American Songwriter's Top 50 Albums of 2015



Published: November 23, 2015 14:05 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Traveller Chris Stapleton May-04-2015, Americana
#2 Sprinter TORRES May-04-2015, Indie Rock
#3 Something More Than Free Jason Isbell Jul-17-2015, Singer-Songwriter
#4 Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit Courtney Barnett Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock
#5 Complicated Game James McMurtry Feb-24-2015, Singer-Songwriter
#6 High on Tulsa Heat John Moreland Apr-21-2015, Americana
#7 Star Wars Wilco Aug-21-2015, Indie Rock
#8 Faith In The Future Craig Finn Sep-11-2015, Singer-Songwriter
#9 Natalie Prass Natalie Prass Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop
#10 Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk
#11 To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop
#12 Every Open Eye CHVRCHES Sep-25-2015, Synthpop
#13 Little Neon Limelight Houndmouth Mar-17-2015, Folk Rock
#14 b'lieve i'm goin down... Kurt Vile Sep-25-2015, Folk Rock
#15 Imaginary Man Rayland Baxter Aug-14-2015, Alt-Country
#16 Pageant Material Kacey Musgraves Jun-23-2015, Contemporary Country
#17 All Your Favorite Bands Dawes Jun-01-2015, Americana
#18 The Blade Ashley Monroe Jul-24-2015, Contemporary Country
#19 Servant of Love Patty Griffin Sep-25-2015, Contemporary Folk
#20 Sermon on the Rocks Josh Ritter Oct-16-2015, Singer-Songwriter
#21 Sound & Color Alabama Shakes Apr-21-2015, Blues Rock
#22 All These Dreams Andrew Combs Mar-03-2015, Singer-Songwriter
#23 Nashville Obsolete Dave Rawlings Machine, David Rawlings Sep-18-2015, Americana
#24 The Most Lamentable Tragedy Titus Andronicus Jul-28-2015, Punk Rock
#25 Terraplane Steve Earle Feb-17-2015, Electric Texas Blues
#26 If You're Reading This It's Too Late Drake Feb-12-2015, Trap
#27 The Deslondes The Deslondes Jun-09-2015, Americana
#28 The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us Beach Slang Oct-30-2015, Alternative Rock
#29 All A Man Should Do Lucero Sep-18-2015, Alt-Country
#30 Coming Home (Deluxe) Leon Bridges Jun-23-2015,
#31 Second Hand Heart Dwight Yoakam Apr-10-2015, Bakersfield Sound
#32 How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Florence + the Machine Jun-01-2015, Art Pop
#33 Untethered Moon Built To Spill Apr-18-2015, Indie Rock
#34 Fading Frontier Deerhunter Oct-16-2015, Indie Rock
#35 Honeymoon Lana Del Rey Sep-18-2015, Chamber Pop
#36 On Your Own Love Again Jessica Pratt Jan-27-2015, Contemporary Folk
#37 The Traveling Kind Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell May-08-2015, Americana
#38 The Waterfall My Morning Jacket May-04-2015, Indie Rock
#40 Feels Like Bully Jun-19-2015, Indie Rock
#41 In the Blazes Aaron Lee Tasjan Oct-06-2015, Americana
#42 25 Adele Nov-20-2015, Pop Soul
#43 Pacific Surf Line GospelbeacH Oct-16-2015, Alt-Country
#44 I Love You, Honeybear Father John Misty Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk
#46 The Phosphorescent Blues Punch Brothers Jan-23-2015, Progressive Bluegrass
#47 The Trackless Woods Iris DeMent Aug-07-2015, Country
#48 Didn't He Ramble Glen Hansard Sep-18-2015, Contemporary Folk
#49 No Cities to Love Sleater-Kinney Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock
#50 Create Your Own Mythology Kristin Diable Oct-07-2016,
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | Album, May-04-2015, Americana |
| #2 | Sprinter | TORRES | Album, May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Something More Than Free | Jason Isbell | Album, Jul-17-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Complicated Game | James McMurtry | Album, Feb-24-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | High on Tulsa Heat | John Moreland | Album, Apr-21-2015, Americana |
| #7 | Star Wars | Wilco | Album, Aug-21-2015, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Faith In The Future | Craig Finn | Album, Sep-11-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #9 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Prass | Album, Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #10 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #11 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #12 | Every Open Eye | CHVRCHES | Album, Sep-25-2015, Synthpop |
| #13 | Little Neon Limelight | Houndmouth | Album, Mar-17-2015, Folk Rock |
| #14 | b'lieve i'm goin down... | Kurt Vile | Album, Sep-25-2015, Folk Rock |
| #15 | Imaginary Man | Rayland Baxter | Album, Aug-14-2015, Alt-Country |
| #16 | Pageant Material | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Jun-23-2015, Contemporary Country |
| #17 | All Your Favorite Bands | Dawes | Album, Jun-01-2015, Americana |
| #18 | The Blade | Ashley Monroe | Album, Jul-24-2015, Contemporary Country |
| #19 | Servant of Love | Patty Griffin | Album, Sep-25-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #20 | Sermon on the Rocks | Josh Ritter | Album, Oct-16-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | Sound & Color | Alabama Shakes | Album, Apr-21-2015, Blues Rock |
| #22 | All These Dreams | Andrew Combs | Album, Mar-03-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #23 | Nashville Obsolete | Dave Rawlings MachineDavid Rawlings | Album, Sep-18-2015, Americana |
| #24 | The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Titus Andronicus | Album, Jul-28-2015, Punk Rock |
| #25 | Terraplane | Steve Earle | Album, Feb-17-2015, Electric Texas Blues |
| #26 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Album, Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #27 | The Deslondes | The Deslondes | Album, Jun-09-2015, Americana |
| #28 | The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us | Beach Slang | Album, Oct-30-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #29 | All A Man Should Do | Lucero | Album, Sep-18-2015, Alt-Country |
| #30 | Coming Home (Deluxe) | Leon Bridges | Album, Jun-23-2015,  |
| #31 | Second Hand Heart | Dwight Yoakam | Album, Apr-10-2015, Bakersfield Sound |
| #32 | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Florence + the Machine | Album, Jun-01-2015, Art Pop |
| #33 | Untethered Moon | Built To Spill | Album, Apr-18-2015, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Fading Frontier | Deerhunter | Album, Oct-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #35 | Honeymoon | Lana Del Rey | Album, Sep-18-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #36 | On Your Own Love Again | Jessica Pratt | Album, Jan-27-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #37 | The Traveling Kind | Emmylou HarrisRodney Crowell | Album, May-08-2015, Americana |
| #38 | The Waterfall | My Morning Jacket | Album, May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #40 | Feels Like | Bully | Album, Jun-19-2015, Indie Rock |
| #41 | In the Blazes | Aaron Lee Tasjan | Album, Oct-06-2015, Americana |
| #42 | 25 | Adele | Album, Nov-20-2015, Pop Soul |
| #43 | Pacific Surf Line | GospelbeacH | Album, Oct-16-2015, Alt-Country |
| #44 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #46 | The Phosphorescent Blues | Punch Brothers | Album, Jan-23-2015, Progressive Bluegrass |
| #47 | The Trackless Woods | Iris DeMent | Album, Aug-07-2015, Country |
| #48 | Didn't He Ramble | Glen Hansard | Album, Sep-18-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #49 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Album, Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #50 | Create Your Own Mythology | Kristin Diable | Album, Oct-07-2016,  |