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Highest Rated Albums of 2012

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This is an ordered list of Pitchfork's highest rated albums of 2012. Check out Pitchfork's Year End List.

1. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city

October 22, 2012

Conscious Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap

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2. Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

July 10, 2012

Alternative R&B, Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B

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3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!

October 16, 2012

Post-Rock, Drone, Noise Rock

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4. Grizzly Bear - Shields

September 18, 2012

Indie Folk, Indie Rock

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5. Beach House - Bloom

May 15, 2012

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6. Taylor Swift - Red

October 22, 2012

Pop, Country Pop, Pop Rock, Country, Singer-Songwriter

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7. Tame Impala - Lonerism

October 5, 2012

Psychedelic Rock, Neo-Psychedelia

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8. Swans - The Seer

August 28, 2012

Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Noise Rock, Drone

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9. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...

June 19, 2012

Singer-Songwriter, Art Pop

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10. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan

July 10, 2012

Art Pop, Progressive Pop, Indie Pop

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11. Japandroids - Celebration Rock

June 5, 2012

Garage Rock, Indie Rock

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12. Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light

April 17, 2012

Neo-Psychedelia, Art Rock

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13. Andy Stott - Luxury Problems

October 29, 2012

Dub Techno, Ambient Dub

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14. Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse

June 26, 2012

Garage Rock, Garage Punk, Heavy Psych

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15. Death Grips - The Money Store

April 21, 2012

Hardcore Hip Hop, Experimental Hip Hop, Industrial Hip Hop, Abstract Hip Hop, Glitch Hop

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16. Chromatics - Kill for Love

March 26, 2012

Synthpop, Dream Pop, Synthwave

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17. Burial - Kindred

February 12, 2012

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18. Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind

October 9, 2012

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19. Twin Shadow - Confess

July 10, 2012

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20. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music

May 15, 2012

Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Southern Hip Hop

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21. Julia Holter - Ekstasis

March 8, 2012

Art Pop, Baroque Pop, Progressive Pop, Ambient Pop

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22. Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory

January 24, 2012

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23. Hop Along - Get Disowned

May 5, 2012

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24. Blut aus Nord - 777: Cosmosophy

October 9, 2012

Post-Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal

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25. METZ - METZ

October 9, 2012

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2012.