Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | channel ORANGE | Frank Ocean | Album, Jul-10-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Kill for Love | Chromatics | Album, Mar-26-2012, Synthpop |
| #3 | Lonerism | Tame Impala | Album, Jan-01-2012, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #4 | Bloom | Beach House | Album, May-15-2012, Dream Pop |
| #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 | All We Love We Leave Behind (Deluxe Edition) | Converge | Album, Oct-09-2012, |
| #7 | Shields | Grizzly Bear | Album, Sep-17-2012, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Visions | Grimes | Album, Feb-21-2012, Synthpop |
| #9 | R.A.P. Music | Killer Mike | Album, May-15-2012, Southern Hip Hop |
| #10 | good kid, m.A.A.d city | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Jan-01-2012, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | Until The Quiet Comes | Flying Lotus | Album, Oct-01-2012, IDM |
| #12 | The Seer | Swans | Album, Aug-28-2012, Experimental Rock |
| #13 | Attack On Memory | Cloud Nothings | Album, Jan-24-2012, Post-Hardcore |
| #14 | Interstellar | Frankie Rose | Album, Feb-21-2012, Dream Pop |
| #15 | Celebration Rock | Japandroids | Album, Jun-05-2012, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Yellow & Green | Baroness | Album, Jul-17-2012, Heavy Psych |
| #17 | Coexist | The xx | Album, Sep-10-2012, Dream Pop |
| #18 | The Money Store | Death Grips | Album, Apr-23-2012, Industrial Hip Hop |
| #19 | Luxury Problems | Andy Stott | Album, Oct-29-2012, Dub Techno |
| #20 | Confess | Twin Shadow | Album, Jul-09-2012, Synthpop |
| #21 | Swing Lo Magellan | Dirty Projectors | Album, Jul-10-2012, Art Pop |
| #22 | Cancer 4 Cure | EL-P | Album, May-22-2012, |
| #23 | The Haunted Man (Deluxe Version) | Bat for Lashes | Album, Oct-12-2012, |
| #24 | Kaleidoscope Dream | Miguel | Album, Sep-25-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #25 | Harmonicraft | Torche | Album, Apr-24-2012, Stoner Rock |
| #26 | R.I.P. | Actress | Album, Apr-20-2012, IDM |
| #27 | Mature Themes | Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti | Album, Aug-20-2012, Psychedelic Pop |
| #28 | Ekstasis | Julia Holter | Album, Oct-26-2012, Art Pop |
| #29 | Sun | Cat Power | Album, Sep-03-2012, Singer-Songwriter |
| #30 | Put Your Back N 2 It | Perfume Genius | Album, Feb-20-2012, Chamber Pop |
| #31 | Gossamer | Passion Pit | Album, Jul-23-2012, Synthpop |
| #32 | Reign of Terror | Sleigh Bells | Album, Feb-21-2012, Noise Pop |
| #33 | Spooky Action At a Distance | Lotus Plaza | Album, Apr-02-2012, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #34 | Open Your Heart | The Men | Album, Mar-06-2012, Noise Rock |
| #35 | Fin | John Talabot | Album, Jan-27-2012, Balearic Beat |
| #36 | Sweet Heart Sweet Light | Spiritualized | Album, Apr-16-2012, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #37 | 2 | Mac DeMarco | Album, Oct-16-2012, Jangle Pop |
| #38 | Ocean Roar | Mount Eerie | Album, Aug-29-2012, Post-Rock |
| #39 | Allelujah! Dont Bend! Ascend! | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Album, Oct-15-2012, |
| #40 | Book Burner | Pig Destroyer | Album, Oct-23-2012, Grindcore |
| #41 | Shrines | Purity Ring | Album, Jul-20-2012, Synthpop |
| #42 | Pink | Four Tet | Album, Aug-20-2012, Tech House |
| #43 | Devotion | Jessie Ware | Album, Jan-01-2012, Alternative R&B |
| #44 | Kindred | Burial | Album, Jul-01-2014, |
| #45 | I Know What Love Isn't | Jens Lekman | Album, Sep-04-2012, Chamber Pop |
| #46 | Slaughterhouse | Ty Segall Band | Album, Jun-26-2012, Garage Punk |
| #47 | Melody's Echo Chamber | Melody's Echo Chamber | Album, Sep-25-2012, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #48 | (III) | Crystal Castles | Album, Nov-07-2012, Synthpop |
| #49 | Mr. M | Lambchop | Album, Feb-21-2012, Chamber Pop |
| #50 | METZ | METZ | Album, Oct-09-2012, Noise Rock |
