The 50 most anticipated albums for fall 2017
- 1/50
Taylor Swift, ‘Reputation’ (Nov. 10)
- 2/50
Foo Fighters, ‘Concrete and Gold’ (Sept. 15)
- 3/50
Beck, ‘Colors’ (Oct. 13)
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- 4/50
Miley Cyrus, ‘Younger Now’ (Sept. 29)
- 5/50
Macklemore, ‘Gemini’ (Sept. 22)
- 6/50
Shania Twain, ‘Now’ (Sept. 29)
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- 7/50
U2, ‘Songs of Experience’ (tentatively Dec. 1)
- 8/50
Sam Smith, title TBA (no confirmed date)
- 9/50
Fergie, ‘Double Dutchess’ (Sept. 22)
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- 10/50
Demi Lovato, ‘Tell Me You Love Me’ (Sept. 29)
- 11/50
Gucci Mane, ‘Mr. Davis’ (Sept. 15)
- 12/50
Gregg Allman, ‘Southern Blood’ (Sept. 8)
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- 13/50
St. Vincent, ‘Masseduction’ (Oct. 13)
- 14/50
Liam Gallagher, ‘As You Were’ (Oct. 6)
- 15/50
Noel Gallagher and His High Flying Birds, title TBA (tentatively Nov. 9)
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- 16/50
Kelly Clarkson, title TBA (tentatively Oct. 27)
- 17/50
Bjork, title TBA (no confirmed date)
- 18/50
Eminem, title TBA
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- 19/50
Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, ‘Lotta Sea Lice’ (Oct. 13)
- 20/50
Prophets of Rage, ‘Prophets of Rage’ (Sept. 15)
- 21/50
The National, ‘Sleep Well Beast’ (Sept. 8)
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- 22/50
Nicki Minaj, title TBA (no confirmed date)
- 23/50
Morrissey, ‘Low in High School’ (Nov. 17)
- 24/50
Robert Plant, ‘Carry Fire’ (Oct. 13)
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- 25/50
The Killers, ‘Wonderful Wonderful’ (Sept. 22)
- 26/50
Tori Amos, ‘Native Invader’ (Sept. 8)
- 27/50
Wyclef Jean, ‘Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee’ (Sept. 15)
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- 28/50
Quicksand, ‘Interiors’ (Nov. 10)
- 29/50
The Darkness, ‘Pinewood Smile’ (Oct. 6)
- 30/50
Weezer, ‘Pacific Daydream’ (Oct. 27
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- 31/50
Jack Johnson, ‘All the Light Above It Too’ (Sept. 8)
- 32/50
Ringo Starr, ‘Give More Love’ (Sept. 15)
- 33/50
Thomas Rhett, ‘Life Changes’ (Sept. 8)
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- 34/50
Neil Young, ‘Hitchhiker’ (Sept. 8)
- 35/50
Sparks, ‘Hippopotamus’ (Sept. 8)
- 36/50
Leon Russell, ‘On a Distant Shore’ (Sept. 22)
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- 37/50
Darius Rucker, ‘When Was the Last Time’ (Oct. 20)
- 38/50
The Horrors, ‘V’ (Sept. 22)
- 39/50
Kamasi Washington, ‘Harmony of Difference’ (Sept. 29)
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- 40/50
Jessica Lea Mayfield, ‘Sorry Is Gone’ (Sept. 29)
- 41/50
The Dream Syndicate, ‘How Did I Find Myself Here?’ (Sept. 8)
- 42/50
Toby Keith, ‘The Bus Songs’ (Sept. 8)
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- 43/50
Gary Numan, ‘Savage (Songs From a Broken World)’ (Sept. 15)
- 44/50
Yusuf, ‘The Laughing Apple’ (Sept. 15)
- 45/50
Angus & Julia Stone, ‘Snow’ (Sept. 15)
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- 46/50
Ariel Pink, ‘Dedicated to Bobby Jameson’ (Sept. 15)
- 47/50
Open Mike Eagle, ‘Brick Body Kids Still Daydream’ (Sept. 15)
- 48/50
Midland, ‘On the Rocks,’ Sept. 22
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- 49/50
Rostam, ‘Half-Light’ (Sept. 15)
- 50/50
Pearl Jam, ‘Let’s Play Two’ (Sept. 29)
Craig Rosen
·Writer
In the not-too-distant past, fall wasn’t only for back to school — it was also the time when all the record companies readied their major releases with the hopes that they would land on the charts and on consumers’ holiday shopping lists. Of course, the advent of streaming services has changed the music business dramatically in recent years, but as a wise man recently said, streaming is for the rest of the year; the holidays are when physical products sell — or so the record companies hope.
With that in mind, we’ve compiled a list of fall 2017’s most anticipated albums. But stay on your toes — this is the era of surprise releases, so your favorite artist might just drop any album out of nowhere.