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Lankum - Between the Earth and Sky
October 27, 2017
Folk
Score
100
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Fever Ray - Plunge
October 27, 2017
Electropop
Score
100
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3
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Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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4
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Kacy & Clayton - The Siren's Song
August 18, 2017
Psychedelic Folk
Score
100
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5
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Paul Draper - Spooky Action
August 11, 2017
Score
100
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6
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Tyler Childers - Purgatory
August 4, 2017
Country
Score
100
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7
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Peter Perrett - How The West Was Won
June 30, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
100
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8
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Circle - Terminal
June 23, 2017
Space Rock
Score
100
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9
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LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
September 1, 2017
Dance Punk
Score
100
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10
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Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun
September 22, 2017
Gothic Rock
Score
100
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11
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Sparks - Hippopotamus
September 8, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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12
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Matthew Ryan - Hustle up Starlings
May 12, 2017
Score
100
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13
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Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
100
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14
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Aldous Harding - Party
May 19, 2017
Folk
Score
100
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15
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Moon Duo - Occult Architecture, Vol. 2
May 5, 2017
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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16
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The Afghan Whigs - In Spades
May 5, 2017
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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17
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Roger Waters - Is This the Life We Really Want?
June 2, 2017
Progressive Rock
Score
100
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18
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Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker - Room 29
March 17, 2017
Chamber Pop
Score
100
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19
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Paul Weller - A Kind Revolution
May 12, 2017
Rock
Score
100
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20
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Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
April 7, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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21
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Part Chimp - Iv
April 14, 2017
Noise Rock
Score
100
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22
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Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
February 21, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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23
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Nadia Reid - Preservation
March 3, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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24
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Power Trip - Nightmare Logic
February 24, 2017
Thrash Metal
Score
100
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25
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Tinariwen - Elwan
February 10, 2017
World
Score
100
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Record Collector awarded albums throughout 2017.
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