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Highest Rated Pop Albums of 2012
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1
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alt-J - An Awesome Wave
May 28, 2012
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Folktronica
Score
90
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2
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Beth Jeans Houghton & The Hooves of Destiny - Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
February 28, 2012
Indie Folk
,
Chamber Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Folk Pop
Score
90
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3
.
Field Music - Plumb
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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4
.
Mumford & Sons - Babel
September 25, 2012
Folk Pop
Score
80
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5
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David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant
September 11, 2012
Art Pop
Score
80
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Music
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6
.
Yeasayer - Fragrant World
August 21, 2012
Psychedelic Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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Music
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7
.
Micachu and the Shapes - Never
July 24, 2012
Experimental
,
Noise Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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Music
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8
.
Pepe Deluxé - Queen of the Wave
January 30, 2012
Electronic
,
Art Pop
,
Baroque Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Surf Rock
,
Trip Hop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
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9
.
Madonna - MDNA
March 26, 2012
Electropop
,
Dance-Pop
,
Electronic Dance Music
Score
80
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10
.
Grimes - Visions
February 21, 2012
Synthpop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
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11
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The Magnetic Fields - Love at the Bottom of the Sea
March 6, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Synthpop
,
Twee Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
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12
.
Miike Snow - Happy to You
March 27, 2012
Electropop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
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13
.
First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
January 24, 2012
Folk Pop
,
Indie Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Poliça - Give You The Ghost
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Electropop
,
Indietronica
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Hanne Hukkelberg - Featherbrain
February 20, 2012
Art Pop
,
Experimental
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Gang Colours - Keychain Collection
March 27, 2012
Art Pop
,
Downtempo
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Dan Deacon - America
August 28, 2012
Indietronica
,
Electronic
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Pop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Purity Ring - Shrines
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Delilah - From the Roots Up
July 30, 2012
Alternative R&B
,
Trip Hop
,
Art Pop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Jessie Ware - Devotion
August 20, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
,
Alternative R&B
,
Pop Soul
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Muse - The 2nd Law
October 2, 2012
Pop Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Efterklang - Piramida
September 25, 2012
Post-Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
70
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Twin Shadow - Confess
July 10, 2012
New Wave
,
Synthpop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Passion Pit - Gossamer
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indietronica
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Cat Power - Sun
September 4, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
60
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout 2012.
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