Slate's Best Albums of 2019

Plus the best songs.

Published: December 10, 2019 10:45 Source

# 1

Glitter Wolf by Allison Miller’s Boom Tic Boom

Album • Feb 01 / 2019 Jazz Fusion

# 2

All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber Pop

# 3

thank u, next by Ariana Grande

Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 4

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

Album • Jan 23 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 5

Two Hands by Big Thief

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Indie Folk Folk Rock

# 6

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

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

# 7

Jaime by Brittany Howard

Album • Sep 20 / 2019 Psychedelic Soul Singer-Songwriter

# 8

Western Stars by Bruce Springsteen

Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Americana Singer-Songwriter

# 9

Dedicated by Carly Rae Jepsen

Album • May 17 / 2019 Dance-Pop Synthpop

# 10

Reward by Cate Le Bon

Album • May 24 / 2019 Art Pop

# 11

Courage by Céline Dion

Album • Nov 15 / 2019 Adult Contemporary Pop

# 12

MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 13

Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 12 / 2019 Post-Punk

# 14

Fly or Die II: Bird Dogs of Paradise by Jaimie Branch

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Avant-Garde Jazz Spiritual Jazz

# 15

LEGACY! LEGACY! by Jamila Woods

Album • May 10 / 2019 Neo-Soul

# 16

On the Line by Jenny Lewis

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Soft Rock Pop Rock

# 17

No Home Record by Kim Gordon

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Post-Industrial Noise Rock

# 18

Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 19

Thanks for the Dance by Leonard Cohen

Album • Nov 22 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter

# 20

Sonic Citadel by Lightning Bolt

Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Noise Rock

# 21

CALIGULA by Lingua Ignota

Album • Jul 19 / 2019 Death Industrial

# 22

A Tangle of Stars by Mary Halvorson + John Dieterich

Album • Oct 25 / 2019 Avant-Garde Jazz

# 23

Deserted by Mekons

Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Indie Rock Alt-Country

# 24

Wildcard by Miranda Lambert

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Contemporary Country

# 25

Purple Mountains by Purple Mountains

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

# 26

The Center Won't Hold by Sleater-Kinney

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 27

GUY by Steve Earle

Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Americana Country Rock

# 28

Athena by Sudan Archives

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Art Pop Alternative R&B

# 29

While I'm Livin' by Tanya Tucker

Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Country

# 30

Lover by Taylor Swift

Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Synthpop Electropop Alt-Pop

# 31

Braindrops by Tropical Fuck Storm

Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Art Punk Punk Blues

# 32

Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend

Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Pop

# 33

Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood

Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Baroque Pop Art Pop

# 34

Walk Through Fire by Yola

Album • Feb 22 / 2019 Country Soul

# 35

So Much Fun by Young Thug

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop