The Ringer's Best Albums of 2019

From the indie darlings to the commercial smashes to the out-of-nowhere newcomers, two Ringer staffers break down the best long players of the year

Published: December 03, 2019 13:03 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Norman Fucking Rockwell! Lana Del Rey Aug-30-2019, Singer-Songwriter
#2 Fever Megan Thee Stallion May-17-2019, Southern Hip Hop
#3 Purple Mountains Purple Mountains Jul-12-2019, Alt-Country
#4 Brandon Banks Maxo Kream Jul-19-2019, Trap
#5 WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Billie Eilish Mar-29-2019, Alt-Pop
#6 IGOR Tyler, The Creator May-17-2019, Neo-Soul
#7 Young Enough Charly Bliss May-10-2019, Power Pop
#8 LEGACY! LEGACY! Jamila Woods May-10-2019, Neo-Soul
#9 On the Line Jenny Lewis Mar-22-2019, Soft Rock
#10 Early Bird Larry June Feb-15-2019, West Coast Hip Hop
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | Lana Del Rey | Album, Aug-30-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #2 | Fever | Megan Thee Stallion | Album, May-17-2019, Southern Hip Hop |
| #3 | Purple Mountains | Purple Mountains | Album, Jul-12-2019, Alt-Country |
| #4 | Brandon Banks | Maxo Kream | Album, Jul-19-2019, Trap |
| #5 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | Billie Eilish | Album, Mar-29-2019, Alt-Pop |
| #6 | IGOR | Tyler, The Creator | Album, May-17-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #7 | Young Enough | Charly Bliss | Album, May-10-2019, Power Pop |
| #8 | LEGACY! LEGACY! | Jamila Woods | Album, May-10-2019, Neo-Soul |
| #9 | On the Line | Jenny Lewis | Album, Mar-22-2019, Soft Rock |
| #10 | Early Bird | Larry June | Album, Feb-15-2019, West Coast Hip Hop |