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Highest Rated Albums of 2017
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This is an ordered list of Crack Magazine's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out
Crack Magazine's Year End List
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1
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Arca - Arca
April 7, 2017
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
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Thundercat - Drunk
February 24, 2017
Neo-Soul
,
Jazz-Funk
,
Psychedelic Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
July 21, 2017
Alt-Pop
,
Trip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
June 23, 2017
Experimental Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Perfume Genius - No Shape
May 5, 2017
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Slowdive - Slowdive
May 5, 2017
Dream Pop
,
Shoegaze
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
William Basinski - A Shadow in Time
January 20, 2017
Ambient
,
Drone
,
Tape Music
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Hitmakerchinx - Shades & Monsters: FDM Classics
July 21, 2017
Dancehall
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
August 25, 2017
Alternative Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Ploy - Unruly
November 17, 2017
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Godflesh - Post Self
November 17, 2017
Industrial Metal
,
Post-Metal
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Charli XCX - Pop 2
December 15, 2017
Hyperpop
,
Bubblegum Bass
,
Electropop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Loke Rahbek & Frederik Valentin - Buy Corals Online
December 1, 2017
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
15
.
Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Call Super - Arpo
November 10, 2017
IDM
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
DJ Seinfeld - Time Spent Away From U
November 3, 2017
House
,
Outsider House
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
James Holden & The Animal Spirits - The Animal Spirits
November 3, 2017
Electronic
,
Progressive Electronic
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Errorsmith - Superlative Fatigue
October 20, 2017
Minimal Techno
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
John Maus - Screen Memories
October 27, 2017
Hypnagogic Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
DJ Python - Dulce Compañia
September 25, 2017
Deep House
,
Ambient House
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
King Krule - The OOZ
October 13, 2017
Art Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
JASSS - Weightless
September 15, 2017
Experimental
,
Techno
,
Electro-Industrial
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
25
.
Kamasi Washington - Harmony of Difference
September 29, 2017
Spiritual Jazz
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Crack Magazine awarded albums throughout 2017.
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