Face it: It's been a lackluster year in music so far. This past month was great (thank you Yeezus!) But when you look back on it, there just weren't that many must-hear songs or albums these past six months. Though, that's really to be expected. Most years in music start off slow, heat up during the summer, and stay popping all the way into the Christmas season. Which is why even if there wasn't a lot of future classics on the airwaves, there was plenty of material worth hearing.

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