米国のラジオ局NPRがリスナー投票による「（現時点までの）2012年ベスト・アルバム TOP100」を発表。以下はTOP30リスト。
1. Jack White: Blunderbuss
2. Alabama Shakes: Boys & Girls
3. Beach House: Bloom
4. The Shins: Port Of Morrow
5. Of Monsters And Men: My Head Is An Animal
6. Andrew Bird: Break It Yourself
7. Sharon Van Etten: Tramp
8. Regina Spektor: What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
9. Japandroids: Celebration Rock
10. Gotye: Making Mirrors
11. First Aid Kit: The Lion's Roar
12. Tallest Man On Earth: There's No Leaving Now
13. Rufus Wainwright: Out Of The Game
14. Kishi Bashi: 151a
15. Sigur Ros: Valtari
16. Norah Jones: Little Broken Hearts
17. Fun.: Some Nights
18. The Walkmen: Heaven
19. Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros: Here, tied with Grimes: Visions
20. Best Coast: The Only Place, tied with Spiritualized: Sweet Heart Sweet Light
21. Sleigh Bells: Reign Of Terror
22. M. Ward: A Wasteland Companion
23. Cloud Nothings: Attack On Memory
24. Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio
25. Bruce Springsteen: Wrecking Ball
26. Leonard Cohen: Old Ideas
27. Father John Misty: Fear Fun
28. Dr. John: Locked Down, tied with Santigold: Master Of My Make-Believe
29. Air: Le Voyage Dans La Lune
30. Patrick Watson: Adventures In Your Own Backyard
すべてのリストは以下のURLのページでご覧になれます。
http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2012/06/18/155278297/results-listener-picks-for-the-years-best-albums-so-far?ft=1&f=1039
