January 24, Lamb of God Resolution 2012 January 24, mind.in.a.

box Revelations 2012 January 24, Elizaveta 2012 January 27, Sean Paul 2012 January 30, Ringo Starr 2012 January 30, Pepe Delux 2012

Groove metal Electronic, EBM, Futurepop

Epic, Roadrunner Dreamweb Music, Metropolis Records Universal Republic Atlantic HIP-O Records

Josh Wilbur

Seventh studio album Fifth studio album download release (iTunes, Amazon.com) Fifth studio album 17th studio album Fourth studio album

[18]

Stefan Poiss

[19]

Beatrix Runs Pop Tomahawk Technique

Hip hop, dancehall, pop, R&B

Greg Wells, Elizaveta Igorevna Khripounova Stargate, Shellback, Benny Blanco

[20]

[21]

Ringo 2012 Rock

Ringo Starr

[22]

Queen of the Wave

Psychedelic Asthmatic Kitty rock, Baroque Records, James Spectrum Pop, Surf Catskills Rock Interscope, Polydor, Stranger

[23]

January 30, Lana Del Rey Born to Die Pop 2012 January Ivi Adamou 30,

Patrik Berger, Jeff Bhasker, Chris Braide, Second studio Emile Haynie, Justin Parker, Rick Nowels, album Robopop, Al Shux Debut studio album

[24]

San Ena Oneiro

Pop, dance pop

Sony Music Giannis Doxas (executive), Per Greece, Day 1 Aldeheim, Nalle Ahlstedt, Flawless

[25]

2012

(Vangelis Kostoxenakis, Evan Klemakis), Vasilis Gavriilidis, Giannis Hristodoulopoulos, Mihalis "Meth" Kouinelis, Melisses, Dimitris Stassos, Mikko Tamminen, Leonidas Tzitzos, Victory

January Leonard 31, Cohen 2012

Old Ideas

Folk Alternative pop

Columbia

Ed Sanders

Twelfth studio album Second studio album Fifth studio album

[26]

January The Asteroids Out of 31, Galaxy Tour Frequency 2012 January (Mankind) Crippled Black 31, The Crafty Phoenix 2012 Ape January 31, K'naan 2012

BMG Rights

[27]

[28]

More Alternative hip Beautiful A&M/Octone hop Than Silence

K'naan

5-track EP

[29]

[edit] February
Release Date Artist Album Genre Alternative rock, Post-Hardcore Label Live Forever Virgin Producer Dan Weller Air Notes Second studio album Seventh studio Ref.
[30] [31]

February Young Guns 3, 2012 February Air

Bones

Le Voyage Dans Electronic,

Release Date 6, 2012

Artist

Album

Genre ambient Alternative rock, blues Electropop, synthpop, electroclash, trip hop, ambient, glam rock Jazz, traditional pop 4AD

Label

Producer album Alain Johannes

Notes

Ref.

La Lune Blues Funeral

February Mark Lanegan 6, 2012 February Goldfrapp 6, 2012 February Paul McCartney 6, 2012 February Various artists 7, 2012 February Of Montreal 7, 2012 February The Fray 7, 2012 February Silverstein 7, 2012 February Van Halen 7, 2012

Seventh studio album

[32]

The Singles

Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory, Nick Mute, Parlophone Batt, Flood, Compilation album Pascal Gabriel, Jeremy Wheatley Hear Music EMI Kevin Barnes Tommy LiPuma Fifteenth studio album 41st edition of Now! Eleventh studio album Third studio album

[33]

Kisses on the Bottom

[34]

Now That's What Pop I Call Music! 41 Paralytic Stalks

[35]

Psychedelic pop, progressive rock, Polyvinyl experimental rock Alternative rock, pop rock, piano rock Post-hardcore, hardcore punk Epic Hopeless

[36]

Scars & Stories Short Songs A Different Kind of Truth

Brendan O'Brien Jordan Valeriote

[37]

Sixth studio album [38]

[39]

Hard rock, heavy Interscope metal

Van Halen, John Twelfth studio Shanks album

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes Fifth studio album

Ref.
[40]

February Deichkind 10, 2012 February Eluveitie 10, 2012

Befehl von ganz unten Helvetios

Folk metal, melodic death metal Nuclear Blast

Fifth studio album Naughty Boy, Mojam, Craze & Hoax, Mike Spencer, Emile Debut studio Hayne, Paul album Herman, Ash Millard, Alicia Keys, Stephen Manderson Second studio album Second studio album Third studio album

February Emeli Sand 13, 2012

Our Version of Events

R&B, soul

Virgin

[41]

February The Jane 13, 2012 Bradfords February Moonwalk 14, 2012 February Beneath the 14, 2012 Massacre February Jon B. 14, 2012 February Prima Donna

100 Miles of Broken Pavement Paradise Incongruous Comfortable Swagg Bless This Mess
Contemporary R&B Vibezelect Inc Jon B, Adonis Shropshire

[42]

[43]

Seventh studio album Second studio

[44][45] [46]

Release Date 14, 2012

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer album

Notes

Ref.

February Sleigh Bells 14, 2012 February Goatwhore 14, 2012 February Edyta Grniak 14, 2012 February Burial 15, 2012 February ProCity Claim 18, 2012

Reign of Terror Blood for the Master My

R&B, Pop Dubstep, 2-step garage Anaconda Productions Hyperdub

Second studio album Fifth studio album

[47]

[48]

Bogdan Kondracki, Beatroots (Piotr Sixth studio album [49] Skotnicki, Piotr Remiszewski) Burial EP
[50]

Kindred

The Fifth

Fifth album release by Alex Gilbert's NZ music [51][52] project 'ProCity Claim'. Second studio album; first widely produced studio album, coproduced and mixed by fans. A pre-release

February Apparatjik 21, 2012

Square Peg in a Alternative, Round Hole

Experimental, Meta Merge Un Apparatjik Electronic rock

[53][54]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes campaign features 10 versions of the album, featuring fan remixes and rearrangements of new songs released each week until final release. First, limited issue of the album.

Ref.

February Buckethead 21, 2012 February fun. 21, 2012 February Earth 21, 2012

Electric Sea

Acoustic, Ambient, Classical, Metastation Experimental, Rock, Flamenco Indie pop, alternative rock, power pop

Buckethead, Janet Thirty-fifth studio Rienstra-Friesea album Second studio album

[55]

Some Nights

Fueled by Ramen Jeff Bhasker

[56]

Angels Of Darkness, Experimental rock, Southern Lord Demons Of Light post-rock Records II

Stuart Hallerman, Dylan Carlson Seventh studio and Adrienne album Davies

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes Third studio album

Ref.
[57]

February The Menzingers 21, 2012 February Lambchop 21, 2012 February 24, Ferry Corsten 2012

On The Impossible Past Mr. M WKND

Rock Merge Records

Eleventh studio album Seventh studio album

[58]

[59][60]

February 24, Pink Floyd 2012

The Wall

Progressive rock

Experience Edition, Immersion Edition and Vinyl Edition Rerelease. The third and Harvest Records, Bob Ezrin, David final major reEMI Records Gilmour, James release of Pink (UK), Columbia Guthrie and Floyd albums Records (US) Roger Waters which included The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here. Released as part of EMI and

[61][62][63]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes Roger Waters' Why Pink Floyd...? Rerelease campaign.

Ref.

February 27, The Cranberries 2012

Roses

Alternative rock

Cooking Vinyl (Worldwide), Downtown Records (USA), Shock Records (Australia), Gold Lake Records (Canada), Stephen Street Hostess Entertainment (Japan), Soyuz Music (Russia), Vertigo Berlin (Germany), Universal Records (Philippines) Debut studio album

[64]

February Primal Rock 27, Rebellion 2012

Awoken Broken

Heavy metal, Adrian Smith, progressive metal, Spinefarm Records Mikee Goodman alternative metal

[65]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre Indie hip hop, hipster hop, rap rock, pop rap, indietronica, hip hop soul

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

February 28, Chiddy Bang 2012 February Corrosion of 28, Conformity 2012 February 28, Memoryhouse 2012 February Plants and 28, Animals 2012 February 28, Sent By Ravens 2012 February 28, Veil of Maya 2012

Breakfast

Virgin, I.R.S., Regal

Xaphoon Jones, Yuri Beats, iSHi Corrosion of Conformity, John Custer

Debut studio album

[66]

Corrosion of Conformity The Slideshow Effect The End of That Indie rock

Candlelight

Eighth studio album

[67]

[68]

Secret City Records Second studio album Fourth studio album

[69]

Mean What You Say

Alternative metal, Christian rock, Tooth & Nail hard rock, post hardcore

Rob Hawkins

[70]

Eclipse

February Every Child a The Wooden Sky 28, Daughter, Every

[71]

Release Date 2012

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

Moon a Sun The Arts Of Destruction Animal Joy Toward the Low Sun
Seventh studio album Ninth studio album
[72]

February 28, Desaster 2012 February 28, Shearwater 2012 February 28, Dirty Three 2012

[edit] March
Release Date March 3, Batfoot 2012 March 5, The Stranglers 2012 March 5, Katie Melua 2012 Artist Album Genre Label Producer Notes Debut studio album Seventeenth studio [73] album Acoustic, Blues, Jazz Rock, folk rock Dramatico Columbia Mike Batt Fifth studio album
[74]

Ref.

Brain Dead Giants Secret Symphony

March 6, Bruce Springsteen Wrecking Ball 2012

Ron Aniello, Seventeenth studio [75][76] Bruce Springsteen album

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre Hardcore punk, Mathcore, Southern metal

Label Epitaph

Producer Joe Barresi

Notes

Ref.

March 6, Every Time I Die Ex Lives 2012 March 6, Fireflight 2012 March 8, Blaze Bayley 2012 March MyChildren 13, 2012 MyBride March Ruben Studdard 13, 2012 March Say Anything 13, 2012

Now The King of Metal MyChildren MyBride Letters from Birmingham Anarchy, My Dear

Christian Rock, Hard Rock, Post- Flicker Records Grunge Heavy metal Metalcore Blaze Bayley Recordings Solid State

Jasen Rauch Blaze Bayley

Fifth studio album Reported March/April 2012 Third studio album

[77]

R&B, pop, soul

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Shanachie Records Fifth studio album Stargate, Teddy Riley, John Rich Tim O'Heir Ash Howes, BeatGeek, Brian Rawling, Carl Falk, Jimmy Joker, Matt Squire, Paul Meehan, Rami Fourth studio album
[78]

Emo, indie rock, Equal Vision pop punk

March One Direction 13, 2012

Up All Night

Pop, pop rock, dance-pop, teen pop, power pop

Syco, Columbia

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer Yacoub, RedOne, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Shep Solomon, Steve Mac, Steve Robson, Toby Gad, Tom Meredith| First studio album U.S

Notes

Ref.

Release
March Spawn of 13, 2012 Possession March Cannibal Corpse 13, 2012 March I See Stars 13, 2012

Incurso Torture Digital Renegade

Death metal Post-hardcore, metalcore, electronicore Metal Blade Sumerian Erik Rutan Joey Sturgis Twelfth studio album Third studio album Debut album Punk rock Punk rock Secret Records SideOneDummy Michael Algar Anti-Flag First album in 8 years Eighth studio album

[79]

[80]

March Apologies, I Have London 19, 2012 None March The Toy Dolls 19, 2012 March 20, Anti-Flag

[81]

The Album After the Last One The General Strike

[82]

[83]

Release Date 2012 March 20, 2012 March 20, 2012

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

Esperanza Spalding

Radio Music Society

Contemporary jazz[disambiguation
needed]

Heads Up International

Esperanza Fourth Studio Spalding, Q-Tip, Album Dave Love Tyler, The Creator, Left Brain, Frank Ocean, The Super 3

[84][85][86]

OFWGKTA

The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2

Alternative hip Odd Future hop, R&B, West Records Coast Rap

First studio album

March 20, 2012

Diggy Simmons

Unexpected Arrival Hip hop, R&B

Atlantic, Violator

Diggy Simmons, D'Mile, Da Internz, Oak, Osinachi Nwaneri, Debut studio Andrew "Pop" album Wansel, Soundz, The Rockstars, Young Jerz Jess M. Toribio, Daniel Martnez Debut studio del Monte, album (After Miguel Gonzlez name change) Calvo Madonna, Klas Twelfth studio
[87]

March 23, 2012 March

Phoenix Rising

MMXII

Power Metal, Symphonic Power Sonic Attack Metal, Heavy Metal Pop, electronic Interscope, Live

Madonna

MDNA

Release Date 23, 2012

Artist

Album

Genre dance, dubstep Nation

Label

Producer hlund, Alle album Benassi, Benny Benassi, The Demolition Crew, Free School, Jimmy Harry, Michael Malih, Indiigo, William Orbit, Martin Solveig Meshuggah

Notes

Ref.

March 23, 2012 March 23, 2012 March 26, 2012 March 26, 2012 March

Meshuggah

Koloss

Extreme metal, technical metal, Nuclear Blast experimental metal Indie rock, indie pop, alternative rock

Seventh studio album Fourth studio album

[88]

The Shins

Port of Morrow

Aural Apothecary, Greg Kurstin, Columbia Records, James Mercer Interscope Records V2

Blood Red Shoes In Time to Voices Alternative rock

Mike Crossey, Third studio Blood Red Shoes album Kevin Shirley Miike Snow Tenth live album Second studio

Iron Maiden Miike Snow

En Vivo! Happy to You

Heavy metal Indie pop,

EMI, UME Downtown,

[89]

Release Date 26, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 UFO

Artist

Album

Genre electropop, indie rock

Label Universal Republic

Producer album

Notes

Ref.

