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The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
April 21, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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2
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Bob Dylan - Tempest
September 10, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Score
100
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3
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
June 19, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
100
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4
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Chiddy Bang - Breakfast
February 28, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
100
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5
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Paul McCartney - Kisses on the Bottom
February 7, 2012
Standards
,
Vocal Jazz
Score
100
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6
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P!nk - The Truth About Love
September 18, 2012
Pop Rock
,
Pop
Score
100
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7
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Air - Le Voyage Dans La Lune
February 7, 2012
Electronic
Score
100
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8
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Big Boi - Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
December 11, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
91
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9
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R. Kelly - Write Me Back
June 26, 2012
Contemporary R&B
Score
91
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10
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The Cult - Choice of Weapon
May 22, 2012
Hard Rock
Score
91
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11
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Jason Aldean - Night Train
October 16, 2012
Contemporary Country
Score
91
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12
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B.o.B - Strange Clouds
May 1, 2012
Pop Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
91
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13
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Americana
June 5, 2012
Folk Rock
,
Americana
,
Roots Rock
Score
91
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14
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Van Halen - A Different Kind of Truth
February 7, 2012
Rock
Score
91
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15
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Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur
January 17, 2012
Alt-Country
Score
91
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16
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Amadou & Mariam - Folila
April 10, 2012
Mande Music
Score
91
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17
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Gary Clark Jr. - Blak & Blu
October 22, 2012
Blues Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
,
Neo-Soul
Score
91
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18
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Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream
April 10, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Blues
Score
91
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19
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Spiritualized? - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
April 17, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Rock
Score
91
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20
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Rufus Wainwright - Out of the Game
May 1, 2012
Folk
Score
91
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21
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Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man in the Universe
June 12, 2012
Soul
Score
91
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22
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Tift Merritt - Traveling Alone
October 2, 2012
Alt-Country
Score
91
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23
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Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't
July 31, 2012
Gangsta Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
91
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24
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Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - Here
May 29, 2012
Indie Folk
Score
91
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Spotify
25
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
October 30, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
,
Country Rock
Score
91
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Entertainment Weekly awarded albums throughout 2012.
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