Complex's Best Albums of 2015 (So Far)

These are the top releases of the year.

Published: December 01, 2015 17:23 Source

# 1

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Mar 16 / 2015 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 2

SremmLife by Rae Sremmurd

Album • Jan 06 / 2015 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 3

Surf by Nico Segal

Album • May 29 / 2015

# 4

AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP by A$AP Rocky

Album • May 26 / 2015 East Coast Hip Hop

# 5

If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake

Album • Feb 12 / 2015 Trap Pop Rap

# 6

Ratchet by Shamir

Album • May 19 / 2015 Electro-Disco Synthpop Electropop

# 7

In Colour by Jamie xx

Album • May 29 / 2015 UK Bass

# 8

Dark Sky Paradise by Big Sean

Album • Feb 24 / 2015 Pop Rap

# 9

You Should Be Here by Kehlani

Album • Apr 28 / 2015 Contemporary R&B

# 10

I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty

Album • Feb 10 / 2015 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 11

Tetsuo & Youth by Lupe Fiasco

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Conscious Hip Hop

# 13

Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper by Panda Bear

Album • Jan 12 / 2015 Psychedelic Pop Neo-Psychedelia

# 14

Reality Show by Jazmine Sullivan

Album • Jan 12 / 2015 Contemporary R&B

# 15

Vulnicura by Björk

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Art Pop

# 16

Brava by Brodinski

Album • Mar 02 / 2015 Trap [EDM]

# 17

Touch Down 2 Cause Hell by Boosie Badazz

Album • May 26 / 2015

# 18

Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü by Jack Ü + Skrillex + Diplo

Album • Feb 24 / 2015 Trap [EDM]

# 19

I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt by Earl Sweatshirt

Album • Mar 23 / 2015

# 20

Mr. Wonderful by Action Bronson

Album • Mar 23 / 2015 East Coast Hip Hop

# 21

Reflection (Deluxe) by Fifth Harmony

Album • Jan 30 / 2015

# 22

.WAV Theory by Towkio

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Abstract Hip Hop

# 23

We Fall by Emile Haynie

Album • Feb 24 / 2015 Chamber Pop

# 24

Lantern by Hudson Mohawke

Album • Jun 15 / 2015 Future Bass Wonky Trap [EDM]

# 25

Barter 6 by Young Thug

Album • Apr 16 / 2015 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 26

The Album About Nothing by Wale

Album • Mar 31 / 2015 Pop Rap

# 27

Life of a Hot Boy 2: Real Trapper by Bankroll Fresh

Album • Apr 24 / 2015 Trap Gangsta Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 28

Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett

Album • Mar 23 / 2015 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock

# 29

The South Sac Mack by JR & PH7 + Chuuwee

Album • Mar 24 / 2015

# 30

Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Mar 31 / 2015 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 31

56 Nights by Future

Album • Mar 21 / 2015 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 32

Foil Deer by Speedy Ortiz

Album • Apr 21 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 33

Crown by The-Dream

EP • Apr 14 / 2015 Contemporary R&B

# 34

Cherry Bomb by Tyler, The Creator

Album • Apr 13 / 2015 Experimental Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 35

No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 37

The Magic Whip by Blur

Album • Apr 24 / 2015 Alternative Rock Art Rock

# 38

Integrity> by Jme

Album • May 04 / 2015 Grime

# 39

What For? by Toro y Moi

Album • Apr 07 / 2015 Psychedelic Pop Indie Rock

# 41

BUSH by Snoop Dogg

Album • May 06 / 2015 Synth Funk Nu-Disco Contemporary R&B

# 42

Urban Flora by Alina Baraz + Galimatias

EP • May 19 / 2015 Alternative R&B Downtempo Alt-Pop

# 43

Who's Gonna Get Fucked First? by Father

Album • Mar 17 / 2015 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 44

Suffolk County by Cousin Stizz

Album • Jun 02 / 2015 Trap East Coast Hip Hop

# 45

Marauding in Paradise by Jazz Cartier

Album • Apr 15 / 2015 Trap

# 46

The Epic by Kamasi Washington

Album • May 11 / 2015 Spiritual Jazz

# 47

By Dom Kennedy by Dom Kennedy

Album • Jun 02 / 2015 West Coast Hip Hop

# 49

Adventure (Deluxe) by Madeon

Album • Mar 27 / 2015

# 50

B4.DA.$$ by Joey Bada$$

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 East Coast Hip Hop Boom Bap