Rather than treating this as an objective look at the best albums that came out in 2017, compiling these lists is more of a meditative exercise for me. When you listen to as much music as I do, the events of your life become intrinsically tied to whatever you were listening to at that time.
Phil's Phav Phifty Twenty Phourteen Edition: Might be the greatest year end list ever, where the majical Phil lists out his 50 favorite albums for 2014.