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
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #2 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #3 | I Want to Grow Up | Colleen Green | Feb-24-2015, Power Pop |
| #4 | Surf | Nico Segal | May-29-2015, |
| #5 | In Colour | Jamie xx | May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #6 | Ratchet | Shamir | May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #7 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Ivy Tripp | Waxahatchee | Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Simple Songs | Jim O'Rourke | May-19-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #10 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #11 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #13 | The Children of the Night | Tribulation | Apr-21-2015, Gothic Metal |
| #14 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #15 | Before The World Was Big | Girlpool | Jun-02-2015, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock |
| #16 | Painted Shut | Hop Along | May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Goon | Tobias Jesso Jr. | Mar-16-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | If I Was | The Staves | Mar-31-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #19 | Lore | Elder | Feb-27-2015, Stoner Rock |
| #20 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | May-04-2015, Americana |
| #21 | Uptown Special | Mark Ronson | Jan-12-2015, Synth Funk |
| #22 | All Are Saved | Fred Thomas | Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Prass | Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #24 | Rose Mountain | Screaming Females | Feb-24-2015, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #26 | Vulnicura | Björk | Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #27 | Wildheart | Miguel | Jun-26-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #28 | O.K. | Gabby's World | May-12-2015, Indie Pop |
| #29 | Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Mar-31-2015, Post-Rock |
| #30 | The Magic Whip | Blur | Apr-24-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #31 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #32 | The Offer | Yowler | Mar-10-2015, Slowcore |
| #33 | Mr. Wonderful | Action Bronson | Mar-23-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #34 | Primrose Green | Ryley Walker | Mar-31-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | Cosmic Troubles | Faith Healer | Mar-31-2015, Indie Pop |
| #36 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #37 | Foil Deer | Speedy Ortiz | Apr-21-2015, Indie Rock |
| #38 | The Waterfall | My Morning Jacket | May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Loyalty | The Weather Station | May-12-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #40 | I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Earl Sweatshirt | Mar-23-2015, |
| #41 | You're Better Than This | Pile | Mar-03-2015, Post-Hardcore |
| #42 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Apr-16-2015, Trap |
| #43 | + - | Mew | Apr-27-2015, Progressive Pop |
| #44 | nūmūn | Johanna Warren | May-15-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | The Desired Effect | Brandon Flowers | May-18-2015, Synthpop |
| #46 | Scar Sighted | Leviathan | Mar-03-2015, |
| #47 | Another Eternity | Purity Ring | Feb-27-2015, Synthpop |
| #48 | Full Communism | Downtown Boys | May-05-2015, Hardcore Punk |
| #49 | Joy, Departed | Sorority Noise | Jun-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #50 | Beat the Champ | The Mountain Goats | Apr-07-2015, Indie Folk |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #2 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #3 | I Want to Grow Up | Colleen Green | Album, Feb-24-2015, Power Pop |
| #4 | Surf | Nico Segal | Album, May-29-2015, |
| #5 | In Colour | Jamie xx | Album, May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #6 | Ratchet | Shamir | Album, May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #7 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Ivy Tripp | Waxahatchee | Album, Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #9 | Simple Songs | Jim O'Rourke | Album, May-19-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #10 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #11 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Album, Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #12 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #13 | The Children of the Night | Tribulation | Album, Apr-21-2015, Gothic Metal |
| #14 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Album, Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #15 | Before The World Was Big | Girlpool | Album, Jun-02-2015, Lo-Fi / Slacker Rock |
| #16 | Painted Shut | Hop Along | Album, May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #17 | Goon | Tobias Jesso Jr. | Album, Mar-16-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #18 | If I Was | The Staves | Album, Mar-31-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #19 | Lore | Elder | Album, Feb-27-2015, Stoner Rock |
| #20 | Traveller | Chris Stapleton | Album, May-04-2015, Americana |
| #21 | Uptown Special | Mark Ronson | Album, Jan-12-2015, Synth Funk |
| #22 | All Are Saved | Fred Thomas | Album, Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #23 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Prass | Album, Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #24 | Rose Mountain | Screaming Females | Album, Feb-24-2015, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Album, Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #26 | Vulnicura | Björk | Album, Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #27 | Wildheart | Miguel | Album, Jun-26-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #28 | O.K. | Gabby's World | Album, May-12-2015, Indie Pop |
| #29 | Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | Album, Mar-31-2015, Post-Rock |
| #30 | The Magic Whip | Blur | Album, Apr-24-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #31 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Album, May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #32 | The Offer | Yowler | Album, Mar-10-2015, Slowcore |
| #33 | Mr. Wonderful | Action Bronson | Album, Mar-23-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #34 | Primrose Green | Ryley Walker | Album, Mar-31-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #35 | Cosmic Troubles | Faith Healer | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Pop |
| #36 | SremmLife | Rae Sremmurd | Album, Jan-06-2015, Trap |
| #37 | Foil Deer | Speedy Ortiz | Album, Apr-21-2015, Indie Rock |
| #38 | The Waterfall | My Morning Jacket | Album, May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #39 | Loyalty | The Weather Station | Album, May-12-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #40 | I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Mar-23-2015, |
| #41 | You're Better Than This | Pile | Album, Mar-03-2015, Post-Hardcore |
| #42 | Barter 6 | Young Thug | Album, Apr-16-2015, Trap |
| #43 | + - | Mew | Album, Apr-27-2015, Progressive Pop |
| #44 | nūmūn | Johanna Warren | Album, May-15-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #45 | The Desired Effect | Brandon Flowers | Album, May-18-2015, Synthpop |
| #46 | Scar Sighted | Leviathan | Album, Mar-03-2015, |
| #47 | Another Eternity | Purity Ring | Album, Feb-27-2015, Synthpop |
| #48 | Full Communism | Downtown Boys | Album, May-05-2015, Hardcore Punk |
| #49 | Joy, Departed | Sorority Noise | Album, Jun-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #50 | Beat the Champ | The Mountain Goats | Album, Apr-07-2015, Indie Folk |