Seven Deadly

20th studio album Fifteenth studio album Greg Wells Jim Matheos, Kevin Moore Fourth studio album Fourth studio album sixteenth studio album

[90]

Axel Rudi Pell

Circle of the Oath Heavy Metal

SPV/Steamhammer

[91]

The All-American Alternative rock, Kids in the Street Rejects power pop OSI

Interscope, DGC

Fire Make Thunder

Progressive rock, Metal Blade progressive metal Nuclear Blast MapleMusic Recordings

Overkill Joel Plaskett Emergency Katy Perry

The Electric Age Thrash metal Scrappy Happiness Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection

[92]

Indie rock

[93]

Re-release of Katy Perry's third studio album

Release Date March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March

Artist Shinedown

Album

Genre

Label

Producer Rob Cavallo

Notes Fourth studio album Third Studio Album

Ref.

Amaryllis

Alternative rock, Atlantic, hard rock, postRoadrunner grunge

Jay Brannan

Rob Me Blind
Emo, posthardcore, pop punk, alternative rock, electronic rock Post-hardcore, alternative rock, alternative metal

[94][95]

The Used

Vulnerable

Hopeless, Anger

John Feldmann

Before Their Eyes Redemption

inVogue

Nick Ingram

Fourth studio album

The Mars Volta

Noctourniquet Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now Son of Perdition

Warner Bros., Progressive rock, Sargent Omar Rodrguezelectronic rock, Sixth studio album [96][97] House/Rodriguez- Lpez experimental rock Lopez Productions Fifth studio album Third studio
[98]

Justin Townes Earle Wretched

[99]

Release Date 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012 March 27, 2012

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer album

Notes

Ref.

Stick to Your Guns Janus

Diamond

Melodic hardcore, Hardcore punk, Sumerian Metalcore

Fourth studio album Fourth studio album Debut album

[100]

Nox Aeris

Make Me Famous It's Now or Never

[101]

[edit] April
Release Date Artist Album Genre Label Producer Notes Twenty-sixth studio album, fifth solo studio album Concept album and sequel to the 1972 Jethro Tull album, Thick Ref.

April 2, Ian Anderson 2012

Thick as a Brick Progressive rock 2

Chrysalis, EMI

Producer

[102][103][104]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

As a Brick, also
written by Ian Anderson. Second studio album; first widely produced studio album, co-produced and mixed by fans. Second issue of [53][54] the album, including worldwide iTunes release, following the first limited issue on February 21. Eighth studio album Fifteenth studio album Fifth studio album
[105][106][107]

April 2, Apparatjik 2012

Square Peg in a Alternative, Round Hole

Experimental, Meta Merge Un Apparatjik Electronic rock

April 2, Graham Coxon 2012 April 2, Killing Joke 2012 April 2, Lostprophets 2012

A+E MMXII Weapons

Pop/rock, Alternative rock Post-punk, industrial metal Alternative rock, emo

Parlophone Spinefarm UK, Universal Epic, Fearless

Ben Hillier Killing Joke Ken Andrews

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

April 2, Nicki Minaj 2012

Pink Friday: Hip hop, pop, Roman Reloaded dance

Alex da Kid, Alex P, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Benny Blanco, Blackout, Carl Falk, Cirkut, David Guetta, DJ Diamond Kuts, Dreamlab, Dr. Luke, Flip, Young Money, Hitboy, Jimmy Cash Money, Joker, J.R. Universal Republic Rotem, Kane Beatz, Kenoe, KoOol Kojak, M.E. Productions, Oak, Pink Friday Productions, Rami Yacoub, RedOne, Rico Beats, Ryan & Smitty, Nikhil S., T-Minus Sony Music Entertainment,

Second studio album Follow-up to Nicki Minaj's previous studio album, Pink

Friday

April 2, Various artists 2012

Now That's What Pop I Call Music! 81

81st edition of Now!

[108]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label EMI, Virgin Music Group, UMG, Warner Music Group

Producer

Notes

Ref.

April 2, Murderus 2012 April 3, Zammuto 2012 April 3, Great Lake 2012 Swimmers

Raise the Darkness Zammuto New Wild Everywhere

Experimental, electronic, glitch Folk rock Alternative rock, art rock Electronic Dance Music Temporary Residence Ltd. Nettwerk Warner Music Vandit Andy Magoffin Jason Lader, Raine Maida Paul van Dyk

Debut studio album

[109] [110]

[111]

April 3, Our Lady Peace Curve 2012 April 3, Paul van Dyk 2012

Eighth studio album Sixth studio album

[citation needed]

Evolution

April 6, Monica 2012

New Life

R&B, soul

RCA

Monica Brown, Bryan-Michael Cox, Jermaine Dupri, Earl & E, Seventh studio Missy Elliott, album Lamb, Rico Love, Pierre Medor, Mr. Morris, Polow da Don, Salaam

[112]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer Remi, D. Smith

Notes

Ref.

April 10, Cavo 2012 April 10, Counting Crows 2012

Hard Rock, Rock Eleven Seven Thick as Thieves music, PostMusic grunge

Kato Khandwala

Third studio album Sixth studio album, first independent album Second studio album Second studio album

Underwater Sunshine

Alternative rock, country rock, roots rock

Cooking Vinyl

Counting Crows, Shawn Dealey

[113]

April 10, Halestorm 2012 Lukas Nelson & April 10, Promise Of The 2012 Real April 10, Municipal Waste 2012 April 16, Anathema 2012 April 16, Spiritualized 2012

The Strange Case Of...

Hard rock, Alternative metal, Atlantic Heavy Metal, Post-grunge

Howard Benson

[114]

Wasted The Fatal Feast

Thrash metal, crossover thrash Nuclear Blast Municipal Waste

[115]

Fifth studio album Ninth studio album (EU release) Seventh studio album (EU release), (US

[116]

Progressive rock, Kscope, The End Christer-Andr Weather Systems new prog Records Cederberg

[117]

Sweet Heart Sweet Light

Space rock, neo- Double Six psychedelia Records

Jason Pierce

[118]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes release April 17, 2012)

Ref.

