Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2019 (So Far)

The relatively quiet start to 2019 on the albums front has just given us more opportunity to reconnect with old favs and discover new ones.

Published: June 03, 2019 16:32 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Designer Aldous Harding Apr-26-2019, Contemporary Folk
#2 thank u, next Ariana Grande Feb-08-2019, Contemporary R&B
#3 DNA Backstreet Boys Jan-25-2019, Electropop
#4 Better Oblivion Community Center Better Oblivion Community Center, Phoebe Bridgers, Conor Oberst Jan-23-2019, Indie Rock
#5 HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM Beyoncé Apr-17-2019, Contemporary R&B
#6 U.F.O.F. Big Thief May-03-2019, Indie Folk
#7 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish Mar-29-2019, Alt-Pop
#8 Reboot Brooks & Dunn Apr-05-2019, Contemporary Country
#9 MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA BTS Apr-12-2019, K-Pop
#10 Social Cues Cage the Elephant Apr-19-2019, Post-Punk Revival
#11 Dedicated Carly Rae Jepsen May-17-2019, Dance-Pop
#12 Young Enough Charly Bliss May-10-2019, Power Pop
#13 Baby On Baby DaBaby Mar-01-2019, Trap
#14 Tuez-Les Tous DJ Muggs, Mach-Hommy Mar-29-2019, Hardcore Hip Hop
#15 This Land Gary Clark Jr. Feb-22-2019, Blues Rock
#16 This Is How You Smile Helado Negro Mar-08-2019, Indietronica
#17 PROTO Holly Herndon May-10-2019, Experimental
#18 Tales of America Ondara Feb-15-2019, Singer-Songwriter
#19 LEGACY! LEGACY! Jamila Woods May-10-2019, Neo-Soul
#20 On the Line Jenny Lewis Mar-22-2019, Soft Rock
#21 Death Race for Love Juice WRLD Mar-08-2019, Pop Rap
#22 Contra el Viento Kany García May-17-2019, Latin Pop
#23 OCEAN KAROL G May-03-2019, Latin Pop
#24 While We Wait Kehlani Feb-22-2019, Contemporary R&B
#25 ARIZONA BABY Kevin Abstract Apr-25-2019, Pop Rap
#26 Free Spirit Khalid Apr-05-2019, Contemporary R&B
#27 Cuz I Love You Lizzo Apr-19-2019, Pop Soul
#28 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Logic May-10-2019, Trap
#29 Freewave 3 LUCKI Feb-15-2019, Trap
#30 Never Have I Ever Maddie Ross May-10-2019,
#31 Heard It In A Past Life Maggie Rogers Jan-18-2019, Synthpop
#32 11:11 Maluma May-17-2019, Latin Pop
#33 GIRL Maren Morris Mar-08-2019, Country Pop
#34 Fever Megan Thee Stallion May-17-2019, Southern Hip Hop
#35 Miss Universe Nilüfer Yanya Mar-22-2019, Indie Pop
#36 The Sun Will Come up, The Seasons Will Change Nina Nesbitt Feb-01-2019, Contemporary R&B
#37 Pony Orville Peck Mar-22-2019, Alt-Country
#38 Hurts 2B Human P!nk Apr-26-2019, Adult Contemporary
#39 Anger Management Rico Nasty, Kenny Beats Apr-25-2019, Hardcore Hip Hop
#40 Bartier Bounty Sada Baby Jan-25-2019, Gangsta Rap
#41 Remind Me Tomorrow Sharon Van Etten Jan-18-2019, Indie Pop
#42 Sucker Punch Sigrid Mar-08-2019, Electropop
#43 Crush on Me Sir Babygirl Feb-15-2019, Synthpop
#44 Nothing Great About Britain slowthai May-17-2019, UK Hip Hop
#45 When I Get Home Solange Mar-01-2019, Alternative R&B
#46 I Love You. It's a Fever Dream. The Tallest Man On Earth Apr-19-2019, Singer-Songwriter
#47 Outer Peace Toro y Moi Jan-18-2019, Alternative R&B
#48 IGOR Tyler, The Creator May-17-2019, Neo-Soul
#49 Father of the Bride Vampire Weekend May-03-2019, Indie Pop
#50 Mujeres Y La Bamba Feb-08-2019, Latin Alternative
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Designer | Aldous Harding | Album, Apr-26-2019, Contemporary Folk |
| #2 | thank u, next | Ariana Grande | Album, Feb-08-2019, Contemporary R&B |
| #3 | DNA | Backstreet Boys | Album, Jan-25-2019, Electropop |
| #4 | Better Oblivion Community Center | Better Oblivion Community CenterPhoebe BridgersConor Oberst | Album, Jan-23-2019, Indie Rock |
| #5 | HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM | Beyoncé | Album, Apr-17-2019, Contemporary R&B |
| #6 | U.F.O.F. | Big Thief | Album, May-03-2019, Indie Folk |
| #7 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | Billie Eilish | Album, Mar-29-2019, Alt-Pop |
| #8 | Reboot | Brooks & Dunn | Album, Apr-05-2019, Contemporary Country |
| #9 | MAP OF THE SOUL : PERSONA | BTS | EP, Apr-12-2019, K-Pop |
| #10 | Social Cues | Cage the Elephant | Album, Apr-19-2019, Post-Punk Revival |
| #11 | Dedicated | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, May-17-2019, Dance-Pop |
| #12 | Young Enough | Charly Bliss | Album, May-10-2019, Power Pop |
| #13 | Baby On Baby | DaBaby | Album, Mar-01-2019, Trap |
| #14 | Tuez-Les Tous | DJ MuggsMach-Hommy | Album, Mar-29-2019, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #15 | This Land | Gary Clark Jr. | Album, Feb-22-2019, Blues Rock |
| #16 | This Is How You Smile | Helado Negro | Album, Mar-08-2019, Indietronica |
| #17 | PROTO | Holly Herndon | Album, May-10-2019, Experimental |
| #18 | Tales of America | Ondara | Album, Feb-15-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | LEGACY! LEGACY! | Jamila Woods | Album, May-10-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #20 | On the Line | Jenny Lewis | Album, Mar-22-2019, Soft Rock |
| #21 | Death Race for Love | Juice WRLD | Album, Mar-08-2019, Pop Rap |
| #22 | Contra el Viento | Kany García | Album, May-17-2019, Latin Pop |
| #23 | OCEAN | KAROL G | Album, May-03-2019, Latin Pop |
| #24 | While We Wait | Kehlani | Album, Feb-22-2019, Contemporary R&B |
| #25 | ARIZONA BABY | Kevin Abstract | Album, Apr-25-2019, Pop Rap |
| #26 | Free Spirit | Khalid | Album, Apr-05-2019, Contemporary R&B |
| #27 | Cuz I Love You | Lizzo | Album, Apr-19-2019, Pop Soul |
| #28 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Logic | Album, May-10-2019, Trap |
| #29 | Freewave 3 | LUCKI | Album, Feb-15-2019, Trap |
| #30 | Never Have I Ever | Maddie Ross | Album, May-10-2019,  |
| #31 | Heard It In A Past Life | Maggie Rogers | Album, Jan-18-2019, Synthpop |
| #32 | 11:11 | Maluma | Album, May-17-2019, Latin Pop |
| #33 | GIRL | Maren Morris | Album, Mar-08-2019, Country Pop |
| #34 | Fever | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, May-17-2019, Southern Hip Hop |
| #35 | Miss Universe | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-22-2019, Indie Pop |
| #36 | The Sun Will Come up, The Seasons Will Change | Nina Nesbitt | Album, Feb-01-2019, Contemporary R&B |
| #37 | Pony | Orville Peck | Album, Mar-22-2019, Alt-Country |
| #38 | Hurts 2B Human | P!nk | Album, Apr-26-2019, Adult Contemporary |
| #39 | Anger Management | Rico NastyKenny Beats | Album, Apr-25-2019, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #40 | Bartier Bounty | Sada Baby | Album, Jan-25-2019, Gangsta Rap |
| #41 | Remind Me Tomorrow | Sharon Van Etten | Album, Jan-18-2019, Indie Pop |
| #42 | Sucker Punch | Sigrid | Album, Mar-08-2019, Electropop |
| #43 | Crush on Me | Sir Babygirl | Album, Feb-15-2019, Synthpop |
| #44 | Nothing Great About Britain | slowthai | Album, May-17-2019, UK Hip Hop |
| #45 | When I Get Home | Solange | Album, Mar-01-2019, Alternative R&B |
| #46 | I Love You. It's a Fever Dream. | The Tallest Man On Earth | Album, Apr-19-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #47 | Outer Peace | Toro y Moi | Album, Jan-18-2019, Alternative R&B |
| #48 | IGOR | Tyler, The Creator | Album, May-17-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #49 | Father of the Bride | Vampire Weekend | Album, May-03-2019, Indie Pop |
| #50 | Mujeres | Y La Bamba | Album, Feb-08-2019, Latin Alternative |