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Highest Rated Albums of 2019

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2019

This is an ordered list of Pitchfork's highest rated albums of 2019. Check out Pitchfork's Year End List.

1. FKA twigs - MAGDALENE

FKA twigs - MAGDALENE

November 8, 2019

Score

94

2. Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!

Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!

August 30, 2019

Score

94

3. Big Thief - U.F.O.F.

Big Thief - U.F.O.F.

May 3, 2019

Score

92

4. Big Thief - Two Hands

Big Thief - Two Hands

October 11, 2019

Score

90

5. Angel Olsen - All Mirrors

Angel Olsen - All Mirrors

October 4, 2019

Score

89

6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Ghosteen

October 4, 2019

Singer-Songwriter

Score

88

7. Bon Iver - i,i

August 9, 2019

Score

88

8. Jenny Hval - The Practice of Love

Jenny Hval - The Practice of Love

September 13, 2019

Score

86

9. Brittany Howard - Jaime

Brittany Howard - Jaime

September 20, 2019

Psychedelic Soul

Score

86

10. Alex G - House of Sugar

Alex G - House of Sugar

September 13, 2019

Score

86

11. Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains

Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains

July 12, 2019

Score

85

12. Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest

Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest

June 14, 2019

Singer-Songwriter

Score

85

13. Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising

Weyes Blood - Titanic Rising

April 5, 2019

Score

85

14. Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!

Jamila Woods - LEGACY! LEGACY!

May 10, 2019

Alternative R&B

Score

85

15. Fennesz - Agora

Fennesz - Agora

March 29, 2019

Score

85

16. Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile

Helado Negro - This Is How You Smile

March 8, 2019

Score

85

17. Earl Sweatshirt - FEET OF CLAY

Earl Sweatshirt - FEET OF CLAY

November 1, 2019

Experimental Hip Hop

Score

84

18. Laurie Anderson / Tenzin Choegyal / Jesse Paris Smith - Songs From the Bardo

Laurie Anderson / Tenzin Choegyal / Jesse Paris Smith - Songs From the Bardo

September 27, 2019

Score

84

19. Kim Gordon - No Home Record

Kim Gordon - No Home Record

October 11, 2019

Score

84

20. John Coltrane - Blue World

John Coltrane - Blue World

September 27, 2019

Score

84

21. Young Thug - So Much Fun

Young Thug - So Much Fun

August 16, 2019

Score

84

22. Maxo Kream - Brandon Banks

Maxo Kream - Brandon Banks

July 19, 2019

Score

84

23. Moodymann - SINNER

Moodymann - SINNER

June 21, 2019

Score

84

24. Florist - Emily Alone

Florist - Emily Alone

July 26, 2019

Score

84

25. Mannequin Pussy - Patience

Mannequin Pussy - Patience

June 21, 2019

Score

84

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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Pitchfork awarded albums throughout 2019.

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