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This is an ordered list of SPIN's highest rated albums of 2015. Check out
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Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 15, 2015
Conscious Hip Hop
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Jazz Rap
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West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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2
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Gesloten Cirkel - M012
September 22, 2015
Techno
Score
90
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Amazon
3
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Gesloten Cirkel - M011
September 23, 2015
Techno
Score
90
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Amazon
4
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Deerhunter - Fading Frontier
October 16, 2015
Neo-Psychedelia
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Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Experimental Rock
,
Indie Pop
,
Jangle Pop
Score
90
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Amazon
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5
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Alex G - Beach Music
October 9, 2015
Indie Rock
,
Bedroom Pop
Score
90
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6
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Spectral Wound - Terra Nullius
October 5, 2015
Black Metal
Score
90
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Amazon
7
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Deafheaven - New Bermuda
October 2, 2015
Blackgaze
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Atmospheric Black Metal
Score
90
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8
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Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa
May 19, 2015
Score
90
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9
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Tame Impala - Currents
July 17, 2015
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
90
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Amazon
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10
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Vince Staples - Summertime '06
June 30, 2015
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
90
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Amazon
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11
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Kacey Musgraves - Pageant Material
June 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
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Country Pop
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Country
,
Contemporary Country
Score
90
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Amazon
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12
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Jamie xx - In Colour
June 1, 2015
UK Bass
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Future Garage
Score
90
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13
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Eye - The Future Will Be Repeated
March 9, 2015
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify
14
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Shamir - Ratchet
May 19, 2015
Electropop
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Synthpop
,
Electro-Disco
Score
90
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15
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Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
March 24, 2015
Indie Rock
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slacker Rock
Score
90
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16
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Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
February 10, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
Score
90
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Amazon
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17
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Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
January 20, 2015
Indie Rock
Score
90
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Amazon
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18
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Romulo Fróes - Por Elas Sem Elas
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
MPB
Score
80
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Amazon
19
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Dyke Drama - Tender Resignation
November 16, 2015
Score
80
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Amazon
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20
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Yellow Eyes - Sick with Bloom
December 11, 2015
Black Metal
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
21
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EEK - Kahraba
May 18, 2015
Electro
Score
80
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Amazon
22
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Karina Buhr - Selvática
September 29, 2015
Score
80
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Amazon
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23
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Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood and The Rajasthan Express - Junun
November 20, 2015
Qawwali
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
24
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Laurel Halo - In Situ
September 25, 2015
Ambient Techno
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Techno
,
IDM
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Lice - Lice
November 30, 2015
Hip Hop
,
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
80
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Amazon
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings SPIN awarded albums throughout 2015.
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