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Highest Rated Albums of 2017
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LCD Soundsystem - american dream
September 1, 2017
Dance-Punk
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New Wave
Score
100
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Rag'n'Bone Man - Human
February 10, 2017
Pop Soul
Score
100
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3
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Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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4
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Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Synthpop
,
Alt-Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
100
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5
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JAY-Z - 4:44
June 30, 2017
East Coast Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify
6
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Eminem - Revival
December 15, 2017
Pop Rap
Score
80
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7
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U2 - Songs of Experience
December 1, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
80
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8
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Morrissey - Low in High School
November 17, 2017
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Pop
Score
80
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9
.
Taylor Swift - reputation
November 10, 2017
Electropop
Score
80
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10
.
Sam Smith - The Thrill of It All
November 3, 2017
Pop Soul
Score
80
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11
.
Liam Gallagher - As You Were
October 6, 2017
Britpop
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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Music
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12
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Kesha - Rainbow
August 11, 2017
Country Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Pop Soul
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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The xx - I See You
January 13, 2017
Indietronica
,
Alt-Pop
Score
80
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14
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Kehlani - SweetSexySavage
January 27, 2017
Alternative R&B
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
15
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Elbow - Little Fictions
February 3, 2017
Art Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Sampha - Process
February 3, 2017
Alternative R&B
,
Neo-Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Nikki Lane - Highway Queen
February 17, 2017
Alt-Country
,
Outlaw Country
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer
February 24, 2017
Grime
,
UK Hip Hop
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
19
.
Temples - Volcano
March 3, 2017
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Psychedelic Pop
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
20
.
Laura Marling - Semper Femina
March 10, 2017
Chamber Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
21
.
Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker - Room 29
March 17, 2017
Chamber Pop
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
22
.
The Big Moon - Love In The 4th Dimension
April 7, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
23
.
Gorillaz - Humanz
April 28, 2017
Electropop
,
Art Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Kasabian - For Crying Out Loud
May 5, 2017
Alternative Dance
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
25
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The Amazons - The Amazons
May 26, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Garage Rock
,
Garage Rock Revival
,
Hard Rock
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Telegraph awarded albums throughout 2017.
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