Year-End Lists

Chris Willman: The Best Albums of 2019, as published by Variety

1. Taylor Swift
   Lover
1. Billie Eilish
   When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
1. The Highwomen
   The Highwomen
4. The Raconteurs
   Help Us Stranger
5. The New Pornographers
   In the Morse Code of Brake Lights
6. Leonard Cohen
   Thanks for the Dance
7. Maren Morris
   GIRL
8. Yola
   Walk Through Fire
9. Ariana Grande
   Thank U, Next
10. Sara Bareilles
    Amidst the Chaos

Not to mention

• Bruce Springsteen
  Western Stars
• Tanya Tucker
  While I'm Livin'
• Vampire Weekend
  Father of the Bride
• Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
  there is no Other
• Lana Del Rey
  Norman Fucking Rockwell!
• Joy Williams
  Front Porch
• Jenny Lewis
  On the Line
• Allison Moorer
  Blood
• Gary Clark Jr.
  This Land
• Fruit Bats
  Gold Past Life
• Miranda Lambert
  Wildcard
• Jamila Woods
  LEGACY! LEGACY!
• Rodney Crowell
  TEXAS
• Kalie Shorr
  Open Book
• Tyler, The Creator
  IGOR
• Sheryl Crow
  Threads
• Midland
  Let It Roll
• Maggie Rogers
  Heard It In A Past Life