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Highest Rated Albums of 2017
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This is an ordered list of Entertainment Weekly's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out
Entertainment Weekly's Year End List
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1
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Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Synthpop
,
Alt-Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
100
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2
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Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Conscious Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
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3
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Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now
February 17, 2017
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
4
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Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile - Lotta Sea Lice
October 13, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Indie Folk
Score
91
Source →
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5
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St. Vincent - MASSEDUCTION
October 13, 2017
Art Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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P!nk - Beautiful Trauma
October 13, 2017
Pop
,
Pop Rock
Score
91
Source →
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Music
Spotify
7
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LCD Soundsystem - american dream
September 1, 2017
Dance-Punk
,
New Wave
Score
91
Source →
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Music
Spotify
8
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Kesha - Rainbow
August 11, 2017
Country Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Pop Soul
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
HAIM - Something to Tell You
July 7, 2017
Indie Pop
,
Pop Rock
,
Soft Rock
Score
91
Source →
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Music
Spotify
10
.
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
June 23, 2017
Experimental Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
91
Source →
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Music
Spotify
11
.
Bleachers - Gone Now
June 2, 2017
Pop Rock
,
Synthpop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Spoon - Hot Thoughts
March 17, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Art Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Depeche Mode - Spirit
March 17, 2017
Synthpop
,
Electro-Industrial
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Alison Krauss - Windy City
February 17, 2017
Country
,
Country Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
February 21, 2017
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Little Big Town - The Breaker
February 24, 2017
Country
,
Country Pop
Score
91
Source →
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Music
Spotify
17
.
Ryan Adams - Prisoner
February 17, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
,
Heartland Rock
Score
91
Source →
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Music
Spotify
18
.
Japandroids - Near to the Wild Heart of Life
January 27, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
91
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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The xx - I See You
January 13, 2017
Indietronica
,
Alt-Pop
Score
91
Source →
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Music
Spotify
20
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U2 - Songs of Experience
December 1, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
83
Source →
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Music
Spotify
21
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Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
83
Source →
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Music
Spotify
22
.
Kelly Clarkson - Meaning of Life
October 27, 2017
Pop Soul
,
R&B
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Beck - Colors
October 13, 2017
Alternative Dance
,
Pop Rock
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Shania Twain - Now
September 29, 2017
Country Pop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Arcade Fire - Everything Now
July 28, 2017
Alternative Dance
,
Synthpop
Score
83
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Entertainment Weekly awarded albums throughout 2017.
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