The Line of Best Fit's 50 Best Albums of 2015
From A$AP Rocky to Viet Cong, here are fifty records from 2015 that you really need to hear.
Published: December 10, 2015 00:00
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| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Have You In My Wilderness | Julia Holter | Sep-25-2015, Art Pop |
| #2 | Mutant | Arca | Nov-20-2015, IDM |
| #3 | West Kirby County Primary | Bill Ryder-Jones | Nov-06-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Vulnicura | Björk | Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #5 | Feels Like | Bully | Jun-19-2015, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Heartache City | CocoRosie | Sep-18-2015, Art Pop |
| #7 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #8 | If I've Only One Time Askin' | Daniel Romano | Jul-31-2015, Country |
| #9 | Perception | Danny Seth | Nov-18-2016, Trap |
| #10 | New Bermuda | Deafheaven | Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #11 | The Expanding Flower Planet | Deradoorian | Aug-21-2015, Art Pop |
| #12 | Poison Season | Destroyer | Aug-28-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #13 | Sore | Dilly Dally | Oct-09-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | Return to the Moon | EL VY | Oct-30-2015, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Like I'm a Warrior | Emilie Nicolas | Sep-29-2014, Art Pop |
| #16 | Me | Empress Of | Sep-11-2015, Electropop |
| #17 | Perpetual Motion People | Ezra Furman | Jul-06-2015, Indie Rock |
| #18 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #19 | Elaenia | Floating Points | Nov-06-2015, Progressive Electronic |
| #20 | What Went Down | Foals | Aug-28-2015, Indie Rock |
| #21 | And After That, We Didn't Talk | GoldLink | Nov-06-2015, Hip House |
| #22 | Y Dydd Olaf | Gwenno | Jul-24-2015, Indie Pop |
| #23 | Platform | Holly Herndon | May-15-2015, Glitch |
| #24 | In Colour | Jamie xx | May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #25 | Apocalypse, girl | Jenny Hval | Jun-09-2015, Art Pop |
| #26 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #27 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #29 | Nothing | Kode9 | Nov-06-2015, UK Bass |
| #30 | Love + War | Kwabs | Sep-11-2015, Pop Soul |
| #31 | Honeymoon | Lana Del Rey | Sep-18-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #32 | A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons | Little Simz | Sep-18-2015, UK Hip Hop |
| #33 | Hinterland | LoneLady | Mar-23-2015, Post-Punk |
| #34 | Elements | Ludovico Einaudi | Oct-16-2015, Modern Classical |
| #35 | Are You Alone? | Majical Cloudz | Oct-16-2015, Ambient Pop |
| #36 | FROOT | Marina and The Diamonds | Mar-09-2015, Synthpop |
| #37 | The Light in You | Mercury Rev | Oct-02-2015, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #38 | Good Sad Happy Bad | Micachu & The Shapes | Sep-11-2015, Art Pop |
| #39 | Fast Food | Nadine Shah | Apr-06-2015, Art Rock |
| #40 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Prass | Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #41 | VEGA INTL. Night School | Neon Indian | Oct-16-2015, Synthpop |
| #42 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #43 | Ask the Deep | Sóley | May-08-2015, Art Pop |
| #44 | Ratchet | Shamir | May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #45 | Music In Exile | Songhoy Blues | Feb-24-2015, Songhai Music |
| #46 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #47 | Cranekiss | Tamaryn | Aug-28-2015, Dream Pop |
| #48 | Goon | Tobias Jesso Jr. | Mar-16-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Sprinter | TORRES | May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #50 | Half Free | U.S. Girls | Sep-25-2015, Psychedelic Pop |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Have You In My Wilderness | Julia Holter | Album, Sep-25-2015, Art Pop |
| #2 | Mutant | Arca | Album, Nov-20-2015, IDM |
| #3 | West Kirby County Primary | Bill Ryder-Jones | Album, Nov-06-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #4 | Vulnicura | Björk | Album, Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #5 | Feels Like | Bully | Album, Jun-19-2015, Indie Rock |
| #6 | Heartache City | CocoRosie | Album, Sep-18-2015, Art Pop |
| #7 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #8 | If I've Only One Time Askin' | Daniel Romano | Album, Jul-31-2015, Country |
| #9 | Perception | Danny Seth | Album, Nov-18-2016, Trap |
| #10 | New Bermuda | Deafheaven | Album, Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #11 | The Expanding Flower Planet | Deradoorian | Album, Aug-21-2015, Art Pop |
| #12 | Poison Season | Destroyer | Album, Aug-28-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #13 | Sore | Dilly Dally | Album, Oct-09-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #14 | Return to the Moon | EL VY | Album, Oct-30-2015, Indie Rock |
| #15 | Like I'm a Warrior | Emilie Nicolas | Album, Sep-29-2014, Art Pop |
| #16 | Me | Empress Of | Album, Sep-11-2015, Electropop |
| #17 | Perpetual Motion People | Ezra Furman | Album, Jul-06-2015, Indie Rock |
| #18 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #19 | Elaenia | Floating Points | Album, Nov-06-2015, Progressive Electronic |
| #20 | What Went Down | Foals | Album, Aug-28-2015, Indie Rock |
| #21 | And After That, We Didn't Talk | GoldLink | Album, Nov-06-2015, Hip House |
| #22 | Y Dydd Olaf | Gwenno | Album, Jul-24-2015, Indie Pop |
| #23 | Platform | Holly Herndon | Album, May-15-2015, Glitch |
| #24 | In Colour | Jamie xx | Album, May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #25 | Apocalypse, girl | Jenny Hval | Album, Jun-09-2015, Art Pop |
| #26 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Album, Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #27 | AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP | A$AP Rocky | Album, May-26-2015, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #28 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #29 | Nothing | Kode9 | Album, Nov-06-2015, UK Bass |
| #30 | Love + War | Kwabs | Album, Sep-11-2015, Pop Soul |
| #31 | Honeymoon | Lana Del Rey | Album, Sep-18-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #32 | A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons | Little Simz | Album, Sep-18-2015, UK Hip Hop |
| #33 | Hinterland | LoneLady | Album, Mar-23-2015, Post-Punk |
| #34 | Elements | Ludovico Einaudi | Album, Oct-16-2015, Modern Classical |
| #35 | Are You Alone? | Majical Cloudz | Album, Oct-16-2015, Ambient Pop |
| #36 | FROOT | Marina and The Diamonds | Album, Mar-09-2015, Synthpop |
| #37 | The Light in You | Mercury Rev | Album, Oct-02-2015, Neo-Psychedelia |
| #38 | Good Sad Happy Bad | Micachu & The Shapes | Album, Sep-11-2015, Art Pop |
| #39 | Fast Food | Nadine Shah | Album, Apr-06-2015, Art Rock |
| #40 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Prass | Album, Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #41 | VEGA INTL. Night School | Neon Indian | Album, Oct-16-2015, Synthpop |
| #42 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Album, Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #43 | Ask the Deep | Sóley | Album, May-08-2015, Art Pop |
| #44 | Ratchet | Shamir | Album, May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #45 | Music In Exile | Songhoy Blues | Album, Feb-24-2015, Songhai Music |
| #46 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #47 | Cranekiss | Tamaryn | Album, Aug-28-2015, Dream Pop |
| #48 | Goon | Tobias Jesso Jr. | Album, Mar-16-2015, Singer-Songwriter |
| #49 | Sprinter | TORRES | Album, May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #50 | Half Free | U.S. Girls | Album, Sep-25-2015, Psychedelic Pop |