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Spoken Word
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
(33)
Dry Cleaning
Stumpwork
83
critic score
(27)
Patti Smith & Kevin Shields
The Coral Sea
82
critic score
(11)
Lost Girls
Menneskekollektivet
81
critic score
(5)
Lonnie Holley
Oh Me Oh My
81
critic score
(6)
Kae Tempest
The Book of Traps and Lessons
81
critic score
(20)
Alabaster DePlume
GOLD – Go Forward in the Courage of Your Love
81
critic score
(7)
Soundwalk Collective & Patti Smith
Mummer Love
80
critic score
(5)
Mouse on Mars
AAI
80
critic score
(5)
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Users' Highest Rated Spoken Word Albums of All Time
Kanye West
I Feel Like That
92
user score
(27)
Various Artists
The Fire This Time
88
user score
(90)
河名伸江 [Nobue Kawana]
のぶえの海 (Nobue no umi)
84
user score
(30)
Paddy McAloon
i trawl the MEGAHERTZ
83
user score
(57)
C'est La Key
Metamorph
81
user score
(26)
Current 93
I Have a Special Plan for This World
80
user score
(175)
Gil Scott-Heron
I'm New Here
80
user score
(202)
Harry Nilsson
The Point!
79
user score
(26)
Gil Scott-Heron
Small Talk at 125th and Lenox
78
user score
(31)
Robert Ashley
Private Parts
78
user score
(49)
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Recent Spoken Word Albums
Benefits
Nails
77
critic score
(9)
Charlie Morrow, Sten Hanson & Carles Santos
The Heavyweight Sound Fight!
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Critics' Top Spoken Word Artists
Soundwalk Collective & Patti Smith
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