JIM DeROGATIS BEST ALBUMS OF 2012

Jim DeRogatis: Top 40 Albums of 2012

1. Tame Impala – Lonerism
2. Kelly Hogan – I Like to Keep Myself in Pain
3. Frank Ocean – Channel ORANGE
4. Melody’s Echo Chamber – Melody’s Echo Chamber
5. Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light
6. EI-P – Cancer 4 Cure
7. Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory
8. Aimee Mann – Charmer
9. Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
10. Bat for Lashes – The Haunted Man
11. Neneh Cherry – The Cherry Thing
12. Patti Smith – Banga
13. Bassnectar – Vava Voom
14. Jack White – Blunderbuss
15. Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream
16. Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music
17. Bob Mould – Silver Age
18. Lester Bangs – Infinite Stretch
19. Passion Pit – Gossamer
20. Ty Segall – Slaughterhouse
21. The dB’s – Falling Off the Sky
22. Screaming Females – Ugly
23. John Cale – Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
24. Mark Lanegan – Blues Funeral
25. Santigold – Master of My Make-Believe
26. Best Coast – The Only Place
27. Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
28. Dr. John – Locked Down
29. Sinead O’Connor – How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
30. Japandroids – Celebration Rock
31. Yeasayer – Fragrant World
32. Willis Earl Beal – Acousmatic Sorcery
33. Redd Kross – Researching the Blues
34. Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man in the Universe
35. Django – Django
36. The Shins – Port of Morrow
37. Mission of Burma – Unsound
38. Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind
39. Neil Young – Americana
40. Bob Dylan – Tempest