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Best Albums of 2017

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Listed below are the greatest albums of 2017 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 35,000 greatest album charts.

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2017 year summaryThe best artists of 2017 were Kendrick Lamar, Brockhampton, Lorde, Tyler, The Creator, The War On Drugs, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Mount Eerie, LCD Soundsystem, Slowdive and Fleet Foxes.
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RankAlbumArtist
1.

DAMN.United States Kendrick Lamar
Year of Release:2017Appears in:550 charts
Rank in 2017:1Rank Score:5,551
Rank in 2010s41Overall Rank:464
Average Rating:  81/100 (836 votes)
Comments: 120 comments
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2.

MelodramaNew Zealand Lorde
Year of Release:2017Appears in:376 charts
Rank in 2017:2Rank Score:4,002
Rank in 2010s62Overall Rank:629
Average Rating:  80/100 (478 votes)
Comments: 46 comments
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3.

Flower BoyUnited States Tyler, The Creator
Year of Release:2017Appears in:325 charts
Rank in 2017:3Rank Score:3,374
Rank in 2010s69Overall Rank:731
Average Rating:  83/100 (443 votes)
Comments: 43 comments
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4.

A Deeper UnderstandingUnited States The War On Drugs
Year of Release:2017Appears in:350 charts
Rank in 2017:4Rank Score:3,143
Rank in 2010s75Overall Rank:774
Average Rating:  82/100 (399 votes)
Comments: 37 comments
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5.

A Crow Looked At MeUnited States Mount Eerie
Year of Release:2017Appears in:293 charts
Rank in 2017:5Rank Score:2,459
Rank in 2010s96Overall Rank:977
Average Rating:  80/100 (416 votes)
Comments: 47 comments
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6.

American DreamUnited States LCD Soundsystem
Year of Release:2017Appears in:343 charts
Rank in 2017:6Rank Score:2,405
Rank in 2010s98Overall Rank:1,001
Average Rating:  79/100 (439 votes)
Comments: 31 comments
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7.

SlowdiveUnited Kingdom Slowdive
Year of Release:2017Appears in:320 charts
Rank in 2017:7Rank Score:2,210
Rank in 2010s111Overall Rank:1,085
Average Rating:  80/100 (412 votes)
Comments: 38 comments
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8.

Crack-UpUnited States Fleet Foxes
Year of Release:2017Appears in:298 charts
Rank in 2017:8Rank Score:2,208
Rank in 2010s112Overall Rank:1,091
Average Rating:  79/100 (411 votes)
Comments: 36 comments
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9.

Saturation IIIUnited States Brockhampton
Year of Release:2017Appears in:142 charts
Rank in 2017:9Rank Score:2,079
Rank in 2010s122Overall Rank:1,149
Average Rating:  83/100 (271 votes)
Comments: 18 comments
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10.

Pure ComedyUnited States Father John Misty
Year of Release:2017Appears in:270 charts
Rank in 2017:10Rank Score:1,967
Rank in 2010s128Overall Rank:1,200
Average Rating:  76/100 (434 votes)
Comments: 40 comments
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Best Albums of 2017 composition

Artist Albums %


Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 8 1%
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard 4 0%
Brockhampton 3 0%
Various Artists 3 0%
Austin Findley 3 0%
Lingua Ignota 2 0%
Sufjan Stevens 2 0%
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Country Albums %


United States 488 49%
United Kingdom 187 19%
Canada 45 5%
Australia 32 3%
Mixed Nationality 31 3%
Germany 24 2%
Sweden 19 2%
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