Top 50 Metal Detector: álbumes 2012
Estos son los 50 mejores discos de sonidos pesados para Radiónica.
El Top 50 Metal Detector de final de año fue presentado por Andrés Durán en Detector, los días miércoles 26 y jueves 27 de diciembre.
Las canciones que lo componen fueron seleccionadas a partir de las mejores posiciones de cada mes en el Top 25 Metal Detector durante 2012. 
| POSICIÓN | ARTISTA | DISCO | SELLO |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOJIRA | L’ENFANT SAUVAGE | ROADRUNNER |
| 2 | MESHUGGAH | KOLOSS | NUCLEAR BLAST |
| 3 | LAMB OF GOD | RESOLUTION | EPIC |
| 4 | THE ACACIA STRAIN | DEATH IS THE ONLY MORTAL | RISE |
| 5 | TESTAMENT | DARK ROOTS OF EARTH | NUCLEAR BLAST |
| 6 | FEAR FACTORY | THE INDUSTRIALIST | CANDLELIGHT |
| 7 | WHITECHAPEL | WHITECHAPEL | METALBLADE |
| 8 | NAPALM DEATH | UTILITARIAN | CENTURY MEDIA |
| 9 | DOWN | THE PURPLE E.P. | DOWN RECORDS |
| 10 | VAN HALEN | A DIFERENT KIND OF TRUTH | UNIVERSAL |
| 11 | SOULFLY | ENSLAVED | ROADRUNNER |
| 12 | BATTLECROSS | PERSUIT OF HONOR | METAL BLADE |
| 13 | MINISTRY | RELAPSE | 13TH PLANET |
| 15 | DEFTONES | KOI NO YOKAN | WARNER |
| 14 | SHADOWS FALL | FIRE FROM THE SKY | RAZOR & TIE |
| 16 | PANTERA | VULGAR DISPLAY OF POWER (RE) | ATCO |
| 17 | THY WILL BE DONE | TEMPLE E.P. | EYE ON LION |
| 18 | MACHINE HEAD | MACHINE FUCKING HEAD LIVE! | ROADRUNNER |
| 19 | IHSAHN | EREMITA | CANDLELIGHT |
| 20 | BARONESS | YELLOW & GREEN | RELAPSE |
| 21 | CANNIBAL CORPSE | TORTURE | METAL BLADE |
| 22 | OVERKILL | THE ELECTRIC AGE | NUCLEAR BLAST |
| 23 | CONVERGE | ALL WE LOVE WE LEAVE BEHIND | EPITAPH |
| 24 | ANIMALS AS LEADERS | WEIGHTLESS | PROSTHETIC |
| 25 | BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME | THE PARALLAX II | METAL BALDE |
| 26 | PIG DESTROYER | BOOK BURNER | RELAPSE |
| 27 | DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT | EPICLOUD | |
| 28 | SIX FEET UNDER | UNDEAD | METAL BLADE |
| 29 | HIGH ON FIRE | DE VERMIS MYSTERIIS | E1 |
| 30 | SOEN | COGNITIVE | SPINEFARM |
| 31 | EVERY TIME I DIE | EX LIVES | EPITAPH |
| 32 | KREATOR | PHANTOM ANTICHRIST | NUCLEAR BLAST |
| 33 | PERIPHERY | PERIPHERY II THIS TIME IS PERSONAL | SUMERIAN |
| 34 | THE SWORD | APOCRYPHON | RAZOR & TIE |
| 35 | GOATWHORE | BLOOD FOR THE MASTER | METAL BLADE |
| 36 | AS I LAY DYING | AWAKENED | METAL BLADE |
| 37 | GOD FORBID | EQUILIBRIUM | VICTORY |
| 38 | DETHKLOK | DETHALBUM III | WILLIAMS STEET |
| 39 | UNISONIC | UNISONIC | EAR MUSIC |
| 40 | JOB FOR A COWBOY | DEMONOCRACY | METAL BLADE |
| 41 | ENSLAVED | RIITIIR | NUCLEAR BLAST |
| 42 | JEFF LOOMIS | PLAINS OF OBLIVION | CENTURY MEDIA |
| 43 | CORROSION OF CONFORMITY | CORROSION OF CONFORMITY | CANDLELIGHT |
| 44 | JACK WHITE | BLUNDERBUSS | THIRD MAN |
| 45 | KATATONIA | DEAD END KINGS | PEACEVILLE |
| 46 | BISON B.C. | LOVELESSNESS | METAL BLADE |
| 47 | SLASH | APOCALYPTIC LOVE | DIK HAYD |
| 48 | JOHN 5 | GOD TOLD ME TO | 60 CYCLE |
| 49 | ACCEPT | STALINGRAD | NUCLEAR BLAST |
| 50 | ADRENALINE MOB | OMERTA | CENTURY MEDIA |