Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2017
These are the albums we leaned on most during a year we're eager to forget.
Published: December 26, 2017 05:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #2 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Prisoner | Ryan Adams | Feb-17-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #5 | Slowdive | Slowdive | May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #6 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #7 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | A Crow Looked at Me | Mount Eerie | Mar-24-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Hot Thoughts | Spoon | Mar-17-2017, Indie Rock |
| #10 | blkswn | Smino | Mar-14-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #11 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #12 | Aromanticism | Moses Sumney | Sep-22-2017, Art Pop |
| #13 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Life Without Sound | Cloud Nothings | Jan-27-2017, Indie Rock |
| #15 | HNDRXX | Future | Jul-27-2017, Pop Rap |
| #16 | Arca | Arca | Apr-07-2017, Art Pop |
| #17 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #18 | Heartless | Pallbearer | Mar-24-2017, Doom Metal |
| #19 | Mental Illness | Aimee Mann | Mar-31-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #21 | Harmony of Difference | Kamasi Washington | Sep-29-2017, Spiritual Jazz |
| #22 | Stranger in the Alps | Phoebe Bridgers | Sep-22-2017, Indie Folk |
| #23 | Black Origami | Jlin | May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #24 | Dunkirk: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Jul-21-2017, |
| #25 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #26 | Rocket | Alex G | May-19-2017, Indie Folk |
| #27 | Semper Femina | Laura Marling | Mar-10-2017, Chamber Folk |
| #28 | Weddings & Funerals | The Kickback | Jul-14-2017, |
| #29 | Grey | Kweku Collins | Apr-28-2017, Pop Rap |
| #30 | Crack-Up | Fleet Foxes | Jun-16-2017, Progressive Folk |
| #31 | The OOZ | King Krule | Oct-13-2017, Art Rock |
| #32 | Native Invader | Tori Amos | Sep-08-2017, Art Pop |
| #33 | Drunk | Thundercat | Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #34 | SATURATION II | BROCKHAMPTON | Aug-25-2017, Pop Rap |
| #35 | Process | Sampha | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #36 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Not Even Happiness | Julie Byrne | Jan-12-2017, Contemporary Folk |
| #38 | The Autobiography | VIC MENSA | Jul-28-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #39 | Nightmare Logic | Power Trip | Feb-24-2017, Thrash Metal |
| #40 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #41 | Stranger Things 2 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Oct-20-2017, |
| #42 | Culture | Migos | Jan-27-2017, Trap |
| #43 | Ti Amo | Phoenix | May-09-2017, Synthpop |
| #44 | American Teen | Khalid | Apr-27-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #45 | After Laughter | Paramore | May-12-2017, New Wave |
| #46 | Blade Runner 2049 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Hans Zimmer, Benjamin Wallfisch | Oct-05-2017, Film Score |
| #47 | Exchange | The JuJu Exchange | Apr-21-2017, Nu Jazz |
| #48 | Everybody Works | Jay Som | Mar-10-2017, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Good Time Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Oneohtrix Point Never | Aug-11-2017, |
| #50 | Windswept | Johnny Jewel | May-10-2017, Ambient |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #2 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Prisoner | Ryan Adams | Album, Feb-17-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #5 | Slowdive | Slowdive | Album, May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #6 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #7 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | A Crow Looked at Me | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-24-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Hot Thoughts | Spoon | Album, Mar-17-2017, Indie Rock |
| #10 | blkswn | Smino | Album, Mar-14-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #11 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Album, Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #12 | Aromanticism | Moses Sumney | Album, Sep-22-2017, Art Pop |
| #13 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Album, Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Life Without Sound | Cloud Nothings | Album, Jan-27-2017, Indie Rock |
| #15 | HNDRXX | Future | Album, Jul-27-2017, Pop Rap |
| #16 | Arca | Arca | Album, Apr-07-2017, Art Pop |
| #17 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | Album, May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #18 | Heartless | Pallbearer | Album, Mar-24-2017, Doom Metal |
| #19 | Mental Illness | Aimee Mann | Album, Mar-31-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Album, Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #21 | Harmony of Difference | Kamasi Washington | EP, Sep-29-2017, Spiritual Jazz |
| #22 | Stranger in the Alps | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Sep-22-2017, Indie Folk |
| #23 | Black Origami | Jlin | Album, May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #24 | Dunkirk: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Various Artists | Album, Jul-21-2017, |
| #25 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Album, Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #26 | Rocket | Alex G | Album, May-19-2017, Indie Folk |
| #27 | Semper Femina | Laura Marling | Album, Mar-10-2017, Chamber Folk |
| #28 | Weddings & Funerals | The Kickback | Album, Jul-14-2017, |
| #29 | Grey | Kweku Collins | EP, Apr-28-2017, Pop Rap |
| #30 | Crack-Up | Fleet Foxes | Album, Jun-16-2017, Progressive Folk |
| #31 | The OOZ | King Krule | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Rock |
| #32 | Native Invader | Tori Amos | Album, Sep-08-2017, Art Pop |
| #33 | Drunk | Thundercat | Album, Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #34 | SATURATION II | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Aug-25-2017, Pop Rap |
| #35 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #36 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #37 | Not Even Happiness | Julie Byrne | Album, Jan-12-2017, Contemporary Folk |
| #38 | The Autobiography | VIC MENSA | Album, Jul-28-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #39 | Nightmare Logic | Power Trip | Album, Feb-24-2017, Thrash Metal |
| #40 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #41 | Stranger Things 2 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) | Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein | Album, Oct-20-2017, |
| #42 | Culture | Migos | Album, Jan-27-2017, Trap |
| #43 | Ti Amo | Phoenix | Album, May-09-2017, Synthpop |
| #44 | American Teen | Khalid | Album, Apr-27-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #45 | After Laughter | Paramore | Album, May-12-2017, New Wave |
| #46 | Blade Runner 2049 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Hans ZimmerBenjamin Wallfisch | Album, Oct-05-2017, Film Score |
| #47 | Exchange | The JuJu Exchange | Album, Apr-21-2017, Nu Jazz |
| #48 | Everybody Works | Jay Som | Album, Mar-10-2017, Indie Rock |
| #49 | Good Time Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Aug-11-2017, |
| #50 | Windswept | Johnny Jewel | Album, May-10-2017, Ambient |