Year-End Lists

Tyler Andere: Favorite Albums of 2019, as posted to Medium in no particular order

• Heavy Lifter
  Hovvdy
• M for Empathy
  Lomelda
• Happy to Be Here
  Barrie
• Remember the Silver
  Emily Yacina
• Over It
  Summer Walker
• Lover
  Taylor Swift
• Pang
  Caroline Polachek
• Vagabon
  Vagabon
• MARANASATI 19111
  Nina Keith
• Echo's Verse
  R Beny
• Binibini
  Pamcy
• Anak Ko
  Jay Som
• Free Company
  Boy Scouts
• ~~~
  Ana Roxanne
• Cosine
  Ancient Pools
• When I Get Home
  Solange
• Outer Peace
  Toro y Moi
• Rat’s Spit
  Julian Lynch
• Zdenka 2080
  Salami Rose Joe Louis
• Kleinmeister
  Ruth Garbus
• II
  Casey Golden
• Trillium Killer
  Foxes In Fiction
• 私をしも
  mei ehara
• Mirroring
  Yohuna
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  Hand Habits

Jordan Cronk: Top 30 Albums of 2019, as posted to Twitter

[see also 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. Purple Mountains
   Purple Mountains
2. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
3. PROTO
   Holly Herndon
4. basking in the glow
   Oso Oso
5. House of Sugar
   (Sandy) Alex G
6. No Home Record
   Kim Gordon
7. Main Pop Girl 2019
   Default Genders
8. American Football (LP3)
   American Football
9. Agora
   Fennesz
10. Baroo
    Carl Stone
11. Ghosteen
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
12. Remembering the Rockets
    Strange Ranger
13. Field Whispers (Into the Crystal Palace)
    Fire-Toolz
14. Export
    Rap
15. The Practice of Love
    Jenny Hval
16. Schlagenheim
    black midi
17. Magdalene
    FKA twigs
18. Four of Arrows
    Great Grandpa
19. Immunity
    Clairo
20. Lost Wisdom, Pt. 2
    Mount Eerie feat. Julie Doiron
21. At the Party with My Brown Friends
    Black Belt Eagle Scout
22. Emily Alone
    Florist
23. Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
    Bill Callahan
24. 1000 gecs
    100 gecs
25. U.F.O.F.
    Big Thief
25. Two Hands
    Big Thief
26. Dogrel
    Fontaines D.C.
27. Soft Landing
    Sandro Perri
28. Life Metal
    Sunn O)))
28. Pyroclasts
    Sunn O)))
29. Crush
    Floating Points
30. This (Is What I Wanted to Tell You)
    Lambchop

Kitty Empire: Top 10 Albums of 2019, as published by The Observer

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2012 • 2011]

1. Ghosteen
   Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
2. I Was Real
   75 Dollar Bill
3. Father of the Bride
   Vampire Weekend
4. Cuz I Love You
   Lizzo
5. Titanic Rising
   Weyes Blood
6. Charli
   Charli XCX
7. Jaime
   Brittany Howard
8. Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
   Bill Callahan
9. Designer
   Aldous Harding
10. Heavy Is The Head
    Stormzy

The Wild Honey Pie: Top 30 Albums of 2019

[see also 2020 • 2010s • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. Jaime
   Brittany Howard
2. Crushing
   Julia Jacklin
3. Charli
   Charli XCX
4. Cuz I Love You
   Lizzo
5. Raw Honey
   Drugdealer
6. Better Oblivion Community Center
   Better Oblivion Community Center
7. Remind Me Tomorrow
   Sharon Van Etten
8. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
9. Omoiyari
   Kishi Bashi
10. Atlanta Millionaires Club
    Faye Webster
11. Cheap Queen
    King Princess
12. Oh My God
    Kevin Morby
13. Magdalene
    FKA twigs
14. When I Get Home
    Solange
15. Two Hands
    Big Thief
16. placeholder
    Hand Habits
17. Gold Past Life
    Fruit Bats
18. Ventura
    Anderson .Paak
19. Bird Songs of a Killjoy
    Bedouine
20. My Finest Work Yet
    Andrew Bird
21. Lux Prima
    Karen O & Danger Mouse
22. Dedicated
    Carly Rae Jepsen
23. Late Night Feelings
    Mark Ronson
24. Heard It In A Past Life
    Maggie Rogers
25. Assume Form
    James Blake
26. Tomb
    Angelo De Augustine
27. IGOR
    Tyler, The Creator
28. Father of the Bride
    Vampire Weekend
29. All Mirrors
    Angel Olsen
30. SASAMI
    SASAMI

Jeremy D. Larson: Favorite Albums of 2019

[see also 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015]

1. U.F.O.F.
   Big Thief
2. Purple Mountains
   Purple Mountains
3. Father of the Bride
   Vampire Weekend
4. Magdalene
   FKA twigs
5. Designer
   Aldous Harding
6. Patience
   Mannequin Pussy
7. i,i
   Bon Iver
8. No Home Record
   Kim Gordon
9. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
10. Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
    The Comet Is Coming
11. Jaime
    Brittany Howard
12. PROTO
    Holly Herndon
13. Hiding Places
    Billy Woods & Kenny Segal
14. Dogrel
    Fontaines D.C.
15. Schlagenheim
    black midi
16. Sulphur English
    Inter Arma
17. Die a Legend
    Polo G
18. Agora
    Fennesz
19. thank u, next
    Ariana Grande
20. Ism
    Junius Paul
21. Anima
    Thom Yorke
22. 2020
    Richard Dawson
23. I Was Real
    75 Dollar Bill
24. Town Centre
    Squid
25. The Adornment Of Time
    Tyshawn Sorey and Marilyn Crispell

Uproxx Music Critics Poll: Best Albums of 2019, a survey of more than 200 music critics

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018]

1. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
   Lana Del Rey
2. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
   Billie Eilish
3. IGOR
   Tyler, The Creator
4. Purple Mountains
   Purple Mountains
5. Father of the Bride
   Vampire Weekend
6. All Mirrors
   Angel Olsen
7. Titanic Rising
   Weyes Blood
8. Remind Me Tomorrow
   Sharon Van Etten
9. On the Line
   Jenny Lewis
10. Magdalene
    FKA twigs
11. Lover
    Taylor Swift
12. Ghosteen
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
13. thank u, next
    Ariana Grande
14. When I Get Home
    Solange
15. Cuz I Love You
    Lizzo
16. U.F.O.F.
    Big Thief
17. Bandana
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
18. Jaime
    Brittany Howard
19. The Highwomen
    The Highwomen
20. i,i
    Bon Iver
21. Young Enough
    Charly Bliss
22. Charli
    Charli XCX
23. I Am Easy to Find
    The National
24. No Home Record
    Kim Gordon
25. LEGACY! LEGACY!
    Jamila Woods
26. Better Oblivion Community Center
    Better Oblivion Community Center
27. basking in the glow
    Oso Oso
28. Morbid Stuff
    PUP
29. Heard It In A Past Life
    Maggie Rogers
30. 1000 gecs
    100 gecs
31. Two Hands
    Big Thief
32. Wildcard
    Miranda Lambert
33. Patience
    Mannequin Pussy
34. Crushing
    Julia Jacklin
35. Dedicated
    Carly Rae Jepsen
36. So Much Fun
    Young Thug
37. Sound & Fury
    Sturgill Simpson
38. Pang
    Caroline Polachek
39. Eve
    Rapsody
40. Ode to Joy
    Wilco
41. ZUU
    Denzel Curry
42. Pony
    Orville Peck
43. Lux Prima
    Karen O & Danger Mouse
44. GREY Area
    Little Simz
45. Schlagenheim
    black midi
46. While I'm Livin'
    Tanya Tucker
47. Dogrel
    Fontaines D.C.
48. Western Stars
    Bruce Springsteen
49. House of Sugar
    (Sandy) Alex G
50. The Lost Boy
    YBN Cordae

Revolt: 9 Top Hip Hop Albums of 2019

[see also 2018]

1. Eve
   Rapsody
2. Bandana
   Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
3. WWCD
   Griselda
4. Baby on Baby
   DaBaby
5. The Lost Boy
   YBN Cordae
6. Mirrorland
   EarthGang
7. May the Lord Watch
   Little Brother
8. Guns
   Quelle Chris
9. Die a Legend
   Polo G

Jason Parham: The 7 Best Albums of 2019, as published by Wired, in alphabetical order

[see also 2022 • 2021]

