Best albums of 2017: critic picks of the year’s best music

Get into the groove with sultry dance tracks, intimate pop, soul-bearing rap and heartfelt country

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Lorde cancelled her Tel Aviv concert in 2017. 

The year is not over yet, but music critics have already started compiling lists of their favourite albums so far, from rap and folk to pop and country.

Here are ten of their top picks.

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