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
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #3 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | Something to Tell You | HAIM | Jul-07-2017, Pop Rock |
| #5 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Need to Feel Your Love | Sheer Mag | Jul-14-2017, Power Pop |
| #7 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #8 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #9 | 50 Song Memoir | The Magnetic Fields | Feb-13-2017, Indie Pop |
| #10 | Run the Jewels 3 | Run The Jewels | Dec-25-2016, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #11 | Utopia | Björk | Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #12 | Plunge | Fever Ray | Oct-27-2017, Electropop |
| #13 | Thrum | Joe Henry | Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | Harmony of Difference | Kamasi Washington | Sep-29-2017, Spiritual Jazz |
| #17 | reputation | Taylor Swift | Nov-10-2017, Electropop |
| #18 | Drunk | Thundercat | Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #19 | The Order Of Time | Valerie June | Mar-10-2017, Americana |
| #20 | Pure Comedy | Father John Misty | Apr-07-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | The Navigator | Hurray For The Riff Raff | Mar-10-2017, Folk Rock |
| #22 | Robyn Hitchcock | Robyn Hitchcock | Apr-21-2017, Psychedelic Pop |
| #23 | Black Cab | Higher Brothers | May-31-2017, Trap |
| #24 | Contact | Harriet Brown | Apr-21-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #25 | The Ride | Nelly Furtado | Mar-31-2017, Synthpop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #3 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | Something to Tell You | HAIM | Album, Jul-07-2017, Pop Rock |
| #5 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Album, Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Need to Feel Your Love | Sheer Mag | Album, Jul-14-2017, Power Pop |
| #7 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #8 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #9 | 50 Song Memoir | The Magnetic Fields | Album, Feb-13-2017, Indie Pop |
| #10 | Run the Jewels 3 | Run The Jewels | Album, Dec-25-2016, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #11 | Utopia | Björk | Album, Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #12 | Plunge | Fever Ray | Album, Oct-27-2017, Electropop |
| #13 | Thrum | Joe Henry | Album, Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #16 | Harmony of Difference | Kamasi Washington | EP, Sep-29-2017, Spiritual Jazz |
| #17 | reputation | Taylor Swift | Album, Nov-10-2017, Electropop |
| #18 | Drunk | Thundercat | Album, Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #19 | The Order Of Time | Valerie June | Album, Mar-10-2017, Americana |
| #20 | Pure Comedy | Father John Misty | Album, Apr-07-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | The Navigator | Hurray For The Riff Raff | Album, Mar-10-2017, Folk Rock |
| #22 | Robyn Hitchcock | Robyn Hitchcock | Album, Apr-21-2017, Psychedelic Pop |
| #23 | Black Cab | Higher Brothers | Album, May-31-2017, Trap |
| #24 | Contact | Harriet Brown | Album, Apr-21-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #25 | The Ride | Nelly Furtado | Album, Mar-31-2017, Synthpop |