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The Best Electronic Albums of 2012 by User Score

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1.

Car Seat Headrest - Monomania
August 1, 2012
Slacker Rock, Indietronica
USER SCORE
83
2,092 ratings
Amazon
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2.

Burial - Kindred
February 12, 2012
Future Garage
USER SCORE
83
950 ratings
Amazon
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3.

Azealia Banks - 1991
May 28, 2012
Hip House, East Coast Hip Hop
USER SCORE
83
1,412 ratings
Amazon
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4.

Solange - True
November 27, 2012
Alternative R&B, Neo-Soul, Synthpop
USER SCORE
83
961 ratings
Amazon
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5.

Maria & The Mirrors - Vision Quest
November 7, 2012
Power Noise, Deconstructed Club
USER SCORE
83
370 ratings
Amazon

6.

Grimes - Visions
February 21, 2012
Synthpop
USER SCORE
80
5,671 ratings
Amazon
Music
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7.

alt-J - An Awesome Wave
May 28, 2012
Art Pop, Indie Pop, Folktronica
USER SCORE
80
2,630 ratings
Amazon
Music
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8.

Burial - Truant / Rough Sleeper
December 14, 2012
Future Garage, Dubstep
USER SCORE
81
369 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

9.

Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio
February 28, 2012
Neo-Soul, Nu Jazz
USER SCORE
81
260 ratings
Amazon
Music
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11.

Chairlift - Something
January 23, 2012
Synthpop, Indie Pop
USER SCORE
79
720 ratings
Amazon
Music
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12.

Trust - TRST
February 28, 2012
Darkwave, Futurepop, Synthpop
USER SCORE
80
306 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

13.

Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes
October 2, 2012
IDM
USER SCORE
79
985 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

14.

Susanne Sundfør - The Silicone Veil
October 15, 2012
Art Pop, Synthpop
USER SCORE
81
215 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

15.

Deerhoof - Breakup Song
September 4, 2012
Art Pop, Experimental Rock, Indietronica
USER SCORE
79
350 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

16.

Andy Stott - Luxury Problems
October 29, 2012
Dub Techno, Ambient Dub
USER SCORE
79
550 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

17.

Purity Ring - shrines
July 24, 2012
Synthpop, Electropop
USER SCORE
78
842 ratings
Amazon
Music
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18.

John Talabot - ƒIN
February 14, 2012
Balearic Beat
USER SCORE
79
324 ratings
Amazon
Music
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19.

Chromatics - Kill for Love
March 26, 2012
Synthpop, Dream Pop
USER SCORE
78
606 ratings
Amazon
Music
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20.

Crystal Castles - (III)
November 7, 2012
Synthpop, Witch House
USER SCORE
77
1,975 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

24.

Igorrr - Hallelujah
December 21, 2012
Breakcore, Avant-Garde Metal
USER SCORE
77
258 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

25.

Portico Quartet - Portico Quartet
November 13, 2012
Downtempo, Nu Jazz
USER SCORE
79
135 ratings
Amazon
Music
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