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Highest Rated Albums of 2012

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- - All
  - Alternative R&B
  - Art Pop
  - Britpop
  - Chamber Pop
  - Dance Pop
  - Dream Pop
  - Electronic
  - Electropop
  - Folk
  - Garage Rock
  - Glam Rock
  - Indie Folk
- - Indie Pop
  - Indie Rock
  - Jazz
  - Pop
  - Pop Soul
  - Post-Rock
  - Psychedelic
  - Psychedelic Folk
  - R&B
  - Rock
  - Singer-Songwriter
  - Soul
  - Trip Hop

2012

1. Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

January 31, 2012

Chamber Pop

Score

100

2. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball

March 5, 2012

Rock

Score

100

3. Father John Misty - Fear Fun

May 1, 2012

Indie Folk

Score

100

4. Anaïs Mitchell - Young Man in America

February 28, 2012

Folk

Score

100

5. The Ting Tings - Sounds From Nowheresville

February 27, 2012

Indie Pop

Score

100

6. Saint Etienne - Words and Music by Saint Etienne

May 21, 2012

Indie Pop

Score

100

7. The xx - Coexist

September 11, 2012

Indie Pop

Score

100

8. Bill Fay - Life Is People

August 21, 2012

Folk

Score

100

9. Sweet Sweet Lies - The Hare, The Hound & The Tortoise

February 20, 2012

Score

100

Source →

Amazon

10. Delilah - From the Roots Up

July 30, 2012

Alternative R&B

Score

100

11. Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light

April 17, 2012

Score

12. The Shins - Port of Morrow

March 20, 2012

Score

13. The Maccabees - Given to the Wild

January 6, 2012

Score

14. Frankie Rose - Interstellar

February 21, 2012

Score

15. Dodgy - Stand Upright in a Cool Place

February 20, 2012

Britpop

Score

Source →

Amazon

16. The Hives - Lex Hives

June 5, 2012

Score

17. Scissor Sisters - Magic Hour

May 28, 2012

Score

18. Paul Weller - Sonik Kicks

March 27, 2012

Score

19. Nas - Life is Good

July 17, 2012

Score

20. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

July 17, 2012

Score

21. Jimmy Cliff - Rebirth

July 17, 2012

Score

22. Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back

July 17, 2012

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23. Swans - The Seer

August 28, 2012

Score

24. One Direction - Take Me Home

November 12, 2012

Score

25. Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg

October 15, 2012

Score

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

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