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Pitchfork's Year End List
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1
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Yves Tumor - Safe in the Hands of Love
September 5, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Post-Industrial
Score
91
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2
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Beach House - 7
May 11, 2018
Dream Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
89
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Earl Sweatshirt - Some Rap Songs
November 30, 2018
Abstract Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
88
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Amazon
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Spotify
4
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ROSALÍA - EL MAL QUERER
November 2, 2018
Flamenco nuevo
,
Flamenco Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
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5
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Mitski - Be the Cowboy
August 17, 2018
Art Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Kamasi Washington - Heaven and Earth
June 22, 2018
Spiritual Jazz
Score
88
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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DJ Koze - Knock Knock
May 4, 2018
Deep House
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Against All Logic - 2012 - 2017
February 17, 2018
Deep House
Score
88
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Low - Double Negative
September 14, 2018
Glitch Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Snail Mail - Lush
June 8, 2018
Indie Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Saba - CARE FOR ME
April 5, 2018
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Cardi B - Invasion of Privacy
April 6, 2018
Trap
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
March 30, 2018
Country Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
87
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Noname - Room 25
September 14, 2018
Jazz Rap
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Let's Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears
June 29, 2018
Art Pop
,
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Score
86
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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John Coltrane - Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album
June 29, 2018
Post-Bop
,
Modal Jazz
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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SOPHIE - OIL OF EVERY PEARL'S UN-INSIDES
June 15, 2018
Bubblegum Bass
,
Deconstructed Club
Score
86
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Skee Mask - Compro
May 15, 2018
Ambient Techno
,
Breakbeat
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Iceage - Beyondless
May 4, 2018
Post-Punk
,
Art Punk
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Kali Uchis - Isolation
April 6, 2018
Neo-Soul
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Amen Dunes - Freedom
March 30, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
U.S. Girls - In a Poem Unlimited
February 16, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Car Seat Headrest - Twin Fantasy (Face to Face)
February 16, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
86
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
November 30, 2018
Art Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Synthpop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Robyn - Honey
October 26, 2018
Synthpop
,
Electropop
,
House
,
Dance-Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
85
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2018.
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