Philby 100 Best Albums of 2017

It was an incredible year for music! Once again, I listened to thousands of albums and I had to trim several hundred of them to keep the list at 100!

I think, on an individual basis, each album has its own unique brilliance—just like every diamond does. That is also why I list some of the individual categories next to most of them, to highlight the brilliance that each one brings!

So without further delay, these are the PHILBY 100 BEST ALBUM WINNERS for 2017. Just remember that even at album 100, there are thousands of albums on the other side of that number. Each one is an artistic work of art, no matter what the genre is. The musicians were artists at the top of their game! Hope you find something you enjoy! Let me know your thoughts!

Philby 100 Best Albums for 2017

1. Step Out of Line—Wendy Webb
[ALBUM OF THE YEAR][BEST ALL GENRE ALBUM]

2. Here Lately—Bill Edwards
[BEST REAL COUNTRY ALBUM]

3. In Like a Lion—American Housewife
[BEST POP/ROCK ALBUM][BEST POP/ROCK VOCALS]
4. Rock N Roll Romantic—DownTown Mystic
[BEST ROCK/POP ALBUM][BEST ROCK/POP VOCALS] [BEST FORWARD LOOKING/RETRO SOUND ALBUM][BEST ALBUM SESSIONS ROSTER]
5. Native Heart—Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers
[BEST ROCK ALBUM FILTERED THROUGH “MEXICAN MOONSHINE”]
6. The Solstice Session/Tracks Along the Way—Michael on Fire
[BEST MALE SINGER/SONGWRITER ALBUM][BEST TWO SEPARATE ALBUMS THAT MAKE UP A DOUBLE ALBUM, BUT REALLY ISN’T A DOUBLE ALBUM, ALBUM]
7. Windy City—Alison Krauss
[BEST REMAKE ALBUM]
8. Rekihndled—Greg Kihn
[BEST “WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES?” COMEBACK ALBUM]
9. Look Both Ways—Olivia Millerschin
[BEST POP ALBUM]
10. Brooklyn Baby—Joanie Leeds and The Nightlights
[BEST KINDIE/NON KINDIE ALBUM]
11. I’m Glad Trouble Don’t Last Always—Luke Winslow-King
[BEST BLUES ALBUM][BEST SLIDE GUITAR ALBUM]
12. Song on the Times—Windborne
[BEST CHORAL ALBUM][BEST PROTEST ALBUM]
13. Kits and Cats and Saxon Wives—The Hangabouts
[BEST ALBUM TITLE][BEST ORIGINAL ALBUM COVER ARTWORK][BEST BEATLES/SQUEEZE SOUND]
14. Tending the Fire—Mark Jewett
[BEST SINGER/SONGWRITER DEBUT ALBUM]
15. Eggtone Blues—Seth Bernard
[BEST “I DON’T KNOW WHAT IT IS” ALBUM][BEST PINK FLOYD SOUND][BEST ROCK GUITAR ALBUM][BEST USE OF SPOKEN SAMPLING IN SONGS ALBUM]
16. Never Twice—Nick Waterhouse
[BEST BRITISH MOD SOUND ALBUM]
17. The Valley—The Whiskey Charmers
[BEST AMERICANA ALBUM][BEST HISTORICAL ARTWORK COVER]
18. Odyssey—The Accidentals
[BEST MAJOR LABEL DEBUT ALBUM]
19. Nightlight/Daylight—Muriel Anderson [BEST NYLON STRING GUITAR ALBUM]
20. Chills and Fever—Samantha Fish
[BEST CHANGING STYLES WITHOUT CHANGING THEM ALBUM] [BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM]
21. What We’re Made Of—The Vegabonds
[BEST JAM BAND ALBUM]
22. Some Call It Freedom, Some Call It the Blues—R.B. Stone
[BEST ROCKIN’/BLUES ALBUM]
23. Paranormal—Alice Cooper
[BEST CLASSIC ROCK ALBUM]
24. Honest Woman—Thornetta Davis
[BEST R&B ALBUM][BEST R&B VOCALS]
25. Rock It!—Mimes on Rollercoasters
[BEST PROG THEME ALBUM]
26. The Deep Enders—Matt Jones and The Reconstruction
[BEST HARMONIES][BEST HISTORICAL REFERENCES ALBUM]
27. You Could Be Anywhere—Mental Health Day
[BEST ROCK/POP DEBUT ALBUM]
28. A Slight Departure—Birdsong at Morning
[BEST STRING ARRANGEMENTS]
29. Forsaken—The Garden of Soul
[BEST “DETROIT ROCK” ALBUM]
30. Shake Your Faith—The Steepwater Band
[BEST BLUES/ROCK ALBUM]
31. Urgency Squad—Xposed 4Heads
[BEST PROTEST ALBUM THAT DOESN’T SOUND LIKE A PROTEST ALBUM][BEST ORIGINAL PICTURE ALBUM COVER][BEST DEVO SOUNDING ALBUM]
32. Owls—Danny Schmidt
[BEST LYRICS]
33. Black White and Blue—Eddie Martin
[BEST BRITISH BLUES ALBUM]
34. Bright Shiny Objects—Deni Bonet
[BEST INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM]
35. Live at Callahan’s—Jim McCarty and Friends II
[BEST LIVE ALBUM] [BEST ROSTER OF MUSICIANS ON A LIVE ALBUM]
36. Moods—John Barron
[BEST JAZZ ALBUM]
37. Dollar Store Nation—Jo Serrapere
[BEST FEMALE SINGER/SONGWRITER ALBUM]
38. The Blues Don’t Care—Frank Bang and The Cook County Kings
[BEST CHICAGO BLUES ALBUM]
39. The Bloodred Yonder—Ben Rogers
[BEST CANADIAN AMERICANA ALBUM]
40. Good and Dirty—Sarah Borges and The Broken Singles
[BEST ROCK EP]
41. Ruff N Roar: Live at Scratcher’s—Mick Clarke
[BEST LIVE BRITISH BLUES ALBUM]
42. Saltwater and Stone—Jo Philby
[BEST CELTIC FOLK ALBUM]
43. Down on Deptford Broadway—Skinny Lister
[BEST CELTIC POP ALBUM]
44. Ten Thousand Feet Below—Eliza Neals and The Narcotics
[BEST ROCKIN’/BLUES VOCALS] [BEST SHREDDING GUITAR SOLOS]
45. Leave My Friends—Scott Fab
[BEST SINCERE VOCALS]
46. Heartbeat Serenade—Common Union 59
[BEST POP DUO ALBUM]
47. Clear Blue Sky—Joe Overton
[BEST MALE BLUEGRASS ALBUM]
48. Raven Hotel—Matt Harlan
49. Tennessee Night—Ed Dupas
[BEST OUTLAW SOUND ALBUM]
50. Blue Skies—Matty T. Wall
[BEST AUSTRALIAN BLUES ALBUM]
51. Old Soul—Alicia Marie
[BEST BLUES DEBUT ALBUM]
52. Where You Going—John Holk and The Sequins
[BEST FOLK/ROCK ALBUM]
53. Paradigm Shift—Cool King Chris
54. Devils Never Cry—Judy Banker
[BEST FOLK ALBUM]
55. Play—The Scott Martin Band
56. Detroit City Made—Ray Kaan’s Detroit Trouble
[BEST BLUES/ROCK EP]
57. What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding: The Songs of Nick Lowe—Los Straitjackets
[BEST SURF/ROCK ALBUM]
58. KT—Kenny Tudrick
[BEST “I DID IT ALL MYSELF” ALBUM]
59. Steak and Shake—Signal Flags
[BEST SOPHOMORE ALBUM]
60. In the Shade—Dog Society
61. Ride the Black Wave—The Donkeys
62. Red City Radio—Red City Radio
[BEST PUNK ALBUM]
63. Laugh in the Dark—Tommy Keene
[BEST POWER POP ALBUM]
64. Waves—Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra
[BEST CELTIC ENSEMBLE ALBUM]
65. Let Love Show the Way—SIMO
66. Continuum—The Wag
67. The Blues Just Make Me Feel Good—John Latini
68. The Little Things—May Erlewine
69. Get It Going!—Billy W Brandt with The Thing and The Stuff Band
[BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM]
70. Mended Vessel—Audra Kubat
71. Do Over—Animal Hours
72. The Night Owl—Escaping Pavement
73. Chariot—Victoria Reed
74. Set Yourself Free—David Roof
75. Sign of the Fighter—The O’Reillys and The Paddyhats
[BEST GERMAN IRISH PUNK ALBUM]
76. Son of a Gun—Drew Davis
77. Natural Selection—Sumilan
78. Audio Nomad—The Static Dial
79. Michigan Music Resistance, Vol.1—Various Artists
[BEST VARIOUS ARTISTS ALBUM]
80. Wounded Bird—Ray Vaughn
81. With You—The Sweet Water Warblers
82. A Cowboy Like Me—Doug Figgs
[BEST SOLO COWBOY ALBUM]
83. The Deadmen EP—The Deadmen
84. We’ve Come Along—Mark Lavengood
85. Croz—David Crosby
86. Detroit Twelve String Blues and Rags—Todd Albright
[BEST SOLO ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM]
87. Living on Mars—Where’s Keith?
88. Let It Go!—I Don’t Trust Robots
89. Red Mountain Blues—Chris Murphy
90. Running From Myself—Kate Jablonski
91. It’s 4AM Somewhere—Chris Meck and The Guilty Birds
92. Inevitable Discovery—Tim Bennett
93. American Art—Christian Collin
[BEST LAST SECOND FIND]
94. Outside the Lines—Telamor
95. Tombstone—Rich Hopkins and The Luminarios
96. Anniversary Dance—Boudreaux’s Backporch
97. Homecoming—Nora Jane Struthers and Joe Overton
98. Someday When Things Are Good—Plain Jane Glory
99. I Wrote You a Letter—Lynn McCracken
100. El Amor de Los Muertos—The Hempsteadys
[BEST SKA ALBUM]

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