Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2017
We made it! Well, we mostly made it. The world could well end in the next 25 days. But we’ve made it through 11 months of this godless year, and for that, we deserve to congratulate each other. It’s been rough. Every morning, we’ve woken up to some new, terrible surprise: Another brazen violation of justice by the people in charge of our country, another indication of our government descending into irreparable chaos, another powerful man accused of sexual abuse, another beloved icon dead. If we didn’t have music to help us get through this, I don’t know what we would’ve done.
Published: December 05, 2017 16:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #2 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Nothing Feels Natural | Priests | Jan-27-2017, Post-Punk |
| #4 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #5 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #7 | Guppy | Charly Bliss | Apr-21-2017, Power Pop |
| #8 | Out in the Storm | Waxahatchee | Jul-14-2017, Indie Rock |
| #9 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #10 | A Crow Looked at Me | Mount Eerie | Mar-24-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | SATURATION II | BROCKHAMPTON | Aug-25-2017, Pop Rap |
| #12 | Plunge | Fever Ray | Oct-27-2017, Electropop |
| #13 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #15 | Slowdive | Slowdive | May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #16 | You're Not As ______ As You Think | Sorority Noise | Mar-17-2017, |
| #17 | Soft Sounds from Another Planet | Japanese Breakfast | Jul-14-2017, Dream Pop |
| #18 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #19 | Aromanticism | Moses Sumney | Sep-22-2017, Art Pop |
| #20 | Not Even Happiness | Julie Byrne | Jan-12-2017, Contemporary Folk |
| #21 | Rocket | Alex G | May-19-2017, Indie Folk |
| #22 | Pure Comedy | Father John Misty | Apr-07-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Everybody Works | Jay Som | Mar-10-2017, Indie Rock |
| #24 | Reflections of a Floating World | Elder | Jun-02-2017, Heavy Psych |
| #25 | Heartless | Pallbearer | Mar-24-2017, Doom Metal |
| #26 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | Tourist in This Town | Allison Crutchfield | Jan-27-2017, Indie Pop |
| #28 | Utopia | Björk | Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #29 | Youre Not You Anymore | Counterparts | Sep-22-2017, |
| #30 | The Dusk In Us | Converge | Nov-03-2017, Metalcore |
| #31 | Antisocialites | Alvvays | Sep-08-2017, Indie Pop |
| #32 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Culture | Migos | Jan-27-2017, Trap |
| #34 | Thousand Mile Stare | Incendiary | May-05-2017, Metalcore |
| #35 | Thx | Lomelda | Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Powerplant | Girlpool | May-12-2017, Indie Pop |
| #37 | After Laughter | Paramore | May-12-2017, New Wave |
| #38 | The Weather Station | The Weather Station | Oct-06-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #40 | Pleasure | Feist | Apr-28-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | The Iceberg | Oddisee | Feb-24-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #42 | RARE | Hundredth | Jun-16-2017, Shoegaze |
| #43 | Okovi | Zola Jesus | Sep-08-2017, Darkwave |
| #44 | Black Origami | Jlin | May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #45 | GT Ultra | Guerilla Toss | Jun-23-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #46 | The Hanged Man | Ted Leo | Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #47 | Drunk | Thundercat | Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #48 | Rosebudd's Revenge | Roc Marciano | Feb-21-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #49 | The Nashville Sound | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Jun-16-2017, Americana |
| #50 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #2 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Nothing Feels Natural | Priests | Album, Jan-27-2017, Post-Punk |
| #4 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | Album, May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #5 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Album, Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #7 | Guppy | Charly Bliss | Album, Apr-21-2017, Power Pop |
| #8 | Out in the Storm | Waxahatchee | Album, Jul-14-2017, Indie Rock |
| #9 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #10 | A Crow Looked at Me | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-24-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | SATURATION II | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Aug-25-2017, Pop Rap |
| #12 | Plunge | Fever Ray | Album, Oct-27-2017, Electropop |
| #13 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Album, Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #14 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #15 | Slowdive | Slowdive | Album, May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #16 | You're Not As ______ As You Think | Sorority Noise | Album, Mar-17-2017, |
| #17 | Soft Sounds from Another Planet | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jul-14-2017, Dream Pop |
| #18 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #19 | Aromanticism | Moses Sumney | Album, Sep-22-2017, Art Pop |
| #20 | Not Even Happiness | Julie Byrne | Album, Jan-12-2017, Contemporary Folk |
| #21 | Rocket | Alex G | Album, May-19-2017, Indie Folk |
| #22 | Pure Comedy | Father John Misty | Album, Apr-07-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Everybody Works | Jay Som | Album, Mar-10-2017, Indie Rock |
| #24 | Reflections of a Floating World | Elder | Album, Jun-02-2017, Heavy Psych |
| #25 | Heartless | Pallbearer | Album, Mar-24-2017, Doom Metal |
| #26 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Album, Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #27 | Tourist in This Town | Allison Crutchfield | Album, Jan-27-2017, Indie Pop |
| #28 | Utopia | Björk | Album, Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #29 | Youre Not You Anymore | Counterparts | Album, Sep-22-2017, |
| #30 | The Dusk In Us | Converge | Album, Nov-03-2017, Metalcore |
| #31 | Antisocialites | Alvvays | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Pop |
| #32 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #33 | Culture | Migos | Album, Jan-27-2017, Trap |
| #34 | Thousand Mile Stare | Incendiary | Album, May-05-2017, Metalcore |
| #35 | Thx | Lomelda | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Powerplant | Girlpool | Album, May-12-2017, Indie Pop |
| #37 | After Laughter | Paramore | Album, May-12-2017, New Wave |
| #38 | The Weather Station | The Weather Station | Album, Oct-06-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #40 | Pleasure | Feist | Album, Apr-28-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | The Iceberg | Oddisee | Album, Feb-24-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #42 | RARE | Hundredth | Album, Jun-16-2017, Shoegaze |
| #43 | Okovi | Zola Jesus | Album, Sep-08-2017, Darkwave |
| #44 | Black Origami | Jlin | Album, May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #45 | GT Ultra | Guerilla Toss | Album, Jun-23-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #46 | The Hanged Man | Ted Leo | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #47 | Drunk | Thundercat | Album, Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #48 | Rosebudd's Revenge | Roc Marciano | Album, Feb-21-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #49 | The Nashville Sound | Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit | Album, Jun-16-2017, Americana |
| #50 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Album, Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |