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1.
Deerhunter - Fading Frontier
October 16, 2015
Indie Rock
Score
100
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2.
Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
March 18, 2016
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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3.
White Lung - Paradise
May 6, 2016
Noise Rock
Score
100
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4.
Tegan and Sara - Love You to Death
June 3, 2016
Synthpop
Score
100
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5.
Skepta - Konnichiwa
May 6, 2016
Grime
Score
100
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6.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9, 2016
Art Rock
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100
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7.
Jamie T - Trick
September 2, 2016
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
100
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8.
Wiley - Godfather
January 13, 2017
Grime
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100
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9.
Laura Marling - Semper Femina
March 10, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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10.
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
December 25, 2016
Hip Hop
Score
100
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11.
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
April 7, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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12.
Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer
February 24, 2017
Grime
Score
100
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13.
Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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14.
Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love
July 14, 2017
Power Pop
Score
100
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15.
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
June 23, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
100
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16.
Arcade Fire - Everything Now
July 28, 2017
Alternative Dance
Score
100
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17.
Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life
September 29, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
100
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18.
LCD Soundsystem - American Dream
September 1, 2017
Dance Punk
Score
100
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19.
The 1975 - A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
November 30, 2018
Art Pop
Score
100
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20.
Ezra Furman - Transangelic Exodus
February 9, 2018
Indie Rock
Score
100
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21.
Dream Wife - Dream Wife
January 26, 2018
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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22.
Hookworms - Microshift
February 2, 2018
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
100
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23.
Shame - Songs of Praise
January 12, 2018
Post-Punk
Score
100
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24.
Jack White - Boarding House Reach
March 23, 2018
Blues Rock
Score
100
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25.
Sunflower Bean - Twentytwo in Blue
March 23, 2018
Pop Rock
Score
100
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2010.
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