The Observer: Kitty Empire's Top 10 Albums of 2017

From Jay-Z to Taylor Swift, it’s been a year of high political and personal drama in the worlds of rap, pop and rock

Published: December 10, 2017 00:00 Source

# 1

Party by Aldous Harding

Album • May 19 / 2017 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 2

Pure Comedy by Father John Misty

Album • Apr 07 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Piano Rock Chamber Pop

# 3

DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 4

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Dance-Punk New Wave

# 5

Melodrama by Lorde

Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 6

Aromanticism by Moses Sumney

Album • Sep 22 / 2017 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 7

No Shape by Perfume Genius

Album • May 05 / 2017 Art Pop

# 8

HEAVY META by Ron Gallo

Album • Feb 03 / 2017 Psychedelic Rock

# 9

MASSEDUCTION by St. Vincent

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Art Pop Pop

# 10

Big Fish Theory by Vince Staples

Album • Jun 23 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop