Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2007

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LIST SUMMARY

List Rating: 73

Based on 221 album ratings

Genre Breakdown:

Alternative Rock (7), Indie Rock (6), Hip Hop (5), Indie Pop (5), Rock (3), Soul (3), Folk (3), Punk (2), Pop (2), R&B (2), Gypsy Punk (1), Country (1), Garage Rock (1), Alt-Country (1), Psychedelic Rock (1), Industrial Rock (1), Electronic (1), Classic Rock (1), Singer-Songwriter (1), Stoner Metal (1)

1. M.I.A. - Kala

Released: Aug 21st, 2007
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 89

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2. Bruce Springsteen - Magic

Released: Oct 2nd, 2007
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 72

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3. Jay-Z - American Gangster

Released: Nov 6th, 2007
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 80

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4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible

Released: Mar 6th, 2007
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 81

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5. Kanye West - Graduation

Released: Sep 11th, 2007
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 73

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6. Radiohead - In Rainbows

Released: Oct 10th, 2007
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 90

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7. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

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Released: Mar 20th, 2007
Genre: Electronic

Overall Rating: 87

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8. Rilo Kiley - Under the Blacklight

Released: Aug 21st, 2007
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 59

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9. Against Me! - New Wave

Released: Jul 10th, 2007
Genre: Punk

Overall Rating: 59

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10. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

Released: Jul 10th, 2007
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 85

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11. John Fogerty - Revival

Released: Oct 2nd, 2007
Genre: Classic Rock

Overall Rating: 75

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12. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga

Released: Apr 10th, 2007
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 72

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13. Lily Allen - Alright, Still

Released: Jan 30th, 2006
Genre: Pop

Overall Rating: 77

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14. Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!

Released: Jul 10th, 2007
Genre: Gypsy Punk

Overall Rating: 66

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15. Common - Finding Forever

Released: Jul 31st, 2007
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 64

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16. Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends

Released: Sep 18th, 2007
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 75

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17. The White Stripes - Icky Thump

Released: Jun 19th, 2007
Genre: Garage Rock

Overall Rating: 79

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18. Lucinda Williams - West

Released: Feb 13th, 2007
Genre: Alt-Country

Overall Rating: 51

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19. Devendra Banhart - Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon

Released: Sep 25th, 2007
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 72

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20. Melissa Etheridge - The Awakening

Released: Sep 25th, 2007
Genre: Singer-Songwriter

Overall Rating: 70

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21. Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero

Released: Apr 17th, 2007
Genre: Industrial Rock

Overall Rating: 76

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22. Paul McCartney - Memory Almost Full

Released: Jun 5th, 2007
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 69

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23. 1990s - Cookies

Released: Jul 31st, 2007
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 78

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24. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand

Released: Oct 23rd, 2007
Genre: Folk

Overall Rating: 81

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25. Linkin Park - Minutes to Midnight

Released: May 15th, 2007
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 47

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26. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Released: May 1st, 2007
Genre: Country

Overall Rating: 60

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27. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3

Released: Jan 1st, 2007
Genre: Hip Hop

Overall Rating: 85

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28. The Apples In Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder

Released: Feb 6th, 2007
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 75

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29. Mary J. Blige - Growing Pains

Released: Dec 18th, 2007
Genre: R&B

Overall Rating: 80

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30. Youssou N'Dour - Rokku Mi Rokka

Released: Oct 30th, 2007

Overall Rating: 80

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31. Kings of Leon - Because of the Times

Released: Apr 3rd, 2007
Genre: Rock

Overall Rating: 63

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32. Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long

Released: May 22nd, 2007
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 80

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33. Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price - Last of the Breed

Released: Mar 20th, 2007

Overall Rating: 64

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34. Chris Brown - Exclusive

Released: Nov 6th, 2007
Genre: R&B

Overall Rating: 65

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35. Feist - The Reminder

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Released: May 1st, 2007
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 84

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36. Alicia Keys - As I Am

Released: Nov 13th, 2007
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 70

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37. Down - Over the Under

Released: Sep 25th, 2007
Genre: Stoner Metal

Overall Rating: 50

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38. Imperial Teen - The Hair the TV the Baby & the Band

Released: Aug 21st, 2007
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 61

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39. Dr. Dog - We All Belong

Released: Feb 27th, 2007
Genre: Psychedelic Rock

Overall Rating: 61

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40. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Released: Mar 13th, 2007
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 70

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41. of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?

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Released: Jan 23rd, 2007
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 83

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42. Wilco - Sky Blue Sky

Released: May 15th, 2007
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 76

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43. The Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist

Released: Jul 10th, 2007
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 50

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44. Peter Bjorn and John - Writer's Block

Released: Feb 6th, 2007
Genre: Indie Pop

Overall Rating: 78

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45. Foo Fighters - Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace

Released: Sep 25th, 2007
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 55

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46. Fall Out Boy - Infinity on High

Released: Feb 6th, 2007
Genre: Alternative Rock

Overall Rating: 65

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47. Band of Horses - Cease to Begin

Released: Oct 9th, 2007
Genre: Indie Rock

Overall Rating: 76

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48. Mavis Staples - We'll Never Turn Back

Released: Apr 24th, 2007
Genre: Soul

Overall Rating: 70

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49. Dropkick Murphys - The Meanest of Times

Released: Sep 18th, 2007
Genre: Punk

Overall Rating: 65

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50. Britney Spears - Blackout

Released: Oct 30th, 2007
Genre: Pop

Overall Rating: 58

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