Junkee's 10 Best Albums of 2017

Junkee recaps the year's ten best albums, from Kendrick and Drake through to Sampha, Kelela, SZA, Bjork St. Vincent and Lorde.

Published: December 20, 2017 01:29 Source

# 1

DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Apr 14 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 2

Melodrama by Lorde

Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 3

MASSEDUCTION by St. Vincent

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Art Pop Pop

# 4

Ctrl by SZA

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

# 5

Take Me Apart by Kelela

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

# 6

Process by Sampha

Album • Feb 03 / 2017 Alternative R&B

# 7

Utopia by Björk

Album • Nov 24 / 2017 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 8

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Dance-Punk New Wave

# 9

Backwater by Kllo

Album • Oct 20 / 2017 Alternative R&B UK Garage Future Garage

# 10

More Life by Drake

Album • Mar 18 / 2017 Contemporary R&B Pop Rap