The New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich's Ten Best Albums of 2017

Amanda Petrusich revisits her top-ten full-length albums of 2017, including “DAMN.,” by Kendrick Lamar, “Reputation,” by Taylor Swift, and more.

Published: December 12, 2017 14:00 Source

# 1

Capacity by Big Thief

Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Indie Rock Indie Folk

# 2

Utopia by Björk

Album • Nov 24 / 2017 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 3

What in the Natural World by Jake Xerxes Fussell

Album • Mar 31 / 2017 Americana Contemporary Folk

# 4

Big Bad Luv by John Moreland

Album • May 05 / 2017 Americana Singer-Songwriter Country

# 5

DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Apr 14 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 6

Sousoume Tamachek by Mdou Moctar

Album • Sep 01 / 2017 Tishoumaren

# 7

Culture by Migos

Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 8

Ctrl by SZA

Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul

# 9

A Deeper Understanding by The War on Drugs

Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Heartland Rock Indie Rock

# 10

The Weather Station by The Weather Station

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Contemporary Folk