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This is an ordered list of Rolling Stone's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out
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Neil Young - Hitchhiker
September 8, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
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90
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Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Hip Hop
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90
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U2 - Songs of Experience
December 1, 2017
Pop Rock
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90
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Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 2
December 1, 2017
Country
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80
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Tracy Bonham - Modern Burdens
October 11, 2017
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80
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Leon Russell - On A Distant Shore
September 22, 2017
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80
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Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself
October 27, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
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80
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Soul of a Woman
November 17, 2017
Soul
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80
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Sam Smith - The Thrill of It All
November 3, 2017
Pop Soul
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80
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Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
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80
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St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Art Pop
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80
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Taylor Swift - reputation
November 10, 2017
Electropop
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80
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Nubya Garcia - Nubya's 5ive
May 9, 2017
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80
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Beck - Colors
October 13, 2017
Alternative Dance
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80
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Nine Inch Nails - Add Violence
July 21, 2017
Industrial Rock
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80
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid
October 6, 2017
Art Pop
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80
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Alan Vega - IT
July 14, 2017
Industrial
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80
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Kesha - Rainbow
August 11, 2017
Pop Rock
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80
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Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far From Over
August 25, 2017
Jazz
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80
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LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
September 1, 2017
Dance Punk
Score
80
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Jay-Z - 4:44
June 30, 2017
Hip Hop
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80
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Rostam - Half-Light
September 15, 2017
Art Pop
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80
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Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
August 25, 2017
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life
September 29, 2017
Indie Rock
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80
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Arcade Fire - Everything Now
July 28, 2017
Alternative Dance
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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 2017.
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