米TIME誌が「2012年のベスト・アルバム TOP10」を発表

10. Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
9. Azealia Banks - 1991
8. The Mountain Goats - Transcendental Youth
7. Various Artists - Listen Whitey! Sounds of Black Power 1967-74
6. Swans - The Seer
5. Getatchew Mekuria & the Ex & Friends - Y'anbessaw Tezeta
4. Dirty Projectors - Swing Lo Magellan
3. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
2. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city
1. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel

10. Can, “Graublau”
9. The Belle Brigade, “No Time to Think”
8. Pussy Riot, “Putin Lights Up the Fires”
7. Nicki Minaj, “Roman in Moscow”
6. Skrillex, “Bangarang”
5. Parquet Courts, “Master of My Craft”
4. Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
3. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
2. PSY, “Gangnam Style”
1. Usher, “Climax”