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Highest Rated Albums of 2017
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Alternative Rock
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Contemporary R&B
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Hip Hop
Indie Pop
Indie Rock
Neo-Psychedelia
Pop
Pop Rap
Pop Rock
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R&B
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Singer-Songwriter
Soul
Synthpop
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This is an ordered list of NME's highest rated albums of 2017. Check out
NME's Year End List
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1
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Wolf Alice - Visions of a Life
September 29, 2017
Dream Pop
,
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
2
.
LCD Soundsystem - american dream
September 1, 2017
Dance-Punk
,
New Wave
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
.
Arcade Fire - Everything Now
July 28, 2017
Alternative Dance
,
Synthpop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Sheer Mag - Need to Feel Your Love
July 14, 2017
Garage Rock
,
Power Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory
June 23, 2017
Experimental Hip Hop
,
West Coast Hip Hop
,
Hardcore Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
.
Lorde - Melodrama
June 16, 2017
Synthpop
,
Alt-Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
.
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy
April 7, 2017
Singer-Songwriter
,
Piano Rock
,
Chamber Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
8
.
Laura Marling - Semper Femina
March 10, 2017
Chamber Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
9
.
Stormzy - Gang Signs & Prayer
February 24, 2017
Grime
,
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Wiley - Godfather
January 13, 2017
Grime
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Krept & Konan - 7 Days
October 20, 2017
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Krept & Konan - 7 Nights
October 20, 2017
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
13
.
Charli XCX - Pop 2
December 15, 2017
Hyperpop
,
Bubblegum Bass
,
Electropop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
QTY - QTY
December 8, 2017
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Miguel - War & Leisure
December 1, 2017
Alternative R&B
,
Contemporary R&B
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Björk - Utopia
November 24, 2017
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Who Built the Moon?
November 24, 2017
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Pop Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Ecca Vandal - Ecca Vandal
October 20, 2017
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Taylor Swift - reputation
November 10, 2017
Electropop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
.
Yaeji - EP2
November 3, 2017
Hip House
,
Electronic
,
Ambient House
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Sam Smith - The Thrill of It All
November 3, 2017
Pop Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Baxter Dury - Prince of Tears
October 27, 2017
Indie Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Bully - Losing
October 20, 2017
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Weezer - Pacific Daydream
October 27, 2017
Pop Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Margo Price - All American Made
October 20, 2017
Contemporary Country
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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2
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NME awarded albums throughout 2017.
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