Treble's Top 50 Albums of 2015

The year has come to an end and Treble has revealed our list of the 50 best albums of 2015.

Published: December 14, 2015 07:14 Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop
#2 New Bermuda Deafheaven Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal
#3 Black Messiah D'Angelo and The Vanguard Dec-15-2014, Neo-Soul
#4 Summertime '06 Vince Staples Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop
#5 Algiers Algiers Jun-01-2015, Post-Punk
#6 No Cities to Love Sleater-Kinney Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock
#7 I Love You, Honeybear Father John Misty Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk
#8 Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit Courtney Barnett Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock
#9 In Colour Jamie xx May-29-2015, UK Bass
#10 Garden Of Delete Oneohtrix Point Never Nov-13-2015, Post-Industrial
#11 Carrie & Lowell Sufjan Stevens Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk
#12 Abyss Chelsea Wolfe Aug-07-2015, Darkwave
#13 M3LL155X FKA twigs Aug-14-2015, Glitch Pop
#14 Have You In My Wilderness Julia Holter Sep-25-2015, Art Pop
#15 Art Angels Grimes Nov-06-2015, Electropop
#16 The Epic Kamasi Washington May-11-2015, Spiritual Jazz
#17 DEATH MAGIC HEALTH Aug-07-2015, Electropop
#18 Currents Tame Impala Jul-17-2015, Synthpop
#19 Divers Joanna Newsom Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk
#20 Vulnicura Björk Jan-20-2015, Art Pop
#21 Viet Cong Viet Cong Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk
#22 The Agent Intellect Protomartyr Oct-09-2015, Post-Punk
#23 The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam Thundercat Jun-22-2015, Neo-Soul
#24 Ivy Tripp Waxahatchee Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock
#25 Every Open Eye CHVRCHES Sep-25-2015, Synthpop
#26 The Most Lamentable Tragedy Titus Andronicus Jul-28-2015, Punk Rock
#27 The Children of the Night Tribulation Apr-21-2015, Gothic Metal
#28 Ratchet Shamir May-19-2015, Electro-Disco
#29 Wildheart Miguel Jun-26-2015, Alternative R&B
#30 Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper Panda Bear Jan-12-2015, Psychedelic Pop
#31 If You're Reading This It's Too Late Drake Feb-12-2015, Trap
#32 M Myrkur Aug-21-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal
#33 Fading Frontier Deerhunter Oct-16-2015, Indie Rock
#34 Holding Hands With Jamie Gilla Band Sep-25-2015, Noise Rock
#35 b'lieve i'm goin down... Kurt Vile Sep-25-2015, Folk Rock
#36 Multi-Love Unknown Mortal Orchestra May-26-2015, Psychedelic Pop
#37 On Your Own Love Again Jessica Pratt Jan-27-2015, Contemporary Folk
#38 La Di Da Di Battles Sep-18-2015, Experimental Rock
#39 Deeper The Soft Moon Mar-31-2015, Minimal Wave
#40 Sprinter TORRES May-04-2015, Indie Rock
#41 Poison Season Destroyer Aug-28-2015, Chamber Pop
#42 Natalie Prass Natalie Prass Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop
#43 Surf Nico Segal May-29-2015,
#44 DS2 (Deluxe) Future Jul-17-2015, Trap
#45 The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us Beach Slang Oct-30-2015, Alternative Rock
#46 Success KEN mode Jun-16-2015, Noise Rock
#47 Hallucinogen Kelela Oct-09-2015, Alternative R&B
#48 Platform Holly Herndon May-15-2015, Glitch
#49 I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt Earl Sweatshirt Mar-23-2015,
#50 Morning / Evening Four Tet Jul-10-2015, Microhouse
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | To Pimp A Butterfly | Kendrick Lamar | Album, Mar-16-2015, Conscious Hip Hop |
| #2 | New Bermuda | Deafheaven | Album, Oct-02-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #3 | Black Messiah | D'Angelo and The Vanguard | Album, Dec-15-2014, Neo-Soul |
