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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yesterdays Gone | Loyle Carner | Jan-20-2017, |
| #2 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #3 | Laila’s Wisdom | Rapsody | Sep-22-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #4 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #5 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Dark Days + Canapés | Ghostpoet | Aug-18-2017, Art Pop |
| #7 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #8 | Fin | Syd | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | Glasshouse | Jessie Ware | Oct-20-2017, Pop Soul |
| #10 | Swansea to Hornsey | Trampolene | Oct-27-2017, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Common Sense | J Hus | May-12-2017, UK Hip Hop |
| #12 | The OOZ | King Krule | Oct-13-2017, Art Rock |
| #13 | Gang Signs & Prayer | Stormzy | Feb-24-2017, UK Hip Hop |
| #14 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #15 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #16 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Villains | Queens of the Stone Age | Aug-25-2017, Alternative Rock |
| #18 | Process | Sampha | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #19 | reputation | Taylor Swift | Nov-10-2017, Electropop |
| #20 | Migration | Bonobo | Jan-13-2017, Downtempo |
| #21 | Lust For Life | Lana Del Rey | Jul-21-2017, Alt-Pop |
| #22 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Shine On Rainy Day | Brent Cobb | Oct-07-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Rest | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Nov-17-2017, Art Pop |
| #25 | Drunk | Thundercat | Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #26 | Cigarettes After Sex | Cigarettes After Sex | Jun-09-2017, Dream Pop |
| #27 | Gone Now | Bleachers | Jun-02-2017, Synthpop |
| #28 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #29 | I See You | The xx | Jan-13-2017, Indietronica |
| #30 | Belladonna of Sadness | Alexandra Savior | Apr-07-2017, Indie Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Yesterdays Gone | Loyle Carner | Album, Jan-20-2017, |
| #2 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #3 | Laila’s Wisdom | Rapsody | Album, Sep-22-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #4 | No Shape | Perfume Genius | Album, May-05-2017, Art Pop |
| #5 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Dark Days + Canapés | Ghostpoet | Album, Aug-18-2017, Art Pop |
| #7 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #8 | Fin | Syd | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | Glasshouse | Jessie Ware | Album, Oct-20-2017, Pop Soul |
| #10 | Swansea to Hornsey | Trampolene | Album, Oct-27-2017, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Common Sense | J Hus | Album, May-12-2017, UK Hip Hop |
| #12 | The OOZ | King Krule | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Rock |
| #13 | Gang Signs & Prayer | Stormzy | Album, Feb-24-2017, UK Hip Hop |
| #14 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #15 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Album, Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #16 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #17 | Villains | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Aug-25-2017, Alternative Rock |
| #18 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #19 | reputation | Taylor Swift | Album, Nov-10-2017, Electropop |
| #20 | Migration | Bonobo | Album, Jan-13-2017, Downtempo |
| #21 | Lust For Life | Lana Del Rey | Album, Jul-21-2017, Alt-Pop |
| #22 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Shine On Rainy Day | Brent Cobb | Album, Oct-07-2016, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | Rest | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Album, Nov-17-2017, Art Pop |
| #25 | Drunk | Thundercat | Album, Feb-24-2017, Neo-Soul |
| #26 | Cigarettes After Sex | Cigarettes After Sex | Album, Jun-09-2017, Dream Pop |
| #27 | Gone Now | Bleachers | Album, Jun-02-2017, Synthpop |
| #28 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Album, Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #29 | I See You | The xx | Album, Jan-13-2017, Indietronica |
| #30 | Belladonna of Sadness | Alexandra Savior | Album, Apr-07-2017, Indie Pop |