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Critic score 84. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 80. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Gorillaz have a 25 year run of acclaimed albums and a Grammy win to their name.

It debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 with 53,000 equivalent units and at No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart.

Critic score 85. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 77. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

RAYE's debut album won her a record six BRIT Awards, and this is her second full album.

It debuted at No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart, her first UK No. 1 album.

Critic score 87. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 78. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Eighth album. Home and Renewal both won Grammys.

Too early and too few reviews to call. We'll check chart runs and year-end lists.

Critic score 86. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 80. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Third album. Her debut, Take Me Apart, made Pitchfork's and The Guardian's best of 2017 lists.

A 27-date tour runs into November. No run on the main UK or US album charts that we could confirm.

Critic score 85. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 81. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Seventh album, from the artist behind Summertime '06 and Big Fish Theory.

Critics are calling it among his best, but we couldn't confirm a chart run yet.

Critic score 85. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 77. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

From the songwriter behind Be the Cowboy and The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We.

Among the best-reviewed albums of the year, but listeners rate it well below critics.

Critic score 89. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 83. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

underscores is early in her career, with U following two well liked independent albums.

It peaked at No. 41 on Billboard's Top Album Sales chart, with no Billboard 200 entry found.

Critic score 86. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 78. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Converge have been one of the most respected bands in heavy music for decades, with Jane Doe often named a genre landmark.

It reached No. 57 on the UK Official Albums Sales Chart and No. 40 on Billboard's Top Album Sales.

Critic score 84. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 72. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Robyn has made widely admired pop records for decades, with Body Talk and Honey both earning Grammy nominations.

It debuted at No. 10 on the UK Albums Chart, her first UK top 10 album.

Critic score 86. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 76. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Seventeenth album, from the band behind Nixon, Uncut's album of the year in 2000.

Touring the US and Europe this fall, but no chart run we could confirm and a small audience so far.

Critic score 86. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 76. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

The Twilight Sad are a well regarded Scottish band with a steady run of albums since 2007.

It peaked at No. 42 on the UK Official Albums Chart and No. 3 on the Scottish Albums Chart.

Critic score 80. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 71. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Charli xcx has been praised across several albums and won multiple Grammys for Brat.

It debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with 78,000 equivalent units and at No. 1 on the UK Official Albums Chart.

Critic score 83. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 78. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Eighth album. Their debut, Turn On the Bright Lights, was Pitchfork's album of 2002 and went Gold in the US and UK.

Entered the UK Albums Chart at 33 and they're on tour through the end of the year. Too early to call.

Critic score 68. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience score 80. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

J. Cole has a long run of chart-topping albums and a Grammy win, though critics have been more mixed on him than fans.

It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 280,000 equivalent units, his seventh No. 1 album.