Newsweek's Top 20 Albums of 2015

These are the albums that surprised and delighted us in 2015.

Published: December 10, 2015 20:02 Source

# 1

Picture You by The Amazing

Album • Feb 16 / 2015 Folk Rock Neo-Psychedelia

# 2

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

# 3

Coming Home (Deluxe) by Leon Bridges

Album • Jun 23 / 2015

# 4

Teens of Style by Car Seat Headrest

Album • Oct 30 / 2015 Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock

# 5

Love and Death and All the Rest by Dead Ghosts

Album • Oct 16 / 2015 Garage Rock Psychedelic Rock

# 6

Sore by Dilly Dally

Album • Oct 09 / 2015 Alternative Rock Noise Pop Indie Rock

# 7

Undertow by Drenge

Album • Apr 06 / 2015 Garage Rock Revival

# 8

I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty

Album • Feb 10 / 2015 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 9

E•MO•TION by Carly Rae Jepsen

Album • Aug 21 / 2015 Dance-Pop Synthpop

# 10

After by Lady Lamb

Album • Mar 03 / 2015 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 11

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

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

# 12

Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey

Album • Sep 18 / 2015 Chamber Pop Art Pop

# 13

Wildheart by Miguel

Album • Jun 26 / 2015 Alternative R&B

# 14

Divers by Joanna Newsom

Album • Oct 23 / 2015 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 15

On Your Own Love Again by Jessica Pratt

Album • Jan 27 / 2015 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 16

Ratchet by Shamir

Album • May 19 / 2015 Electro-Disco Synthpop Electropop

# 17

No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 18

Foil Deer by Speedy Ortiz

Album • Apr 21 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 19

Sprinter by TORRES

Album • May 04 / 2015 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 20

Range Anxiety by Twerps

Album • Jan 27 / 2015 Jangle Pop Indie Pop