The FADER's Best Albums of 2019

From Charli XCX to Burial and everything in between, this is the music we loved this year.

Published: December 19, 2019 17:04 Source

# 1
Album • May 31 / 2019 Hyperpop
# 2
Album • Mar 27 / 2019 Ambient Pop Contemporary R&B Art Pop Alternative R&B
# 3
Album • May 07 / 2019 Neo-Soul
# 4
Album • Dec 23 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap
# 5
Album • Jul 19 / 2019 Afrobeats Contemporary R&B Film Soundtrack
# 6
Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Alt-Pop Electropop Alternative R&B
# 7
Album • Aug 01 / 2019 Electro-Industrial Electropop
# 8
Album • Dec 06 / 2019 Future Garage Ambient
# 9
Album • Oct 18 / 2019 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic
# 10
Album • Feb 01 / 2019 Indie Rock
# 11
Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Alternative R&B Art Pop
# 12
Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Soft Rock Pop Rock
# 13
Album • Aug 30 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop
# 14
Album • Oct 18 / 2019
# 15
Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Progressive Country
# 16
Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Neo-Soul Afrobeats Alternative R&B
# 17
Album • Sep 28 / 2018 Indie Rock Bedroom Pop
# 18
Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 19
Album • May 17 / 2019 Southern Hip Hop Trap
# 20
Album • Apr 16 / 2019
# 21
Album • Jul 22 / 2019 UK Bass IDM
# 22
Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Alt-Country Singer-Songwriter
# 23
Album • Jun 07 / 2019 Contemporary R&B Synth Funk Pop Soul
# 24
Album • Apr 25 / 2019 Hardcore Hip Hop Trap East Coast Hip Hop
# 25
Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Indie Pop Synthpop
# 26
Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Alternative R&B Neo-Soul Art Pop
# 27
Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Contemporary R&B
# 28
Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Synthpop Electropop Alt-Pop
# 29
Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Synthpop Indietronica Alt-Pop
# 30
Album • May 17 / 2019 Neo-Soul
# 31
Album • May 08 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap
# 32
Album • Mar 15 / 2019 Ambient Tape Music Sound Collage