Dazed's Top 20 Albums of 2015

From Shamir’s disco-club debut to Archy Marshall’s surprise ode to south London, we pick this year’s most explosive creations

Published: December 16, 2015 14:21 Source

# 1

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 2

Art Angels by Grimes

Album • Nov 06 / 2015 Electropop Synthpop

# 3

A New Place 2 Drown by Archy Marshall

Album • Dec 10 / 2015 Abstract Hip Hop Experimental Hip Hop UK Hip Hop

# 4

M3LL155X by FKA twigs

EP • Aug 14 / 2015 Glitch Pop Art Pop UK Bass

# 5

Vulnicura by Björk

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Art Pop

# 6

Ratchet by Shamir

Album • May 19 / 2015 Electro-Disco Synthpop Electropop

# 7

Mutant by Arca

Album • Nov 20 / 2015 IDM Deconstructed Club Epic Collage

# 8

In Colour by Jamie xx

Album • May 29 / 2015 UK Bass

# 9

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

Album • May 26 / 2015 East Coast Hip Hop

# 10

Platform by Holly Herndon

Album • May 15 / 2015 Glitch Glitch Pop

# 11

You Should Be Here by Kehlani

Album • Apr 28 / 2015 Contemporary R&B

# 12

Barter 6 by Young Thug

Album • Apr 16 / 2015 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 13

Purpose by Justin Bieber

Album • Nov 13 / 2015 Contemporary R&B Dance-Pop

# 14

Dark Energy by Jlin

Album • Mar 23 / 2015 Footwork

# 15

Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey

Album • Sep 18 / 2015 Chamber Pop Art Pop

# 16

SremmLife by Rae Sremmurd

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

# 17

Riot Boi by Kalifa

Album • Nov 13 / 2015 Experimental Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop UK Bass

# 18

Before The World Was Big by Girlpool

Album • Jun 02 / 2015 Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock Indie Pop Bedroom Pop

# 19

Ego Death by The Internet

Album • Jun 26 / 2015 Neo-Soul Alternative R&B

# 20

Future Brown by Future Brown

Album • Feb 23 / 2015 UK Bass Hip Hop