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Jack White - Blunderbuss
April 24, 2012
Blues Rock
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Garage Rock Revival
Score
100
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2
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Bill Fay - Life Is People
August 21, 2012
Folk
Score
100
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Spotify
3
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Amadou & Mariam - Folila
April 10, 2012
Mande Music
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
4
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Metric - Synthetica
June 12, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Dry The River - Shallow Bed
April 17, 2012
Indie Folk
Score
100
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Amazon
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6
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Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE
July 10, 2012
Alternative R&B
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Contemporary R&B
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Neo-Soul
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
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7
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Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
January 31, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Birds of Chicago - Birds of Chicago
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
9
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Iris DeMent - Sing The Delta
October 2, 2012
Americana
,
Country
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
10
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R. Kelly - Write Me Back
June 26, 2012
Contemporary R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
June 19, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Lucy Rose - Like I Used To
September 24, 2012
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Wiley - Evolve Or Be Extinct
January 24, 2012
Grime
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Roller Trio - Roller Trio
August 15, 2012
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Ren Harvieu - Through the Night
April 2, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
March 12, 2012
Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Beth Orton - Sugaring Season
October 2, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Rickie Lee Jones - The Devil You Know
September 18, 2012
Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Muse - The 2nd Law
October 2, 2012
Pop Rock
,
Alternative Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
The Killers - Battle Born
September 18, 2012
Alternative Rock
,
Heartland Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Gretchen Peters - Hello Cruel World
January 30, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Jerry Douglas - Traveler
June 26, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
23
.
Willie Nelson - Heroes
May 15, 2012
Country
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Mary Chapin Carpenter - Ashes and Roses
June 12, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?
August 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Pop Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Telegraph awarded albums throughout 2012.
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