Noisey's 100 Best Albums of 2019

It was a great year for throwback hip hop, sex-positive R&B, ice-cold dance music, ambitious metal, and downright weird pop.

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# 1

1000 gecs by 100 gecs

Album • May 31 / 2019 Hyperpop

# 2

Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 3

House of Sugar by Alex G

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Indie Folk Neo-Psychedelia

# 4

ZUU by Denzel Curry

Album • May 31 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 5

Shea Butter Baby by Ari Lennox

Album • May 07 / 2019 Neo-Soul

# 6

IGOR by Tyler, The Creator

Album • May 17 / 2019 Neo-Soul

# 7

Purple Mountains by Purple Mountains

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

# 8

Hiding Places by Billy Woods + Kenny Segal

Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop

# 9

Careful by Boy Harsher

Album • Feb 01 / 2019 Darkwave Minimal Synth

# 10

Charli by Charli XCX

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 11

Quiet Signs by Jessica Pratt

Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 12

African Giant by Burna Boy

Album • Jul 25 / 2019 Afrobeats

# 13

Modern Mirror by Drab Majesty

Album • Jul 12 / 2019 Darkwave Gothic Rock

# 14

This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro

Album • Mar 08 / 2019 Indietronica Ambient Pop Art Pop

# 15

Over It by Summer Walker

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Contemporary R&B

# 16

i,i by Bon Iver

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Art Pop

# 17

Immunity by Clairo

Album • Aug 02 / 2019 Bedroom Pop

# 18

My Star by The Hecks

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Post-Punk Revival Post-Punk

# 19

When I Get Home by Solange

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

# 20

Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood

Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Baroque Pop Art Pop

# 21

Anger Management by Rico Nasty + Kenny Beats

Album • Apr 25 / 2019 Hardcore Hip Hop Trap East Coast Hip Hop

# 22

Life Metal by sunn O)))

Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Drone Metal

# 23

Brandon Banks by Maxo Kream

Album • Jul 19 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 24

All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber Pop

# 25

Die A Legend by Polo G

Album • Jun 07 / 2019 Trap

# 26

MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 27

Crush by Floating Points

Album • Oct 18 / 2019 IDM

# 28

CALIGULA by Lingua Ignota

Album • Jul 19 / 2019 Death Industrial

# 29

Apollo XXI by Steve Lacy

Album • May 24 / 2019 Neo-Soul Psychedelic Soul

# 30

Two Hands by Big Thief

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 31

Chasing Summer by SiR

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul

# 32

I Don't Know How to Be Happy by Deli Girls

Album • Feb 22 / 2019 Synth Punk

# 33

GREY Area by Little Simz

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

# 34

PROTO by Holly Herndon

Album • May 10 / 2019 Experimental Glitch Pop

# 35

Sueños by Sech

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 36

Blood by Kelsey Lu

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber Pop

# 37

Hoodies All Summer by Kano

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 38

GIRL by Maren Morris

Album • Mar 08 / 2019 Country Pop

# 39

Netflix & Deal by 03 Greedo + Kenny Beats

Album • Nov 22 / 2019 Trap West Coast Hip Hop

# 40

Pony by Orville Peck

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter

# 41

Pang by Caroline Polachek

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

# 42

Internal Affairs by Mozzy

Album • May 28 / 2019 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap

# 43

Sci Fi 1 by Dijon

EP • Mar 01 / 2019 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul Bedroom Pop

# 44

Truck Music by Body Meat

Album • Apr 16 / 2019 Glitch Pop Alternative R&B

# 45

Jules by Julien Chang

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Psychedelic Pop Sophisti-Pop

# 46

Baby On Baby by DaBaby

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 47

Nest by Brutus

Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Post-Hardcore

# 48

The Destroyer - 1 by TR/ST

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Synthpop

# 49

Fever by Megan Thee Stallion

Album • May 17 / 2019 Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 50

Miss Universe by Nilüfer Yanya

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Indie Pop Indie Rock