Best Albums of 2017

Listed below are the best albums of 2017 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 58,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 1 hour ago).
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2017 year summaryThe best artists of 2017 were Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, Brockhampton, Tyler, The Creator, The War On Drugs, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Slowdive, Mount Eerie, Phil Elverum and The National.
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"Man when I listen to this album I was really impressed. Even after being in this industry for 25 years, the band can learn new tricks and actually impress us. Or what Jay Kay says "Taking chances" on Something About You. I feel this record will be looked as a overlooked album not only in there di..."  [+]  Reply
- Luigii | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Stand by my girl was hysterical. Probably lyrically my favorite. The first 4 tracks had some really cool sounds to them from that whole 70s era sounds. Somehow this album didn't really take off for me. Like totally ok, not bad at all, but also nothing special."  Reply
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"After listening to this album, it is a vast, atmospheric album that is both somber but also beautiful in design. Recommend it to fans of albums like Harmony in Ultraviotet or Virgins from Tim Hecker or Birth of a New Day from 2814."  Reply
- Luigii | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Really like this album...vocally it reminds me a little of Juliana Hatfield back in the early 90’s whilst some of the guitar riffing has that hypnotic Stereolab quality. Love the track Minnesota!!!"  Reply
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"I am ashamed to say that I bought the deluxe version purely for the 5.1 version. It just demonstrates that I am desperate to purchase 5.1 knowing how boring and uninspiring the album will be. I loved the Ayreon albums from The Final Experiment to The Universal Migrator (inclusive). But since then..."  [+]  Reply
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