Stephanie d'Otreppe/NPR Best Music Of 2012 NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2012 December 22, 2012 The albums that sum up our year span genres and borders. From Astro to Wadada Leo Smith, Fiona Apple to Frank Ocean, here are 50 albums that made 2012 great. "ILLuminate (featuring Kendrick Lamar)" Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/166230912/154545131" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Stephanie d'Otreppe/NPR Music Lists NPR Music's 25 Favorite Albums Of 2012 (So Far) June 25, 2012 The NPR Music team presents its 25 favorite albums from the first half of 2012. Highlights include records by rockers Jack White and Sharon Van Etten, pianists Jeremy Denk and Vijay Iyer and debuts from Alabama Shakes and Exitmusic.