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This is an ordered list of Pretty Much Amazing's highest rated albums of 2012. Check out
Pretty Much Amazing's Year End List
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Daniel Rossen - Silent Hour / Golden Mile
March 20, 2012
Indie Folk
Score
100
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2
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Burial - Kindred
February 12, 2012
Future Garage
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
3
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Jack White - Blunderbuss
April 24, 2012
Blues Rock
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Garage Rock Revival
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
4
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Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
October 22, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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Amazon
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5
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
June 19, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
6
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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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Amazon
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Spotify
7
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Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
March 5, 2012
Heartland Rock
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Singer-Songwriter
Score
91
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
May 15, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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THEESatisfaction - awE naturalE
March 27, 2012
Neo-Soul
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Alternative R&B
,
Afrobeat
Score
91
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Amazon
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Spotify
10
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Poliça - Give You The Ghost
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Electropop
,
Indietronica
Score
91
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Amazon
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Spotify
11
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Air - Le Voyage Dans La Lune
February 7, 2012
Electronic
Score
91
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Amazon
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Spotify
12
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Death Grips - The Money Store
April 21, 2012
Industrial Hip Hop
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Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
91
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Japandroids - Celebration Rock
June 5, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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El-P - Cancer 4 Cure
May 22, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Grimes - Visions
February 21, 2012
Synthpop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Lower Dens - Nootropics
May 1, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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The Men - Open Your Heart
March 6, 2012
Noise Rock
Score
91
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
February 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Spiritualized? - Sweet Heart Sweet Light
April 17, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Art Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Lotus Plaza - Spooky Action at a Distance
April 2, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Indie Rock
,
Shoegaze
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Sleigh Bells - Reign of Terror
February 21, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Noise Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man
October 15, 2012
Art Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 5, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Chromatics - Kill for Love
March 26, 2012
Synthpop
,
Dream Pop
,
Synthwave
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
October 2, 2012
IDM
Score
91
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pretty Much Amazing awarded albums throughout 2012.
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