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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Art Angels | Grimes | Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #3 | A New Place 2 Drown | Archy Marshall | Dec-10-2015, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #4 | M3LL155X | FKA twigs | Aug-14-2015, Glitch Pop |
| #5 | Vulnicura | Björk | Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #6 | Ratchet | Shamir | May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #7 | Mutant | Arca | Nov-20-2015, IDM |
| #8 | In Colour | Jamie xx | May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #9 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Platform | Holly Herndon | May-15-2015, Glitch |
| #11 | You Should Be Here | Kehlani | Apr-28-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Apr-16-2015, Trap |
| #13 | Purpose | Justin Bieber | Nov-13-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #14 | Dark Energy | Jlin | Mar-23-2015, Footwork |
| #15 | Honeymoon | Lana Del Rey | Sep-18-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #16 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #17 | Riot Boi | Kalifa | Nov-13-2015, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #18 | Before The World Was Big | Girlpool | Jun-02-2015, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock |
| #19 | Ego Death | The Internet | Jun-26-2015, Neo-Soul |
| #20 | Future Brown | Future Brown | Feb-23-2015, UK Bass |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Art Angels | Grimes | Album, Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #3 | A New Place 2 Drown | Archy Marshall | Album, Dec-10-2015, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #4 | M3LL155X | FKA twigs | EP, Aug-14-2015, Glitch Pop |
| #5 | Vulnicura | Björk | Album, Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #6 | Ratchet | Shamir | Album, May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #7 | Mutant | Arca | Album, Nov-20-2015, IDM |
| #8 | In Colour | Jamie xx | Album, May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #9 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Album, May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #10 | Platform | Holly Herndon | Album, May-15-2015, Glitch |
| #11 | You Should Be Here | Kehlani | Album, Apr-28-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Album, Apr-16-2015, Trap |
| #13 | Purpose | Justin Bieber | Album, Nov-13-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #14 | Dark Energy | Jlin | Album, Mar-23-2015, Footwork |
| #15 | Honeymoon | Lana Del Rey | Album, Sep-18-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #16 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #17 | Riot Boi | Kalifa | Album, Nov-13-2015, Experimental Hip Hop |
| #18 | Before The World Was Big | Girlpool | Album, Jun-02-2015, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock |
| #19 | Ego Death | The Internet | Album, Jun-26-2015, Neo-Soul |
| #20 | Future Brown | Future Brown | Album, Feb-23-2015, UK Bass |