The 50 Best Albums of 2012 (So Far)

The year isn't even halfway over and it's already full of great music.

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2012 hasn’t disappointed on the music tip. Whether it’s rappers like Schoolboy Q and Meek Mill spitting that audio crack, bands like The Shins and Best Coast letting it rip, or big-name vets like Usher and Fiona Apple singing their hearts out, the first six months of this year have held all our iPods down with plenty of that new-new.

While we wait for the rest of ’12 to unfold with more heat from Rick Ross and Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music family—among all the other highly anticipated albums—on deck, let’s take a walk back through the best so far. 

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50. Odd Future, The OF Tape Vol. 2

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49. Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

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48. The Shins, Port Of Morrow

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47. Smoke DZA, Rugby Thompson

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46. Gangrene, Vodka & Ayahuasca

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45. Heems, Nehru Jackets

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44. Tyga, Careless World: Rise of the Last King

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43. Ed Sheeran, +

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42. Justin Bieber, Believe

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41. Maybach Music Group, Self Made 2

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40. Troy Ave, Bricks In My Backpack Vol. 3

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39. Curren$y, The Stoned Immaculate

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38. Best Coast, The Only Place

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37. Dom Kennedy, The Yellow Album

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36. Japandroids, Celebration Rock

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35. Hot Chip, In Our Heads

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34. Mr. Vegas, Sweet Jamaica

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33. Michael Kiwanuka, Home Again

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32. Big Baby Gandhi, NO1 2 LOOK UP 2

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31. Bobby Womack, The Bravest Man In The Universe

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30. Cloud Nothings, Attack On Memory

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29. Norah Jones, Little Broken Hearts

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28. Kilo Kish, Homeschool EP

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27. Waka Flocka Flame, Triple F Life: Friends, Fans & Family

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26. Big K.R.I.T., 4eva N A Day

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25. The Alchemist, Russian Roulette

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24. Breton, Other People's Problems

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23. Alexander Spit, Mansions

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22. Usher, Looking 4 Myself

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21. KA, Grief Pedigree

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20. Oddisee, People Hear What They See

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19. SpaceGhostPurrp, Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp

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18. Mac Miller, Macadellic

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17. Ab-Soul, Control System

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16. Death Grips, The Money Store

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15. Future, Pluto

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14. WZRD, WZRD

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13. Grimes, Visions

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12. Action Bronson & Party Supplies, Blue Chips

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11. Killer Mike, R.A.P. Music

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10. Santigold, Master of my Make-Believe

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9. Beach House, Bloom

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8. Joey Bada$$, 1999

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7. Meek Mill, Dreamchasers 2

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6. Lana Del Rey, Born To Die

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5. Wiz Khalifa, Taylor Allderdice

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4. El-P, Cancer For Cure

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3. Fiona Apple, The Idler Wheel...

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2. Schoolboy Q, Habits & Contradictions

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1. Rick Ross, Rich Forever

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