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Nancy Sinatra - Start Walkin' 1965–1976
February 5, 2021
Critic Score
86
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Taylor Swift - Fearless (Taylor's Version)
April 9, 2021
Critic Score
80
16
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Selena Gomez - Revelación
March 12, 2021
Critic Score
78
5
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4
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Various Artists - Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980–1988
January 22, 2021
Critic Score
78
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5
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La Femme - Paradigmes
April 2, 2021
Critic Score
78
8
reviews
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Aaron Lee Tasjan - Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!
February 5, 2021
Critic Score
77
7
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7
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Altın Gün - Yol
February 26, 2021
Critic Score
77
8
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8
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Pearl Charles - Magic Mirror
January 15, 2021
Critic Score
77
11
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9
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You Me At Six - SUCKAPUNCH
January 15, 2021
Critic Score
77
8
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10
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SG Lewis - times
February 19, 2021
Critic Score
75
10
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11
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Ashnikko - DEMIDEVIL
January 15, 2021
Critic Score
75
12
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12
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Paul McCartney - McCartney III Imagined
April 16, 2021
Critic Score
74
12
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13
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IAN SWEET - Show Me How You Disappear
March 5, 2021
Critic Score
73
7
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14
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Weezer - OK Human
January 29, 2021
Critic Score
73
24
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15
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Barry Gibb - Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook, Vol. 1
January 8, 2021
Critic Score
73
11
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16
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Noga Erez - Kids
March 26, 2021
Critic Score
72
9
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17
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Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil…The Art of Starting Over
April 2, 2021
Critic Score
72
14
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18
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Nasty Cherry - The Movie
April 2, 2021
Critic Score
70
5
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19
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Zara Larsson - Poster Girl
March 5, 2021
Critic Score
70
15
reviews
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20
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Pale Waves - Who Am I?
February 12, 2021
Critic Score
67
15
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21
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Justin Bieber - Justice
March 19, 2021
Critic Score
62
20
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22
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Ringo Starr - Zoom In
March 19, 2021
Critic Score
62
7
reviews
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23
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Nick Jonas - Spaceman
March 12, 2021
Critic Score
60
5
reviews
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24
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Zayn - Nobody Is Listening
January 15, 2021
Critic Score
58
12
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25
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Sia - MUSIC - Songs From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
February 12, 2021
Critic Score
55
8
reviews
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