Best Albums of 2012

« View best albums of 2011View best albums of 2013 »

Listed below are the best albums of 2012 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

Best albums by year or decade

Decade:

Year:

summaryThe best artists of 2012 were Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala, Frank Ocean, Beach House, Death Grips, alt-J, Fiona Apple, Lana Del Rey, Swans and Grimes.

View chart at point in time

Share this chart

Collector's summary (top 1,000)Log in or register to discover the great albums that are missing from your music collection!

Sort by

41.

Centipede Hz

Animal Collective

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

130 charts

Rank Score:

612

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

416

Overall Rank:

2,576

Average Rating:

70 (285 votes)

Comments:

42.

Bish Bosch

Scott Walker

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

602

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

421

Overall Rank:

2,608

Average Rating:

75 (112 votes)

Comments:

43.

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

597

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

426

Overall Rank:

2,623

Average Rating:

74 (173 votes)

Comments:

44.

There's No Leaving Now

The Tallest Man On Earth

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

585

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

432

Overall Rank:

2,666

Average Rating:

73 (164 votes)

Comments:

45.

Mista Thug Isolation

Lil Ugly Mane

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

64 charts

Rank Score:

584

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

433

Overall Rank:

2,667

Average Rating:

77 (87 votes)

Comments:

46.

Luxury Problems

Andy Stott

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

118 charts

Rank Score:

582

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

434

Overall Rank:

2,679

Average Rating:

76 (115 votes)

Comments:

47.

Trilogy
Compilation

The Weeknd

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

575

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

444

Overall Rank:

2,709

Average Rating:

79 (132 votes)

Comments:

48.

Until The Quiet Comes

Flying Lotus

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

150 charts

Rank Score:

569

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

451

Overall Rank:

2,732

Average Rating:

77 (170 votes)

Comments:

49.

Weather Systems

Anathema

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

69 charts

Rank Score:

537

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

473

Overall Rank:

2,851

Average Rating:

77 (91 votes)

Comments:

50.

Battle Born

The Killers

Year of Release:

2012

Appears in:

108 charts

Rank Score:

522

Rank in 2012:

Rank in 2010s:

485

Overall Rank:

2,914

Average Rating:

66 (279 votes)

Comments:

« prev
1
...
4
5
6
...
100
next »
Goto Page:

Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 of 100

Best Albums of 2012 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	8	1%
Neil Young & Crazy Horse	3	0%
Green Day	3	0%
Burial	3	0%
Andrew Bird	2	0%
Death Grips	2	0%
Swans	2	0%
Show all

Country	Albums	%

	466	47%
	183	18%
	61	6%
	42	4%
	35	4%
	32	3%
	32	3%
Show all

Compilation?	Albums	%
No	970	97%
Yes	30	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%

« View best albums of 2011View best albums of 2013 »

If you enjoy our site, please consider supporting us by sparing a few seconds to disable your ad blocker.

A lot of hard work happens in the background to keep BEA running, and it's especially difficult to do this when we can't pay our hosting fees :(

We work very hard to ensure our site is as fast (and FREE!) as possible, and we respect your privacy.

Best Ever Artists
1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Bob Dylan
6. Led Zeppelin
7. The Rolling Stones
8. Arcade Fire
9. The Velvet Underground
10. Nirvana
11. Kendrick Lamar
12. Neil Young
13. The Smiths
14. Miles Davis
15. The Beach Boys
16. Kanye West
17. R.E.M.
18. Pixies
19. Jimi Hendrix
20. Bruce Springsteen