The Daily Beast's 10 Best Albums of 2017

There were plenty of excellent albums that dropped this past year—including some that you may have missed.

Published: December 28, 2017 09:20 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Big Fish Theory Vince Staples Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop
#2 A Crow Looked at Me Mount Eerie Mar-24-2017, Singer-Songwriter
#3 The Order Of Time Valerie June Mar-10-2017, Americana
#4 Ctrl SZA Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B
#5 Melodrama Lorde Jun-16-2017, Synthpop
#6 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop
#7 MASSEDUCTION St. Vincent Oct-13-2017, Art Pop
#8 Science Fiction Brand New Aug-18-2017, Indie Rock
#9 A Deeper Understanding The War on Drugs Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock
#10 Droptopwop Gucci Mane May-26-2017, Trap
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | A Crow Looked at Me | Mount Eerie | Album, Mar-24-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #3 | The Order Of Time | Valerie June | Album, Mar-10-2017, Americana |
| #4 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #6 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #8 | Science Fiction | Brand New | Album, Aug-18-2017, Indie Rock |
| #9 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Album, Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #10 | Droptopwop | Gucci Mane | Album, May-26-2017, Trap |