American Songwriter's Top 25 Albums of 2017



Published: December 04, 2017 16:02 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 All American Made Margo Price Oct-20-2017, Neo-Traditionalist Country
#2 The Nashville Sound Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Jun-16-2017, Americana
#3 Wrangled Angaleena Presley Apr-21-2017, Country
#4 Soul of a Woman Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Nov-17-2017, Southern Soul
#5 Undivided Heart & Soul JD McPherson Oct-06-2017, Rockabilly
#6 Sleep Well Beast The National Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock
#7 Carry Fire Robert Plant Oct-13-2017, Folk Rock
#8 MASSEDUCTION St. Vincent Oct-13-2017, Art Pop
#9 Freedom Highway Rhiannon Giddens Feb-24-2017, American Folk Music
#10 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop
#11 american dream LCD Soundsystem Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk
#12 Big Bad Luv John Moreland May-05-2017, Americana
#13 Turn Out the Lights Julien Baker Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter
#14 The Navigator Hurray For The Riff Raff Mar-10-2017, Folk Rock
#15 The Underside of Power Algiers Jun-23-2017, Post-Punk
#16 So You Wannabe an Outlaw Steve Earle Jun-16-2017, Country Rock
#17 Spades & Roses Caroline Spence Mar-03-2017, Americana
#18 HEAVY META Ron Gallo Feb-03-2017, Psychedelic Rock
#19 Goodnight Rhonda Lee Nicole Atkins Jul-21-2017, Pop Soul
#20 Wonderful Wonderful The Killers Sep-22-2017, New Wave
#21 The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone Lee Ann Womack Oct-27-2017, Country
#22 A Deeper Understanding The War on Drugs Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock
#23 Puxico Natalie Hemby Jan-13-2017, Country
#24 No Shape Perfume Genius May-05-2017, Art Pop
#25 Canyons of my Mind Andrew Combs Apr-07-2017, Singer-Songwriter
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | All American Made | Margo Price | Album, Oct-20-2017, Neo-Traditionalist Country |
| #2 | The Nashville Sound | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-16-2017, Americana |
| #3 | Wrangled | Angaleena Presley | Album, Apr-21-2017, Country |
| #4 | Soul of a Woman | Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings | Album, Nov-17-2017, Southern Soul |
| #5 | Undivided Heart & Soul | JD McPherson | Album, Oct-06-2017, Rockabilly |
| #6 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Carry Fire | Robert Plant | Album, Oct-13-2017, Folk Rock |
| #8 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #9 | Freedom Highway | Rhiannon Giddens | Album, Feb-24-2017, American Folk Music |
| #10 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #12 | Big Bad Luv | John Moreland | Album, May-05-2017, Americana |
| #13 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Album, Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | The Navigator | Hurray For The Riff Raff | Album, Mar-10-2017, Folk Rock |
| #15 | The Underside of Power | Algiers | Album, Jun-23-2017, Post-Punk |
| #16 | So You Wannabe an Outlaw | Steve Earle | Album, Jun-16-2017, Country Rock |
| #17 | Spades & Roses | Caroline Spence | Album, Mar-03-2017, Americana |
| #18 | HEAVY META | Ron Gallo | Album, Feb-03-2017, Psychedelic Rock |
| #19 | Goodnight Rhonda Lee | Nicole Atkins | Album, Jul-21-2017, Pop Soul |
| #20 | Wonderful Wonderful | The Killers | Album, Sep-22-2017, New Wave |
| #21 | The Lonely, the Lonesome & the Gone | Lee Ann Womack | Album, Oct-27-2017, Country |
| #22 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Album, Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #23 | Puxico | Natalie Hemby | Album, Jan-13-2017, Country |
| #24 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | Album, May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #25 | Canyons of my Mind | Andrew Combs | Album, Apr-07-2017, Singer-Songwriter |