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Highest Rated Albums of 2012
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This is an ordered list of Time Out London's highest rated albums of 2012. Check out
Time Out London's Year End List
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NZCA Lines - NZCA/LINES
February 27, 2012
Score
100
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2
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Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10, 2012
Alternative R&B
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Contemporary R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
100
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3
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Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
August 18, 2012
Garage Punk
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Post-Punk
,
Indie Rock
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
4
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Teengirl Fantasy - Tracer
August 21, 2012
Electronic
Score
80
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5
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The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
April 21, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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6
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Sigur Rós - Valtari
May 28, 2012
Ambient
,
Post-Rock
,
Ambient Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
7
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Love - Black Beauty
February 12, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
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8
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Dam Mantle - Brothers Fowl
October 8, 2012
Score
80
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9
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Paul Buchanan - Mid Air
May 21, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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Spotify
10
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Pet Shop Boys - Elysium
September 11, 2012
Synthpop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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P!nk - The Truth About Love
September 18, 2012
Pop Rock
,
Pop
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
12
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Jimmy Edgar - Majenta
December 4, 2012
Score
80
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Spotify
13
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Efterklang - Piramida
September 25, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Cat Power - Sun
September 4, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Yeasayer - Fragrant World
August 21, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Cooly G - Playin' Me
July 24, 2012
Dubstep
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Simian Mobile Disco - Unpatterns
May 14, 2012
Electronic
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Spoek Mathambo - Father Creeper
March 13, 2012
Experimental
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man in the Universe
June 12, 2012
Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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DIIV - Oshin
June 26, 2012
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
,
Post-Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Cold Pumas - Persistent Malaise
November 5, 2012
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Mac DeMarco - 2
October 16, 2012
Jangle Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
December 7, 2012
Pop Rock
,
Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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This Many Boyfriends - This Many Boyfriends
October 8, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Little Mix - DNA
November 16, 2012
Pop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Time Out London awarded albums throughout 2012.
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