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Highest Rated Albums of 2015
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Grimes - Art Angels
November 6, 2015
Electropop
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Synthpop
Score
90
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Joanna Newsom - Divers
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
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Chamber Folk
Score
90
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Music
3
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Jenny Hval - Apocalypse, girl
June 9, 2015
Experimental
,
Art Pop
Score
90
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4
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Beach House - Depression Cherry
August 28, 2015
Dream Pop
Score
90
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5
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Datura4 - Demon Blues
July 10, 2015
Score
90
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6
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Holly Herndon - Platform
May 19, 2015
Art Pop
,
Electronic
Score
90
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Spotify
7
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Purity Ring - another eternity
March 3, 2015
Synthpop
,
Alt-Pop
Score
90
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8
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Jack DeJohnette - Made in Chicago
January 19, 2015
Avant-Garde Jazz
Score
90
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Music
9
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Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin - Watershed
September 25, 2015
Score
90
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Amazon
10
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Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love
January 20, 2015
Indie Rock
Score
90
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11
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Troye Sivan - WILD
September 4, 2015
Electropop
,
Synthpop
Score
80
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12
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Mercury Rev - The Light in You
October 2, 2015
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Dream Pop
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
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13
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You Am I - Porridge & Hotsauce
November 6, 2015
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
14
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Sarah Blasko - Eternal Return
November 6, 2015
Art Pop
Score
80
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15
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Twerps - Range Anxiety
January 27, 2015
Indie Pop
Score
80
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16
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Anne McCue - Blue Sky Thinkin'
February 10, 2015
Blues
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
17
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Crazy P - Walk Dance Talk Sing
May 8, 2015
Score
80
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18
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Faith No More - Sol Invictus
May 19, 2015
Alternative Metal
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
19
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Quarters!
May 1, 2015
Psychedelic Rock
,
Jazz-Rock
,
Psychedelic Pop
Score
80
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20
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Raised By Eagles - Diamonds In The Bloodstream
April 20, 2015
Score
80
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21
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Active Child - Mercy
June 16, 2015
Art Pop
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
22
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FFS - FFS
June 8, 2015
Art Rock
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
23
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AKA BAZ - Memento Mori
November 10, 2015
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
24
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Saint Jude - Saint Jude III
August 14, 2015
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
25
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Rand And Holland - Rand And Holland
May 18, 2015
Score
80
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Sydney Morning Herald awarded albums throughout 2015.
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