***RM Top 50 Albums of 2012***

[mf]

29 people put in a list this year accounting for 268 unique albums being considered. here are the top 50.




1 . Mark Lanegan - Blues Funeral



2 . Soundgarden - King Animal
3 . Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychadelic Pill
4 . Jack White - Blunderbuss
5 . The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
6 . Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
7 . The Mynabirds - Generals
8 . Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
9 . Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel...
10 . Band of Horses - Mirage Rock

11 . Dave Matthews Band - Away from the World
12 . Tame Impala - Lonerism
13 . Cat Power - Sun
14 . Japandroids - Celebration Rock
15 . Baroness - Yellow & Green
16 . Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Americana
17 . Glen Hansard - Rhythm And Repose
18 . Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls
19 . The Caretaker - Patience (After Sebald)
20 . Grizzly Bear - Shields

21 . Beach House - Bloom
22 . Heartless Bastards - Arrow
23 . Murder by Death - Bitter Drink Bitter Moon
24 . RNDM - Acts
25 . Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky
26 . The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania
27 . Father John Misty - Fear Fun
28 . Sigur Rós - Valtari
29 . The Sword - Apocryphon
30 . John Mayer - Born and Raised

31 . Lucero - Women & Work
32 . First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar
33 . Mumford & Sons - Babel
34 . Bob Dylan - Tempest
35 . Swans - The Seer
36 . The Shins - Port of Morrow
37 . Lee Ranaldo - Between the Times and the Tides
37 . Grimes - Visions
39 . Om - Advaitic Songs
40 . Damien Jurado - Maraqopa

41 . Kowloon Walled City - Container Ships
42 . Gary Clark, Jr. - Blak & Blu
43 . Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin - Instrumental Tourist
44 . James Blackshaw - Love Is The Plan, The Plan Is Death
45 . Rush - Clockwork Angels
46 . Luke Roberts - The Iron Gates At Throop And Newport
47 . High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis
48 . Bob Mould - Silver Age
49 . Mount Carmel - Real Women
50 . Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory

[PHATJ]

Mark Lanegan is a worthy number one. I am somewhat surprised that King Animal wasn't the winner. I would've been happy either way.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Mark Lanegan is a worthy number one. I am somewhat surprised that King Animal wasn't the winner. I would've been happy either way.

i was kinda surprised it was as high as #2, but i think it was on a ton of lists, just not the top.

how close was it with some of the top 10?

i had Lanegan at like #9 then gave it a few more listens and ended up having it #5 i think, wondering if it was close enough that somehting like that made a difference

[mf]

it wasn't close enough that a single ranking would have made a difference with the top 2. unless someone changed it from 1st to 20th or something. the point spread in the top 10 was fairly decisive. it starts to get a little closer in the lower rankings.

[VinylGuy]

Blues Funeral deserves that spot..and its nice too see SG, Dinosaur jr, Cat Power and Fiona Apple.
Surprised with John Mayer...really guys?

[conoalias]

Blues Funeral deserves that spot..and its nice too see SG, Dinosaur jr, Cat Power and Fiona Apple.
Surprised with John Mayer...really guys?

"Really guys?" is my reaction to about 80% of that list. Heh, opinions.

[kreng]

if not too much work, could you put the points next to the artists as well? just curious how much it differs.

[i got bugs]

mark lamegan

[mf]

i usually avoid posting the points because i don't think it really illustrates much outside of the top 10 or so other than that we are a fairly diverse group of people who don't agree on much. however here is the point breakdown. you'll notice a bunch of ties. there were a lot this year for some reason.

in the case of a tie, whichever album had the most #1 votes took the higher position. if there were no #1 votes, then whichever album had those most total votes. if that doesn't settle anything then it remains a tie. this is the method that i have used every year to break ties. for example the tie between #8 and #9 (Springsteen and Fiona Apple), Bruce was voted for 6 times, 3 of those taking the #1 spot on their respective list. Fiona Apple was voted for 5 times with two #1's. it's probably neither scientific nor fair but it's better than going alphabetical.