April 17, Cancer Bats 2012 April 17, Evans Blue 2012 April 17, Jason Mraz 2012 April 17, Neon Trees 2012 April 17, Thousand Foot 2012 Krutch

Dead Set on Living Graveyard of Empires Love Is a Four Letter Word Picture Show

Hardcore punk, sludge metal, southern rock

Distort

Eric Ratz, Kenny Fourth studio Luong album Trevor Kustiak Joe Chiccarelli, Rick Nowels Justin MeldalJohnsen Aaron Sprinkle, Trevor McNevan Fourth studio album Fourth studio album Second studio album Sixth studio album

[119]

Alternative metal, Hard rock, Post- Sounds+Sights grunge Pop rock, alternative rock Alternative rock, New Wave Atlantic Mercury Records

[120]

[121]

Hard rock, nu The End Is metal, alternative Fuel Music Where We Begin metal, Christian metal Rock, pop rock, folk rock, roots rock Pop Rock

April 17, Train 2012 April 17, William Beckett 2012

California 37

Columbia, Sony

Espionage, David Hodges, Diji Sixth studio Parq, Butch album Walker, Gregg Wattenberg Debut EP from ex-Vocalist of

[122][123]

Walk the Talk

Yike Records

[124]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

The Academy Is...

April 17, Yann Tiersen 2012

Skyline

Folk rock, acoustic, indie rock

Mute, ANTIK.E. on the Track, Sonny Digital, Mike WiLL Made It, DJ Spinz, Jon A1 Records, Free Boi, Organized Bandz Noise, Nard & Entertainment, B, DJ Pharris, Epic Records John Blu, Rico Wade, Luney Tunez, Da Honorable C.N.O.T.E. Universal Music Martin Hansen

Eighth studio album. U.S. and Canada release date.

[125]

April 17, Future 2012

Pluto

Atlanta hip hop, R&B

Debut studio album

April 18, The Rasmus 2012 April 20, Parov Stelar

The Rasmus The Princess

Alternative rock, symphonic rock, soft rock

Eighth studio album, Finland Release Date

[126]

[127]

Release Date 2012

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

April 23, Jack White 2012 April 23, Feeder 2012

Blunderbuss Generation Freakshow

Blues rock, rock Third Man, XL and roll, country Recordings, rock, folk rock Columbia

Jack White

Debut studio album Eighth studio album

[128]

[citation needed]

April 23, Rufus Wainwright Out of the Game Pop rock 2012 April 23, Ronnie Dawson 2012

Decca, Polydor

Mark Ronson

Seventh studio album, produced by Mark Ronson Previously unreleased, Posthumous Live Album

[129]

The Carnegie Hall Tour

[130]

April 23, Santigold 2012

Master of My Make-Believe

New Wave, dub, reggae fusion, Atlantic electronic, pop, hip hop

Santi White, Ricky Blaze, Boys Noize, Diplo, John Hill, Second studio Greg Kurstin, Q- album Tip, David Sitek, Switch, Nick Zinner Ninth studio album (US

[131]

April 24, Anathema 2012

Weather Systems

Progressive rock, Kscope, The End Christer-Andr new prog Records Cederberg

[132]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes release)

Ref.

April 24, Deuce 2012 April 24, The Dandy 2012 Warhols April 24, Torche 2012

Nine Lives

Debut studio album from former Hollywood Undead member Beat the World, The End Sludge metal, pop rock Volcom The Dandy Ninth studio Warhols, Jeremy album Sherrer Torche Third studio album 3rd EP, 5th release Alternative rock, pop punk Fearless Don Gilmore Fourth studio album Second installment in the Club Life series Tenth Studio Album

[133][134]

This Machine Harmonicraft

[135]

April 24, Moving Mountains New Light 2012 April 24, Eve 6 2012 April 24, Tisto 2012 April 25, Kent 2012 April 25, Shing02 & 2012 Chimp Beams April 27, Saint Vitus

[136]

Speak in Code

Club Life: Volume Progressive Two Miami house, electro Jag r inte rdd Alternative rock, fr mrkret pop rock ASDR Lillie: F-65
Hip hop Doom metal

Musical Freedom Tisto Sonet, Universal Concent Productions Season of Mist Kent, Stefan Boman Chimp Beams Tony Reed

[137]

[138]

[139]

Reunion album

[140]

Release Date 2012

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

April 27, Marina & the 2012 Diamonds

Electra Heart

Electronic, pop

679, Atlantic

DJ Chuckie, Cirkut, Diplo, Dr. Luke, Liam Howe, Devrim Karaoglu, Greg Second studio Kurstin, Fabian album Lenssen, Ryan McMahon, Rick Nowels, Ryan Rabin, Dean Reid, Stargate Nineth studio album

[141]

April 27, Moonspell 2012 April 29, Brendon Small 2012 April 30, Marilyn Manson 2012 April 30, Zowie 2012

Alpha Noir / Omega White

(European release date)

[142]

Galaktikon Born Villain Love Demolition

Heavy metal, alternative metal, BS Records power metal Industrial rock, alternative metal Cooking Vinyl, Hell, etc.

Brendon Small, Ulrich Wild Marilyn Manson, Chris Vrenna

First studio album Eighth studio album Debut album

[143]

[144]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes Debut album

Ref.
[145]

April 30, Affiliation Red 2012

Ideologies

[edit] May
Release Date May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012 Artist Various artists Various artists Various artists The Brian Jonestown Massacre Album Genre Alternative rock, rock, hard rock Label Producer Notes Soundtrack for The Avengers film 42nd edition of Now! 20th edition of Now! Thirteenth Studio Album T.I., B.o.B, Jim Jonsin, Dr. Luke, Cirkut, Ryan Second studio Tedder, Mynority, album Stargate, Frequency, Super Ref.
[146]

Avengers Soundtrack

Hollywood, Marvel Mitchell Leib, Music Dave Jordan EMI EMI

Now That's What Pop I Call Music! 42 Now That's What I Call Classic Rock Rock Hits Aufheben
Neo-psychedelia

[147]

[148]

A Records

May 1, 2012

B.o.B

Strange Clouds

Grand Hustle, Alternative hip hop Rebel Rock, Atlantic

[citation

needed]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer Water Sympathy, Billboard, Kuttah, Lil' C

Notes

Ref.

May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012 May 1, 2012 May 7, 2012 May 7, 2012 May 8, 2012

Hurt

The Crux
Country, pop, rock Arista Nashville, 19 Recordings Mark Bright

Sixth studio album Fourth studio album

[citation

needed]
[149]

Carrie Underwood Blown Away

K'naan

Country, God or the Girl Little Broken Hearts All or Nothing Strangeland Bajan Style Neck of the Woods
Pop, alternative, indie pop Blue Note Danger Mouse Cameron Webb Dan GrechMarguerat

Fifth studio album, follow up to the [150][151]

More Beautiful Than Silence EP.

