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Best sounding albums of 2012

Best sounding albums of 2012 ranked by Hi-Fi Score — recordings that reward speakers and headphones.

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Channel Orange — Frank Ocean
86
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
#1 · 86/100
Black Radio — Robert Glasper
74
Black Radio
Robert Glasper
#2 · 74/100
Turn Up The Radio (Remixes) — Madonna
64
Turn Up The Radio (Remixes)
Madonna
#3 · 64/100
MDNA — Madonna
64
MDNA
Madonna
#4 · 64/100
Girl Gone Wild (Remixes) — Madonna
64
Girl Gone Wild (Remixes)
Madonna
#5 · 64/100
Overexposed Commentary — Maroon 5
64
Overexposed Commentary
Maroon 5
#6 · 64/100
Songs About Jane: 10th Anniversary Edition — Maroon 5
64
Songs About Jane: 10th Anniversary Edition
Maroon 5
#7 · 64/100
Paradise — Lana Del Rey
64
Paradise
Lana Del Rey
#8 · 64/100
Born To Die — Lana Del Rey
64
Born To Die
Lana Del Rey
#9 · 64/100
Ride (Remixes) — Lana Del Rey
64
Ride (Remixes)
Lana Del Rey
#10 · 64/100
Blue Jeans Remixes — Lana Del Rey
64
Blue Jeans Remixes
Lana Del Rey
#11 · 64/100
Born To Die - The Paradise Edition — Lana Del Rey
64
Born To Die - The Paradise Edition
Lana Del Rey
#12 · 64/100
Born To Die – Paradise Edition (Special Version) — Lana Del Rey
64
Born To Die – Paradise Edition (Special Version)
Lana Del Rey
#13 · 64/100
Red — Taylor Swift
64
Red
Taylor Swift
#14 · 64/100
Celebration Day — Led Zeppelin
64
Celebration Day
Led Zeppelin
#15 · 64/100
Stoner's EP — Snoop Dogg
64
Stoner's EP
Snoop Dogg
#16 · 64/100
Don't Judge Me Remixes — Chris Brown
64
Don't Judge Me Remixes
Chris Brown
#17 · 64/100
Fortune (Expanded Edition) — Chris Brown
64
Fortune (Expanded Edition)
Chris Brown
#18 · 64/100
Letur-Lefr — John Frusciante
64
Letur-Lefr
John Frusciante
#19 · 64/100
Sirens — Nine Black Alps
64
Sirens
Nine Black Alps
#20 · 64/100
Broken Silence EP — Fusion
64
Broken Silence EP
Fusion
#21 · 64/100
Princess of China — Coldplay
64
Princess of China
Coldplay
#22 · 64/100
Southern Air — Yellowcard
64
Southern Air
Yellowcard
#23 · 64/100
Pink Friday ... Roman Reloaded (Deluxe Edition) — Nicki Minaj
64
Pink Friday ... Roman Reloaded (Deluxe Edition)
Nicki Minaj
#24 · 64/100
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up (Explicit Version) — Nicki Minaj
64
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded The Re-Up (Explicit Version)
Nicki Minaj
#25 · 64/100
Would It Kill You? (Deluxe Edition) — hellogoodbye
64
Would It Kill You? (Deluxe Edition)
hellogoodbye
#26 · 64/100
Le coffret essentiel — Gilbert Bécaud
64
Le coffret essentiel
Gilbert Bécaud
#27 · 64/100
Salut les copains — Gilbert Bécaud
64
Salut les copains
Gilbert Bécaud
#28 · 64/100
Overexposed — Maroon 5
64
Overexposed
Maroon 5
#29 · 64/100
PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone — John Frusciante
64
PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone
John Frusciante
#30 · 64/100
Letur-Lefr EP — John Frusciante
64
Letur-Lefr EP
John Frusciante
#31 · 64/100
Animal Joy — Shearwater
64
Animal Joy
Shearwater
#32 · 64/100
Overexposed (Deluxe) — Maroon 5
64
Overexposed (Deluxe)
Maroon 5
#33 · 64/100
H.N.I.C. 3 (Deluxe) — Prodigy
64
H.N.I.C. 3 (Deluxe)
Prodigy
#34 · 64/100
The Snow Files - the Film Music of Mark Snow — Mark Snow
64
The Snow Files - the Film Music of Mark Snow
Mark Snow
#35 · 64/100
L'altra Metà del Cielo — Vasco Rossi
64
L'altra Metà del Cielo
Vasco Rossi
#36 · 64/100
On The Sentimental Side — Bing Crosby
64
On The Sentimental Side
Bing Crosby
#37 · 64/100
Bing In Dixieland — Bing Crosby
64
Bing In Dixieland
Bing Crosby
#38 · 64/100
Bing Sings The Great American Songbook — Bing Crosby
64
Bing Sings The Great American Songbook
Bing Crosby
#39 · 64/100
Bing Sings The Sinatra Songbook — Bing Crosby
64
Bing Sings The Sinatra Songbook
Bing Crosby
#40 · 64/100
Unapologetic — Rihanna
64
Unapologetic
Rihanna
#41 · 64/100
Where Have You Been (Remixes) — Rihanna
64
Where Have You Been (Remixes)
Rihanna
#42 · 64/100
Bing & Satchmo — Bing Crosby
64
Bing & Satchmo
Bing Crosby
#43 · 64/100
Princess of China — Rihanna
64
Princess of China
Rihanna
#44 · 64/100
Where Have You Been — Rihanna
64
Where Have You Been
Rihanna
#45 · 64/100
Futur — Booba
64
Futur
Booba
#46 · 64/100
Made Possible — The Bad Plus
64
Made Possible
The Bad Plus
#47 · 64/100
The Bumpy Johnson Album — Prodigy
64
The Bumpy Johnson Album
Prodigy
#48 · 64/100