Albums of the Year 2012

01.

Kendrick Lamar

album: good kid, m.A.A.d city
genre: Hip-Hop
release date: October 22, 2012

02.

Fiona Apple

album: The Idler Wheel…
genre: Singer-Songwriter, Art Pop
release date: June 19, 2012

03.

Cloud Nothings

album: Attack on Memory
genre: Indie Rock, Post-Punk
release date: January 24, 2012

04.

Purity Ring

album: Shrines
genre: Synthpop
release date: July 24, 2012

05.

The Men

album: Open Your Heart
genre: Noise Rock
release date: March 6, 2012

06.

Goat

album: World Music
genre: Psychedelic Rock
release date: August 20, 2012

07.

Grimes

album: Visions
genre: Synthpop, Dream Pop
release date: February 21, 2012

08.

El-P

album: Cancer 4 Cure
genre: Hip-Hop
release date: May 22, 2012

09.

DIIV

album: Oshin
genre: Shoegaze, Dream Pop
release date: June 26, 2012

10.

Baroness

album: Yellow & Green
genre: Sludge Metal
release date: July 17, 2012

  • 11.
    Sleigh Bells
    Reign of Terror
  • 12.
    Tame Impala
    Lonerism
  • 13.
    Crystal Castles
    (III)
  • 14.
    Swans
    The Seer
  • 15.
    Japandroids
    Celebration Rock
  • 16.
    Hot Chip
    In Our Heads
  • 17.
    Flume
    Flume
  • 18.
    Aesop Rock
    Skelethon
  • 19.
    alt-J
    An Awesome Wave
  • 20.
    The xx
    Coexist
  • 21.
    iamamiwhoami
    kin
  • 22.
    Krallice
    Years Past Matter
  • 23.
    Dan Deacon
    America
  • 24.
    Cat Power
    Sun
  • 25.
    Matthew Dear
    Beams
  • 26.
    Thee Oh Sees
    Putrifiers II
  • 27.
    Animal Collective
    Centipede Hz
  • 28.
    Santigold
    Master of My Make Believe
  • 29.
    Fang Island
    Major
  • 30.
    Alabama Shakes
    Boys & Girls
  • 31.
    Ty Segall Band
    Slaughterhouse
  • 32.
    Godspeed You! Black Emperor
    Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend!
  • 33.
    Porcelain Raft
    Strange Weekend
  • 34.
    Flying Lotus
    Until the Quiet Comes
  • 35.
    Chromatics
    Kill For Love
  • 36.
    Swearin’
    Swearin’
  • 37.
    Beach House
    Bloom
  • 38.
    Killer Mike
    R.A.P. Music
  • 39.
    How To Dress Well
    Total Loss
  • 40.
    Django Django
    Django Django
  • 41.
    Liars
    WIXIW
  • 42.
    Sharon Van Etten
    Tramp
  • 43.
    Torche
    Harmonicraft
  • 44.
    Divine Fits
    A Thing Called Divine Fits
  • 45.
    The Walkmen
    Heaven
  • 46.
    Four Tet
    Pink
  • 47.
    Tanlines
    Mixed Emotions
  • 48.
    Clark
    Iradelphic
  • 49.
    Big Boi
    Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors
  • 50.
    Menomena
    Moms