Mashable's 30 Best Albums of 2015

The 30 best albums of 2015

Published: December 15, 2015 15:00 Source

# 1

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 2

E•MO•TION by Carly Rae Jepsen

Album • Aug 21 / 2015 Dance-Pop Synthpop

# 3

Art Angels by Grimes

Album • Nov 06 / 2015 Electropop Synthpop

# 4

Reality Show by Jazmine Sullivan

Album • Jan 12 / 2015 Contemporary R&B

# 5

Wildheart by Miguel

Album • Jun 26 / 2015 Alternative R&B

# 6

Divers by Joanna Newsom

Album • Oct 23 / 2015 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 7

Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Mar 31 / 2015 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 8

DS2 (Deluxe) by Future

Album • Jul 17 / 2015 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 9

Ten Love Songs by Susanne Sundfør

Album • Feb 16 / 2015 Art Pop Synthpop

# 10

25 by Adele

Album • Nov 20 / 2015 Pop Soul Adult Contemporary

# 11

Blackheart by Dawn Richard

Album • Jan 15 / 2015 Alternative R&B

# 12

Are You Alone? by Majical Cloudz

Album • Oct 16 / 2015 Ambient Pop

# 13

Have You In My Wilderness by Julia Holter

Album • Sep 25 / 2015 Art Pop Chamber Pop

# 14

The Desired Effect by Brandon Flowers

Album • May 18 / 2015 Synthpop Pop Rock

# 15

Every Open Eye by CHVRCHES

Album • Sep 25 / 2015 Synthpop Electropop

# 16

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

# 17

Fetty Wap by Fetty Wap

Album • Sep 25 / 2015 Trap Pop Rap East Coast Hip Hop

# 18

New Bermuda by Deafheaven

Album • Oct 02 / 2015 Atmospheric Black Metal Blackgaze

# 19

Unbreakable by Janet Jackson

Single • Jan 01 / 2015

# 20

Vulnicura by Björk

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Art Pop

# 21

No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 22

The Epic by Kamasi Washington

Album • May 11 / 2015 Spiritual Jazz

# 23

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

Album • Feb 12 / 2015 Trap Pop Rap

# 24

In Colour by Jamie xx

Album • May 29 / 2015 UK Bass

# 25

Made In The A.M. (Deluxe Edition) by One Direction

Album • Nov 13 / 2015

# 26

Sauna by Mount Eerie

Album • Feb 03 / 2015 Avant-Folk Drone

# 27

Summertime '06 by Vince Staples

Album • Jun 30 / 2015 West Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 28

SremmLife by Rae Sremmurd

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

# 29

Beauty Behind The Madness by The Weeknd

Album • Aug 28 / 2015 Alternative R&B Contemporary R&B

# 30

Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey

Album • Sep 18 / 2015 Chamber Pop Art Pop