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Highest Rated Albums of 2017

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1.

Lankum - Between the Earth and Sky
October 27, 2017
Folk
Score
100
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2.

Fever Ray - Plunge
October 27, 2017
Electropop
Score
100
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3.

Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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4.

Kacy & Clayton - The Siren's Song
August 18, 2017
Psychedelic Folk
Score
100
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5.

Paul Draper - Spooky Action
August 11, 2017
Score
100
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6.

Tyler Childers - Purgatory
August 4, 2017
Country
Score
100
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7.

Peter Perrett - How The West Was Won
June 30, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
100
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8.

Circle - Terminal
June 23, 2017
Space Rock
Score
100
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9.

LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
September 1, 2017
Dance Punk
Score
100
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10.

Chelsea Wolfe - Hiss Spun
September 22, 2017
Gothic Rock
Score
100
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11.

Sparks - Hippopotamus
September 8, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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12.

Matthew Ryan - Hustle up Starlings
May 12, 2017
Score
100
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13.

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

Aldous Harding - Party
May 19, 2017
Folk
Score
100
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15.

Moon Duo - Occult Architecture, Vol. 2
May 5, 2017
Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
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16.

The Afghan Whigs - In Spades
May 5, 2017
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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17.

Roger Waters - Is This the Life We Really Want?
June 2, 2017
Progressive Rock
Score
100
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18.

Chilly Gonzales & Jarvis Cocker - Room 29
March 17, 2017
Chamber Pop
Score
100
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19.

Paul Weller - A Kind Revolution
May 12, 2017
Rock
Score
100
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20.

Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
April 7, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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21.

Part Chimp - Iv
April 14, 2017
Noise Rock
Score
100
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22.

Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
February 21, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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23.

Nadia Reid - Preservation
March 3, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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24.

Power Trip - Nightmare Logic
February 24, 2017
Thrash Metal
Score
100
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Spotify

25.

Tinariwen - Elwan
February 10, 2017
World
Score
100
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Record Collector awarded albums throughout 2017.
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