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This is an ordered list of The Needle Drop's highest rated albums of 2015. Check out
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Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 16, 2015
Hip Hop
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100
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FKA twigs - M3LL155X
August 13, 2015
Art Pop
Score
90
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Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
September 25, 2015
Art Pop
Score
90
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Ghost - Meliora
August 21, 2015
Hard Rock
Score
90
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Kamasi Washington - The Epic
May 5, 2015
Jazz Fusion
Score
90
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Death Grips - The Powers That B
March 31, 2015
Hip Hop
Score
90
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The Pop Group - Citizen Zombie
February 24, 2015
Post-Punk
Score
90
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The Game - The Documentary 2.5
October 16, 2015
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Iglooghost - Chinese Nü Year
October 30, 2015
Wonky
Score
80
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Amazon
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Milo - So the Flies Don't Come
September 25, 2015
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Baroness - Purple
December 18, 2015
Stoner Metal
Score
80
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Travis Scott - Rodeo
September 4, 2015
Hip Hop
Score
80
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The Underachievers - Evermore: The Art of Duality
September 25, 2015
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Oneohtrix Point Never - Garden of Delete
November 13, 2015
Electronic
Score
80
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Cattle Decapitation - The Anthropocene Extinction
August 7, 2015
Grindcore
Score
80
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Joanna Newsom - Divers
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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17
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Panopticon - Autumn Eternal
October 16, 2015
Atmospheric Black Metal
Score
80
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Injury Reserve - Live from the Dentist Office
July 21, 2015
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Ought - Sun Coming Down
September 18, 2015
Post-Punk
Score
80
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Sleaford Mods - Key Markets
July 24, 2015
Post-Punk
Score
80
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21
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Ash Koosha - GUUD
June 9, 2015
Glitch Hop
Score
80
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CZARFACE - Every Hero Needs A Villain
June 15, 2015
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Lil Ugly Mane - Third Side of Tape
April 29, 2015
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Destroyer - Poison Season
August 28, 2015
Chamber Pop
Score
80
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High on Fire - Luminiferous
June 16, 2015
Stoner Metal
Score
80
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Needle Drop awarded albums throughout 2015.
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