States Death Grips
Year of Release:2012Appears in:306 charts
Rank in 2012:6Rank Score:6,188
Rank in 2010s33Overall Rank:379
Average Rating:  81/100 (516 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:329 charts
Rank in 2012:7Rank Score:4,866
Rank in 2010s38Overall Rank:466
Average Rating:  80/100 (477 votes)
Comments: 53 comments
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8.

The SeerUnited States Swans
Year of Release:2012Appears in:278 charts
Rank in 2012:8Rank Score:4,699
Rank in 2010s40Overall Rank:483
Average Rating:  81/100 (434 votes)
Comments: 37 comments
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9.

Born To DieUnited States Lana Del Rey
Year of Release:2012Appears in:237 charts
Rank in 2012:9Rank Score:4,021
Rank in 2010s50Overall Rank:555
Average Rating:  68/100 (520 votes)
Comments: 74 comments
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10.

VisionsCanada Grimes
Year of Release:2012Appears in:306 charts
Rank in 2012:10Rank Score:3,821
Rank in 2010s53Overall Rank:580
Average Rating:  77/100 (504 votes)
Comments: 35 comments
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Best Albums of 2012 composition

Artist Albums %


Various Artists 8 1%
Burial 3 0%
Green Day 3 0%
Mount Eerie 2 0%
Lil B 2 0%
Andrew Bird 2 0%
Death Grips 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 481 48%
United Kingdom 202 20%
Canada 63 6%
Australia 40 4%
Sweden 28 3%
France 24 2%
Mixed Nationality 23 2%
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