Pitchfork's Best Rock Albums of 2019
From Big Thief’s twin masterworks to Brittany Howard’s bold solo debut, these were the guitar records we loved most this year.
Published: December 11, 2019 14:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | All Mirrors | Angel Olsen | Oct-04-2019, Art Pop |
| #2 | Two Hands | Big Thief | Oct-11-2019, Indie Folk |
| #3 | U.F.O.F. | Big Thief | May-03-2019, Indie Folk |
| #4 | At the Party with My Brown Friends | Black Belt Eagle Scout | Aug-23-2019, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Schlagenheim | black midi | Jun-21-2019, Math Rock |
| #6 | i,i | Bon Iver | Aug-09-2019, Art Pop |
| #7 | Free Company | Boy Scouts | Aug-30-2019, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Jaime | Brittany Howard | Sep-20-2019, Psychedelic Soul |
| #9 | Reward | Cate Le Bon | May-24-2019, Art Pop |
| #10 | PUNK | CHAI | Feb-13-2019, Dance-Punk |
| #11 | Young Enough | Charly Bliss | May-10-2019, Power Pop |
| #12 | Covert Contracts | Control Top | Apr-05-2019, Riot Grrrl |
| #13 | Jinx | Crumb | Jun-14-2019, Psychedelic Pop |
| #14 | Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? | Deerhunter | Jan-18-2019, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #15 | Deceiver | DIIV | Oct-04-2019, Shoegaze |
| #16 | What Chaos Is Imaginary | Girlpool | Feb-01-2019, Indie Rock |
| #17 | On the Line | Jenny Lewis | Mar-22-2019, Soft Rock |
| #18 | Crushing | Julia Jacklin | Feb-22-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | No Home Record | Kim Gordon | Oct-11-2019, Post-Industrial |
| #20 | Patience | Mannequin Pussy | Jun-21-2019, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Ghosteen | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Oct-03-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Miss Universe | Nilüfer Yanya | Mar-22-2019, Indie Pop |
| #23 | basking in the glow | Oso Oso | Aug-16-2019, Emo-Pop |
| #24 | A Healthy Earth | Peaer | Aug-16-2019, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Morbid Stuff | PUP | Apr-05-2019, Pop Punk |
| #26 | Purple Mountains | Purple Mountains | Jul-12-2019, Alt-Country |
| #27 | Remind Me Tomorrow | Sharon Van Etten | Jan-18-2019, Indie Pop |
| #28 | A Distant Call | Sheer Mag | Aug-23-2019, Hard Rock |
| #29 | Father of the Bride | Vampire Weekend | May-03-2019, Indie Pop |
| #30 | Titanic Rising | Weyes Blood | Apr-05-2019, Baroque Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | All Mirrors | Angel Olsen | Album, Oct-04-2019, Art Pop |
| #2 | Two Hands | Big Thief | Album, Oct-11-2019, Indie Folk |
| #3 | U.F.O.F. | Big Thief | Album, May-03-2019, Indie Folk |
| #4 | At the Party with My Brown Friends | Black Belt Eagle Scout | Album, Aug-23-2019, Indie Rock |
| #5 | Schlagenheim | black midi | Album, Jun-21-2019, Math Rock |
| #6 | i,i | Bon Iver | Album, Aug-09-2019, Art Pop |
| #7 | Free Company | Boy Scouts | Album, Aug-30-2019, Indie Rock |
| #8 | Jaime | Brittany Howard | Album, Sep-20-2019, Psychedelic Soul |
| #9 | Reward | Cate Le Bon | Album, May-24-2019, Art Pop |
| #10 | PUNK | CHAI | Album, Feb-13-2019, Dance-Punk |
| #11 | Young Enough | Charly Bliss | Album, May-10-2019, Power Pop |
| #12 | Covert Contracts | Control Top | Album, Apr-05-2019, Riot Grrrl |
| #13 | Jinx | Crumb | Album, Jun-14-2019, Psychedelic Pop |
| #14 | Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared? | Deerhunter | Album, Jan-18-2019, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #15 | Deceiver | DIIV | Album, Oct-04-2019, Shoegaze |
| #16 | What Chaos Is Imaginary | Girlpool | Album, Feb-01-2019, Indie Rock |
| #17 | On the Line | Jenny Lewis | Album, Mar-22-2019, Soft Rock |
| #18 | Crushing | Julia Jacklin | Album, Feb-22-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #19 | No Home Record | Kim Gordon | Album, Oct-11-2019, Post-Industrial |
| #20 | Patience | Mannequin Pussy | Album, Jun-21-2019, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Ghosteen | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Oct-03-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Miss Universe | Nilüfer Yanya | Album, Mar-22-2019, Indie Pop |
| #23 | basking in the glow | Oso Oso | Album, Aug-16-2019, Emo-Pop |
| #24 | A Healthy Earth | Peaer | Album, Aug-16-2019, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Morbid Stuff | PUP | Album, Apr-05-2019, Pop Punk |
| #26 | Purple Mountains | Purple Mountains | Album, Jul-12-2019, Alt-Country |
| #27 | Remind Me Tomorrow | Sharon Van Etten | Album, Jan-18-2019, Indie Pop |
| #28 | A Distant Call | Sheer Mag | Album, Aug-23-2019, Hard Rock |
| #29 | Father of the Bride | Vampire Weekend | Album, May-03-2019, Indie Pop |
| #30 | Titanic Rising | Weyes Blood | Album, Apr-05-2019, Baroque Pop |