Earlier this month, I posted My Top 60 Albums of the 2010s. I also posted my Top 5 Albums of 2019 within another post on my favorite books, TV shows, movies and albums of this past year.
Now I’m expanding the list to 25 albums. I chose one song from each album, with the playlist not being a countdown, but organized alphabetically by first name of artist or group with album title. Since on the playlist it doesn’t show the title of each album, I am including the full list here along with the year each album was released.
I also am including a second list of another 25 albums of honorable mentions, some that I only discovered within the past week, thanks to top album lists around the Internet.
The Top 25
- Angel Olsen – All Mirrors
- Anthony Naples – Fog FM
- Beyoncé – Homecoming: The Live Album (2019)
- Big Thief – U.F.O.F.
- Bon Iver – i, i
- Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars
- The Chemical Brothers – No Geography
- Dave – PSYCHODRAMA
- FKA Twigs – MAGDALENE
- The Hold Steady – Thrashing Thru The Passion
- Jenny Lewis – On The Line
- Lambchop – This (Is What I Wanted To Tell You)
- Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell
- LCD Soundsystem – Electric Lady Sessions
- Little Simz – GREY Area
- Nilufer Yanya – Miss Universe
- Powder – Powder in Space
- Prince – Originals
- Rocketship – Thanks To You
- SAULT – 5
- Sharon Van Etten – Remind Me Tomorrow
- Tyler, The Creator – IGOR
- Vampire Weekend – Father of the Bride
- Weyes Blood – Titanic Rising
- Yves Jarvis – The Same But By Different Means
The 25 Honorable Mentions
- Better Oblivion Community Center – Better Oblivion Community Center
- Burial – Tunes 2011-2019
- Carly Rae Jepsen – Dedicated
- CHAI – PUNK
- Che Apalache – Rearrange My Heart
- Dermot Kennedy – Without Fear
- Dry Cleaning – Sweet Princess EP
- FEELS – Post Earth
- Floating Points – Crush
- Four Tet – Anna Painting
- Helado Negro – This Is How You Smile
- Jamila Woods – LEGACY! LEGACY!
- Jenny Hval – The Practice of Love
- Joan Shelley – Like The River Loves The Sea
- Kim Lenz – Slowly Speeding
- KOKOKO! – Fongola
- Mannequin Pussy – Patience
- Moodyman – Sinner: KDJ-48
- Nilufer Yanya – Miss Universe
- ODD OKODO – Auma
- Orville Peck – Pony
- Rapsody – Eve
- Robert Ellis – Texas Piano Man
- Santana – Africa Speaks
- Sofia Kourtesis – Sofia Kourtesis
I did not make a playlist (yet) for these honorable mentions, but I encourage you to seek them out on the platform of your choice in the meantime.
What were the albums that you had on heavy rotation this past year? Share in the comments below or link to your own list on your blog or a playlist on the music service of your choice.
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