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2023
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JPEGMAFIA - HAZARD DUTY PAY!
October 1st, 2021
Hardcore Hip Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
USER SCORE
96
620 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
2
.
Home - Resonance
March 30th, 2021
Synthwave
,
Chillwave
USER SCORE
95
112 ratings
Amazon
3
.
Kanye West & André 3000 - Life of the Party
November 14th, 2021
Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
95
592 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
4
.
Black Country, New Road - Concorde
November 30th, 2021
Art Rock
,
Chamber Pop
,
Post-Rock
,
Indie Rock
USER SCORE
95
359 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
5
.
SPELLLING - Boys at School
May 11th, 2021
Progressive Pop
,
Art Pop
,
Darkwave
USER SCORE
94
210 ratings
Amazon
Spotify
6
.
Little Simz - Introvert
April 21st, 2021
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
USER SCORE
94
483 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
7
.
Injury Reserve - Superman That
September 1st, 2021
Glitch Hop
,
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Experimental
,
Wonky
,
IDM
USER SCORE
94
258 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
8
.
Japanese Breakfast - Paprika
June 3rd, 2021
Chamber Pop
,
Indie Pop
,
Synthpop
USER SCORE
94
75 ratings
Amazon
9
.
파란노을 [Parannoul] - 아름다운 세상 (Beautiful World)
February 22nd, 2021
Shoegaze
,
Emo
USER SCORE
94
109 ratings
Amazon
10
.
Clairo - Amoeba
July 16th, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
USER SCORE
93
93 ratings
Amazon
11
.
Beach House - Superstar
November 10th, 2021
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
93
106 ratings
Amazon
12
.
LINGUA IGNOTA - PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE
June 17th, 2021
Singer-Songwriter
,
Neoclassical Darkwave
USER SCORE
93
132 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
13
.
Kero Kero Bonito - Well Rested
April 21st, 2021
House
,
Indietronica
,
Electropop
USER SCORE
93
106 ratings
Amazon
14
.
Little Simz - I Love You, I Hate You
July 8th, 2021
UK Hip Hop
USER SCORE
93
233 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
15
.
Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever
July 30th, 2021
Noise Pop
,
Pop Rock
USER SCORE
92
389 ratings
Amazon
16
.
Ethel Cain - Crush
March 18th, 2021
Bedroom Pop
,
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
92
52 ratings
Amazon
17
.
yeule - Don't Be So Hard On Your Own Beauty
October 7th, 2021
Indie Folk
,
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
92
110 ratings
Amazon
18
.
Destroy Lonely - hldmyhnd .wav
October 20th, 2021
Trap
,
Southern Hip Hop
USER SCORE
92
73 ratings
Amazon
19
.
Wolf Alice - Delicious Things
June 9th, 2021
Alternative Rock
,
Dream Pop
USER SCORE
92
51 ratings
Amazon
20
.
James Blake - Life Is Not The Same
August 19th, 2021
Art Pop
,
Alternative R&B
USER SCORE
92
131 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
21
.
Squid - Narrator
January 27th, 2021
Post-Punk
,
Experimental Rock
,
Krautrock
,
Art Rock
USER SCORE
92
197 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
22
.
Black Country, New Road - Bread Song
November 2nd, 2021
Art Rock
,
Post-Rock
,
Chamber Folk
USER SCORE
92
280 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
23
.
Kanye East - Fortnite Balls
April 27th, 2021
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Trap
USER SCORE
92
171 ratings
Amazon
24
.
Injury Reserve - Knees
August 11th, 2021
Experimental Hip Hop
,
Experimental Rock
USER SCORE
92
282 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
25
.
Magdalena Bay - You Lose!
September 15th, 2021
Indie Pop
,
Alternative Dance
,
Indietronica
,
Noise Pop
USER SCORE
91
127 ratings
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify
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