Time Out New York's Best Albums of 2017
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Slowdive | Slowdive | May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #4 | Shaneera | Fatima Al Qadiri | Oct-13-2017, UK Bass |
| #5 | Rocket | Alex G | May-19-2017, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Melodrama | Lorde | Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #7 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | After Laughter | Paramore | May-12-2017, New Wave |
| #9 | Hug Of Thunder | Broken Social Scene | Jul-07-2017, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Arca | Arca | Apr-07-2017, Art Pop |
| #11 | Phantom Brickworks | Bibio | Nov-03-2017, Ambient |
| #12 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Black Origami | Jlin | May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #14 | Hot Thoughts | Spoon | Mar-17-2017, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Narkopop | GAS | Apr-21-2017, Ambient |
| #16 | Harmony of Difference | Kamasi Washington | Sep-29-2017, Spiritual Jazz |
| #17 | Ty Segall | Ty Segall | Jan-27-2017, Garage Rock |
| #18 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #19 | No Mountains In Manhattan | Wiki | Aug-25-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | async | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Apr-28-2017, Ambient |
| #21 | Forced Witness | Alex Cameron | Sep-08-2017, Synthpop |
| #22 | Echolocations: River | Andrew Bird | Oct-06-2017, Ambient |
| #23 | Plum | Wand | Sep-22-2017, Psychedelic Rock |
| #24 | SweetSexySavage (Deluxe) | Kehlani | Jan-27-2017, |
| #25 | Stellular | Rose Elinor Dougall | Jan-27-2017, Indie Pop |
| #26 | Bedouine (Deluxe) | Bedouine | Jun-23-2017, Chamber Folk |
| #27 | Orc | Thee Oh Sees | Aug-25-2017, Psychedelic Rock |
| #28 | Bronze Mystic | Gallops | Apr-21-2017, Post-Rock |
| #29 | TOSS | Shugo Tokumaru | Apr-28-2017, Art Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #3 | Slowdive | Slowdive | Album, May-05-2017, Dream Pop |
| #4 | Shaneera | Fatima Al Qadiri | EP, Oct-13-2017, UK Bass |
| #5 | Rocket | Alex G | Album, May-19-2017, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Melodrama | Lorde | Album, Jun-16-2017, Synthpop |
| #7 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #8 | After Laughter | Paramore | Album, May-12-2017, New Wave |
| #9 | Hug Of Thunder | Broken Social Scene | Album, Jul-07-2017, Indie Rock |
| #10 | Arca | Arca | Album, Apr-07-2017, Art Pop |
| #11 | Phantom Brickworks | Bibio | Album, Nov-03-2017, Ambient |
| #12 | Turn Out the Lights | Julien Baker | Album, Oct-27-2017, Singer-Songwriter |
| #13 | Black Origami | Jlin | Album, May-19-2017, Footwork |
| #14 | Hot Thoughts | Spoon | Album, Mar-17-2017, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Narkopop | GAS | Album, Apr-21-2017, Ambient |
| #16 | Harmony of Difference | Kamasi Washington | EP, Sep-29-2017, Spiritual Jazz |
| #17 | Ty Segall | Ty Segall | Album, Jan-27-2017, Garage Rock |
| #18 | Sleep Well Beast | The National | Album, Sep-08-2017, Indie Rock |
| #19 | No Mountains In Manhattan | Wiki | Album, Aug-25-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #20 | async | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Album, Apr-28-2017, Ambient |
| #21 | Forced Witness | Alex Cameron | Album, Sep-08-2017, Synthpop |
| #22 | Echolocations: River | Andrew Bird | Album, Oct-06-2017, Ambient |
| #23 | Plum | Wand | Album, Sep-22-2017, Psychedelic Rock |
| #24 | SweetSexySavage (Deluxe) | Kehlani | Album, Jan-27-2017, |
| #25 | Stellular | Rose Elinor Dougall | Album, Jan-27-2017, Indie Pop |
| #26 | Bedouine (Deluxe) | Bedouine | Album, Jun-23-2017, Chamber Folk |
| #27 | Orc | Thee Oh Sees | Album, Aug-25-2017, Psychedelic Rock |
| #28 | Bronze Mystic | Gallops | Album, Apr-21-2017, Post-Rock |
| #29 | TOSS | Shugo Tokumaru | Album, Apr-28-2017, Art Pop |