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Highest Rated Albums of 2007
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Indietronica
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Post-Punk
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2007
2008
2009
1.
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
April 18, 2007
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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2.
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
March 6, 2007
Indie Rock
Score
100
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3.
Róisín Murphy - Overpowered
October 15, 2007
Electropop
Score
100
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4.
Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago
July 8, 2007
Indie Folk
Score
100
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5.
Justice - †
July 10, 2007
Electronic
Score
100
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6.
Tegan and Sara - The Con
July 24, 2007
Indie Pop
Score
100
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7.
Liars - Liars
August 28, 2007
Experimental Rock
Score
100
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8.
Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English
June 5, 2007
Grime
Score
100
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9.
Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
May 15, 2007
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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10.
The Go! Team - Proof of Youth
September 11, 2007
Indie Rock
Score
100
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11.
Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II
October 23, 2007
Rock
Score
100
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12.
The Good, the Bad & the Queen - The Good, the Bad & the Queen
January 22, 2007
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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13.
Richard Hawley - Lady's Bridge
August 20, 2007
Chamber Pop
Score
100
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14.
Manu Chao - La Radiolina
September 4, 2007
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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15.
Hard-Fi - Once Upon a Time in the West
August 30, 2007
Indie Rock
Score
100
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16.
KT Tunstall - Drastic Fantastic
September 10, 2007
Pop Rock
Score
100
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17.
Ry Cooder - My Name Is Buddy
March 5, 2007
Score
100
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18.
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
June 26, 2007
Alt-Country
Score
80
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19.
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
May 15, 2007
Alt-Country
Score
80
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20.
M.I.A. - Kala
August 21, 2007
Electropop
Score
80
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21.
LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver
March 20, 2007
Dance Punk
Score
80
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22.
Grinderman - Grinderman
April 10, 2007
Garage Rock
Score
80
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23.
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
June 19, 2007
Garage Rock
Score
80
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24.
Kanye West - Graduation
September 11, 2007
Hip Hop
Score
80
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25.
Lupe Fiasco - The Cool
December 18, 2007
Hip Hop
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Observer awarded albums throughout 2007.
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