Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2017

Rolling Stone's best albums of the year list: The 50 best albums of 2017, with entries from Taylor Swift, Lorde and Kendrick Lamar.

Published: November 27, 2017 15:39 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

Songs of Experience by U2

Album • Dec 01 / 2017 Pop Rock

# 4

Rainbow by Kesha

Album • Aug 11 / 2017 Pop Soul Pop Rock

# 5

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Dance-Punk New Wave

# 6

American Teen by Khalid

Album • Apr 27 / 2017 Alternative R&B Alt-Pop

# 7

reputation by Taylor Swift

Album • Nov 10 / 2017 Electropop

# 8

Villains by Queens of the Stone Age

Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Alternative Rock

# 9

Culture by Migos

Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 10

The Thrill of It All by Sam Smith

Album • Nov 03 / 2017 Pop Soul

# 11

Sleep Well Beast by The National

Album • Sep 08 / 2017 Indie Rock Art Rock

# 12

4:44 by JAY-Z

Album • Jul 07 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop

# 13

Dark Matter by Randy Newman

Album • Aug 04 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Pop

# 14

Out in the Storm by Waxahatchee

Album • Jul 14 / 2017 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 15

Lotta Sea Lice by Courtney Barnett + Kurt Vile

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Folk Rock Indie Rock

# 16

All American Made by Margo Price

Album • Oct 20 / 2017 Neo-Traditionalist Country Contemporary Country

# 17

Harry Styles by Harry Styles

Album • May 12 / 2017 Pop Rock

# 18

MASSEDUCTION by St. Vincent

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Art Pop Pop

# 19

Pure Comedy by Father John Misty

Album • Apr 07 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Piano Rock Chamber Pop

# 20

Ctrl by SZA

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

# 21

The Nashville Sound by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Americana Alt-Country

# 22

Need to Feel Your Love by Sheer Mag

Album • Jul 14 / 2017 Power Pop Garage Rock

# 23

Black Origami by Jlin

Album • May 19 / 2017 Footwork IDM

# 24

The Order Of Time by Valerie June

Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Americana

# 25

After Laughter by Paramore

Album • May 12 / 2017 New Wave Pop Rock Alternative Dance

# 26

Lust For Life by Lana Del Rey

Album • Jul 21 / 2017 Alt-Pop Art Pop

# 27

More Life by Drake

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

# 28

Big Fish Theory by Vince Staples

Album • Jun 23 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 29

Everybody Works by Jay Som

Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Indie Rock Dream Pop

# 30

From A Room: Volume 1 by Chris Stapleton

Album • May 05 / 2017 Contemporary Country

# 31

Résistance by Songhoy Blues

Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Afro-Rock Songhai Music

# 32

Carry Fire by Robert Plant

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Folk Rock

# 33

Far From Over by Vijay Iyer Sextet + Vijay Iyer

Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Post-Bop

# 34

Brick Body Kids Still Daydream by Open Mike Eagle

Album • Sep 15 / 2017 Abstract Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 35

Triplicate by Bob Dylan

Album • Mar 31 / 2017 Standards

# 36

Lindsey Buckingham Christine McVie by Lindsey Buckingham + Christine McVie

Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Pop Rock

# 37

As You Were (Deluxe Edition) by Liam Gallagher

Album • Oct 06 / 2017

# 38

Residente by Residente

Album • Mar 31 / 2017 Latin Rap Art Pop Experimental Hip Hop

# 39

Soft Sounds from Another Planet by Japanese Breakfast

Album • Jul 14 / 2017 Dream Pop Indie Rock

# 40

Painted Ruins by Grizzly Bear

Album • Aug 18 / 2017 Neo-Psychedelia Art Rock

# 41

Southern Blood (Deluxe Edition) by Gregg Allman

Album • Sep 08 / 2017

# 42

Colors by Beck

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Pop Rock Alternative Dance

# 43

Who Built the Moon? by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

Album • Nov 24 / 2017 Pop Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 44

Whiteout Conditions by The New Pornographers

Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Power Pop Indie Pop

# 45

Modern Burdens by Tracy Bonham

Album • Oct 11 / 2017 Alternative Rock

# 46

Soul of a Woman by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Album • Nov 17 / 2017 Southern Soul Deep Soul

# 47

Dirty Pictures (Part 1) by Low Cut Connie

Album • May 19 / 2017 Rock & Roll

# 48

Chronology by Chronixx

Album • Jul 07 / 2017 Roots Reggae

# 49

Concrete and Gold by Foo Fighters

Album • Sep 15 / 2017 Alternative Rock

# 50

Forever by Code Orange

Album • Jan 13 / 2017 Metalcore