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Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20th, 2016
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
89
3258 reviews
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2
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Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
September 27th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
89
2207 reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
3
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David Bowie - Blackstar
January 8th, 2016
Art Rock
USER SCORE
87
1904 reviews
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Spotify
4
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Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8th, 2016
Art Rock
USER SCORE
87
2434 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
5
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A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
November 11th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
86
1130 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
6
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9th, 2016
Art Rock
USER SCORE
85
901 reviews
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iTunes
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Spotify
7
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Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
May 20th, 2016
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
85
1263 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
8
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Death Grips - Bottomless Pit
May 6th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
84
1469 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
9
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The Blasting Company - Over the Garden Wall
July 8th, 2016
USER SCORE
84
47 reviews
Amazon
10
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Justin Hurwitz - La La Land
December 9th, 2016
USER SCORE
84
46 reviews
Amazon
11
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Kate Bush - Before the Dawn
December 2nd, 2016
Art Pop
USER SCORE
84
40 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
12
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Old Gray - Slow Burn
December 9th, 2016
Screamo
USER SCORE
84
25 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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13
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Slow Dakota - The Ascension of Slow Dakota
July 22nd, 2016
Baroque Pop
USER SCORE
84
42 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
14
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Uyama Hiroto - Freeform Jazz
November 2nd, 2016
USER SCORE
84
44 reviews
Amazon
15
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BK - Castelos & Ruínas
October 19th, 2016
USER SCORE
84
45 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
16
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Swans - The Glowing Man
June 17th, 2016
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
83
594 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
17
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Utada Hikaru - Fantôme
September 28th, 2016
J-Pop
USER SCORE
83
68 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
18
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Mick Gordon - Doom: Original Game Soundtrack
September 28th, 2016
USER SCORE
83
60 reviews
Amazon
19
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Klô Pelgag - L'étoile thoracique
November 4th, 2016
Chamber Pop
USER SCORE
83
48 reviews
Amazon
20
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Solange - A Seat at the Table
September 30th, 2016
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
83
1097 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
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Beyoncé - Lemonade
April 23rd, 2016
R&B
USER SCORE
83
1970 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
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Angel Olsen - My Woman
September 2nd, 2016
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
83
959 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
23
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KA - Honor Killed the Samurai
August 13th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
83
315 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
24
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Frank Ocean - Endless
August 19th, 2016
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
83
484 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
25
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Jeff Rosenstock - WORRY.
October 14th, 2016
Power Pop
USER SCORE
82
427 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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