Album of The Year - Endgame

It’s still too close to edit so I’ll just use last years end list. I still think it was the weakest year for a while and that this year has already outstripped it!


1. The Gloaming - 3
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
3. Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
4, Thom Yorke - Anima
5. Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh & Thomas Bartlett
6. Bruce Springsteen - Western Stars
7. Rhiannon Giddens - There Is No Other
8. Anna Mieke - Idle Mind
9. Brittany Howard - Jaime
10. Angel Olsen - All Mirrors

Honourable Mentions

Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
Nilüfer Yanya - Miss Universe
FKA Twigs - Magdalene
Billy Eilish - When We All Go Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Black Pumas
Durand Jones & The Indications - American Love Call
Kelly Finnigan ‎– The Tales People Tell
Julia Jacklin - Crushing
Our Native Daughters - Songs of our Native Daughters
Bon Iver - i, i
Fontaines DC - Dogrel
The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears
 
Thank you so much for running this thread @Woob_woob ! It's been an extremely fun and enjoyable thread to participate in and read! I love you Woob! ♥

1. Tyler, The Creator - IGOR
2. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
3. Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
4. Little Simz - Grey Area
5. Caroline Polachek - Pang
6. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
7. Michael Kiwunaka - Kiwunaka
8. Danny Brown - knowhatimsayin¿
9. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
10. Stella Donnelly - Beware Of The Dogs
 
Top 10 - 2019:
  1. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell
  2. Billie Eilish - When We Fall…
  3. FKA Twigs - Magdalene
  4. Chai - Punk
  5. Mannnequin Pussy - Patience
  6. Tyler, The Creator ‎– Igor
  7. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
  8. JPEGMAFIA - All My Friends Are Cornballs
  9. Solange - When I Get Home
  10. Purple Mountains - S/T
HMs:
Cate Le Bon - Reward
Thom Yorke - Anima
Lolo Zouaï ‎– High Highs to Low Lows
Carly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated
Big Thief - U.F.O.F./Two Hands
 
2019


1) The National - I Am Easy to Find
2) Hatchie - Keepsake
3) Julia Jacklin - Crushing
4) Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
5) Bodywash - Comforter
6) DIIV - Deceiver
7) White Reaper - You Deserve Love
8) Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
9) The Tallest Man on Earth - I Love You. It's a Fever Dream.
10) Big Thief - Two Hands
 
2019: Not much changed for me from December other than moving Harry Styles way up my list because I didn't really listen to it much until this year and it's fantastic!

1. Kelly Finnigan - The Tales People Tell
2. Black Pumas - Black Pumas
3. Jade Bird - Jade Bird
4. Durand Jones and the Indications - American Love Call
5. Lizzo - Cuz I Love You
6. Harry Styles - Fine Line
7. Taylor Swift - Lover
8. Rachael and Vilray - Rachael and Vilray
9. Jonas Brothers - Happiness Begins
10. Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!

Honorable Mentions:
Anderson .Paak - Ventura
The Dip - Delivers!
The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger
Gary Clark Jr. - This Land
Copeland - Blushing
Haley Reinhart - Lo-Fi Soul
Kanye West - Jesus is King
The Black Keys - Let’s Rock
Maren Morris - GIRL
The Harlem Gospel Travellers - He’s On Time
 
2019-

1. Better Oblivion Community Center
2. Vampire Weekend-Father of the Bride
3. Beirut-Gallipoli
4. Little Simz-Grey Area
5. Big Thief-Two Hands
6. Black Pumas
7. Comet Is Coming-Trust In the Life force...
8. The National-I Am Easy to Find
9. King Gizzard-Fishing for Fishies
10. Lana Del Rey-Norman Fucking Rockwell
 
  1. Wilco - Ode to Joy
  2. Tool - Fear Inoculum
  3. American Football - American Football (LP3)
  4. Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race
  5. Vampire - Weekend Father of the Bride
  6. Torche - Admission
  7. Sara Bareilles - Amidst The Chaos
  8. black midi - schlagenheim
  9. Big Thief - Two Hands
  10. The Cranberries - In the End
 
Top 12 (All the albums I ended up checking out for that year RANKED)

