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1.
Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20th, 2016
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
88
2245 reviews
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2.
Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
September 27th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
88
1517 reviews
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3.
David Bowie - Blackstar
January 8th, 2016
Art Rock
USER SCORE
87
1514 reviews
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4.
Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8th, 2016
Art Rock
USER SCORE
86
1954 reviews
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Spotify
5.
A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
November 11th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
85
810 reviews
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6.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9th, 2016
Art Rock
USER SCORE
85
749 reviews
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7.
Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
May 20th, 2016
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
84
932 reviews
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8.
Death Grips - Bottomless Pit
May 6th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
84
1042 reviews
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9.
Kate Bush - Before the Dawn
December 2nd, 2016
Art Pop
USER SCORE
84
39 reviews
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10.
Solange - A Seat at the Table
September 30th, 2016
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
83
906 reviews
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11.
Swans - The Glowing Man
June 17th, 2016
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
83
421 reviews
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12.
Angel Olsen - My Woman
September 2nd, 2016
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
82
825 reviews
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13.
Beyoncé - Lemonade
April 23rd, 2016
R&B
USER SCORE
82
1542 reviews
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14.
Carne Doce - Princesa
August 24th, 2016
Psychedelic Rock
USER SCORE
82
47 reviews
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Spotify
15.
Frank Ocean - Endless
August 19th, 2016
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
82
349 reviews
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16.
Utada Hikaru - Fantôme
September 28th, 2016
J-Pop
USER SCORE
82
40 reviews
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17.
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
December 25th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
877 reviews
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18.
Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
October 21st, 2016
Singer-Songwriter
USER SCORE
82
316 reviews
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19.
Jeff Rosenstock - WORRY.
October 14th, 2016
Power Pop
USER SCORE
82
267 reviews
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20.
Westside Gunn - Flygod
March 11th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
81
45 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify
21.
SHINee - 1 of 1
October 5th, 2016
K-Pop
USER SCORE
81
41 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22.
KA - Honor Killed the Samurai
August 13th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
81
188 reviews
Amazon
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Spotify
23.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity
April 29th, 2016
Psychedelic Rock
USER SCORE
81
530 reviews
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24.
Noname - Telefone
July 31st, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
81
474 reviews
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Spotify
25.
Céu - Tropix
March 25th, 2016
Art Pop
USER SCORE
81
110 reviews
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