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This is an ordered list of SPIN's highest rated albums of 2007. Check out
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1
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M.I.A. - Kala
August 21, 2007
UK Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
90
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2
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Prince - Planet Earth
July 15, 2007
Funk
,
Pop Rock
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
90
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3
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Common - Finding Forever
July 31, 2007
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
90
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Spotify
4
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Against Me! - New Wave
July 10, 2007
Punk Rock
,
Pop Punk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Queens of the Stone Age - Era Vulgaris
June 12, 2007
Alternative Rock
,
Stoner Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
6
.
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
March 5, 2007
Indie Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Tori Amos - American Doll Posse
May 1, 2007
Alternative Rock
,
Pop Rock
Score
90
Source →
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Music
Spotify
8
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LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
March 12, 2007
Dance-Punk
,
Indietronica
,
Alternative Dance
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Burial - Untrue
November 6, 2007
Future Garage
,
Dubstep
Score
90
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Fall Out Boy - Infinity on High
February 6, 2007
Pop Punk
,
Pop Rock
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
11
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Vic Chesnutt - North Star Deserter
September 11, 2007
Slowcore
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Contemporary Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Collie Buddz - Collie Buddz
July 3, 2007
Reggae
,
Reggaeton
,
Dancehall
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
13
.
Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha
March 20, 2007
Chamber Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Little Brother - Getback
October 23, 2007
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
15
.
Dropkick Murphys - The Meanest of Times
September 18, 2007
Celtic Punk
,
Punk Rock
,
Folk Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter - Like, Love, Lust & the Open Halls of the Soul
February 6, 2007
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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The Fiery Furnaces - Widow City
October 9, 2007
Indie Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Progressive Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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HIM - Venus Doom
September 14, 2007
Gothic Metal
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Nellie McKay - Obligatory Villagers
September 25, 2007
Jazz Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
20
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Christine Fellows - Nevertheless
November 6, 2007
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Grinderman - Grinderman
April 10, 2007
Punk Blues
,
Blues Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Meat Puppets - Rise to Your Knees
July 17, 2007
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify
23
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Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
October 9, 2007
Singer-Songwriter
,
Jazz-Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Black Dice - Load Blown
October 23, 2007
Electronic
,
Noise
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Figurines - When The Deer Wore Blue
September 11, 2007
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings SPIN awarded albums throughout 2007.
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