The New York Times: Jon Caramanica's Best Albums of 2019

Our critics chose the best albums of the year — a format that is in an increasingly fragile state in pop music.

Published: December 05, 2019 10:00 Source

# 1
Album • May 31 / 2019 Hyperpop
# 2
Album • Dec 23 / 2018 Trap Pop Rap
# 3
Album • Oct 11 / 2019 Trap Southern Hip Hop
# 4
Album • Jun 28 / 2019 Electropop Contemporary R&B
# 5
Album • Apr 05 / 2019 Bachata Latin Pop
# 6
Album • Aug 30 / 2019 Singer-Songwriter Art Pop
# 7
Album • Sep 27 / 2019 Country Pop
# 8
Album • Oct 25 / 2019 Trap Pop Rap West Coast Hip Hop
# 9
Album • Oct 25 / 2019 Christian Hip Hop
# 10
Album • May 10 / 2019 Southern Hip Hop No Melody
# 11
Album • Feb 08 / 2019 Contemporary R&B Pop
# 12
Album • Oct 04 / 2019 Contemporary R&B
# 13
EP • Jun 21 / 2019 East Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Boom Bap
# 14
Album • Aug 23 / 2019 Synthpop Electropop Alt-Pop
# 15
Album • Jul 19 / 2019 Trap West Coast Hip Hop
# 16
Album • Jun 07 / 2019 Trap