Best Albums of 2017

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21.

Stranger In The Alps 

 Phoebe Bridgers

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"Out of all the 2010s indie singer-songwriter albums this one is the best"  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

212 charts

Rank Score:

1,366

Rank in 2017:

21

Rank in 2010s:

188

Overall Rank:

1,260

Average Rating:

 78 (216 votes)

Comments:

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22.

This Old Dog 

 Mac DeMarco

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"Mac Demarco is an artist that I have always enjoyed. His albums are always pleasant enough to listen to, and even more so, his personality is just infectious. That being said, this is the first of his albums that goes above and beyond just being a good listen. You can hear him really going outsid...""Mac Demarco is an artist that I have always enjoyed. His albums are always pleasant enough to listen to, and even more so, his personality is just infectious. That being said, this is the first of his albums that goes above and beyond just being a good listen. You can hear him really going outside his comfort zone on this one, though it's not revolutionary or experimental by any stretch of the imagination, but I think he really shines when he puts his own honesty to music rather than trying to be trendy. This is very much his Plastic Ono Band effort, which works nicely as he has cited that album as one of his favorites. I was looking forward to this release and expected it to be good like all his other work, but the result truly surpassed all my expectations. Looking forward to seeing where Mac goes from here."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

244 charts

Rank Score:

1,279

Rank in 2017:

22

Rank in 2010s:

203

Overall Rank:

1,332

Average Rating:

 76 (410 votes)

Comments:

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23.

The Ooz 

 King Krule

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"post punk jazz trip hop rnb gothic and more extraordinaire genres are blurred bent and twisted effortlessly his lyricism has improved his stories are more compelling and this has rounded up to the strangest and most original rock album of this decade"  Reply

- Sisterray24 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +9 votes (9 helpful | 0 unhelpful) 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.

Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

237 charts

Rank Score:

1,172

Rank in 2017:

23

Rank in 2010s:

222

Overall Rank:

1,444

Average Rating:

 75 (260 votes)

Comments:

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24.

Capacity 

 Big Thief

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"It seems every release from Lenker and Meek kind of resets my expectations and introduces something new to consider. This second Big Thief album is, on its face, perhaps a similar experience to Masterpiece. But there is something barely noticeable that kept pulling me back to listen and listen ag...""It seems every release from Lenker and Meek kind of resets my expectations and introduces something new to consider. This second Big Thief album is, on its face, perhaps a similar experience to Masterpiece. But there is something barely noticeable that kept pulling me back to listen and listen again and again. There are many more shades to this album even than their amazing debut. This album continues Lenker’s and Big Thief’s trend toward how I think of them. I first heard Lenker’s newest solo album as well as the 2 2019 Big Thief albums. On those albums there is a strange and subtle weirdness to the way the melodies are sung and how the songs are written. On Masterpiece there are shades of that unorthodox style already shining through, but with this album it seems that Big Thief have found their own sound much more fully. The big, Luconda-levels of badass rock star singing moments are mostly gone here. As are the more obvious and direct reminders of music I have heard before (even if on their debut these were done as well as imaginable and were never distractingly derivative). Instead this album is chilly, and even when there are some good rocking moments, those moments are shrouded in a sort of hazy, cold, and slightly weird atmosphere. The songwriting lyrically is different as well. Lenker has become by this point a master of abstract, poetic phrasing and word play. On tracks like “Mary” the momentum of the lines and the evocative words are almost overwhelming the further you go in. This, despite me not really fully understanding the allusions and the words. Just gorgeous. As for specific track standouts here, I love the icey groove and the bookending noisy outburst of track “Shark Smile” I also really get a kick out of the super simple chorus that sounds like it bottles so much classic rock music romance and power. “Oooh, baby, take me. And you say ‘Oooh, baby, take me too’” just lovely. There is a similar icey coolness on the other “rocking” moments and tracks on this album, such as “Objects” or the closing track “Black Diamonds”. I put rocking in quotes because there are no songs here that really kick ass in a rock way. The songs here have a distinct groove achieved by the consistently excellent and stripped down and patient bass playing and drumming. As a result even the songs that perhaps don’t have the same emotional punch as the slower and more dramatic tunes, still have a motion or a deep and alluring … something. I don’t know how to explain it and instead of sitting here searching for the words for another minute I decided to just abandon it. ? The soft, brittle, fragile tunes here such as the opener “Pretty Things” or “Watering” have a timeless sound. They are excellently recorded and enveloping and gorgeous. The more trippy and divergent tracks such “Mythological Beauty” and “Capacity” are for me just absolutely gorgeous and, when I dig into the words and the melodies and the parts of these seemingly simple songs, my appreciation of this band grows and grows. This album may not be as immediately ear-catching or “badass” as their excellent debut, but every inch and corner of this album has something beautiful and subtle and lovely going for it. Of course this album also features 2 of my favorite Lenker or Big Thief songs in “Mary” and “Coma”. I have touched on “Mary” before in this comment but I want to say again that the way the song builds and builds and the way the poetic lyrics sort of flow and fall out of Lenker’s mouth and the emotion of the delivery everything is just so gorgeous. As for “Coma”, words can’t do the chorus justice and the way that chorus is built up to and the way it is all so purposeful… man that track is genius. Not going to lie, when I first heard this I was thinking “Okay, I feel I have a grip on what this is and what I wanna say”. I thought I could listen a couple times and move on to the next albums. But then each time through (up to listen 7 or 8 now) a little more revealed itself. Now here I am listening again and I am just a fan and that is all it comes down to. I thought their debut was probably as good as Big Thief would get, based on my sampling of their later albums and knowing that they never would make an album quite as folk rockin’ and anthemic as that one. But, nah, this is in many ways a development and improvement. At the very least this makes Big Thief 2 for 2 on making just absolutely beautiful, well written, performed, recorded, consistent, addictive modern indie rock and folk rock gems. As for Masterpiece, I initially gave it a 9.2/10. I reduced that to 8.7/10. Then I proceeded to think yet again that giving a number to these pieces of art seems silly and pointless. But I am 5 albums in and I won’t remove the numbering grade system now. Just know that depending on the day, Masterpiece or those Meek/Lenker EPs or this could be the best Big Thief/Lenker project in my opinion. This bad boy gets a 9.2/10. Just a fantastic album with only a couple songs that don’t blow me away (“Objects”, “Pretty Things” and perhaps “Great White Shark”) but with 6 songs that, in isolation, I can say are some of my new favorites. Also looking at the tracks individually misses the point for me, because what makes this album special is the whole package and how it all weaves its way together in a beautiful way. Check out this album 3 or 4 times if you have a little time. Its great. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

