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Highest Rated Albums of 2012

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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
October 2, 2012
Country
Score
90
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2.

Kelly Hogan - I Like To Keep Myself In Pain
June 5, 2012
Alt-Country
Score
90
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3.

John Cale - Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
October 2, 2012
Art Rock
Score
90
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4.

LV - Sebenza
August 27, 2012
Dubstep
Score
90
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
July 17, 2012
Alternative R&B
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

6.

Nas - Life is Good
July 17, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Maps & Atlases - Beware and Be Grateful
April 17, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
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iTunes
Music

8.

Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
July 10, 2012
Art Pop
Score
90
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Japandroids - Celebration Rock
June 5, 2012
Garage Rock
Score
90
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Meshell Ndegeocello - Pour une ame souveraine - A dedication to Nina Simone
October 16, 2012
Score
80
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11.

Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Wreck & Ruin
September 7, 2012
Americana
Score
80
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iTunes
Music
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12.

Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World
January 30, 2012
Score
80
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Amanda Mair - Amanda Mair
June 11, 2012
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
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14.

Little Big Town - Tornado
September 11, 2012
Country Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Carina Round - Tigermending
May 1, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Corb Lund - Cabin Fever
August 14, 2012
Country
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Donald Fagen - Sunken Condos
October 16, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Deftones - Koi No Yokan
November 13, 2012
Alternative Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Cee-Lo Green - Cee Lo's Magic Moment
October 29, 2012
Christmas
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify

20.

Danny! - Payback
September 25, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
October 29, 2012
Dub Techno
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychedelic Pill
October 30, 2012
Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Azure Ray - As Above So Below
September 4, 2012
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Swans - The Seer
August 28, 2012
Post-Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Bob Dylan - Tempest
September 11, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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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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