MAGNET's Top 25 Albums of 2012



Published: December 07, 2012 16:00 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Heaven The Walkmen May-29-2012, Indie Rock
#2 Twins Ty Segall Oct-09-2012, Garage Rock
#3 Bloom Beach House May-15-2012, Dream Pop
#4 Let's Go Eat The Factory Guided By Voices Jan-17-2012, Indie Rock
#5 Sun Cat Power Sep-03-2012, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Celebration Rock Japandroids Jun-05-2012, Indie Rock
#7 The Seer Swans Aug-28-2012, Experimental Rock
#8 Until The Quiet Comes Flying Lotus Oct-01-2012, IDM
#9 Falling Off the Sky The dB's Jun-12-2012, Power Pop
#10 Reign of Terror Sleigh Bells Feb-21-2012, Noise Pop
#11 Tempest Bob Dylan Sep-10-2012, Singer-Songwriter
#12 Yellow & Green Baroness Jul-17-2012, Heavy Psych
#13 Nothings Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now Justin Townes Earle Mar-27-2012, Americana
#14 OFF! OFF! May-08-2012, Hardcore Punk
#15 Tramp (Deluxe Edition) Sharon Van Etten Nov-13-2012, Singer-Songwriter
#16 Mature Themes Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti Aug-20-2012, Psychedelic Pop
#17 Blunderbuss Jack White Apr-20-2012, Blues Rock
#18 Sweet Heart Sweet Light Spiritualized Apr-16-2012, Neo-Psychedelia
#19 Shields Grizzly Bear Sep-17-2012, Indie Folk
#20 Researching the Blues Redd Kross Aug-07-2012, Power Pop
#21 Boys & Girls Alabama Shakes Apr-10-2012, Blues Rock
#22 Wrecking Ball Bruce Springsteen Mar-06-2012, Singer-Songwriter
#23 Harmonicraft Torche Apr-24-2012, Stoner Rock
#24 The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy Nada Surf Oct-08-2013, Power Pop
#25 Provincial John K. Samson Jan-24-2012, Singer-Songwriter
#26 The Bears for Lunch Guided By Voices Nov-13-2012, Indie Rock
#27 Class Clown Spots A UFO Guided By Voices Jun-12-2012, Indie Rock
#28 Slaughterhouse Ty Segall Band Jun-26-2012, Garage Punk
#29 Hair Ty Segall, White Fence Apr-24-2012, Garage Rock
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Heaven | The Walkmen | Album, May-29-2012, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Twins | Ty Segall | Album, Oct-09-2012, Garage Rock |
| #3 | Bloom | Beach House | Album, May-15-2012, Dream Pop |
| #4 | Let's Go Eat The Factory | Guided By Voices | Album, Jan-17-2012, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Sun | Cat Power | Album, Sep-03-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Celebration Rock | Japandroids | Album, Jun-05-2012, Indie Rock |
| #7 | The Seer | Swans | Album, Aug-28-2012, Experimental Rock |
| #8 | Until The Quiet Comes | Flying Lotus | Album, Oct-01-2012, IDM |
| #9 | Falling Off the Sky | The dB's | Album, Jun-12-2012, Power Pop |
| #10 | Reign of Terror | Sleigh Bells | Album, Feb-21-2012, Noise Pop |
| #11 | Tempest | Bob Dylan | Album, Sep-10-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Yellow & Green | Baroness | Album, Jul-17-2012, Heavy Psych |
| #13 | Nothings Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now | Justin Townes Earle | Album, Mar-27-2012, Americana |
| #14 | OFF! | OFF! | Album, May-08-2012, Hardcore Punk |
| #15 | Tramp (Deluxe Edition) | Sharon Van Etten | Album, Nov-13-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #16 | Mature Themes | Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | Album, Aug-20-2012, Psychedelic Pop |
| #17 | Blunderbuss | Jack White | Album, Apr-20-2012, Blues Rock |
| #18 | Sweet Heart Sweet Light | Spiritualized | Album, Apr-16-2012, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | Shields | Grizzly Bear | Album, Sep-17-2012, Indie Folk |
| #20 | Researching the Blues | Redd Kross | Album, Aug-07-2012, Power Pop |
| #21 | Boys & Girls | Alabama Shakes | Album, Apr-10-2012, Blues Rock |
| #22 | Wrecking Ball | Bruce Springsteen | Album, Mar-06-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Harmonicraft | Torche | Album, Apr-24-2012, Stoner Rock |
| #24 | The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy | Nada Surf | Album, Oct-08-2013, Power Pop |
| #25 | Provincial | John K. Samson | Album, Jan-24-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #26 | The Bears for Lunch | Guided By Voices | Album, Nov-13-2012, Indie Rock |
| #27 | Class Clown Spots A UFO | Guided By Voices | Album, Jun-12-2012, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Slaughterhouse | Ty Segall Band | Album, Jun-26-2012, Garage Punk |
| #29 | Hair | Ty SegallWhite Fence | Album, Apr-24-2012, Garage Rock |