NPR Music's 25 Best Albums of 2019

We listened, voted and argued our way from more than 250 nominated albums down to just 25. And there was a clear No. 1.

Published: December 11, 2019 11:59 Source

# 1
Album • Sep 20 / 2019 Psychedelic Soul Singer-Songwriter
# 2
Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber Pop
# 3
Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Neo-Soul
# 4
Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul Art Pop
# 5
Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 6
Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Indie Pop Synthpop
# 7
Album • Apr 19 / 2019
# 8
Album • Oct 25 / 2019 Irish Folk Music
# 9
Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 10
Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Art Pop Synthpop
# 11
Album • Oct 18 / 2019 Art Pop
# 12
Album • May 07 / 2019 Neo-Soul
# 13
Album • Feb 22 / 2019 American Folk Music Americana Folk Rock
# 14
Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Baroque Pop Art Pop
# 15
Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Jazz Fusion
# 16
Album • Jul 25 / 2019 Afrobeats
# 17
Album • May 10 / 2019 Experimental Glitch Pop
# 18
Album • May 10 / 2019 Latin Alternative
# 19
Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 20
5 by Sault
Album • May 05 / 2019 Neo-Soul
# 21
Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Totalism Orchestral
# 22
Album • Jun 28 / 2019
# 23
Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Avant-Garde Jazz
# 24
Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Country
# 25
Album • May 17 / 2019 Neo-Soul