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www.theguardian.com/music

Highest Rated Albums of 2012

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

1.

Lau - Race the Loser
September 0, 2012
Score
100
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2.

Django Bates Belovèd - Confirmation
Score
100
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3.

Nelson Freire - Brasileiro: Villa-Lobos & Friends
August 6, 2012
Score
100
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4.

John Murry - The Graceless Age
July 2, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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5.

X-TG - Desertshore / The Final Report
December 11, 2012
Electronic
Score
100
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6.

Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
August 18, 2012
Garage Rock
Score
100
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7.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
October 16, 2012
Post-Rock
Score
100
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8.

Goat - World Music
August 20, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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9.

Matthew E. White - Big Inner
August 21, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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10.

Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 9, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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11.

The Very Best - MTMTMK
July 17, 2012
Electronic
Score
100
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12.

Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
June 26, 2012
Death Metal
Score
100
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13.

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
July 17, 2012
Alternative R&B
Score
100
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14.

Richard Hawley - Standing at the Sky's Edge
May 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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15.

John Talabot - ƒIN
February 14, 2012
Deep House
Score
100
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16.

Django Django - Django Django
January 30, 2012
Psychedelic
Score
100
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17.

Jack White - Blunderbuss
April 24, 2012
Blues Rock
Score
100
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18.

Dr. John - Locked Down
April 3, 2012
Blues
Score
100
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19.

Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II
February 14, 2012
Post-Rock
Score
100
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20.

Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
March 6, 2012
Chamber Pop
Score
100
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21.

Tim Berne's Snakeoil - Snakeoil
January 27, 2012
Score
80
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22.

Christine Tobin - Sailing to Byzantium
June 0, 2012
Score
80
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23.

Gabby Young & Other Animals - The Band Called Out for More
Score
80
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24.

Françoise Hardy - L'amour fou
November 5, 2012
Score
80
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25.

The Wiyos - Twist
July 9, 2012
Score
80
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Guardian awarded albums throughout 2012.
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