NME Albums and Tracks of the Year, 2012

The NME Album of the Year and Single Of The Year was announced on 20 November 2012. It was the 39th countdown of the most popular albums and tracks of the year, as chosen by music reviewers and independent journalists who work for the magazine and for NME.com.[1][2]

Albums
Note: UK artists
# Album Artist Country of origin
1LonerismTame Impala Australia
2VisionsGrimes Canada
3Channel OrangeFrank Ocean United States
4(III)Crystal Castles Canada
5An Awesome WaveAlt-J (∆) United Kingdom
6Given to the WildThe Maccabees United Kingdom
7Beard, Wives, DenimPond Australia
8In the Belly of the Brazen BullThe Cribs United Kingdom
9Jake BuggJake Bugg United Kingdom
10Django DjangoDjango Django United Kingdom
11BlunderbussJack White United States
12Love This GiantDavid Byrne & St. Vincent United Kingdom &  United States
13OshinDIIV United States
14CoexistThe xx United Kingdom
15TrampSharon Van Etten United States
16Melody's Echo ChamberMelody's Echo Chamber France
17ShieldsGrizzly Bear United States
18BabyTribes United Kingdom
19ToyToy United Kingdom
20America Give UpHowler United States
21SunCat Power United States
22BloomBeach House United States
23Standing at the Sky's EdgeRichard Hawley United Kingdom
24Children Of DesireMerchandise United Kingdom
25Mature ThemesAriel Pink's Haunted Graffiti United States
26Enjoy It While It LastsSpector United Kingdom
27DevotionJessie Ware United Kingdom
28Sweet Heart Sweet LightSpiritualized United Kingdom
292Mac DeMarco Canada
30Other People's ProblemsBreton United Kingdom
31Cruel SummerVarious artists from GOOD Music United States
32The Haunted ManBat For Lashes United Kingdom
33A+EGraham Coxon United Kingdom
34In Our HeadsHot Chip United Kingdom
35METZMETZ Canada
36Come of AgeThe Vaccines United Kingdom
37A Flash Flood of ColourEnter Shikari United Kingdom
38TroubleTotally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs United Kingdom
39WIXIWLiars United States
40Give You the GhostPoliça United States
41TwinsTy Segall United States
42Sonik KicksPaul Weller United Kingdom
43Wiki93Ratking United States
44Good Kid, M.A.A.D CityKendrick Lamar United States
45Born To Die[lower-alpha 1]Lana Del Rey United States
46The Bravest Man in the UniverseBobby Womack United States
47FinJohn Talabot Spain
48Be StrongThe 2 Bears United Kingdom
49Until the Quiet ComesFlying Lotus United States
50ShrinesPurity Ring Canada
  1. The track "Video Games" won Single of the Year in 2011.

Countries represented

Singles
Note: UK artists
# Track Artist Country of origin
1"Best Of Friends"Palma Violets United Kingdom
2"Bad Girls"M.I.A. United Kingdom
3"Under the Westway"Blur United Kingdom
4"Forever"HAIM United States
5"Ill Manors"Plan B United Kingdom
6"Oblivion"Grimes Canada
7"Lightning Bolt"Jake Bugg United Kingdom
8"Laura"Bat for Lashes United Kingdom
9"Elephant"Tame Impala Australia
10"Sixteen Saltines"Jack White United States
11"Husbands"Savages United Kingdom
12"Pyramids"Frank Ocean United States
13"California Daze"Peace United Kingdom
14"Breezeblocks"Alt-J (∆) United Kingdom
15"Clique"Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean United States
16"Genesis"Grimes Canada
17"Come on, be a No-One"The Cribs United Kingdom
18"R U Mine?"Arctic Monkeys United Kingdom
19"Losing You"Solange United States
20"Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen Canada
21"I Follow You"Melody's Echo Chamber France
22"Higher Ground"TNGHT United Kingdom /  Canada
23"Wildest Moments"Jessie Ware United Kingdom
24"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"Taylor Swift United States
25"You Broke My Cool"Pond Australia
26"Chi-Town"The Cribs United Kingdom
27"Ruin"Cat Power United States
28"Lies"CHVRCHES United Kingdom
29"New York"Angel Haze United States
30"Cough Cough"Everything Everything United Kingdom
31"Gonna Make My Own Money"Deap Vally United States
32"Who"David Byrne & St. Vincent United Kingdom &  United States
33"Lies"Burns United Kingdom
34"Jasmine"Jai Paul United Kingdom
35"Rock Bottom"King Krule United Kingdom
36"Teenage Icon"The Vaccines United Kingdom
37"What You Came For"Mosca featuring Katy B United Kingdom
38"Friday Night, Don't Ever Let It End"Spector United Kingdom
39"Mercy"Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz United States
40"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards"Tame Impala Australia
41"Default"Django Django United Kingdom
42"Doom and Gloom"The Rolling Stones United Kingdom
43"Bloodshake"Peace United Kingdom
44"Wrath Of God"Crystal Castles Canada
45"Ima Read"Zebra Katz United States
46"Forrest Gump"Frank Ocean United States
47"Follow Baby"Peace United Kingdom
48"Get Free"Major Lazer featuring Amber Coffman United States
49"Backseat Freestyle"Kendrick Lamar United States
50"Gangnam Style"Psy South Korea

Artists with multiple entries

3 Entries

  • Peace (13, 43, 47)

2 Entries

  • Grimes (6, 16)
  • Tame Impala (9, 40)
  • Frank Ocean (12, 46)
  • Kanye West (15, 39)
  • Big Sean (15, 39)
  • The Cribs (17, 26)

Countries represented

References
  1. https://www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/2012
  2. https://www.nme.com/blogs/the-big-picture/50-best-tracks-of-2012
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