Digital Trends' 50 Best Albums of 2017
Whether they came from legendary artists or fresh newcomers, the best albums of 2017 all offer unique perspectives and awesome tunes.
Published: December 03, 2017

The Sunday Times' Best Albums of 2017
POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR1 FATHER JOHN MISTY Pure Comedy Bella UnionWith the swagger of Jagger and Dylan’s social nous, Josh Tillman — aka Father John Misty — somet
Published: December 03, 2017

Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums of 2017
As is our annual custom, Exclaim! has spent the past week rolling out our genre-specific album lists for the Best of 2017. It started with o...
Published: December 01, 2017

The Key's Top 15 Albums of 2017
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Published: December 01, 2017

Exclaim!'s Top 10 Soul and R&B Albums of 2017
This week, Exclaim! is rolling out our annual, genre-specific album lists for the Best of 2017. Yesterday (November 29), we wrapped up our T...
Published: November 30, 2017

New York Daily News' 25 Best Albums of 2017
In a year that closely resembled a perpetual dumpster fire, at least there was good music.
Published: November 30, 2017

Exclaim!'s Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of 2017
This week, Exclaim! is rolling out our annual, genre-specific album lists for the Best of 2017. Yesterday (November 28), we kicked things of...
Published: November 29, 2017

Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2017
Rolling Stone's best albums of the year list: The 50 best albums of 2017, with entries from Taylor Swift, Lorde and Kendrick Lamar.
Published: November 27, 2017

Glide's 20 Best Albums of 2017
2017 once again served as a telling point in music where you had to stretch to certain realms (Americana, folk and funk) to really dig out the best. Once
Published: November 27, 2017

Fopp's Best Albums of 2017
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Published: November 23, 2017

Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2017

Published: November 20, 2017

Pitchfork's Best Metal Albums of 2017 So Far
From Power Trip to the Ruins of Beverast, these heavy records have defined 2017 so far.
Published: July 02, 2017

The Vinyl Factory's 20 Best Albums of 2017 So Far
Your guide to the 20 best new vinyl releases from the last six months, featuring the year's biggest albums and several under-the-radar gems.
Published: June 30, 2017

The Alternative's 50 Best Albums So Far in 2017
There's easily been 100 great albums to come out of 2017 so far. Here are 50 of our staff's favorites.
Published: June 30, 2017

A.V. Club's Best Albums of 2017 So Far
Even at just over six months old, 2017 has already given us more than enough good music to fill playlists from here until December—enough that it would be fine, really, if everyone just took a knee until next year. It’s also been an unusually busy year for comebacks: High-profile returns from the ’00s indie-rock class…
Published: June 29, 2017

Exclaim!'s Top 29 Albums of 2017 So Far
At this point last year, we'd already experienced massive album drops from the likes of Beyoncé, Kanye West, Radiohead, David Bowie and Drak...
Published: June 19, 2017

Consequence of Sound's Top 25 Albums of 2017 (So Far)
The year's only halfway done, and we've already been spoiled rotten.
Published: June 12, 2017

Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2017 So Far
Lizzy Goodman’s new book, Meet Me In The Bathroom, documents an era in rock music that many of us remember well. It uses oral history to tell the story of the great New York rock boom of the early ’00s, the time when the Strokes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Interpol and the Rapture wandered the earth as larger-than-life avatars of sex and fashion and glamor and desire. It gives a long look at that moment, at all the drunken nights and cocaine hangovers and ill-advised major-label deals and long-festering grudges that helped it to happen, and helped it to end. If you care about music — and if you’re reading this website, you presumably do — it’s an absolute must-read. But once you get over the pure nostalgia of it all, you might find yourself wondering why we haven’t had a moment like that since. Where are all the exciting young rock bands?
Published: June 06, 2017

Thrillist's Best Albums of 2017
Don't miss out on all the best new albums of 2017, whether it's a giant pop release, an indie record, or the hottest mixtape.
Published: March 27, 2017

HipHopDX's 20 Best Rap Albums of 2016
HipHopDX compiles the 20 best Hip Hop & Rap Albums of 2016 including Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West and The Game.
Published: January 01, 2017

Mashable's Top 10 Albums of 2016
Here are ten albums that got us through the rough times, stopped the world and reminded us that joy still exists.
Published: December 31, 2016

The Daily Beast's Best Albums of 2016
It’s been a damn good year when it comes to new music. And by God, we needed it.
Published: December 31, 2016

Digital Spy's 20 Best Albums of 2016
Beyoncé? Zayn? Rihanna? Only one way to find out…​
Published: December 29, 2016

XLR8R's Best Releases of 2016
We run through our top albums and EPs of the year.
Published: December 23, 2016

Spectrum Culture's Top 20 Albums of 2016
Spectrum Culture's Top 20 albums of 2016.
Published: December 23, 2016

