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Adele - 25
November 20, 2015
Soul
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100
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Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
September 25, 2015
Pop Rap
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90
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Wilco - Star Wars
July 16, 2015
Indie Rock
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90
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Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 15, 2015
Hip Hop
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90
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Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
March 24, 2015
Indie Rock
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90
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Bilderbuch - Schick Schock
February 20, 2015
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80
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Coldplay - A Head Full of Dreams
December 4, 2015
Pop Rock
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80
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Eric Church - Mr. Misunderstood
November 6, 2015
Country
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80
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One Direction - Made in the A.M.
November 13, 2015
Pop
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80
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Tracy Bonham - Wax & Gold
August 21, 2015
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80
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Selena Gomez - Revival
October 9, 2015
Pop
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80
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Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Style
October 30, 2015
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Floating Points - Elaenia
November 6, 2015
Electronic
Score
80
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Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete
November 13, 2015
Electronic
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80
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Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
September 18, 2015
Art Pop
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80
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Joanna Newsom - Divers
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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Dr. Dre - Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre
August 7, 2015
Hip Hop
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80
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Don Henley - Cass County
September 25, 2015
Country
Score
80
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Sports - All of Something
October 30, 2015
Shoegaze
Score
80
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Protomartyr - The Agent Intellect
October 9, 2015
Post-Punk
Score
80
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Ought - Sun Coming Down
September 18, 2015
Post-Punk
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80
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Palehound - Dry Food
August 14, 2015
Indie Rock
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80
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Joan Shelley - Over and Even
September 4, 2015
Folk
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80
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Ashley Monroe - The Blade
July 24, 2015
Country
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80
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Craig Finn - Faith in the Future
September 11, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
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80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 2015.
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