Norah Jones Pennywise Keane Cover Drive Silversun Pickups

Fifth studio album Tenth studio album Fourth studio album Debut studio album

Punk rock, melodic hardcore, Epitaph skate punk Alternative rock Pop, R&B, hip hop Alternative rock, indie rock, Island Polydor Dangerbird

Jacknife Lee

Third studio album

[152]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre shoegazing

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

May 15, Garbage 2012 May 15, Best Coast 2012 May 15, Meiko 2012 May 15, Mewithoutyou 2012

Not Your Kind of Alternative rock, People electronic The Only Place The Bright Side

STUNVOLUME

Garbage

Fifth studio album Second studio album Second studio album

[153][154]

Indie rock, garage Wichita Recordings Jon Brion rock, surf pop Indie rock, Indie pop Fantasy Meiko

[155]

[156]

Ten Stories

Indie rock

Pine Street

Aaron Weiss, Michael Weiss, Greg Jehanian, Fifth studio album Richard Mazzotta, Brandon Beaver Josh Abraham, Ammo, Jason Bonilla, busbee, Cirkut, Josh Crosby, Adam Lambert, Robert Marvin, Lester Mendez, Dr. Luke, Oligee, The Smeezingtons, UTern, Rune

[157]

May 15, Adam Lambert 2012

Trespassing

Pop

19, RCA

Second studio album, originally scheduled for release on March 20.

[158]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer Westberg, Fred Williams, Pharrell Williams

Notes

Ref.

May 15, Lisa Marie Presley Storm & Grace 2012 May 15, Hot Water Music 2012 May 15, Tenacious D 2012 May 15, Beach House 2012

Roots rock

Universal Republic, XIX Recordings

T-Bone Burnett Bill Stevenson John Kimbrough, John King Chris Coady

Third studio album 8th studio album, first in 8 years 3rd studio album, first in 6 years 4th studio album Eponymously-titled second studio album Fifth studio album
[161] [160] [159]

Exister

Punk rock, postRise Records hardcore

Comedy rock, hard rock, heavy Rize of the Fenix Columbia metal, acoustic rock

Bloom

Dream pop, indie Sub Pop rock

May 18, The Temper Trap The Temper Trap 2012 May 22, Blue Foundation 2012 Slash featuring May 22, Myles Kennedy 2012 and The Conspirators

In My Mind I Am Free Apocalyptic Love

Hard rock, heavy Dik Hayd metal International Eric Valentine

Second studio album

[162][163]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes Eight studio album

Ref.
[164]

May 22, MercyMe 2012 May 22, John Mayer 2012

The Hurt and The Healer Born and Raised

Folk rock, blues rock, Americana Columbia, Sony Music

John Mayer, Don Fifth studio album Was Tim Pagnotta, The Messengers, J. Bonilla, Kevin Kadish, Per Second majorKristian "Boots" label studio album Ottestad, Curt Schneider, Maison & Dragen, Chris DeStefano busbee, Rob Kleiner, Chris DeStefano, Chris Seefried, Rune Debut studio Westberg, David album Hodges, Jason Falkner, Shy Carter, J. Bonilla Eleventh studio album
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May 22, Kris Allen 2012

Thank You Camellia

RCA, 19

May 22, Haley Reinhart 2012

Listen Up! (Haley Reinhart album)

Pop

19, Interscope Records

May 22, Sonny Landreth 2012

Elemental Journey

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes Third studio album

Ref.
[166]

May 22, The Bunny the 2012 Bear

The Stomach For It

Alternative metal, Post-grunge EOne Music Eddie Wohl, Jay Baumgardner

May 22, Smile Empty Soul 3's 2012 May 25, Ladyhawke 2012 May 27, Knife Party 2012 May 28, Architects 2012 May 28, Paloma Faith 2012 May 28, Regina Spektor 2012 May 28, Sigur Ros 2012 May 28, Ultravox 2012

Sixth studio album

[167]

Anxiety Rage Valley Daybreaker

New Wave, indie rock, power pop, Modular synthpop

Pip Brown, Pascal Second studio Gabriel album Second EP Fifth studio album

[168]

Fall to Grace What We Saw from the Cheap Seats Valtari Brilliant

Pop, soul, soft rock

RCA Records

Nellee Hooper, Jake Gosling, Al Shux, David Arnold Mike Elizondo, Regina Spektor Sigur Rs, Alex Somers

Second studio album

Anti-folk, baroque Sire Records pop, indie rock Post-rock, ambient Parlophone EMI

Sixth studio album Sixth studio album Reunion album

[169]

[170]

Release Date May 29, Finley 2012

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes Fourth studio album

Ref.

Fuoco e Fiamme The Melancholy Connection

Punk rock Burning Heart, Epitaph Millencolin

May 29, Millencolin 2012

Second Compilation Album

[171]

[edit] June
Release Date June 1, 2012 June 4, 2012 June 4, 2012 June 5, 2012 June 5, 2012 June 5, 2012 Delain Kylie Minogue Alexandra Burke Cody Simpson The Hives Melvins Artist Album Genre Symphonic Metal EMI RCA Atlantic, Warner Bros. Disque Hives Ipecac DJ Frank E, Shawn Campbell The Hives Toshi Kasai, Melvins Label Producer Notes Third studio album Greatest hits album Second studio album Debut studio album Fifth studio album Nineteenth studio album Ref.
[172]

We Are the Others

The Best of Kylie Pop Minogue Heartbreak On Hold Paradise Lex Hives Freak Puke
Pop, R&B Pop, R&B Garage rock, garage punk, post-punk revival

[173]

[174]

[175]

[176]

[177]

Release Date June 5, 2012 June 5, 2012 Liars

Artist

Album

Genre Experimental rock Mute

Label

Producer

Notes Sixth studio album

Ref.
[178]

WIXIW

The Rocket Summer

Life Will Write The Pop rock Words Life in a Beautiful folk, rock, soft Light rock Clockwork Angels Now That's What I Call Country Volume 5
Rock Country Indie rock

Aviate Records Melodramatic, Mercury Anthem, Roadrunner Universal Music Yep Roc Records

Bryce Avary

Fifth studio album Third studio album

[179]

June 11, Amy Macdonald 2012 June 12, Rush 2012 June 12, Various artists 2012

[180]

Rush, Nick Raskulinecz

Twentieth studio album

[181]

June 12, Jukebox the Ghost Safe Travels 2012

Third studio album Rico Love, Diplo, Jim Jonsin, The Neptunes, Danja, Seventh studio Salaam Remi, album Swedish House Mafia, Max Martin, Shellback, will.i.am Fifth studio album

[161]

June 12, Usher 2012

Looking 4 Myself

R&B, hip hop, pop, soul, electronic

RCA

June 12, Motion City 2012 Soundtrack

Go

Pop punk, Alternative rock, Power pop, Emo

Epitaph Records

Release Date June 12, Metric 2012

Artist

Album

Genre Indie rock, New Wave Metalcore

Label Metric Music International Rise Records Epic

Producer Metric Machine Fiona Apple, Charley Drayton

Notes Fifth studio album Third studio album Fourth studio album Compilation album Third studio album Second studio album Fifth studio album

Ref.

