Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2015
We heard it again and again in 2015: This year in music is so good that any attempt to make sense of it is going to be a fool’s errand. And it’s true. We always agonize over our year-end lists, but we agonized harder over this one than we usually do. There are albums that […]
Published: December 01, 2015 13:58
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Art Angels | Grimes | Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #2 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #3 | E•MO•TION | Carly Rae Jepsen | Aug-21-2015, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #5 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Painted Shut | Hop Along | May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #8 | I Want to Grow Up | Colleen Green | Feb-24-2015, Power Pop |
| #9 | Simple Songs | Jim O'Rourke | May-19-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #10 | New Bermuda | Deafheaven | Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #11 | In Colour | Jamie xx | May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #12 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #13 | Harmlessness | The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die | Sep-25-2015, Midwest Emo |
| #14 | Apocalypse, girl | Jenny Hval | Jun-09-2015, Art Pop |
| #15 | Currents | Tame Impala | Jul-17-2015, Synthpop |
| #16 | Surf | Nico Segal | May-29-2015, |
| #17 | The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Titus Andronicus | Jul-28-2015, Punk Rock |
| #18 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #19 | Ivy Tripp | Waxahatchee | Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Rose Mountain | Screaming Females | Feb-24-2015, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Ratchet | Shamir | May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #22 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #23 | The Magic Whip | Blur | Apr-24-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #24 | The Children of the Night | Tribulation | Apr-21-2015, Gothic Metal |
| #25 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #26 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Prass | Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #27 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #28 | O.K. | Gabby's World | May-12-2015, Indie Pop |
| #29 | Sun Coming Down | Ought | Sep-18-2015, Post-Punk |
| #30 | If I Was | The Staves | Mar-31-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #31 | Something More Than Free | Jason Isbell | Jul-17-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #32 | The Offer | Yowler | Mar-10-2015, Slowcore |
| #33 | Every Open Eye | CHVRCHES | Sep-25-2015, Synthpop |
| #34 | Anareta | Horrendous | Oct-30-2015, Death Metal |
| #35 | The Epic | Kamasi Washington | May-11-2015, Spiritual Jazz |
| #36 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #37 | All Are Saved | Fred Thomas | Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #38 | Vulnicura | Björk | Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #39 | Teens of Style | Car Seat Headrest | Oct-30-2015, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock |
| #40 | Sprained Ankle | Julien Baker | Oct-23-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | Before The World Was Big | Girlpool | Jun-02-2015, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock |
| #42 | Fading Frontier | Deerhunter | Oct-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | May-04-2015, Americana |
| #44 | Foil Deer | Speedy Ortiz | Apr-21-2015, Indie Rock |
| #45 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #46 | Joy, Departed | Sorority Noise | Jun-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #47 | Depression Cherry | Beach House | Aug-28-2015, Dream Pop |
| #48 | b'lieve i'm goin down... | Kurt Vile | Sep-25-2015, Folk Rock |
| #49 | Garden Of Delete | Oneohtrix Point Never | Nov-13-2015, Post-Industrial |
| #50 | Have You In My Wilderness | Julia Holter | Sep-25-2015, Art Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Art Angels | Grimes | Album, Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #2 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #3 | E•MO•TION | Carly Rae Jepsen | Album, Aug-21-2015, Dance-Pop |
| #4 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #5 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #6 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #7 | Painted Shut | Hop Along | Album, May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #8 | I Want to Grow Up | Colleen Green | Album, Feb-24-2015, Power Pop |
| #9 | Simple Songs | Jim O'Rourke | Album, May-19-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #10 | New Bermuda | Deafheaven | Album, Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #11 | In Colour | Jamie xx | Album, May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #12 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #13 | Harmlessness | The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die | Album, Sep-25-2015, Midwest Emo |
| #14 | Apocalypse, girl | Jenny Hval | Album, Jun-09-2015, Art Pop |
| #15 | Currents | Tame Impala | Album, Jul-17-2015, Synthpop |
| #16 | Surf | Nico Segal | Album, May-29-2015, |
| #17 | The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Titus Andronicus | Album, Jul-28-2015, Punk Rock |
| #18 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Album, Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #19 | Ivy Tripp | Waxahatchee | Album, Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #20 | Rose Mountain | Screaming Females | Album, Feb-24-2015, Indie Rock |
| #21 | Ratchet | Shamir | Album, May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #22 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Album, Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #23 | The Magic Whip | Blur | Album, Apr-24-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #24 | The Children of the Night | Tribulation | Album, Apr-21-2015, Gothic Metal |
| #25 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Album, Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #26 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Prass | Album, Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #27 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Album, Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #28 | O.K. | Gabby's World | Album, May-12-2015, Indie Pop |
| #29 | Sun Coming Down | Ought | Album, Sep-18-2015, Post-Punk |
| #30 | If I Was | The Staves | Album, Mar-31-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #31 | Something More Than Free | Jason Isbell | Album, Jul-17-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #32 | The Offer | Yowler | Album, Mar-10-2015, Slowcore |
| #33 | Every Open Eye | CHVRCHES | Album, Sep-25-2015, Synthpop |
| #34 | Anareta | Horrendous | Album, Oct-30-2015, Death Metal |
| #35 | The Epic | Kamasi Washington | Album, May-11-2015, Spiritual Jazz |
| #36 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #37 | All Are Saved | Fred Thomas | Album, Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #38 | Vulnicura | Björk | Album, Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #39 | Teens of Style | Car Seat Headrest | Album, Oct-30-2015, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock |
| #40 | Sprained Ankle | Julien Baker | Album, Oct-23-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | Before The World Was Big | Girlpool | Album, Jun-02-2015, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock |
| #42 | Fading Frontier | Deerhunter | Album, Oct-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #43 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | Album, May-04-2015, Americana |
| #44 | Foil Deer | Speedy Ortiz | Album, Apr-21-2015, Indie Rock |
| #45 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Album, Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #46 | Joy, Departed | Sorority Noise | Album, Jun-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #47 | Depression Cherry | Beach House | Album, Aug-28-2015, Dream Pop |
| #48 | b'lieve i'm goin down... | Kurt Vile | Album, Sep-25-2015, Folk Rock |
| #49 | Garden Of Delete | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Nov-13-2015, Post-Industrial |
| #50 | Have You In My Wilderness | Julia Holter | Album, Sep-25-2015, Art Pop |