The Alternative's Top 75 Records of 2019

Our favorite albums of the year (complete with a playlist), plus the winner of our 4 yearly awards (AOTY, Best Debut, Best Non-LP, and Most Underrated)

Published: December 16, 2019 16:30 Source

# 1
Album • Mar 08 / 2019 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 2
Album • Jun 28 / 2019 Pop Punk Emo-Pop
# 3
Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Emo-Pop Indie Rock
# 4
Album • Nov 15 / 2019 Midwest Emo Emo-Pop
# 5
Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Pop Punk
# 6
Album • Oct 25 / 2019 Indie Rock
# 7
Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Indie Folk Neo-Psychedelia
# 8
Album • May 10 / 2019 Power Pop Indie Pop
# 9
Album • Apr 17 / 2019
# 10
Album • Jun 21 / 2019 Indie Rock Power Pop
# 11
Album • May 31 / 2019 Hyperpop
# 12
Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Pop Soul Pop Rap
# 13
Album • May 17 / 2019 Chamber Pop
# 14
Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Rock Post-Hardcore
# 15
Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Pop Punk Emo-Pop
# 16
Album • Jan 23 / 2019 Indie Rock
# 17
Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Midwest Emo
# 18
Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Pop Punk Alternative Rock
# 19
Album • Jul 26 / 2019 Indie Rock Dream Pop
# 20
Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Pop Rock
# 21
Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Indie Rock
# 22
Album • May 18 / 2019 Indie Rock Power Pop Art Rock Midwest Emo
# 23
Album • Feb 15 / 2019 Alternative Rock
# 24
Album • Aug 02 / 2019 Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter
# 25
Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Synthpop Electropop Alt-Pop
# 26
Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Shoegaze Indie Rock
# 27
Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 28
Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Post-Hardcore Alternative Rock
# 29
Album • Sep 06 / 2019 Synthpop Alt-Pop Electropop
# 30
Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Emo Indie Rock
# 31
Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Alternative Rock Emo
# 32
Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Midwest Emo
# 33
Album • Mar 04 / 2019 Alternative Rock Emo
# 34
Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Pop
# 35
Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Indie Rock Math Pop Art Rock
# 36
Album • May 31 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 37
Album • Jun 28 / 2019 Gangsta Rap
# 38
Album • May 03 / 2019 Indie Folk
# 39
Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Indie Pop Twee Pop
# 40
Album • May 17 / 2019 Neo-Soul
# 41
Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Hardcore Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop
# 42
Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter
# 43
Album • Jun 07 / 2019 Indie Rock Emo
# 44
Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Pop Punk
# 45
Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Metalcore Melodic Metalcore
# 46
Album • Jan 31 / 2019 Midwest Emo Math Pop
# 47
Album • Apr 19 / 2019 Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter Alt-Country
# 48
Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Emo Pop Punk
# 49
Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter
# 50
Album • May 10 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Folk Rock Indie Folk Indie Rock