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Highest Rated Albums of 2017
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This is an ordered list of Rolling Stone's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out
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U2 - Songs of Experience
December 1, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
90
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Neil Young - Hitchhiker
September 8, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
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Folk Rock
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Contemporary Folk
Score
90
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3
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Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Conscious Hip Hop
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West Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
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4
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Bob Dylan - Triplicate
March 31, 2017
Standards
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Vocal Jazz
Score
90
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5
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Tracy Bonham - Modern Burdens
October 11, 2017
Score
80
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6
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Leon Russell - On A Distant Shore
September 22, 2017
Score
80
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7
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Nubya Garcia - Nubya's 5ive
May 9, 2017
Score
80
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8
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Chris Stapleton - From A Room: Volume 2
December 1, 2017
Contemporary Country
Score
80
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9
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Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
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Glitch Pop
Score
80
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10
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Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Soul of a Woman
November 17, 2017
Soul
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Southern Soul
Score
80
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11
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Taylor Swift - reputation
November 10, 2017
Electropop
Score
80
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12
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Sam Smith - The Thrill of It All
November 3, 2017
Pop Soul
Score
80
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13
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Gord Downie - Introduce Yerself
October 27, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
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Folk
Score
80
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14
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St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Art Pop
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Synthpop
Score
80
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15
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Beck - Colors
October 13, 2017
Alternative Dance
,
Pop Rock
Score
80
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16
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Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid
October 6, 2017
Art Pop
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
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17
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Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life
September 29, 2017
Dream Pop
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Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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18
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Tori Amos - Native Invader
September 8, 2017
Art Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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19
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Rostam - Half-Light
September 15, 2017
Art Pop
,
Indie Pop
Score
80
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20
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The National - Sleep Well Beast
September 8, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
80
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21
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LCD Soundsystem - american dream
September 1, 2017
Dance-Punk
,
New Wave
Score
80
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22
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Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
August 25, 2017
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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23
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Vijay Iyer Sextet - Far From Over
August 25, 2017
Jazz
,
Post-Bop
Score
80
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Music
24
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The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
August 25, 2017
Heartland Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Spotify
25
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Kesha - Rainbow
August 11, 2017
Country Pop
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Pop Rock
,
Pop Soul
Score
80
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Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Rolling Stone awarded albums throughout 2017.
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