The 50 Best Albums Of 2017 by NPR (2017)

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Damn. 

 Kendrick Lamar

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

781 charts

Rank Score:

7,013

Rank in 2017:

1

Rank in 2010s:

30

Overall Rank:

249

Average Rating:

 80 (1,246 votes)

Comments:

151

2.

Ctrl 

 SZA

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

304 charts

Rank Score:

2,114

Rank in 2017:

12

Rank in 2010s:

124

Overall Rank:

841

Average Rating:

 78 (353 votes)

Comments:

14

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Capacity 

 Big Thief

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

166 charts

Rank Score:

1,037

Rank in 2017:

25

Rank in 2010s:

265

Overall Rank:

1,649

Average Rating:

 78 (178 votes)

Comments:

8

4.

Process 

 Sampha

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

889

Rank in 2017:

33

Rank in 2010s:

307

Overall Rank:

1,880

Average Rating:

 76 (331 votes)

Comments:

21

5.

Melodrama 

 Lorde

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

601 charts

Rank Score:

5,736

Rank in 2017:

2

Rank in 2010s:

40

Overall Rank:

314

Average Rating:

 81 (758 votes)

Comments:

75

6.

No Shape 

 Perfume Genius

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

268 charts

Rank Score:

1,536

Rank in 2017:

19

Rank in 2010s:

170

Overall Rank:

1,152

Average Rating:

 79 (295 votes)

Comments:

22

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The Nashville Sound 

 Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

426

Rank in 2017:

60

Rank in 2010s:

607

Overall Rank:

3,447

Average Rating:

 77 (84 votes)

Comments:

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Rainbow 

 Kesha

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

325

Rank in 2017:

84

Rank in 2010s:

785

Overall Rank:

4,335

Average Rating:

 70 (80 votes)

Comments:

5

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The Navigator 

 Hurray For The Riff Raff

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

73 charts

Rank Score:

223

Rank in 2017:

120

Rank in 2010s:

1,127

Overall Rank:

5,864

Average Rating:

 75 (60 votes)

Comments:

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10.

Party 

 Aldous Harding

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

71 charts

Rank Score:

242

Rank in 2017:

111

Rank in 2010s:

1,043

Overall Rank:

5,478

Average Rating:

 75 (44 votes)

Comments:

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The 50 Best Albums Of 2017 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit	1	2%
Tyler Childers	1	2%
ÌFÉ	1	2%
Paramore	1	2%
Open Mike Eagle	1	2%
Kesha	1	2%
Midland	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	35	70%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%
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The 50 Best Albums Of 2017 similarity to your chart(s)

Other 2017 year charts

Listed below are 147 charts from recognised sources for 2017. There are also 453 user submitted charts covering this period.

