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This is an ordered list of Pitchfork's highest rated albums of 2019. Check out
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FKA twigs - MAGDALENE
November 8, 2019
Art Pop
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Glitch Pop
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Alternative R&B
Score
94
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2
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Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
August 30, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
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Soft Rock
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Folk Rock
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Art Pop
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Piano Rock
Score
94
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Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
May 3, 2019
Indie Folk
Score
92
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4
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Big Thief - Two Hands
October 11, 2019
Indie Folk
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Folk Rock
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Indie Rock
Score
90
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5
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Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Art Pop
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Chamber Pop
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Baroque Pop
Score
89
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6
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Jai Paul - Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)
June 1, 2019
Alternative R&B
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Indietronica
Score
89
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7
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
October 4, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
,
Ambient Pop
Score
88
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8
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Bon Iver - i,i
August 9, 2019
Art Pop
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Singer-Songwriter
,
Experimental
Score
88
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9
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Brittany Howard - Jaime
September 20, 2019
Psychedelic Soul
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Singer-Songwriter
Score
86
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10
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Jenny Hval - The Practice of Love
September 13, 2019
Art Pop
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Synthpop
Score
86
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11
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Alex G - House of Sugar
September 13, 2019
Indie Folk
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Neo-Psychedelia
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Psychedelic Folk
Score
86
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12
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Various Artists - The Time for Peace Is Now - Gospel Music About Us
September 13, 2019
Score
85
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13
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Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
July 12, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
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Alt-Country
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Folk Rock
Score
85
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14
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Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
June 14, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
,
Americana
Score
85
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15
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Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!
May 10, 2019
Alternative R&B
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Neo-Soul
Score
85
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16
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Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising
April 5, 2019
Art Pop
,
Baroque Pop
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Progressive Pop
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Dream Pop
Score
85
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17
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Fennesz - Agora
March 29, 2019
Ambient
,
Electroacoustic
Score
85
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18
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Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile
March 8, 2019
Art Pop
,
Indietronica
,
Synthpop
,
Indie Folk
Score
85
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19
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Arthur Russell - Iowa Dream
November 15, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
,
Folk
,
Art Pop
Score
84
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20
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Earl Sweatshirt - FEET OF CLAY
November 1, 2019
Experimental Hip Hop
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Abstract Hip Hop
Score
84
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21
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Kim Gordon - No Home Record
October 11, 2019
Noise Rock
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Post-Industrial
Score
84
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22
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John Coltrane - Blue World
September 27, 2019
Modal Jazz
Score
84
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23
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Laurie Anderson / Tenzin Choegyal / Jesse Paris Smith - Songs From the Bardo
September 27, 2019
Spoken Word
Score
84
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24
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Young Thug - So Much Fun
August 16, 2019
Trap
,
Southern Hip Hop
Score
84
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25
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Florist - Emily Alone
July 26, 2019
Indie Folk
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
84
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This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2019.
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