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Highest Rated Albums of 2019

Year

2019
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Genre

1. Xiu Xiu - Girl with Basket of Fruit

Xiu Xiu - Girl with Basket of Fruit

February 8, 2019

Post-Industrial

Score

90

2. Ariana Grande - thank u, next

Ariana Grande - thank u, next

February 8, 2019

Score

80

3. Malibu Ken - Malibu Ken

Malibu Ken - Malibu Ken

January 18, 2019

Experimental Hip Hop

Score

80

4. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow

Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow

January 18, 2019

Score

70

5. Future - Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD

Future - Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD

January 18, 2019

Score

70

6. James Blake - Assume Form

James Blake - Assume Form

January 18, 2019

Alternative R&B

Score

70

7. Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs

Jessica Pratt - Quiet Signs

February 8, 2019

Score

60

8. Panda Bear - Buoys

Panda Bear - Buoys

February 8, 2019

Score

60

9. Boogie - Everythings For Sale

Boogie - Everythings For Sale

January 25, 2019

Score

60

10. Bring Me The Horizon - amo

Bring Me The Horizon - amo

January 25, 2019

Score

60

11. Weezer - Weezer (Teal Album)

Weezer - Weezer (Teal Album)

January 24, 2019

Score

60

12. Toro y Moi - Outer Peace

Toro y Moi - Outer Peace

January 18, 2019

Alternative R&B

Score

60

13. Big K.R.I.T. - TDT

Big K.R.I.T. - TDT

January 11, 2019

Score

60

14. Czarface & Ghostface Killah - Czarface Meets Ghostface

Czarface & Ghostface Killah - Czarface Meets Ghostface

February 15, 2019

Score

50

15. Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?

Deerhunter - Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?

January 18, 2019

Score

50

16. Beirut - Gallipoli

Beirut - Gallipoli

February 1, 2019

Score

40

17. Comethazine - Bawskee 2

Comethazine - Bawskee 2

January 11, 2019

Score

40

18. Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life

Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life

January 18, 2019

Score

30

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

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