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2017 Music

Mercury News: Jim Harrington: Best Albums of 2017

29 December 2017

Melodrama - Lorde

Jim Harrington: Best Albums of 2017, as published by San Jose Mercury News

[see also 2010s • 2018]

  1. Melodrama
    Lorde
  2. DAMN.
    Kendrick Lamar
  3. American Teen
    Khalid
  4. MASSEDUCTION
    St. Vincent
  5. reputation
    Taylor Swift
  6. One-Way Conversations
    Hollyn
  7. Swear I’m Good At This
    Diet Cig
  8. Lust for Life
    Lana Del Rey
  9. A Deeper Understanding
    The War on Drugs
  10. The Order of Time
    Valerie June

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