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D'Angelo - Voodoo
January 25, 2000
Neo-Soul
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100
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Ghostface Killah - Supreme Clientele
February 8, 2000
Hip Hop
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100
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...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead - Source Tags & Codes
February 26, 2002
Alternative Rock
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100
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Radiohead - Kid A
October 2, 2000
Experimental Rock
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100
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Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
April 23, 2002
Alternative Rock
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100
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Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica
June 13, 2000
Indie Rock
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98
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Luomo - Vocal City
May 23, 2000
Microhouse
Score
97
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Keith Fullerton Whitman - Playthroughs
October 21, 2002
Ambient
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97
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Luomo - Vocalcity
May 23, 2000
Electronic
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97
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Arcade Fire - Funeral
September 14, 2004
Indie Rock
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97
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Iran - Iran
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96
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Mouse on Mars - Idiology
April 21, 2001
IDM
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96
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The Fiery Furnaces - Blueberry Boat
July 13, 2004
Art Pop
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96
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Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
January 20, 2009
Psychedelic Pop
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96
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The Wrens - The Meadowlands
September 9, 2003
Indie Rock
Score
95
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OutKast - Stankonia
October 31, 2000
Hip Hop
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95
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Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
August 22, 2002
Post-Punk Revival
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95
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Circulatory System - Circulatory System
August 28, 2001
Psychedelic Rock
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95
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The Avalanches - Since I Left You
November 27, 2000
Electronic
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95
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Kanye West - Late Registration
August 30, 2005
Hip Hop
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95
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Erykah Badu - Mama's Gun
November 21, 2000
Neo-Soul
Score
94
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Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
May 23, 2000
Hip Hop
Score
94
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23
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William Basinski - The Disintegration Loops
Ambient
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94
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Fennesz - Endless Summer
July 3, 2001
Glitch
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94
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Dizzee Rascal - Boy in da Corner
July 21, 2003
Grime
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94
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