Synthetica At Heart The Idler Wheel... Oops... I Did It Again: The Best Of A Million Lights

June 12, Miss May I 2012 June 12, Fiona Apple 2012 June 18, Britney Spears 2012 June 18, Cheryl Cole 2012 June 19, The Dirty Heads 2012 June 19, Lit 2012 June 19, The Smashing 2012 Pumpkins June 19, Blood On The 2012 Dance Floor June 19, For All Those 2012 Sleeping

[182]

[183]

Pop Pop

Sony Polydor Executive Music Group (EMG) Megaforce Records Butch Walker

[184]

[185]

Cabin by the Sea Reggae The View from the Bottom Oceania EVOLUTION Outspoken
Alternative rock Electronica

[186]

EMI, Caroline Distribution, Martha's Music Dark Fantasy Records

Billy Corgan, Bjorn Ninth studio album Thorsrud Dahvie Vanity, Third studio album Jayy Von Monroe Second studio album

[187]

[188]

[189]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre Pop, R&B, hip hop Deathcore

Label Island, RBMG, Schoolboy Metal Blade Uprising Epitaph Records XL Recordings EMI Records

Producer

Notes Third studio album

Ref.
[190]

June 19, Justin Bieber 2012 June 19, Whitechapel 2012 June 19, Broadway 2012 June 19, The Ghost Inside 2012 June 19, Bobby Womack 2012 June 22, King Cannons 2012 (band)

Believe Whitechapel

Mark Lewis

Fourth studio album Second studio album, postponed from May 22 Third studio album Studio album First studio album

[191]

Post-hardcore, Gentlemen's Brawl pop punk, alternative rock

Get What You Give The Bravest Man in the Universe The Brightest Light

[192] [193] [194] [195]

June 25, Kate Ryan 2012

Electroshock

Pop, Dance, Electronica

Anders Hansson, Andras Vleminckx, Jrme Riouffreyt, ARS Entertainment Fifth studio album Felix Persson, Mrta Grauers, Avicii eOne A&M/Octone Ryan Tedder, Eighth studio album Fourth studio

[196]

June 26, Everclear 2012 June 26, Maroon 5

Invisible Stars Overexposed

Alternative Rock Pop

[197] [198]

Release Date 2012

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer Benny Blanco, Max Martin, Shellback album

Notes

Ref.

June 26, Linkin Park 2012

Living Things

Alternative Rock, Electronic Rock

Warner Bros.

Rick Rubin, Mike Shinoda Cameron Mizell, Kellen McGregor Bob Rock Joe Duplantier, Josh Wilbur

Fifth studio album Third studio album Ninth studio album Fifth studio album

[199]

June 26, Memphis May Fire Challenger 2012 June 26, The Offspring 2012 June 26, Gojira 2012

Metalcore, posthardcore, southern Rise metal Columbia Roadrunner

[200]

Days Go By L'Enfant Sauvage

[201]

[202]

[edit] July
Release Date July 2, 2012 July 3, 2012 July 3, Artist Alistair Griffin Periphery Album Genre Pop Label Dramatico Producer Ed Buller Second studio album Notes Ref.
[203]

Albion Sky

Periphery II: This Progressive Metal Time It's Personal

Metalcore,

Sumerian Records, Misha Mansoor, Century Media Adam "Nolly" Records Getgood Universal Music

[204]

Abandon All Ships Infamous

Anthony Calabretta, Second studio

[205]

Release Date 2012 July 3, 2012

Artist

Album

Genre Electronicore

Label Canada, Rise Records Atlantic, Poe Boy

Producer Mark Spicoluk album

Notes

Ref.

Flo Rida

Wild Ones

R&B, pop, hip hop

Fourth studio album Benny Benassi, Danja, Free School, Fuego, Fifth studio album, Jason "JP" Perry, follow up to Polow da Don, F.A.M.E. Tha Bizness, The Runners, The Underdogs Release Date postponed/Debut Album

[206]

July 3, 2012

Chris Brown

Fortune

R&B, pop, hip hop

RCA

[207]

July 4, 2012

Cold December

Self-Titled
Dr. Dre, Scoop DeVille, Sap Da Aftermath, Shady, Beat Man, HitInterscope Boy, Boi-1da, Havoc[disambiguation
needed]

[208]

July 6, 2012

50 Cent

5 (Murder by Numbers)

Hip hop

Eleventh mixtape album

[209]

July 6, 2012

Picture Atlantic

Digital Tension

indie pop, indie rock

Second studio album

[205]

Release Date July 10, 2012 July 10, 2012 July 10, 2012 July 10, 2012 July 10, 2012 July 10, 2012 July 17, 2012 July 17, 2012 July 17, 2012 July 17,

Artist Aesop Rock Frank Ocean Serj Tankian

Album

Genre Hip Hop

Label Rhymesayers Entertainment

Producer Aesop Rock

Notes Sixth studio album Debut album

Ref.
[210]

Skelethon Channel Orange Harakiri

Def Jam, The Contemporary R&B Island Def Jam Music Group Rock Reprise, Serjical Strike Razor & Tie Serj Tankian

Third studio album

[211]

P.O.D.

Murdered Love Ghosts In My Head The Union Of Crowns Delayed Reaction Intrinsic

Rock

Sonny Sandoval, Marcos Curiel, Eighth studio Traa Daniels, Wuv album Bernardo Third studio album Second studio album

[212]

Larce Dagrate Bury Tomorrow Soul Asylum The Contortionist William Beckett Nas

[213]

[214]

Alternative Rock Progressive Metal

429 Records Good Fight Music Yike Records

Tenth Studio Album Second Studio Album Second EP

[215]

Winds Will Change Pop Rock Life Is Good

Hip Hop

Def Jam Records Salaam Remi, No Tenth LP

[216]

Release Date 2012

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer I.D., Nas, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Rodney Jerkins, DJ Hot Day, Swizz Beatz, Buckwild, Heavy D, Da Internz, 40, Al Shux, Boi1da

Notes

Ref.

July 17, 2012 July 17, 2012 July 17, 2012

French Montana Baroness Various artists

Excuse My French Yellow & Green Now That's What I Call British Handwritten Dance Again... The Hits Gossamer
Punk rock, indie rock, Alternative Rock Stoner Metal, Sludge Metal Relapse Capitol Mercury Records Brendan O'Brien John Congleton

Debut studio album

[217]

[218]

21st edition of NOW! Fourth studio album First Greatest Hits album Second studio album

[219]

July 24, The Gaslight 2012 Anthem July 24, Jennifer Lopez 2012 July 24, Passion Pit 2012

[220]

Pop, dance, dance-pop, R&B, Epic Latin Electropop, synthpop, indie Columbia

[221]

[222]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre pop, indie rock

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

July 24, Heavenly Beat 2012 July 29, RazorEye and 2012 NASA

Talent Voyager: Sounds of the Cosmos

Debut album Third revision of the Voyager Program mix tape by RazorEye. Discography box set

[223]

Dark Ambient

Independent

RazorEye Stephen Street, William Orbit, Steve Lovell, Steve Power, others

July 30, Blur 2012

Blur 21

Alternative rock, Britpop, lo-fi, experimental rock

Food, Virgin, Parlophone Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Rico Love, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League

July 31, 2012

Rick Ross

God Forgives, I Don't

Food, Def Jam, Maybach Music Group

Fifth solo album

[edit] August
Release Date Artist Album Genre Label Producer Notes Ref.

