Top 50 album releases of 2012!

Doughboyz Cashout, Moon Duo, The Experimental Tropic Blues Band, Barry Adamson, Death Grips, JJ DOOM, Flume, UFOMAMMUT, Goat, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Django Django, The Abigails, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Rick Ross, High On Fire, King Tuff, Steen, Amadou & Mariam, Black Sun Empire, i like trains, Ty Segall, METZ, Mala, Polica, La Coka Nostra, Pop. 1280, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Thee Oh Sees, Killing Joke, Flying Lotus,ZZ Top, Wino & Conny Ochs, The Flaming Lips, Swans, Mac Demarco, Coevorduh, Wooden Constructions, Raketkanon, Kendrick Lamar, The Men, Masta Killa, Lighting Bolt, Bad Brains, Gonjasufi, Pig Destroyer, Death Grips, Disappears, Cloud Nothings

50. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Meat And Bone (USA)
Rhythm 'n blues.

49. Django Django - Django Django (UK)
Electro x indie pop.

48. The Abigails - Songs Of Love And Despair (USA)
Old hat cowpunk.

47. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - 12 Bar Bruise (AUS)
Psychedelic garage rock.

46. Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't (USA) 
Hip hop.

45. High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis (USA)
Alternative rock x stoner.

44. King Tuff - King Tuff (USA)
Indie rock.

43. Steen - De Verloren Ziel Van Steen De Vader (NL)
This will fuck you up.

42. Amadou & Mariam - Folila (SEN)
Great African pop record.

41. Black Sun Empire - From The Shadows (NL)
Drum 'n Bass from Utrecht, The Netherlands.

40. i like trains - The Shallows (UK)
Post punk.

39. Mac Demarco - 2 (CAN)
Slacker garage rock.

38. Cloud Nothings - Attack On Memory (USA)
Neo-grunge?

37. The Experimental Tropic Blues Band - Liquid Love (BE)
If The Cramps came from Belgium..

36. Mala - In Cuba (UK)
Dubstep veteran makes cuban record.

35. Polica - Give You The Ghost (USA)
Electro x indie pop.

34. La Coka Nostra - Masters Of The Dark Arts (USA)
Boom bap rap. Side project of a.o. Vinnie Paz (Jedi Mind Tricks).

33. JJ DOOM - Keys To The Kuffs (USA)
Jneiro Jarel x MF DOOM.

32. Flume - Flume (AUS)
Electro.

31. The Men - Open Your Heart (USA)
Noise rock.

30. Masta Killa - Selling My Soul (USA)
Wu-Tang Clan.

29. Lighting Bolt - Oblivion Hunter (USA)
Noise rock. Drums x bass guitar.

28. Bad Brains - Into The Future (USA)
Hardcore punk veterans.

27. Gonjasufi - MU.ZZ.LE (USA)
Avant garde noise pop. Follow-up EP to the amazing 'A Sufi And A Killer'.

26. Pig Destroyer - Book Burner (USA)
Grindcore.

25. Death Grips - NO LOVE DEEP WEB (USA)
Noise rap.

24. Disappears - Pre Language (USA)
Post rock x kraut.

23. Thee Oh Sees - Putrifiers II (USA)
Psychedelic garage rock. Very catchy.

22. Doughboyz Cashout - Free Roc (USA)
Most ghetto rap record in a while.

21. Moon Duo - Circles (USA)
Side project of Wooden Shjips.

20. Barry Adamson - I Will Set You Free (UK)
Ex-Bad Seeds.

19. Death Grips - The Money Store (USA)
Noise rap.

18. Killing Joke - MMXII (UK)
Industrial / goth rock pioneers.

17. Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes (USA)
Electro x jazz x prog rock. Awesome.

16. ZZ Top - La Futura (USA)
Good ol' band from Texas, back with a great record in 2012.

15. Wino & Conny Ochs - Heavy Kingdom (USA)
Extreme metal veterans go acoustic.

14. The Flaming Lips - The Flaming Lips And Heavy Fwends (USA)
Crazy collection of collaborate songs.

13. Swans - The Seer (USA)
post punk x post rock x noise.

12. UFOMAMMUT - Oro: Opus Primus / Oro: Opus Alter (ITA)
Maybe the most heavy of all current doom metal bands.

11. Goat - World Music (SWE)
Tribal music x hard rock x psychedelic rock

10. Pop. 1280 - The Horror (USA)
Excellent noise rock record.

9. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (CAN)
Legendary Canadian post rock band GY!BE.

8. Coevorduh - Wesley Against Society (NL)
Vjeze Fur (djvt) x Bastiaan Bosma (Aux Raus)

7. Wooden Constructions - People Now People (NL)
Post punk band from Amsterdam.

6. Raketkanon - RKTKN #1 (BE)
Great noise rock band from Belgium.

5. Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas (CAN)
Standard classical pop.

4. Ty Segall - Twins (USA)
Ty is the king of garage rock.

3. Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid MAAD City (USA)
Self explanatory.

2. Ty Segall Band - Slaughterhouse (USA)
Garage rock.

1. METZ - METZ (CAN)
Greatest comtemporary noise rock band's great debut record.