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Highest Rated Albums of 2012

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

1.

Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold
August 18, 2012
Garage Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Black Breath - Sentenced to Life
March 26, 2012
Death Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg
October 15, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Crystal Castles - (III)
November 12, 2012
Synthpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

TNGHT - TNGHT
July 24, 2012
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
October 2, 2012
IDM
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Ty Segall - Twins
October 9, 2012
Garage Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 9, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

David Byrne & St. Vincent - Love This Giant
September 11, 2012
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Clams Casino - Instrumental 2
June 4, 2012
Electronic
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

11.

Future of the Left - The Plot Against Common Sense
June 12, 2012
Noise Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

The Cribs - In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
May 7, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Purity Ring - Shrines
July 24, 2012
Synthpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

DIIV - Oshin
June 26, 2012
Shoegaze
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Graham Coxon - A+E
April 2, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Spotify

16.

Pond - Beard, Wives, Denim
March 6, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Dirty Three - Toward the Low Sun
February 28, 2012
Post-Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Tribes - Baby
January 16, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

The Maccabees - Given to the Wild
January 6, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
February 7, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Taffy - Caramel Sunset
May 7, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

22.

Benjamin Schoos - China Man Vs. ChinaGirl
April 9, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

23.

The Pheromoans - Does This Guy Stack Up?
September 10, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

24.

Evan Caminiti - Dreamless Sleep
August 20, 2012
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Human Don't Be Angry - Human Don't Be Angry
April 24, 2012
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2012.
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