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Highest Rated Albums of 2012

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

1.

Pepe Deluxé - Queen of the Wave
January 30, 2012
Electronic
Score
100
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2.

Beach House - Bloom
May 15, 2012
Dream Pop
Score
100
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3.

Valgeir Sigurðsson - Architecture of Loss
September 24, 2012
Score
90
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4.

Tania Maria - Tempo
January 31, 2012
Score
90
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5.

Local H - Hallelujah! I'm a Bum
September 18, 2012
Score
90
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Amazon

6.

Isidore - Life Somewhere Else
February 21, 2012
Score
90
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7.

Passenger - All the Little Lights
February 24, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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8.

Yellowcard - Southern Air
August 14, 2012
Score
90
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9.

Alcest - Les Voyages de l'Âme
January 6, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
90
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10.

Carina Round - Tigermending
May 1, 2012
Score
90
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11.

Dragged Into Sunlight - Widowmaker
November 6, 2012
Doom Metal
Score
90
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12.

JD McPherson - Signs & Signifiers
April 17, 2012
Score
90
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13.

Carolina Chocolate Drops - Leaving Eden
February 28, 2012
Bluegrass
Score
90
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14.

Debo Band - Debo Band
July 10, 2012
Score
90
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Spotify

15.

Lianne La Havas - Is Your Love Big Enough?
August 7, 2012
Soul
Score
90
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16.

My Jerusalem - Preachers
October 9, 2012
Score
90
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Amazon
Spotify

17.

Ry Cooder - Election Special
August 21, 2012
Americana
Score
90
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18.

Dexys - One Day I'm Going to Soar
June 4, 2012
Soul
Score
90
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19.

Action Bronson & The Alchemist - Rare Chandeliers
November 15, 2012
Hip Hop
Score
90
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Amazon

20.

Deftones - Koi No Yokan
November 13, 2012
Alternative Metal
Score
90
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21.

Pig Destroyer - Book Burner
October 22, 2012
Grindcore
Score
90
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22.

Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
October 29, 2012
Dub Techno
Score
90
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23.

METZ - METZ
October 9, 2012
Noise Rock
Score
90
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Spotify

24.

Heart - Fanatic
October 2, 2012
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

25.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
October 16, 2012
Post-Rock
Score
90
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings PopMatters awarded albums throughout 2012.
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