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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop
#2 Melodrama Lorde Jun-16-2017, Synthpop
#3 MASSEDUCTION St. Vincent Oct-13-2017, Art Pop
#4 Ctrl SZA Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B
#5 Take Me Apart Kelela Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B
#6 Process Sampha Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B
#7 Utopia Björk Nov-24-2017, Art Pop
#8 american dream LCD Soundsystem Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk
#9 Backwater Kllo Oct-20-2017, Alternative R&B
#10 More Life Drake Mar-18-2017, Contemporary R&B
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #3 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #4 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Album, Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #7 | Utopia | Björk | Album, Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #8 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #9 | Backwater | Kllo | Album, Oct-20-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | More Life | Drake | Album, Mar-18-2017, Contemporary R&B |