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Min. Ratings
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1.

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
October 22nd, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
91
3800 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Death Grips - The Money Store
April 21st, 2012
Hardcore Hip Hop
USER SCORE
88
2805 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
July 17th, 2012
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
87
2911 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
June 19th, 2012
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
87
1175 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Lil Ugly Mane - Uneven Compromise
October 28th, 2012
Experimental Hip Hop
USER SCORE
87
267 reviews
Amazon

6.

Swans - The Seer
August 28th, 2012
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
87
950 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Beach House - Bloom
May 15th, 2012
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
86
1472 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Tame Impala - Lonerism
October 9th, 2012
Psychedelic Rock
USER SCORE
85
2052 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

9.

Burial - Kindred
February 12th, 2012
Future Garage
USER SCORE
84
249 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
October 16th, 2012
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
84
577 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Lil Ugly Mane - Mista Thug Isolation
February 11th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
83
546 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

12.

BADBADNOTGOOD - BBNG2
April 3rd, 2012
Jazz Fusion
USER SCORE
83
189 reviews
Amazon

13.

Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage
June 26th, 2012
Death Metal
USER SCORE
83
139 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind
October 9th, 2012
Metalcore
USER SCORE
83
236 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

15.

Miracle Musical - Hawaii: Part II
December 12th, 2012
USER SCORE
82
58 reviews
Amazon
Spotify

16.

Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
February 21st, 2012
Chamber Pop
USER SCORE
82
388 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
May 15th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
442 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Joey Bada$$ - 1999
June 12th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
649 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

Deftones - Koi No Yokan
November 13th, 2012
Alternative Metal
USER SCORE
82
284 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Solange - True
November 27th, 2012
R&B
USER SCORE
82
181 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory
January 24th, 2012
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
82
402 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Billy Woods - History Will Absolve Me
April 10th, 2012
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
163 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Grizzly Bear - Shields
September 18th, 2012
Indie Folk
USER SCORE
81
563 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

TR/ST - TRST
February 28th, 2012
Synthpop
USER SCORE
81
103 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse
June 26th, 2012
Garage Rock
USER SCORE
81
153 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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