100 Greatest Albums of 2017
Criteria: These music albums from the year 2017 were chosen for their initial and lasting popularity and their influence and impact on rock music in general. Also considered is critical acclaim. The list includes rock and roll and related genres that were influential on rock music.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly album lists go by earliest 'release date'. Not necessarily the year an album peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar
2. CTRL
SZA
3. Flower Boy
Tyler the Creator
4. Melodrama
Lorde
5. Divide
Ed Sheeran
6. American Teen
Khalid
7. 4:44
Jay-Z
8. A Deeper Understanding
The War on Drugs
9. Culture
Migos
10. Reputation
Taylor Swift
11. A Crow Looked at Me
Mount Eerie
12. Luv is Rage 2
Lil Uzi Vert
13. MASSEDUCTION
St. Vincent
14. After Laughter
Paramore
15. Harry Styles
Harry Styles
16. Big Fish Theory
Vince Staples
17. More Life
Drake
18. This One's For You
Luke Combs
19. Lust for Life
Lana Del Rey
20. Arca
Arca
21. Sleep Well Beast
The National
22. Pure Comedy
Father John Misty
23. Drunk
Thundercat
24. Utopia
Björk
25. Take Me Apart
Kelela
26. Plunge
Fever Ray
27. various artists
The Greatest Showman soundtrack
28. Antisocialites
Alvvays
29. Stranger in the Alps
Phoebe Bridgers
30. Playboi Carti
Playboi Carti
31. The Ooz
King Krule
32. The Nashville Sound
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
33. Soft Sounds from Another Planet
Japanese Breakfast
34. Process
Sampha
35. Rainbow
Kesha
36. American Dream
LCD Soundsystem
37. Slowdive
Slowdive
38. No Shape
Perfume Genius
39. Capacity
Big Thief
40. HNDRXX
Future
41. I See You
The xx
42. Hot Thoughts
Spoon
43. Freedom Highway
Rhiannon Giddens
44. From A Room: Volume 1
Chris Stapleton
45. Crack-Up
Fleet Foxes
46. Turn Out the Lights
Julien Baker
47. All American Made
Margo Price
48. Pop 2
Charli XCX
49. Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Calvin Harris
50. Black Origami
Jlin
51. Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa
52. Semper Femina
Laura Marling
53. Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex
54. Villians
Queens of the Stone Age
55. Mental Illness
Aimee Mann
56. The Thrill of It All
Sam Smith
57. Rest
Charlotte Gainsbourg
58. As You Were
Liam Gallagher
59. Something to Tell You
Haim
60. Flying Microtonal Banana
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
61. Nightmare Logic
Power Trip
62. SweetSexySavage
Kehlani
63. This Old Dog
Mac DeMarco
64. Fruedian
Daniel Ceasar
65. Life Will See You Now
Jens Lekman
66. Pleasure
Feist
67. War & Leisure
Miguel
68. Relaxer
Alt-J
69. Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Halsey
70. Soul of a Woman
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
71. What Now
Sylvan Esso
72. Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
Open Mike Eagle
73. Colors
Beck
74. Ken
Destroyer
75. Emperor of Sand
Mastodon
76. Guppy
Charly Bliss
77. Aromanticism
Moses Sumney
78. Visions of a Life
Wolf Alice
79. Mirror Reaper
Bell Witch
80. Carry Fire
Robert Plant
81. Saturation
Brockhampton
82. Don't Smile at Me
Billie Eilish
83. 50 Song Memoir
The Magnetic Fields
84. Out in the Storm
Waxahatchee
85. Introduce Yerself
Gord Downie
86. All-Amerikkkan Bada$$
Joey Bada$$
87. Woodstock
Portugal. The Man
88. Fin
Syd
89. 17
XXXTentacion
90. Kelly Lee Owens
Kelly Lee Owens
91. Ti Amo
Phoenix
92. Dark Matter
Randy Newman
93. The Weather Station
The Weather Station
94. Younger Now
Miley Cyrus
95. Saturation II
Brockhampton
96. Lotta Sea Lice
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
97. From A Room: Volume 2
Chris Stapleton
98. A Black Mile to the Surface
