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Let’s talk about the Grammys

RiRi left us hanging, but Adele picked us right back up again (despite technical difficulties). Lady Gaga showed us the many faces of David Bowie, and the cast of Hamilton lived up to the hype.

Taylor Swift set the bar high in the night’s opener, but did Kendrick Lamar steal the show? 

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(Chart by Jason Oberholtzer, I Love Charts)

Hype Machine + Tumblr Music Blog Zeitgeist: Top Ten Albums of 2012

➊ Crystal Castles — (III)
➋ Lana Del Rey — Born To Die
➌ Grimes — Visions
➍ Frank Ocean — Channel Orange
➎ The xx — Coexist
➏ Kendrick Lamar — Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
➐ Purity Ring — Shrines
➑ Beach House — Bloom
➒ Two Door Cinema Club — Beacon
➓ Grizzly Bear — Shields

Together with the Top Artists & Tracks of 2012, the Zeitgeist is a record of the music that received the most attention this year. If you’ve missed out on any of it, listen now! It comes highly recommended. 

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