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Highest Rated Albums of 2019

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1. William Ryan Fritch - Deceptive Cadence: Music For Film Volume I & II

William Ryan Fritch - Deceptive Cadence: Music For Film Volume I & II
May 17, 2019
Score
100
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2. Full of Hell - Weeping Choir

Full of Hell - Weeping Choir
May 17, 2019
Grindcore
Score
100
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3. Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?

Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?
January 18, 2019
Indie Rock
Score
90
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4. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow

Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
January 18, 2019
Indie Pop
Score
90
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5. The O'Jays - The Last Word

The O'Jays - The Last Word
April 19, 2019
Score
90
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6. Whitechapel - The Valley

Whitechapel - The Valley
March 29, 2019
Deathcore
Score
90
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7. Sneaks - Highway Hypnosis

Sneaks - Highway Hypnosis
January 25, 2019
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
90
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8. Hayes Carll - What It Is

Hayes Carll - What It Is
February 15, 2019
Country
Score
90
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9. Spellling - Mazy Fly

Spellling - Mazy Fly
February 22, 2019
Minimal Synth
Score
90
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10. Perfect Son - Cast

Perfect Son - Cast
February 15, 2019
Synthpop
Score
90
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11. Jenny Lewis - On the Line

Jenny Lewis - On the Line
March 22, 2019
Pop Rock
Score
90
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12. ​Ben Shemie - A Skeleton

​Ben Shemie - A Skeleton
February 15, 2019
Score
90
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13. Mark Morton - Anesthetic

Mark Morton - Anesthetic
March 1, 2019
Alternative Metal
Score
90
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14. Departure Chandelier - Antichrist Rise to Power

Departure Chandelier - Antichrist Rise to Power
February 28, 2019
Black Metal
Score
90
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15. UNKLE - The Road: Part II / Lost Highway

UNKLE - The Road: Part II / Lost Highway
March 29, 2019
Art Pop
Score
90
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16. Ibibio Sound Machine - Doko Mien

Ibibio Sound Machine - Doko Mien
March 22, 2019
Score
90
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17. Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs

Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs
March 8, 2019
Indie Folk
Score
90
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18. Gary Clark Jr. - This Land

Gary Clark Jr. - This Land
February 22, 2019
Blues Rock
Score
90
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19. PUP - Morbid Stuff

PUP - Morbid Stuff
April 5, 2019
Pop Punk
Score
90
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20. Pissgrave - Posthumous Humiliation

Pissgrave - Posthumous Humiliation
March 1, 2019
Death Metal
Score
90
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21. Cherushii & Maria Minerva - Cherushii & Maria Minerva

Cherushii & Maria Minerva - Cherushii & Maria Minerva
February 15, 2019
Deep House
Score
90
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22. Marc Durkee - Remain in Stasis

Marc Durkee - Remain in Stasis
January 18, 2019
Score
90
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23. Jayda G - Significant Changes

Jayda G - Significant Changes
March 22, 2019
Deep House
Score
90
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24. Employed to Serve - Eternal Forward Motion

Employed to Serve - Eternal Forward Motion
May 10, 2019
Post-Hardcore
Score
90
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25. Glen Hansard - This Wild Willing

Glen Hansard - This Wild Willing
April 12, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Exclaim! awarded albums throughout 2019.
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