The New York Times: Jon Pareles' Best Albums of 2017

Our critics picked St. Vincent and Lorde, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, Julien Baker and Taylor Swift, Nicole Mitchell and Tyshawn Sorey — and many more.

Published: December 06, 2017 18:59 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 MASSEDUCTION St. Vincent Oct-13-2017, Art Pop
#2 Residente Residente Mar-31-2017, Latin Rap
#3 Aromanticism Moses Sumney Sep-22-2017, Art Pop
#4 Turn Out the Lights Julien Baker Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter
#5 Utopia Björk Nov-24-2017, Art Pop
#6 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop
#7 Melodrama Lorde Jun-16-2017, Synthpop
#8 Ctrl SZA Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B
#9 The Order Of Time Valerie June Mar-10-2017, Americana
#10 Big Fish Theory Vince Staples Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #2 | Residente | Residente | Album, Mar-31-2017, Latin Rap |
| #3 | Aromanticism | Moses Sumney | Album, Sep-22-2017, Art Pop |
| #4 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Album, Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Utopia | Björk | Album, Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #6 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #8 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | The Order Of Time | Valerie June | Album, Mar-10-2017, Americana |
| #10 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |