The Sydney Morning Herald's Top 20 Albums of 2017

From proven international artists to new ARIA stars, here's our top picks of 2017.

Published: December 14, 2017 06:10 Source

# 1

I Love You Like a Brother by Alex Lahey

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Power Pop Indie Rock

# 2

Cable Ties by Cable Ties

Album • May 26 / 2017 Indie Rock Post-Punk

# 3

Ecca Vandal by Ecca Vandal

Album • Oct 20 / 2017 Dance-Punk

# 4

Go Farther In Lightness by Gang of Youths

Album • Aug 18 / 2017 Indie Rock

# 5

Soft Sounds from Another Planet by Japanese Breakfast

Album • Jul 14 / 2017 Dream Pop Indie Rock

# 6

4:44 by JAY-Z

Album • Jul 07 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop

# 7

Jen Cloher by Jen Cloher

Album • Aug 11 / 2017 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter Slacker Rock

# 8

Take Me Apart by Kelela

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Alternative R&B UK Bass

# 9

DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 10

Flying Microtonal Banana by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Album • Feb 24 / 2017 Psychedelic Rock Garage Rock

# 11

Semper Femina by Laura Marling

Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 12

american dream by LCD Soundsystem

Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Dance-Punk New Wave

# 13

Melodrama by Lorde

Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 14

Villains by Queens of the Stone Age

Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Alternative Rock

# 15

Carry Fire by Robert Plant

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Folk Rock

# 16

MASSEDUCTION by St. Vincent

Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Art Pop Pop

# 17

reputation by Taylor Swift

Album • Nov 10 / 2017 Electropop

# 18

More Scared of You Than You Are of Me by The Smith Street Band

Album • Apr 07 / 2017 Pop Punk

# 19

The Order Of Time by Valerie June

Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Americana

# 20

Visions Of A Life by Wolf Alice

Album • Sep 29 / 2017 Indie Rock Dream Pop