Almost Famous: 21 Albums That Missed The Best of 2017 | Year in Review

These albums were ‘almost’ famous! Here are 25 albums that missed the 50 Best Albums of 2017. Good albums that missed the cut for whatever reason.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype

These albums were ‘almost’ famous! Here are 25 albums that missed the 50 Best Albums of 2017. Good albums that missed the cut for whatever reason.

Logic, Jay-Z, and Taylor Swift lead the charge on the ‘10 Best Music Videos of 2017’ year in review playlist. Others who are ‘famous’ include Kendrick Lamar, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Björk, Young Thug, Camila Cabello, and Tyler, the Creator.

On his eighth studio album ‘Pressure,’ Jeezy keeps rolling out banger after banger. More than a decade into his career, he’s still a ‘G.’

Up-and-coming female rapper Cardi B returns as the lead artist on tough-minded single “Bartier Cardi.” She’s assisted by ubiquitous rapper, 21 Savage.
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Maryland pop-punk vets Good Charlotte serve up an enjoyable, respectable cover of “Awful Things” by deceased emo-rapper Lil Peep.

After delivering ‘10 Secular (Or Not So Secular) Songs About Jesus’ back in 2016, here is an updated version – ‘Secular (Or Not So Secular) Songs About Jesus 2.0.’

Guess what our playlist entitled ‘10 Fruitastic, Fruity Songs About Fruit’ is about? If said ‘fruit,’ you aren’t totally wrong, but you’re also not totally right.
![N.E.R.D, No One Ever Really Dies [📷: Columbia]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nerd-no-one-ever-really-dies-columbia.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Following a seven-year hiatus, N.E.R.D returns full-throttle on fifth studio album, ‘No One Ever Really Dies.’

For these 12 musicians, the albums they released in 2017 simply wasn’t their best work. Here are the 12 worst albums of 2017.

These songs were ‘almost’ famous! Here are 124 songs that missed the 100 Best Songs of 2017. Good songs that missed the cut for whatever reason.

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings (Soul of a Woman), Miguel (War & Leisure), and SZA (Ctrl), lead the list of 15 Best R&B Albums of 2017.

Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, and Blake Shelton own the 5 Best Country Albums of 2017.

Cleveland rap standout Machine Gun Kelly stays on the grind, dropping pop-radio-ready rap single, “The Break Up.”

Brian Fallon returns with “If Your Prayers Don’t Get to Heaven,” an energetic promo single for his sophomore album, ‘Sleepwalkers.’
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28-year old, Bay Area Rapper G-Eazy shows more range on his highly-anticipated third album, double album 'The Beautiful & Damned.'

Lorde (Melodrama), Sam Smith (The Thrill of it All), and Kelly Clarkson (Meaning of Life), lead the list of 12 Best Pop Albums of 2017.

Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Jay-Z (4:44), and Tyler, the Creator (Flower Boy), lead the list of 20 Best Rap Albums of 2017.

Father John Misty (Pure Comedy), The National (Sleep Well Beast), and Fleet Foxes (Crack-Up), lead the list of 16 Best Alternative Albums of 2017.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (The Nashville Sound), Ryan Adams (Prisoner) & Queens of the Stone Age (Villains) lead the 10 best rock albums of 2017.

The 9 songs that appear on this particular playlist are heavier, supporting equality, justice, and the ‘resist’ movement.

The 10 songs that appear on this particular playlist are heavier, supporting equality, justice, and the ‘resist’ movement.
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Following a four-year hiatus, veteran Detroit rapper Eminem returns with a lengthy, jam-packed new album, ‘Revival.’

Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Jay-Z (4:44), Lorde (Melodrama), Father John Misty (Pure Comedy), and The National (Sleep Well Beast) top ‘50 Best Albums of 2017.’
![Miguel, War & Leisure [📷: RCA]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/miguel-war-and-leisure-rca.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
What did critics think about ‘War & Leisure,’ the fourth studio album by urban contemporary artist Miguel? All in all, reviews were positive.

Memphis rap veteran Juicy J returns turned-up after a four-year hiatus. ‘Rubba Band Business’ is chocked-full of bangers.
![Big Sean & Metro Boomin, Double or Nothing [📷: Def Jam / Republic]](https://i0.wp.com/themusicalhype.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/big-sean-metro-boomin-double-or-nothing-def-jam-republic.jpg?fit=500%2C500&ssl=1)
Rapper Big Sean and sought-after producer Metro Boomin make magic together on their collaborative album, ‘Double or Nothing.’

‘Rough around the edges’ R&B singer K. Michelle returns with an intriguing fourth studio album, ‘Kimberly: The People I Used to Know.’