Exclaim!'s Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2017

This week, Exclaim! is rolling out our annual, genre-specific album lists for the Best of 2017. Yesterday (November 28), we kicked things of...

Published: November 29, 2017 13:00 Source

# 1

Antisocialites by Alvvays

Album • Sep 08 / 2017 Indie Pop Jangle Pop

# 2

Pleasure by Feist

Album • Apr 28 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 3

Slowdive by Slowdive

Album • May 05 / 2017 Dream Pop Shoegaze

# 4

Melodrama by Lorde

Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 5

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Dance-Punk New Wave

# 6

Turn Out the Lights by Julien Baker

Album • Oct 27 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Slowcore Contemporary Folk

# 7

Everybody Works by Jay Som

Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Indie Rock Dream Pop

# 8

MASSEDUCTION by St. Vincent

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Art Pop Pop

# 9

A Deeper Understanding by The War on Drugs

Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Heartland Rock Indie Rock

# 10

Introduce Yerself by Gord Downie

Album • Oct 27 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk

# 11

Pure Comedy by Father John Misty

Album • Apr 07 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Piano Rock Chamber Pop

# 12

This Old Dog by Mac DeMarco

Album • May 05 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Indie Pop Folk Pop

# 13

Crack-Up by Fleet Foxes

Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Progressive Folk Chamber Folk

# 14

The OOZ by King Krule

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Art Rock

# 15

Wide Open by Weaves

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Indie Rock Noise Pop

# 16

Rocket by Alex G

Album • May 19 / 2017 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 17

Need to Feel Your Love by Sheer Mag

Album • Jul 14 / 2017 Power Pop Garage Rock

# 18

I See You by The xx

Album • Jan 13 / 2017 Indietronica Alt-Pop

# 19

Sleep Well Beast by The National

Album • Sep 08 / 2017 Indie Rock Art Rock

# 20

In Search of Lost Time by Partner

Album • Sep 08 / 2017 Power Pop Indie Rock