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Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises
March 26, 2021
Modern Classical
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90
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St. Vincent - Daddy's Home
May 14, 2021
Psychedelic Soul
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90
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Jeff Rosenstock - SKA DREAM
April 20, 2021
Ska
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80
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black midi - Cavalcade
May 26, 2021
Avant-Prog
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80
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Armand Hammer & The Alchemist - HARAM
March 26, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
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80
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Sematary - Rainbow Bridge 3
April 29, 2021
Horrorcore
Score
80
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Black Dresses - Forever In Your Heart
February 14, 2021
Electro-Industrial
Score
80
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Feu! Chatterton - Palais d'argile
March 12, 2021
Art Pop
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80
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Ad Nauseam - Imperative Imperceptible Impulse
February 12, 2021
Avant-Garde Metal
Score
80
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Panopticon - ...And Again Into the Light
May 15, 2021
Atmospheric Black Metal
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80
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BROCKHAMPTON - ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE
April 9, 2021
Hip Hop
Score
80
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Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - CARNAGE
February 25, 2021
Art Rock
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80
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Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales
January 8, 2021
Neo-Soul
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80
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Weezer - OK Human
January 29, 2021
Chamber Pop
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80
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15
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Genesis Owusu - Smiling With No Teeth
March 5, 2021
Neo-Soul
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80
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slowthai - TYRON
February 12, 2021
UK Hip Hop
Score
80
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17
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Black Country, New Road - For the first time
February 5, 2021
Experimental Rock
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80
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18
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Viagra Boys - Welfare Jazz
January 8, 2021
Post-Punk
Score
80
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19
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Porter Robinson - Nurture
April 23, 2021
Synthpop
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80
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Dean Blunt - Black Metal 2
June 11, 2021
Art Pop
Score
70
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Mach-Hommy - Pray For Haiti
May 21, 2021
Abstract Hip Hop
Score
70
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22
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Conway the Machine - La Maquina
April 16, 2021
Boom Bap
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70
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23
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Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR
May 21, 2021
Pop
Score
70
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Sons of Kemet - Black To The Future
May 14, 2021
Jazz
Score
70
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - G_d's Pee AT STATE'S END!
April 2, 2021
Post-Rock
Score
70
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Needle Drop awarded albums throughout 2021.
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