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1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 16, 2015
Hip Hop
Critic Score
95
37 reviews
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2. D'Angelo - Black Messiah

D'Angelo - Black Messiah
December 15, 2014
Neo-Soul
Critic Score
93
25 reviews
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3. Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown

Anaïs Mitchell - Hadestown
March 9, 2010
Folk
Critic Score
92
5 reviews
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4. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Hip Hop
Critic Score
92
35 reviews
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5. Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel

Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel
April 12, 2019
Post-Punk
Critic Score
91
18 reviews
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6. Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
November 22, 2010
Hip Hop
Critic Score
91
38 reviews
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7. Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song

Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song
September 14, 2010
Country
Critic Score
91
6 reviews
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8. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange
July 17, 2012
Alternative R&B
Critic Score
91
33 reviews
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9. Beyoncé - Lemonade

Beyoncé - Lemonade
April 23, 2016
R&B
Critic Score
91
32 reviews
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10. Lorde - Melodrama

Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Art Pop
Critic Score
90
36 reviews
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11. Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down

Ry Cooder - Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down
August 29, 2011
Folk
Critic Score
90
8 reviews
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12. Employed to Serve - Eternal Forward Motion

Employed to Serve - Eternal Forward Motion
May 10, 2019
Post-Hardcore
Critic Score
90
6 reviews
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13. Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me

Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
March 24, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
90
17 reviews
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14. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city
October 22, 2012
Hip Hop
Critic Score
90
27 reviews
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15. Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa

Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa
May 19, 2015
World
Critic Score
90
8 reviews
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16. Deafheaven - Sunbather

Deafheaven - Sunbather
June 11, 2013
Blackgaze
Critic Score
90
20 reviews
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17. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9, 2016
Art Rock
Critic Score
89
30 reviews
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18. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell
March 31, 2015
Indie Folk
Critic Score
89
37 reviews
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19. PJ Harvey - Let England Shake

PJ Harvey - Let England Shake
February 15, 2011
Alternative Rock
Critic Score
89
32 reviews
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20. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
August 3, 2010
Indie Rock
Critic Score
89
35 reviews
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21. Rokia Traoré - Beautiful Africa

Rokia Traoré - Beautiful Africa
January 8, 2013
World
Critic Score
89
6 reviews
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22. Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile

Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile
September 30, 2013
Avant-Garde Jazz
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
Amazon
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23. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
February 10, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
88
34 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

24. Black Peaks - All That Divides

Black Peaks - All That Divides
October 5, 2018
Progressive Rock
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

25. Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy - A Pocket of Wind Resistance

Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy - A Pocket of Wind Resistance
November 17, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Critic Score
88
5 reviews
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