NZ Herald's Best Albums of 2017
TimeOut critics Joanna Hunkin (JH), Chris Schulz (CS), Karl Puschmann (KP), Siena Yates (SY) and George Fenwick (GF) pick their best albums of 2017. On first...
Published: December 13, 2017 23:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Party | Aldous Harding | May-19-2017, Contemporary Folk |
| #2 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #3 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | American Teen | Khalid | Apr-27-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Stoneyhunga | SWIDT | Jul-28-2017, Hip Hop |
| #6 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #7 | Process | Sampha | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | Out of Silence | Neil Finn | Sep-01-2017, Piano Rock |
| #9 | Villains | Queens of the Stone Age | Aug-25-2017, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | Morningside | Fazerdaze | May-05-2017, Indie Pop |
| #12 | V | The Horrors | Sep-22-2017, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #13 | Humanz (Deluxe) | Gorillaz | Apr-28-2017, |
| #14 | Mura Masa | Mura Masa | Jul-14-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Willowbank | Yumi Zouma | Oct-06-2017, Dream Pop |
| #17 | More Life | Drake | Mar-18-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #18 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #19 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #20 | The Grapefruit Skies | TEEKS | Jun-23-2017, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Party | Aldous Harding | Album, May-19-2017, Contemporary Folk |
| #2 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #3 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | American Teen | Khalid | Album, Apr-27-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Stoneyhunga | SWIDT | Album, Jul-28-2017, Hip Hop |
| #6 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #7 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | Out of Silence | Neil Finn | Album, Sep-01-2017, Piano Rock |
| #9 | Villains | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Aug-25-2017, Alternative Rock |
| #10 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Album, Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | Morningside | Fazerdaze | Album, May-05-2017, Indie Pop |
| #12 | V | The Horrors | Album, Sep-22-2017, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #13 | Humanz (Deluxe) | Gorillaz | Album, Apr-28-2017, |
| #14 | Mura Masa | Mura Masa | Album, Jul-14-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #15 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Willowbank | Yumi Zouma | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dream Pop |
| #17 | More Life | Drake | Album, Mar-18-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #18 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #19 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #20 | The Grapefruit Skies | TEEKS | Single, Jun-23-2017, |