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Highest Rated Albums of 2017
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Indie Rock
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Pop Rap
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1.
Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now
February 17, 2017
Indie Pop
Score
100
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Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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3.
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
100
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Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life
January 27, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
91
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5.
The xx - I See You
January 13, 2017
Indie Pop
Score
91
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Ryan Adams - Prisoner
February 17, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
91
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7.
Spoon - Hot Thoughts
March 17, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
91
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8.
Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
February 21, 2017
Art Pop
Score
91
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9.
Depeche Mode - Spirit
March 17, 2017
Synthpop
Score
91
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10.
Little Big Town - The Breaker
February 24, 2017
Country
Score
91
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11.
Bleachers - Gone Now
June 2, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
91
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12.
HAIM - Something to Tell You
July 7, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
91
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13.
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
June 23, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
91
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14.
LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
September 1, 2017
Dance Punk
Score
91
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15.
Kesha - Rainbow
August 11, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
91
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16.
Pink - Beautiful Trauma
October 13, 2017
Pop
Score
91
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17.
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
October 13, 2017
Folk Rock
Score
91
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18.
St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Art Pop
Score
91
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19.
U2 - Songs of Experience
December 1, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
83
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20.
Sampha - Process
February 3, 2017
Alternative R&B
Score
83
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21.
Drake - More Life
March 18, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
83
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22.
Big Sean - I Decided.
February 3, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
83
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23.
The Shins - Heartworms
March 10, 2017
Indie Pop
Score
83
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24.
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
April 7, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
83
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25.
Blondie - Pollinator
May 5, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
83
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Entertainment Weekly awarded albums throughout 2017.
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