2017 in Music: Our Favorite Fifty

Counting down from 50th to 1st
Contributing Idlers: BC (MeanOldPig), CA, IP, JH, LDG, MDDG (lebronald), MH (hltchk), MMDG, RF (tyrannofloresrex), WH (DJLazybear)

50. Various Artists
Steven Universe, Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack)

49. King Krule
The OOZ

48. Taylor Swift
reputation

47. Thee Oh Sees
Orc

46. Sundara Karma
Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect

45. Iron and Wine
Beast Epic

44. Aimee Mann
Mental Illness

43. Temples
Volcano

42. alt-J
RELAXER

41. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard with Mile High Club
Sketches of Brunswick East

40. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
The Nashville Sound

39. The Rural Alberta Advantage
The Wild

38. Bleachers
Gone Now

37. Björk
Utopia

36. Jens Lekman
Life Will See You Now

35. Idris Rahman
Ill Considered

34. Ariel Pink
Dedicated To Bobby Jameson

33. Charlotte Gainsbourg
Rest

32. Mac Demarco
This Old Dog

31. Gorillaz
Humanz.

30. Vagabon
Infinite Worlds

29. Run The Jewels
Run The Jewels 3

28. Shout Out Louds
Ease My Mind

27. Offa Rex
The Queen of Hearts

26. Destroyer
ken

25. Calvin Harris
Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1

24. Sinkane
Life & Livin’ It

23. Kamasi Washington
Harmony of Difference

22. Tyler The Creator
Flower Boy

21. The Preatures
Girlhood

20. St. Vincent
MASSEDUCTION

19. Broken Social Scene
Hug of Thunder

18. (Sandy) Alex G
Rocket

17. Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
French Press

16. Slowdive
s/t

15. Priests
Nothing Feels Natural

14. Spoon
Hot Thoughts

13. Waxahatchee
Out in the Storm

12. The War On Drugs
A Deeper Understanding

11. Sylvan Esso
What Now

10. Childish Gambino
Awaken, My Love!

9. Jay Som
Everybody Works

8. LCD Soundsystem
American Dream

7. Cherry Glazerr
Apocalipstick

6. Big Thief
Capacity

5. The xx
I See You

4. SZA
Ctrl

3. Kendrick Lamar
DAMN.

2. Japanese Breakfast
Soft Sounds from Another Planet

1. Lord Echo
Harmonies

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