The Best Albums of 2017 by Complex (2017) United States

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Complex was established in 2002 as a print magazine aimed at providing young men a report of the latest in hip hop, fashion and pop culture. These are their best albums of 2017.
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United States Kendrick Lamar
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
812 charts
Rank Score:
6,937
Rank in 2017:
1
Rank in 2010s:
28
Overall Rank:
239
Average Rating:
 80 (1,284 votes)
Comments:
149
2.
4:44 
United States Jay-Z
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
209 charts
Rank Score:
918
Rank in 2017:
31
Rank in 2010s:
297
Overall Rank:
1,830
Average Rating:
 77 (280 votes)
Comments:
21
3.
Ctrl 
United States SZA
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
319 charts
Rank Score:
2,002
Rank in 2017:
12
Rank in 2010s:
124
Overall Rank:
879
Average Rating:
 78 (360 votes)
Comments:
14
4.
Hndrxx 
United States Future (Rap)
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
49 charts
Rank Score:
272
Rank in 2017:
101
Rank in 2010s:
925
Overall Rank:
5,026
Average Rating:
 64 (58 votes)
Comments:
3
5.
Process 
United Kingdom Sampha
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
255 charts
Rank Score:
927
Rank in 2017:
29
Rank in 2010s:
291
Overall Rank:
1,813
Average Rating:
 75 (334 votes)
Comments:
21
6.
Flower Boy 
United States Tyler, The Creator
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
565 charts
Rank Score:
4,826
Rank in 2017:
3
Rank in 2010s:
43
Overall Rank:
360
Average Rating:
 84 (809 votes)
Comments:
62
7.
Culture 
United States Migos
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
95 charts
Rank Score:
363
Rank in 2017:
70
Rank in 2010s:
708
Overall Rank:
3,973
Average Rating:
 66 (150 votes)
Comments:
10
8.
Luv Is Rage 2 
United States Lil Uzi Vert
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
37 charts
Rank Score:
201
Rank in 2017:
137
Rank in 2010s:
1,245
Overall Rank:
6,457
Average Rating:
 62 (66 votes)
Comments:
3
9.
Freudian 
Canada Daniel Caesar
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
40 charts
Rank Score:
174
Rank in 2017:
159
Rank in 2010s:
1,400
Overall Rank:
7,249
Average Rating:
 75 (42 votes)
Comments:
4
10.
More Life 
Canada Drake
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2017
Appears in:
90 charts
Rank Score:
495
Rank in 2017:
50
Rank in 2010s:
509
Overall Rank:
3,055
Average Rating:
 60 (178 votes)
Comments:
6
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The Best Albums of 2017 composition

Artist Albums %


Future (Rap) 2 4%
CyHi The Prynce 1 2%
Charli XCX 1 2%
Gucci Mane 1 2%
Jay-Z 1 2%
Dua Lipa 1 2%
Rapsody 1 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 40 80%
United Kingdom 5 10%
Mixed Nationality 2 4%
Canada 2 4%
New Zealand 1 2%

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Listed below are 162 charts from recognised sources for 2017. There are also 468 user submitted charts covering this period.