196 charts

Rank Score:

1,087

Rank in 2017:

24

Rank in 2010s:

245

Overall Rank:

1,568

Average Rating:

 77 (192 votes)

Comments:

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25.

Saturation 

 Brockhampton

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"It was difficult for me at first to immerse myself in the album, but after the first 3 songs I felt completely wrapped up by some kind of awesome atmosphere. Incredible album, one of this year bests."  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

223 charts

Rank Score:

1,067

Rank in 2017:

25

Rank in 2010s:

249

Overall Rank:

1,592

Average Rating:

 80 (450 votes)

Comments:

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26.

I See You 

 The xx

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"It isn't my thing. I don't enjoy this type of music much, but this album excels at what it does, so I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the xx or this genre of music. I'll be sharing it with my friends who I know love this type of music because it is excellent for what it is, but pe...""It isn't my thing. I don't enjoy this type of music much, but this album excels at what it does, so I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the xx or this genre of music. I'll be sharing it with my friends who I know love this type of music because it is excellent for what it is, but personally I really can't stand it. But please don't let my dislike of it detract from the fact that this is a good dream pop/electronic album. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

266 charts

Rank Score:

1,004

Rank in 2017:

26

Rank in 2010s:

266

Overall Rank:

1,684

Average Rating:

 71 (455 votes)

Comments:

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27.

Brutalism 

 Idles

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"For those angry about our world today, Brutalism is the record we've been waiting for. Vivacious, loud and essential. Blends a phenomenal concoction of noise rock, punk and grunge and delivers it with all the sternness of a sledgehammer. The pace is fast and urgent, opening with three outstanding...""For those angry about our world today, Brutalism is the record we've been waiting for. Vivacious, loud and essential. Blends a phenomenal concoction of noise rock, punk and grunge and delivers it with all the sternness of a sledgehammer. The pace is fast and urgent, opening with three outstanding tracks, expanding on its sound in its middle section and dragging itself to a potent and heavy finish, particularly notable on 'Exeter' which acts as the emotional centre of the album. It's the lyrics that really impress me most; they're on point and vital, combining political themes, social issues and other observations on life in general seamlessly. Their simplicity matches the hard-edged sound of the album, conveying their meaning superbly. This feels like the album we need right now in the UK. It captures the mood many are feeling and expresses it with anger behind such opinions. Albums this relevant to the present don't come around often, making Brutalism that bit more special. What you have here is a moody, angry, shouty record that delivers itself with all the ferocity of a cannonball through a brick wall, captures the mood of its time with brilliant accuracy and ties itself together with great structure and a new sound that promises to age brilliantly and develop into something that will define the late 2010s. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

191 charts

Rank Score:

988

Rank in 2017:

27

Rank in 2010s:

271

Overall Rank:

1,708

Average Rating:

 78 (222 votes)

Comments:

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28.

