The Roots Music Report's
Top Pop Album Chart
for the Year of 2017
| Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | Sub Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Education of a Wandering Man | Jamestown Revival | Republic | Alternative |
| 2 | ÷ (Deluxe) | Ed Sheeran | Atlantic | Pop |
| 3 | Carry Fire | Robert Plant | Warner Music | Alternative |
| 4 | Colors | Beck | Capitol | Alternative |
| 5 | Beast Epic | Iron & Wine | Sub Pop | Alternative |
| 6 | Starboy | The Weeknd | XO | Pop |
| 7 | Woodstock | Portugal. The Man | Atlantic | Alternative |
| 8 | Evolve | Imagine Dragons | Interscope | Alternative |
| 9 | 24K Magic | Bruno Mars | Atlantic | Pop |
| 10 | Harry Styles | Harry Styles | Columbia | Pop |
| 11 | Illuminate | Shawn Mendes | Island | Pop |
| 12 | WALLS | Kings of Leon | RCA | Alternative |
| 13 | ANTI | Rihanna | Westbury Road | Pop |
| 14 | Everything Now | Arcade Fire | Sony | Alternative |
| 15 | Flicker | Niall Horan | Universal | Adult Contemporary |
| 16 | Darkness and Light | John Legend | Columbia | Adult Contemporary |
| 17 | American Teen | Khalid | RCA | Pop |
| 18 | Witness | Katy Perry | Universal | Pop |
| 19 | Sad Clowns & Hillbillies | John Mellencamp | Republic | Alternative |
| 20 | Grateful | DJ Khaled | Epic | Pop |
| 21 | Hopeless Fountain Kingdom | Halsey | Universal Music | Pop |
| 22 | Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 | Calvin Harris | Sony Music | Pop |
| 23 | Nervous System | Julia Michaels | Universal | Pop |
| 24 | Memories...Do Not Open | The Chainsmokers | Disruptor | Pop |
| 25 | Back from the Edge | James Arthur | Sony | Pop |
| 26 | Voicenotes | Charlie Puth | Atlantic | Adult Contemporary |
| 27 | 25 | Adele | XL Recordings | Pop |
| 28 | Collage | The Chainsmokers | Disruptor | Pop |
| 29 | Beautiful Trauma | P!nk | RCA | Adult Contemporary |
| 30 | Human | Rag'n'Bone Man | Sony Music | Alternative |
| 31 | Signs of Light | The Head and The Heart | Warner Bros. | Alternative |
| 32 | Melodrama | Lorde | Universal Music | Alternative |
| 33 | Only Human | Calum Scott | Capitol | Adult Contemporary |
| 34 | Joanne | Lady Gaga | Interscope | Adult Contemporary |
| 35 | Songs of Experience | U2 | Universal | Adult Contemporary |
| 36 | What is Love? | Clean Bandit | Atlantic | Pop |
| 37 | Tell Me You Love Me | Demi Lovato | Island | Pop |
| 38 | Dangerous Woman | Ariana Grande | Republic | Pop |
| 39 | Reputation | Taylor Swift | Big Machine | Pop |
| 40 | America, Location 12 | Dispatch | Bomber | Alternative |
| 41 | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham | Copenhagen | Alternative |
| 42 | Nobody but Me | Michael Bublé | Reprise Records | Adult Contemporary |
| 43 | Long Live the Angels | Emeli Sandé | Virgin Records | Alternative |
| 44 | Rainbow | Kesha | Kemosabe | Pop |
| 45 | All the Light Above It Too | Jack Johnson | Brushfire | Alternative |
| 46 | Dua Lipa | Dua Lipa | Warner Music | Pop |
| 47 | The Attractions of Youth | Barns Courtney | Virgin EMI | Alternative |
| 48 | GEMINI | Macklemore | Bendo | Adult Contemporary |
| 49 | A Girl a Bottle a Boat | Train | Columbia Records | Adult Contemporary |
| 50 | Meaning of Life | Kelly Clarkson | Atlantic | Adult Contemporary |
| 51 | 57th & 9th | Sting | A&M | Alternative |
| 52 | Coloring Book | Chance The Rapper | Self-Release | Pop |
| 53 | Be Myself | Sheryl Crow | Warner Bros. | Alternative |
| 54 | Inner Demons | Julia Brennan | Columbia | Adult Contemporary |
| 55 | Lost on You | LP | BMG | Alternative |
| 56 | The Far Field | Future Islands | 4AD | Alternative |
| 57 | Walk into the Light | Matt Brown | Rock Ridge Music | Alternative |
| 58 | Jungle Rules | French Montana | Black Butter | Pop |
| 59 | All Your Fault: Pt. 1 | Bebe Rexha | Warner Music | Pop |
| 60 | Tell Me I'm Pretty | Cage the Elephant | Sony Entertainment | Alternative |
| 61 | Kites | Anik Khan | EMPIRE | Alternative |
| 62 | Beautiful Lies | Birdy | Atlantic | Alternative |
