海外の音楽情報サイトAllMusic（旧：All Music Guide）が「2012年のベスト・アルバム TOP50」を発表。以下はTOP30リスト
30. Hot Chip / In Our Heads
29. Fun. / Some Nights
28. Chromatics / Kill for Love
27. Breakbot / By Your Side
26. Converge / All We Love We Leave Behind
25. Christian Scott / Christian aTunde Adjuah
24. Karriem Riggins / Alone Together
23. Beachwood Sparks / The Tarnished Gold
22. Beach House / Bloom
21. Lightships / Electric Cables
20. THEESatisfaction / Awe Naturale
19. Dan Deacon / America
18. Death Grips / The Money Store
17. Matthew Dear / Beams
16. Donald Fagen / Sunken Condos
15. Killer Mike / R.A.P. Music
14. Robert Glasper Experiment / Black Radio
13. Tame Impala / Lonerism
12. Dwight Yoakam / 3 Pears
11. Deerhoof / Breakup Song
10. Carly Rae Jepsen / Kiss
9. David Byrne / St. Vincent / Love This Giant
8. Jessie Ware / Devotion
7. Torche / Harmonicraft
6. Flying Lotus / Until the Quiet Comes
5. Miguel / Kaleidoscope Dream
4. Kendrick Lamar / Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
3. Fiona Apple / The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the…
2. Frank Ocean / Channel Orange
1. Grimes / Visions
詳細は以下のURLのページでご覧になれます。
http://www.allmusic.com/lists/best-of/albums/2012
