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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pretty Girls Like Trap Music | 2 Chainz | Jun-16-2017, Trap |
| #2 | Still Striving | A$AP Ferg | Aug-18-2017, Trap |
| #3 | 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time | Big K.R.I.T. | Oct-27-2017, Southern Hip Hop |
| #4 | Sonder Son | Brent Faiyaz | Oct-13-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 | Calvin Harris | Jun-30-2017, Dance-Pop |
| #6 | Freudian | Daniel Caesar | Aug-25-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | More Life | Drake | Mar-18-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #8 | Jungle Rules | French Montana | Jul-14-2017, Pop Rap |
| #9 | At What Cost | GoldLink | Mar-24-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Energía | J Balvin | Jun-24-2016, |
| #11 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | The Never Story | JID | Mar-10-2017, Southern Hip Hop |
| #13 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Lust For Life | Lana Del Rey | Jul-21-2017, Alt-Pop |
| #16 | Luv Is Rage 2 | Lil Uzi Vert | Aug-25-2017, Trap |
| #17 | Culture | Migos | Jan-27-2017, Trap |
| #18 | Laila’s Wisdom | Rapsody | Sep-22-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #19 | Rather You Than Me | Rick Ross | Mar-17-2017, Southern Hip Hop |
| #20 | Process | Sampha | Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #21 | blkswn | Smino | Mar-14-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | Gang Signs & Prayer | Stormzy | Feb-24-2017, UK Hip Hop |
| #23 | Ctrl | SZA | Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #24 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pretty Girls Like Trap Music | 2 Chainz | Album, Jun-16-2017, Trap |
| #2 | Still Striving | A$AP Ferg | Album, Aug-18-2017, Trap |
| #3 | 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time | Big K.R.I.T. | Album, Oct-27-2017, Southern Hip Hop |
| #4 | Sonder Son | Brent Faiyaz | Album, Oct-13-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 | Calvin Harris | Album, Jun-30-2017, Dance-Pop |
| #6 | Freudian | Daniel Caesar | Album, Aug-25-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #7 | More Life | Drake | Album, Mar-18-2017, Contemporary R&B |
| #8 | Jungle Rules | French Montana | Album, Jul-14-2017, Pop Rap |
| #9 | At What Cost | GoldLink | Album, Mar-24-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Energía | J Balvin | Album, Jun-24-2016, |
| #11 | 4:44 | JAY-Z | Album, Jul-07-2017, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #12 | The Never Story | JID | Album, Mar-10-2017, Southern Hip Hop |
| #13 | Take Me Apart | Kelela | Album, Oct-06-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #14 | DAMN. | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Apr-14-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #15 | Lust For Life | Lana Del Rey | Album, Jul-21-2017, Alt-Pop |
| #16 | Luv Is Rage 2 | Lil Uzi Vert | Album, Aug-25-2017, Trap |
| #17 | Culture | Migos | Album, Jan-27-2017, Trap |
| #18 | Laila’s Wisdom | Rapsody | Album, Sep-22-2017, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #19 | Rather You Than Me | Rick Ross | Album, Mar-17-2017, Southern Hip Hop |
| #20 | Process | Sampha | Album, Feb-03-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #21 | blkswn | Smino | Album, Mar-14-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #22 | Gang Signs & Prayer | Stormzy | Album, Feb-24-2017, UK Hip Hop |
| #23 | Ctrl | SZA | Album, Jun-09-2017, Alternative R&B |
| #24 | Flower Boy | Tyler, The Creator | Album, Jul-21-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #25 | Big Fish Theory | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-23-2017, West Coast Hip Hop |