Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far

The amount of great music in the past six months has been almost unfair. As in: How are we supposed to process all this? How can we fully appreciate one major piece of work when there’s always another one coming right around the corner. And when the huge, fully-formed masterpieces are dropping from the sky […]

Published: June 16, 2015 15:08 Source

# 1

Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens

Album • Mar 31 / 2015 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 2

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar

Album • Mar 16 / 2015 Conscious Hip Hop West Coast Hip Hop Jazz Rap

# 3

I Want to Grow Up by Colleen Green

Album • Feb 24 / 2015 Power Pop Indie Pop

# 4

Surf by Nico Segal

Album • May 29 / 2015

# 5

In Colour by Jamie xx

Album • May 29 / 2015 UK Bass

# 6

Ratchet by Shamir

Album • May 19 / 2015 Electro-Disco Synthpop Electropop

# 7

I Love You, Honeybear by Father John Misty

Album • Feb 10 / 2015 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 8

Ivy Tripp by Waxahatchee

Album • Apr 07 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 9

Simple Songs by Jim O'Rourke

Album • May 19 / 2015 Chamber Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 10

Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit by Courtney Barnett

Album • Mar 23 / 2015 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock

# 11

No Cities to Love by Sleater-Kinney

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 12

Summertime '06 by Vince Staples

Album • Jun 30 / 2015 West Coast Hip Hop Hardcore Hip Hop

# 13

The Children of the Night by Tribulation

Album • Apr 21 / 2015 Gothic Metal Heavy Metal

# 14

If You're Reading This It's Too Late by Drake

Album • Feb 12 / 2015 Trap Pop Rap

# 15

Before The World Was Big by Girlpool

Album • Jun 02 / 2015 Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock Indie Pop Bedroom Pop

# 16

Painted Shut by Hop Along

Album • May 04 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 17

Goon by Tobias Jesso Jr.

Album • Mar 16 / 2015 Singer-Songwriter Piano Rock

# 18

If I Was by The Staves

Album • Mar 31 / 2015 Contemporary Folk Indie Folk

# 19

Lore by Elder

Album • Feb 27 / 2015 Stoner Rock Heavy Psych Stoner Metal

# 20

Traveller by Chris Stapleton

Album • May 04 / 2015 Americana Contemporary Country

# 21

Uptown Special by Mark Ronson

Album • Jan 12 / 2015 Synth Funk

# 22

All Are Saved by Fred Thomas

Album • Apr 07 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 23

Natalie Prass by Natalie Prass

Album • Jan 27 / 2015 Chamber Pop Pop Soul Baroque Pop

# 24

Rose Mountain by Screaming Females

Album • Feb 24 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 25

Viet Cong by Viet Cong

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Post-Punk

# 26

Vulnicura by Björk

Album • Jan 20 / 2015 Art Pop

# 27

Wildheart by Miguel

Album • Jun 26 / 2015 Alternative R&B

# 28

O.K. by Gabby's World

Album • May 12 / 2015 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 29

Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress by Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Album • Mar 31 / 2015 Post-Rock Drone

# 30

The Magic Whip by Blur

Album • Apr 24 / 2015 Alternative Rock Art Rock

# 31

AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP by A$AP Rocky

Album • May 26 / 2015 East Coast Hip Hop

# 32

The Offer by Yowler

Album • Mar 10 / 2015 Slowcore Indie Folk

# 33

Mr. Wonderful by Action Bronson

Album • Mar 23 / 2015 East Coast Hip Hop

# 34

Primrose Green by Ryley Walker

Album • Mar 31 / 2015 Singer-Songwriter Chamber Folk

# 35

Cosmic Troubles by Faith Healer

Album • Mar 31 / 2015 Indie Pop Indie Rock

# 36

SremmLife by Rae Sremmurd

Album • Jan 06 / 2015 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 37

Foil Deer by Speedy Ortiz

Album • Apr 21 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 38

The Waterfall by My Morning Jacket

Album • May 04 / 2015 Indie Rock

# 39

Loyalty by The Weather Station

Album • May 12 / 2015 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 40

I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt by Earl Sweatshirt

Album • Mar 23 / 2015

# 41

You're Better Than This by Pile

Album • Mar 03 / 2015 Post-Hardcore Indie Rock

# 42

Barter 6 by Young Thug

Album • Apr 16 / 2015 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 43

+ - by Mew

Album • Apr 27 / 2015 Progressive Pop Dream Pop

# 44

nūmūn by Johanna Warren

Album • May 15 / 2015 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk Psychedelic Folk

# 45

The Desired Effect by Brandon Flowers

Album • May 18 / 2015 Synthpop Pop Rock

# 46

Scar Sighted by Leviathan

Album • Mar 03 / 2015

# 47

Another Eternity by Purity Ring

Album • Feb 27 / 2015 Synthpop Alt-Pop

# 48

Full Communism by Downtown Boys

Album • May 05 / 2015 Hardcore Punk

# 49

Joy, Departed by Sorority Noise

Album • Jun 16 / 2015 Indie Rock Emo

# 50

Beat the Champ by The Mountain Goats

Album • Apr 07 / 2015 Indie Folk Folk Rock Singer-Songwriter