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Highest Rated Albums of 2015

Year

2015
- - 2018
  - 2017
  - 2016
  - 2015
  - 2014
  - 2013
  - 2012

Genre

1. Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free

Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free

July 17, 2015

Singer-Songwriter

Score

95

2. Joanna Newsom - Divers

Joanna Newsom - Divers

October 23, 2015

Singer-Songwriter

Score

90

3. Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION

Carly Rae Jepsen - E•MO•TION

August 21, 2015

Score

85

4. Tame Impala - Currents

Tame Impala - Currents

July 17, 2015

Psychedelic Pop

Score

85

5. Dwight Yoakam - Second Hand Heart

Dwight Yoakam - Second Hand Heart

April 14, 2015

Score

85

6. Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell

March 31, 2015

Score

85

7. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit

March 24, 2015

Score

85

8. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear

February 10, 2015

Singer-Songwriter

Score

85

9. Deerhunter - Fading Frontier

Deerhunter - Fading Frontier

October 16, 2015

Score

80

10. Destroyer - Poison Season

Destroyer - Poison Season

August 28, 2015

Score

80

11. FKA Twigs - M3LL155X

FKA Twigs - M3LL155X

August 13, 2015

Score

80

12. New Order - Music Complete

New Order - Music Complete

September 25, 2015

Alternative Dance

Score

75

13. Joey Cape - Stitch Puppy

Joey Cape - Stitch Puppy

September 4, 2015

Score

75

14. Florence + The Machine - How Big How Blue How Beautiful

Florence + The Machine - How Big How Blue How Beautiful

June 2, 2015

Score

75

15. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly

March 16, 2015

Score

75

16. Purity Ring - Another Eternity

Purity Ring - Another Eternity

March 3, 2015

Score

75

17. Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm goin down

Kurt Vile - b'lieve i'm goin down

September 25, 2015

Singer-Songwriter

Score

70

18. Samantha Crain - Under Branch & Thorn & Tree

Samantha Crain - Under Branch & Thorn & Tree

July 17, 2015

Singer-Songwriter

Score

70

19. Years & Years - Communion

Years & Years - Communion

July 10, 2015

Score

70

20. Sharon Van Etten - I Don't Want To Let You Down

Sharon Van Etten - I Don't Want To Let You Down

June 9, 2015

Singer-Songwriter

Score

70

21. Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside

Earl Sweatshirt - I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside

March 23, 2015

Score

70

22. Steve Hauschildt - Where All Is Fled

Steve Hauschildt - Where All Is Fled

September 25, 2015

Score

65

23. Jerry Paper - Carousel

Jerry Paper - Carousel

March 31, 2015

Score

65

24. Houndmouth - Little Neon Limelight

Houndmouth - Little Neon Limelight

March 17, 2015

Score

65

25. Adele - 25

November 20, 2015

Score

60

NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings Spectrum Culture awarded albums throughout 2015.

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