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Iris DeMent - Sing The Delta
October 2, 2012
Country
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90
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Kelly Hogan - I Like To Keep Myself In Pain
June 5, 2012
Alt-Country
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90
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John Cale - Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
October 2, 2012
Art Rock
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90
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LV - Sebenza
August 27, 2012
Dubstep
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90
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Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
July 17, 2012
Alternative R&B
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90
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Nas - Life is Good
July 17, 2012
Hip Hop
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90
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Maps & Atlases - Beware and Be Grateful
April 17, 2012
Indie Rock
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90
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Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
July 10, 2012
Art Pop
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90
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Japandroids - Celebration Rock
June 5, 2012
Garage Rock
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90
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Meshell Ndegeocello - Pour une ame souveraine - A dedication to Nina Simone
October 16, 2012
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80
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Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Wreck & Ruin
September 7, 2012
Americana
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80
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Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World
January 30, 2012
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80
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Amanda Mair - Amanda Mair
June 11, 2012
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80
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Little Big Town - Tornado
September 11, 2012
Country Pop
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80
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Carina Round - Tigermending
May 1, 2012
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80
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Corb Lund - Cabin Fever
August 14, 2012
Country
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80
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Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
October 16, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
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80
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Deftones - Koi No Yokan
November 13, 2012
Alternative Metal
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80
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Cee-Lo Green - Cee Lo's Magic Moment
October 29, 2012
Christmas
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80
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Danny! - Payback
September 25, 2012
Hip Hop
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80
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Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
October 29, 2012
Dub Techno
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80
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
October 30, 2012
Rock
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80
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Azure Ray - As Above So Below
September 4, 2012
Indie Pop
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80
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Swans - The Seer
August 28, 2012
Post-Rock
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80
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Bob Dylan - Tempest
September 11, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
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80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Slant Magazine awarded albums throughout 2012.
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