Year-End Lists

BBC Music: Top 25 Albums of 2012

1. Kendrick Lamar
   good kid, m.A.A.d city
2. Frank Ocean
   Channel Orange
3. Dexys
   One Day I’m Going to Soar
4. Jessie Ware
   Devotion
5. Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
   Trouble
6. Death Grips
   The Money Store
7. Busy Signal
   Reggae Music Again
8. David Byrne & St. Vincent
   Love this Giant
9. alt-J
   An Awesome Wave
10. Alabama Shakes
    Boys & Girls
11. Mala
    Mala in Cuba
12. Carter Tutti Void
    Transverse
13. Baroness
    Yellow & Green
14. Nicki Minaj
    Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
15. Swans
    The Seer
16. Liars
    Wixiw
17. Django Django
    Django Django
18. Chromatics
    Kill for Love
19. Bill Fay
    Life is People
20. Father John Misty
    Fear Fun
21. Tame Impala
    Lonerism
22. Emeli Sande
    Our Version of Events
23. First Aid Kit
    The Lion’s Roar
24. Miguel
    Kaleidoscope Dream
25. Grizzly Bear
    Shields