Double J's 50 Best Albums of 2019

These 50 albums shaped the sound of 2019

Published: December 03, 2019 18:00 Source

# 1

The Return by Sampa the Great

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Jazz Rap Neo-Soul Conscious Hip Hop

# 2

No Geography by The Chemical Brothers

Album • Apr 12 / 2019 House Big Beat

# 3

Crushing by Julia Jacklin

Album • Feb 22 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 4

Run Home Slow by The Teskey Brothers

Album • Aug 02 / 2019 Southern Soul Deep Soul Blue-Eyed Soul

# 5

Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 6

Assume Form by James Blake

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Alternative R&B Art Pop

# 7

Cuz I Love You by Lizzo

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Pop Soul Pop Rap

# 8

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Oct 03 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Ambient Pop

# 9

U.F.O.F. by Big Thief

Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Folk

# 10

Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Indie Pop Synthpop

# 11

Designer by Aldous Harding

Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 12

All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber Pop

# 13

Fishing for Fishies by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Boogie Rock Psychedelic Pop

# 14

DRIFT Series 1 by Underworld

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Progressive House Techno

# 15

When I Get Home by Solange

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul Art Pop

# 16

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Psychedelic Soul

# 17

Amyl and The Sniffers by Amyl and The Sniffers

Album • May 24 / 2019 Garage Punk Punk Rock

# 18

i,i by Bon Iver

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Art Pop

# 19

MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 20

I Am Easy to Find by The National

Album • May 17 / 2019 Chamber Pop

# 21

Flamingo by Olympia

Album • Jul 05 / 2019 Synthpop Indie Pop

# 22

Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 12 / 2019 Post-Punk

# 23

Jaime by Brittany Howard

Album • Sep 20 / 2019 Psychedelic Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 24

Wild Seeds by Seeker Lover Keeper

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Piano Rock Folk Pop

# 25

Snowpine by Charlie Collins

Album • May 31 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 26

Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend

Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Pop

# 27

Late Night Feelings by Mark Ronson

Album • Jun 21 / 2019 Dance-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 28

Pang by Caroline Polachek

Album • Oct 18 / 2019 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic

# 29

Atlanta Millionaires Club by Faye Webster

Album • May 24 / 2019 Alt-Country Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 30

My Own Pool of Light by Holy Holy

Album • Aug 02 / 2019 Indie Pop

# 31

Fear Inoculum by TOOL

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Progressive Metal

# 32

Olympic Girls by Tiny Ruins

Album • Feb 01 / 2019 Indie Pop Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 33

SASAMI by SASAMI

Album • Mar 08 / 2019 Indie Rock Dream Pop

# 34

We Get By by Mavis Staples

Album • May 24 / 2019 Deep Soul Southern Soul

# 35

Outer Peace by Toro y Moi

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Alternative R&B Synth Funk

# 36

The Book Of Traps And Lessons by Kae Tempest

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Poetry

# 37

Brightness by Brightness

Album • Oct 25 / 2019

# 38

Braindrops by Tropical Fuck Storm

Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Art Punk Punk Blues

# 39

Eve by Rapsody

Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 40

Unfurl by RY X

Album • Feb 15 / 2019 Ambient Pop Alt-Pop

# 41

Origin by Jordan Rakei

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul

# 42

Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood

Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Baroque Pop Art Pop

# 43

Australian Halloween by Youth Group

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Alternative Rock Indie Pop

# 44

uknowhatimsayin¿ by Danny Brown

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Hardcore Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 45

Echo of Youth by Winterbourne

Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 46

Flow by Bobby Alu

Album • Oct 18 / 2019

# 47

On the Line by Jenny Lewis

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Soft Rock Pop Rock

# 48

Stolen Diamonds by The Cat Empire

Album • Feb 15 / 2019 Pop

# 49

The Practice of Love by Jenny Hval

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Art Pop Synthpop

# 50

The Great Divide by Busby Marou

Album • Sep 27 / 2019