sentences:  On "Melodrama", Lorde attempted to showcase her maturity as a songwriter and incorporated her post-breakup introspection.The album was released in June 2017 and received widespread acclaim; Metacritic placed it second on their list of the best-received records of 2017 based on inclusions in publications' year-end lists, behind Kendrick Lamar's "Damn".It reached number one on the US "Billboard" 200, earning Lorde her first number one on the chart, and on album charts of Australia, Canada and New Zealand.