50 Best Albums of 2017 | Year in Review

Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Jay-Z (4:44), Lorde (Melodrama), Father John Misty (Pure Comedy), and The National (Sleep Well Beast) top โ50 Best Albums of 2017.โ

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Jay-Z (4:44), Lorde (Melodrama), Father John Misty (Pure Comedy), and The National (Sleep Well Beast) top โ50 Best Albums of 2017.โ

On this robust, socially conscious playlist, we examine 27 contemporary songs from 2013 and beyond, that capture the black experience.

Logic, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, Sam Smith, and Childish Gambino rank among the elite on the โ100 Best Songs of 2017โ year-in-review playlist.

Questionable songs, ladies and gents! This playlist features 14 songs posed as questions, courtesy of the likes of Ed Sheeran, Kelly Clarkson, and Spoon.

The Most Interesting Album Titles of 2017 (So Far) features 13 album titles that stand out.ย The albums are categorized alphabetically by artist.

Kendrick Lamar (DAMN.), Father John Misty (Pure Comedy), and Chris Stapleton (From A Room: Volume 1) lead the list of 20 best albums of 2017 (so far).

Joey Bada$$ delivers a knockout punch on โALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$,โ exceptionally capturing being black in America.
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The Chainsmokers (โMemoriesโฆDo Not Openโ) leads the charge of new albums arriving April 7, 2017. Joey Bada$$ & Father John Misty also drop new albums.