Exclaim!'s Top 10 Soul and R&B Albums of 2017

This week, Exclaim! is rolling out our annual, genre-specific album lists for the Best of 2017. Yesterday (November 29), we wrapped up our T...

Published: November 30, 2017 13:00 Source

# 1

Ctrl by SZA

Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul

# 2

Process by Sampha

Album • Feb 03 / 2017 Alternative R&B

# 3

Drunk by Thundercat

Album • Feb 24 / 2017 Neo-Soul Psychedelic Soul

# 4

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Alternative R&B UK Bass

# 5

Freudian by Daniel Caesar

Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Contemporary R&B

# 6

Aromanticism by Moses Sumney

Album • Sep 22 / 2017 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 7

Awaken, My Love! by Childish Gambino

Album • Dec 02 / 2016 Psychedelic Soul Funk Neo-Soul

# 8

Ash by Ibeyi

Album • Sep 29 / 2017 Art Pop Alternative R&B

# 9

Fin by Syd

Album • Feb 03 / 2017 Alternative R&B

# 10

MAKANDA at the End of Space the Beginning of Time by Pierre Kwenders

Album • Sep 08 / 2017 Afro-Funk