Известный инди-сайт Stereogum раскрыл свой список 50 лучших альбомов 2012 года. В список попали такие исполнители, как DIIV, Grizzly Bear, Tame Impala и Cloud Nothings. На втором месте фаворит этого года - репер Frank Ocean.

50. Flying Lotus – Until The Quiet Comes (Warp)
49. Parquet Courts – Light Up Gold (Dull Tools)
48. The Shins – Port Of Morrow (Columbia/Aural Apothecary)
47. Rick Ross – Rich Forever (Maybach Music)
46. Matthew E. White – Big Inner (Spacebomb/Hometapes)
45. The Evens – The Odds (Dischord)
44. Bat For Lashes – The Haunted Man (Capitol)
43. Action Bronson And Party Supplies – Blue Chips (self-released)
42. Sharon Van Etten – Tramp (Jagjaguwar)
41. Sun Kil Moon – Among The Leaves (Caldo Verde)
40. Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind (Epitaph)
39. Jessica Pratt – Jessica Pratt (Birth Records)
38. Mount Eerie – Ocean Roar (P.W. Elverum And Sun)
37 Joey Bada$$ – 1999 (self-released)
36. Chris Cohen – Overgrown Path (Captured Tracks)
35. Swearin' – Swearin’ (Salinas)
34. Future – Pluto (Epic/A1/Free Bandz)
33. How To Dress Well – Total Loss (Acéphale)
32. Ty Segall – Twins (Drag City)
31. ScHoolboy Q – Habits & Contradictions (Top Dawg Entertainment)
30. Torche – Harmonicraft (Volcom)
29. Purity Ring – Shrines (4AD/Last Gang)
28. Cat Power – Sun (Matador)
27. Beach House – Bloom (Sub Pop)
26. Grimes – Visions (4AD/Arbutus)
25. Nude Beach – II (Other Music Recording Company)
24. Sleigh Bells – Reign Of Terror (Mom + Pop)
23. Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music (Williams Street)
22. DIIV – Oshin (Captured Tracks)
21. Screaming Females – Ugly (Don Giovanni)
20. Spiritualized – Sweet Heart Sweet Light (Fat Possum)
19. Taylor Swift – Red (Big Machine)
18. Baroness – Yellow & Green (Relapse)
17. The Men – Open Your Heart (Sacred Bones)
16. Grizzly Bear – Shields (Warp)
15. El-P – Cancer For Cure (Fat Possum)
14. Chromatics – Kill For Love (Italians Do It Better)
13. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
12. Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream (RCA)
11. Tame Impala – Lonerism (Modular)
10. Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan (Domino)
9.. Chairlift – Something (Columbia)
8. The Walkmen – Heaven (Fat Possum)
7. Japandroids – Celebration Rock (Polyvinyl)
6. Cloud Nothings – Attack On Memory (Carpark)
5. Jessie Ware – Devotion (PMR)
4. Swans – The Seer (Young God)
3. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. City03 Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d. City (TDE/Interscope)
2. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange02 Frank Ocean – Channel Orange (Def Jam)
1. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel…01 Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel… (Epic)