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Highest Rated Albums of 2017
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This is an ordered list of Pretty Much Amazing's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out
Pretty Much Amazing's Year End List
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St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Art Pop
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Synthpop
Score
100
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2
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LCD Soundsystem - american dream
September 1, 2017
Dance-Punk
,
New Wave
Score
100
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Music
Spotify
3
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Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Synthpop
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Alt-Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
June 16, 2017
Progressive Folk
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Chamber Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
April 7, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
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Piano Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Open Mike Eagle - Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
September 15, 2017
Abstract Hip Hop
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Conscious Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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King Krule - The OOZ
October 13, 2017
Art Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference
September 29, 2017
Spiritual Jazz
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Zola Jesus - Okovi
September 8, 2017
Art Pop
,
Darkwave
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Luciferian Towers
September 22, 2017
Post-Rock
Score
91
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Spotify
12
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The National - Sleep Well Beast
September 8, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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BROCKHAMPTON - SATURATION II
August 25, 2017
Pop Rap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
August 25, 2017
Heartland Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
July 14, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
June 23, 2017
Experimental Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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The Mountain Goats - Goths
May 19, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
,
Indie Folk
,
Indie Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & James McAlister - Planetarium
June 9, 2017
Art Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Ambient Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Spoon - Hot Thoughts
March 17, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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Sampha - Process
February 3, 2017
Alternative R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life
January 27, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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The xx - I See You
January 13, 2017
Indietronica
,
Alt-Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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21 Savage, Offset & Metro Boomin - Without Warning
October 31, 2017
Trap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
October 27, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slowcore
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Rostam - Half-Light
September 15, 2017
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pretty Much Amazing awarded albums throughout 2017.
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