Chicago Tribune's Best Albums of 2019

Greg Kot picks his favorite recordings in rock, pop and hip-hop for 2019.

Published: December 02, 2019 20:04 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 LEGACY! LEGACY! Jamila Woods May-10-2019, Neo-Soul
#2 Jimmy Lee Raphael Saadiq Aug-23-2019, Neo-Soul
#3 Ghosteen Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Oct-03-2019, Singer-Songwriter
#4 KIWANUKA Michael Kiwanuka Nov-01-2019, Psychedelic Soul
#5 Remind Me Tomorrow Sharon Van Etten Jan-18-2019, Indie Pop
#6 Hiding Places Billy Woods, Kenny Segal Mar-29-2019, Abstract Hip Hop
#7 SOUND & FURY Sturgill Simpson Sep-27-2019, Blues Rock
#8 Kills Birds Kills Birds Sep-20-2019, Grunge
#9 Anima Mysterium Yugen Blakrok Feb-01-2019, Abstract Hip Hop
#10 Night of the Worm Moon Shana Cleveland Apr-05-2019, Contemporary Folk
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | LEGACY! LEGACY! | Jamila Woods | Album, May-10-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #2 | Jimmy Lee | Raphael Saadiq | Album, Aug-23-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #3 | Ghosteen | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Oct-03-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | KIWANUKA | Michael Kiwanuka | Album, Nov-01-2019, Psychedelic Soul |
| #5 | Remind Me Tomorrow | Sharon Van Etten | Album, Jan-18-2019, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Hiding Places | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, Mar-29-2019, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #7 | SOUND & FURY | Sturgill Simpson | Album, Sep-27-2019, Blues Rock |
| #8 | Kills Birds | Kills Birds | Album, Sep-20-2019, Grunge |
| #9 | Anima Mysterium | Yugen Blakrok | Album, Feb-01-2019, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #10 | Night of the Worm Moon | Shana Cleveland | Album, Apr-05-2019, Contemporary Folk |