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Jun 25
Tyler, the Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
Tyler, the Creator
CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
87
critic score
(23)
83
user score
(3,976)
Aug 29
Kanye West - Donda
Kanye West
Donda
57
critic score
(22)
75
user score
(3,766)
May 21
Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
Olivia Rodrigo
SOUR
78
critic score
(20)
69
user score
(2,855)
Jul 30
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
Billie Eilish
Happier Than Ever
83
critic score
(33)
76
user score
(2,783)
Feb 5
Black Country, New Road - For the first time
Black Country, New Road
For the first time
82
critic score
(29)
82
user score
(2,716)
Sep 3
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Little Simz
Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
90
critic score
(35)
88
user score
(2,687)
Apr 9
BROCKHAMPTON - ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE
BROCKHAMPTON
ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE
76
critic score
(17)
77
user score
(2,351)
Mar 19
Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Lana Del Rey
Chemtrails Over the Country Club
80
critic score
(35)
73
user score
(2,288)
Aug 20
Lorde - Solar Power
Lorde
Solar Power
65
critic score
(32)
64
user score
(2,282)
Nov 12
Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic
Silk Sonic
An Evening with Silk Sonic
80
critic score
(15)
84
user score
(2,214)
Sep 3
Drake - Certified Lover Boy
Drake
Certified Lover Boy
57
critic score
(19)
40
user score
(2,130)
May 26
black midi - Cavalcade
black midi
Cavalcade
80
critic score
(31)
83
user score
(2,049)
Sep 17
Lil Nas X - MONTERO
Lil Nas X
MONTERO
81
critic score
(23)
72
user score
(2,037)
May 14
St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
St. Vincent
Daddy's Home
84
critic score
(36)
80
user score
(1,915)
Jun 4
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
Japanese Breakfast
Jubilee
86
critic score
(26)
80
user score
(1,848)
Feb 12
slowthai - TYRON
slowthai
TYRON
76
critic score
(33)
74
user score
(1,840)
Jun 4
Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend
Wolf Alice
Blue Weekend
86
critic score
(31)
79
user score
(1,812)
May 7
Squid - Bright Green Field
Squid
Bright Green Field
85
critic score
(27)
80
user score
(1,780)
May 14
J. Cole - The Off-Season
J. Cole
The Off-Season
74
critic score
(9)
67
user score
(1,757)
Mar 5
Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
Genesis Owusu
Smiling With No Teeth
84
critic score
(18)
81
user score
(1,701)
Sep 15
Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
Injury Reserve
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
81
critic score
(11)
83
user score
(1,647)
Jan 29
Weezer - OK Human
Weezer
OK Human
73
critic score
(24)
71
user score
(1,633)
Jun 25
Spellling - The Turning Wheel
Spellling
The Turning Wheel
81
critic score
(13)
82
user score
(1,608)
May 21
Twenty One Pilots - Scaled And Icy
Twenty One Pilots
Scaled And Icy
59
critic score
(13)
57
user score
(1,487)
Jul 9
Vince Staples - Vince Staples
Vince Staples
Vince Staples
79
critic score
(21)
70
user score
(1,481)
Mar 26
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra
Promises
88
critic score
(25)
81
user score
(1,455)
Jan 29
Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
Arlo Parks
Collapsed In Sunbeams
82
critic score
(35)
75
user score
(1,449)
Jul 16
Clairo - Sling
Clairo
Sling
80
critic score
(26)
75
user score
(1,439)
Jun 25
Doja Cat - Planet Her
Doja Cat
Planet Her
71
critic score
(19)
62
user score
(1,407)
Jan 15
shame - Drunk Tank Pink
shame
Drunk Tank Pink
79
critic score
(28)
74
user score
(1,367)
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Apr 23
Porter Robinson - Nurture
Porter Robinson
Nurture
76
critic score
(13)
75
user score
(1,328)
Aug 6
Lingua Ignota - Sinner Get Ready
Lingua Ignota
Sinner Get Ready
87
critic score
(13)
83
user score
(1,287)
Sep 10
Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue
Baby Keem
The Melodic Blue
69
critic score
(10)
67
user score
(1,241)
Mar 19
Justin Bieber - Justice
Justin Bieber
Justice
62
critic score
(20)
42
user score
(1,240)
Oct 22
JPEGMAFIA - LP!
JPEGMAFIA
LP!
83
critic score
(4)
82
user score
(1,236)
Feb 23
파란노을 [Parannoul] - To See the Next Part of the Dream
파란노을 [Parannoul]
To See the Next Part of the Dream
82
critic score
(2)
81
user score
(1,168)
Aug 27
Halsey - If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
Halsey
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power
79
critic score
(22)
73
user score
(1,151)
Feb 25
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
CARNAGE
88
critic score
(30)
77
user score
(1,149)
Oct 22
Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters
Lana Del Rey
Blue Banisters
74
critic score
(25)
74
user score
(1,140)
Apr 2
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
81
critic score
(27)
77
user score
(1,083)
Nov 19
Adele - 30
Adele
30
80
critic score
(26)
72
user score
(1,052)
Feb 5
The Weather Station - Ignorance
The Weather Station
Ignorance
85
critic score
(23)
73
user score
(1,044)
Sep 24
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - A Beginner’s Mind
Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine
A Beginner’s Mind
79
critic score
(20)
81
user score
(1,033)
Jun 11
MARINA - Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
MARINA
Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land
76
critic score
(16)
73
user score
(1,012)
Apr 9
Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift
Fearless (Taylor's Version)
80
critic score
(16)
77
user score
(994)
Oct 8
James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart
James Blake
Friends That Break Your Heart
74
critic score
(23)
77
user score
(989)
Apr 21
Kero Kero Bonito - Civilisation II
Kero Kero Bonito
Civilisation II
79
critic score
(8)
79
user score
(970)
Mar 26
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - HARAM
Armand Hammer & The Alchemist
HARAM
82
critic score
(8)
77
user score
(949)
Feb 26
Julien Baker - Little Oblivions
Julien Baker
Little Oblivions
81
critic score
(35)
72
user score
(932)
Jul 30
Isaiah Rashad - The House Is Burning
Isaiah Rashad
The House Is Burning
79
critic score
(9)
70
user score
(929)
Aug 27
Turnstile - GLOW ON
Turnstile
GLOW ON
88
critic score
(18)
79
user score
(919)
Jan 29
Madlib - Sound Ancestors
Madlib
Sound Ancestors
77
critic score
(12)
70
user score
(916)
Oct 8
Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World
Magdalena Bay
Mercurial World
74
critic score
(9)
80
user score
(911)
Nov 12
Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift
Red (Taylor's Version)
88
critic score
(14)
81
user score
(911)
Jun 25
Lucy Dacus - Home Video
Lucy Dacus
Home Video
80
critic score
(27)
77
user score
(905)
Feb 12
JPEGMAFIA - EP2!
JPEGMAFIA
EP2!
77
critic score
(3)
67
user score
(893)
Oct 15
PinkPantheress - to hell with it
PinkPantheress
to hell with it
85
critic score
(10)
72
user score
(879)
Aug 6
Nas - King’s Disease II
Nas
King’s Disease II
81
critic score
(11)
76
user score
(877)
Jan 8
Viagra Boys - Welfare Jazz
Viagra Boys
Welfare Jazz
78
critic score
(26)
69
user score
(858)
May 7
Weezer - Van Weezer
Weezer
Van Weezer
64
critic score
(26)
55
user score
(824)
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