A.V. Club's Best Music of 2012
Every year, The A.V. Club invites its music writers to pick their favorite albums of the past 12 months, dispersing 100 points over a maximum of 20 albums, awarding no more than 15 points to a single album. We then tally up those points and arrive at our annual best-of list. (In the event two albums tie for points,…
Published: December 11, 2012 06:00
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | channel ORANGE | Frank Ocean | Jul-10-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Celebration Rock | Japandroids | Jun-05-2012, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Attack On Memory | Cloud Nothings | Jan-24-2012, Post-Hardcore |
| #4 | Tramp (Deluxe Edition) | Sharon Van Etten | Nov-13-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do | Fiona Apple | Jun-18-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Blunderbuss | Jack White | Apr-20-2012, Blues Rock |
| #7 | The Seer | Swans | Aug-28-2012, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | Local Business | Titus Andronicus | Oct-22-2012, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Silver Age | Bob Mould | Sep-04-2012, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | We Don't Even Live Here | P.O.S | Oct-22-2012, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #11 | good kid, m.A.A.d city | Kendrick Lamar | Jan-01-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | A Thing Called Divine Fits | Divine Fits | Aug-23-2012, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Kaleidoscope Dream | Miguel | Sep-25-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Shields | Grizzly Bear | Sep-17-2012, Indie Folk |
| #15 | Clockwork Angels | Rush | Jun-08-2012, Progressive Rock |
| #16 | Old Ideas | Leonard Cohen | Jan-31-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Open Your Heart | The Men | Mar-06-2012, Noise Rock |
| #18 | The Plot Against Common Sense | Future of the Left | Jun-11-2012, Post-Hardcore |
| #19 | Heaven | The Walkmen | May-29-2012, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Plumb | Field Music | Apr-02-2013, Progressive Pop |
| #21 | Among the Leaves | Sun Kil Moon | May-29-2012, Contemporary Folk |
| #22 | Sun | Cat Power | Sep-03-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Tempest | Bob Dylan | Sep-10-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Guilty Guilty | Pilot to Gunner | Sep-28-2012, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Tank Full of Blues | Dion | Jan-01-2012, Blues Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | channel ORANGE | Frank Ocean | Album, Jul-10-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Celebration Rock | Japandroids | Album, Jun-05-2012, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Attack On Memory | Cloud Nothings | Album, Jan-24-2012, Post-Hardcore |
| #4 | Tramp (Deluxe Edition) | Sharon Van Etten | Album, Nov-13-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do | Fiona Apple | Album, Jun-18-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Blunderbuss | Jack White | Album, Apr-20-2012, Blues Rock |
| #7 | The Seer | Swans | Album, Aug-28-2012, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | Local Business | Titus Andronicus | Album, Oct-22-2012, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Silver Age | Bob Mould | Album, Sep-04-2012, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | We Don't Even Live Here | P.O.S | Album, Oct-22-2012, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #11 | good kid, m.A.A.d city | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Jan-01-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | A Thing Called Divine Fits | Divine Fits | Album, Aug-23-2012, Indie Rock |
| #13 | Kaleidoscope Dream | Miguel | Album, Sep-25-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | Shields | Grizzly Bear | Album, Sep-17-2012, Indie Folk |
| #15 | Clockwork Angels | Rush | Album, Jun-08-2012, Progressive Rock |
| #16 | Old Ideas | Leonard Cohen | Album, Jan-31-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Open Your Heart | The Men | Album, Mar-06-2012, Noise Rock |
| #18 | The Plot Against Common Sense | Future of the Left | Album, Jun-11-2012, Post-Hardcore |
| #19 | Heaven | The Walkmen | Album, May-29-2012, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Plumb | Field Music | Album, Apr-02-2013, Progressive Pop |
| #21 | Among the Leaves | Sun Kil Moon | Album, May-29-2012, Contemporary Folk |
| #22 | Sun | Cat Power | Album, Sep-03-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Tempest | Bob Dylan | Album, Sep-10-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Guilty Guilty | Pilot to Gunner | Album, Sep-28-2012, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Tank Full of Blues | Dion | Album, Jan-01-2012, Blues Rock |