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Roomful of Teeth - Roomful of Teeth
October 30, 2012
Modern Classical
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100
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Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - Mahler: Symphony No. 5
February 14, 2012
Symphony
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100
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3
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Turnpike Troubadours - Goodbye Normal Street
May 8, 2012
Red Dirt
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100
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Marc-André Hamelin - Haydn: Piano Sonatas III
June 4, 2012
Classical
Score
100
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5
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Orchestra Mozart / Claudio Abbado / Maria João Pires - Piano Concertos Nos. 27 & 20
September 0, 2012
Classical
Score
100
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Collegium Vocale Gent / Philippe Herreweghe - Officium defunctorum
May 15, 2012
Renaissance Music
Score
100
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Monteverdi Choir & John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Motets
April 30, 2012
Baroque Music
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Choral
Score
100
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8
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Pierre-Laurent Aimard - Préludes Book 1 & 2
August 3, 2012
Score
100
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9
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András Schiff - The Well-Tempered Clavier
September 25, 2012
Baroque Music
Score
100
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10
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Panopticon - Kentucky
June 4, 2012
Atmospheric Black Metal
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Bluegrass
Score
100
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11
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Aaron Dilloway - Modern Jester
January 31, 2012
Noise
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Tape Music
Score
100
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12
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Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio
February 28, 2012
Neo-Soul
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Nu Jazz
Score
100
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13
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Busy Signal - Reggae Music Again
April 24, 2012
Reggae
Score
100
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14
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Dwight Yoakam - 3 Pears
September 18, 2012
Contemporary Country
Score
100
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15
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Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
October 29, 2012
Dub Techno
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Ambient Dub
Score
100
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16
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Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
October 22, 2012
Conscious Hip Hop
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West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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17
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Taylor Swift - Red
October 22, 2012
Pop Rock
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Singer-Songwriter
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Country Pop
Score
100
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18
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Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
October 9, 2012
Metalcore
Score
100
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19
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Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 5, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
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Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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20
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Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
September 25, 2012
Alternative R&B
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Contemporary R&B
Score
100
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21
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Jessie Ware - Devotion
August 20, 2012
Sophisti-Pop
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Alternative R&B
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Pop Soul
Score
100
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22
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Chromatics - Kill for Love
March 26, 2012
Synthpop
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Dream Pop
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Synthwave
Score
100
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23
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Torche - Harmonicraft
April 24, 2012
Sludge Metal
Score
100
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24
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Jimmy Cliff - Rebirth
July 17, 2012
Reggae
Score
100
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25
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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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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 2012.
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