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
The 405's Top 20 Albums of 2017The 4052017 year chart2017United States
The A.V. Club's 20 best albums of 2017The A.V. Club2017 year chart2017United States
50 best albums of 2017ABC News2017 year chart2017United States
Albumism’s 50 Best Albums of 2017Albumism2017 year chart2017United States
The Alternative's Top 50 Releases of 2017The Alternative2017 year chart2017United States
American Songwriter’s Top 25 Albums of 2017American Songwriter2017 year chart2017United States
The Associated Press's Top 10 Albums of 2017The Associated Press2017 year chart2017United States
The 10 Best Albums of 2017The Atlantic2017 year chart2017United States
Baeble's Top 30 Albums of 2017Baeble Music2017 year chart2017United States
The Best Albums of 2017Bandcamp Daily2017 year chart2017United States
Die 90 + 1 besten Alben des JahresBayern 22017 year chart2017Germany
The top 10 albums of 2017BBC2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
6 Music Recommends Albums Of The Year 2017BBC Radio 62017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The Top 10 Albums Of 2017BET2017 year chart2017United States
Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2017Billboard2017 year chart2017United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2017BLARE2017 year chart2017Canada
Top 10 Albums of the Year 2017Bleep2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Blow Up Critics Playlist 2017Blow Up2017 year chart2017Italy
Boomkat Top Releases 2017Boomkat2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017BrooklynVegan2017 year chart2017United States
Die ByteFM Jahrescharts 2017ByteFM2017 year chart2017Germany
Chorus.fm’s Top 25 Albums of 2017Chorus.fm2017 year chart2017United States
Clash Albums Of The Year 2017Clash2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Classic Rock's Best Albums Of 2017Classic Rock2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Die 50 besten Alben des Jahres 2017Classic Rock Deutschland2017 year chart2017Germany
The Top 20 Albums of the Year 2017A Closer Listen2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The Best Albums of 2017Complex2017 year chart2017United States
Complex UK’s Best Albums Of 2017Complex UK2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Top 50 Albums of 2017Consequence of Sound2017 year chart2017United States
The 10 Best Albums of 2017Cosmopolitan2017 year chart2017United States
Albums of the Year 2017Crack Magazine2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Dette er årets beste album 2017Dagsavisen2017 year chart2017Norway
10 Best Albums of 2017The Daily Beast2017 year chart2017United States
The 20 best albums of 2017Dazed2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Top 40 Albums of 2017Decibel2017 year chart2017United States
The 20 Best Albums of 2017Deep Cuts2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Los 20 mejores discos de 2017Diariocrítico2017 year chart2017Spain
Diffuser's Top 25 Albums of 2017Diffuser.fm2017 year chart2017United States
Top 50 Music Albums of 2017Digital Trends2017 year chart2017United States
DJ Mag Top 50 albums of 2017DJ Mag2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The 50 best albums of 2017Double J2017 year chart2017Australia
Drowned in Sound's Favorite Albums of 2017Drowned in Sound2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The 10 Best Albums of 2017Dummy2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Earbuddy's 100 Best Albums of 2017Earbuddy2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Die besten Alben des Jahres 2017eclipsed2017 year chart2017Germany
Top 10 Albums of 2017EDMTunes2017 year chart2017United States
Die 20 Lieblingsalben des Jahres 2017egoFM2017 year chart2017Germany
The 25 best albums of 2017Entertainment Weekly2017 year chart2017United States
The Best Albums of 2017Esquire2017 year chart2017United States
The 50 best albums of 2017FACT2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The 50 best albums of 2017Far Out Magazine2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The Best Albums of 2017FLOOD Magazine2017 year chart2017United States
The Best Albums of 2017Fopp2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The 20 best albums of 2017Fuse2017 year chart2017United States
Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2017Gigwise2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
GIITTV's Top 50 Albums of 2017God is in the TV2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2017Gorilla vs. Bear2017 year chart2017United States
The best albums of 2017The Guardian2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Eindlijst Heaven 2017Heaven Magazine2017 year chart2017Netherlands
The 25 Best Albums of 2017Highsnobiety2017 year chart2017Germany
Årets bästa album 2017Hymn2017 year chart2017Sweden
Top 10 Albums/Mixtapes 2017HYPEBEAST2017 year chart2017Hong Kong
The Best Pop Albums & EPs Of 2017Idolator2017 year chart2017United States
The 30 Best Albums of 2017Independent2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Nos 100 meilleurs albums de l'année 2017Les Inrocks2017 year chart2017France
The 10 Best Albums of 2017Interview Magazine2017 year chart2017United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2017Intro2017 year chart2017Germany
The 10 Best Albums Of 2017Junkee 2017 year chart2017Australia
KCRW's Best Albums of 2017KCRW2017 year chart2017United States
Kerrang!'s Albums Of 2017Kerrang!2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Top 90.3 Listener Voted Albums of 2017KEXP2017 year chart2017United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2017laut2017 year chart2017Germany
The Best Albums of 2017The Line Of Best Fit2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Loud And Quiet top 40 albums of 2017Loud And Quiet2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Louder Than War's Top 100 Albums of 2017Louder Than War2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Les 100 albums de l’année 2017Magic RPM2017 year chart2017France
Top 25 albums of 2017Magnet2017 year chart2017United States
Our 10 favorite albums of 2017Mashable2017 year chart2017United States
The 25 Best Albums Of 2017Mass Appeal2017 year chart2017United States
Top 100 Albums Of 2017Metal Hammer2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Die besten Alben des Jahres 2017metal.de2017 year chart2017Germany
The Top 50 Albums of 2017Mixmag2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Mojo Albums of the Year 2017Mojo2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Los mejores discos internacionales de 2017Mondo Sonoro2017 year chart2017Spain
musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2017musicOMH2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Redaktionscharts 2017MusikBlog2017 year chart2017Germany
The 50 Best Albums of 2017Musikexpress.de2017 year chart2017Germany
40 Best Albums Of 2017NBHAP2017 year chart2017Germany
Top 50 Albums of 2017The Needle Drop2017 year chart2017United States
NME Albums Of The Year 2017New Music Express2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
2017 en 75 albumsNew Noise2017 year chart2017France
The 25 best albums of 2017New York Daily News2017 year chart2017United States
The 17 Best Albums of 2017Newsweek2017 year chart2017United States
The Best Albums of 2017No Ripcord2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Top 99 Music Albums of 2017Noisey2017 year chart2017Canada
Albums of the Year 2017Norman Records2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
2017 Albums Of The YearNorthern Transmissions2017 year chart2017
The 10 best albums of 2017NOW Toronto2017 year chart2017Canada
The 50 Best Albums Of 2017NPR 2017 year chart2017United States
The best albums of 2017NZ Herald2017 year chart2017New Zealand (Aotearoa)
The Best Albums Of 2017Okayplayer2017 year chart2017
Top 10 van 2017OOR2017 year chart2017Netherlands
50 Best Albums of 2017Optimistic Underground2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Best Albums of 2017Passion of the Weiss2017 year chart2017United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2017Paste2017 year chart2017United States
10 Best Albums of 2017People2017 year chart2017United States
Best albums of 2017Philly.com2017 year chart2017United States
Top 100 Albums of 2017Piccadilly Records2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Best Albums of 2017Pigeons & Planes2017 year chart2017United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2017Pitchfork2017 year chart2017United States
Album des Jahres 2017Plattentests.de2017 year chart2017Germany
The 60 Best Albums of 2017PopMatters2017 year chart2017United States
The Best Albums of 2017Pretty Much Amazing2017 year chart2017United States
Prog Magazine Writers' Albums Of 2017Prog2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Q Albums of the Year 2017Q2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Quietus Albums Of The Year 2017The Quietus2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Rap-Up's 20 Best Albums of 2017Rap-Up2017 year chart2017United States
Die 25 besten Alben des Jahres 2017Reverb Is For Lovers2017 year chart2017Germany
20 Best Albums of 2017Revolver2017 year chart2017United States
The Best Albums of 2017The Ringer2017 year chart2017United States
Top 10 Blues & Rock Albums of 2017Rock & Blues Muse2017 year chart2017United States
Albums Of The Year 2017Rock Sound2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Top It 2017: i 20 dischi dell'annoRockit2017 year chart2017Italy
50 Best Albums of 2017Rolling Stone2017 year chart2017United States
50 Best Albums of 2017Rolling Stone (Australia)2017 year chart2017Australia
Die Alben des Jahres 2017Rolling Stone Deutschland2017 year chart2017Germany
Albums Of The Year 2017Rough Trade2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Top Picks Of 2017Sea of Tranquility2017 year chart2017United States
Top 100 Albums Of 2017The Silent Ballet2017 year chart2017United States
The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017The Skinny2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The 25 Best Albums of 2017Slant Magazine2017 year chart2017United States
2017 års bästa albumSonic Magazine2017 year chart2017Sweden
Vuoden 2017 parhaat kotimaiset levytSoundi2017 year chart2017Finland
Top 20 Albums of 2017Spectrum Culture2017 year chart2017United States
The 20 Best Albums of 2017Spex2017 year chart2017Germany
50 Best Albums of 2017Spin2017 year chart2017United States
Top 50 Albums of 2017Sputnik Music2017 year chart2017
Best Of 2017 : Le Top de la rédactionStars Are Underground2017 year chart2017France
State's Albums of 2017State2017 year chart2017Ireland
The 50 Best Albums Of 2017Stereogum2017 year chart2017United States
Os 50 melhores discos nacionais de2017Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos!2017 year chart2017Brazil
The Best Albums of 2017Thrillist2017 year chart2017United States
The Top 10 Albums of 2017TIME2017 year chart2017United States
The best albums of 2017Time Out2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
100 best albums of the year 2017The Times2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
2017: Favorite 50 Music ReleasesTiny Mix Tapes2017 year chart2017United States
Die 50 besten Alben des Jahres 2017Tonspion2017 year chart2017Germany
The Top 50 Albums of 2017Treble2017 year chart2017United States
Uncut's Top 75 albums of 2017Uncut2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2017Under The Radar2017 year chart2017United States
All The Best Albums Of 2017, RankedUproxx2017 year chart2017United States
The Top 100 Albums of 2017Village Voice2017 year chart2018United States
Our 50 favourite albums of 2017The Vinyl Factory2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The Best Albums Of 2017Vinyl Me, Please.2017 year chart2017
The 50 Best Albums of 2017VISIONS2017 year chart2017Germany
Top 50 Albums of 2017Vive Le Rock!2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The 10 Best Albums of 2017Vulture2017 year chart2017United States
Top 30 Albums Of 2017The Wild Honey Pie2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
The Wire's Best Releases of 2017The Wire2017 year chart2017United Kingdom
Jaarlijst 2017Written In Music2017 year chart2017Netherlands
The Key’s Top 15 Albums of 2017WXPN2017 year chart2017United States
The best albums of 2017Yahoo!2017 year chart2017United States

Year charts

TitleSourceTypePublishedCountry
The 50 Best Albums Of 2024Complex2024 year chart2024United States
The 50 Best Albums Of 2023Complex2023 year chart2023United States
The Best Albums of 2022Complex2022 year chart2022United States
The Best Albums of 2021Complex2021 year chart2021United States
The Best Albums of 2020Complex2020 year chart2020United States
The Best Albums of 2019Complex2019 year chart2019United States
The Best Albums of 2018Complex2018 year chart2018United States
The Best Albums of 2017Complex2017 year chart2017United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2016Complex2016 year chart2016United States
The Best Albums of 2015Complex2015 year chart2015United States
The 50 Best Albums of 2012Complex2012 year chart2012United States

Decade charts

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Overall charts

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[Complex was founded in 2002.]

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I certainly wouldn't lay down 18 dead kennedy's for this.
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