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The War on Drugs - A Deeper Understanding
August 25, 2017
Heartland Rock
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85
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Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
June 23, 2017
Hip Hop
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85
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Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Art Pop
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85
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Wavves - You're Welcome
May 19, 2017
Indie Rock
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85
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5
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The Mountain Goats - Goths
May 19, 2017
Indie Folk
Score
85
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Kesha - Rainbow
August 11, 2017
Pop Rock
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80
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Queens of the Stone Age - Villains
August 25, 2017
Alternative Rock
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80
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$uicideboy$ - KILL YOUR$ELF Part XV: The Coast of Ashes Saga
May 26, 2017
Score
80
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$uicideboy$ - KILL YOUR$ELF Part XIV: The Vulture Saga
May 26, 2017
Score
80
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$uicideboy$ - KILL YOUR$ELF Part XIII: The Atlantis Saga
May 26, 2017
Score
80
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$uicideboy$ - KILL YOUR$ELF Part XII: The Dark Glacier Saga
May 26, 2017
Score
80
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Shabazz Palaces - Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines
July 14, 2017
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
80
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Big Thief - Capacity
June 9, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
80
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Shabazz Palaces - Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star
July 14, 2017
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
80
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15
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Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
July 14, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
80
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16
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$uicideboy$ - KILL YOUR$ELF Part XI: The Kingdom Comes Saga
May 26, 2017
Score
80
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Amazon
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Lana Del Rey - Lust for Life
July 21, 2017
Dream Pop
Score
80
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18
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Slowdive - Slowdive
May 5, 2017
Dream Pop
Score
80
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19
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Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
July 21, 2017
Experimental Hip Hop
Score
75
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20
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Liars - TFCF
August 25, 2017
Experimental Rock
Score
75
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TLC - TLC
June 30, 2017
R&B
Score
70
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Grizzly Bear - Painted Ruins
August 18, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
70
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23
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Katy Perry - Witness
June 9, 2017
Dance Pop
Score
70
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HAIM - Something to Tell You
July 7, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
70
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Fleet Foxes - Crack-Up
June 16, 2017
Folk
Score
70
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Prefix awarded albums throughout 2017.
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