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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Capacity Big Thief Jun-09-2017, Indie Rock
#2 Utopia Björk Nov-24-2017, Art Pop
#3 What in the Natural World Jake Xerxes Fussell Mar-31-2017, Americana
#4 Big Bad Luv John Moreland May-05-2017, Americana
#5 DAMN. Kendrick Lamar Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop
#6 Sousoume Tamachek Mdou Moctar Sep-01-2017, Tishoumaren
#7 Culture Migos Jan-27-2017, Trap
#8 Ctrl SZA Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B
#9 A Deeper Understanding The War on Drugs Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock
#10 The Weather Station The Weather Station Oct-06-2017, Singer-Songwriter
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Capacity | Big Thief | Album, Jun-09-2017, Indie Rock |
| #2 | Utopia | Björk | Album, Nov-24-2017, Art Pop |
| #3 | What in the Natural World | Jake Xerxes Fussell | Album, Mar-31-2017, Americana |
| #4 | Big Bad Luv | John Moreland | Album, May-05-2017, Americana |
| #5 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #6 | Sousoume Tamachek | Mdou Moctar | Album, Sep-01-2017, Tishoumaren |
| #7 | Culture | Migos | Album, Jan-27-2017, Trap |
| #8 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | A Deeper Understanding | The War on Drugs | Album, Aug-25-2017, Heartland Rock |
| #10 | The Weather Station | The Weather Station | Album, Oct-06-2017, Singer-Songwriter |