| 63 | Winwood: Greatest Hits Live | Steve Winwood | Wincraft | Alternative |
| 64 | I'm Alone, No You're Not | Joseph | ATO | Alternative |
| 65 | ACT ONE | Marian Hill | Republic | Pop |
| 66 | Wrong Crowd | Tom Odell | Columbia | Alternative |
| 67 | Know-It-All | Alessia Cara | Def Jam | Pop |
| 68 | All Your Fault: Pt. 2 | Bebe Rexha | Warner Bros. | Pop |
| 69 | Big Boat | Phish | Jemp | Alternative |
| 70 | The Temple of I & I | Thievery Corporation | ESL | Alternative |
| 71 | Strong Enough to Last | Willamena | Ten Lanes Wide | Alternative |
| 72 | EVOLution | Sabrina Carpenter | Hollywood Records | Pop |
| 73 | From the Outside | Hey Violet | Capitol | Pop |
| 74 | Know No Better | Major Lazer | Mad Decent | Dance-pop |
| 75 | One More Light | Linkin Park | Warner Music | Pop |
| 76 | Gone Now | Bleachers | RCA | Alternative |
| 77 | Something to Tell You | Haim | Columbia | Pop |
| 78 | Chaos and the Calm (Deluxe Edition) | James Bay | Republic UMG | Alternative |
| 79 | What if Nothing | Walk The Moon | RCA | Alternative |
| 80 | Skin | Flume | Future Classic | Pop |
| 81 | Heads Up | Warpaint | Rough Trade | Alternative |
| 82 | This is Acting | Sia | Monkey Puzzle | Pop |
| 83 | 1 of 2 | Taylor Phelan | Native Nine | Alternative |
| 84 | Encore | DJ Snake | Interscope | Pop |
| 85 | The Human Condition | Jon Bellion | Capitol | Pop |
| 86 | Low in High School | Morrissey | BMG | Alternative |
| 87 | After Laughter | Paramore | Fueled by Ramen | Pop |
| 88 | Lines | Charlie Cunningham | Dumont Dumont | Alternative |
| 89 | Volcano | Temples | Fat Possum | Pop |
| 90 | Ultralife | Oh Wonder | Island | Alternative |
| 91 | Wonderful Wonderful | The Killers | Island | Alternative |
| 92 | Call on Me - Single | Starley | Tinted | Pop |
| 93 | OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 | Radiohead | XL Recordings | Alternative |
| 94 | Why Are You OK | Band Of Horses | Universal | Alternative |
| 95 | The Firewatcher's Daughter | Brandi Carlile | ATO | Adult Contemporary |
| 96 | Swimming Pool Summer | Capital Cities | Lazy Hooks | Alternative |
| 97 | I Could Be Happy | Nouvelle Vague | Kwaidan | Pop |
| 98 | Collateral | Phillip Phillips | 19 Recordings | Adult Contemporary |
| 99 | Ultimate | Bryan Adams | Universal | Pop |
| 100 | Surrounding Colors | John Mcdonough | Self-Release | Alternative |
| 101 | Shadowlands | Romantica | Last Chance | Alternative |
| 102 | Freedom Child | The Script | Sony Music | Alternative |
| 103 | Aquatic | Adaline | Cadence Music Group | Alternative |
| 104 | Zillion | Ty Richards | Tremolo | Alternative |
| 105 | Lonely is a Lifetime | The Wild Feathers | Warner Bros. | Alternative |
| 106 | I Told You | Tory Lanez | Mad Love | Afro-Pop |
| 107 | Who Built the Moon? | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds | Universal | Alternative |
| 108 | Double Dutchess | Fergie | BMG | Pop |
| 109 | Unpeeled | Cage the Elephant | RCA | Alternative |
| 110 | M a N I a | Fall Out Boy | Island | Alternative |
| 111 | Wild World | Bastille | Virgin Records | Alternative |
| 112 | More Than You Know | Axwell & Ingrosso | Virgin EMI | Pop |
| 113 | More Life | Drake | Cash Money | Pop |
| 114 | Title | Meghan Trainor | Epic Records | Pop |
| 115 | Weightless | Liz Longley | Sugar Hill | Alternative |
| 116 | Pacific Daydream | Weezer | Atlantic | Alternative |
| 117 | Nine Track Mind | Charlie Puth | Warner Music | Pop |
| 118 | Thank You | Meghan Trainor | Epic | Pop |
| 119 | Saintmotelevision | Saint Motel | Warner Music | Alternative |
| 120 | All I Know | Conrad Sewell | 300 Entertainment | Pop |
| 121 | Life in the Multiverse | Zach Gill | Brushfire | Adult Contemporary |
| 122 | Glory | Britney Spears | RCA | Adult Contemporary |
| 123 | K 2.0 | Kula Shaker | StrangeF.O.L.K. | Alternative |
| 124 | The Getaway | Red Hot Chili Peppers | Warner Bros. | Alternative |
| 125 | We Move | James Vincent McMorrow | Mahogany Books | Alternative |
| 126 | The Divine Feminine | Mac Miller | Warner Bros | Adult Contemporary |
| 127 | Perception | NF | Capitol | Pop |
| 128 | We're All Gonna Die | Dawes | HUB Records | Alternative |
| 129 | Lust for Life | Lana Del Rey | Capitol | Alternative |
| 130 | Going Grey | The Front Bottoms | Fueled by Ramen | Pop |
| 131 | Paul Shaffer & the World's Most Dangerous Band | Paul Shaffer & The World's Most Dangerous Band | Sire | Adult Contemporary |
| 132 | Alvvays | Alvvays | Polyvinyl | Pop |
| 133 | Everybody Wants | The Struts | Interscope | Alternative |
| 134 | Antoinette | Arian Saleh | Milonga Mischief | Alternative |
| 135 | Near to the Wild Heart of Life | Japandroids | Anti | Alternative |
| 136 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Boys Don't Cry | Pop |
| 137 | Life Without Sound | Cloud Nothings | Carpark | Alternative |
| 138 | I Like It when You Sleep, for You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It | The 1975 | Universal | Alternative |
| 139 | Gameshow | Two Door Cinema Club | Parlophone | Alternative |
| 140 | Yours Conditionally | Tennis | Mutually Detrimental | Alternative |
| 141 | The Olympians | The Olympians | Daptone | Alternative |
| 142 | Stranger to Stranger | Paul Simon | Concord | Alternative |
| 143 | Oh My My | OneRepublic | Interscope | Pop |
| 144 | Future Politics | Austra | Domino | Alternative |
| 145 | I Hate U, I Love U (feat. Olivia O'brien) | gnash | Self-Release | Adult Contemporary |
| 146 | Port Cities | Port Cities | Turtlemusik | Pop |
| 147 | Daya | Daya | Sony | Pop |
| 148 | Lessons | Chuck Eaton | Self-Release | Pop |
| 149 | Dnce | DNCE | Universal / Republic | Pop |
| 150 | Evermore | Smithfield Fair | Smithfield Fair | Adult Contemporary |
| 151 | Sleeping Through the War | All Them Witches | New West | Alternative |
| 152 | The Ride | Catfish and the Bottlemen | Island | Alternative |
| 153 | Remember Us to Life | Regina Spektor | Sire Records | Alternative |
| 154 | Goodnight City | Martha Wainwright | PIAS | Alternative |
| 155 | Ape in Pink Marble | Devendra Banhart | Nonesuch | Alternative |
| 156 | It Doesn't Have to Make Sense | Ingrid Michaelson | Cabin 24 Records | Adult Contemporary |
| 157 | X | Ed Sheeran | Asylum Records UK | Pop |
| 158 | The Malibu Sessions | Colbie Caillat | Universal Music | Adult Contemporary |
| 159 | Saturday Night | Tim Darcy | Jagjaguwar | Alternative |
| 160 | America's Velvet Glory | The Molochs | Innovative Leisure | Alternative |
| 161 | The Wild Swan | Foy Vance | Gingerbread Man | Alternative |
| 162 | Angels Bend Closer | Jane Siberry | Sheeba Music | Pop |
| 163 | God's Favorite Band | Asylum Street Spankers | Yellow Dog | Pop |
| 164 | Low Kii Savage | Kiiara | Atlantic | Pop |
| 165 | Surface Noise | Jennifer O'Connor | Kiam | Alternative |
| 166 | Snowdonia | Surfer Blood | Joyful Noise | Alternative |
| 167 | Lady Wood | Tove Lo | Universal Music | Adult Contemporary |
| 168 | Layers | Kungs & Cookin' On 3 Burners | Republic | Pop |
| 169 | Tracks | Chuck Eaton | Self-Release | Adult Contemporary |
| 170 | Music to Draw To: Satellite (feat. Emilíana Torrini) | Kid Koala | Arts&Crafts | Alternative |
| 171 | This is What the Truth Feels Like | Gwen Stefani | Interscope | Pop |
| 172 | Perfectly Imperfect | Grace VanderWaal | Columbia Records | Adult Contemporary |
| 173 | Rehab Reunion | Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers | Savoy Label Group | Alternative |
| 174 | Colour Me Free! | Joss Stone | Virgin America | Pop |
| 175 | Through the Years: the Best of the Fray | The Fray | Epic Records | Adult Contemporary |
| 176 | Currents | Tame Impala | Modular | Alternative |
| 177 | House of Souls | Tele Novella | Yellow Year | Pop |
| 178 | Happiness is Not a Place | The Wind and The Wave | Island | Alternative |
| 179 | Topiary | Zoe Sky Jordan | Mannequin Music | Alternative |
| 180 | Catch & Release | Matt Simons | PIAS | Alternative |
| 181 | Freedom Child | The Script | Sony Music | Alternative |
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