As always before we begin, here's everything I listened to this year. If something that really excited you didn't make it, I probably didn't listen to it. If I did, then feel free to yell at me in the comments.
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels 3
Rob Scallon - The Scene Is Dead
Galactic Empire - Galactic Empire
Battle Beast - Bringer of Pain
Steel Panther - Lower the Bar
Snoop Dogg - Neva Left
Body Count - Bloodlust
Demon Hunter - Outlive
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Tech N9ne - Dominion
Unleash the Archers - Apex
Adrenaline Mob - We the People
Public Enemy - Nothing Is Quick in the Desert
Stone Sour - Hydrograd
In This Moment - Ritual
Accept - The Rise of Chaos
The Winery Dogs - Dog Years: Live in Santiago & Beyond
Various Artists - Metroid: Samus Returns (Samus Archives)
Airbourne - Diamond Cuts
Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch - Blade Runner: 2049 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Wu-Tang Clan - The Saga Continues
Tech N9ne - Strange Reign
Snoop Dogg - Make America Crip Again
BC - LIVE! from the Trunk
Greydon Square - Compton Scattering
Lewis Floyd Henry - Mashups Vol. 1
John Williams - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Eminem - Revival
Various Artists - Harmony of a Champion
Rob Scallon - The Scene Is Dead
Galactic Empire - Galactic Empire
Battle Beast - Bringer of Pain
Steel Panther - Lower the Bar
Snoop Dogg - Neva Left
Body Count - Bloodlust
Demon Hunter - Outlive
Kendrick Lamar - DAMN.
Tech N9ne - Dominion
Unleash the Archers - Apex
Adrenaline Mob - We the People
Public Enemy - Nothing Is Quick in the Desert
Stone Sour - Hydrograd
In This Moment - Ritual
Accept - The Rise of Chaos
The Winery Dogs - Dog Years: Live in Santiago & Beyond
Various Artists - Metroid: Samus Returns (Samus Archives)
Airbourne - Diamond Cuts
Hans Zimmer & Benjamin Wallfisch - Blade Runner: 2049 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Wu-Tang Clan - The Saga Continues
Tech N9ne - Strange Reign
Snoop Dogg - Make America Crip Again
BC - LIVE! from the Trunk
Greydon Square - Compton Scattering
Lewis Floyd Henry - Mashups Vol. 1
John Williams - Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Eminem - Revival
Various Artists - Harmony of a Champion
LET'S GO!
(#15) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by JOHN WILLIAMS
(#14) LOWER THE BAR by STEEL PANTHER
(#13) WE THE PEOPLE by ADRENALINE MOB
(#12) Apex by UNLEASH THE ARCHERS
(#11) NEVA LEFT by SNOOP DOGG
(#10) The Rise of Chaos by Accept
(#9) Blade Runner: 2049 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by HANS ZIMMER & BENJAMIN WALLFISCH
(#8) Outlive by DEMON HUNTER
(#7) Harmony of a Champion by VARIOUS ARTISTS
(#6) Bloodlust by BODY COUNT
(#5) Ritual by IN THIS MOMENT
(#4) Nothing Is Quick in the Desert by PUBLIC ENEMY
(#3) Galactic Empire by Galactic Empire
(#2) Run the Jewels 3 by Run the Jewels
And finally, the BEST album of 2017...
(#1) ???
The #1 album will be revealed in this year's Ruff Audio Music Awards (and Participation Trophies) Check out the above video for more details + some other future music related plans :)