Paste's 50 Best Albums of 2019

The music that moved us in 2019

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# 1

Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood

Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Baroque Pop Art Pop

# 2

All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber 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

MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 6

Jaime by Brittany Howard

Album • Sep 20 / 2019 Psychedelic Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 7

Dedicated by Carly Rae Jepsen

Album • May 17 / 2019 Dance-Pop Synthpop

# 8

Crushing by Julia Jacklin

Album • Feb 22 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 9

Cuz I Love You by Lizzo

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Pop Soul Pop Rap

# 10

Atlanta Millionaires Club by Faye Webster

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

# 11

Schlagenheim by black midi

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

# 12

On the Line by Jenny Lewis

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Soft Rock Pop Rock

# 13

Oh My God by Kevin Morby

Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Folk Rock Soft Rock

# 14

Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 12 / 2019 Post-Punk

# 15

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Oct 03 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Ambient Pop

# 16

Purple Mountains by Purple Mountains

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

# 17

IGOR by Tyler, The Creator

Album • May 17 / 2019 Neo-Soul

# 18

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

Album • Jan 23 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 19

Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 20

Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend

Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Pop

# 21

Beware of the Dogs by Stella Donnelly

Album • Mar 08 / 2019 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 22

The Highwomen by The Highwomen

Album • Sep 06 / 2019 Contemporary Country Americana

# 23

uknowhatimsayin¿ by Danny Brown

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Hardcore Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 24

U.F.O.F. by Big Thief

Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Folk

# 25

When I Get Home by Solange

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

# 26

Heard It In A Past Life by Maggie Rogers

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 27

thank u, next by Ariana Grande

Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 28

Miss Universe by Nilüfer Yanya

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Indie Pop Indie Rock

# 29

House of Sugar by Alex G

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Indie Folk Neo-Psychedelia

# 30

LEGACY! LEGACY! by Jamila Woods

Album • May 10 / 2019 Neo-Soul

# 31

i,i by Bon Iver

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Art Pop

# 32

Any Human Friend by Marika Hackman

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 33

Patience by Mannequin Pussy

Album • Jun 21 / 2019 Indie Rock Power Pop

# 34

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

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

# 35

All My Heroes Are Cornballs by JPEGMAFIA

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Experimental Hip Hop Glitch Hop

# 36

Young Enough by Charly Bliss

Album • May 10 / 2019 Power Pop Indie Pop

# 37

Pang by Caroline Polachek

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

# 38

Bird Songs of a Killjoy by Bedouine

Album • Jun 21 / 2019 Chamber Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 39

placeholder by Hand Habits

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 40

This Is How You Smile by Helado Negro

Album • Mar 08 / 2019 Indietronica Ambient Pop Art Pop

# 41

Quiet Signs by Jessica Pratt

Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 42

Charli by Charli XCX

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 43

Like The River Loves The Sea by Joan Shelley

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 44

basking in the glow by Oso Oso

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Emo-Pop Indie Rock

# 45

The Center Won't Hold by Sleater-Kinney

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 46

Fever by Megan Thee Stallion

Album • May 17 / 2019 Southern Hip Hop Trap

# 47

Morbid Stuff by PUP

Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Pop Punk

# 48

Laughing Matter by Wand

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Art Rock Psychedelic Rock

# 49

ZUU by Denzel Curry

Album • May 31 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 50

I Am Easy to Find by The National

Album • May 17 / 2019 Chamber Pop