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1. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See a Darkness

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - I See a Darkness

January 19, 1999

Score

100

2. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

February 10, 1998

Score

100

3. Lullaby for the Working Class - I Never Even Asked for Light

Lullaby for the Working Class - I Never Even Asked for Light

October 21, 1997

Score

96

4. Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

Bon Iver - Bon Iver, Bon Iver

June 21, 2011

Score

95

5. Joanna Newsom - Ys

Joanna Newsom - Ys

November 14, 2006

Score

94

6. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

March 31, 2015

Score

93

7. Smog - Dongs of Sevotion

Smog - Dongs of Sevotion

April 4, 2000

Score

93

8. Big Thief - U.F.O.F.

Big Thief - U.F.O.F.

May 3, 2019

Score

92

9. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me

Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me

February 23, 2010

Score

92

10. The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2

The Microphones - The Glow Pt. 2

September 25, 2001

Score

92

11. Grizzly Bear - Shields

Grizzly Bear - Shields

September 18, 2012

Score

91

12. Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

June 3, 2008

Score

90

13. Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest

May 26, 2009

Score

90

14. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me

March 24, 2017

Score

90

15. Cat Power - You Are Free

Cat Power - You Are Free

February 18, 2003

Score

89

16. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

February 10, 2015

Score

88

17. Elliott Smith - Either/Or

Elliott Smith - Either/Or

February 25, 1997

Score

88

18. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues

May 3, 2011

Score

88

19. Califone - Roots & Crowns

Califone - Roots & Crowns

October 10, 2006

Score

87

20. Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning

January 25, 2005

Score

87

21. Grizzly Bear - Yellow House

Grizzly Bear - Yellow House

September 5, 2006

Score

87

22. Joanna Newsom - Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band

Joanna Newsom - Joanna Newsom and the Ys Street Band

April 9, 2007

Score

87

23. Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant

Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant

April 8, 2008

Score

87

24. Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights

Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights

October 27, 2017

Score

86

25. Various Artists - Dark Was The Night

Various Artists - Dark Was The Night

February 17, 2009

Score

86

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings awarded albums throughout all.

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