Heres my top 10. I’ve never really been into rap/hip-hop so I don’t expect many of you to enjoy this list. And yes, Centipede Hz may not have been that great relative to Animal Collective’s own discography, but I still think they released one of the best albums of 2012.

1. Dirty Projectors – Swing Lo Magellan
2. Animal Collective – Centipede Hz
3. Tame Impala – Lonerism
4. Flying Lotus – Until The Quiet Comes
5. Goat – World Music
6. Dan Deacon – America
7. Alt-J – An Awesome Wave
8. Grimes – Visions
9. Crystal Castles – III
10. Micachu & The Shapes – Never

Honorable Mentions (In no particular order)

Actress – R.I.P.
Ahnuu – Pro Habitat
Django Django – Django Django
Japandroids – Celebration Rock
Grizzly Bear – Shields
Passion Pit – Gossamer
Ty Segall – All Albums (Hair if I HAD to choose one)