Best albums of 2017 (so far)

The best albums of 2017, so far, according to the critics, as listed on Metacritic (with score in brackets):

DAMN. Kendrick Lamar (96) A Crow Looked At Me Mount Eerie (93) Melodrama Lorde (92) Black Origami Jlin (90) Eternity, In Your Arms Creeper (89) The Order of Time Valerie June (89) Big Fish Theory Vince Staples (89) The Thin Black Duke Oxbow (89) The Underside of Power Algiers (88) Arca Arca (87) CTRL Sza (87)