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Highest Rated Pop Albums of 2012
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1
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David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant
September 11, 2012
Art Pop
Score
90
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2
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Purity Ring - Shrines
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Electropop
Score
90
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3
.
Crystal Castles - (III)
November 12, 2012
Synthpop
,
Witch House
,
Ethereal Wave
,
Dream Pop
Score
90
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4
.
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
June 19, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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5
.
Field Music - Plumb
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
6
.
Twin Shadow - Confess
July 10, 2012
New Wave
,
Synthpop
Score
80
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7
.
Passion Pit - Gossamer
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
,
Indietronica
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
8
.
Paul Banks - Banks
October 23, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
9
.
Muse - The 2nd Law
October 2, 2012
Pop Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Light Asylum - Light Asylum
May 1, 2012
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
11
.
Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
October 15, 2012
Art Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Micachu and the Shapes - Never
July 24, 2012
Experimental
,
Noise Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Grimes - Visions
February 21, 2012
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Coldplay & Rihanna - Princess of China
February 14, 2012
Electropop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
alt-J - An Awesome Wave
May 28, 2012
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Folktronica
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die
January 31, 2012
Alt-Pop
,
Chamber Pop
,
Trip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Julia Holter - Ekstasis
March 8, 2012
Art Pop
,
Baroque Pop
,
Progressive Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Cate Le Bon - Cyrk
January 17, 2012
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Brendan Benson - What Kind of World
April 24, 2012
Pop Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It
May 15, 2012
Electropop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
21
.
Family of the Year - Loma Vista
July 10, 2012
Pop Rock
,
Folk Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Dan Deacon - America
August 28, 2012
Indietronica
,
Electronic
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Niki & The Dove - Instinct
May 14, 2012
Electropop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Deerhoof - Breakup Song
September 4, 2012
Art Pop
,
Experimental Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Poliça - Give You The Ghost
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Electropop
,
Indietronica
Score
80
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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