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Best albums of 2017

Rap won the argument it had been having with the prize committees for thirty years. A Spanish-language song became the most-streamed thing on earth, which the American industry had spent two decades insisting could not happen. Pop, separately, got confessional and synth-heavy.

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 2017 is Ipséité by Damso, rated 4.5/5 by 18 listeners.

  1. Ipséité cover№ 1IpséitéDamso · 20174.3Weighted score4.5 avg · 18 ratings
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  1. 2Trip coverTripJhené Aiko · 20174.2 score · 4.4 avg · 17 ratings
  2. 3Ctrl coverCtrlSZA · 20174.2 score · 4.2 avg · 820 ratings
  3. 4Beautiful Thugger Girls coverBeautiful Thugger GirlsYoung Thug · 20174.2 score · 4.3 avg · 32 ratings
  4. 5Journal intime coverJournal intimeAya Nakamura · 20174.2 score · 4.3 avg · 19 ratings
  5. 6Melodrama coverMelodramaLorde · 20174.2 score · 4.2 avg · 259 ratings
  6. 7After Laughter coverAfter LaughterParamore · 20174.2 score · 4.2 avg · 33 ratings
  7. 821XXX cover21XXXXXXTENTACION · 20174.2 score · 4.3 avg · 21 ratings
  8. 9Freudian coverFreudianDaniel Caesar · 20174.1 score · 4.2 avg · 157 ratings
  9. 10Flower Boy coverFlower BoyTyler, the Creator · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 576 ratings
  10. 11Vision coverVisionKurdo · 20174.1 score · 4.3 avg · 14 ratings
  11. 12Premier étage coverPremier étageKeBlack · 20174.1 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings
  12. 13Ceremony And Devotion coverCeremony And DevotionGhost · 20174.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings
  13. 14DAMN. coverDAMN.Kendrick Lamar · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 989 ratings
  14. 15Harry Styles coverHarry StylesHarry Styles · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 808 ratings
  15. 16SweetSexySavage coverSweetSexySavageKehlani · 20174.1 score · 4.2 avg · 23 ratings
  16. 1713 cover13Indochine · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 26 ratings
  17. 18dont smile at me coverdont smile at meBillie Eilish · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 803 ratings
  18. 19H.E.R. coverH.E.R.H.E.R. · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 37 ratings
  19. 2017 cover17XXXTENTACION · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 756 ratings
  20. 21True to Self coverTrue to SelfBryson Tiller · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 17 ratings
  21. 22Stranger in the Alps coverStranger in the AlpsPhoebe Bridgers · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 338 ratings
  22. 23Without Warning coverWithout Warning21 Savage · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 159 ratings
  23. 24XXXTENTACION Presents: Members Only, Vol. 3 coverXXXTENTACION Presents: Members Only, Vol. 3XXXTENTACION · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 29 ratings
  24. 25Villains coverVillainsQueens of the Stone Age · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 21 ratings
  25. 26Éternel insatisfait (Réédition) coverÉternel insatisfait (Réédition)Black M · 20174.1 score · 4.2 avg · 13 ratings
  26. 27Cigarettes After Sex coverCigarettes After SexCigarettes After Sex · 20174.1 score · 4.1 avg · 313 ratings
  27. 28More Life coverMore LifeDrake · 20174.0 score · 4.1 avg · 859 ratings
  28. 29The Best Of 1980-1990 & B-Sides coverThe Best Of 1980-1990 & B-SidesU2 · 20174.0 score · 4.1 avg · 20 ratings
  29. 30Jungle Rules coverJungle RulesFrench Montana · 20174.0 score · 4.1 avg · 22 ratings
  30. 31The Search for Everything coverThe Search for EverythingJohn Mayer · 20174.0 score · 4.2 avg · 10 ratings
  31. 32Greatest Hits: God's Favorite Band coverGreatest Hits: God's Favorite BandGreen Day · 20174.0 score · 4.1 avg · 11 ratings
  32. 33Day Of The Gusano (Live) coverDay Of The Gusano (Live)Slipknot · 20174.0 score · 4.1 avg · 28 ratings
  33. 34Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 coverFunk Wav Bounces Vol. 1Calvin Harris · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 53 ratings
  34. 35The Thrill of It All coverThe Thrill of It AllSam Smith · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 99 ratings
  35. 36Rather You Than Me coverRather You Than MeRick Ross · 20174.0 score · 4.1 avg · 10 ratings
  36. 37HEXADA coverHEXADAGhostemane · 20174.0 score · 4.1 avg · 11 ratings
  37. 38La vraie vie coverLa vraie vieBigflo & Oli · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 20 ratings
  38. 39Harry Styles: X-Posed coverHarry Styles: X-PosedHarry Styles · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 23 ratings
  39. 40Lust for Life coverLust for LifeLana Del Rey · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 81 ratings
  40. 414:44 cover4:44Jay-Z · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 38 ratings
  41. 42La fête est finie coverLa fête est finieOrelSan · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 11 ratings
  42. 43Sleep Well Beast coverSleep Well BeastThe National · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 10 ratings
  43. 44reputation coverreputationTaylor Swift · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 465 ratings
  44. 45Culture coverCultureMigos · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 16 ratings
  45. 46HNDRXX coverHNDRXXFuture · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 15 ratings
  46. 47Heartbreak on a Full Moon coverHeartbreak on a Full MoonChris Brown · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 55 ratings
  47. 48There's Really A Wolf coverThere's Really A WolfRuss · 20174.0 score · 4.0 avg · 14 ratings
  48. 49Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho coverHuncho Jack, Jack HunchoTravis Scott · 20173.9 score · 4.0 avg · 12 ratings
  49. 50Playboi Carti coverPlayboi CartiPlayboi Carti · 20173.9 score · 3.9 avg · 77 ratings

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Best albums of 2017 by genre

The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.

The artists of 2017

Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.

Every artist of 2017, ranked →

2017, month by month

Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.

FAQ

What are the best albums of 2017?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 2017 is Ipséité by Damso (4.5/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 2017 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-2017 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 2017 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.