Manchester Orchestra
99. About U
MUNA
100. Evolve
Imagine Dragons
Kendrick Lamar
2. CTRL
SZA
3. Flower Boy
Tyler the Creator
4. Melodrama
Lorde
5. Divide
Ed Sheeran
6. American Teen
Khalid
7. 4:44
Jay-Z
8. A Deeper Understanding
The War on Drugs
9. Culture
Migos
10. Reputation
Taylor Swift
11. A Crow Looked at Me
Mount Eerie
12. Luv is Rage 2
Lil Uzi Vert
13. MASSEDUCTION
St. Vincent
14. After Laughter
Paramore
15. Harry Styles
Harry Styles
16. Big Fish Theory
Vince Staples
17. More Life
Drake
18. This One's For You
Luke Combs
19. Lust for Life
Lana Del Rey
20. Arca
Arca
21. Sleep Well Beast
The National
22. Pure Comedy
Father John Misty
23. Drunk
Thundercat
24. Utopia
Björk
25. Take Me Apart
Kelela
26. Plunge
Fever Ray
27. various artists
The Greatest Showman soundtrack
28. Antisocialites
Alvvays
29. Stranger in the Alps
Phoebe Bridgers
30. Playboi Carti
Playboi Carti
31. The Ooz
King Krule
32. The Nashville Sound
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
33. Soft Sounds from Another Planet
Japanese Breakfast
34. Process
Sampha
35. Rainbow
Kesha
36. American Dream
LCD Soundsystem
37. Slowdive
Slowdive
38. No Shape
Perfume Genius
39. Capacity
Big Thief
40. HNDRXX
Future
41. I See You
The xx
42. Hot Thoughts
Spoon
43. Freedom Highway
Rhiannon Giddens
44. From A Room: Volume 1
Chris Stapleton
45. Crack-Up
Fleet Foxes
46. Turn Out the Lights
Julien Baker
47. All American Made
Margo Price
48. Pop 2
Charli XCX
49. Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Calvin Harris
50. Black Origami
Jlin
51. Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa
52. Semper Femina
Laura Marling
53. Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex
54. Villians
Queens of the Stone Age
55. Mental Illness
Aimee Mann
56. The Thrill of It All
Sam Smith
57. Rest
Charlotte Gainsbourg
58. As You Were
Liam Gallagher
59. Something to Tell You
Haim
60. Flying Microtonal Banana
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
61. Nightmare Logic
Power Trip
62. SweetSexySavage
Kehlani
63. This Old Dog
Mac DeMarco
64. Fruedian
Daniel Ceasar
65. Life Will See You Now
Jens Lekman
66. Pleasure
Feist
67. War & Leisure
Miguel
68. Relaxer
Alt-J
69. Hopeless Fountain Kingdom
Halsey
70. Soul of a Woman
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
71. What Now
Sylvan Esso
72. Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
Open Mike Eagle
73. Colors
Beck
74. Ken
Destroyer
75. Emperor of Sand
Mastodon
76. Guppy
Charly Bliss
77. Aromanticism
Moses Sumney
78. Visions of a Life
Wolf Alice
79. Mirror Reaper
Bell Witch
80. Carry Fire
Robert Plant
81. Saturation
Brockhampton
82. Don't Smile at Me
Billie Eilish
83. 50 Song Memoir
The Magnetic Fields
84. Out in the Storm
Waxahatchee
85. Introduce Yerself
Gord Downie
86. All-Amerikkkan Bada$$
Joey Bada$$
87. Woodstock
Portugal. The Man
88. Fin
Syd
89. 17
XXXTentacion
90. Kelly Lee Owens
Kelly Lee Owens
91. Ti Amo
Phoenix
92. Dark Matter
Randy Newman
93. The Weather Station
The Weather Station
94. Younger Now
Miley Cyrus
95. Saturation II
Brockhampton
96. Lotta Sea Lice
Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile
97. From A Room: Volume 2
Chris Stapleton
98. A Black Mile to the Surface
Manchester Orchestra
99. About U
MUNA
100. Evolve
Imagine Dragons
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2017
An unheralded great album from 2017
Ryan's choice:
* Supercalifragile
Game Theory
Lew's choice:
* My Spirit Sister
Joshua James
Ryan's choice:
* Supercalifragile
Game Theory
Lew's choice:
* My Spirit Sister
Joshua James
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Edited By: Ryan