• Apollo XXI
  Steve Lacy
• Bandana
  Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
• IGOR
  Tyler, The Creator
• Para Mi
  Cuco
• Something Like a War
  Kindness
• When I Get Home
  Solange
• When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
  Billie Eilish

Honorable Mentions

• All Mirrors
  Angel Olsen
• Father of the Bride
  Vampire Weekend
• Homecoming: The Live Album
  Beyoncé
• Jaime
  Brittany Howard
• KIRK
  DaBaby
• Magdalene
  FKA twigs
• Norman Fucking Rockwell!
  Lana Del Rey
• Over It
  Summer Walker
• This Is How You Smile
  Helado Negro

No Depression: Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2019

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016]

1. Songs Of Our Native Daughters
   Our Native Daughters
2. The Highwomen
   The Highwomen
3. Walk Through Fire
   Yola
4. When You're Ready
   Molly Tuttle
5. Sound & Fury
   Sturgill Simpson
6. Terms of Surrender
   Hiss Golden Messenger
7. Gold Past Life
   Fruit Bats
8. All Mirrors
   Angel Olsen
9. Country Squire
   Tyler Childers
10. Union
    Son Volt
11. Designer
    Aldous Harding
12. Wooh Dang
    Daniel Norgren
13. Tall, Dark, and Handsome
    Delbert McClinton, Self-Made Men, Dana
14. While I'm Livin'
    Tanya Tucker
15. Colorado
    Neil Young
16. We Get By
    Mavis Staples
17. Desert Dove
    Michaela Anne
18. Breakdown On 20th Ave. South
    Buddy & Julie Miller
19. Crushing
    Julia Jacklin
20. White Noise / White Lines
    Kelsey Waldon

Anthony Fantano: Top 50 Albums of 2019, as aired on The Needle Drop

[see also 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2018 • 2017]

1. Charli
   Charli XCX
2. IGOR
   Tyler, The Creator
3. 2020
   Richard Dawson
4. Caligula
   Lingua Ignota
5. Girl with Basket of Fruit
   Xiu Xiu
6. GREY Area
   Little Simz
7. H.A.Q.Q.
   Liturgy
8. COIN COIN Chapter Four: Memphis
   Matana Roberts
9. Miami Memory
   Alex Cameron
10. Flamboyant
    Dorian Electra
11. Itekoma Hits
    Otoboke Beaver
12. Titanic Rising
    Weyes Blood
13. Infest The Rats' Nest
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
14. When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
    Billie Eilish
15. Schlagenheim
    black midi
16. Nothing Great About Britain
    slowthai
17. A Quiet Farwell, Twenty Sixteen to Twenty Eighteen
    Slauson Malone
18. Polyhymnia
    Yazz Ahmed
19. Return to Center
    Kirin J Callinan
20. Cuz I Love You
    Lizzo
21. Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery
    The Comet Is Coming
22. There Existed an Addiction to Blood
    clipping.
23. Plastic Anniversary
    Matmos
24. Guns
    Quelle Chris
25. Bandana
    Freddie Gibbs & Madlib
26. Homecoming: The Live Album
    Beyoncé
27. thank u, next
    Ariana Grande
28. Pang
    Caroline Polachek
29. Little Electric Chicken Heart
    Ana Frango Elétrico
30. The Fall of Hobo Johnson
    Hobo Johnson
31. Purple Mountains
    Purple Mountains
32. GINGER
    BROCKHAMPTON
33. Norman Fucking Rockwell!
    Lana Del Rey
34. uknowhatimsayin¿
    Danny Brown
35. All My Heroes Are Cornballs
    JPEGMAFIA
36. A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night
    Blu & Oh No
37. ZUU
    Denzel Curry
38. Sonic Citadel
    Lightning Bolt
39. The Origin of My Depression
    Uboa
40. Pyroclasts
    Sunn O)))
41. Hiding Places
    Billy Woods & Kenny Segal
42. Morbid Stuff
    PUP
43. Hi This Is Flume
    Flume
44. The Highwomen
    The Highwomen
45. [USA]
    Anamanaguchi
46. Malibu Ken
    Malibu Ken, Aesop Rock & TOBACCO
47. Braindrops
    Tropical Fuck Storm
48. Fever
    Megan Thee Stallion
49. 1000 gecs
    100 gecs
50. Eve
    Rapsody