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre Metalcore

Label Search and Destroy

Producer Carl Bown

Notes First studio album

Ref.
[224]

August While She Sleeps This Is the Six 6, 2012

August Digital Summer 7, 2012

Breaking Point

Active Rock

Victim Entertainment

Digital Summer

Highly anticipated, self-released album, featuring Clint Lowery of [5] Sevendust on the first single, "Forget You."

August GOOD Music 7, 2012

Cruel Summer

Hip hop

GOOD, Def Jam

Kanye West, Boogz & Tapez, Don Jazzy, HitBoy, Lifted, Mannie Fresh, Debut John Hill[disambiguation studio/compilation needed] , Rico album Beats, Emile, S1, Jeff Bhasker, Mike Dean, Plain Pat, Mike Will, Kenoe, Dnyc3 43rd edition of Now!
[225]

August Various artists 7, 2012

Now That's What I Call Music! 43

Capitol

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre Capitol Reggae Indie Rap

Label

Producer

Notes 22nd edition of Now! Twelfth studio album EP

Ref.
[226]

August Various artists 7, 2012

Now That's What I Call Party Anthems

August Snoop Dogg aka. Reincarnated 8, 2012 Snoop Lion August Why? 13, 2012

Doggystyle/Priority Snoop Dogg City Slang

[227]

Sod In The Seed

(EP)

[228]

August 2 Chainz 14, 2012

Based on a T.R.U. Story

Hip hop, southern hip hop

Def Jam

Mike Will, Drumma Boy, Da Honorable debut studio C.N.O.T.E., Lex album Luger, Kanye West Twelfth studio album Second in a new set of Joker's cards, part of the group's Dark Carnival series. Fourth studio album Eighth studio

August Insane Clown 14, 2012 Posse

The Mighty Death Horrorcore, Midwest Psychopathic Pop! hip hop

Mike E. Clark

[229]

August In This Moment 14, 2012 August Yellowcard

Blood Southern Air

Metalcore, Alternative Century Media Metal Records Pop Punk, Hopeless Records

[230] [231]

Release Date 14, 2012

Artist

Album

Genre Alternative Rock

Label

Producer album

Notes

Ref.

August Owl City 21, 2012

The Midsummer Station

Synthpop, dance, techno

Universal Republic Adam Young

Fourth studio album

[232]

August DJ Khaled 21, 2012

Kiss the Ring

Hip hop, R&B

DJ Khaled, The Runners, Kanye West, Lex Luger, Cool & Dre, Just We the Best,Cash Blaze, Drumma Money, Universal Boy, Boi-1da, T- Six studio album Republic Minus, Lil Lody, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, AraabMuzik, HitBoy Frenchkiss Records Alex Newport Fourth studio album Third studio album

[233]

August Bloc Party 21, 2012 August Yeasayer 21, 2012 August Trey Songz 27, 2012

Four Fragrant World

Alternative Rock, indie Rock

Psychedelic[disambiguation Secretly Canadian needed] }}, pop Troy Taylor, Benny Blanco, Songbook, Atlantic Hit-Boy, ArkSpace, Eric Hudson, Rico

[234]

Chapter V

R&B, hip hop

Fifth studio album

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer Love, Stargate

Notes

Ref.

August Tantara 24, 2012 August Katatonia 27, 2012

Based On Evil Dead End Kings

Thrash Metal Alternative Metal

Indie Recordings
[235]

Flemming Rasmussen

Debut album Ninth studio album

[236]

Jonas Renkse, Peaceville Records Anders Nystrm, David Castillo will.i.am, Ester Dean, Drake, The-Dream, Stargate, Kanye West Gavin Brown Guy Sigsworth, Joe Chiccarelli

August Rita Ora 27, 2012 August Hoobastank 28, 2012 August Alanis Morissette 28, 2012 August Brandy 28, 2012

O.R.A.

Pop, Jazz, R&B, Dance Rock, Alternative Rock

Roc Nation

Debut studio album Seventh studio album Eighth studio album Sixth studio album

Fight or Flight Havoc and Bright Lights Two Eleven

Open E Entertainment Collective Sounds

[237]

[238]

R&B

RCA, Chameleon Eminem, AraabMuzik, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. Shady, Interscope League, The Alchemist, Mr. Porter, No I.D.,

[239]

August Slaughterhouse 28, 2012

Welcome to: Our Hip hop House

Second studio album

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer StreetRunner, Boi1da, T-Minus

Notes

Ref.

August Wiz Khalifa 28, 2012 August Circa Survive 28, 2012 August Minus the Bear 28, 2012

O.N.I.F.C. Violent Waves Infinity Overhead

Hip hop Alternative Rock Alternative Rock

Atlantic Self-released Dangerbird Records Circa Survive

Second studio album Fourth Studio Album Fifth Studio Album

[240]

[241]

[242]

[edit] September
Release Date Artist Album Genre Pop, R&B Label Roc Nation Producer Notes Debut studio album T.I., Jason Geter , Big K.R.I.T, Two Band Geeks, 1500 or Eighth studio Nothin', Rico album Love, The Neptunes, The Runners, T-Minus Ref.

September Willow Smith 1, 2012

Knees and Elbows

September T.I 4, 2012

Trouble Man

Hip hop

Grand Hustle, Atlantic

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre Alternative rock, Indie Rock

Label Interscope

Producer Alex Da Kid

Notes Debut studio album Third studio album featuring the single, "The Way It Is" Fourth studio album Ninth studio album Debut solo album

Ref.

September Imagine Dragons Night Visions 4, 2012 September The Sheepdogs The Sheepdogs 4, 2012 September Matchbox Twenty North 4, 2012 September Animal Collective Centipede Hz 4, 2012 September Jon Jackson 4, 2012 September Two Door 4, 2012 Cinema Club September Billy Talent 7, 2012 September The Presets 7, 2012 September Billy Talent

Boogie rock, Stoner rock, Warner Music Retro, Alternative Canada, Atlantic rock Alternative rock, pop rock, postgrunge Atlantic

[243]

Neo-psychedelia, Domino Experimental Rock

Solitaire
Indie rock, Indie pop, electropop, dance-punk, Powerpop

Beacon

Kitsun Music

Jacknife Lee

Second studio album Fifth studio album Third studio album Fourth Studio
[244] [245]

Dead Silence Pacifica

Dead Silence

Punk rock, Post- Atlantic / hardcore Roadrunner Modular

Ian D'Sa

Release Date 7, 2012

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer Album

Notes

Ref.

