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This is an ordered list of The Line of Best Fit's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out
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Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Art Pop
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100
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St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Art Pop
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95
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Mammút - Kinder Versions
July 14, 2017
Indie Pop
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95
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Richard Dawson - Peasant
June 2, 2017
Avant-Folk
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95
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Kevin Morby - City Music
June 16, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
95
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SZA - Ctrl
June 9, 2017
Alternative R&B
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95
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Tom Rogerson & Brian Eno - Finding Shore
December 8, 2017
Ambient
Score
90
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Miguel - War & Leisure
December 1, 2017
Alternative R&B
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90
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Bibio - Phantom Brickworks
November 3, 2017
Ambient
Score
90
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Wild Beasts - Punk Drunk & Trembling
October 20, 2017
Art Pop
Score
90
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Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rest
November 17, 2017
Art Pop
Score
90
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Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
October 13, 2017
Folk Rock
Score
90
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Brand New - Science Fiction
August 17, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
90
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Converge - The Dusk In Us
November 3, 2017
Metalcore
Score
90
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Protomartyr - Relatives in Descent
September 29, 2017
Post-Punk
Score
90
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Wolves in the Throne Room - Thrice Woven
September 22, 2017
Atmospheric Black Metal
Score
90
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The Horrors - V
September 22, 2017
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
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Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
July 28, 2017
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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Hurts - Desire
September 29, 2017
Electropop
Score
90
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Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
August 18, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
90
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Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
June 23, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
90
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Mogwai - Every Country's Sun
September 1, 2017
Post-Rock
Score
90
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Algiers - The Underside of Power
June 23, 2017
Post-Punk
Score
90
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Pieces of Juno - Kalopsia
April 28, 2017
Score
90
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Laurel Halo - Dust
June 23, 2017
Ambient Pop
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90
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Line of Best Fit awarded albums throughout 2017.
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