50. Sturgill Simpson / A Sailor’s Guide to Earth 49. Moodymann / DJ-Kicks 48. Pinegrove / Cardinal 47. Maren Morris / Hero 46. Bat for Lashes / The Bride 45. Oranssi Pazuzu / Varahtelija 44. Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith / A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke 43. Marissa Nadler / Strangers 42. Bruno Mars / 24K Magic 41. Whitney / Light Upon the Lake
40. Miranda Lambert / The Weight of These Wings 39. YG / Still Brazy 38. Maxwell / black SUMMERS’ night 37. White Lung / Paradise 36. The Avalanches / Wildflower 35. Car Seat Headrest / Teens of Denial 34. dvsn / Sept. 5th 33. Kamaiyah / A Good Night in the Ghetto 32. Parquet Courts / Human Performance 31. The Hotelier / Goodness
30. Jenny Hval / Blood Bitch 29. Cymbals Eat Guitars / Pretty Years 28. Kaytranada / 99.9% 27. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds / Skeleton Tree 26. ScHoolboy Q / Blank Face LP 25. Nicolas Jaar / Sirens 24. Anderson .Paak / Malibu 23. Joyce Manor / Cody 22. Kevin Gates / Islah 21. KING / We Are KING
20. Kendrick Lamar / untitled unmastered. 19. ANOHNI / Hopelessness 18. Esperanza Spalding / Emily’s D+Evolution 17. Young Thug / JEFFERY 16. Danny Brown / Atrocity Exhibition 15. Leonard Cohen / You Want It Darker 14. Mitski / Puberty 2 13. Kanye West / The Life of Pablo 12. Rihanna / ANTI 11. Blood Orange / Freetown Sound
10. Bon Iver / 22, A Million
9. Angel Olsen / My Woman
8. Radiohead / A Moon Shaped Pool
7. Chance the Rapper / Coloring Book
6. Beyonce / Lemonade
5. The 1975 / I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it
4. A Tribe Called Quest / We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your service