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

1. X-TG - Desertshore / The Final Report

X-TG - Desertshore / The Final Report
December 11, 2012
Electronic
Score
100
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2. Har Mar Superstar - You Can Feel Me

Har Mar Superstar - You Can Feel Me
October 22, 2012
Score
100
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3. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!

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

Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 9, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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5. Lau - Race the Loser

Lau - Race the Loser
September 0, 2012
Score
100
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6. Matthew E. White - Big Inner

Matthew E. White - Big Inner
August 21, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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7. Goat - World Music

Goat - World Music
August 20, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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8. Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold

Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
August 18, 2012
Garage Rock
Score
100
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9. R. Stevie Moore - Lo Fi Hi Fives

R. Stevie Moore - Lo Fi Hi Fives
August 6, 2012
Score
100
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10. Nelson Freire - Brasileiro: Villa-Lobos & Friends

Nelson Freire - Brasileiro: Villa-Lobos & Friends
August 6, 2012
Score
100
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11. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
July 17, 2012
Alternative R&B
Score
100
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12. The Very Best - MTMTMK

The Very Best - MTMTMK
July 17, 2012
Electronic
Score
100
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13. Various Artists - Bass Culture Volume One: This Town Is Too Hot! - Ska & Rocksteady Original 1960s Recordings

Various Artists - Bass Culture Volume One: This Town Is Too Hot! - Ska & Rocksteady Original 1960s Recordings
July 16, 2012
Score
100
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14. John Murry - The Graceless Age

John Murry - The Graceless Age
July 2, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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15. Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage

Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
June 26, 2012
Death Metal
Score
100
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16. Richard Hawley - Standing at the Sky's Edge

Richard Hawley - Standing at the Sky's Edge
May 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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17. Jack White - Blunderbuss

Jack White - Blunderbuss
April 24, 2012
Rock
Score
100
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18. Dr. John - Locked Down

Dr. John - Locked Down
April 3, 2012
Blues
Score
100
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19. Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself

Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
March 6, 2012
Chamber Pop
Score
100
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20. Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II

Earth - Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light II
February 14, 2012
Post-Rock
Score
100
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21. John Talabot - ƒIN

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

Django Django - Django Django
January 30, 2012
Psychedelic
Score
100
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23. The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock - The Brutal Here And Now

The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock - The Brutal Here And Now
December 11, 2012
Score
80
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24. Hacker Farm - UHF

Hacker Farm - UHF
December 10, 2012
Score
80
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25. Ian Skelly - Cut from a Star

Ian Skelly - Cut from a Star
December 10, 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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