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Highest Rated Albums of 2017
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Genre
This is an ordered list of The 405's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out The 405's Year End List.

1. John Carpenter - Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998

John Carpenter - Anthology: Movie Themes 1974-1998
October 20, 2017
Score
100
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2. Brand New - Science Fiction

Brand New - Science Fiction
August 17, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
100
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3. Converge - The Dusk In Us

Converge - The Dusk In Us
November 3, 2017
Metalcore
Score
95
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4. The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Always Foreign

The World Is a Beautiful Place and I Am No Longer Afraid to Die - Always Foreign
September 29, 2017
Emo
Score
95
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5. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Luciferian Towers

Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Luciferian Towers
September 22, 2017
Post-Rock
Score
95
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6. Everything Everything - A Fever Dream

Everything Everything - A Fever Dream
August 18, 2017
Art Pop
Score
95
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7. Perfume Genius - No Shape

Perfume Genius - No Shape
May 5, 2017
Art Pop
Score
95
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8. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
95
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9. The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir

The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir
March 10, 2017
Indie Pop
Score
95
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10. Björk - Utopia

Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
Score
90
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11. Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights

Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
October 27, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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12. Kelela - Take Me Apart

Kelela - Take Me Apart
October 6, 2017
Alternative R&B
Score
90
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13. Moses Sumney - Aromanticism

Moses Sumney - Aromanticism
September 22, 2017
Art Pop
Score
90
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14. Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun

Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun
September 22, 2017
Gothic Rock
Score
90
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15. LCD Soundsystem - American Dream

LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
September 1, 2017
Dance Punk
Score
90
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16. The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding

The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
August 25, 2017
Heartland Rock
Score
90
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17. Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life

Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
July 21, 2017
Dream Pop
Score
90
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18. Jay-Z - 4:44

Jay-Z - 4:44
June 30, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
90
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19. Aviator - Loneliness Leaves The Light On For Me

Aviator - Loneliness Leaves The Light On For Me
June 23, 2017
Score
90
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20. Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up

Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
June 16, 2017
Folk
Score
90
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21. Lorde - Melodrama

Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Art Pop
Score
90
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22. Big Thief - Capacity

Big Thief - Capacity
June 9, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
90
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23. London Grammar - Truth Is a Beautiful Thing

London Grammar - Truth Is a Beautiful Thing
June 9, 2017
Art Pop
Score
90
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24. Amber Coffman - City of No Reply

Amber Coffman - City of No Reply
June 2, 2017
Indie Pop
Score
90
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25. Perera Elsewhere - All Of This

Perera Elsewhere - All Of This
June 2, 2017
Trip Hop
Score
90
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The 405 awarded albums throughout 2017.
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