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1. Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson
March 1, 1971
Critic Score
97
8 reviews
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2. Björk - Homogenic

Björk - Homogenic
September 23, 1997
Critic Score
95
8 reviews
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3. Björk - Post

Björk - Post
June 13, 1995
Critic Score
92
5 reviews
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4. Lorde - Melodrama

Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Critic Score
90
36 reviews
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5. Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs

Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs
February 16, 2015
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
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6. Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness

Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
September 25, 2015
Critic Score
87
29 reviews
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7. St. Vincent - St. Vincent

St. Vincent - St. Vincent
February 25, 2014
Critic Score
87
36 reviews
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8. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel

Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
June 19, 2012
Critic Score
87
28 reviews
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9. Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe - The ArchAndroid
May 18, 2010
Critic Score
87
29 reviews
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10. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
September 13, 2011
Critic Score
87
33 reviews
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11. Bon Iver - 22, A Million

Bon Iver - 22, A Million
September 30, 2016
Critic Score
87
37 reviews
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12. Björk - Vulnicura

Björk - Vulnicura
January 20, 2015
Critic Score
86
31 reviews
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13. Christine and the Queens - Chris

Christine and the Queens - Chris
September 21, 2018
Critic Score
86
29 reviews
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14. Julia Holter - Loud City Song

Julia Holter - Loud City Song
August 19, 2013
Critic Score
86
24 reviews
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15. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising

Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
April 5, 2019
Critic Score
86
26 reviews
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16. Angel Olsen - All Mirrors

Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Critic Score
86
29 reviews
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17. Rosalía - El Mal Querer

Rosalía - El Mal Querer
November 2, 2018
Critic Score
86
5 reviews
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18. Destroyer - Kaputt

Destroyer - Kaputt
January 25, 2011
Critic Score
86
26 reviews
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19. FKA twigs - LP1

FKA twigs - LP1
August 12, 2014
Critic Score
86
40 reviews
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20. FKA twigs - M3LL155X

FKA twigs - M3LL155X
August 13, 2015
Critic Score
86
14 reviews
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21. Björk - Greatest Hits

Björk - Greatest Hits
November 4, 2002
Critic Score
86
6 reviews
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22. Björk - Vespertine

Björk - Vespertine
August 28, 2001
Critic Score
86
11 reviews
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23. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION

St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Critic Score
85
37 reviews
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24. Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow

Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
November 21, 2011
Critic Score
85
29 reviews
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25. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
June 9, 2009
Critic Score
85
32 reviews
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