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The Sydney Morning Herald

www.smh.com.au/culture/music

Highest Rated Albums of 2019

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This is an ordered list of The Sydney Morning Herald's highest rated albums of 2019. Check out The Sydney Morning Herald's Year End List.

1.

András Schiff - Franz Schubert: Sonatas & Impromptus
April 12, 2019
Score
100
Source →
Amazon

2.

Joseph Tawadros - Betrayal of a Sacred Sunflower
June 21, 2019
Score
100
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

3.

The Gloaming - 3
February 22, 2019
Score
100
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Amazon
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Spotify

4.

Daniel Weltlinger Quartet - Szolnok
May 3, 2019
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

5.

Waed Bouhassoun - Safar: Les Âmes Retrouvées
March 29, 2019
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify

6.

Phil Slater - The Dark Pattern
July 19, 2019
Score
90
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Spotify

7.

Lise Davidsen - Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs/Wagner: Arias from Tannhäuser
Score
90
Source →
Amazon

8.

Jo Berger Myhre & Olafur Björn Ólafsson - Lanzarote
October 4, 2019
Score
90
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Spotify

9.

Lakou Mizik - HaitiaNola
October 25, 2019
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

10.

Rachid Taha - Je suis Africain
September 20, 2019
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

11.

Richard Dawson - 2020
October 11, 2019
Art Rock
Score
90
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Amazon
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Spotify

12.

Sampa The Great - The Return
September 13, 2019
Neo-Soul
Score
90
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13.

Thom Yorke - ANIMA
June 27, 2019
Glitch Pop
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

14.

Anat Fort Trio - Colour
April 5, 2019
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

15.

Big Thief - U.F.O.F.
May 3, 2019
Indie Folk
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

16.

Wand - Laughing Matter
April 19, 2019
Psychedelic Rock
Score
90
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iTunes
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Spotify

17.

Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride
May 3, 2019
Indie Pop
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

18.

Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs
March 8, 2019
Indie Folk
Score
90
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Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

19.

Cass McCombs - Tip of the Sphere
February 8, 2019
Singer-Songwriter
Score
90
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
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Spotify

20.

Lonnie Lee - Back to Base X
June 0, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

21.

Kate Alexander & Hana Brenecki - Don't You Have Better Things to Do?
March 29, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

22.

The Cope Street Parade - Australian Ragtime Music
March 29, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon

23.

Canalón De Timbiquí - De Mar y Río
April 12, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
Spotify

24.

Elsen Price - Descent of the Free
February 22, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
iTunes
Music
Spotify

25.

Mary Rapp - By ONe of thE night
February 21, 2019
Score
80
Source →
Amazon
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NOTE: This is not a year end list. This list is ordered by the ratings The Sydney Morning Herald awarded albums throughout 2019.
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