The A.V. Club's 20 Best Albums of 2017

There was too much to listen to in 2017—not just albums, of which there were once again thousands, a barrage of releases from major-label veterans and SoundCloud up-and-comers alike, all vying for your attention. There was just too much of everything: a persistent, buzzing storm of push notifications and free-floating…

Published: December 07, 2017 12:00 Source

# 1

DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 2

MASSEDUCTION by St. Vincent

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Art Pop Pop

# 3

A Deeper Understanding by The War on Drugs

Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Heartland Rock Indie Rock

# 4

What Now by Sylvan Esso

Album • Apr 28 / 2017 Electropop Indietronica

# 5

Ctrl by SZA

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

# 6

Nothing Feels Natural by Priests

Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Post-Punk

# 7

Plunge by Fever Ray

Album • Oct 27 / 2017 Electropop Art Pop Post-Industrial

# 8

Turn Out the Lights by Julien Baker

Album • Oct 27 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Slowcore Contemporary Folk

# 9

Big Fish Theory by Vince Staples

Album • Jun 23 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 10

Out in the Storm by Waxahatchee

Album • Jul 14 / 2017 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 11

A Hairshirt of Purpose by Pile

Album • Mar 31 / 2017 Indie Rock

# 12

Process by Sampha

Album • Feb 03 / 2017 Alternative R&B

# 13

Mirror Reaper by Bell Witch

Album • Oct 20 / 2017 Funeral Doom Metal

# 14

Sleep Well Beast by The National

Album • Sep 08 / 2017 Indie Rock Art Rock

# 15

Utopia by Björk

Album • Nov 24 / 2017 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 16

Guppy by Charly Bliss

Album • Apr 21 / 2017 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 17

Melodrama by Lorde

Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 18

V by The Horrors

Album • Sep 22 / 2017 Neo-Psychedelia

# 19

You Can't Stay Here by Iron Chic

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Pop Punk Punk Rock

# 20

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Dance-Punk New Wave