Best albums of 2012
A concept album about one day in Compton, and a coming-out record disguised as a soul album, released months apart from the same Los Angeles orbit. Trap production crossed into pop the same year and has not left the charts since.
According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 2012 is good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar, rated 4.7/5 by 32 listeners.
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The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.
Best Hip-Hop albums of 2012
631 albums from 2012
Best Jazz albums of 2012
419 albums from 2012
Best Pop albums of 2012
397 albums from 2012
Best Rock albums of 2012
394 albums from 2012
Best Soul albums of 2012
344 albums from 2012
The artists of 2012
Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.
2012, month by month
Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.
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FAQ
- What are the best albums of 2012?
- On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 2012 is good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar (4.7/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
- How is the 2012 ranking decided?
- By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
- Does the best-of-2012 list change?
- Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 2012 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.