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Hanif Abdurraqib: 39 Favorite Albums Of 2017

27 December 2017

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Hanif Abdurraqib: 39 Favorite Albums Of 2017

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  1. Ctrl
    SZA
  2. Peasant
    Richard Dawson
  3. SweetSexySavage
    Kehlani
  4. Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
    Open Mike Eagle
  5. Drunk
    Thundercat
  6. Melodrama
    Lorde
  7. Black Origami
    Jlin
  8. american dream
    LCD Soundsystem
  9. Pretty Girls Like Trap Music
    2 Chainz
  10. Cubafonía
    Daymé Arocena
  11. Meaning of Life
    Kelly Clarkson
  12. The Iceberg
    Oddisee
  13. Nightmare Logic
    Power Trip
  14. L.A. Witch
    L.A. Witch
  15. Painted Ruins
    Grizzly Bear
  16. Laila’s Wisdom
    Rapsody
  17. Relatives in Descent
    Protomartyr
  18. Take Me Apart
    Kelela
  19. DAMN.
    Kendrick Lamar
  20. Hiss Spun
    Chelsea Wolfe
  21. Gang Signs & Prayer
    Stormzy
  22. The Dusk In Us
    Converge
  23. Slowdive
    Slowdive
  24. Harry Styles
    Harry Styles
  25. Kid Kruschev
    Sleigh Bells
  26. Big Fish Theory
    Vince Staples
  27. Brutalism
    Idles
  28. Rap Album Two
    Jonwayne
  29. Mirror Reaper
    Bell Witch
  30. Rosecrans
    DJ Quik & Problem
  31. Turn Out the Lights
    Julien Baker
  32. About Time
    Sabrina Claudio
  33. Soul of a Woman
    Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
  34. Narkopop
    Gas
  35. Fin
    Syd
  36. After Laughter
    Paramore
  37. Culture
    Migos
  38. No Mountains in Manhattan
    Wiki
  39. 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time
    Big K.R.I.T.

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