85 albums are already ranked in countdown. We only have 15 remaining albums and the it's getting so hard for me. I'll reveal 5 albums today. Let's go.
Highlights of the album, as always, are bolded. The best tracks on the albums are in
red.
15. The xx – Coexist
Score:
91.37/100
Coexist – Track by Track
Angels – 10
Chained – 9
Fiction – 9
Try – 8
Reunion – 9
Sunset – 10
Missing – 9
Tides – 9
Unfold– 9.5
Swept Away – 9
Our Song – 9
I just love The xx's style. So minimalistic, yet dynamic and experimental. "Coexist" is really amazing, and is even better than their debut album "xx". I just love how the album sounds so laid-back and relaxed. The vocals of the two vocalists - Romy and Oliver are so amazing, despite being not loud or forced (take notes Legend X). Other thing I love about this album is the lyrics. They are so deep and thoughtful. The lyrical themes in the album are very varied and don't speak for the same thing all over the album. The production, courtesy of Jamie xx, is really the highlight the album. It's so amazing. I really hope that a Jamie xx track or two will make to the final tracklist of Beysus' new album 5conic.
14. Taylor Swift– Red
Score:
91.56/100
Red – Track by Track
State Of Grace – 9.5
Red – 10
Treacherous – 8
I Knew You Were Trouble – 10
All Too Well – 9.5
22. – 10
I Almost Do – 8
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together – 9
Stay Stay Stay – 9
The Last Time (feat. Gary Lightbody Of Snow Patrol) – 9.5
Holy Ground – 9
Sad Beautiful Tragic – 9
The Lucky One – 9
Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran) – 9
Starlight – 8.5
Begin Again – 9.5
I really hated Taylor before 2012 but things changed drastically. All started when I first heard the masterpiece that is "I Knew You Were Jesus". It is so catchy, so gorgeous, it's basically my guilty pleasure. After that I decided to listen to her new album "Red" and was amazed by it. It's really flawless and it's definitely the best Country album released in 2012. Although is mainly a Country album, the Pop songs are my faves. I love how the Lord combined catchy Pop tunes with deep, thoughtful Country bops in one album.
13. Elle Varner – Perfectly Imperfect
Score:
92.27/100
Perfectly Imperfect – Track by Track
Only Wanna Give It to You (feat. J. Cole) – 10
Refill – 10
Sound Proof Room – 9.5
I Don't Care – 10
Not Tonight – 8.5
Leaf – 8
Oh What a Night – 9.5
Stop the Clock – 9
Welcome Home – 8.5
Damn Good Friends – 9
So Fly – 9.5
Let the R&B domination begin. Despite the fact that Beysus was nowhere to be seen in the music world (she's still got the #1 R&B song of 2012 with God on Top), R&B music was still going stronger and stronger. So many amazing R&B albums were released during 2012, including Elle's "Perfectly Imperfect", which is her debut album. I just love the tone of Elle's voice, it's so gorgeous and she can definitely do wonders with it. I really hate that this album flopped that bad, it even didn't sell 100k in 2012. She deserve to be so much successful. Hopefully with her second album she'll find some very deserved sucess.
12. Keyshia Cole – Woman to Woman
Score:
92.50/100
Woman to Woman– Track by Track
Enough Of No Love (feat. Lil Wayne) – 10
Zero (feat. Meek Mill) – 9
Missing Me – 9
Trust And Believe – 10
Get It Right – 9
Woman To Woman (feat. Ashanti) – 9.5
Wonderland (feat. Elijah Blake) – 9.5
I Choose You – 9
Stubborn – 8
Hey Sexy – 10
Next Move (feat. Robin Thicke) – 9
Signature – 9
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At #12 we have Keyshia Cole's (or more suitably Ke$ha Cole as the judge who can't bend her knee says) fifth studio album "Woman to Woman". I love how the album sounds so much like a Mary J. Blige record. I think that might be Keyshia's best album to date. She definitely worked on her vocals and they sound so soulful, passionate and emotional without being off-key.
11. Miguel – Kaleidscope Dream
Score:
92.72/100
Kaleidscope Dream – Track by Track
Adorn – 10
Don't Look Back – 10
Use Me – 9.5
Do You... – 10
Kaleidoscope Dream – 9
The Thrill – 8.5
How Many Drinks? – 9.5
Where's the Fun in Forever – 10
Arch & Point – 9
***** Is Mine – 7
Candles in the Sun – 9.5
And the last album for tonight is Miguel's "Kaleidscope Dream". I first heard of Miguel when he worked with Beysus (just like anyone not from the USA) and I definitely decided to check him out. The first song I heard from his was his lead single "Adorn" and it was love at first
sight listen. And the most logical thing I could do after that was to listen to the album. And I was so suprised when I heard it for the first time. It was such (and still is) an amazing experience. I absolutely adore how Miguel combines R&B and Soul with Pop and Rock and even with some Electronic or Funk influences thrown somewhere over the album. Oh, and I really love his songwriting. It's flawless. I really hope that he brought his best for 5conic.
That's all for today. The first part of the top 10 is coming tomorrow.
Thanks for the comments, everyone. Much appreciated. 
A perfect album. Didn't grow on me as fast as their first album, but it definitely got there 
I listened to Red and didn't like. Elle Varner seems good, tho 
Miguel 
