The Line of Best Fit's Best Albums of 2019

We rank the fifty most outstanding records of 2019, including Slowthai, Little Simz, Kano, (Sandy) Alex G and Charli XCX.

Published: December 20, 2019 00:00 Source

# 1

GREY Area by Little Simz

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 2

Ghosteen by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

Album • Oct 03 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Ambient Pop

# 3

Immunity by Clairo

Album • Aug 02 / 2019 Bedroom Pop

# 4

PSYCHODRAMA by Dave

Album • Mar 08 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 5

Curve of Earth by Ohtis

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Indie Folk Contemporary Folk

# 6

Hoodies All Summer by Kano

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 7

All Mirrors by Angel Olsen

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Art Pop Chamber Pop

# 8

Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.

Album • Apr 12 / 2019 Post-Punk

# 9

Nothing Great About Britain by slowthai

Album • May 17 / 2019 UK Hip Hop

# 10

Better Oblivion Community Center by Better Oblivion Community Center + Phoebe Bridgers + Conor Oberst

Album • Jan 23 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 11

Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood

Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Baroque Pop Art Pop

# 12

Designer by Aldous Harding

Album • Apr 26 / 2019 Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 13

IGOR by Tyler, The Creator

Album • May 17 / 2019 Neo-Soul

# 14

House of Sugar by Alex G

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Indie Folk Neo-Psychedelia

# 15

Norman Fucking Rockwell! by Lana Del Rey

Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop

# 16

Remind Me Tomorrow by Sharon Van Etten

Album • Jan 18 / 2019 Indie Pop Synthpop

# 17

uknowhatimsayin¿ by Danny Brown

Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Hardcore Hip Hop Abstract Hip Hop

# 18

Emotional Education by IDER

Album • Jul 19 / 2019 Alternative R&B

# 19

Heavy Is The Head by Stormzy

Album • Dec 13 / 2019 UK Hip Hop

# 20

KIWANUKA by Michael Kiwanuka

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Psychedelic Soul

# 21

Atlanta Millionaires Club by Faye Webster

Album • May 24 / 2019 Alt-Country Indie Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 22

In a Galaxy by Rina Mushonga

Album • Feb 15 / 2019 Synthpop Art Pop

# 23

Any Human Friend by Marika Hackman

Album • Aug 09 / 2019 Indie Rock

# 24

MAGDALENE by FKA twigs

Album • Nov 08 / 2019 Art Pop Glitch Pop

# 25

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish

Album • Mar 29 / 2019 Alt-Pop Electropop Alternative R&B

# 26

Bodies by Eli Moon

Album • Oct 18 / 2019

# 27

TRAPLINE by Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Album • May 10 / 2019 Conscious Hip Hop Trap Hardcore Hip Hop

# 28

Diviner by Hayden Thorpe

Album • May 24 / 2019 Art Pop Singer-Songwriter Sophisti-Pop

# 29

Cashmere Tears by Kojey Radical

EP • Sep 13 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop

# 30

For You and I by Loraine James

Album • Sep 20 / 2019 IDM UK Bass Glitch

# 31

Purple Mountains by Purple Mountains

Album • Jul 12 / 2019 Alt-Country Indie Rock Singer-Songwriter

# 32

forevher by Shura

Album • Aug 16 / 2019 Sophisti-Pop Synthpop Contemporary R&B

# 33

Eve by Rapsody

Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Conscious Hip Hop Southern Hip Hop

# 34

Charli by Charli XCX

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Electropop Bubblegum Bass

# 35

Pang by Caroline Polachek

Album • Oct 18 / 2019 Art Pop Alt-Pop Electronic

# 36

High Pitched and Moist by Tami T

Album • Feb 20 / 2019 Electropop

# 37

Injury Reserve by Injury Reserve

Album • May 17 / 2019 Experimental Hip Hop

# 38

Cheap Queen by King Princess

Album • Oct 25 / 2019 Pop Soul Contemporary R&B Alt-Pop

# 39

Athena by Sudan Archives

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Art Pop Alternative R&B

# 40

Bandana by Freddie Gibbs + Madlib

Album • Jun 28 / 2019 Gangsta Rap

# 41

3T by YoungstaCPT

Album • Mar 29 / 2019

# 42

There Existed an Addiction to Blood by clipping.

Album • Oct 18 / 2019 Industrial Hip Hop Horrorcore

# 43

Love and Compromise by Mahalia

Album • Sep 06 / 2019 Contemporary R&B Pop

# 44

Not Waving, But Drowning by Loyle Carner

Album • Apr 19 / 2019 UK Hip Hop Neo-Soul Jazz Rap

# 45

BUBBA by KAYTRANADA

Album • Dec 13 / 2019 Alternative R&B House Deep House

# 46

The Talkies by Gilla Band

Album • Sep 27 / 2019 Noise Rock Experimental Rock Post-Punk

# 47

Goela abaixo by Liniker + Caramelows

Album • Mar 22 / 2019 Soul Jazz Neo-Soul

# 48

Your Wilderness Revisited by William Doyle

Album • Nov 01 / 2019 Art Pop Progressive Pop

# 49

All My Heroes Are Cornballs by JPEGMAFIA

Album • Sep 13 / 2019 Experimental Hip Hop Glitch Hop

# 50

Compliments Please by Self Esteem

Album • Mar 01 / 2019 Electropop Pop Alt-Pop