Year-End Lists

Rough Trade: Albums of the Year 2019

[see also 2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020]

1. Fontaines D.C.
   Dogrel
2. Weyes Blood
   Titanic Rising
3. Angel Olsen
   All Mirrors
4. Little Simz
   GREY Area
5. Black Midi
   Schlagenheim
6. Sleaford Mods
   Eton Alive
7. Cate Le Bon
   Reward
8. Vanishing Twin
   The Age of Immunology
9. Ex:Re
   Ex:Re
10. The Comet Is Coming
    Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
11. Beck
    Hyperspace
12. Jay Som
    Anak Ko
13. Iggy Pop
    Free
14. Kit Sebastian
    Mantra Moderne
15. The Delines
    The Imperial
16. Crumb
    Jinx
17. Durand Jones & The Indications
    American Love Call
18. Purple Mountains
    Purple Mountains
19. Swans
    leaving meaning.
20. Marika Hackman
    Any Human Friend
21. Bat for Lashes
    Lost Girls
22. DIIV
    Deceiver
23. Nérija
    Blume
24. Orville Peck
    Pony
25. Big Thief
    Two Hands
26. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
    Ghosteen
27. Foals
    Part 2 Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost
28. Amyl and The Sniffers
    Amyl and The Sniffers
29. Cigarettes After Sex
    Cry
30. Sharon Van Etten
    Remind Me Tomorrow
31. The Murder Capital
    When I Have Fears
32. KOKOKO!
    Fongola
33. The Fat White Family
    Serfs Up!
34. FKA twigs
    Magdalene
35. Karen O & Danger Mouse
    Lux Prima
36. The Twilight Sad
    It Won/t Be like This All the Time
37. Sturgill Simpson
    Sound & Fury
38. Toro y Moi
    Outer Peace
39. The Rails
    Cancel the Sun
40. Billie Eilish
    When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
41. Mac DeMarco
    Here Comes the Cowboy
42. Pond
    Tasmania
43. Aldous Harding
    Designer
44. Barrie
    Happy to Be Here
45. Kae Tempest
    The Book of Traps and Lessons
46. Cross Record
    Cross Record
47. Shura
    forevher
48. Joe Armon-Jones
    Turn to Clear View
49. Temples
    Hot Motion
50. Penguin Cafe
    Handfuls of Night
51. Pip Blom
    Boat
52. Jacques Greene
    Dawn Chorus
53. Alcest
    Spiritual Instinct
54. Turnover
    Altogether
55. Sault
    5
56. slowthai
    Nothing Great About Britain
57. Jordan Rakei
    Origin
58. Wilco
    Ode to Joy
59. Ohtis
    Curve of Earth
60. Dermot Kennedy
    Without Fear
61. Tyler, The Creator
    IGOR
62. Flying Lotus
    Flamagra
63. Robert Forster
    Inferno
64. Helado Negro
    This Is How You Smile
65. Girl Ray
    Girl
66. Mattiel
    Satis Factory
67. Tallies
    Tallies
68. Drahla
    Useless Coordinates
69. The National
    I Am Easy to Find
70. Patience
    Dizzy Spells
71. TOY
    Happy in the Hollow
72. Tindersticks
    No Treasure But Hope
73. Lana Del Rey
    Norman Fucking Rockwell!
74. Sarathy Korwar
    More Arriving
75. Jessica Pratt
    Quiet Signs
76. Tyler Childers
    Country Squire
77. Ratso
    Stubborn Heart
78. Richard Dawson
    2020
79. Julia Jacklin
    Crushing
80. Brittany Howard
    Jaime
81. Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes
    End of Suffering
82. Lizzo
    Cuz I Love You
83. Oh Sees
    Face Stabber
84. Snapped Ankles
    Stunning Luxury
85. Rex Orange County
    Pony
86. Drab Majesty
    Modern Mirror
87. Thom Yorke
    Anima
88. Girl Band
    The Talkies
89. Blackwater Holylight
    Veils of Winter
90. Dehd
    Water
91. A.A. Bondy
    Enderness
92. Jade Bird
    Jade Bird
93. Liam Gallagher
    Why Me? Why Not.
94. Tool
    Fear Inoculum