Consequence of Sound's Top 50 Albums of 2015
This year belonged to the artists hungry to tell the truth.
Published: December 02, 2015 05:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #3 | Art Angels | Grimes | Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #4 | Garden Of Delete | Oneohtrix Point Never | Nov-13-2015, Post-Industrial |
| #5 | Currents | Tame Impala | Jul-17-2015, Synthpop |
| #6 | In Colour | Jamie xx | May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #7 | Black Messiah | D'Angelo and The Vanguard | Dec-15-2014, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #9 | The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Titus Andronicus | Jul-28-2015, Punk Rock |
| #10 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #12 | Sprinter | TORRES | May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #13 | The Agent Intellect | Protomartyr | Oct-09-2015, Post-Punk |
| #14 | In Plain Speech | Circuit des Yeux | May-19-2015, Avant-Folk |
| #15 | Gliss Riffer | Dan Deacon | Feb-23-2015, Indietronica |
| #16 | Vulnicura | Björk | Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #17 | Griefs Infernal Flower | Windhand | Sep-18-2015, Doom Metal |
| #18 | A Flourish and a Spoil | The Districts | Feb-10-2015, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Prass | Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #20 | After | Lady Lamb | Mar-03-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | New Bermuda | Deafheaven | Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #22 | It Follows (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Disasterpeace | Mar-10-2015, Horror Synth |
| #23 | Goon | Tobias Jesso Jr. | Mar-16-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | E•MO•TION | Carly Rae Jepsen | Aug-21-2015, Dance-Pop |
| #25 | Music Complete | New Order | May-12-2016, Alternative Dance |
| #26 | Surf | Nico Segal | May-29-2015, |
| #27 | Deep In the Iris | Braids | Apr-28-2015, Indietronica |
| #28 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #29 | Platform | Holly Herndon | May-15-2015, Glitch |
| #30 | Star Wars | Wilco | Aug-21-2015, Indie Rock |
| #31 | Four Phantoms | Bell Witch | Apr-28-2015, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #32 | Multi-Love | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | May-26-2015, Psychedelic Pop |
| #33 | Universal Themes | Sun Kil Moon | Jun-02-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #34 | Mutant | Arca | Nov-20-2015, IDM |
| #35 | Fading Frontier | Deerhunter | Oct-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Sound & Color | Alabama Shakes | Apr-21-2015, Blues Rock |
| #37 | Magnifique | Ratatat | Jul-17-2015, Indietronica |
| #38 | b'lieve i'm goin down... | Kurt Vile | Sep-25-2015, Folk Rock |
| #39 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #40 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #41 | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Florence + the Machine | Jun-01-2015, Art Pop |
| #42 | Feels Like | Bully | Jun-19-2015, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Frozen Niagara Falls | Prurient | May-12-2015, Noise |
| #44 | Painted Shut | Hop Along | May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #45 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #46 | Too | FIDLAR | Aug-13-2015, Garage Punk |
| #47 | Are You Alone? | Majical Cloudz | Oct-16-2015, Ambient Pop |
| #48 | Back to the Woods | Angel Haze | Sep-15-2015, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #49 | White Reaper Does It Again | White Reaper | Jul-17-2015, Garage Punk |
| #50 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #3 | Art Angels | Grimes | Album, Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #4 | Garden Of Delete | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Nov-13-2015, Post-Industrial |
| #5 | Currents | Tame Impala | Album, Jul-17-2015, Synthpop |
| #6 | In Colour | Jamie xx | Album, May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #7 | Black Messiah | D'Angelo and The Vanguard | Album, Dec-15-2014, Neo-Soul |
| #8 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Album, Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #9 | The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Titus Andronicus | Album, Jul-28-2015, Punk Rock |
| #10 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #11 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #12 | Sprinter | TORRES | Album, May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #13 | The Agent Intellect | Protomartyr | Album, Oct-09-2015, Post-Punk |
| #14 | In Plain Speech | Circuit des Yeux | Album, May-19-2015, Avant-Folk |
| #15 | Gliss Riffer | Dan Deacon | Album, Feb-23-2015, Indietronica |
| #16 | Vulnicura | Björk | Album, Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #17 | Griefs Infernal Flower | Windhand | Album, Sep-18-2015, Doom Metal |
| #18 | A Flourish and a Spoil | The Districts | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Rock |
| #19 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Prass | Album, Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #20 | After | Lady Lamb | Album, Mar-03-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #21 | New Bermuda | Deafheaven | Album, Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #22 | It Follows (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Disasterpeace | Album, Mar-10-2015, Horror Synth |
| #23 | Goon | Tobias Jesso Jr. | Album, Mar-16-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #24 | E•MO•TION | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, Aug-21-2015, Dance-Pop |
| #25 | Music Complete | New Order | Album, May-12-2016, Alternative Dance |
| #26 | Surf | Nico Segal | Album, May-29-2015, |
| #27 | Deep In the Iris | Braids | Album, Apr-28-2015, Indietronica |
| #28 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Album, Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #29 | Platform | Holly Herndon | Album, May-15-2015, Glitch |
| #30 | Star Wars | Wilco | Album, Aug-21-2015, Indie Rock |
| #31 | Four Phantoms | Bell Witch | Album, Apr-28-2015, Funeral Doom Metal |
| #32 | Multi-Love | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Album, May-26-2015, Psychedelic Pop |
| #33 | Universal Themes | Sun Kil Moon | Album, Jun-02-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #34 | Mutant | Arca | Album, Nov-20-2015, IDM |
| #35 | Fading Frontier | Deerhunter | Album, Oct-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #36 | Sound & Color | Alabama Shakes | Album, Apr-21-2015, Blues Rock |
| #37 | Magnifique | Ratatat | Album, Jul-17-2015, Indietronica |
| #38 | b'lieve i'm goin down... | Kurt Vile | Album, Sep-25-2015, Folk Rock |
| #39 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #40 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Album, Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #41 | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful | Florence + the Machine | Album, Jun-01-2015, Art Pop |
| #42 | Feels Like | Bully | Album, Jun-19-2015, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Frozen Niagara Falls | Prurient | Album, May-12-2015, Noise |
| #44 | Painted Shut | Hop Along | Album, May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #45 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Album, May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #46 | Too | FIDLAR | Album, Aug-13-2015, Garage Punk |
| #47 | Are You Alone? | Majical Cloudz | Album, Oct-16-2015, Ambient Pop |
| #48 | Back to the Woods | Angel Haze | Album, Sep-15-2015, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #49 | White Reaper Does It Again | White Reaper | Album, Jul-17-2015, Garage Punk |
| #50 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Album, Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |