Gorilla vs. Bear: Our Favorite Albums from the First Half of 2019
[see also 2020, 2010s, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011]
- Barrie — Happy to Be Here
- Bella Boo — Supervillain
- Boy Harsher — Careful
- Carly Rae Jepsen — Dedicated
- Hand Habits — placeholder
- Kim Petras — Clarity
- Kedr Livanskiy — Your Need
- Kelsey Lu — Blood
- Little Simz — GREY Area
- Maria Somerville — All My People
- Mega Bog — Dolphine
- Panda Bear — Buoys
- Young Nudy & Pi'erre Bourne — Sli'merre
- Pottery — No. 1
- Pure Bathing Culture — Night Pass
- Rabit — The Dope Show
- Sofia Kourtesis — Sofia Kourtesis
- Solange — When I Get Home
- Toro y Moi — Outer Peace
- Toro y Moi — Soul Trash
- Weyes Blood — Titanic Rising
Next 20 (alphabetical)
- Jai Paul — Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)
- Erika de Casier — Essentials
- Big Thief — U.F.O.F.
- Yves Jarvis — The Same But By Different Means
- BEA1991 — Brand New Adult
- Aldous Harding — Designer
- Freddie Gibbs & Madlib — Bandana
- Jessica Pratt — Quiet Signs
- Ariana Grande — thank u, next
- Nivhek — After its own death / Walking in a spiral towards the house
- Baltra — Ted
- Tyler, The Creator — IGOR
- Kornél Kovács — Stockholm Marathon
- park hye jin — If U Want It
- Billie Eilish — When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
- Faye Webster — Atlanta Millionaires Club
- Nilüfer Yanya — Miss Universe
- Laurel Halo — DJ-Kicks
- Burial — Claustro / State Forest
- Grace Ives — 2nd