Mashable's 30 Best Albums of 2015
The 30 best albums of 2015
Published: December 15, 2015 15:00
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | E•MO•TION | Carly Rae Jepsen | Aug-21-2015, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | Art Angels | Grimes | Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #4 | Reality Show | Jazmine Sullivan | Jan-12-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Wildheart | Miguel | Jun-26-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #7 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #8 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #9 | Ten Love Songs | Susanne Sundfør | Feb-16-2015, Art Pop |
| #10 | 25 | Adele | Nov-20-2015, Pop Soul |
| #11 | Blackheart | Dawn Richard | Jan-15-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #12 | Are You Alone? | Majical Cloudz | Oct-16-2015, Ambient Pop |
| #13 | Have You In My Wilderness | Julia Holter | Sep-25-2015, Art Pop |
| #14 | The Desired Effect | Brandon Flowers | May-18-2015, Synthpop |
| #15 | Every Open Eye | CHVRCHES | Sep-25-2015, Synthpop |
| #16 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap | Sep-25-2015, Trap |
| #18 | New Bermuda | Deafheaven | Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #19 | Unbreakable | Janet Jackson | Jan-01-2015, |
| #20 | Vulnicura | Björk | Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #21 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #22 | The Epic | Kamasi Washington | May-11-2015, Spiritual Jazz |
| #23 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #24 | In Colour | Jamie xx | May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #25 | Made In The A.M. (Deluxe Edition) | One Direction | Nov-13-2015, |
| #26 | Sauna | Mount Eerie | Feb-03-2015, Avant-Folk |
| #27 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #29 | Beauty Behind The Madness | The Weeknd | Aug-28-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #30 | Honeymoon | Lana Del Rey | Sep-18-2015, Chamber Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | E•MO•TION | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, Aug-21-2015, Dance-Pop |
| #3 | Art Angels | Grimes | Album, Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #4 | Reality Show | Jazmine Sullivan | Album, Jan-12-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #5 | Wildheart | Miguel | Album, Jun-26-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #6 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Album, Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #7 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #8 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Album, Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #9 | Ten Love Songs | Susanne Sundfør | Album, Feb-16-2015, Art Pop |
| #10 | 25 | Adele | Album, Nov-20-2015, Pop Soul |
| #11 | Blackheart | Dawn Richard | Album, Jan-15-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #12 | Are You Alone? | Majical Cloudz | Album, Oct-16-2015, Ambient Pop |
| #13 | Have You In My Wilderness | Julia Holter | Album, Sep-25-2015, Art Pop |
| #14 | The Desired Effect | Brandon Flowers | Album, May-18-2015, Synthpop |
| #15 | Every Open Eye | CHVRCHES | Album, Sep-25-2015, Synthpop |
| #16 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Fetty Wap | Fetty Wap | Album, Sep-25-2015, Trap |
| #18 | New Bermuda | Deafheaven | Album, Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #19 | Unbreakable | Janet Jackson | Single, Jan-01-2015, |
| #20 | Vulnicura | Björk | Album, Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #21 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Album, Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #22 | The Epic | Kamasi Washington | Album, May-11-2015, Spiritual Jazz |
| #23 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Album, Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #24 | In Colour | Jamie xx | Album, May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #25 | Made In The A.M. (Deluxe Edition) | One Direction | Album, Nov-13-2015, |
| #26 | Sauna | Mount Eerie | Album, Feb-03-2015, Avant-Folk |
| #27 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #29 | Beauty Behind The Madness | The Weeknd | Album, Aug-28-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #30 | Honeymoon | Lana Del Rey | Album, Sep-18-2015, Chamber Pop |