1 . Mark Lanegan - Blues Funeral (345)
2 . Soundgarden - King Animal (329)
3 . Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Psychadelic Pill (275)
4 . Jack White - Blunderbuss (256)
5 . The Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten (197)
6 . Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend! (192)
7 . The Mynabirds - Generals (174)
8 . Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (165)
9 . Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel... (165)
10 . Band of Horses - Mirage Rock (149)
11 . Dave Matthews Band - Away from the World (148)
12 . Tame Impala - Lonerism (148)
13 . Cat Power - Sun (146)
14 . Japandroids - Celebration Rock (142)
15 . Baroness - Yellow & Green (142)
16 . Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Americana (139)
17 . Glen Hansard - Rhythm And Repose (137)
18 . Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls (131)
19 . The Caretaker - Patience (After Sebald) (130)
20 . Grizzly Bear - Shields (128)
21 . Beach House - Bloom (113)
22 . Heartless Bastards - Arrow (113)
23 . Murder by Death - Bitter Drink Bitter Moon (105)
24 . RNDM - Acts (101)
25 . Dinosaur Jr. - I Bet on Sky (98)
26 . The Smashing Pumpkins - Oceania (97)
27 . Father John Misty - Fear Fun (95)
28 . Sigur Rós - Valtari (91)
29 . The Sword - Apocryphon (90)
30 . John Mayer - Born and Raised (87)
31 . Lucero - Women & Work (84)
32 . First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar (84)
33 . Mumford & Sons - Babel (82)
34 . Bob Dylan - Tempest (81)
35 . Swans - The Seer (78)
36 . The Shins - Port of Morrow (73)
37 (tie) . Lee Ranaldo - Between the Times and the Tides (71)
37 (tie) . Grimes - Visions (71)
39 . Om - Advaitic Songs (67)
40 . Damien Jurado - Maraqopa (67)
41 . Kowloon Walled City - Container Ships (66)
42 . Gary Clark, Jr. - Blak & Blu (64)
43 . Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin - Instrumental Tourist (64)
44 (tie) . James Blackshaw - Love Is The Plan, The Plan Is Death (62)
44 (tie) . Rush - Clockwork Angels (62)
46 . Luke Roberts - The Iron Gates At Throop And Newport (61)
47 . High On Fire - De Vermis Mysteriis (61)
48 . Bob Mould - Silver Age (60)
49 . Mount Carmel - Real Women (59)
50 . Cloud Nothings - Attack on Memory (57)

[Bob Loblaw]

Thanks MF, and thanks to all those who voted. Now I can go back and check out a bunch of stuff I missed.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

dang, i guess i coulda broken the Tame Impala and DMB tie, that was one of the first i listened to when i started cramming to make my list and i forgot to include it, would have probably been around 10 - 12

[Soma.]

mark lamegan

Out! Get out!

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

dang, i guess i coulda broken the Tame Impala and DMB tie, that was one of the first i listened to when i started cramming to make my list and i forgot to include it, would have probably been around 10 - 12

though i didnt really get through it more then 3 times, so its always hard to say where it would have ended up with that few spins

[warehouse]

dang, i guess i coulda broken the Tame Impala and DMB tie, that was one of the first i listened to when i started cramming to make my list and i forgot to include it, would have probably been around 10 - 12

though i didnt really get through it more then 3 times, so its always hard to say where it would have ended up with that few spins

dont worry about it, the dmb album is way better

[Angus]

Thanks MF!!


Not enough Pearl Jam on this list though.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

dang, i guess i coulda broken the Tame Impala and DMB tie, that was one of the first i listened to when i started cramming to make my list and i forgot to include it, would have probably been around 10 - 12

though i didnt really get through it more then 3 times, so its always hard to say where it would have ended up with that few spins

dont worry about it, the dmb album is way better

ill take your word, i dont know why but i just cant get into them, they are even from my area but it doesnt help me get into them.

[Dr. Van Nostrand]

Thanks MF!!


Not enough Pearl Jam on this list though.

yep, but thats pearl jam's fault, if they release albums more then once every 4 years

and definitely, thanks to MF

[southp]

That's great!
This is an awesome way to get a feel for bands you may not know or haven't even heard of. Tame Impala??

[conoalias]

I'm jealous of anyone who hasn't heard of Tame Impala.

[i got bugs]

mark lamegan

Out! Get out!

jesus christ, the whole cd he just sings in that awful boring monotone voice.. i didnt hate it for a couple songs in the mad season cd but 2 tracks into this n im in a coma