The New York Times: Jon Pareles' 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

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish Mar-29-2019, Alt-Pop
#2 Jaime Brittany Howard Sep-20-2019, Psychedelic Soul
#3 Africa Speaks Santana Jun-07-2019, Latin Rock
#4 Athena Sudan Archives Nov-01-2019, Art Pop
#5 Almadura iLe May-10-2019, Latin Alternative
#6 i,i Bon Iver Aug-09-2019, Art Pop
#7 Norman Fucking Rockwell! Lana Del Rey Aug-30-2019, Singer-Songwriter
#8 KIWANUKA Michael Kiwanuka Nov-01-2019, Psychedelic Soul
#9 Schlagenheim black midi Jun-21-2019, Math Rock
#10 1000 gecs 100 gecs May-31-2019, Hyperpop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | Billie Eilish | Album, Mar-29-2019, Alt-Pop |
| #2 | Jaime | Brittany Howard | Album, Sep-20-2019, Psychedelic Soul |
| #3 | Africa Speaks | Santana | Album, Jun-07-2019, Latin Rock |
| #4 | Athena | Sudan Archives | Album, Nov-01-2019, Art Pop |
| #5 | Almadura | iLe | Album, May-10-2019, Latin Alternative |
| #6 | i,i | Bon Iver | Album, Aug-09-2019, Art Pop |
| #7 | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | Lana Del Rey | Album, Aug-30-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | KIWANUKA | Michael Kiwanuka | Album, Nov-01-2019, Psychedelic Soul |
| #9 | Schlagenheim | black midi | Album, Jun-21-2019, Math Rock |
| #10 | 1000 gecs | 100 gecs | Album, May-31-2019, Hyperpop |