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Min. Ratings
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1.

Frank Ocean - Blonde
August 20th, 2016
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
89
3641 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

2.

Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
September 27th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
89
2421 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

3.

David Bowie - Blackstar
January 8th, 2016
Art Rock
USER SCORE
87
2075 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

4.

Radiohead - A Moon Shaped Pool
May 8th, 2016
Art Rock
USER SCORE
86
2646 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

A Tribe Called Quest - We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service
November 11th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
86
1217 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

6.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
September 9th, 2016
Art Rock
USER SCORE
85
958 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

7.

Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial
May 20th, 2016
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
85
1375 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

8.

Mick Gordon - Doom: Original Game Soundtrack
September 28th, 2016
USER SCORE
85
65 reviews
Amazon

9.

BK - Castelos & Ruínas
October 19th, 2016
USER SCORE
84
54 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

10.

Death Grips - Bottomless Pit
May 6th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
84
1607 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

11.

Justin Hurwitz - La La Land
December 9th, 2016
USER SCORE
84
57 reviews
Amazon

12.

Swans - The Glowing Man
June 17th, 2016
Post-Rock
USER SCORE
84
656 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

13.

Solange - A Seat at the Table
September 30th, 2016
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
83
1176 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

14.

Frank Ocean - Endless
August 19th, 2016
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
83
556 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music

15.

The Blasting Company - Over the Garden Wall
July 8th, 2016
USER SCORE
83
57 reviews
Amazon

16.

Beyoncé - Lemonade
April 23rd, 2016
R&B
USER SCORE
83
2162 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

17.

Utada Hikaru - Fantôme
September 28th, 2016
J-Pop
USER SCORE
83
74 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music

18.

Angel Olsen - My Woman
September 2nd, 2016
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
82
1014 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

19.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Nonagon Infinity
April 29th, 2016
Psychedelic Rock
USER SCORE
82
863 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

20.

Bruno Pernadas - Those Who Throw Objects at the Crocodiles Will Be Asked to Retrieve Them
September 23rd, 2016
Jazz
USER SCORE
82
60 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

21.

Jeff Rosenstock - WORRY.
October 14th, 2016
Power Pop
USER SCORE
82
466 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
December 25th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
1446 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

23.

Céu - Tropix
March 25th, 2016
Art Pop
USER SCORE
82
143 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

24.

KA - Honor Killed the Samurai
August 13th, 2016
Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
348 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Lemon Demon - Spirit Phone
February 29th, 2016
Synthpop
USER SCORE
82
172 reviews
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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