The Wall Street Journal's Best Music of 2019
While streaming continues to chip away at longform listening, releases by Big Thief, Brittany Howard, Lana Del Rey and others reveal the vibrancy of an extended musical format.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | I Was Real | 75 Dollar Bill | Jun-28-2019, Psychedelic Rock |
| #2 | All Mirrors | Angel Olsen | Oct-04-2019, Art Pop |
| #3 | Two Hands | Big Thief | Oct-11-2019, Indie Folk |
| #4 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | Billie Eilish | Mar-29-2019, Alt-Pop |
| #5 | i,i | Bon Iver | Aug-09-2019, Art Pop |
| #6 | Jaime | Brittany Howard | Sep-20-2019, Psychedelic Soul |
| #7 | FEET OF CLAY | Earl Sweatshirt | Nov-01-2019, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #8 | MAGDALENE | FKA twigs | Nov-08-2019, Art Pop |
| #9 | Crush | Floating Points | Oct-18-2019, IDM |
| #10 | Quiet Signs | Jessica Pratt | Feb-08-2019, Contemporary Folk |
| #11 | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | Lana Del Rey | Aug-30-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Die A Legend | Polo G | Jun-07-2019, Trap |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | I Was Real | 75 Dollar Bill | Album, Jun-28-2019, Psychedelic Rock |
| #2 | All Mirrors | Angel Olsen | Album, Oct-04-2019, Art Pop |
| #3 | Two Hands | Big Thief | Album, Oct-11-2019, Indie Folk |
| #4 | WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? | Billie Eilish | Album, Mar-29-2019, Alt-Pop |
| #5 | i,i | Bon Iver | Album, Aug-09-2019, Art Pop |
| #6 | Jaime | Brittany Howard | Album, Sep-20-2019, Psychedelic Soul |
| #7 | FEET OF CLAY | Earl Sweatshirt | EP, Nov-01-2019, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #8 | MAGDALENE | FKA twigs | Album, Nov-08-2019, Art Pop |
| #9 | Crush | Floating Points | Album, Oct-18-2019, IDM |
| #10 | Quiet Signs | Jessica Pratt | Album, Feb-08-2019, Contemporary Folk |
| #11 | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | Lana Del Rey | Album, Aug-30-2019, Singer-Songwriter |
| #12 | Die A Legend | Polo G | Album, Jun-07-2019, Trap |