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Oathbreaker - Rheia
In
6
Lists
September 30, 2016
Black Metal
,
Blackgaze
Critic Score
70
8
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
49
.
Common - Black America Again
In
8
Lists
November 4, 2016
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
80
14
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
.
Wild Nothing - Life of Pause
In
3
Lists
February 19, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
71
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
.
Blood Orange - Freetown Sound
In
44
Lists
June 27, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Synth Funk
Critic Score
80
39
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
.
Thrice - To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere
In
3
Lists
May 27, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
73
6
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
.
Vektor - Terminal Redux
In
3
Lists
May 6, 2016
Technical Thrash Metal
Critic Score
83
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
.
The 1975 - I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
In
30
Lists
February 26, 2016
Pop Rock
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
69
35
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
43
.
GRiZ - Good Will Prevail
September 23, 2016
Electronic
Amazon
Music
42
.
Phantogram - Three
In
2
Lists
October 7, 2016
Electropop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
66
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
In
61
Lists
September 9, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Rock
Critic Score
91
40
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
40
.
Wet - Don't You
In
2
Lists
January 29, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Alt-Pop
Critic Score
62
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
39
.
Ingrid Michaelson - It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
August 26, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Pop
Critic Score
81
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
.
Moderat - III
In
3
Lists
April 1, 2016
IDM
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
77
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
.
Jon Bellion - The Human Condition
In
2
Lists
June 10, 2016
Alt-Pop
,
Pop Soul
,
Electropop
Critic Score
50
1 review
Amazon
Music
Spotify
36
.
Ian William Craig - Centres
In
8
Lists
July 8, 2016
Ambient
,
Tape Music
Critic Score
82
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
.
Frightened Rabbit - Painting of a Panic Attack
In
6
Lists
April 8, 2016
Indie Rock
Critic Score
74
20
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
.
Lady Gaga - Joanne
In
10
Lists
October 21, 2016
Pop Rock
,
Country Pop
Critic Score
69
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
.
Parquet Courts - Human Performance
In
27
Lists
April 8, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
81
37
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
.
AJJ - The Bible 2
August 19, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Anti-Folk
Critic Score
69
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
.
Rihanna - ANTI
In
44
Lists
January 27, 2016
Contemporary R&B
,
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
70
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
30
.
Warpaint - Heads Up
In
10
Lists
September 23, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
75
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
.
Cass McCombs - Mangy Love
In
14
Lists
August 26, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
78
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
.
M83 - Junk
In
8
Lists
April 8, 2016
Synthpop
Critic Score
61
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
27
.
Nicolas Jaar - Sirens
In
25
Lists
September 30, 2016
Ambient Pop
,
Downtempo
,
Microhouse
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
76
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
26
.
Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book
In
64
Lists
May 13, 2016
Pop Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
In
53
Lists
September 27, 2016
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Glass Animals - How to Be a Human Being
In
11
Lists
August 26, 2016
Alt-Pop
,
Indietronica
Critic Score
74
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Weezer - Weezer (White Album)
In
5
Lists
April 1, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Power Pop
Critic Score
75
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Chairlift - Moth
In
5
Lists
January 22, 2016
Synthpop
,
Alt-Pop
Critic Score
74
26
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth
In
30
Lists
April 15, 2016
Alt-Country
,
Country Soul
,
Progressive Country
Critic Score
85
23
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Paul Simon - Stranger to Stranger
In
14
Lists
June 3, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
Critic Score
82
28
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Touché Amoré - Stage Four
In
9
Lists
September 16, 2016
Post-Hardcore
,
Emocore
Critic Score
83
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid
In
4
Lists
April 29, 2016
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
Critic Score
78
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
ScHoolboy Q - Blank Face LP
In
22
Lists
July 8, 2016
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Gangsta Rap
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
75
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
In
72
Lists
November 11, 2016
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Drake - Views
In
25
Lists
April 29, 2016
Pop Rap
,
Contemporary R&B
Critic Score
67
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
James Blake - The Colour in Anything
In
28
Lists
May 6, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Electronic
,
Ambient Pop
Critic Score
79
34
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
blink-182 - California
In
2
Lists
July 1, 2016
Pop Punk
Critic Score
60
18
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
KAYTRANADA - 99.9%
In
50
Lists
May 6, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
House
,
Funky House
Critic Score
80
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Solange - A Seat at the Table
In
84
Lists
September 30, 2016
Neo-Soul
,
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
88
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
David Bowie - ★ [Blackstar]
In
95
Lists
January 8, 2016
Art Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
,
Experimental Rock
Critic Score
86
45
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Bon Iver - 22, A Million
In
64
Lists
September 30, 2016
Art Pop
,
Folktronica
Critic Score
87
48
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Angel Olsen - MY WOMAN
In
76
Lists
September 2, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
86
39
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Sia - This Is Acting
In
6
Lists
January 29, 2016
Electropop
,
Alt-Pop
Critic Score
65
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Anderson .Paak - Malibu
In
57
Lists
January 15, 2016
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
81
19
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Beyoncé - Lemonade
In
84
Lists
April 23, 2016
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Critic Score
90
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Kanye West - The Life of Pablo
In
70
Lists
February 14, 2016
Pop Rap
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Critic Score
77
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Frank Ocean - Blonde
In
85
Lists
August 20, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
86
42
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
In
82
Lists
May 8, 2016
Art Rock
,
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Critic Score
87
49
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
.
Mitski - Puberty 2
In
56
Lists
June 17, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
85
30
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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