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Silk Sonic - An Evening with Silk Sonic
In
25
Lists
November 12, 2021
Smooth Soul
Critic Score
80
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
49
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Circuit Des Yeux - -io
In
9
Lists
October 22, 2021
Art Pop
Critic Score
79
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
48
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Pink Siifu - GUMBO'!
In
10
Lists
August 2, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
78
6
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
47
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Artifacts - ...and then there's this
October 29, 2021
Avant-Garde Jazz
Amazon
46
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Vadim Repin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig & Andris Nelsons - Sofia Gubaidulina: Dialog: Ich und Du; The Wrath of God; The Light of the End
October 22, 2021
Critic Score
100
1 review
Amazon
45
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Rodrigo Amarante - Drama
July 16, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
83
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
44
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Adia Victoria - A Southern Gothic
In
5
Lists
September 17, 2021
Blues Rock
Critic Score
73
4
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
43
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Yebba - Dawn
In
5
Lists
September 10, 2021
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
78
4
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
42
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Kenny Garrett - Sounds from the Ancestors
August 27, 2021
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
41
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Susana Baca - Palabras Urgentes
October 8, 2021
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
40
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Yasmin Williams - Urban Driftwood
In
10
Lists
January 29, 2021
Contemporary Folk
Critic Score
80
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
39
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MIKE - Disco!
In
4
Lists
June 21, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
80
4
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
38
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Mon Laferte - SEIS
In
3
Lists
April 8, 2021
Latin Pop
Critic Score
80
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
37
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Amythyst Kiah - Wary + Strange
In
7
Lists
June 18, 2021
Blues Rock
Critic Score
79
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
36
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Spellling - The Turning Wheel
In
12
Lists
June 25, 2021
Art Pop
Critic Score
81
13
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
35
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Moor Mother - Black Encyclopedia of the Air
In
10
Lists
September 17, 2021
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
80
9
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
34
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Emily D'Angelo - enargeia
October 8, 2021
Critic Score
90
1 review
Amazon
iTunes
Music
33
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James Brandon Lewis - Jesup Wagon
In
3
Lists
May 7, 2021
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
90
3 reviews
Amazon
32
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Hiatus Kaiyote - Mood Valiant
In
14
Lists
June 25, 2021
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
81
15
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
31
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Doja Cat - Planet Her
In
25
Lists
June 25, 2021
Pop Rap
Critic Score
71
19
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
30
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Lil Nas X - MONTERO
In
37
Lists
September 17, 2021
Pop Rap
Critic Score
81
23
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
29
.
Lukah - When The Black Hand Touches You
January 15, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
28
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Summer Walker - STILL OVER IT
In
18
Lists
November 5, 2021
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
81
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
27
.
Toumani Diabaté & The London Symphony Orchestra - Kôrôlén
April 23, 2021
Modern Classical
Critic Score
73
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
26
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Cleo Sol - Mother
In
15
Lists
August 20, 2021
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
83
4
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
.
Eris Drew - Quivering in Time
In
12
Lists
October 29, 2021
Deep House
Critic Score
80
4
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
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Turnstile - GLOW ON
In
47
Lists
August 27, 2021
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
88
19
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
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Mickey Guyton - Remember Her Name
In
5
Lists
September 24, 2021
Adult Contemporary
Critic Score
75
5
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
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PinkPantheress - to hell with it
In
25
Lists
October 15, 2021
Atmospheric Drum and Bass
Critic Score
86
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Low - HEY WHAT
In
55
Lists
September 10, 2021
Post-Industrial
Critic Score
82
27
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
20
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Injury Reserve - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
In
11
Lists
September 15, 2021
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
81
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
19
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illuminati hotties - Let Me Do One More
In
15
Lists
October 1, 2021
Indie Rock
Critic Score
81
14
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
18
.
Mach-Hommy - Pray For Haiti
In
19
Lists
May 21, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
80
7
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
17
.
Willow - lately i feel EVERYTHING
In
11
Lists
July 16, 2021
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
70
16
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
16
.
Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue
In
6
Lists
September 10, 2021
Trap
Critic Score
72
11
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
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Tems - If Orange Was A Place
In
6
Lists
September 14, 2021
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
75
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
14
.
Adele - 30
In
34
Lists
November 19, 2021
Pop Soul
Critic Score
80
29
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
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Tyler, The Creator - CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST
In
73
Lists
June 25, 2021
West Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
24
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
12
.
Helado Negro - Far In
In
11
Lists
October 22, 2021
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
83
12
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
11
.
Japanese Breakfast - Jubilee
In
61
Lists
June 4, 2021
Indie Pop
Critic Score
86
27
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
10
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Wild Up & Christopher Rountree - Julius Eastman, Vol. 1: Femenine
June 18, 2021
Chamber Music
Critic Score
81
1 review
Amazon
9
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Vince Staples - Vince Staples
In
26
Lists
July 9, 2021
Trap
Critic Score
79
21
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
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Arlo Parks - Collapsed In Sunbeams
In
54
Lists
January 29, 2021
Bedroom Pop
Critic Score
82
36
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
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Arooj Aftab - Vulture Prince
In
15
Lists
April 23, 2021
Chamber Folk
Critic Score
84
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
6
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Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
In
58
Lists
March 26, 2021
Modern Classical
Critic Score
88
25
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
.
C. Tangana - El Madrileño
In
5
Lists
February 26, 2021
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
80
2 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
4
.
Allison Russell - Outside Child
In
9
Lists
May 21, 2021
Folk
Critic Score
83
3 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
3
.
Lucy Dacus - Home Video
In
42
Lists
June 25, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
80
27
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
2
.
Little Simz - Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
In
72
Lists
September 3, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
35
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
1
.
Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
In
38
Lists
January 8, 2021
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
81
10
reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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