In November 2012, Lonerism won the 2012 J Award for Australian Album of the Year. It was the second time Tame Impala had won the award, after also winning it for their debut album, Innerspeaker , in 2010. They are the first band to win the J Award more than once. In January 2013, Lonerism was selected by Rolling Stone for the 2012 Album of the Year award after the band also won the award in 2011 for Innerspeaker . It was also announced as album of the year by UK magazine NME . Additionally, Lonerism was voted number one overall by Rolling Stone , Triple J, NME , Filter , Urban Outfitters , FasterLouder and Obscure Sound’s 2012 Album of the Year polls. Lonerism became the first Australian album to win NME’s album of the year. “Elephant” and “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” appeared at numbers 7 and 9, respectively, in Triple J’s Hottest 100 for 2012 .
Lonerism wins 2012 J Award
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