50. Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein – Stranger Things OST
49. Leon Vynehall – Rojus (Designed to Dance)
48. Anna Merdith – Varmints
47. Moodymann – DJ-Kicks
46. NxWorries – Yes Lawd!
45. Sheer Mag – III
44. Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam – I Had a Dream That You Were Mine
43. Kevin Gates – Islah
42. Whitney – Light Upon the Lake
41. Isaiah Rashad – The Sun’s Tirade
40. White Lung – Paradise
39. James Blake – The Colour in Anything
38. KING – We Are KING
37. Parquet Courts – Human Performance
36. G.L.O.S.S. – Trans Day of Revenge
35. YG – Still Brazy
34. dvsn – Sept. 5th
33. Esperanza Spalding – Emily’s D+Evolution
32. ScHoolboy Q – Blank Face LP
31. Joey Purp – iiiDrops
30. Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch
29. Maxwell – blackSUMMERS’night
28. Rihanna – ANTI
27. Kamaiyah – A Good Night in the Ghetto
26. Kevin Morby – Singing Saw
25. Kaytranada – 99.9%
24. Nicolas Jaar – Sirens
23. Mitski – Puberty 2
22. Frankie Cosmos – Next Thing
21. Jamila Woods – HEAVN
20. Danny Brown – Atrocity Exhibition
19. ANOHNI – HOPELESSNESS
18. Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered
17. Leonard Cohen – You Want it Darker
16. The Avalanches – Wildflower
15. Car Seat Headrest – Teens of Denial
14. Young Thug – Jeffery
13. Anderson .Paak – Malibu
12. Blood Orange – Freetown Sound
11. Angel Olsen – My Woman
10. Bon Iver – 22, A Million
9. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
8. Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
7. Solange – A Seat at the Table
6. David Bowie – Blackstar
5. Kanye West – The Life of Pablo
4. Frank Ocean – Blond
3. A Tribe Called Quest – We got it from Here…Thank You 4 Your Service
2. Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book
1. Beyoncé – Lemonade
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