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Highest Rated Albums of 2019
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R&B
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Singer-Songwriter
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This is an ordered list of NOW Magazine's highest rated albums of 2019. Check out
NOW Magazine's Year End List
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1
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Angel Olsen - All Mirrors
October 4, 2019
Art Pop
,
Chamber Pop
Score
100
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2
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Lana Del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell!
August 30, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
,
Art Pop
,
Soft Rock
Score
100
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3
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Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains
July 12, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
,
Alt-Country
,
Folk Rock
Score
100
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Amazon
Music
Spotify
4
.
Emily King - Scenery
February 1, 2019
Sophisti-Pop
,
Pop Soul
Score
100
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Spotify
5
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Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
January 18, 2019
Indie Pop
,
Synthpop
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
6
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Harry Styles - Fine Line
December 13, 2019
Pop Rock
,
Psychedelic Pop
,
Sunshine Pop
Score
80
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7
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Derin Falana - Don't Save Me
September 12, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
8
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Leonard Cohen - Thanks for the Dance
November 22, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
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9
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Pursuit Grooves - Bess
November 15, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
10
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Kanye West - JESUS IS KING
October 25, 2019
Christian Hip Hop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
11
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Begonia - Fear
September 13, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
12
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Octo Octa - Resonant Body
September 6, 2019
Deep House
,
Breakbeat
Score
80
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13
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Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won't Hold
August 16, 2019
Indie Rock
,
Post-Punk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
14
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OBUXUM - Re-Birth
August 23, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
15
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Amaal - Black Dove
July 12, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
16
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Richard Reed Parry - Quiet River of Dust, Vol. 2: That Side of the River
June 21, 2019
Indie Folk
,
Neo-Psychedelia
,
Chamber Folk
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
17
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Amyl & The Sniffers - Amyl and The Sniffers
May 24, 2019
Garage Punk
,
Punk Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
18
.
Thom Yorke - ANIMA
June 27, 2019
Glitch Pop
,
Ambient Pop
Score
80
Source →
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Music
Spotify
19
.
Bill Callahan - Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest
June 14, 2019
Americana
,
Singer-Songwriter
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
20
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JustJohn & Dom Dias - DON III
April 20, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
21
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The Drums - Brutalism
April 5, 2019
Indie Pop
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
22
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Greys - Age Hasn't Spoiled You
May 10, 2019
Noise Rock
,
Neo-Psychedelia
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
23
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Tyler, The Creator - IGOR
May 17, 2019
Neo-Soul
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
24
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Pile - Green and Gray
May 3, 2019
Post-Hardcore
,
Noise Rock
,
Indie Rock
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Music
Spotify
25
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Snotty Nose Rez Kids - Trapline
May 10, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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Spotify
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NOTE:
This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings NOW Magazine awarded albums throughout 2019.
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