The Daily Beast's Best Albums of 2015

All the greatest albums of the year, from an Obama-approved rap manifesto to riot grrrl legends’ roaring comeback.

Published: December 14, 2015 09:46 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 No Cities to Love Sleater-Kinney Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock
#2 To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop
#3 Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk
#4 DS2 (Deluxe) Future Jul-17-2015, Trap
#5 Divers Joanna Newsom Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk
#6 New Bermuda Deafheaven Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal
#7 I Love You, Honeybear Father John Misty Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk
#8 Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Phillipa Soo, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson Sep-25-2015,
#9 Art Angels Grimes Nov-06-2015, Electropop
#10 Summertime '06 Vince Staples Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Album, Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #2 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #3 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #4 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Album, Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #5 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Album, Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #6 | New Bermuda | Deafheaven | Album, Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #7 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Hamilton: An American Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Lin-Manuel MirandaLeslie Odom, Jr.Phillipa SooDaveed DiggsChristopher Jackson | Album, Sep-25-2015,  |
| #9 | Art Angels | Grimes | Album, Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #10 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |