My top 40 albums of 2017 based entirely on the total number of documented plays in iTunes, Google Music, Spotify, the Amazon Cloud Player, and physical media. Every album on the list was purchased in some manner.  10-1

10. Gone Is Gone Echolocation

9. Riviere Heal

8. KXM Scatterbrain

7. Me And That Man Songs Of Love And Death

6. Zeal & Ardor Devil Is Fine

5. The Magpie Solute The Magpie Solute

4. The Afghan Whigs In Spades

3. Steven Wilson To The Bone

2. Mutoid Man War Moans

1. Mastodon Emperor Of Sand