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TIME's Top 10 Albums of 2012
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LIST SUMMARY
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Genre Breakdown:
Hip Hop (3), Experimental Rock (1), Singer-Songwriter (1), R&B (1), Indie Rock (1), Post-Rock (1)
1.
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
Released:
Jun 19th, 2012
Genre:
Singer-Songwriter
CRITIC SCORE
89
Based on
18
reviews
USER SCORE
83
Based on
86
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
2.
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city
Released:
Oct 22nd, 2012
Genre:
Hip Hop
CRITIC SCORE
89
Based on
15
reviews
USER SCORE
86
Based on
105
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
3.
Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
MUST HEAR
Released:
Jul 17th, 2012
Genre:
R&B
CRITIC SCORE
92
Based on
21
reviews
USER SCORE
83
Based on
136
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
4.
Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
MUST HEAR
Released:
Jul 10th, 2012
Genre:
Experimental Rock
CRITIC SCORE
83
Based on
20
reviews
USER SCORE
84
Based on
69
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
5.
Getatchew Mekuria & the Ex & Friends - Y'anbessaw Tezeta
Released:
Jul 17th, 2012
CRITIC SCORE
NR
USER SCORE
NR
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6.
Swans - The Seer
Released:
Aug 28th, 2012
Genre:
Post-Rock
CRITIC SCORE
91
Based on
18
reviews
USER SCORE
83
Based on
68
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
7.
Various Artists - Listen Whitey! Sounds of Black Power 1967-74
Released:
Feb 28th, 2012
CRITIC SCORE
90
Based on
1 review
USER SCORE
NR
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8.
The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
Released:
Oct 2nd, 2012
Genre:
Indie Rock
CRITIC SCORE
79
Based on
14
reviews
USER SCORE
79
Based on
10
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
9.
Azealia Banks - 1991
Released:
May 29th, 2012
Genre:
Hip Hop
CRITIC SCORE
74
Based on
7
reviews
USER SCORE
73
Based on
6
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
10.
Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
Released:
May 15th, 2012
Genre:
Hip Hop
CRITIC SCORE
86
Based on
16
reviews
USER SCORE
81
Based on
36
ratings
iTunes
Amazon
Spotify
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2012 YEAR END SUMMARY
2012 YEAR END LISTS
A.V. Club
AllMusic
American Songwriter
BBC
Beats Per Minute
Clash
Cokemachineglow
Consequence of Sound
DIY
Exclaim!
FACT Magazine
FILTER
Gigwise
Gorilla vs. Bear
MAGNET
MOJO
musicOMH
NME
No Ripcord
Obscure Sound
Paste
Pazz and Jop
Pitchfork
PopMatters
Pretty Much Amazing
Rolling Stone
Slant
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Spinner
Stereogum
The 405
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