The Alternative's Top 50 Releases of 2017
Heres our 50 favorite releases of 2017. Please give these records a listen. We promise they're worth it.
Published: December 18, 2017 17:45
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | the yunahon mixtape | Oso Oso | Jan-25-2018, Emo-Pop |
| #2 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | Guppy | Charly Bliss | Apr-21-2017, Power Pop |
| #5 | Plastic Cough | Great Grandpa | Jul-07-2017, Noise Pop |
| #6 | Precious Art | Rozwell Kid | Jun-23-2017, Power Pop |
| #7 | You're Not As ______ As You Think | Sorority Noise | Mar-17-2017, |
| #8 | Daymoon | Strange Ranger | Oct-06-2017, Indie Rock |
| #9 | First Things First | Hodera | Oct-20-2017, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Capacity | Big Thief | Jun-09-2017, Indie Rock |
| #11 | As You Please | Citizen | Oct-06-2017, Alternative Rock |
| #12 | Greatest Hits | Remo Drive | Mar-17-2017, Emo-Pop |
| #13 | Pleasure Suck | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE | Mar-24-2017, Noise Pop |
| #14 | The Incessant | Meat Wave | Feb-17-2017, Garage Punk |
| #15 | A Hairshirt of Purpose | Pile | Mar-31-2017, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Rocket | Alex G | May-19-2017, Indie Folk |
| #17 | Birdie | Slaughter Beach, Dog | Oct-27-2017, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #19 | Here Again | A Will Away | Mar-17-2017, Emo-Pop |
| #20 | Losing | Bully | Oct-20-2017, Indie Rock |
| #21 | No One Loves You | Blis | Oct-06-2017, Emo |
| #22 | The Dusk In Us | Converge | Nov-03-2017, Metalcore |
| #23 | Soft Sounds from Another Planet | Japanese Breakfast | Jul-14-2017, Dream Pop |
| #24 | Dixieland | Greet Death | Jul-07-2017, Shoegaze |
| #25 | Infinite Hiatus | Cool American | Jun-02-2017, Indie Rock |
| #26 | GN | Ratboys | Jun-30-2017, Indie Pop |
| #27 | Wild Pink | Wild Pink | Feb-24-2017, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #29 | Still, I Try | Fire is Motion | Nov-17-2017, Indie Folk |
| #30 | Pretty Girls Like Trap Music | 2 Chainz | Jun-16-2017, Trap |
| #31 | The Obsessives | The Obsessives | Mar-17-2017, Indie Rock |
| #32 | Run the Jewels 3 | Run The Jewels | Dec-25-2016, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #33 | Smidley | Smidley | May-26-2017, Indie Rock |
| #34 | What Not to Do | Perspective, a Lovely Hand to Hold | Jun-02-2017, Midwest Emo |
| #35 | Nothing Special | Harmony Woods | May-05-2017, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Brick Body Kids Still Daydream | Open Mike Eagle | Sep-15-2017, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #37 | All Aboard | Washer | Sep-15-2017, Indie Rock |
| #38 | Gloom Cruise | Walter Etc. | Aug-25-2017, Indie Rock |
| #39 | SATURATION | BROCKHAMPTON | Jun-09-2017, Pop Rap |
| #40 | Exposure & Response | Mo Troper | Nov-17-2017, Power Pop |
| #41 | No Mountains In Manhattan | Wiki | Aug-25-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #42 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #43 | Swear I'm Good At This | Diet Cig | Apr-07-2017, Indie Pop |
| #44 | Brokenlegged | Sinai Vessel | Jan-27-2017, Emo |
| #45 | Always Foreign | The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die | Sep-29-2017, Midwest Emo |
| #46 | Everybody Works | Jay Som | Mar-10-2017, Indie Rock |
| #47 | Lvndr Twn | Jelani Sei | Sep-26-2017, |
| #48 | Stranger in the Alps | Phoebe Bridgers | Sep-22-2017, Indie Folk |
| #49 | The Manson Family | Heart Attack Man | Mar-03-2017, Power Pop |
| #50 | Summer Megalith | Caracara | Sep-22-2017, Indie Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | the yunahon mixtape | Oso Oso | Album, Jan-25-2018, Emo-Pop |
