Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Albums of 2012

Entertainment Weekly's 10 Best Albums of 2012

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10.

February 21, 2012
Critic Score
55
17 reviews

Although it begins primed to take on indie greatness, Some Nights' second half falters.

9.

Chiddy Bang - Breakfast
February 28, 2012
Critic Score
66
11 reviews

8.

October 22, 2012
Critic Score
90
32 reviews

His major-label debut contains even more deep hooks, without diminishing Lamar’s knack for riding humming beats with his surreal interior narratives.

2.

June 19, 2012
Critic Score
87
33 reviews

You have to give yourself over to The Idler Wheel in a way you probably haven’t done since you were a kid, before jobs and other adult responsibilities claimed the long hours you spent curled up by your stereo speakers. It isn’t easy listening. But it’s worth it.

1.

July 10, 2012
Critic Score
91
42 reviews

Ocean is less concerned with urban realism than with his own ‘80s-noir fantasy of what the city’s like, and his music captures that vibe perfectly, pulsing with electro-soul grooves, vintage jazz-funk, and Angelino-friendly cameos by John Mayer and Andre 3000.

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