VIBE's 25 Best Albums of 2017

2017 was a year filled with turmoil, disappointment and down right disbelief. We would be lying if we said things were all peaches and cream over the last 12 months.

Published: December 29, 2017 18:45 Source

# 1
Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 2
Album • Aug 18 / 2017 Trap East Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop
# 3
Album • Oct 27 / 2017 Southern Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Oct 13 / 2017 Contemporary R&B
# 5
Album • Jun 30 / 2017 Dance-Pop Nu-Disco Funktronica
# 6
Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Contemporary R&B
# 7
Album • Mar 18 / 2017 Contemporary R&B Pop Rap
# 8
Album • Jul 14 / 2017 Pop Rap East Coast Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Mar 24 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop
# 10
Album • Jun 24 / 2016
# 11
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Album • Jul 07 / 2017 East Coast Hip Hop
# 12
Album • Mar 10 / 2017 Southern Hip Hop
# 13
Album • Oct 06 / 2017 Alternative R&B UK Bass
# 14
Album • Apr 14 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 15
Album • Jul 21 / 2017 Alt-Pop Art Pop
# 16
Album • Aug 25 / 2017 Trap Pop Rap
# 17
Album • Jan 27 / 2017 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 18
Album • Sep 22 / 2017 Conscious Hip Hop
# 19
Album • Mar 17 / 2017 Southern Hip Hop Trap
# 20
Album • Feb 03 / 2017 Alternative R&B
# 21
Album • Mar 14 / 2017 Alternative R&B Pop Rap
# 22
Album • Feb 24 / 2017 UK Hip Hop Grime
# 23
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Album • Jun 09 / 2017 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul
# 24
Album • Jul 21 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Neo-Soul
# 25
Album • Jun 23 / 2017 West Coast Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop