Best of 2012 

Number 1:Beck-Song Reader (I know it's a book but check out the Portland Cello Project's version of the album. It's incredible and the whole idea is brilliant) 
Top 22 
Mark Lanegan Band-Blues Funeral 
Rufus Wainwright-Out of the Game 
Mark Eitzel-Don’t Be a Stranger 
Scott Walker-Bish Bosch 
Hobart Bros. and Lil' Sis'-At Least We Have Each Other 
Lambchop-Mr. M. 
Fire-In the Mouth, A Hand 
Aaron Novik-Secret of Secrets 
Patti Smith-Banga 
Scorch Trio-Live in Norway LP 
Kalabalik-self titled 
Wadada Leo Smith-Ten Freedom Summers 
Shawn Colvin-All Fall Down 
John Murry-Graceless Age 
Ryan Truesdell-Centennial 
Graham Parker-Three Chords Good 
Martin Kuchen-Hellstorm LP 
Donald Fagen-Sunken Condos 
Stian Westerhus-Matriarch and the Wrong Kind of Flowers LP 
Jason Isbell-Live in Alabama 
God Speed You! Black Emperor-Allelujah Don’t Bend Ascend 
JD McPherson-Signs and Signifiers 

The rest: 

OnoKimThurston-Self titled 
Glacial-On Jones Beach LP 
Velvet Underground-The Scepter Sessions LP 
Joe Strummer-Live Fireman’s Benefit LP 
African Guitar Box Set LP’s 
Oran Ambarchi and Robin Fox-Connected 
Tim Berne-Snake Oil 
Garbage-Not Your Kind of People 
Ravi Shankar-The Living Room Sessions 
David Ware-Planetary Unknown Live 
Charlie Haden/Hank Jones-Come Sunday 
Matraca Berg-Love’s Truck Stop 
Diana Krall-Glad Rag Doll 
Leonard Cohen-Old Ideas 
Neil Young and Crazy Horse-Americana and Psychedelic Pill 
Ry Cooder-Election Special 
Mary Chapin Carpenter-Ashes and Roses 
Dave Leibman-Surreality 
Pretty Monsters-Self titled 
Ron Miles-Quiver 
Sharon Van Etten-Tramp 

*(A lot of these records I bought on LP. Those marked LP came out only as LP releases)