Slant Magazine's 25 Best Albums of 2017

The best albums of 2017 were made by artists ready to lay the groundwork for a counter-cultural movement.

Published: December 06, 2017 14:13 Source

# 1
Album • Apr 14 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Art Pop Pop
# 3
Album • Jun 23 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Jul 07 / 2017 Pop Rock
# 5
4:44 by JAY-Z
Album • Jul 07 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop
# 6
Album • Jul 14 / 2017 Power Pop Garage Rock
# 7
Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Synthpop Alt-Pop
# 8
Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Dance-Punk New Wave
# 9
Album • Feb 13 / 2017 Indie Pop
# 10
Album • Dec 25 / 2016 Hardcore Hip Hop
# 11
Album • Nov 24 / 2017 Art Pop Glitch Pop
# 12
Album • Oct 27 / 2017 Electropop Art Pop Post-Industrial
# 13
Album • Oct 27 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter
# 14
Album • Jul 21 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Neo-Soul
# 15
Ctrl by SZA
Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul
# 16
EP • Sep 29 / 2017 Spiritual Jazz
# 17
Album • Nov 10 / 2017 Electropop
# 18
Album • Feb 24 / 2017 Neo-Soul Psychedelic Soul
# 19
Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Americana
# 20
Album • Apr 07 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Piano Rock Chamber Pop
# 21
Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter Americana
# 22
Album • Apr 21 / 2017 Psychedelic Pop
# 23
Album • May 31 / 2017 Trap
# 24
Album • Apr 21 / 2017 Contemporary R&B
# 25
Album • Mar 31 / 2017 Synthpop Dance-Pop Alt-Pop