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Highest Rated Albums of 2017

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This is an ordered list of Slant Magazine's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out Slant Magazine's Year End List.

1.

The Flaming Lips - Oczy Mlody
January 13, 2017
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
90
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2.

Valerie June - The Order of Time
March 10, 2017
Americana
Score
90
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3.

Rodney Crowell - Close Ties
March 31, 2017
Country
Score
90
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4.

Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
April 7, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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Spotify

5.

Paul Weller - A Kind Revolution
May 12, 2017
Rock
Score
90
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6.

Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Art Pop
Score
90
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iTunes
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7.

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
90
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8.

Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love
July 14, 2017
Power Pop
Score
90
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9.

Robert Plant - Carry Fire
October 13, 2017
Folk Rock
Score
90
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10.

Josh Ritter - Gathering
September 22, 2017
Score
90
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11.

The Orwells - Terrible Human Beings
February 17, 2017
Garage Rock
Score
80
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12.

Bing & Ruth - No Home of the Mind
February 17, 2017
Ambient
Score
80
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13.

The xx - I See You
January 13, 2017
Indie Pop
Score
80
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14.

Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Navigator
March 10, 2017
Americana
Score
80
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15.

Elbow - Little Fictions
February 3, 2017
Art Rock
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Ryan Adams - Prisoner
February 17, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
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Spotify

17.

Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway
February 24, 2017
Folk
Score
80
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iTunes
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Spotify

18.

William Basinski - A Shadow in Time
January 20, 2017
Ambient
Score
80
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19.

Tift Merritt - Stitch of the World
January 27, 2017
Americana
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
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Spotify

20.

Aimee Mann - Mental Illness
March 31, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions
April 7, 2017
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

The Mountain Goats - Goths
May 19, 2017
Indie Folk
Score
80
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iTunes
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23.

Sylvan Esso - What Now
April 28, 2017
Indietronica
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit - The Nashville Sound
June 16, 2017
Americana
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Dan Auerbach - Waiting on a Song
June 2, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
80
Source →
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iTunes
Music
Spotify
NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Slant Magazine awarded albums throughout 2017.
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