September Lower Than 10, 2012 Atlantis September Gallows 10, 2012 September The Avett 10, 2012 Brothers September Bob Dylan 11, 2012 September ASAP Rocky 11, 2012 September NOFX 11, 2012 September Dave Matthews 11, 2012 Band September The xx 11, 2012 September Eve Torres 11, 2012

Changing Tune Gallows The Carpenter Tempest LongLiveA$AP Self Entitled Away from the World Coexist Nightclub

Melodic hardcore, Island Records Post-hardcore Hardcore Punk Venn Records Universal Records Columbia Hip hop Punk Alternative Indie pop A$AP Worldwide, Polo Grounds, RCA, Sony Fat Wreck Chords RCA Young Turks Bill Stevenson Steve Lillywhite Jamie Smith Jack Frost

Third studio album Thomas Third studio Mitchener, Steve album Sears Seventh studio album Thirty-fifth studio album Debut studio album 12th Studio Album Eighth Studio Album Second studio album Debut studio album, WWE album
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[248]

[249][250][251]

[252]

[253]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

September will.i.am 14, 2012

#willpower

will.i.am, David Guetta, Swizz Beatz, Dallas Austin, Pete hip hop, electro, will.i.am Music Rock, Audiobot, dance Group, Interscope Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, John Legend Pop Pop Pop, dance, techno Alternative rock, new prog Hip hop, rap EMI Decca Island Helium 3, Warner Bros. Rhymesayers Entertainment E1, Aphilliates, Powerhouse Jake One Andrew Dawson

Fourth studio album; Black Eyed Peas lead member

[254]

September Pet Shop Boys Elysium 17, 2012 September Joe McElderry 17, 2012 September Tulisa 17, 2012 September Muse 17, 2012 September Brother Ali 18, 2012 September DJ Drama 18, 2012

Eleventh studio album Fourth studio album Debut studio album Sixth studio album Fourth studio album

[255]

Here's What I Believe TBA The 2nd Law Mourning In America and Dreaming in Color Quality Street Music

[256]

[257]

[258]

[259]

Hip hop

DJ Drama, Kane Fourth studio Beatz, T-Minus album

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label Productions

Producer

Notes

Ref.

September Ne-Yo 18, 2012

R.E.D.

R&B, hip hop, pop

Motown

Stargate, Salaam Remi, No I.D, Jim Jonsin, The Underdogs, Harvey Mason, Fifth studio album Chuck Harmony, David Banner, Eric Hudson, Shea Taylo Debut studio album Nelly Furtado, Darkchild, Salaam Remi, Mike Angelakos, Bob Rock, Fraser T. Fifth studio album Smith, Di Genius, The Demolition Crew, John Shanks, Tisto Sixth studio album

September Keith Harkin 18, 2012

Keith Harkin

Pop

Verve Records

September Nelly Furtado 18, 2012

The Spirit Indestructible

Pop, R&B

Interscope, Mosley

[260]

September Pink 18, 2012

The Truth About Pop rock Love

Zomba, LaFace

[261]

Release Date September Mika 18, 2012

Artist

Album

Genre Pop

Label

Producer

Notes Third studio album

Ref.

The Origin of Love

September The Killers 18, 2012 September Grizzly Bear 18, 2012

Battle Born

Alternative rock

Island Records

Steve Lillywhite, Damian Taylor, Daniel Lanois, Brendan O'Brien & Stuart Price.

Fifth studio album

[262]

Shields

Indie rock Pop, R&B, funk, Epic, Legacy dance-pop, rock Pop, rock SuperEgo

Fourth studio album Michael Jackson, Compilations Quincy Jones Paul Bryan Eighth studio album Fourth studio album

[263]

September Michael Jackson Bad 25 18, 2012 September Aimee Mann 18, 2012

[264]

Charmer

[265]

The Sound Of September Ben Folds Five The Life Of The 18, 2012 Mind September As I Lay Dying Awakened 25, 2012 September Green Day 25, 2012 September Lupe Fiasco 25, 2012 Metalcore Metal Blade Rob Cavallo

[266]

Sixth studio album Ninth studio album Fourth studio album

[267]

Uno!

Punk Rock, PopReprise Records Punk Atlantic

[268]

Food & Liquor II: Hip hop The Great

[269]

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

American Rap Album Pt. 1

September No Doubt 25, 2012 September Mumford & 25, 2012 Sons Ska punk, Push and Shove alternative rock, pop rock "Babel" Indie folk, folk rock Interscope Young Turks Mark "Spike" Stent Markus Dravs Sixth studio album Second studio album
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[edit] October
Release Date October 1, 2012 October 2, 2012 October 2, 2012 October 2, 2012 October 2, 2012 Dappy Van Morrison The Vaccines Artist Album Genre Hip hop, rap rock, pop Blue Note Records Van Morrison Indie rock, alternative rock, post-punk revival Label Producer Notes Debut solo studio album Thirty fourth studio album Second studio album
[273] [272]

Ref.

Bad Intentions Born to Sing: No Plan B Come of Age

Ethan Johns
Fourth studio album

Three Days Grace Transit of Venus Kendrick Lamar

Good Kid, Mad City

Hip hop, Top Dawg alternative hip hop Entertainment,

Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, Scoop

Debut studio album

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer

Notes

Ref.

Aftermath DeVille, THC, Entertainment, Sounwave, Tommy Interscope Records Black, Tae Beast, Willie B, Dave Free, Iman Omari, Terrace Martin October 2, 2012 Papa Roach The Connection Nu metal, alternative rock, hard rock, alternative metal Eighth studio album Fourth studio album (First part of a 2-disc Concept album) Hip hop, rap Synthpop, electro house, nu-disco Rhymesayers Entertainment Fourth studio album
[259]

October Stone Sour 12, 2012 October P.O.S. 23, 2012 October Calvin Harris 29, 2012

House of Gold and Bones - Part I We Don't Even Live Here Calvin Harris

Self-titled third studio album

[edit] November
Release Date Artist Album Genre Label Producer Notes

Release Date

Artist

Album

Genre

Label

Producer
Dr. Dre, Hit-Boy, Boi1da, Alex da Kid, Havoc, Just Blaze, Jim Jonsin, Symbolyc One, AraabMuzik, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Drumma Boy, Swizz Beatz, Scoop DeVille, Jake One, Cardiak, Sap Da Beat Man

Notes

November, 2012

50 Cent

Street King Immortal

Hip hop

Aftermath, Shady, GUnit Records, Interscope

Fifth studio album

November Aerosmith 6, 2012 November Green Day 13, 2012 November -Oz14, 2012

Music from Another Hard rock, blues Dimension! rock, heavy metal Dos! CRUNK
Alternative Metal, Metalcore

Columbia

Jack Douglas, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Marti Frederiksen

Fifteenth studio album Tenth studio album

CLJ

First Mini Album