Pitchforkが読者投票による「2012年のベスト・アルバム TOP50」を発表

01. Frank Ocean: Channel Orange
02. Tame Impala: Lonerism
03. Kendrick Lamar: good kid, m.A.A.d city
04. Grizzly Bear: Shields
05. Beach House: Bloom
06. Grimes: Visions
07. Japandroids: Celebration Rock
08. Fiona Apple: The Idler Wheel ...
09. Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan
10. Death Grips: The Money Store
11. Cloud Nothings: Attack On Memory
12. Godspeed You! Black Emperor: Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
13. Swans: The Seer
14. Purity Ring: Shrines
15. Chromatics: Kill For Love
16. Flying Lotus: Until The Quiet Comes
17. The xx: Coexist
18. Alt-J: An Awesome Wave
19. Animal Collective: Centipede Hz
20. Passion Pit: Gossamer
21. Wild Nothing: Nocturne
22. DIIV: Oshin
23. Jack White: Blunderbuss
24. Father John Misty: Fear Fun
25. Crystal Castles: (III)
26. Twin Shadow: Confess
27. The Walkmen: Heaven
28. Killer Mike: R.A.P. Music
29. The Shins: Port of Morrow
30. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Mature Themes
31. Jesse Ware: Devotion
32. Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light
33. Bat For Lashes: The Haunted Man
34. Lana Del Rey: Born To Die
35. Perfume Genius: Put Your Back N 2 It
36. Hot Chip: In Our Heads
37. Death Grips: NO LOVE DEEP WEB
38. Mac DeMarco: 2
39. Ty Segall Band: Slaughterhouse
40. Burial: Kindred EP
41. Sharon Van Etten: Tramp
42. John Talabot: ?IN
43. El-P: Cancer for Cure
44. The Weeknd: Trilogy
45. How To Dress Well: Total Loss
46. Converge: All We Love We Leave Behind
47. The Men: Open Your Heart
48. Titus Andronicus: Local Business
49. Cat Power: Sun
50. Andrew Bird: Break It Yourself