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Spoken Word
Critics' Highest Rated Spoken Word Albums of 2024
Moor Mother
The Great Bailout
81
critic score
(11)
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Critics' Highest Rated Spoken Word Albums of All Time
For Those I Love
For Those I Love
91
critic score
(15)
Dry Cleaning
New Long Leg
84
critic score
(34)
Patti Smith & Kevin Shields
The Coral Sea
82
critic score
(11)
Lost Girls
Menneskekollektivet
81
critic score
(5)
Kae Tempest
The Book of Traps and Lessons
81
critic score
(20)
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Users' Highest Rated Spoken Word Albums of 2024
Moor Mother
The Great Bailout
72
user score
(214)
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Users' Highest Rated Spoken Word Albums of All Time
山岡晃 [Akira Yamaoka]
Silent Hill 3
88
user score
(216)
Current 93
I Have a Special Plan for This World
82
user score
(243)
Gil Scott-Heron
I'm New Here
80
user score
(223)
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Murder of the Universe
76
user score
(1,131)
Lana Del Rey
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
75
user score
(126)
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Recent Spoken Word Albums
Moor Mother
The Great Bailout
81
critic score
(11)
Chuck D
The Writings of Barbara Dumas Francis
Lil Jon
Total Meditation
Dave Chappelle
The Dreamer
La Dispute
Here, Hear. IV
Voice Actor
Fake Sleep
Roger Waters
The Dark Side of the Moon Redux
60
critic score
(7)
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Critics' Top Spoken Word Artists
Soundwalk Collective & Patti Smith
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5
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10
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12
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9
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4
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6
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11
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8
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5
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4
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9
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4
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5
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6
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14
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16
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13
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12
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19
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7
2014
11
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12
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15
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20
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20
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24
2020
57
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66
2022
38
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30
2024
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