your top albums of 2012

[dirrty]

almost the end of 2012, and top lists regarding anything and everything are flooding the net. so what's your top 5/10 albums of the year?

mine (3-10 being in no particular order):
1. kendrick lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
2. frank ocean - channel orange

3. the weeknd - trilogy (even tho the majority of the songs came out in 2011, the compilation was released in 2012 :dance
4. nas - life is good
5. kanye & co. - cruel summer
6. killer mike - r.a.p. music
7. the xx - coexist
8. schoolboy q - habits & contradictions
9. ab-soul - control system
10. santigold - master of my make-believe

[sex]

macklemore - the heist
the xx - coexist
the weeknd - trilogy
flo + the machine - ceremonials
rihanna - unapologetic (llol)

[Nick]

pierce the veil - collide with the sky
punk goes pop 5
the word alive - life cycles
issues - black diamonds ep
memphis may fire - challenger

[FlyingJesus]

Nas - Life is Good

Literally the only album I've really enjoyed this year, but to be fair I haven't listened to much new stuff so that won't help. 2011 was better by a long long shot

[Red]

One Direction - Take me Home
Taylor Swift - Red
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
The Script - #3

[IceNineKills]

every time i die - ex lives
fireflight - now
cancer bats - dead set long living
architects - daybreaker
miss may i - at heart
yellowcard - southern air

[geo]

no order

the xx - coexist
mumford & sons - babel
two door cinema club - beacon
taylor swift - red
the weeknd - trilogy (heard the majority of the songs before tho)
macklemore - the heist (only like 2 songs so um idk if that counts)

[Jurv]

1) lana del rey - born to die (paradise edition)
2) the xx - coexist
3) paloma faith - fall to grace
4) the vaccines - come of age
5) alt-j - an awesome wave
6) mumford & sons - babel
7) jake bugg - jake bugg
8) bob dylan - tempest
9) the maccabees - given to the wild
10) jack white - blunderbuss

[Sharon]

lawson - chapman square
taylor swift - red
nicki minaj - pink friday roman reloaded
nicki minaj - pink friday: the re-up
justin bieber - believe
p!nk - the truth about love
alicia keys - girl on fire

such a generic taste, oops.

[-:Undertaker:-]

One Direction - Take Me Home
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday (Roman Reloaded)

I don't usually pay attention to albums but I liked them both.