We've made it through 2017 somehow, and we're here to wrap up our favorite albums of the year. As always, you might notice some local standouts among nationally acclaimed albums. 2017 was a tough year, but the one shining light was having all of these incredible albums to help us make it out alright.
We also want to take a moment to give honorable mentions to some other incredible local releases that just missed entry to our year-end list:
- Avenue, Mass Ave & Lenox
- Baby!, Sunny F.L.
- Bad History Month, Dead and Loving It: An Introductory Exploration of Pessimysticism
- Birthing Hips, Urge to Merge
- Cousin Stizz, One Night Only
- Du Vide, 2015-2016
- Lina Tullgren, Won
- Vintage Lee, PiMP
*=Local
50. Aye Nako, Silver Haze
49. Moses Sumney, Aromanticism
48. Bat House, Bat House*
47. Zola Jesus, Okovi
46. Priests, Nothing Feels Natural
45. Fleet Foxes, Crack-Up
44. STL GLD, Torch Song*
43. Daniel Caesar, Freudian
42. Chelsea Wolfe, Hiss Spun
41. Nick Hakim, Green Twins
40. Rapsody, Laila's Wisdom
39. The National, Sleep Well Beast
38. People Like You, Verse*
37. Lomelda, Thx
36. Weaves, Wide Open
35. Princess Nokia, 1992 Deluxe
34. Mount Eerie, A Crow Looked at Me
33. Benjamin Booker, Witness
32. Phoebe Bridgers, Stranger in the Alps
31. Gorillaz, Humanz
30. Brent Faiyaz, Sonder Son
29. Thundercat, Drunk
28. Perfume Genius, No Shape
27. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Lotta Sea Lice
26. Slaughter Beach, Dog., Birdie
25. Great Grandpa, Plastic Cough
24. Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels 3
23. Lorde, Melodrama
22. Jessica Lea Mayfield, Sorry is Gone
21. Kelela, Take Me Apart
