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This is an ordered list of The Guardian's highest rated albums of 2019. Check out
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Federico Colli - J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto; Partita IV; J.S. Bach/Busoni: Chaconne
January 4, 2019
Baroque Music
Score
100
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Amazon
2
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Véronique Gens / Orchestre National De Lille / Alexandre Bloch - Chausson: Poème de l'Amour et de la Mer; Symphonie Op. 20
March 8, 2019
Romanticism
Score
100
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Amazon
3
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András Schiff - Franz Schubert: Sonatas & Impromptus
April 12, 2019
Romanticism
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
4
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Rachel Podger - J.S. Bach: Cello Suites
April 0, 2019
Baroque Music
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
5
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Natascha Petrinsky / Marisol Montalvo / Georg Nigl / Werner Van Mechelen / Orchestre Symphonique Et Chœurs De La Monnaie / Franck Ollu - Pascal Dusapin: Penthesilea
September 13, 2019
Modern Classical
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Opera
Score
100
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Amazon
6
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Christian Tetzlaff / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Robin Ticciati - Beethoven; Sibelius: Violin Concertos
September 13, 2019
Orchestral
Score
100
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Amazon
7
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Maxim Emelyanychev / Scottish Chamber Orchestra - Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'The Great'
November 8, 2019
Symphony
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
8
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DiDonato / Spyres / Courjal / Duhamel / Coro Gulbenkian / Les Petits Chanteurs De Strasbourg / Orchestre Philharmonique De Strasbourg / John Nelson - Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
November 22, 2019
Opera
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
9
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SAULT - 7
September 27, 2019
Neo-Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
10
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SAULT - 5
May 5, 2019
Neo-Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
11
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Leonard Cohen - Thanks for the Dance
November 22, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
12
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Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
November 1, 2019
Psychedelic Soul
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
13
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Lankum - The Livelong Day
October 25, 2019
Celtic Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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Kim Gordon - No Home Record
October 11, 2019
Noise Rock
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Post-Industrial
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
15
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Richard Dawson - 2020
October 11, 2019
Art Rock
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Singer-Songwriter
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Avant-Folk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
16
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Ghosteen
October 4, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
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Ambient Pop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Sturgill Simpson - Sound & Fury
September 27, 2019
Blues Rock
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Psychedelic Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
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The Murder Capital - When I Have Fears
August 16, 2019
Post-Punk
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
19
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Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend
August 9, 2019
Indie Rock
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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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
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
21
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Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony Orchestra - John Luther Adams: Become Desert
June 14, 2019
Orchestral
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Bandana
June 28, 2019
Gangsta Rap
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
June 14, 2019
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Jake Xerxes Fussell - Out of Sight
June 7, 2019
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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slowthai - Nothing Great About Britain
May 17, 2019
UK Hip Hop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Guardian awarded albums throughout 2019.
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