Pitchfork's 20 Best Pop and R&B Albums of 2017
Featuring Lorde, Syd, Paramore, Khalid, Charli XCX, and more
Published: December 19, 2017 06:00
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #3 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #4 | Process | Sampha | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Rest | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Nov-17-2017, Art Pop |
| #6 | Ash | Ibeyi | Sep-29-2017, Art Pop |
| #7 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #8 | Lust For Life | Lana Del Rey | Jul-21-2017, Alt-Pop |
| #9 | Fin | Syd | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | I See You | The xx | Jan-13-2017, Indietronica |
| #11 | SweetSexySavage (Deluxe) | Kehlani | Jan-27-2017, |
| #12 | Ison | Sevdaliza | Apr-26-2017, Trip Hop |
| #13 | After Laughter | Paramore | May-12-2017, New Wave |
| #14 | Pop 2 | Charli XCX | Dec-15-2017, Bubblegum Bass |
| #15 | Freudian Slip | Sophia Somajo | Apr-07-2017, Electropop |
| #16 | American Teen | Khalid | Apr-27-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | Silver Eye | Goldfrapp | Mar-31-2017, Electropop |
| #18 | Something to Tell You | HAIM | Jul-07-2017, Pop Rock |
| #19 | RINA | Rina Sawayama | Oct-27-2017, Electropop |
| #20 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | Jun-02-2017, Electropop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #2 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #3 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Album, Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #4 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Rest | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Album, Nov-17-2017, Art Pop |
| #6 | Ash | Ibeyi | Album, Sep-29-2017, Art Pop |
| #7 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #8 | Lust For Life | Lana Del Rey | Album, Jul-21-2017, Alt-Pop |
| #9 | Fin | Syd | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #10 | I See You | The xx | Album, Jan-13-2017, Indietronica |
| #11 | SweetSexySavage (Deluxe) | Kehlani | Album, Jan-27-2017, |
| #12 | Ison | Sevdaliza | Album, Apr-26-2017, Trip Hop |
| #13 | After Laughter | Paramore | Album, May-12-2017, New Wave |
| #14 | Pop 2 | Charli XCX | Album, Dec-15-2017, Bubblegum Bass |
| #15 | Freudian Slip | Sophia Somajo | EP, Apr-07-2017, Electropop |
| #16 | American Teen | Khalid | Album, Apr-27-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | Silver Eye | Goldfrapp | Album, Mar-31-2017, Electropop |
| #18 | Something to Tell You | HAIM | Album, Jul-07-2017, Pop Rock |
| #19 | RINA | Rina Sawayama | EP, Oct-27-2017, Electropop |
| #20 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | Album, Jun-02-2017, Electropop |