Year-End Lists

Gigwise: 50 Albums of the 2012

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2011]

1. Twin Shadow
   Confess
2. Frank Ocean
   Channel Orange
3. alt-J
   An Awesome Wave
4. Alabama Shakes
   Boys & Girls
5. Sigur Rós
   Valtari
6. Best Coast
   The Only Place
7. The Skints
   Part & Parcel
8. The xx
   Coexist
9. Japandroids
   Celebration Rock
10. The Vaccines
    Come of Age
11. Perfume Genius
    Put Your Back N 2 It
12. Django Django
    Django Django
13. Of Monsters And Men
    My Head is an Animal
14. Field Music
    Plumb
15. G.O.O.D. Music
    Cruel Summer
16. Cave Painting
    Votive Life
17. TOY
    TOY
18. Killer Mike
    R.A.P. Music
19. Grimes
    Visions
20. Passion Pit
    Gossamer
21. Tame Impala
    Lonerism
22. Muse
    The 2nd Law
23. The Maccabees
    Given to the Wild
24. Bright Light Bright Light
    Make Me Believe in Hope
25. Purity Ring
    Shrines
26. Submotion Orchestra
    Fragments
27. Oberhofer
    Time Capsules II
28. Death Grips
    The Money Store
29. Cooly G
    Playin’ Me
30. Tribes
    Baby
31. Jessie Ware
    Devotion
32. Kindness
    World, You Need a Change of Mind
33. Grizzly Bear
    Shields
34. The Shins
    Port of Morrow
35. TNGHT
    TNGHT EP
36. Ariel Pink
    Mature Themes
37. The Cribs
    In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
38. Darren Hayman
    Lido
39. Santigold
    Master of My Make-Believe
40. Ellie Goulding
    Halcyon
41. Jake Bugg
    Jake Bugg
42. Lana Del Rey
    Born to Die
43. Portico Quartet
    Portico Quartet
44. Cloud Nothings
    Attack on Memory
45. Mumford & Sons
    Babel
46. The Orb Featuring Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry
    The Orbserver in the Star House
47. Bruce Springsteen
    Wrecking Ball
48. Clams Casino
    Instrumental Mixtape 2
49. Miike Snow
    Happy to You
50. Jack White
    Blunderbuss