| #2 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Album, Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #4 | Guppy | Charly Bliss | Album, Apr-21-2017, Power Pop |
| #5 | Plastic Cough | Great Grandpa | Album, Jul-07-2017, Noise Pop |
| #6 | Precious Art | Rozwell Kid | Album, Jun-23-2017, Power Pop |
| #7 | You're Not As ______ As You Think | Sorority Noise | Album, Mar-17-2017, |
| #8 | Daymoon | Strange Ranger | Album, Oct-06-2017, Indie Rock |
| #9 | First Things First | Hodera | Album, Oct-20-2017, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Capacity | Big Thief | Album, Jun-09-2017, Indie Rock |
| #11 | As You Please | Citizen | Album, Oct-06-2017, Alternative Rock |
| #12 | Greatest Hits | Remo Drive | Album, Mar-17-2017, Emo-Pop |
| #13 | Pleasure Suck | SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE | Album, Mar-24-2017, Noise Pop |
| #14 | The Incessant | Meat Wave | Album, Feb-17-2017, Garage Punk |
| #15 | A Hairshirt of Purpose | Pile | Album, Mar-31-2017, Indie Rock |
| #16 | Rocket | Alex G | Album, May-19-2017, Indie Folk |
| #17 | Birdie | Slaughter Beach, Dog | Album, Oct-27-2017, Indie Rock |
| #18 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #19 | Here Again | A Will Away | Album, Mar-17-2017, Emo-Pop |
| #20 | Losing | Bully | Album, Oct-20-2017, Indie Rock |
| #21 | No One Loves You | Blis | Album, Oct-06-2017, Emo |
| #22 | The Dusk In Us | Converge | Album, Nov-03-2017, Metalcore |
| #23 | Soft Sounds from Another Planet | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jul-14-2017, Dream Pop |
| #24 | Dixieland | Greet Death | Album, Jul-07-2017, Shoegaze |
| #25 | Infinite Hiatus | Cool American | Album, Jun-02-2017, Indie Rock |
| #26 | GN | Ratboys | Album, Jun-30-2017, Indie Pop |
| #27 | Wild Pink | Wild Pink | Album, Feb-24-2017, Indie Rock |
| #28 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #29 | Still, I Try | Fire is Motion | EP, Nov-17-2017, Indie Folk |
| #30 | Pretty Girls Like Trap Music | 2 Chainz | Album, Jun-16-2017, Trap |
| #31 | The Obsessives | The Obsessives | Album, Mar-17-2017, Indie Rock |
| #32 | Run the Jewels 3 | Run The Jewels | Album, Dec-25-2016, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #33 | Smidley | Smidley | Album, May-26-2017, Indie Rock |
| #34 | What Not to Do | Perspective, a Lovely Hand to Hold | Album, Jun-02-2017, Midwest Emo |
| #35 | Nothing Special | Harmony Woods | Album, May-05-2017, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Brick Body Kids Still Daydream | Open Mike Eagle | Album, Sep-15-2017, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #37 | All Aboard | Washer | Album, Sep-15-2017, Indie Rock |
| #38 | Gloom Cruise | Walter Etc. | Album, Aug-25-2017, Indie Rock |
| #39 | SATURATION | BROCKHAMPTON | Album, Jun-09-2017, Pop Rap |
| #40 | Exposure & Response | Mo Troper | Album, Nov-17-2017, Power Pop |
| #41 | No Mountains In Manhattan | Wiki | Album, Aug-25-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #42 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #43 | Swear I'm Good At This | Diet Cig | Album, Apr-07-2017, Indie Pop |
| #44 | Brokenlegged | Sinai Vessel | Album, Jan-27-2017, Emo |
| #45 | Always Foreign | The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die | Album, Sep-29-2017, Midwest Emo |
| #46 | Everybody Works | Jay Som | Album, Mar-10-2017, Indie Rock |
| #47 | Lvndr Twn | Jelani Sei | EP, Sep-26-2017, |
| #48 | Stranger in the Alps | Phoebe Bridgers | Album, Sep-22-2017, Indie Folk |
| #49 | The Manson Family | Heart Attack Man | Album, Mar-03-2017, Power Pop |
| #50 | Summer Megalith | Caracara | Album, Sep-22-2017, Indie Rock |