Vulture's 10 Best Albums of 2017

Kendrick Lamar, Slowdive, Kelela, Mavis Staples, Broken Social Scene, and more: These are the best albums of 2017.

Published: December 04, 2017 16:00 Source

# 1

DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 2

Slowdive by Slowdive

Album • May 05 / 2017 Dream Pop Shoegaze

# 3

A Crow Looked at Me by Mount Eerie

Album • Mar 24 / 2017 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 4

50 Song Memoir by The Magnetic Fields

Album • Feb 13 / 2017 Indie Pop

# 5

If All I Was Was Black by Mavis Staples

Album • Nov 17 / 2017 Southern Soul Deep Soul

# 6

From A Room: Volume 2 by Chris Stapleton

Album • Dec 01 / 2017 Contemporary Country

# 7

Take Me Apart by Kelela

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

# 8

Melodrama by Lorde

Album • Jun 16 / 2017 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 9

Process by Sampha

Album • Feb 03 / 2017 Alternative R&B

# 10

Hug Of Thunder by Broken Social Scene

Album • Jul 07 / 2017 Indie Rock

# 11

From A Room: Volume 1 by Chris Stapleton

Album • May 05 / 2017 Contemporary Country