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Highest Rated Albums of 2017

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This is an ordered list of A.V. Club's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out A.V. Club's Year End List.

1. Laura Marling - Semper Femina

Laura Marling - Semper Femina
March 10, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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2. Vagabon - Infinite Worlds

Vagabon - Infinite Worlds
February 24, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
100
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3. Blanck Mass - World Eater

Blanck Mass - World Eater
March 3, 2017
Experimental
Score
100
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4. Pile - A Hairshirt of Purpose

Pile - A Hairshirt of Purpose
March 31, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
100
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5. Sylvan Esso - What Now

Sylvan Esso - What Now
April 28, 2017
Indietronica
Score
100
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6. Lorde - Melodrama

Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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7. Actress - AZD

Actress - AZD
April 14, 2017
Microhouse
Score
100
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8. Charly Bliss - Guppy

Charly Bliss - Guppy
April 21, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
100
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9. Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.

Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Hip Hop
Score
100
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10. Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm

Waxahatchee - Out in the Storm
July 14, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
100
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11. Algiers - The Underside of Power

Algiers - The Underside of Power
June 23, 2017
Post-Punk
Score
100
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12. The National - Sleep Well Beast

The National - Sleep Well Beast
September 8, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
100
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13. Iron & Wine - Beast Epic

Iron & Wine - Beast Epic
August 25, 2017
Indie Folk
Score
100
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14. The Horrors - V

The Horrors - V
September 22, 2017
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
100
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15. Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - The Kid
October 6, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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16. Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights

Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
October 27, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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17. St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION

St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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18. Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps

Phoebe Bridgers - Stranger in the Alps
September 22, 2017
Indie Folk
Score
100
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19. Björk - Utopia

Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
Score
100
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20. Worriers - Survival Pop

Worriers - Survival Pop
September 29, 2017
Pop Punk
Score
100
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21. Iron Chic - You Can't Stay Here

Iron Chic - You Can't Stay Here
October 13, 2017
Pop Punk
Score
100
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22. Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life

Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life
January 27, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
91
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23. Sampha - Process

Sampha - Process
February 3, 2017
Alternative R&B
Score
91
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24. The xx - I See You

The xx - I See You
January 13, 2017
Indie Pop
Score
91
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25. Ryan Adams - Prisoner

Ryan Adams - Prisoner
February 17, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
91
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings A.V. Club awarded albums throughout 2017.
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