Jim DeRogatis: Top 40 Albums of 2012
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Jim DeRogatis: Top 40 Albums of 2012 (as published by WBEZ)
- Tame Impala – Lonerism
- Kelly Hogan – I Like to Keep Myself in Pain
- Frank Ocean – Channel ORANGE
- Melody’s Echo Chamber – Melody’s Echo Chamber
- Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light
- EI-P – Cancer 4 Cure
- Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory
- Aimee Mann – Charmer
- Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
- Bat for Lashes – The Haunted Man
- Neneh Cherry – The Cherry Thing
- Patti Smith – Banga
- Bassnectar – Vava Voom
- Jack White – Blunderbuss
- Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream
- Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music
- Bob Mould – Silver Age
- Lester Bangs – Infinite Stretch
- Passion Pit – Gossamer
- Ty Segall – Slaughterhouse
- The dB’s – Falling Off the Sky
- Screaming Females – Ugly
- John Cale – Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
- Mark Lanegan – Blues Funeral
- Santigold – Master of My Make-Believe
- Best Coast – The Only Place
- Alabama Shakes – Boys & Girls
- Dr. John – Locked Down
- Sinead O’Connor – How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
- Japandroids – Celebration Rock
- Yeasayer – Fragrant World
- Willis Earl Beal – Acousmatic Sorcery
- Redd Kross – Researching the Blues
- Bobby Womack – The Bravest Man in the Universe
- Django – Django
- The Shins – Port of Morrow
- Mission of Burma – Unsound
- Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind
- Neil Young – Americana
- Bob Dylan – Tempest