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  SPIN's 20 Best Dance Albums of 2012

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  SPIN's 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2012

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  SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2012

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  SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2012

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  SPIN's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2011

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  SPIN's 20 Best Avant Albums of 2011

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  SPIN's 20 Best R&B Albums of 2011

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  SPIN'S 20 Best Dance Albums of 2011

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