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This is an ordered list of A.V. Club's highest rated albums of 2012. Check out
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1
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Tig Notaro - Live
October 30, 2012
Comedy
Score
100
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2
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METZ - METZ
October 9, 2012
Noise Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
3
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Woods - Bend Beyond
September 18, 2012
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Swans - The Seer
August 28, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
5
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Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
June 19, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Japandroids - Celebration Rock
June 5, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
8
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El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
May 22, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Daniel Rossen - Silent Hour / Golden Mile
March 20, 2012
Indie Folk
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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The Men - Open Your Heart
March 6, 2012
Noise Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
11
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John Mulaney - New In Town
January 31, 2012
Comedy
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
12
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Bob Dylan - Tempest
September 10, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Jamey Johnson - Living for a Song: Tribute to Hank Cochran
October 16, 2012
Country
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
14
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Balmorhea - Stranger
October 2, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Chamber Music
,
Modern Classical
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Solange - True
November 27, 2012
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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The Coup - Sorry to Bother You
October 30, 2012
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Funk Rock
,
Rap Rock
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
91
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, Yim Yames - New Multitudes
February 28, 2012
Americana
,
Folk Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
18
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Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 5, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Memory Tapes - Grace/Confusion
December 4, 2012
Electronic
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Angel Haze - Reservation
July 18, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
21
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
October 30, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
,
Country Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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P.O.S - We Don't Even Live Here
October 22, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Lost Songs
October 23, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Freelance Whales - Diluvia
October 9, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
25
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Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
September 25, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings A.V. Club awarded albums throughout 2012.
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