Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

2017

NPR Music: Robin Hilton: Top 10 Albums of 2017

15 December 2017

DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar

Robin Hilton: Top 10 Albums of 2017, as posted by NPR

[see also 2019]

NPR Music: Bob Boilen: Top 12 Albums of 2017

15 December 2017

Capacity - Big Thief

Bob Boilen: Top 12 Albums of 2017, as posted by NPR

[see also 202320222021201920182011]

Honorable Mentions

Austin Town Hall: Top 50 Albums of 2017

15 December 2017

Austin Town Hall: Top 50 Albums of 2017

[see also 2018201620122011]

PopMatters: 60 Best Albums of 2017

14 December 2017

DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar

PopMatters: 60 Best Albums of 2017

[see also 20232022202120202019201820122011]

Billboard: 50 Best Albums of 2017

14 December 2017

DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar

Billboard: 50 Best Albums of 2017

[see also 20232022202120202010s2019201820152014201320122011]

Atlantic: Spencer Kornhaber: 10 Best Albums of 2017

13 December 2017

DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar

Spencer Kornhaber: 10 Best Albums of 2017, as published by The Atlantic

[see also 202320222021]

New Yorker: Amanda Petrusich: 10 Best Albums of 2017

13 December 2017

A Deeper Understanding - The War on Drugs

Amanda Petrusich: 10 Best Albums of 2017, in no particular order, as published by The New Yorker

[see also 2023202120202010s20192018]

Albumism: 50 Best Albums of 2017

12 December 2017

Home Counties - Saint Etienne

Albumism: 50 Best Albums of 2017

[see also 20232022202120202010s20192018]

Time Out New York: 29 Best Albums of 2017

12 December 2017

DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar

Time Out New York: 29 Best Albums of 2017

[see also 2018]

NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2017

12 December 2017

DAMN. - Kendrick Lamar

NPR Music: Best 50 Albums of 2017

[see also 20232022202120202019201820162015201420122011]