I asked some of my favorite musician and artist friends, from Beirut and beyond, to list their 10 favorite albums of 2012…
Alternately, they could also provide me with a list of the records they listened to the most in 2012, regardless of date of release.
Rabih Salloum (musician, Slutterhouse)
1- Frank Ocean: Channel Orange
2- 50 Cent: 5 (Murders By Numbers)
3- Emeli Sande: Our Version Of Events
4- Lana Del Rey: Born To Die
5- A$AP Rocky: LongLiveA$AP
6- Pet Shop Boys: Elysium
7- Usher: Looking 4 Myself
8- The XX: Coexist
9- Ultravox: Brilliant
10- Slash: Apocalyptic Love