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AOTY
2021
List Aggregate
Year End Lists
Critic Ratings
User Ratings
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Best Albums
New Releases
Top Artists
New Wave
Critics' Highest Rated New Wave Albums of All Time
The Clash
London Calling
100
critic score
(5)
Elvis Costello
This Year's Model
99
critic score
(6)
Talking Heads
Remain in Light
97
critic score
(7)
Talking Heads
Fear of Music
96
critic score
(5)
Elvis Costello
My Aim Is True
95
critic score
(6)
Talking Heads
More Songs About Buildings and Food
90
critic score
(5)
Talking Heads
Speaking In Tongues
85
critic score
(5)
LCD Soundsystem
american dream
85
critic score
(46)
Talking Heads
Stop Making Sense
84
critic score
(5)
Paramore
After Laughter
84
critic score
(20)
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Users' Highest Rated New Wave Albums of 2021
Aly & AJ
a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet...
75
user score
(367)
TORRES
Thirstier
72
user score
(227)
Angel Olsen
Aisles
67
user score
(256)
Motorama
Before the Road
66
user score
(42)
Maxïmo Park
Nature Always Wins
65
user score
(94)
Duran Duran
FUTURE PAST
65
user score
(46)
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Recent New Wave Albums
Duran Duran
FUTURE PAST
75
critic score
(9)
Angel Olsen
Aisles
73
critic score
(9)
TORRES
Thirstier
79
critic score
(18)
Slut
Talks Of Paradise
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Critics' Top New Wave Artists
Talking Heads
Twin Shadow
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By Year
1976
2
1977
8
1978
19
1979
30
1980
51
1981
47
1982
53
1983
53
1984
51
1985
33
1986
22
1987
10
1988
9
1989
10
1990
6
1991
4
1992
2
1993
3
1994
3
1998
2
2000
3
2002
3
2003
2
2004
1
2006
2
2008
2
2009
2
2010
3
2011
6
2012
2
2013
11
2014
3
2015
5
2016
6
2017
11
2018
11
2019
5
2020
19
2021
23
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