Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone's Top 50 Albums of 2017

Thanksgiving is behind us, which in the music world, means more and more holiday songs and more and more Best of the Year lists. Rolling Stone published theirs today. Their #1 and #2 are probably going to continue to pop up in very high slots (we’ll let you guess who they are), and their #3 is the most Rolling Stone move of all time: the U2 album that isn’t even out yet. They’ve also got both Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher listed together at #37, and they’ve got albums that only Rolling Stone would include on a list like this, like the Lindsay Buckingham & Christine McVie album and Bob Dylan‘s latest covers album. They’ve also got big pop like Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, and they managed to get metalcore band Code Orange in there at #50. Read their commentary on each album HERE and see the full list below.

Rolling Stone’s Top 50 Albums of 2017
50. Code Orange – Forever
49. Foo Fighters – Concrete and Gold
48. Chronixx – Chronology
47. Low Cut Connie – Dirty Pictures (Part 1)
46. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – Soul of a Woman
45. Tracy Bonham – Modern Burdens
44. The New Pornographers – Whiteout Conditions
43. Various Artists – Celebrate Ornette
42. Beck – Colors
41. Gregg Allman – Southern Blood
40. Grizzly Bear – Painted Ruins
39. Japanese Breakfast – Soft Sounds From Another Planet
38. Residente – Residente
37. Liam Gallagher – As You Were
37. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Who Built the Moon?
36. Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie – Lindsey Buckingham / Christine McVie
35. Bob Dylan – Triplicate
34. Open Mike Eagle – Brick Body Kids Still Daydream
33. Vijay Iyer Sextet – Far From Over
32. Robert Plant – Carry Fire
31. Songhoy Blues – Résistance
30. Chris Stapleton – From A Room: Volume 1
29. Jay Som – Everybody Works
28. Vince Staples – Big Fish Theory
27. Drake – More Life
26. Lana Del Rey – Lust for Life
25. Paramore – After Laughter
24. Valerie June – The Order of Time
23. Jlin – Black Origami
22. Sheer Mag – Need to Feel Your Love
21. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – The Nashville Sound
20. SZA – CTRL
19. Father John Misty – Pure Comedy
18. St. Vincent – MASSEDUCTION
17. Harry Styles – Harry Styles
16. Margo Price – All American Made
15. Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile – Lotta Sea Lice
14. Waxahatchee – Out in the Storm
13. Randy Newman – Dark Matter
12. Jay-Z – 4:44
11. The National – Sleep Well Beast
10. Sam Smith – The Thrill of It All
9. Migos – Culture
8. Queens of the Stone Age – Villains
7. Taylor Swift – reputation
6. Khalid – American Teen
5. LCD Soundsystem – American Dream
4. Kesha – Rainbow
3. U2 – Songs of Experience
2. Lorde – Melodrama
1. Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.