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Highest Rated Albums of 2017
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This is an ordered list of Sputnikmusic's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out
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1
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Ryuichi Sakamoto - async
April 28, 2017
Ambient
,
Modern Classical
Score
100
Source →
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Music
Spotify
2
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Ruston Kelly - Halloween
April 7, 2017
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Benjamin Clementine - I Tell A Fly
September 29, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
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Do Make Say Think - Stubborn Persistent Illusions
May 9, 2017
Post-Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
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Brand New - Science Fiction
August 17, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Emo
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
June 16, 2017
Progressive Folk
,
Chamber Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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The Menzingers - After the Party
February 3, 2017
Punk Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
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Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
July 28, 2017
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
96
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
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Fen - Winter
March 17, 2017
Atmospheric Black Metal
,
Post-Black Metal
Score
96
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Belle and Sebastian - How to Solve Our Human Problems (Part 1)
December 8, 2017
Indie Pop
Score
94
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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The National - Sleep Well Beast
September 8, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
94
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
June 23, 2017
Experimental Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
94
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Bansheebeat - Techo Deluxe
March 27, 2017
Score
94
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
February 21, 2017
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
94
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Earth Groans - Renovate
May 12, 2017
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
16
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Evilfeast - Elegies of the Stellar Wind
December 15, 2017
Atmospheric Black Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
17
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Charli XCX - Number 1 Angel
March 10, 2017
Electropop
,
Bubblegum Bass
,
Hyperpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
October 27, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
,
Slowcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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billy woods - Known Unknowns
June 9, 2017
Abstract Hip Hop
,
East Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Mark Templeton - Gentle Heart
June 20, 2017
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
22
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Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes - Modern Ruin
January 27, 2017
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Sólstafir - Berdreyminn
May 26, 2017
Post-Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Propagandhi - Victory Lap
September 29, 2017
Hardcore Punk
,
Melodic Hardcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Godflesh - Post Self
November 17, 2017
Industrial Metal
,
Post-Metal
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Sputnikmusic awarded albums throughout 2017.
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