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The Carters - EVERYTHING IS LOVE
In
18
Lists
June 16, 2018
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop Rap
Critic Score
77
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
49
.
Snail Mail - Lush
In
36
Lists
June 8, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
79
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
.
JID - DiCaprio 2
In
6
Lists
November 26, 2018
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
78
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
.
700 Bliss - Spa 700
In
2
Lists
February 23, 2018
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Glitch Hop
Critic Score
81
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
.
Balún - Prisma Tropical
July 20, 2018
Indietronica
,
Dream Pop
,
Latin Electronic
,
Reggaeton
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
45
.
Víkingur Ólafsson - Johann Sebastian Bach
September 7, 2018
Baroque Music
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
.
Alice Bag - Blueprint
In
2
Lists
March 23, 2018
Punk Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
79
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
43
.
Thou - Magus
In
9
Lists
August 31, 2018
Sludge Metal
,
Doom Metal
Critic Score
81
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
42
.
Myra Melford's Snowy Egret - The Other Side of Air
November 2, 2018
Critic Score
85
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
.
The Beths - Future Me Hates Me
In
17
Lists
August 10, 2018
Power Pop
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
.
The HIRS Collective - Friends. Lovers. Favorites.
In
2
Lists
April 20, 2018
Grindcore
,
Powerviolence
,
Hardcore Punk
,
Queercore
,
Metalcore
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
39
.
Ammar 808 - Maghreb United
In
2
Lists
June 15, 2018
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
.
Ambrose Akinmusire - Origami Harvest
In
3
Lists
October 12, 2018
Critic Score
74
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
.
Andris Nelsons - Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11 "The Year 1905"
July 6, 2018
Symphony
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
36
.
Vince Staples - FM!
In
25
Lists
November 2, 2018
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Trap
Critic Score
76
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
.
Travis Scott - ASTROWORLD
In
27
Lists
August 3, 2018
Trap
,
Pop Rap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Critic Score
83
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
.
J Balvin - Vibras
In
8
Lists
May 25, 2018
Latin Pop
,
Reggaeton
Critic Score
80
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
.
Colin Self - Siblings
November 2, 2018
Art Pop
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
.
Ólafur Arnalds - re:member
In
6
Lists
August 24, 2018
Modern Classical
,
Ambient
Critic Score
76
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
.
Orquesta Akokán - Orquesta Akokán
In
2
Lists
March 30, 2018
Latin Jazz
,
Mambo
Critic Score
90
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
30
.
Makaya McCraven - Universal Beings
In
7
Lists
October 26, 2018
Nu Jazz
,
Jazz Fusion
Critic Score
85
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
.
Leikeli47 - Acrylic
In
2
Lists
November 15, 2018
Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
79
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
.
John Prine - The Tree of Forgiveness
In
7
Lists
April 13, 2018
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
75
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
27
.
Christian Tetzlaff - Bartok: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
April 13, 2018
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
26
.
Saba - CARE FOR ME
In
20
Lists
April 5, 2018
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
85
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Khruangbin - Con Todo El Mundo
In
23
Lists
January 26, 2018
Funk Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Critic Score
80
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
serpentwithfeet - soil
In
24
Lists
June 8, 2018
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
83
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Mary Gauthier - Rifles & Rosary Beads
In
3
Lists
January 26, 2018
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
5
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Ariana Grande - Sweetener
In
39
Lists
August 17, 2018
Electropop
,
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
77
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Christine and the Queens - Chris
In
46
Lists
September 21, 2018
Synthpop
,
Electropop
,
Electro-Disco
Critic Score
86
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Jeremy Dutcher - Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa
In
2
Lists
April 6, 2018
Modern Classical
,
Art Pop
,
Chamber Music
Critic Score
83
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Brandi Carlile - By The Way, I Forgive You
In
9
Lists
February 16, 2018
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk Rock
Critic Score
82
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
In
49
Lists
June 22, 2018
Spiritual Jazz
Critic Score
84
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Low - Double Negative
In
48
Lists
September 14, 2018
Glitch Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
85
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Courtney Barnett - Tell Me How You Really Feel
In
38
Lists
May 18, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
80
41
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider - Dreamers
September 21, 2018
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Superorganism - Superorganism
In
10
Lists
March 2, 2018
Glitch Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
72
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Pistol Annies - Interstate Gospel
In
10
Lists
November 2, 2018
Contemporary Country
Critic Score
82
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
boygenius - boygenius
In
22
Lists
October 26, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
82
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Hop Along - Bark Your Head Off, Dog
In
16
Lists
April 6, 2018
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Tierra Whack - Whack World
In
28
Lists
May 30, 2018
Pop Rap
,
Alternative R&B
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
79
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Kali Uchis - Isolation
In
35
Lists
April 6, 2018
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
84
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
ROSALÍA - EL MAL QUERER
In
28
Lists
November 2, 2018
Flamenco nuevo
,
Flamenco Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
83
7
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Robyn - Honey
In
68
Lists
October 26, 2018
Synthpop
,
Electropop
,
House
,
Dance-Pop
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
88
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
In
61
Lists
April 6, 2018
Trap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
82
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Noname - Room 25
In
43
Lists
September 14, 2018
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Lucy Dacus - Historian
In
28
Lists
March 2, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
79
25
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
In
59
Lists
March 30, 2018
Country Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
79
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
Mitski - Be the Cowboy
In
74
Lists
August 17, 2018
Art Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
85
40
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
.
Janelle Monáe - Dirty Computer
In
79
Lists
April 27, 2018
Contemporary R&B
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
87
41
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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