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Highest Rated Albums of 2012

Decade
Source
Genre
2010s
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014

1.

HAIM - Forever
July 2, 2012
Score
100
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2.

Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
August 18, 2012
Garage Rock
Score
100
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3.

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
July 17, 2012
Alternative R&B
Score
100
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4.

Bo Ningen - Line The Wall
October 8, 2012
Score
90
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5.

Allah-Las - Allah-Las
September 18, 2012
Garage Rock
Score
90
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6.

The Invisible - Rispah
June 12, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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7.

Beat Connection - Palace Garden
August 14, 2012
Chillwave
Score
90
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8.

...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Lost Songs
October 23, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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9.

Trash Talk - 119
October 9, 2012
Hardcore Punk
Score
90
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10.

Deerhoof - Breakup Song
September 4, 2012
Experimental
Score
90
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11.

Holograms - Holograms
July 10, 2012
Post-Punk
Score
90
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12.

Jessie Ware - Devotion
August 20, 2012
Alternative R&B
Score
90
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13.

Woods - Bend Beyond
September 18, 2012
Lo-Fi
Score
90
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14.

Cat Power - Sun
September 4, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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15.

Niki & The Dove - Instinct
May 14, 2012
Electropop
Score
90
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Spotify

16.

Purity Ring - Shrines
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
Score
90
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17.

Graham Coxon - A+E
April 2, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
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Spotify

18.

Liars - WIXIW
June 5, 2012
Experimental Rock
Score
90
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19.

A Place To Bury Strangers - Worship
June 26, 2012
Noise Rock
Score
90
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20.

Mission of Burma - Unsound
July 9, 2012
Post-Punk
Score
90
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21.

Poliça - Give You The Ghost
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
90
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22.

Moonface - With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery
April 17, 2012
Art Rock
Score
90
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23.

The Maccabees - Given to the Wild
January 6, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
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24.

Chairlift - Something
January 24, 2012
Electropop
Score
90
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Field Music - Plumb
February 14, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Fly awarded albums throughout 2012.
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