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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | I Love You Like a Brother | Alex Lahey | Oct-06-2017, Power Pop |
| #2 | Cable Ties | Cable Ties | May-26-2017, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Ecca Vandal | Ecca Vandal | Oct-20-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #4 | Go Farther In Lightness | Gang of Youths | Aug-18-2017, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Soft Sounds from Another Planet | Japanese Breakfast | Jul-14-2017, Dream Pop |
| #6 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Jen Cloher | Jen Cloher | Aug-11-2017, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Flying Microtonal Banana | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Feb-24-2017, Psychedelic Rock |
| #11 | Semper Femina | Laura Marling | Mar-10-2017, Chamber Folk |
| #12 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #13 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #14 | Villains | Queens of the Stone Age | Aug-25-2017, Alternative Rock |
| #15 | Carry Fire | Robert Plant | Oct-13-2017, Folk Rock |
| #16 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #17 | reputation | Taylor Swift | Nov-10-2017, Electropop |
| #18 | More Scared of You Than You Are of Me | The Smith Street Band | Apr-07-2017, Pop Punk |
| #19 | The Order Of Time | Valerie June | Mar-10-2017, Americana |
| #20 | Visions Of A Life | Wolf Alice | Sep-29-2017, Indie Rock |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | I Love You Like a Brother | Alex Lahey | Album, Oct-06-2017, Power Pop |
| #2 | Cable Ties | Cable Ties | Album, May-26-2017, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Ecca Vandal | Ecca Vandal | Album, Oct-20-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #4 | Go Farther In Lightness | Gang of Youths | Album, Aug-18-2017, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Soft Sounds from Another Planet | Japanese Breakfast | Album, Jul-14-2017, Dream Pop |
| #6 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Album, Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #7 | Jen Cloher | Jen Cloher | Album, Aug-11-2017, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Album, Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #9 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Flying Microtonal Banana | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Album, Feb-24-2017, Psychedelic Rock |
| #11 | Semper Femina | Laura Marling | Album, Mar-10-2017, Chamber Folk |
| #12 | american dream | LCD Soundsystem | Album, Oct-06-2017, Dance-Punk |
| #13 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #14 | Villains | Queens of the Stone Age | Album, Aug-25-2017, Alternative Rock |
| #15 | Carry Fire | Robert Plant | Album, Oct-13-2017, Folk Rock |
| #16 | MASSEDUCTION | St. Vincent | Album, Oct-13-2017, Art Pop |
| #17 | reputation | Taylor Swift | Album, Nov-10-2017, Electropop |
| #18 | More Scared of You Than You Are of Me | The Smith Street Band | Album, Apr-07-2017, Pop Punk |
| #19 | The Order Of Time | Valerie June | Album, Mar-10-2017, Americana |
| #20 | Visions Of A Life | Wolf Alice | Album, Sep-29-2017, Indie Rock |