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12-07-12 Footnotes
Show 367: Best Albums of 2012

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1 Jim and Greg have made their lists and checked ‘em twice. Now the big moment has arrived. Without further ado: The Best Albums of 2012.

Greg Kot’s Top Ten of 2012

1. Frank Ocean, Channel ORANGE
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2. Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city
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3. Tame Impala, Lonerism
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4. Killer Mike, R.A.P. Music
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5. Kelly Hogan, I Like to Keep Myself in Pain
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6. Japandroids, Celebration Rock
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7. El-P, Cancer 4 Cure
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8. Neneh Cherry, The Cherry Thing
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9. The Coup, Sorry to Bother You
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10. Miguel, Kaleidoscope Dream
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Jim DeRogatis’ Top Ten of 2011

1. Tame Impala, Lonerism
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2. Kelly Hogan, I Like to Keep Myself in Pain
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3. Frank Ocean, Channel ORANGE
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4. Melody’s Echo Chamber, Melody’s Echo Chamber

5. Spiritualized, Sweet Heart Sweet Light
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6. El-P, Cancer 4 Cure
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7. Cloud Nothings, Attack on Memory

8. Aimee Mann, Charmer

9. Lupe Fiasco, Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 1
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10. Bat for Lashes, The Haunted Man
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3 And some more #1s from the listeners!

Michael, from Chicago, IL
Cloud Nothings, Attack on Memory

John, from New York, NY
Kimbra, Vows

Andy, from Mariposa, CA
Dan Deacon, America



Songs Featured in Show #367
El-P, “Drones Over BKLYN,” Cancer 4 Cure, Fat Possum, 2012
Neneh Cherry & The Thing, “Too Tough to Die,” The Cherry Thing, Smalltown Supersound, 2012
Spiritualized, “Get What You Deserve,” Sweet Heart Sweet Light, Double Six Records, 2012
Japandroids, “The House That Heaven Built,” Celebration Rock, Polyvinyl, 2012
Cloud Nothings, “Wasted Days,” Attack on Memory, Carpark Records, 2012
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Making Mirrors, Eleven, 2011
Kimbra, “Call Me,” Vows, Warner Bros., 2011
Dan Deacon, “USA IV: Manifest,” America, Domino, 2012
Melody’s Echo Chamber, “Bisou Magique,” Melody’s Echo Chamber, Fat Possum, 2012
Killer Mike, “Untitled,” R.A.P. Music, Williams Street Records, 2012
Kelly Hogan, “We Can’t Have Nice Things,” I Like to Keep Myself in Pain, ANTI-, 2012
Kendrick Lamar, “Money Trees,” good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Aftermath, 2012
Kendrick Lamar, “Swimming Pools (Drank),” good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Aftermath, 2012
Tame Impala, “Apocalypse Dreams,” Lonerism, Modular Recordings, 2012
Frank Ocean, “Swee Life,” Channel Orange, Def Jam, 2012
Wilson Pickett, “634-5789,” The Exciting Wilson Pickett, Atlantic, 1966
Green River, “Swallow My Pride,” Rehab Doll, Sub Pop, 1988
Soundgarden, “Non-State-Actor,” King Animal, Seven Four, 2012
Big Star, “Mod Lang,” Radio City, Ardent Records, 1974
Dead Can Dance, “Children of the Sun,” Anastasis, PIAS Recordings, 2012



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