Holiday 2012 Music Buying Guide

It’s that time of year again when the holiday season has unexpectedly crept up on us and we’re scratching and scrambling to put together that all-important gift list for friends and loved ones. But one of the best gifts to give has always been music. And even with the music buying experience not being what it once was, there are still plenty of musical stocking stuffers out there for some of the biggest music fans that you know.

From Rihanna to the Rolling Stones, shelves at your favorite department stores and sections of the best online stores will be flooded with gift options for music fans across a wide spectrum of genres and tastes. Here’s just a sampling of some of the most notable music releases that have already hit shelves or are on their way just in time for the holidays:

NOVEMBER 12

Lana Del Rey – Born to Die: The Paradise Edition

NOVEMBER 13

50 Cent – Street King Immortal

Action Bronson & The Alchemist – Rare Chandeliers

Green Day – DOS!

The Weeknd – Trilogy

One Direction – Take Me Home

Soundgarden – King Animal

9th Wonder & Buckshot – The Solution

Wu Tang & D-Block – Wu Block

YelaWolf & Travis Barker – Psycho White EP

Christina Aguliera – Lotus

The Rolling Stones – GRRR

OneRepublic – Feel Again

Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston

Sonic Youth – Smart Bar Chicago 1985

NOVEMBER 19

Nicki Minaj – Roman Reloaded: The Re-Up

Rihanna – Unapologetic

NOVEMBER 20

Ghostface Killah – Twelve Reasons to Die

Kid Rock – Rebel Soul

Pitbull – Global Warming

Bjork – Biophilia Remix Album

Coldplay – Mylo Zyloto Live

NOVMEBER 26

Leona Lewis – Glass Heart

NOVEMBER 27

Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire

DECEMBER 4

Ke$sha – Warrior

Wiz Khalifa – O.N.I.F.C

DECEMBER 11

Big Boi – Viscious Lies and Dangerous Rumors

Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox

Green Day – TRE!

Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being II

DECEMBER 18

T.I. – Trouble Man

Big Sean – Hall of Fame

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