The Atlantic's Top 10 Albums of 2017

Top picks from a year of personal stories, protest songs, and escapism

Published: December 12, 2017 18:00 Source

# 1

DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Apr 14 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 2

Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Heartland Rock Indie Rock

# 3

Album • Feb 13 / 2017 Indie Pop

# 4

Culture by Migos

Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 5

All American Made by Margo Price

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

# 6

Album • Mar 24 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 7

Ctrl by SZA

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

# 8

Nothing Feels Natural by Priests

Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Post-Punk

# 9

Album • Mar 24 / 2017 Ambient Pop Tech House

# 10

4:44 by JAY-Z

Album • Jul 07 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop