英紙The Guardianが「2012年のベスト・アルバム TOP40」を発表

40 Godspeed You! Black Emperor -- Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
39 Killer Mike -- RAP Music
38 Fiona Apple -- The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
37 Orbital -- Wonky
36 Beach House -- Bloom
35 Nite Jewel -- One Second of Love
34 Dexys -- One Day I'm Going to Soar
33 Mala -- Mala in Cuba
32 Farrah Abraham -- My Teenage Dream Ended
31 Marina and the Diamonds -- Electra Heart
30 Angel Haze -- Reservation
29 Jack White -- Blunderbuss
28 Tribes -- Baby
27 Polic,a -- Give You the Ghost
26 Bright Light, Bright Light -- Make Me Believe in Hope
25 Actress -- RIP
24 Dawn Richard -- Armor On
23 Jam City -- Classical Curves
22 The Cribs -- In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
21 Bat for Lashes -- The Haunted Man
20 Plan B -- Ill Manors
19 Flying Lotus -- Until the Quiet Comes
18 Saint Etienne -- Words and Music by Saint Etienne
17 Lana Del Rey -- Born to Die
16 Taylor Swift -- Red
15 Cooly G -- Playin' Me
14 Grizzly Bear -- Shields
13 Chromatics -- Kill for Love
12 Django Django -- Django Django
11 Miguel -- Kaleidoscope Dream
10 Bobby Womack -- The Bravest Man in the Universe
9 Hot Chip -- In Our Heads
8 The xx -- Coexist
7 Alt-J -- An Awesome Wave
6 Tame Impala -- Lonerism
5 Kendrick Lamar -- Good Kid, MAAD City
4 Dirty Projectors -- Swing Lo Magellan
3 Jessie Ware -- Devotion
2 Grimes -- Visions
1 Frank Ocean -- Channel Orange