• The 405's Top 20 Albums of 2017 by The 405 (2017 year chart)
• The A.V. Club's 20 best albums of 2017 by The A.V. Club (2017 year chart)
• 50 best albums of 2017 by ABC News (2017 year chart)
• Albumism’s 50 Best Albums of 2017 by Albumism (2017 year chart)
• The Alternative's Top 50 Releases of 2017 by The Alternative (2017 year chart)
• American Songwriter’s Top 25 Albums of 2017 by American Songwriter (2017 year chart)
• The Associated Press's Top 10 Albums of 2017 by The Associated Press (2017 year chart)
• The 10 Best Albums of 2017 by The Atlantic (2017 year chart)
• Baeble's Top 30 Albums of 2017 by Baeble Music (2017 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2017 by Bandcamp Daily (2017 year chart)
• Die 90 + 1 besten Alben des Jahres by Bayern 2 (2017 year chart)
• The top 10 albums of 2017 by BBC (2017 year chart)
• 6 Music Recommends Albums Of The Year 2017 by BBC Radio 6 (2017 year chart)
• The Top 10 Albums Of 2017 by BET (2017 year chart)
• Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2017 by Billboard (2017 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2017 by BLARE (2017 year chart)
• Top 10 Albums of the Year 2017 by Bleep (2017 year chart)
• Blow Up Critics Playlist 2017 by Blow Up (2017 year chart)
• BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2017 by BrooklynVegan (2017 year chart)
• Die ByteFM Jahrescharts 2017 by ByteFM (2017 year chart)
• Chorus.fm’s Top 25 Albums of 2017 by Chorus.fm (2017 year chart)
• Clash Albums Of The Year 2017 by Clash (2017 year chart)
• Classic Rock's Best Albums Of 2017 by Classic Rock (2017 year chart)
• Die 50 besten Alben des Jahres 2017 by Classic Rock Deutschland (2017 year chart)
• The Top 20 Albums of the Year 2017 by A Closer Listen (2017 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2017 by Complex (2017 year chart)
• Complex UK’s Best Albums Of 2017 by Complex UK (2017 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2017 by Consequence of Sound (2017 year chart)
• The 10 Best Albums of 2017 by Cosmopolitan (2017 year chart)
• Albums of the Year 2017 by Crack Magazine (2017 year chart)
• 10 Best Albums of 2017 by The Daily Beast (2017 year chart)
• The 20 best albums of 2017 by Dazed (2017 year chart)
• Top 40 Albums of 2017 by Decibel (2017 year chart)
• The 20 Best Albums of 2017 by Deep Cuts (2017 year chart)
• Diffuser's Top 25 Albums of 2017 by Diffuser.fm (2017 year chart)
• Top 50 Music Albums of 2017 by Digital Trends (2017 year chart)
• DJ Mag Top 50 albums of 2017 by DJ Mag (2017 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2017 by Double J (2017 year chart)
• Drowned in Sound's Favorite Albums of 2017 by Drowned in Sound (2017 year chart)
• The 10 Best Albums of 2017 by Dummy (2017 year chart)
• Earbuddy's 100 Best Albums of 2017 by Earbuddy (2017 year chart)
• Die besten Alben des Jahres 2017 by eclipsed (2017 year chart)
• Die 20 Lieblingsalben des Jahres 2017 by egoFM (2017 year chart)
• The 25 best albums of 2017 by Entertainment Weekly (2017 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2017 by Esquire (2017 year chart)
• The 50 best albums of 2017 by FACT (2017 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2017 by FLOOD Magazine (2017 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2017 by Fopp (2017 year chart)
• The 20 best albums of 2017 by Fuse (2017 year chart)
• Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2017 by Gigwise (2017 year chart)
• GIITTV's Top 50 Albums of 2017 by God is in the TV (2017 year chart)
• Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2017 by Gorilla vs. Bear (2017 year chart)
• The best albums of 2017 by The Guardian (2017 year chart)
• The 25 Best Albums of 2017 by Highsnobiety (2017 year chart)
• Top 10 Albums/Mixtapes 2017 by HYPEBEAST (2017 year chart)
• The Best Pop Albums & EPs Of 2017 by Idolator (2017 year chart)
• The 30 Best Albums of 2017 by Independent (2017 year chart)
• Nos 100 meilleurs albums de l'année 2017 by Les Inrocks (2017 year chart)
• The 10 Best Albums of 2017 by Interview Magazine (2017 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2017 by Intro (2017 year chart)
• The 10 Best Albums Of 2017 by Junkee (2017 year chart)
• KCRW's Best Albums of 2017 by KCRW (2017 year chart)
• Kerrang!'s Albums Of 2017 by Kerrang! (2017 year chart)
• Top 90.3 Listener Voted Albums of 2017 by KEXP (2017 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2017 by laut (2017 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2017 by The Line Of Best Fit (2017 year chart)
• Loud And Quiet top 40 albums of 2017 by Loud And Quiet (2017 year chart)
