No Ripcord's 50 Best Albums of 2019

# 1

MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 2

Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood

Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Baroque Pop Art Pop

# 3

Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Indie Pop Synthpop

# 4

Two Hands by Big Thief

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 5

Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 6

House of Sugar by Alex G

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Indie Folk Neo-Psychedelia

# 7

Purple Mountains by Purple Mountains

Album • Jul 12 / 2019 Alt-Country Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 8

GREY Area by Little Simz

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 9

U.F.O.F. by Big Thief

Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Folk

# 10

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Oct 03 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Ambient Pop

# 11

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Psychedelic Soul

# 12

I Am Easy to Find by The National

Album • May 17 / 2019 Chamber Pop

# 13

Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? by Deerhunter

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Neo-Psychedelia Indie Rock

# 14

On the Line by Jenny Lewis

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Soft Rock Pop Rock

# 15

Quiet Signs by Jessica Pratt

Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 16

IT WON/T BE LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME by The Twilight Sad

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Post-Punk Revival Indie Rock

# 17

PROTO by Holly Herndon

Album • May 10 / 2019 Experimental Glitch Pop

# 18

This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro

Album • Mar 08 / 2019 Indietronica Ambient Pop Art Pop

# 19

Life Metal by sunn O)))

Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Drone Metal

# 20

All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber Pop

# 21

Jaime by Brittany Howard

Album • Sep 20 / 2019 Psychedelic Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 22

Animated Violence Mild by Blanck Mass

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Electro-Industrial

# 23

CALIGULA by Lingua Ignota

Album • Jul 19 / 2019 Death Industrial

# 24

Better Oblivion Community Center by Better Oblivion Community Center + Phoebe Bridgers + Conor Oberst

Album • Jan 23 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 25

No Home Record by Kim Gordon

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Post-Industrial Noise Rock

# 26

Cuz I Love You by Lizzo

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Pop Soul Pop Rap

# 27

Crush by Floating Points

Album • Oct 18 / 2019 IDM

# 28

Ode to Joy by Wilco

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 29

Bandana by Freddie Gibbs + Madlib

Album • Jun 28 / 2019 Gangsta Rap

# 30

Patience by Mannequin Pussy

Album • Jun 21 / 2019 Indie Rock Power Pop

# 31

Lost Girls by Bat for Lashes

Album • Sep 06 / 2019 Synthpop Art Pop

# 32

Compliments Please by Self Esteem

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Electropop Pop Alt-Pop

# 33

IGOR by Tyler, The Creator

Album • May 17 / 2019 Neo-Soul

# 34

Devour by Pharmakon

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Death Industrial

# 35

Miss Universe by Nilüfer Yanya

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Indie Pop Indie Rock

# 36

Any Human Friend by Marika Hackman

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 37

American Football by American Football

Album • Jan 01 / 1999 Midwest Emo

# 38

The Practice of Love by Jenny Hval

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Art Pop Synthpop

# 39

Athena by Sudan Archives

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Art Pop Alternative R&B

# 40

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish

Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Alt-Pop Electropop Alternative R&B

# 41

basking in the glow by Oso Oso

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Emo-Pop Indie Rock

# 42

Schlagenheim by black midi

Album • Jun 21 / 2019 Math Rock Noise Rock Experimental Rock

# 43

Atlanta Millionaires Club by Faye Webster

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

# 44

Seeker by Mikal Cronin

Album • Oct 25 / 2019 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 45

Charli by Charli XCX

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 46

1000 gecs by 100 gecs

Album • May 31 / 2019 Hyperpop

# 47

Reward by Cate Le Bon

Album • May 24 / 2019 Art Pop

# 48

PSYCHODRAMA by Dave

Album • Mar 08 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 49

Part 2 Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost by Foals

Album • Oct 18 / 2019

# 50

Western Stars by Bruce Springsteen

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Americana Singer-Songwriter