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Highest Rated Albums of 2017
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This is an ordered list of The Observer's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out
The Observer's Year End List
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Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
April 14, 2017
Conscious Hip Hop
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West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
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2
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Mark Lanegan Band - Gargoyle
April 28, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
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3
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Hurray for the Riff Raff - The Navigator
March 10, 2017
Americana
,
Folk Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
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4
.
Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy - A Pocket of Wind Resistance
November 17, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
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Amazon
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5
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Dirty Projectors - Dirty Projectors
February 21, 2017
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
80
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6
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Jens Lekman - Life Will See You Now
February 17, 2017
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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Amazon
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7
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Alasdair Roberts - Pangs
February 24, 2017
Contemporary Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
8
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Ibibio Sound Machine - Uyai
March 3, 2017
Afrobeat
Score
80
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9
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Woods - Love Is Love
April 21, 2017
Psychedelic Pop
Score
80
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10
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Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer
February 24, 2017
Grime
,
UK Hip Hop
Score
80
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Amazon
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Spotify
11
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Ty Segall - Ty Segall
January 27, 2017
Garage Rock
,
Psychedelic Rock
Score
80
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12
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Los Campesinos! - Sick Scenes
February 24, 2017
Indie Pop
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir
March 10, 2017
Indie Pop
Score
80
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Spotify
14
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Foxygen - Hang
January 20, 2017
Progressive Pop
,
Baroque Pop
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
15
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Allison Crutchfield - Tourist in This Town
January 27, 2017
Indie Pop
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Loyle Carner - Yesterday's Gone
January 20, 2017
Hip Hop
,
UK Hip Hop
,
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
Score
80
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Rhiannon Giddens - Freedom Highway
February 24, 2017
Folk
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
18
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Krept & Konan - 7 Days
October 20, 2017
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
19
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Cara Dillon - Wanderer
October 13, 2017
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
20
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Krept & Konan - 7 Nights
October 20, 2017
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
21
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Rodney Crowell - Close Ties
March 31, 2017
Country
Score
80
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22
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Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band - Big Machine
February 3, 2017
Score
80
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Music
Spotify
23
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Jesca Hoop - Memories Are Now
February 10, 2017
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Julie Byrne - Not Even Happiness
January 27, 2017
Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Wiley - Godfather
January 13, 2017
Grime
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Observer awarded albums throughout 2017.
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