• Louder Than War's Top 100 Albums of 2017 by Louder Than War (2017 year chart)
• Top 25 albums of 2017 by Magnet (2017 year chart)
• Our 10 favorite albums of 2017 by Mashable (2017 year chart)
• The 25 Best Albums Of 2017 by Mass Appeal (2017 year chart)
• Top 100 Albums Of 2017 by Metal Hammer (2017 year chart)
• Die besten Alben des Jahres 2017 by metal.de (2017 year chart)
• The Top 50 Albums of 2017 by Mixmag (2017 year chart)
• Mojo Albums of the Year 2017 by Mojo (2017 year chart)
• musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2017 by musicOMH (2017 year chart)
• Redaktionscharts 2017 by MusikBlog (2017 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2017 by Musikexpress.de (2017 year chart)
• Top 50 Albums of 2017 by The Needle Drop (2017 year chart)
• NME Albums Of The Year 2017 by New Music Express (2017 year chart)
• 2017 en 75 albums by New Noise (2017 year chart)
• The 25 best albums of 2017 by New York Daily News (2017 year chart)
• The 17 Best Albums of 2017 by Newsweek (2017 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2017 by No Ripcord (2017 year chart)
• Top 99 Music Albums of 2017 by Noisey (2017 year chart)
• Albums of the Year 2017 by Norman Records (2017 year chart)
• 2017 Albums Of The Year by Northern Transmissions (2017 year chart)
• The 10 best albums of 2017 by NOW Toronto (2017 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums Of 2017 by NPR (2017 year chart)
• The best albums of 2017 by NZ Herald (2017 year chart)
• The Best Albums Of 2017 by Okayplayer (2017 year chart)
• Top 10 van 2017 by OOR (2017 year chart)
• Best Albums of 2017 by Passion of the Weiss (2017 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2017 by Paste (2017 year chart)
• 10 Best Albums of 2017 by People (2017 year chart)
• Best albums of 2017 by Philly.com (2017 year chart)
• Top 100 Albums of 2017 by Piccadilly Records (2017 year chart)
• Best Albums of 2017 by Pigeons & Planes (2017 year chart)
• The 50 Best Albums of 2017 by Pitchfork (2017 year chart)
• Album des Jahres 2017 by Plattentests.de (2017 year chart)
• The 60 Best Albums of 2017 by PopMatters (2017 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2017 by Pretty Much Amazing (2017 year chart)
• Prog Magazine Writers' Albums Of 2017 by Prog (2017 year chart)
• Q Albums of the Year 2017 by Q (2017 year chart)
• Quietus Albums Of The Year 2017 by The Quietus (2017 year chart)
• Rap-Up's 20 Best Albums of 2017 by Rap-Up (2017 year chart)
• Die 25 besten Alben des Jahres 2017 by Reverb Is For Lovers (2017 year chart)
• 20 Best Albums of 2017 by Revolver (2017 year chart)
• The Best Albums of 2017 by The Ringer (2017 year chart)
• Top 10 Blues & Rock Albums of 2017 by Rock & Blues Muse (2017 year chart)
• Albums Of The Year 2017 by Rock Sound (2017 year chart)
• 50 Best Albums of 2017 by Rolling Stone (2017 year chart)
• 50 Best Albums of 2017 by Rolling Stone (Australia) (2017 year chart)
• Die Alben des Jahres 2017 by Rolling Stone Deutschland (2017 year chart)
• Albums Of The Year 2017 by Rough Trade (2017 year chart)
• Top Picks Of 2017 by Sea of Tranquility (2017 year chart)
• Top 100 Albums Of 2017 by The Silent Ballet (2017 year chart)
• The Skinny's Top 50 Albums of 2017 by The Skinny (2017 year chart)
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• State's Albums of 2017 by State (2017 year chart)
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• Os 50 melhores discos nacionais de2017 by Tenho Mais Discos Que Amigos! (2017 year chart)
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• The Top 10 Albums of 2017 by TIME (2017 year chart)
• The best albums of 2017 by Time Out (2017 year chart)
• 100 best albums of the year 2017 by The Times (2017 year chart)
• 2017: Favorite 50 Music Releases by Tiny Mix Tapes (2017 year chart)
• The Top 50 Albums of 2017 by Treble (2017 year chart)
• Uncut's Top 75 albums of 2017 by Uncut (2017 year chart)
• Under the Radar's Top 100 Albums of 2017 by Under The Radar (2017 year chart)
• All The Best Albums Of 2017, Ranked by Uproxx (2017 year chart)
• The Top 100 Albums of 2017 by Village Voice (2017 year chart) (published 2018)
• Our 50 favourite albums of 2017 by The Vinyl Factory (2017 year chart)
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• Top 30 Albums Of 2017 by The Wild Honey Pie (2017 year chart)
• The Wire's Best Releases of 2017 by The Wire (2017 year chart)
• The Key’s Top 15 Albums of 2017 by WXPN (2017 year chart)
• The best albums of 2017 by Yahoo! (2017 year chart)

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