Summary: We're a big family at NPR, with amazing member stations and listeners tuning in or clicking from all over the world. Last week, when All Songs Considered posted its annual poll inviting people to pick their favorite albums of 2012, thousands of votes poured in from those listeners with sometimes surprising results. Babel, by Mumford & Sons, is the listener pick for the 2012 album of the year. It didn't come out until this fall, but managed to climb quickly as the favorite, at least among those who voted in our year-end poll. It's followed closely by Of Monsters And Men, Alabama Shakes, Jack White and Grizzly Bear in the top five. As you work your way through the rest of the most popular records you'll probably see a lot that you love, and you'll also likely find some that leave you scratching your head. That's the beauty of what happens when you have a large and wonderfully diverse group of voters with a broad range of tastes. On this week's All Songs Considered we countdown through the top 25 most popular records from our listener poll. 1. Babel Artist: Mumford & Sons Album: Babel 2. My Head Is An Animal Artist: Of Monsters and Men Album: My Head Is An Animal 3. Boys & Girls Artist: Alabama Shakes Album: Boys & Girls 4. Blunderbuss Artist: Jack White Album: Blunderbuss 5. Shields Artist: Grizzly Bear Album: Shields 6. Lumineers Artist: The Lumineers Album: Lumineers 7. Channel Orange Artist: Frank Ocean Album: Channel Orange 8. Bloom Artist: Beach House Album: Bloom 9. Coexist Artist: The xx Album: Coexist 10. The Idler Wheel... Artist: Fiona Apple Album: The Idler Wheel... 11. Some Nights Artist: Fun. Album: Some Nights 12. The Carpenter Artist: Avett Brothers Album: The Carpenter 13. Celebration Rock Artist: Japandroids Album: Celebration Rock 14. What We Saw From The Cheap Seats Artist: Regina Spektor Album: What We Saw From The Cheap Seats 15. Gossamer Artist: Passion Pit Album: Gossamer 16. Break It Yourself Artist: Andrew Bird Album: Break It Yourself 17. Sun Artist: Cat Power Album: Sun 18. Port of Morrow Artist: The Shins Album: Port of Morrow 19. The Lion's Roar Artist: First Aid Kit Album: The Lion's Roar 20. Lonerism Artist: Tame Impala Album: Lonerism 21. There's No Leaving Now Artist: The Tallest Man on Earth Album: There's No Leaving Now 22. Swing Lo Magellan Artist: Dirty Projectors Album: Swing Lo Magellan 23. An Awesome Wave Artist: Alt-J Album: An Awesome Wave 24. The Heist Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Album: The Heist 25. Good Kid M.A.A.D. City Artist: Kendrick Lamar Album: Good Kid M.A.A.D. City
