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Sep 29
Paramore
Brand New Eyes
74
critic score
(16)
82
user score
(2,373)
Aug 17
The xx
xx
84
critic score
(28)
78
user score
(1,854)
Jun 30
Sweet Trip
You Will Never Know Why
80
critic score
(3)
86
user score
(1,601)
Sep 15
Muse
The Resistance
68
critic score
(24)
68
user score
(1,437)
Jan 21
MASS OF THE FERMENTING DREGS
ワールドイズユアーズ [World Is Yours]
80
critic score
(1)
85
user score
(1,362)
Jun 9
Radiohead
In Rainbows Disk 2
66
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(1,291)
Mar 31
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
It's Blitz!
80
critic score
(35)
80
user score
(688)
Nov 17
Them Crooked Vultures
Them Crooked Vultures
75
critic score
(28)
78
user score
(446)
Dec 8
Thirty Seconds to Mars
This is War
55
critic score
(14)
57
user score
(282)
May 5
The Horrors
Primary Colours
79
critic score
(28)
79
user score
(271)
Jun 9
Kasabian
West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
67
critic score
(25)
74
user score
(269)
Nov 3
Julian Casablancas
Phrazes for the Young
70
critic score
(27)
72
user score
(265)
Apr 7
Metric
Fantasies
75
critic score
(25)
80
user score
(257)
Sep 22
Pearl Jam
Backspacer
72
critic score
(23)
65
user score
(239)
Sep 22
Three Days Grace
Life Starts Now
50
critic score
(2)
66
user score
(222)
Nov 3
Nirvana
Live at Reading
89
critic score
(15)
88
user score
(217)
Jun 9
Sonic-Youth
The Eternal
75
critic score
(34)
71
user score
(214)
May 13
凛として時雨 [Ling tosite sigure]
just A moment
90
critic score
(1)
86
user score
(211)
Nov 9
Biffy Clyro
Only Revolutions
77
critic score
(18)
74
user score
(188)
Aug 25
Skillet
Awake
60
critic score
(1)
53
user score
(188)
Sep 29
Breaking Benjamin
Dear Agony
39
critic score
(3)
71
user score
(187)
May 18
The Brobecks
Violent Things
81
user score
(173)
Jun 23
Dinosaur Jr.
Farm
75
critic score
(31)
79
user score
(157)
May 20
Marilyn Manson
The High End of Low
51
critic score
(9)
52
user score
(142)
Jun 9
Placebo
Battle For The Sun
63
critic score
(19)
62
user score
(137)
Jul 10
Billy Talent
Billy Talent III
42
critic score
(9)
68
user score
(132)
Aug 4
Candy Claws
In the Dream of the Sea Life
79
user score
(125)
Apr 14
Silversun Pickups
Swoon
63
critic score
(23)
79
user score
(120)
Sep 1
Gustavo Cerati
Fuerza Natural
80
critic score
(2)
80
user score
(104)
Mar 31
PJ Harvey and John Parish
A Woman a Man Walked By
69
critic score
(27)
70
user score
(100)
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May 19
Manic Street Preachers
Journal For Plague Lovers
80
critic score
(26)
75
user score
(96)
Jun 5
Karnivool
Sound Awake
80
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(94)
Aug 31
Chevelle
Sci-Fi Crimes
70
critic score
(2)
78
user score
(92)
Oct 6
Built to Spill
There is No Enemy
74
critic score
(22)
74
user score
(91)
May 25
Green Day
21 Guns
74
user score
(81)
Sep 29
AFI
Crash Love
65
critic score
(8)
67
user score
(81)
Sep 23
Paramore
Brick by Boring Brick
89
user score
(80)
Feb 17
Morrissey
Years of Refusal
75
critic score
(30)
72
user score
(77)
Jun
Desire
II
60
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(76)
Sep 5
Have a Nice Life
Voids
84
user score
(74)
Aug 17
Radiohead
These Are My Twisted Words
70
critic score
(1)
81
user score
(72)
Jul 7
Paramore
Ignorance
89
user score
(68)
Jun 23
Alexisonfire
Old Crows / Young Cardinals
70
critic score
(2)
72
user score
(68)
May 18
Linkin Park
New Divide
84
user score
(68)
Oct 13
The Heavy
The House That Dirt Built
70
critic score
(2)
67
user score
(65)
Mar 23
Theory of a Deadman
Hate My Life
13
user score
(64)
Aug 31
The Used
Artwork
54
critic score
(9)
69
user score
(64)
Aug 11
Thrice
Beggars
73
critic score
(3)
76
user score
(63)
Oct 13
Dead By Sunrise
Out of Ashes
75
critic score
(2)
69
user score
(62)
Aug 4
Muse
Uprising
60
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(61)
Jun 1
Taking Back Sunday
New Again
71
critic score
(8)
75
user score
(61)
Sep 18
Planning For Burial
Leaving
75
user score
(59)
Aug 11
Pitty
Chiaroscuro
60
critic score
(1)
76
user score
(58)
Jan 6
Glasvegas
Glasvegas
72
critic score
(25)
76
user score
(55)
Oct 27
Creed
Full Circle
55
critic score
(5)
47
user score
(53)
Apr 7
Doves
Kingdom of Rust
76
critic score
(29)
76
user score
(52)
Apr 7
Band of Skulls
Baby Darling Doll Face Honey
66
critic score
(6)
75
user score
(52)
Nov 3
Foo Fighters
Greatest Hits
80
critic score
(6)
80
user score
(51)
Oct 16
Muse
Undisclosed Desires
75
user score
(49)
Jun 2
Dave Matthews Band
Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King
68
critic score
(8)
68
user score
(45)
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