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Budapest Festival Orchestra / Chor Des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Iván Fischer / Gerhild Romberger - Symphony No. 3
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100
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Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 / Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture
May 5, 2017
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100
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Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Bruckner: Symphony No. 9
June 16, 2017
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100
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François-Xavier Roth & Les Siècles - Maurice Ravel: Daphnis & Chloé, Complete Ballet
May 12, 2017
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100
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La Compagnia del Madrigale, Cantica Symphonia, La Pifarescha & Giuseppe Maletto - Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine
April 14, 2017
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100
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Ann Hallenberg & Il Pomo d'Oro - Carnevale 1729
June 16, 2017
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100
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Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin - Telemann: Concerti per molti stromenti
April 21, 2017
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100
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Bunbury - Expectativas
October 20, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
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100
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Cécile McLorin Salvant - Dreams and Daggers
September 29, 2017
Vocal Jazz
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100
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St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Art Pop
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100
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Kip Moore - Slowheart
September 8, 2017
Country
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100
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Osmo Vänskä / Minnesota Orchestra - Mahler: Symphony No. 5
August 4, 2017
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100
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Kelela - Take Me Apart
October 6, 2017
Alternative R&B
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100
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Tyler, the Creator - Flower Boy
July 21, 2017
Experimental Hip Hop
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100
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Nicole Mitchell - Mandorla Awakening II: Emerging Worlds
May 5, 2017
Avant-Garde Jazz
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100
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16
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La Santa Cecilia - Amar y Vivir
May 12, 2017
Latin Pop
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100
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Juanes - Mis Planes Son Amarte
May 12, 2017
Latin Pop
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100
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Café Tacvba - Jei Beibi
May 5, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
100
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The Secret Sisters - You Don't Own Me Anymore
June 9, 2017
Folk
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100
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Jlin - Black Origami
May 19, 2017
Footwork
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100
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Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Art Pop
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100
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Arca - Arca
April 7, 2017
Art Pop
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100
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Mount Eerie - A Crow Looked at Me
March 24, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
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100
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SZA - Ctrl
June 9, 2017
Alternative R&B
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100
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Max Richter - Three Worlds: Music From Woolf Works
January 27, 2017
Modern Classical
Score
100
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings AllMusic awarded albums throughout 2017.
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