SPIN's 50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far
Here are the best albums of 2015 so far.
Published: June 01, 2015 11:26
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mr. Wonderful | Action Bronson | Mar-23-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | Sound & Color | Alabama Shakes | Apr-21-2015, Blues Rock |
| #3 | American Wrestlers | American Wrestlers | Apr-07-2015, Slacker Rock |
| #4 | Ba Power | Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba | Apr-24-2015, Mande Music |
| #5 | California Nights | Best Coast | May-04-2015, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Vulnicura | Björk | Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #8 | The Magic Whip | Blur | Apr-24-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | Blade of the Ronin | Cannibal Ox | Mar-05-2015, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #10 | Time to Go Home | Chastity Belt | Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Jackie | Ciara | May-04-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Never Were the Way She Was | Colin Stetson, Sarah Neufeld | Apr-28-2015, Post-Minimalism |
| #13 | I Want to Grow Up | Colleen Green | Feb-24-2015, Power Pop |
| #14 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Gliss Riffer | Dan Deacon | Feb-23-2015, Indietronica |
| #16 | Blackheart | Dawn Richard | Jan-15-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #18 | Second Hand Heart | Dwight Yoakam | Apr-10-2015, Bakersfield Sound |
| #19 | I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Earl Sweatshirt | Mar-23-2015, |
| #20 | The Future Will Be Repeated | Eye | Mar-17-2015, |
| #21 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #22 | Reflection (Deluxe) | Fifth Harmony | Jan-30-2015, |
| #23 | The Early Years | Gilla Band | Apr-21-2015, Noise Rock |
| #24 | Eat Pray Thug | Heems | Mar-10-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #26 | Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü | Jack Ü, Skrillex, Diplo | Feb-24-2015, Trap [EDM] |
| #27 | Who Me? | Juan Wauters | May-12-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #29 | Short Movie | Laura Marling | Mar-20-2015, Indie Folk |
| #31 | The Ark Work | Liturgy | Mar-24-2015, Experimental Rock |
| #32 | FROOT | Marina and The Diamonds | Mar-09-2015, Synthpop |
| #33 | II | METZ | May-04-2015, Noise Rock |
| #34 | Foreign Pedestrians | Monster Rally, Jay Stone | Jan-27-2015, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #35 | Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper | Panda Bear | Jan-12-2015, Psychedelic Pop |
| #36 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #37 | Rose Mountain | Screaming Females | Feb-24-2015, Indie Rock |
| #38 | Ratchet | Shamir | May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #39 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #40 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #41 | Released From Love / You, Whom I Have Always Hated | The Body, Thou | Jan-27-2015, Sludge Metal |
| #42 | So Classic EP | The Knocks | Apr-07-2015, |
| #43 | Rock & Roll Just Can't Recall | The Paranoid Style | Mar-02-2015, |
| #44 | Cellular | Timeghost | Dec-08-2014, Electronic |
| #45 | Restarter | Torche | Feb-24-2015, Stoner Metal |
| #47 | Ivy Tripp | Waxahatchee | Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #48 | White Men Are Black Men Too | Young Fathers | Apr-06-2015, Indietronica |
| #49 | Ripe 4 Luv | Young Guv | Mar-10-2015, Slacker Rock |
| #50 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Apr-16-2015, Trap |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mr. Wonderful | Action Bronson | Album, Mar-23-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #2 | Sound & Color | Alabama Shakes | Album, Apr-21-2015, Blues Rock |
| #3 | American Wrestlers | American Wrestlers | Album, Apr-07-2015, Slacker Rock |
| #4 | Ba Power | Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba | Album, Apr-24-2015, Mande Music |
| #5 | California Nights | Best Coast | Album, May-04-2015, Indie Pop |
| #6 | Vulnicura | Björk | Album, Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #8 | The Magic Whip | Blur | Album, Apr-24-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #9 | Blade of the Ronin | Cannibal Ox | Album, Mar-05-2015, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #10 | Time to Go Home | Chastity Belt | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #11 | Jackie | Ciara | Album, May-04-2015, Contemporary R&B |
| #12 | Never Were the Way She Was | Colin StetsonSarah Neufeld | Album, Apr-28-2015, Post-Minimalism |
| #13 | I Want to Grow Up | Colleen Green | Album, Feb-24-2015, Power Pop |
| #14 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Gliss Riffer | Dan Deacon | Album, Feb-23-2015, Indietronica |
| #16 | Blackheart | Dawn Richard | Album, Jan-15-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #17 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Album, Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #18 | Second Hand Heart | Dwight Yoakam | Album, Apr-10-2015, Bakersfield Sound |
| #19 | I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Mar-23-2015, |
| #20 | The Future Will Be Repeated | Eye | Album, Mar-17-2015, |
| #21 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #22 | Reflection (Deluxe) | Fifth Harmony | Album, Jan-30-2015, |
| #23 | The Early Years | Gilla Band | EP, Apr-21-2015, Noise Rock |
| #24 | Eat Pray Thug | Heems | Album, Mar-10-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #26 | Skrillex and Diplo present Jack Ü | Jack ÜSkrillexDiplo | Album, Feb-24-2015, Trap [EDM] |
| #27 | Who Me? | Juan Wauters | Album, May-12-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #28 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #29 | Short Movie | Laura Marling | Album, Mar-20-2015, Indie Folk |
| #31 | The Ark Work | Liturgy | Album, Mar-24-2015, Experimental Rock |
| #32 | FROOT | Marina and The Diamonds | Album, Mar-09-2015, Synthpop |
| #33 | II | METZ | Album, May-04-2015, Noise Rock |
| #34 | Foreign Pedestrians | Monster RallyJay Stone | Album, Jan-27-2015, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #35 | Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper | Panda Bear | Album, Jan-12-2015, Psychedelic Pop |
| #36 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Album, Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #37 | Rose Mountain | Screaming Females | Album, Feb-24-2015, Indie Rock |
| #38 | Ratchet | Shamir | Album, May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #39 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Album, Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #40 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #41 | Released From Love / You, Whom I Have Always Hated | The BodyThou | Album, Jan-27-2015, Sludge Metal |
| #42 | So Classic EP | The Knocks | Single, Apr-07-2015, |
| #43 | Rock & Roll Just Can't Recall | The Paranoid Style | Single, Mar-02-2015, |
| #44 | Cellular | Timeghost | Album, Dec-08-2014, Electronic |
| #45 | Restarter | Torche | Album, Feb-24-2015, Stoner Metal |
| #47 | Ivy Tripp | Waxahatchee | Album, Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #48 | White Men Are Black Men Too | Young Fathers | Album, Apr-06-2015, Indietronica |
| #49 | Ripe 4 Luv | Young Guv | EP, Mar-10-2015, Slacker Rock |
| #50 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Album, Apr-16-2015, Trap |