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77.

Lemon Demon - Spirit Phone
February 29, 2016
Synthpop, Geek Rock, Indietronica, New Wave
USER SCORE
82
1,931 ratings
Amazon
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79.

pilotredsun - Achievement
March 29, 2016
IDM, Sequencer & Tracker, Chiptune
USER SCORE
82
540 ratings
Amazon
Spotify

80.

Noname - Telefone
July 31, 2016
Jazz Rap, Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
82
2,314 ratings
Amazon
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Spotify

81.

Salmo - Hellvisback
February 5, 2016
Hardcore Hip Hop, Rap Rock
USER SCORE
81
154 ratings
Amazon
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Spotify

82.

מזמור [Mizmor] - Yodh
August 12, 2016
Doom Metal
USER SCORE
81
88 ratings
Amazon
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Spotify

83.

The Crane Wives - Foxlore
April 2, 2016
Americana, Indie Folk
USER SCORE
81
199 ratings
Amazon
Spotify

86.

SHINee - 1 of 1
October 5, 2016
Contemporary R&B, K-Pop, Dance-Pop
USER SCORE
81
437 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

88.

DEAN - 130 Mood: TRBL
March 25, 2016
Alternative R&B, K-Pop
USER SCORE
81
455 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

89.

Haken - Affinity
April 29, 2016
Progressive Metal
USER SCORE
81
258 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

90.

LADIES' CODE - STRANG3R
October 13, 2016
K-Pop, Contemporary R&B
USER SCORE
81
125 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

94.

The Gerogerigegege - 燃えない灰 [Moenai Hai]
April 20, 2016
Dark Ambient
USER SCORE
81
838 ratings
Amazon

95.

The Dillinger Escape Plan - Dissociation
October 14, 2016
Mathcore
USER SCORE
81
581 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

96.

Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation
October 21, 2016
Electropop, Synthpop
USER SCORE
81
5,892 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

97.

Wormrot - Voices
October 14, 2016
Grindcore
USER SCORE
81
455 ratings
Amazon
Music
Spotify

98.

Big Thief - Masterpiece
May 27, 2016
Indie Rock, Alternative Rock
USER SCORE
81
3,123 ratings
Amazon
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