米サイトStereogumが「2012年のベスト・アルバム TOP50」を発表

50 Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes (Warp)
49 Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold (Dull Tools)
48 The Shins - Port Of Morrow (Columbia/Aural Apothecary)
47 Rick Ross - Rich Forever (Maybach Music)
46 Matthew E. White - Big Inner (Spacebomb/Hometapes)
45 The Evens - The Odds (Dischord)
44 Bat For Lashes - The Haunted Man (Capitol)
43 Action Bronson & Party Supplies - Blue Chips (self-released)
42 Sharon Van Etten - Tramp (Jagjaguwar)
41 Sun Kil Moon - Among The Leaves (Caldo Verde)
40 Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind (Polyvinyl)
39 Jessica Pratt - Jessica Pratt (Birth Records)
38 Mount Eerie - Ocean Roar (P.W. Elverum And Sun)
37 Joey Bada$$ - 1999 (self-released)
36 Chris Cohen - Overgrown Path (Captured Tracks)
35 Swearin’ - Swearin’ (Salinas)
34 Future - Pluto (Epic/A1/Free Bandz)
33 How To Dress Well - Total Loss (Acephale)
32 Ty Segall - Twins (Drag City)
31 ScHoolboy Q - Habits & Contradictions (Top Dawg Entertainment)
30 Torche - Harmonicraft (Volcom)
29 Purity Ring - Shrines (4AD/Last Gang)
28 Cat Power - Sun (Matador)
27 Beach House - Bloom (Sub Pop)
26 Grimes - Visions (4AD/Arbutus)
25 Nude Beach - II (Other Music Recording Company)
24 Sleigh Bells - Reign Of Terror (Mom + Pop)
23 Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music (Williams Street)
22 DIIV - Oshin (Captured Tracks)
21 Screaming Females - Ugly (Don Giovanni)
20 Spiritualized - Sweet Heart Sweet Light (Fat Possum)
19 Taylor Swift - Red (Big Machine)
18 Baroness - Yellow & Green (Relapse)
17 The Men - Open Your Heart (Sacred Bones)
16 Grizzly Bear - Shields (Warp)
15 El-P - Cancer For Cure (Fat Possum)
14 Chromatics - Kill For Love (Italians Do It Better)
13 Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don’t Bend! Ascend! (Constellation)12 Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream (RCA)
11 Tame Impala - Lonerism (Modular)
10 Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan (Domino)
09 Chairlift - Something (Columbia)
08 The Walkmen - Heaven (Fat Possum)
07 Japandroids - Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl)
06 Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory (Carpark)
05 Jessie Ware - Devotion (PMR)
04 Swans - The Seer (Young God)
03 Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. City (TDE/Interscope)
02 Frank Ocean - Channel Orange (Def Jam)
01 Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel… (Epic)