Everything Now 

 Arcade Fire

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"*Sigh*. This album is complete trash. I like all of the songs from 'Electric Blue' to 'We Don't Deserve Love' (the latter being a song that I love, which may be surprising given the rating that I gave the album), but the rest of the album completely fails. 'Chemistry' gets a bad rap, it's bad, bu...""*Sigh*. This album is complete trash. I like all of the songs from 'Electric Blue' to 'We Don't Deserve Love' (the latter being a song that I love, which may be surprising given the rating that I gave the album), but the rest of the album completely fails. 'Chemistry' gets a bad rap, it's bad, but it's hardly the worst on this album. 'Creature Comfort' has the most cringe-inducing lyrics of any Arcade Fire song, and takes the most immature and simplistic view of suicide and body-image issues that I've ever heard. 'Everything Now' sounds like Butler and co. listened to 'Hey Jude' once, liked the sing-along factor, but couldn't write a song that was anywhere near as interesting -- it's concert-bait at its finest. Worse yet, imagine writing a song about a bad pun, well, Arcade Fire wrote TWO SONGS ABOUT THE SAME TERRIBLE PUN in 'Infinite Content' and 'Infinite_content', it's not even f***ing clever. I have a lot of respect for Arcade Fire, 'Funeral' is arguably the best album of the 2000s. I don't know if they surrounded themselves with yes-men, but Arcade Fire have completely missed their appeal in trying (and failing) to turn themselves into the 21st century equivalent of New Order. The main strength of Funeral was the sincerity of its songs, the way that Régine belts the chorus to 'In the backseat' is utterly heart-wrenching, yet Arcade Fire come across as full of themselves when they brag, multiple times I might add, about a girl listening to said album not committing suicide. They're not sincere or relatable anymore -- they're downright exploitative."  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

267 charts

Rank Score:

976

Rank in 2017:

28

Rank in 2010s:

275

Overall Rank:

1,729

Average Rating:

 65 (718 votes)

Comments:

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29.

Pop 2 

 Charli XCX

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"I'm pretty optimistic that one day Charli XCX will surprise us with a very consistent release, quality wise. She's not there quite yet with Pop 2, having still a few throwaway songs amid some outstanding bangers but I can say with this and her Vroom Vroom Ep last year, that she's on the right tra...""I'm pretty optimistic that one day Charli XCX will surprise us with a very consistent release, quality wise. She's not there quite yet with Pop 2, having still a few throwaway songs amid some outstanding bangers but I can say with this and her Vroom Vroom Ep last year, that she's on the right track. "I Got It" and "Track 10" are the standouts for me. "  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

115 charts

Rank Score:

959

Rank in 2017:

29

Rank in 2010s:

279

Overall Rank:

1,755

Average Rating:

 78 (167 votes)

Comments:

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30.

Process 

 Sampha

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"Sampha is great. Done with hiding behind other commercial acts (Kanye, Solange, Frank Ocean) ghost writing and producing, he's now in the open on his own. It's pretty clear to me now he was the genius behind Solange's hit (and one of the best songs from last year) "Don't Touch My Hair" This thing...""Sampha is great. Done with hiding behind other commercial acts (Kanye, Solange, Frank Ocean) ghost writing and producing, he's now in the open on his own. It's pretty clear to me now he was the genius behind Solange's hit (and one of the best songs from last year) "Don't Touch My Hair" This thing has an ample amount of Sampha's signature production style along with cowbell-like sounds, innovative bass lines, and unique voice. I hear some influence from the producers on To Pimp a Butterfly as well as FKA Twigs on his dense-production heavy songs but he has a style all his own even if he occasionally appeals to some in-vogue trends from contemporary pbr&b, hip hop, and trap (as well as art-rock). His piano driven ballads while not groundbreaking are likable, and reminiscent of John Legend with a hint of Bon Iver. As of Feb 2017 this is the best album and miles ahead all the mediocrity hogging the top spots on this site. Hopefully it will get it's due as more reviews come in!"  [+]  Reply

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Year of Release:

2017

Appears in:

265 charts

Rank Score:

920

Rank in 2017:

30

Rank in 2010s:

291

Overall Rank:

1,823

Average Rating:

 75 (338 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2017 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	7	1%
Mach-Hommy	5	1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard	4	0%
Brockhampton	3	0%
David Bowie	3	0%
The Original Broadway Cast	2	0%
Samantha Fish	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	461	46%
	190	19%
	46	5%
	43	4%
	38	4%
	26	3%
	18	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	981	98%
Yes	19	2%