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This is an ordered list of Drowned in Sound's highest rated albums of 2015. Check out
Drowned in Sound's Year End List
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1
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Joanna Newsom - Divers
October 23, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
,
Chamber Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
2
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The Icarus Line - All Things Under Heaven
October 2, 2015
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
3
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John Howard & The Night Mail - John Howard & The Night Mail
August 21, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Mbongwana Star - From Kinshasa
May 19, 2015
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
5
.
Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly
March 15, 2015
Conscious Hip Hop
,
Jazz Rap
,
West Coast Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
6
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Cheatahs - Mythologies
October 30, 2015
Shoegaze
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
7
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Die Verboten - 2007
October 30, 2015
Krautrock
,
Disco
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
8
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The Chills - Silver Bullets
October 30, 2015
Jangle Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
9
.
Neon Indian - VEGA INTL. Night School
October 16, 2015
Chillwave
,
Synthpop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
.
Dilly Dally - Sore
October 9, 2015
Indie Rock
,
Alternative Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
.
Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
September 18, 2015
Chamber Pop
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
.
Blacklisters - Adult
September 18, 2015
Noise Rock
,
Post-Hardcore
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
.
Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION
August 21, 2015
Synthpop
,
Dance-Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
.
Petite Noir - La Vie Est Belle / Life Is Beautiful
September 11, 2015
Indietronica
,
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
.
Max Richter - SLEEP
September 4, 2015
Ambient
,
Post-Minimalism
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
.
Helen - The Original Faces
September 4, 2015
Shoegaze
,
Dream Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
.
Blank Realm - Illegals in Heaven
September 4, 2015
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Destroyer - Poison Season
August 28, 2015
Chamber Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
.
Beach House - Depression Cherry
August 28, 2015
Dream Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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FKA twigs - M3LL155X
August 13, 2015
Art Pop
,
Glitch Pop
,
UK Bass
,
Deconstructed Club
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
.
Kagoule - Urth
August 21, 2015
Alternative Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
.
Titus Andronicus - The Most Lamentable Tragedy
July 28, 2015
Indie Rock
,
Rock Opera
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
.
Haiku Salut - Etch and Etch Deep
July 31, 2015
Art Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
.
Wilco - Star Wars
July 16, 2015
Indie Rock
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
.
Heather Woods Broderick - Glider
July 10, 2015
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Drowned in Sound awarded albums throughout 2015.
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