The 25 Best Albums of 2017 So Far
Which albums impressed critics during the first half of the year? Find our ranking of 2017's highest-scoring studio albums (so far) below. The list includes releases through June 30, 2017 that have received at least 15 reviews from professional critics. (Re-releases, EPs, and compilations are also excluded, and note that even though you'll see rounded Metascores, the albums are ranked prior to rounding.)
The re-hyphenated rapper's first album in four years serves as his response to wife Beyoncé's instant classic Lemonade. Originally released as a Tidal/Sprint exclusive, 4:44 is now streaming elsewhere and available as a physical release (complete with a bonus track featuring 5-year-old Blue Ivy Carter).
“It’s a collection of songs--sly but moving, both intricate and lucid--that we’ll be coming back to for years.” —Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times
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