Billboard's 10 Best K-Pop Albums of 2016
From releases that immortalized the sound of 2016 to acts that delivered timeless tunes, these are our picks for the best K-pop albums of 2016.
Published: December 23, 2016

Rolling Stone's 40 Best Rap Albums of 2016
Kanye West, Chance the Rapper, Danny Brown and more of the best records from the year in rhymes.
Published: December 22, 2016

Variety's 10 Best Albums of 2016
Here are the ten albums from the past year that stuck with one of our music writers the most.
Published: December 20, 2016

BrooklynVegan’s Top Albums of 2016
From indie rock to hip hop, R&B to metal, pop and punk, here are the albums we loved most this year.
Published: December 20, 2016

DIY's 16 Albums That Shaped 2016
A selection of the year’s finest, featuring Beyoncé, Daughter, Skepta, Yak & more.
Published: December 17, 2016

Stereogum's 20 Best Country Albums of 2016
Like most of America, I spent the evening of 11/8 watching the returns and waiting for my country to redeem itself. Thoroughly unqualified both professionally and morally for the job, Trump nevertheless took an early lead, but surely, I thought, one of the swing states would swing blue and avert the nightmare. Long before the […]
Published: December 16, 2016

Clash's Albums of the Year 2016
All journeys have a beginning, middle, and end - and for our Albums Of The Year 2016 poll, this is the end. Without further ado, check out our favourite
Published: December 16, 2016

NOW Magazine's Top Albums of 2016
It's been an emotional year. Accordingly, the albums on our critics' collaborative list of the year's best are a bit anxious, a bit political, a bit gospel, a bit cosmic and a lot existential.
Published: December 16, 2016

Les Inrocks' 50 Best Albums of 2016
Une liste très convaincante cette année.
Published: December 15, 2016

The New Zealand Herald's 20 Best Albums of 2016
Let's just call it what it is: Beyonce owned 2016. Lemonade changed the game with its celebration of black culture and what it is to be a black woman; Bey's...
Published: December 14, 2016

Uproxx's Best Country Albums of 2016
The borders of country are big enough to include everything from psych-folk to steely Americana -- this music is too good to ignore anymore.
Published: December 14, 2016

The Vinyl Factory's 50 Best Albums of 2016
The year in vinyl, we chart the 50 most important album releases of the last twelve months.
Published: December 14, 2016

Stereogum's 40 Best Metal Albums Of 2016
Let’s just put this out there: Metal had a pretty bad 2016. Maybe this is specific to my country, America, which also had a pretty bad 2016. Maybe I’m projecting a little bit. Maybe you live someplace where everything is going great, and maybe where you live, metal is going great, too. If that’s the […]
Published: December 14, 2016

The Line of Best Fit's 50 Essential Albums of 2016
Here are the fifty records that made 2016 a beautiful, sad, profound and memorable year for us.
Published: December 14, 2016

The Atlantic's 10 Best Albums of 2016
Our critic’s top picks in a year of ingenious releases
Published: December 13, 2016

FACT's 50 Best Albums of 2016
No Radiohead. No Frank Ocean. So what did make the cut in our rundown of the best releases of the year?
Published: December 13, 2016

Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2016
Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, David Bowie, Beyonce, Leonard Cohen, Radiohead, Bon Iver—who didn't release a record this year? These are the best of a challenging, rewarding, overall epic year.
Published: December 13, 2016

Dazed's 20 Best Albums of 2016
From the curative sounds of Solange’s A Seat at the Table to Nicolas Jaar’s gorgeous and graceful Sirens, we pick the most unforgettable full-lengths of the year
Published: December 12, 2016

Billboard's Top 50 Albums of 2016
Here are the top 50 albums of 2016, decided by Billboard staff.
Published: December 12, 2016

Northern Transmissions' Top 10 Albums of 2016
2016 Songs and Albums of the Year. Here's our list of the Best songs and albums of the year for 2016. It's been both a sad and great year for music.
Published: December 12, 2016

Uproxx's 20 Best Albums Of 2016
From the folk album you've barely heard to your most-played pop record, here's our ranking of the 2016's best albums.
Published: December 12, 2016

NME's Best Debut Albums of 2016
Which were the best debut albums of the year? Here's NME's pick of the new acts that won 2016
Published: December 12, 2016

Exclaim!'s 10 Best EPs of 2016
As our Best of 2016 lists by genre come to a close, we consider the shorter, more concise musical statements made by artists: EPs. While alb...
Published: December 12, 2016

Passion of the Weiss' Best Albums of 2016
The Best From the Worst.
Published: December 12, 2016

Louder Than War's Albums of the Year 2016
Louder Than War's Albums of the Year 2016 list is out now and features 50 albums we think have been significant in the last 12 months
Published: December 12, 2016