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This is an ordered list of The Line of Best Fit's highest rated albums of 2012. Check out
The Line of Best Fit's Year End List
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1
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Death Grips - The Money Store
April 21, 2012
Industrial Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
100
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2
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Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
February 21, 2012
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Bill Fay - Life Is People
August 21, 2012
Folk
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
4
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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes
August 21, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
,
Hypnagogic Pop
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
5
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Talk Normal - Sunshine
October 23, 2012
Noise Rock
,
No Wave
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Efterklang - Piramida
September 25, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Mission of Burma - Unsound
July 9, 2012
Post-Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Lætitia Sadier - Silencio
July 24, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Indietronica
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
9
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The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
October 2, 2012
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Kathryn Williams - Presents... The Pond
May 28, 2012
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
11
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Niki & The Dove - Instinct
May 14, 2012
Electropop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Halls - Ark
October 15, 2012
Ambient
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
13
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Scott Walker - Bish Bosch
December 4, 2012
Post-Industrial
,
Experimental
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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How to Dress Well - Total Loss
September 18, 2012
Ambient Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 5, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
September 4, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Noise Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits
August 28, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Synthpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Swans - The Seer
August 28, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Jessie Ware - Devotion
August 20, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Pop Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
June 19, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Echo Lake - Wild Peace
June 26, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Japandroids - Celebration Rock
June 5, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Sun Kil Moon - Among The Leaves
May 29, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Liars - WIXIW
June 5, 2012
Experimental Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Line of Best Fit awarded albums throughout 2012.
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