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1. Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

July 5, 2005

Critic Score

92

20 reviews

2. The Smiths - The Smiths

The Smiths - The Smiths

February 20, 1984

Critic Score

91

5 reviews

3. The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs

September 7, 1999

Critic Score

90

9 reviews

4. Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister

November 18, 1996

Critic Score

90

5 reviews

5. Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump

November 7, 2000

Critic Score

90

7 reviews

6. The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema

The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema

August 23, 2005

Critic Score

89

12 reviews

7. The 6ths - Wasps' Nests

The 6ths - Wasps' Nests

March 21, 1995

Critic Score

87

5 reviews

8. The Clean - Anthology

The Clean - Anthology

January 21, 2003

Critic Score

87

7 reviews

9. St. Vincent - St. Vincent

St. Vincent - St. Vincent

February 25, 2014

Critic Score

87

36 reviews

10. Belle & Sebastian - Push Barman to Open Old Wounds

Belle & Sebastian - Push Barman to Open Old Wounds

May 24, 2005

Critic Score

87

9 reviews

11. St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

St. Vincent - Strange Mercy

September 13, 2011

Critic Score

87

33 reviews

12. Feist - Let It Die

Feist - Let It Die

May 18, 2004

Critic Score

86

7 reviews

13. Destroyer - Kaputt

Destroyer - Kaputt

January 25, 2011

Critic Score

86

26 reviews

14. The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

The Unicorns - Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

October 21, 2003

Critic Score

85

9 reviews

15. The Shins - Oh, Inverted World

The Shins - Oh, Inverted World

June 19, 2001

Critic Score

85

6 reviews

16. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca

June 9, 2009

Critic Score

85

32 reviews

17. El Perro Del Mar - El Perro Del Mar

El Perro Del Mar - El Perro Del Mar

April 10, 2006

Critic Score

85

6 reviews

18. The Smiths - The Sound of The Smiths

The Smiths - The Sound of The Smiths

November 10, 2008

Critic Score

85

11 reviews

19. Orange Juice - Coals to Newcastle

Orange Juice - Coals to Newcastle

November 8, 2010

Critic Score

85

8 reviews

20. The xx - xx

October 6, 2009

Critic Score

85

23 reviews

21. Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap

Belle & Sebastian - The Boy with the Arab Strap

September 7, 1998

Critic Score

84

7 reviews

22. A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder

A.C. Newman - The Slow Wonder

June 8, 2004

Critic Score

84

9 reviews

23. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow

Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow

January 18, 2019

Critic Score

84

35 reviews

24. The American Analog Set - Know By Heart

The American Analog Set - Know By Heart

September 4, 2001

Critic Score

84

5 reviews

25. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir

The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir

March 10, 2017

Critic Score

84

17 reviews

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