| #4 | Summertime '06 | Vince Staples | Album, Jun-30-2015, West Coast Hip Hop |
| #5 | Algiers | Algiers | Album, Jun-01-2015, Post-Punk |
| #6 | No Cities to Love | Sleater-Kinney | Album, Jan-20-2015, Indie Rock |
| #7 | I Love You, Honeybear | Father John Misty | Album, Feb-10-2015, Indie Folk |
| #8 | Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit | Courtney Barnett | Album, Mar-23-2015, Indie Rock |
| #9 | In Colour | Jamie xx | Album, May-29-2015, UK Bass |
| #10 | Garden Of Delete | Oneohtrix Point Never | Album, Nov-13-2015, Post-Industrial |
| #11 | Carrie & Lowell | Sufjan Stevens | Album, Mar-31-2015, Indie Folk |
| #12 | Abyss | Chelsea Wolfe | Album, Aug-07-2015, Darkwave |
| #13 | M3LL155X | FKA twigs | EP, Aug-14-2015, Glitch Pop |
| #14 | Have You In My Wilderness | Julia Holter | Album, Sep-25-2015, Art Pop |
| #15 | Art Angels | Grimes | Album, Nov-06-2015, Electropop |
| #16 | The Epic | Kamasi Washington | Album, May-11-2015, Spiritual Jazz |
| #17 | DEATH MAGIC | HEALTH | Album, Aug-07-2015, Electropop |
| #18 | Currents | Tame Impala | Album, Jul-17-2015, Synthpop |
| #19 | Divers | Joanna Newsom | Album, Oct-23-2015, Chamber Folk |
| #20 | Vulnicura | Björk | Album, Jan-20-2015, Art Pop |
| #21 | Viet Cong | Viet Cong | Album, Jan-20-2015, Post-Punk |
| #22 | The Agent Intellect | Protomartyr | Album, Oct-09-2015, Post-Punk |
| #23 | The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam | Thundercat | EP, Jun-22-2015, Neo-Soul |
| #24 | Ivy Tripp | Waxahatchee | Album, Apr-07-2015, Indie Rock |
| #25 | Every Open Eye | CHVRCHES | Album, Sep-25-2015, Synthpop |
| #26 | The Most Lamentable Tragedy | Titus Andronicus | Album, Jul-28-2015, Punk Rock |
| #27 | The Children of the Night | Tribulation | Album, Apr-21-2015, Gothic Metal |
| #28 | Ratchet | Shamir | Album, May-19-2015, Electro-Disco |
| #29 | Wildheart | Miguel | Album, Jun-26-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #30 | Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper | Panda Bear | Album, Jan-12-2015, Psychedelic Pop |
| #31 | If You're Reading This It's Too Late | Drake | Album, Feb-12-2015, Trap |
| #32 | M | Myrkur | Album, Aug-21-2015, Atmospheric Black Metal |
| #33 | Fading Frontier | Deerhunter | Album, Oct-16-2015, Indie Rock |
| #34 | Holding Hands With Jamie | Gilla Band | Album, Sep-25-2015, Noise Rock |
| #35 | b'lieve i'm goin down... | Kurt Vile | Album, Sep-25-2015, Folk Rock |
| #36 | Multi-Love | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Album, May-26-2015, Psychedelic Pop |
| #37 | On Your Own Love Again | Jessica Pratt | Album, Jan-27-2015, Contemporary Folk |
| #38 | La Di Da Di | Battles | Album, Sep-18-2015, Experimental Rock |
| #39 | Deeper | The Soft Moon | Album, Mar-31-2015, Minimal Wave |
| #40 | Sprinter | TORRES | Album, May-04-2015, Indie Rock |
| #41 | Poison Season | Destroyer | Album, Aug-28-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #42 | Natalie Prass | Natalie Prass | Album, Jan-27-2015, Chamber Pop |
| #43 | Surf | Nico Segal | Album, May-29-2015,  |
| #44 | DS2 (Deluxe) | Future | Album, Jul-17-2015, Trap |
| #45 | The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us | Beach Slang | Album, Oct-30-2015, Alternative Rock |
| #46 | Success | KEN mode | Album, Jun-16-2015, Noise Rock |
| #47 | Hallucinogen | Kelela | EP, Oct-09-2015, Alternative R&B |
| #48 | Platform | Holly Herndon | Album, May-15-2015, Glitch |
| #49 | I Dont Like Shit, I Dont Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt | Earl Sweatshirt | Album, Mar-23-2015,  |
| #50 | Morning / Evening | Four Tet | Album, Jul-10-2015, Microhouse |