The Music's Best Albums of 2019

Yet again, we polled 'The Music' team and contributors to pick out the best of the year 2019. The Album Of The Year picks saw a changing of the guard, with the list dominated by women in pop.

Published: December 24, 2019 02:14 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Norman Fucking Rockwell! Lana Del Rey Aug-30-2019, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Cuz I Love You Lizzo Apr-19-2019, Pop Soul
#3 The Return Sampa the Great Sep-13-2019, Jazz Rap
#4 Ghosteen Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Oct-03-2019, Singer-Songwriter
#5 Crushing Julia Jacklin Feb-22-2019, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Purple Mountains Purple Mountains Jul-12-2019, Alt-Country
#7 Lover Taylor Swift Aug-23-2019, Synthpop
#8 MAGDALENE FKA twigs Nov-08-2019, Art Pop
#9 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish Mar-29-2019, Alt-Pop
#10 Remind Me Tomorrow Sharon Van Etten Jan-18-2019, Indie Pop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | Lana Del Rey | Album, Aug-30-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Cuz I Love You | Lizzo | Album, Apr-19-2019, Pop Soul |
| #3 | The Return | Sampa the Great | Album, Sep-13-2019, Jazz Rap |
| #4 | Ghosteen | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Album, Oct-03-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #5 | Crushing | Julia Jacklin | Album, Feb-22-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Purple Mountains | Purple Mountains | Album, Jul-12-2019, Alt-Country |
| #7 | Lover | Taylor Swift | Album, Aug-23-2019, Synthpop |
| #8 | MAGDALENE | FKA twigs | Album, Nov-08-2019, Art Pop |
| #9 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | Billie Eilish | Album, Mar-29-2019, Alt-Pop |
| #10 | Remind Me Tomorrow | Sharon Van Etten | Album, Jan-18-2019, Indie Pop |