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1.

Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
April 27, 2018
Critic Score
86
36 reviews
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2.

Blood Orange - Negro Swan
August 24, 2018
Critic Score
85
29 reviews
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3.

Kali Uchis - Isolation
April 6, 2018
Critic Score
85
21 reviews
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4.

Kids See Ghosts - KIDS SEE GHOSTS
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
84
22 reviews
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5.

serpentwithfeet - soil
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
83
17 reviews
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6.

Tirzah - Devotion
August 10, 2018
Critic Score
80
16 reviews
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7.

Mariah Carey - Caution
November 16, 2018
Critic Score
80
12 reviews
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8.

Nao - Saturn
October 26, 2018
Critic Score
80
13 reviews
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9.

Various Artists - Black Panther: The Album
February 9, 2018
Critic Score
78
16 reviews
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10.

The Carters - Everything Is Love
June 16, 2018
Critic Score
76
24 reviews
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11.

Ray BLK - Empress
October 26, 2018
Critic Score
76
5 reviews
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12.

Jeremih & Ty Dolla $ign - Mih-Ty
October 26, 2018
Critic Score
76
5 reviews
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13.

Ariana Grande - Sweetener
August 17, 2018
Critic Score
76
26 reviews
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14.

Mac Miller - Swimming
August 3, 2018
Critic Score
75
19 reviews
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15.

Everything Is Recorded - Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell
February 16, 2018
Critic Score
75
12 reviews
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16.

Gaika - Basic Volume
July 27, 2018
Critic Score
74
11 reviews
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17.

Jorja Smith - Lost & Found
June 8, 2018
Critic Score
74
23 reviews
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18.

St. Paul & The Broken Bones - Young Sick Camellia
September 7, 2018
Critic Score
74
7 reviews
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19.

Swamp Dogg - Love, Loss, and Auto-Tune
September 7, 2018
Critic Score
74
6 reviews
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20.

SiR - November
January 19, 2018
Critic Score
74
5 reviews
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21.

Teyana Taylor - K.T.S.E.
June 23, 2018
Critic Score
73
12 reviews
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22.

Rhye - Blood
February 2, 2018
Critic Score
73
17 reviews
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23.

Ella Mai - Ella Mai
October 12, 2018
Critic Score
72
11 reviews
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24.

Plan B - Heaven Before All Hell Breaks Loose
May 4, 2018
Critic Score
72
6 reviews
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25.

Alessia Cara - The Pains of Growing
November 30, 2018
Critic Score
71
11 reviews
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