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Dreams and Daggers — Cécile McLorin Salvant
84
Dreams and Daggers
Cécile McLorin Salvant
#1 · 84/100
async — Ryuichi Sakamoto
84
async
Ryuichi Sakamoto
#2 · 84/100
Drunk — Thundercat
72
Drunk
Thundercat
#3 · 72/100
Process — Sampha
66
Process
Sampha
#4 · 66/100
Hellfest 2017 — TRUST
62
Hellfest 2017
TRUST
#5 · 62/100
You Make It Feel Like Christmas — Gwen Stefani
62
You Make It Feel Like Christmas
Gwen Stefani
#6 · 62/100
Heartbreak On A Full Moon Deluxe Edition: Cuffing Season - 12 Days Of Christmas — Chris Brown
62
Heartbreak On A Full Moon Deluxe Edition: Cuffing Season - 12 Days Of Christmas
Chris Brown
#7 · 62/100
Instrumentaux et A Capellas, Vol.2 — Fonky Family
62
Instrumentaux et A Capellas, Vol.2
Fonky Family
#8 · 62/100
John Frusciante presents Trickfinger II — John Frusciante
62
John Frusciante presents Trickfinger II
John Frusciante
#9 · 62/100
More Life — Drake
62
More Life
Drake
#10 · 62/100
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 — Radiohead
62
OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
Radiohead
#11 · 62/100
It's Finally Christmas - EP — Casting Crowns
62
It's Finally Christmas - EP
Casting Crowns
#12 · 62/100
Lust For Life — Lana Del Rey
62
Lust For Life
Lana Del Rey
#13 · 62/100
Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation) (Deluxe) — Prodigy
62
Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation) (Deluxe)
Prodigy
#14 · 62/100
Don Choa — Don Choa
62
Don Choa
Don Choa
#15 · 62/100
Desperado (Dance Remixes) — Rihanna
62
Desperado (Dance Remixes)
Rihanna
#16 · 62/100
Goat of a Thousand Young / Triumph of the Hordes — Grand Belial's Key
62
Goat of a Thousand Young / Triumph of the Hordes
Grand Belial's Key
#17 · 62/100
Vasco Modena Park — Vasco Rossi
62
Vasco Modena Park
Vasco Rossi
#18 · 62/100
Vasco Rossi — Vasco Rossi
62
Vasco Rossi
Vasco Rossi
#19 · 62/100
Nessun Pericolo...Per Te (Remastered 2017) — Vasco Rossi
62
Nessun Pericolo...Per Te (Remastered 2017)
Vasco Rossi
#20 · 62/100
Gli Spari Sopra (Remastered 2017) — Vasco Rossi
62
Gli Spari Sopra (Remastered 2017)
Vasco Rossi
#21 · 62/100
Revival — Eminem
62
Revival
Eminem
#22 · 62/100
Neva Left — Snoop Dogg
62
Neva Left
Snoop Dogg
#23 · 62/100
Bofou Safou — Amadou & Mariam
62
Bofou Safou
Amadou & Mariam
#24 · 62/100
Make America Crip Again — Snoop Dogg
62
Make America Crip Again
Snoop Dogg
#25 · 62/100
Pose (Dance Remixes) — Rihanna
62
Pose (Dance Remixes)
Rihanna
#26 · 62/100
Consideration (Dance Remixes) — Rihanna
62
Consideration (Dance Remixes)
Rihanna
#27 · 62/100
Liberi Liberi (Remastered 2017) — Vasco Rossi
62
Liberi Liberi (Remastered 2017)
Vasco Rossi
#28 · 62/100
Sex With Me (Dance Remixes) — Rihanna
62
Sex With Me (Dance Remixes)
Rihanna
#29 · 62/100
Sam Cooke — Sam Cooke
62
Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
#30 · 62/100
On Air (Deluxe) — The Rolling Stones
62
On Air (Deluxe)
The Rolling Stones
#31 · 62/100
Autopsie 0 — Booba
62
Autopsie 0
Booba
#32 · 62/100
Their Satanic Majesties Request (50th Anniversary Special Edition / Remastered) — The Rolling Stones
62
Their Satanic Majesties Request (50th Anniversary Special Edition / Remastered)
The Rolling Stones
#33 · 62/100
Humanz (Deluxe) — Gorillaz
62
Humanz (Deluxe)
Gorillaz
#34 · 62/100
El Dorado — Shakira
62
El Dorado
Shakira
#35 · 62/100
Ti Amo — Phoenix
62
Ti Amo
Phoenix
#36 · 62/100
Kaleidoscope EP — Coldplay
62
Kaleidoscope EP
Coldplay
#37 · 62/100
Kids in Love — Kygo
62
Kids in Love
Kygo
#38 · 62/100
Stargazing - EP — Kygo
62
Stargazing - EP
Kygo
#39 · 62/100
New Rules (Remixes) — Dua Lipa
62
New Rules (Remixes)
Dua Lipa
#40 · 62/100
Dua Lipa (Deluxe) — Dua Lipa
62
Dua Lipa (Deluxe)
Dua Lipa
#41 · 62/100
Mis Planes Son Amarte — Juanes
62
Mis Planes Son Amarte
Juanes
#42 · 62/100
Instrumentaux et A Capellas, Vol.1 — Fonky Family
62
Instrumentaux et A Capellas, Vol.1
Fonky Family
#43 · 62/100
Rewind - The Collection — Craig David
62
Rewind - The Collection
Craig David
#44 · 62/100
Slicker than Your Average — Craig David
62
Slicker than Your Average
Craig David
#45 · 62/100
Down, Wicked & No Good — In Flames
62
Down, Wicked & No Good
In Flames
#46 · 62/100
Laboratorio Vol. 3 — Gigi D'Agostino
62
Laboratorio Vol. 3
Gigi D'Agostino
#47 · 62/100
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Deluxe Edition) — The Beatles
62
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Deluxe Edition)
The Beatles
#48 · 62/100