1) Lindsey Stirling - Artemis
2) We Are Not Your Kind - Slipknot
3) Taylor Swift - Lover
4) Alex Lahey - The Best Of Luck Club
5) Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
6) Volbeat - Rewind, Replay, Rebound
7) Opeth - In Cauda Venenum
8) Sabaton - The Great War
9) Tool - Fear Inoculum
10) The National - I Am Easy To Find
11) Within Temptation - Resist (Hated putting it this low!)
12) 311 - Voyager
 
I don't want this thread to end :cry: Thank you for running this thread, @Woob_woob!
Taking from last year (while also including some refined honorable mentions):

Top 10 Albums of 2019:
  1. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
  2. The Comet is Coming - Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
  3. Lingua Ignota - CALIGULA
  4. Kishi Bashi - Omoiyari
  5. Julia Jacklin - Crushing
  6. Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
  7. Otoboke Beaver - Itekoma Hits
  8. Black Midi - Schlagenheim
  9. Sunn O))) - Life Metal
  10. clipping. - There Existed an Addiction to Blood
Honorable Mentions (no order):
  • Hatchie - Keepsake
  • Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
  • FKA Twigs - Magdalene
  • Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
  • Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
 
Here are some other threads about 2019 in case you're interested

The Year End Megalist thread:

YEAR END MEGALIST 2019

ITS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN TO GET TOGETHER ALL OF OUR YEAR END LISTS AND MAKE A COLLECTIVE FORUM YEAR END MEGALIST!!!! Rules: Everyone has 100 points distribute to their favorite albums of the year, however the most points you can give to a single album is 20 points. I'll calculate all the...
www.needlesandgrooves.com www.needlesandgrooves.com

And the Best Music of 2019 thread:

Best Music of 2019

What are your favorite songs and albums of the year so far?
www.needlesandgrooves.com www.needlesandgrooves.com
 
1. Nilufer Yanya - Miss Universe
2. Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy!
3. Fontaines DC - Dogrel
4. Purple Mountains - S/T
5. Julia Jacklin - Crushing
6. Greet Death - New Hell
7. Orville Peck - Pony
8. Lana Del Ray - NFR
9 Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
10. Little Simz - Grey Area

Honorable Mentions -
Hayden Thorpe- Diviner
Sturgill Simpson - Sound & Fury
Cate LeBon- Reward
Dave - Psychodrama
King Nun - S/T

Re-ordered the second half of the top 10 and added Great Death to the top 10. I didn't discover that record until this year.
 
So here's my 2019 list. There have been so many great and amazing records last year and I love each one on my list and actually even more. ❤ Especially female artists of all genres got out so many wonderful records last year. 🔥

I might edit this a bit more next week, as I want to listen/relisten to more albums from last year, but so far it looks like that:

1. Billie Eilish "When we all fall asleep, where do we go"
2. Lizzo "Cuz I love you"
3. Black Pumas "Black Pumas"
4. Durand Jones & The Indications "American love call"
5. Sharon van Etten "Remind me tomorrow"
6. The Drums "Brutalism"
7. Liam Gallagher "Why me? Why not."
8. Lana del Rey "Norman Fucking Rockwell"
9. Bleached "Don't you think you had enough?"
10. Vampire Weekend "Father of the bride"

11. Ex Hex "It's real"
12. Better Oblivion Community Center "s/t"
13. Little Simz "Grey area"
14. Sheryl Crow "Threads"
15. Orville Peck "Pony"
16. SWMRS "Berkeley's on fire"
17. Weyes Blood "Titanic rising"
18. FKA Twigs "Magdalene"
19. Julia Jacklin "Crushing"
20. Nilüfer Yanya "Miss Universe"
21. Jamilah Woods "Legacy! Legacy!"
22. Drugdealer "Raw honey"
23. Kevin Morby "Oh my God"
24. Slowthai "Nothing great about Britain"
25. Ariana Grande "Thank you next"
26. Doja Cat "Hot Pink"
27. Stella Donnelly "Beware of the dogs"
28. Japanese House "Good at falling"
29. Kelsey Waldon "White noise/ white lines"
30. Dinosaur Pile- Up "Celebrity mansions"
 
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