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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jaime | Brittany Howard | Sep-20-2019, Psychedelic Soul |
| #2 | All Mirrors | Angel Olsen | Oct-04-2019, Art Pop |
| #3 | Jimmy Lee | Raphael Saadiq | Aug-23-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #4 | When I Get Home | Solange | Mar-01-2019, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Designer | Aldous Harding | Apr-26-2019, Contemporary Folk |
| #6 | Remind Me Tomorrow | Sharon Van Etten | Jan-18-2019, Indie Pop |
| #7 | Caroline Shaw: Orange | Attacca Quartet | Apr-19-2019, |
| #8 | The Livelong Day | Lankum | Oct-25-2019, Irish Folk Music |
| #9 | Hiding Places | Billy Woods, Kenny Segal | Mar-29-2019, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #10 | The Practice of Love | Jenny Hval | Sep-13-2019, Art Pop |
| #11 | Vagabon | Vagabon | Oct-18-2019, Art Pop |
| #12 | Shea Butter Baby | Ari Lennox | May-07-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #13 | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Our Native Daughters | Feb-22-2019, American Folk Music |
| #14 | Titanic Rising | Weyes Blood | Apr-05-2019, Baroque Pop |
| #15 | Ancestral Recall | Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah | Mar-22-2019, Jazz Fusion |
| #16 | African Giant | Burna Boy | Jul-25-2019, Afrobeats |
| #17 | PROTO | Holly Herndon | May-10-2019, Experimental |
| #18 | Almadura | iLe | May-10-2019, Latin Alternative |
| #19 | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | Lana Del Rey | Aug-30-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | 5 | Sault | May-05-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #21 | Become Desert | Seattle Symphony, Ludovic Morlot, John Luther Adams | Jun-14-2019, Totalism |
| #22 | OASIS | J Balvin, Bad Bunny | Jun-28-2019, |
| #23 | Diatom Ribbons | Kris Davis | Oct-04-2019, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #24 | While I'm Livin' | Tanya Tucker | Aug-23-2019, Country |
| #25 | IGOR | Tyler, The Creator | May-17-2019, Neo-Soul |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Jaime | Brittany Howard | Album, Sep-20-2019, Psychedelic Soul |
| #2 | All Mirrors | Angel Olsen | Album, Oct-04-2019, Art Pop |
| #3 | Jimmy Lee | Raphael Saadiq | Album, Aug-23-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #4 | When I Get Home | Solange | Album, Mar-01-2019, Alternative R&B |
| #5 | Designer | Aldous Harding | Album, Apr-26-2019, Contemporary Folk |
| #6 | Remind Me Tomorrow | Sharon Van Etten | Album, Jan-18-2019, Indie Pop |
| #7 | Caroline Shaw: Orange | Attacca Quartet | Album, Apr-19-2019, |
| #8 | The Livelong Day | Lankum | Album, Oct-25-2019, Irish Folk Music |
| #9 | Hiding Places | Billy WoodsKenny Segal | Album, Mar-29-2019, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #10 | The Practice of Love | Jenny Hval | Album, Sep-13-2019, Art Pop |
| #11 | Vagabon | Vagabon | Album, Oct-18-2019, Art Pop |
| #12 | Shea Butter Baby | Ari Lennox | Album, May-07-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #13 | Songs of Our Native Daughters | Our Native Daughters | Album, Feb-22-2019, American Folk Music |
| #14 | Titanic Rising | Weyes Blood | Album, Apr-05-2019, Baroque Pop |
| #15 | Ancestral Recall | Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah | Album, Mar-22-2019, Jazz Fusion |
| #16 | African Giant | Burna Boy | Album, Jul-25-2019, Afrobeats |
| #17 | PROTO | Holly Herndon | Album, May-10-2019, Experimental |
| #18 | Almadura | iLe | Album, May-10-2019, Latin Alternative |
| #19 | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | Lana Del Rey | Album, Aug-30-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #20 | 5 | Sault | Album, May-05-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #21 | Become Desert | Seattle SymphonyLudovic MorlotJohn Luther Adams | Album, Jun-14-2019, Totalism |
| #22 | OASIS | J BalvinBad Bunny | Album, Jun-28-2019, |
| #23 | Diatom Ribbons | Kris Davis | Album, Oct-04-2019, Avant-Garde Jazz |
| #24 | While I'm Livin' | Tanya Tucker | Album, Aug-23-2019, Country |
| #25 | IGOR | Tyler, The Creator | Album, May-17-2019, Neo-Soul |