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Highest Rated Albums of 2012

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2012

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

1. Iris DeMent - Sing The Delta

Iris DeMent - Sing The Delta

October 2, 2012

Score

90

2. Kelly Hogan - I Like To Keep Myself In Pain

Kelly Hogan - I Like To Keep Myself In Pain

June 5, 2012

Score

90

3. John Cale - Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood

John Cale - Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood

October 2, 2012

Score

90

4. LV - Sebenza

August 27, 2012

Score

90

5. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

July 17, 2012

Alternative R&B

Score

90

6. Nas - Life is Good

Nas - Life is Good

July 17, 2012

Score

90

7. Maps & Atlases - Beware and Be Grateful

Maps & Atlases - Beware and Be Grateful

April 17, 2012

Score

90

8. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan

Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan

July 10, 2012

Score

90

9. Japandroids - Celebration Rock

Japandroids - Celebration Rock

June 5, 2012

Score

90

10. Meshell Ndegeocello - Pour une ame souveraine - A dedication to Nina Simone

Meshell Ndegeocello - Pour une ame souveraine - A dedication to Nina Simone

October 16, 2012

Score

80

11. Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Wreck & Ruin

Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Wreck & Ruin

September 7, 2012

Score

80

12. Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World

Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World

January 30, 2012

Score

80

13. Amanda Mair - Amanda Mair

Amanda Mair - Amanda Mair

June 11, 2012

Score

80

14. Little Big Town - Tornado

Little Big Town - Tornado

September 11, 2012

Score

80

15. Carina Round - Tigermending

Carina Round - Tigermending

May 1, 2012

Score

80

16. Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos

Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos

October 16, 2012

Score

80

17. Deftones - Koi No Yokan

Deftones - Koi No Yokan

November 13, 2012

Alternative Metal

Score

80

18. Cee-Lo Green - Cee Lo's Magic Moment

Cee-Lo Green - Cee Lo's Magic Moment

October 29, 2012

Score

80

19. Danny! - Payback

Danny! - Payback

September 25, 2012

Score

80

20. Andy Stott - Luxury Problems

Andy Stott - Luxury Problems

October 29, 2012

Score

80

21. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill

October 30, 2012

Score

80

22. Azure Ray - As Above So Below

Azure Ray - As Above So Below

September 4, 2012

Score

80

23. Swans - The Seer

Swans - The Seer

August 28, 2012

Score

80

24. Bob Dylan - Tempest

Bob Dylan - Tempest

September 11, 2012

Singer-Songwriter

Score

80

25. Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back

Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back

July 17, 2012

Score

80

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

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