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Marie Davidson - Adieux Au Dancefloor
In
2
Lists
October 14, 2016
Electronic
,
Minimal Synth
Critic Score
78
2 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
49
.
Martha - Blisters In the Pit of My Heart
In
7
Lists
July 1, 2016
Pop Punk
,
Indie Rock
Critic Score
79
12
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
48
.
Weyes Blood - Front Row Seat to Earth
In
9
Lists
October 21, 2016
Psychedelic Folk
,
Baroque Pop
Critic Score
79
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
47
.
LVL Up - Return to Love
In
3
Lists
September 23, 2016
Indie Rock
Critic Score
75
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
46
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All Get Out - Nobody Likes a Quitter
October 28, 2016
Amazon
Music
Spotify
45
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Into It. Over It. - Standards
In
4
Lists
March 11, 2016
Midwest Emo
Critic Score
75
10
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
44
.
Frameworks - Smother
July 8, 2016
Screamo
,
Post-Hardcore
,
Melodic Hardcore
Critic Score
73
3 reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
43
.
Hinds - Leave Me Alone
In
16
Lists
January 8, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock
Critic Score
76
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
42
.
Joey Purp - iiiDrops
In
5
Lists
May 27, 2016
Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
76
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
41
.
Parquet Courts - Human Performance
In
27
Lists
April 8, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
81
37
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
.
Basement - Promise Everything
January 29, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Emo
Critic Score
74
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
38
.
White Lung - Paradise
In
16
Lists
May 6, 2016
Noise Rock
,
Punk Rock
Critic Score
76
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
37
.
Modern Baseball - Holy Ghost
In
7
Lists
May 13, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Emo-Pop
Critic Score
79
17
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
36
.
Deftones - Gore
In
9
Lists
April 8, 2016
Alternative Metal
,
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
77
31
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
35
.
Flume - Skin
In
5
Lists
May 27, 2016
Future Bass
,
Glitch Hop
,
Wonky
,
Glitch Pop
Critic Score
71
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
34
.
Jessy Lanza - Oh No
In
20
Lists
May 13, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
UK Bass
,
Synthpop
Critic Score
78
29
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
33
.
Blood Orange - Freetown Sound
In
44
Lists
June 27, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Synth Funk
Critic Score
80
39
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
32
.
Warpaint - Heads Up
In
10
Lists
September 23, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Critic Score
75
32
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
31
.
Explosions In The Sky - The Wilderness
In
8
Lists
April 1, 2016
Post-Rock
Critic Score
76
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
30
.
Twin Peaks - Down In Heaven
In
4
Lists
May 13, 2016
Indie Rock
Critic Score
73
24
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
29
.
DIIV - Is the Is Are
In
9
Lists
February 5, 2016
Dream Pop
,
Shoegaze
Critic Score
72
33
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
28
.
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
27
.
Beyoncé - Lemonade
In
84
Lists
April 23, 2016
Contemporary R&B
,
Pop
Critic Score
90
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
26
.
Noname - Telefone
In
21
Lists
July 31, 2016
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
Critic Score
80
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Kamaiyah - A Good Night in the Ghetto
In
16
Lists
March 14, 2016
Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Critic Score
87
3 reviews
Amazon
24
.
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
23
.
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Pretty Years
In
8
Lists
September 16, 2016
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
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
21
.
Savages - Adore Life
In
28
Lists
January 22, 2016
Post-Punk
Critic Score
80
44
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Skepta - Konnichiwa
In
32
Lists
May 6, 2016
Grime
,
UK Hip Hop
Critic Score
81
22
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Bon Iver - 22, A Million
In
64
Lists
September 30, 2016
Art Pop
,
Folktronica
Critic Score
87
48
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
The Hotelier - Goodness
In
9
Lists
May 27, 2016
Emo
Critic Score
82
13
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
PUP - The Dream Is Over
In
8
Lists
May 27, 2016
Pop Punk
,
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
77
16
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Anderson .Paak - Malibu
In
57
Lists
January 15, 2016
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
81
19
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
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KAYTRANADA - 99.9%
In
50
Lists
May 6, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
House
,
Funky House
Critic Score
80
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Majid Jordan - Majid Jordan
In
2
Lists
February 5, 2016
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
65
11
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Pinegrove - Cardinal
In
18
Lists
February 12, 2016
Indie Rock
Critic Score
78
9
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
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
10
.
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
In
53
Lists
September 27, 2016
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Critic Score
84
36
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
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
8
.
Rihanna - ANTI
In
44
Lists
January 27, 2016
Contemporary R&B
,
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
70
38
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
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
6
.
Touché Amoré - Stage Four
In
9
Lists
September 16, 2016
Post-Hardcore
,
Emocore
Critic Score
83
15
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Balance and Composure - Light We Made
October 7, 2016
Alternative Rock
,
Post-Punk
Critic Score
60
4
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book
In
64
Lists
May 13, 2016
Pop Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Critic Score
86
27
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
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
2
.
Angel Olsen - MY WOMAN
In
76
Lists
September 2, 2016
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
86
39
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
1
.
Frank Ocean - Blonde
In
85
Lists
August 20, 2016
Alternative R&B
,
Art Pop
,
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
86
42
reviews
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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