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www.theguardian.com/observer

Highest Rated Albums of 2017

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This is an ordered list of The Observer's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out The Observer's Year End List.

1.

Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy - A Pocket of Wind Resistance
November 17, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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2.

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
100
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3.

Mark Lanegan Band - Gargoyle
April 28, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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4.

Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Navigator
March 10, 2017
Americana
Score
100
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5.

BaBa ZuLa - XX
January 27, 2017
Score
80
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6.

Courtney Pine - Black Notes from the Deep
October 27, 2017
Score
80
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7.

Luedji Luna - Um Corpo no Mundo
October 27, 2017
Score
80
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8.

Chip - League of My Own II
August 11, 2017
UK Hip Hop
Score
80
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Amazon

9.

Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin - Telemann: Concerti per molti stromenti
April 21, 2017
Score
80
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10.

Nabihah Iqbal - Weighing of the Heart
December 1, 2017
Dream Pop
Score
80
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11.

Tom Rogerson & Brian Eno - Finding Shore
December 8, 2017
Ambient
Score
80
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12.

Ken Boothe - Inna de Yard
November 10, 2017
Score
80
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13.

Billy Bragg - Bridges Not Walls
November 3, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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14.

Chief Keef - Dedication
December 1, 2017
Trap Rap
Score
80
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15.

Henry Jamison - The Wilds
October 27, 2017
Score
80
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16.

N.E.R.D. - No_One Ever Really Dies
December 15, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
80
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17.

Fekky - El Clasico
August 4, 2017
Score
80
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18.

Miguel - War & Leisure
December 1, 2017
Alternative R&B
Score
80
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19.

Fever Ray - Plunge
October 27, 2017
Electropop
Score
80
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20.

Willie Watson - Folksinger Vol. 2
September 15, 2017
Folk
Score
80
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21.

Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino - Canzoniere
October 27, 2017
Score
80
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22.

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Soul of a Woman
November 17, 2017
Soul
Score
80
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23.

Seamus Fogarty - The Curious Hand
October 6, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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24.

Yung Lean - Stranger
November 10, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
80
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25.

Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
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 2017.
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