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The best albums

Ranked by every score on sleeves, critics' and listeners'. An album with few scores is pulled toward the average until more come in, so one perfect score cannot top the list.

  1. 1channel ORANGEFrank Ocean · 4.8 from 3 scores
  2. 2FuneralArcade Fire · 4.8 from 3 scores
  3. 3LonerismTame Impala · 4.7 from 3 scores
  1. 4In RainbowsRadiohead4.7 from 3 scores
  2. 5Sound of SilverLCD Soundsystem4.7 from 3 scores
  3. 6DAMN.Kendrick Lamar4.7 from 3 scores
  4. 7ThirdPortishead4.7 from 3 scores
  5. 8Atrocity ExhibitionDanny Brown4.5 from 4 scores
  6. 9Since I Left YouThe Avalanches4.8 from 2 scores
  7. 10The Moon & AntarcticaModest Mouse4.8 from 2 scores
  8. 11Be the CowboyMitski4.8 from 2 scores
  9. 12CALL ME IF YOU GET LOSTTyler, The Creator4.8 from 2 scores
  10. 13Turn On the Bright LightsInterpol4.8 from 2 scores
  11. 14MONTEROLil Nas X4.8 from 2 scores
  12. 15Fleet FoxesFleet Foxes4.5 from 3 scores
  13. 16Merriweather Post PavilionAnimal Collective4.5 from 3 scores
  14. 17Speakerboxxx / The Love BelowOutKast4.5 from 3 scores
  15. 18UntrueBurial4.5 from 3 scores
  16. 19good kid, m.A.A.d cityKendrick Lamar4.5 from 3 scores
  17. 20Franz FerdinandFranz Ferdinand4.5 from 3 scores
  18. 21Carrie & LowellSufjan Stevens4.5 from 3 scores
  19. 22SyroAphex Twin4.4 from 4 scores
  20. 23Tomorrow’s HarvestBoards of Canada4.3 from 4 scores
  21. 24Random Access MemoriesDaft Punk4.3 from 4 scores
  22. 25Puberty 2Mitski4.3 from 3 scores
  23. 26CosmogrammaFlying Lotus4.3 from 3 scores
  24. 27MagmaGojira4.3 from 3 scores
  25. 28El CaminoThe Black Keys4.3 from 3 scores
  26. 29Salad DaysMac DeMarco4.3 from 3 scores
  27. 30To Pimp a ButterflyKendrick Lamar4.3 from 3 scores
  28. 31Vampire WeekendVampire Weekend4.3 from 3 scores
  29. 32OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN‐INSIDESSOPHIE4.3 from 3 scores
  30. 33Dawn FMThe Weeknd4.3 from 3 scores
  31. 34KalaM.I.A.4.3 from 3 scores
  32. 35Lost in the DreamThe War on Drugs4.3 from 3 scores
  33. 36Fever RayFever Ray4.3 from 3 scores
  34. 37Run the Jewels 3Run the Jewels4.3 from 3 scores
  35. 38Flower BoyTyler, The Creator4.3 from 3 scores
  36. 39MadvillainyMadvillain4.5 from 2 scores
  37. 40White Blood CellsThe White Stripes4.5 from 2 scores
  38. 41Kid ARadiohead4.5 from 2 scores
  39. 42Yankee Hotel FoxtrotWilco4.5 from 2 scores
  40. 43folkloreTaylor Swift4.5 from 2 scores
  41. 44Mr. Morale & the Big SteppersKendrick Lamar4.5 from 2 scores
  42. 45Is This ItThe Strokes4.5 from 2 scores
  43. 46You Forgot It in PeopleBroken Social Scene4.5 from 2 scores
  44. 47Master of PuppetsMetallica5 from 1 score
  45. 48LowDavid Bowie5 from 1 score
  46. 49Ready to DieThe Notorious B.I.G.5 from 1 score
  47. 50Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandThe Beatles5 from 1 score
  48. 51The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses5 from 1 score
  49. 52Music Has the Right to ChildrenBoards of Canada5 from 1 score
  50. 53Pretty Hate MachineNine Inch Nails5 from 1 score
  51. 54Hounds of LoveKate Bush5 from 1 score
  52. 55Please Please MeThe Beatles5 from 1 score
  53. 56Off the WallMichael Jackson5 from 1 score
  54. 57RumoursFleetwood Mac5 from 1 score
  55. 58Songs in the Key of LifeStevie Wonder5 from 1 score
  56. 59StankoniaOutKast5 from 1 score
  57. 60Appetite for DestructionGuns N’ Roses5 from 1 score
  58. 61The Marshall Mathers LPEminem5 from 1 score
  59. 62Rubber SoulThe Beatles5 from 1 score
  60. 63Abbey RoadThe Beatles5 from 1 score
  61. 64In the Aeroplane Over the SeaNeutral Milk Hotel5 from 1 score
  62. 65The Queen Is DeadThe Smiths5 from 1 score
  63. 66RevolverThe Beatles5 from 1 score
  64. 67IllmaticNas5 from 1 score
  65. 68Bon Iver, Bon IverBon Iver5 from 1 score
  66. 69DummyPortishead5 from 1 score
  67. 70“Heroes”David Bowie5 from 1 score
  68. 71The BeatlesThe Beatles5 from 1 score
  69. 72DrunkThundercat4.1 from 4 scores
  70. 73SettleDisclosure4.1 from 4 scores
  71. 74A Moon Shaped PoolRadiohead4.1 from 4 scores
  72. 75VisionsGrimes4.1 from 4 scores
  73. 76Modern Vampires of the CityVampire Weekend4.2 from 3 scores
  74. 77CurrentsTame Impala4.2 from 3 scores
  75. 78Art AngelsGrimes4.2 from 3 scores
  76. 79Helplessness BluesFleet Foxes4.2 from 3 scores
  77. 80The SuburbsArcade Fire4.2 from 3 scores
  78. 81Trouble Will Find MeThe National4.2 from 3 scores
  79. 82MelodramaLorde4.2 from 3 scores
  80. 83xxThe xx4.2 from 3 scores
  81. 84AnticsInterpol4.2 from 3 scores
  82. 85ContraVampire Weekend4.2 from 3 scores
  83. 86IllinoisSufjan Stevens4.2 from 3 scores
  84. 87Neon BibleArcade Fire4.2 from 3 scores
  85. 88Lullabies to ParalyzeQueens of the Stone Age4.2 from 3 scores
  86. 89This Is HappeningLCD Soundsystem4.2 from 3 scores
  87. 90VeckatimestGrizzly Bear4.2 from 3 scores
  88. 91The Devil and God Are Raging Inside MeBrand New4.2 from 3 scores
  89. 92Hurry Up, We’re DreamingM834.2 from 3 scores
  90. 93The Eminem ShowEminem4.3 from 2 scores
  91. 94HypnotizeSystem of a Down4.3 from 2 scores
  92. 95Yoshimi Battles the Pink RobotsThe Flaming Lips4.3 from 2 scores
  93. 96Happier Than EverBillie Eilish4.3 from 2 scores
  94. 97Songs for the DeafQueens of the Stone Age4.3 from 2 scores
  95. 98ParamoreParamore4.3 from 2 scores
  96. 99The Bones of What You BelieveCHVRCHES4.3 from 2 scores
  97. 100The Slow RushTame Impala4.3 from 2 scores