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: 4 hours ago).
"No track really stands out on this record like certain show-stoppers on "Ten Love Songs", but Susanne Sundfør has crafted an elegant art pop / chamber folk record that maintains its melancholic yet hopeful mood extremely well and transcends the "pleasant but not much more" critique that other art..." [+] Reply
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"Excellent album, a different record to the first but equally as intriguing. Pure excitement over the first few listens I must admit. "Heavenward" is just pure dreamy, "Yuk Foo", "Planet Hunter", "Formidable Cool", "Sadboy" my other favorites and Visions of a Life I just want that track to go on f..." [+] Reply
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"I think It's a pretty good album, I didn't expect much from It, but It kinda surprised me. It has this hippie 60s-70s style that is influencied clearly by the Beatles in songs like "Tomorrow Never Came"." Reply
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"Ambient sound and unnerving vocals, the album is an experience. See how the cover looks? that's the way it sounds. Don't be put off if you are not a Spanish speaker as it should not make a big difference... I am Spanish and didn't quite get half of it." Reply
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"Without a doubt the best sounding album of 2017 to date. Listen with a good pair of headphones to find an expansive soundstage and clear separation among instruments. So far the songwriting is holding up with the production. This looking to be a highlight of 2017." Reply
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"I was surprised about the brevity of this third album. Generally I like succinct albums that are compact, consistent, and, as short as they are, justify their scope and form. Everything from "Pink Moon" to "You're Nothing" and "Is This It?" have benefited from their short 37- min runtimes, while ..." [+] Reply
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soundguardian | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Well, this is not what I expected. It's less Hipster-ish and more Lilith Fair/NPR-ish. That's not necessarily a bad thing. But if you're going to travel down that well-trodden road, it would be nice to bring something fresh to it. Baker doesn't. Stylistically, the artist Baker most reminds me of ..." [+] Reply
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"It's been a up and down experience for me with this album. I was really disappointed initially. After a few listens, there's a few good songs here and a really cool vibe, but it still doesn't feel like a Gorillaz album. Instead, it's a Gorillaz inspired mixtape." Reply
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junodog4 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"No one is more in the bag for this record. It took To Pimp a Butterfly to beat it for my AOTY the year their debut was released. The Underside of Power does not have the immediacy of Algiers' self-titled, which is really to this record's benefit. There's more room for variety, for atmosphere, for..." [+] Reply
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HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +7 votes (7 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Really good, track for track, but you could cut three or four songs here without missing anything. Otherwise, terrific songwriting--if a little samey--and even better production." Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 5 of 100
Best Albums of 2017 composition
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| Various Artists | 7 | 1% | |
| Mach-Hommy | 5 | 1% | |
| King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | 4 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 3 | 0% | |
| Brockhampton | 3 | 0% | |
| Big Big Train | 2 | 0% | |
| Sufjan Stevens | 2 | 0% | |
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461 | 46% | |
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190 | 19% | |
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45 | 5% | |
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44 | 4% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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