Stereogum's 50 Best Albums Of 2019

For many of us, 2019 has been a year of flux — politically, culturally, professionally, personally. It’s hard to envision what the future might bring since the recent past has shown us that we don’t know half the things we thought we knew. In unsteady times, music can be a balm and also a mirror. And a lot of the best music of the year responded, in one way or another, to that constant uncertainty.

Published: December 03, 2019 15:00 Source

# 1
Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 2
Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber Pop
# 3
Album • Jul 12 / 2019 Alt-Country Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 4
Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Folk
# 5
Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Pop
# 6
Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Indie Folk Neo-Psychedelia
# 7
Album • Oct 03 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Ambient Pop
# 8
Album • Oct 25 / 2019 Indie Rock
# 9
Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Abstract Hip Hop East Coast Hip Hop
# 10
Album • Apr 12 / 2019 Post-Punk
# 11
Album • Jun 21 / 2019 Math Rock Noise Rock Experimental Rock
# 12
Album • May 10 / 2019 Power Pop Indie Pop
# 13
Album • May 10 / 2019 Experimental Glitch Pop
# 14
Album • Jun 21 / 2019 Indie Rock Power Pop
# 15
Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Art Pop Glitch Pop
# 16
Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Art Pop Synthpop
# 17
Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Baroque Pop Art Pop
# 18
Album • May 31 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 19
Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 20
Album • Jun 07 / 2019 Trap
# 21
Album • May 24 / 2019 Art Pop
# 22
Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Electropop Bubblegum Bass
# 23
Album • Apr 25 / 2019 Hardcore Hip Hop Trap East Coast Hip Hop
# 24
Album • Jul 26 / 2019 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 25
Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 26
Album • May 03 / 2019 Noise Pop
# 27
Album • May 31 / 2019 Hyperpop
# 28
Album • Feb 01 / 2019 Indie Rock
# 29
Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Riot Grrrl Queercore
# 30
Album • Jun 28 / 2019 Gangsta Rap
# 31
Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Pop Punk
# 32
Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Americana
# 33
Album • Jan 23 / 2019 Indie Rock
# 34
Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 35
Album • Jun 14 / 2019 Hardcore Punk Melodic Hardcore
# 36
Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk
# 37
Album • May 10 / 2019 Neo-Soul
# 38
Album • May 03 / 2019 Metalcore Screamo
# 39
Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Art Pop
# 40
Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Hardcore Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 41
Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Post-Hardcore
# 42
Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Emo-Pop Indie Rock
# 43
Album • May 17 / 2019 Neo-Soul
# 44
Album • Nov 22 / 2019 Death Metal Progressive Metal
# 45
Album • Sep 20 / 2019 Psychedelic Soul Singer-Songwriter
# 46
Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul Art Pop
# 47
Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Indie Pop Indie Rock
# 48
Album • Sep 27 / 2019 Noise Rock Experimental Rock Post-Punk
# 49
Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Contemporary Country
# 50
Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Shoegaze Indie Rock