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Oct 22
Kendrick Lamar
good kid, m.A.A.d city
90
critic score
(32)
93
user score
(15K)
Apr 21
Death Grips
The Money Store
83
critic score
(26)
89
user score
(11K)
Jul 10
Frank Ocean
channel ORANGE
91
critic score
(42)
87
user score
(9,424)
Oct 5
Tame Impala
Lonerism
86
critic score
(35)
85
user score
(4,764)
Jan 31
Lana Del Rey
Born To Die
63
critic score
(39)
75
user score
(4,572)
Oct 1
Death Grips
No Love Deep Web
76
critic score
(13)
80
user score
(4,481)
May 15
Beach House
Bloom
77
critic score
(40)
87
user score
(4,070)
Jun 12
Joey Bada$$
1999
76
critic score
(6)
85
user score
(3,314)
Aug 28
Swans
The Seer
86
critic score
(34)
89
user score
(3,132)
Feb 21
Grimes
Visions
80
critic score
(41)
80
user score
(2,986)
Oct 22
Taylor Swift
Red
74
critic score
(21)
76
user score
(2,848)
Jun 19
Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel...
87
critic score
(33)
87
user score
(2,834)
Nov 12
Deftones
Koi No Yokan
81
critic score
(24)
85
user score
(2,464)
Feb 11
Lil Ugly Mane
Mista Thug Isolation
82
critic score
(1)
85
user score
(2,055)
Oct 16
Mac DeMarco
2
75
critic score
(19)
78
user score
(2,000)
Dec 18
Chief Keef
Finally Rich
57
critic score
(15)
77
user score
(1,965)
Sep 4
Imagine Dragons
Night Visions
52
critic score
(5)
56
user score
(1,740)
May 28
alt-J
An Awesome Wave
78
critic score
(22)
80
user score
(1,730)
Oct 16
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
83
critic score
(33)
85
user score
(1,681)
Nov 13
Lana Del Rey
Paradise
60
critic score
(7)
73
user score
(1,566)
Jan 31
Mitski
LUSH
79
user score
(1,559)
Oct 28
Lil Ugly Mane
Uneven Compromise
100
critic score
(1)
89
user score
(1,524)
Apr 27
Marina & the Diamonds
Electra Heart
57
critic score
(18)
75
user score
(1,514)
Oct 2
Muse
The 2nd Law
61
critic score
(33)
59
user score
(1,356)
Dec 7
Bruno Mars
Unorthodox Jukebox
68
critic score
(17)
72
user score
(1,317)
Nov 5
Alex G
Trick
73
critic score
(4)
78
user score
(1,155)
Jun 26
Linkin Park
LIVING THINGS
58
critic score
(18)
66
user score
(1,132)
Nov 19
Rihanna
Unapologetic
59
critic score
(23)
63
user score
(1,068)
Dec 12
Miracle Musical
Hawaii: Part II
66
user score
(1,044)
May 15
Killer Mike
R.A.P. Music
83
critic score
(28)
82
user score
(966)
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Sep 7
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
12 Bar Bruise
77
critic score
(3)
66
user score
(893)
Sep 18
G.O.O.D. Music
Kanye West Presents: Good Music - Cruel Summer
66
critic score
(23)
63
user score
(858)
May 1
Father John Misty
Fear Fun
78
critic score
(23)
76
user score
(858)
Nov 13
The Weeknd
Trilogy
82
critic score
(20)
87
user score
(845)
Feb 27
The Rockwood Escape Plan
DREAMCAST SUMMER SONGS
82
user score
(833)
Sep 25
Green Day
¡Uno!
64
critic score
(30)
48
user score
(828)
Sep 18
Carly Rae Jepsen
Kiss
62
critic score
(10)
64
user score
(823)
Apr 10
billy woods
History Will Absolve Me
80
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(810)
Nov 12
Crystal Castles
(III)
73
critic score
(40)
76
user score
(809)
Sep 11
The xx
Coexist
78
critic score
(46)
72
user score
(806)
Mar 26
Madonna
MDNA
61
critic score
(30)
52
user score
(787)
Sep 18
Grizzly Bear
Shields
79
critic score
(38)
81
user score
(784)
Nov 13
Green Day
¡Dos!
57
critic score
(21)
42
user score
(777)
Apr 3
Nicki Minaj
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
59
critic score
(26)
57
user score
(760)
Dec 11
Green Day
¡Tré!
59
critic score
(18)
44
user score
(740)
Aug 1
Car Seat Headrest
Monomania
81
user score
(728)
Mar 23
Mac Miller
Macadelic
75
critic score
(3)
72
user score
(723)
Feb 21
Perfume Genius
Put Your Back N 2 It
80
critic score
(31)
82
user score
(716)
Feb 23
Gorillaz
DoYaThing
80
critic score
(2)
97
user score
(715)
Dec 4
FKA twigs
EP1
75
user score
(709)
Apr 9
Chance the Rapper
10 Day
70
user score
(705)
Oct 2
Flying Lotus
Until the Quiet Comes
83
critic score
(34)
79
user score
(674)
Sep 4
Animal Collective
Centipede Hz
74
critic score
(43)
73
user score
(670)
Mar 12
Chief Keef
Back from the Dead
79
critic score
(1)
80
user score
(663)
Jul 17
Pierce The Veil
Collide with the Sky
76
user score
(649)
Jul 17
Nas
Life is Good
78
critic score
(28)
74
user score
(631)
Jan 24
Cloud Nothings
Attack on Memory
78
critic score
(30)
82
user score
(622)
Feb 21
fun.
Some Nights
55
critic score
(17)
62
user score
(611)
Oct 9
Converge
All We Love We Leave Behind
85
critic score
(20)
84
user score
(610)
Apr 24
Jack White
Blunderbuss
82
critic score
(41)
75
user score
(601)
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