The Independent's 30 Best Albums of 2017

From Lorde's unconventional pop to Rapsody's outstanding second album – here are our favourite releases from a busy year in music

Published: December 08, 2017 13:20 Source

# 1
Album • Jan 20 / 2017
# 2
Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Synthpop Alt-Pop
# 3
Album • Sep 22 / 2017 Conscious Hip Hop
# 4
Album • May 05 / 2017 Art Pop
# 5
Ctrl by SZA
Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul
# 6
Album • Aug 18 / 2017 Art Pop
# 7
Album • Apr 14 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 8
Fin by Syd
Album • Feb 03 / 2017 Alternative R&B
# 9
Album • Oct 20 / 2017 Pop Soul Contemporary R&B
# 10
Album • Oct 27 / 2017 Indie Rock
# 11
Album • May 12 / 2017 UK Hip Hop Afroswing Pop Rap
# 12
Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Art Rock
# 13
Album • Feb 24 / 2017 UK Hip Hop Grime
# 14
Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Art Pop Pop
# 15
4:44 by JAY-Z
Album • Jul 07 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop
# 16
Album • Jun 23 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 17
Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Alternative Rock
# 18
Album • Feb 03 / 2017 Alternative R&B
# 19
Album • Nov 10 / 2017 Electropop
# 20
Album • Jan 13 / 2017 Downtempo Future Garage
# 21
Album • Jul 21 / 2017 Alt-Pop Art Pop
# 22
Album • Sep 08 / 2017 Indie Rock Art Rock
# 23
Album • Oct 07 / 2016 Singer-Songwriter Americana Country
# 24
Album • Nov 17 / 2017 Art Pop Synthpop
# 25
Album • Feb 24 / 2017 Neo-Soul Psychedelic Soul
# 26
Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Dream Pop Slowcore
# 27
Album • Jun 02 / 2017 Synthpop Pop Rock Alt-Pop
# 28
Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Heartland Rock Indie Rock
# 29
Album • Jan 13 / 2017 Indietronica Alt-Pop
# 30
Album • Apr 07 / 2017 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter