Newsweek's Best Albums of 2017
These were the albums that provided clarity and comfort in a profoundly turbulent year.
Published: December 15, 2017 11:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Capacity | Big Thief | Jun-09-2017, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Guppy | Charly Bliss | Apr-21-2017, Power Pop |
| #3 | Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 | Calvin Harris | Jun-30-2017, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Everybody Works | Jay Som | Mar-10-2017, Indie Rock |
| #5 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #8 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #9 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Nothing Feels Natural | Priests | Jan-27-2017, Post-Punk |
| #11 | Relatives In Descent | Protomartyr | Sep-29-2017, Post-Punk |
| #12 | Slowdive | Slowdive | May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #13 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #14 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | Three Futures | TORRES | Sep-29-2017, Art Pop |
| #17 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Capacity | Big Thief | Album, Jun-09-2017, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Guppy | Charly Bliss | Album, Apr-21-2017, Power Pop |
| #3 | Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 | Calvin Harris | Album, Jun-30-2017, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Everybody Works | Jay Som | Album, Mar-10-2017, Indie Rock |
| #5 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Album, Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #8 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #9 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Nothing Feels Natural | Priests | Album, Jan-27-2017, Post-Punk |
| #11 | Relatives In Descent | Protomartyr | Album, Sep-29-2017, Post-Punk |
| #12 | Slowdive | Slowdive | Album, May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #13 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #14 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | Three Futures | TORRES | Album, Sep-29-2017, Art Pop |
| #17 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |