Slant Magazine's 25 Best Albums of 2015
If ingenuity and craft are legitimate measures of success, then the rumors of the LP’s demise are indeed greatly exaggerated.
Published: December 10, 2015 14:00
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Art Angels | Grimes | Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #4 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #5 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Wildheart | Miguel | Jun-26-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #7 | Ratchet | Shamir | May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #8 | The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Titus Andronicus | Jul-28-2015, Punk Rock |
| #9 | Complicated Game | James McMurtry | Feb-24-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | The Epic | Kamasi Washington | May-11-2015, Spiritual Jazz |
| #11 | Love Is Free | Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique, Robyn, La Bagatelle Magique | Aug-07-2015, |
| #12 | E•MO•TION | Carly Rae Jepsen | Aug-21-2015, Dance-Pop |
| #13 | Unbreakable | Janet Jackson | Jan-01-2015, |
| #14 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #15 | But You Caint Use My Phone | Erykah Badu | Nov-27-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #16 | Another Eternity | Purity Ring | Feb-27-2015, Synthpop |
| #17 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Apr-16-2015, Trap |
| #18 | Surf | Nico Segal | May-29-2015, |
| #19 | Vulnicura | Björk | Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #20 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #21 | Revival | Selena Gomez | Oct-09-2015, Dance-Pop |
| #22 | The Blade | Ashley Monroe | Jul-24-2015, Contemporary Country |
| #23 | Short Movie | Laura Marling | Mar-20-2015, Indie Folk |
| #24 | Everything Is 4 | Jason Derulo | May-29-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #25 | Caracal (Deluxe) | Disclosure | Sep-25-2015, |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #3 | Art Angels | Grimes | Album, Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #4 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #5 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Wildheart | Miguel | Album, Jun-26-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #7 | Ratchet | Shamir | Album, May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #8 | The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Titus Andronicus | Album, Jul-28-2015, Punk Rock |
| #9 | Complicated Game | James McMurtry | Album, Feb-24-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #10 | The Epic | Kamasi Washington | Album, May-11-2015, Spiritual Jazz |
| #11 | Love Is Free | Robyn & La Bagatelle MagiqueRobynLa Bagatelle Magique | Single, Aug-07-2015, |
| #12 | E•MO•TION | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, Aug-21-2015, Dance-Pop |
| #13 | Unbreakable | Janet Jackson | Single, Jan-01-2015, |
| #14 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Album, Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #15 | But You Caint Use My Phone | Erykah Badu | Album, Nov-27-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #16 | Another Eternity | Purity Ring | Album, Feb-27-2015, Synthpop |
| #17 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Album, Apr-16-2015, Trap |
| #18 | Surf | Nico Segal | Album, May-29-2015, |
| #19 | Vulnicura | Björk | Album, Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #20 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Album, Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #21 | Revival | Selena Gomez | Album, Oct-09-2015, Dance-Pop |
| #22 | The Blade | Ashley Monroe | Album, Jul-24-2015, Contemporary Country |
| #23 | Short Movie | Laura Marling | Album, Mar-20-2015, Indie Folk |
| #24 | Everything Is 4 | Jason Derulo | Album, May-29-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #25 | Caracal (Deluxe) | Disclosure | Album, Sep-25-2015, |