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
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| 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 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #4 | What Now | Sylvan Esso | Apr-28-2017, Electropop |
| #5 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Nothing Feels Natural | Priests | Jan-27-2017, Post-Punk |
| #7 | Plunge | Fever Ray | Oct-27-2017, Electropop |
| #8 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Out in the Storm | Waxahatchee | Jul-14-2017, Indie Rock |
| #11 | A Hairshirt of Purpose | Pile | Mar-31-2017, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Process | Sampha | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | Mirror Reaper | Bell Witch | Oct-20-2017, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #14 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Utopia | Björk | Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #16 | Guppy | Charly Bliss | Apr-21-2017, Power Pop |
| #17 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #18 | V | The Horrors | Sep-22-2017, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | You Can't Stay Here | Iron Chic | Oct-13-2017, Pop Punk |
| #20 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
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| 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 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Album, Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #4 | What Now | Sylvan Esso | Album, Apr-28-2017, Electropop |
| #5 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Nothing Feels Natural | Priests | Album, Jan-27-2017, Post-Punk |
| #7 | Plunge | Fever Ray | Album, Oct-27-2017, Electropop |
| #8 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Album, Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Out in the Storm | Waxahatchee | Album, Jul-14-2017, Indie Rock |
| #11 | A Hairshirt of Purpose | Pile | Album, Mar-31-2017, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #13 | Mirror Reaper | Bell Witch | Album, Oct-20-2017, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #14 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Utopia | Björk | Album, Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #16 | Guppy | Charly Bliss | Album, Apr-21-2017, Power Pop |
| #17 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #18 | V | The Horrors | Album, Sep-22-2017, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #19 | You Can't Stay Here | Iron Chic | Album, Oct-13-2017, Pop Punk |
| #20 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |