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Highest Rated Albums of 2012
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Sam Lee - Ground of Its Own
June 25, 2012
Chamber Folk
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Folk
Score
100
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Esperanza Spalding - Radio Music Society
March 20, 2012
Vocal Jazz
,
Jazz Pop
Score
100
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3
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Madonna - MDNA
March 26, 2012
Electropop
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Dance-Pop
,
Electronic Dance Music
Score
80
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4
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Cat Power - Sun
September 4, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Score
80
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5
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Animal Collective - Centipede Hz
September 4, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Noise Pop
Score
80
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6
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The Vaccines - Come of Age
September 4, 2012
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock
Score
80
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7
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Two Door Cinema Club - Beacon
September 4, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Spotify
8
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Carolina Chocolate Drops - Leaving Eden
February 28, 2012
Bluegrass
Score
80
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9
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Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio
February 28, 2012
Neo-Soul
,
Nu Jazz
Score
80
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10
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Sinéad O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
February 21, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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11
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Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
March 5, 2012
Heartland Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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12
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Richard Hawley - Standing at the Sky's Edge
May 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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13
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Band of Skulls - Sweet Sour
February 14, 2012
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
14
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Jagwa Music - Bongo Hotheads
May 0, 2012
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
15
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Pat Metheny - Unity Band
June 12, 2012
Jazz Fusion
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man in the Universe
June 12, 2012
Soul
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Hot Chip - In Our Heads
June 11, 2012
Indietronica
,
Synthpop
Score
80
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18
.
The Walkmen - Heaven
May 29, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
80
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19
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Django Django - Django Django
January 30, 2012
Psychedelia
,
Indie Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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20
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Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
January 31, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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21
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Conor Maynard - Contrast
July 30, 2012
Contemporary R&B
,
Electropop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
80
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22
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The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
April 21, 2012
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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23
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Kyla La Grange - Ashes
July 30, 2012
Dream Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Band of Horses - Mirage Rock
September 18, 2012
Americana
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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The Killers - Battle Born
September 18, 2012
Alternative Rock
,
Heartland Rock
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Evening Standard awarded albums throughout 2012.
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