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Highest Rated Albums of 2017

Year
Genre
This is an ordered list of Alternative Press's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out Alternative Press's Year End List.

1. Counterparts - You're Not You Anymore

Counterparts - You're Not You Anymore
September 22, 2017
Metalcore
Score
100
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2. LANY - LANY

LANY - LANY
June 30, 2017
Synthpop
Score
100
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3. Rancid - Trouble Maker

Rancid - Trouble Maker
June 9, 2017
Punk Rock
Score
100
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4. '68 - Two Parts Viper

'68 - Two Parts Viper
June 2, 2017
Noise Rock
Score
100
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5. Here Lies Man - Here Lies Man

Here Lies Man - Here Lies Man
April 7, 2017
Afrobeat
Score
100
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6. Story Of The Year - Wolves

Story Of The Year - Wolves
December 1, 2017
Score
90
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7. Speak The Truth… Even If Your Voice Shakes - Everyone You Love Will Slip Away From You

Speak The Truth… Even If Your Voice Shakes - Everyone You Love Will Slip Away From You
November 10, 2017
Score
90
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8. Quicksand - Interiors

Quicksand - Interiors
November 10, 2017
Post-Hardcore
Score
90
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9. Converge - The Dusk In Us

Converge - The Dusk In Us
November 3, 2017
Metalcore
Score
90
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10. Sleep On It - Overexposed

Sleep On It - Overexposed
November 3, 2017
Pop Punk
Score
90
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11. Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights

Julien Baker - Turn Out the Lights
October 27, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
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12. Seaway - Vacation

Seaway - Vacation
September 15, 2017
Score
90
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13. PVRIS - All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell

PVRIS - All We Know of Heaven, All We Need of Hell
August 25, 2017
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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14. Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface

Manchester Orchestra - A Black Mile to the Surface
July 28, 2017
Alternative Rock
Score
90
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15. Algiers - The Underside of Power

Algiers - The Underside of Power
June 23, 2017
Post-Punk
Score
90
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16. Motionless in White - Graveyard Shift

Motionless in White - Graveyard Shift
May 5, 2017
Metalcore
Score
90
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17. A Lot Like Birds - DIVISI

A Lot Like Birds - DIVISI
May 5, 2017
Score
90
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18. The Maine - Lovely, Little, Lonely

The Maine - Lovely, Little, Lonely
April 7, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
90
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19. Creeper - Eternity, In Your Arms

Creeper - Eternity, In Your Arms
March 24, 2017
Pop Punk
Score
90
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20. Sorority Noise - You're Not As ______ As You Think

Sorority Noise - You're Not As ______ As You Think
March 17, 2017
Emo
Score
90
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21. Backwards Dancer - Backwards Dancer

Backwards Dancer - Backwards Dancer
March 3, 2017
Score
90
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22. Godflesh - Post Self

Godflesh - Post Self
November 17, 2017
Industrial Metal
Score
80
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23. Phinehas - Dark Flag

Phinehas - Dark Flag
November 17, 2017
Score
80
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24. The Used - The Canyon

The Used - The Canyon
October 27, 2017
Alternative Rock
Score
80
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25. Movements - Feel Something

Movements - Feel Something
October 20, 2017
Emo
Score
80
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Alternative Press awarded albums throughout 2017.
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