2015 BEST ALBUMS

To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It earned seven nominations at the 2016 Grammy Awards, including a win for Best Rap Album and an Album of the Year nomination. Metacritic score = 96/100 from 44 reviews, #1 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 95/100 from 45 reviews, no.1 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on CraveOnline, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Consequence of Sound, Complex, Crack Magazine, Reverb, FasterLouder, Noisey, A.V. Club, The 405, PopMatters, Vulture, Entertainment Weekly, Slant Magazine, Treble, Mashable, Billboard, Pitchfork, Dazed, FLOOD, Stashed, No Ripcord, The Guardian, Clash, Pretty Much Amazing, Sputnikmusic, Okayplayer, The Needle Drop), placing 1st in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 1st in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 1st in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching 1st place in BestEverAlbums, 1st place in SputnikMusic, 1st place in RateYourMusic and 1st place in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in US Billboard 200, UK Albums, New Zealand Albums, Canadian Albums, Australian Albums, no.2 in Norwegian Albums, no.3 in Swiss Albums, Danish Albums weekly charts. Also, the album placed 16th and 61st in US Billboard 200, 23rd and 65th in Australian Albums year-end charts for 2015 and 2016, 23rd in Canadian Albums, 32nd in New Zealand Album, 40th in Belgian Flanders Albums year-end charts for 2015. It placed 3rd in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

Carrie & Lowell is the seventh studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens. Metacritic score = 90/100 from 40 reviews, #2 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 91/100 from 45 reviews, no.2 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on Diffuser, no.2 on Sputnikmusic, The Skinny, Consequence of Sound, The Guardian, No Ripcord, no.3 on Uncut, A.V. Club, The Daily Beast, musicOMH), placing 6th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 2nd in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 3rd in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching 2nd place in BestEverAlbums, 2nd place in SputnikMusic, 2nd place in RateYourMusic and 2nd place in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.6 in UK Albums, Dutch Albums, no.9 in Norwegian Albums, no.10 in Belgian Flanders Albums, US Billboard 200, no.11 in Australian Albums weekly charts. Also, the album placed 84th in Belgian Flanders Albums, 98th in Dutch Albums year-end charts for 2015. It placed 18th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

Have You in My Wilderness is the fourth studio album by American musician Julia Holter. Metacritic score = 87/100 from 28 reviews, #13 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 89/100 from 36 reviews, no.5 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on Piccadilly Records, MOJO, Uncut, The Line of Best Fit, no.2 on Q Magazine, no.4 on The Wire, Under the Radar, Loud and Quiet, The Guardian, no.5 on The Needle Drop, Crack Magazine, The Skinny), placing 33rd in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 9th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 11th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 15 in BestEverAlbums, top 10 in RateYourMusic and top 10 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.25 in Portuguese Albums, no.29 in UK Albums, no.36 in Dutch Albums, no.43 in Irish Albums, no.56 in Belgian Flanders Albums weekly charts. It placed 84th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

Currents is the third studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala. At the 2015 ARIA Music Awards, the album was awarded Best Rock Album and Album of the Year, and it also received nominations for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and the J Award for Australian Album of the Year. Metacritic score = 84/100 from 38 reviews, #54 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 83/100 from 48 reviews, no.37 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on NOW Magazine, Blare, Q Magazine, Variance, no.2 on Under the Radar, FLOOD, Clash, no.3 FasterLouder, no.4 on MOJO, Vulture, SPIN), placing 12th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 7th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 6th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching 3rd place in BestEverAlbums, top 35 in RateYourMusic and top 20 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in Australian Albums, Dutch Albums, no.3 in UK Albums, no.4 in US Billboard 200, no.7 in Irish Albums, New Zealand Albums weekly charts. It placed 17th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart. Also, the album placed 28th and 69th in Australian Albums, 54th and 29th in Belgian Flanders Albums, 68th and 77th in Dutch Albums year-end charts for 2015 and 2016.

I Love You, Honeybear is the second studio album by American folk musician Josh Tillman under his pseudonym Father John Misty. Metacritic score = 87/100 from 34 reviews, #21 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 87/100 from 42 reviews, no.10 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on Time Out New York, Under the Radar, Drowned in Sound, musicOMH, Paste, Loud and Quiet, no.2 on Rough Trade, no.3 on CraveOnline, The Guardian, Gigwise, Magnet, PopMatters, NOW Magazine), placing 10th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 3rd in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 5th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching 4th place in BestEverAlbums, top 40 in RateYourMusic and top 15 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.10 in Norwegian Albums, no.14 in UK Albums, no.17 in US Billboard 200, Canadian Albums, no.27 in Dutch Albums weekly charts. It placed 40th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

Vulnicura is the eighth studio album by Icelandic musician and singer Björk. Metacritic score = 87/100 from 40 reviews, #20 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 86/100 from 39 reviews, no.16 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on Rough Trade, no.2 on Time Out New York, Crack Magazine, no.3 on The 405, Drowned in Sound, no.4 on Clash, Bleep, no.5 in Resident Advisor, musicOMH, The Guardian, Dazed), placing 23rd in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 8th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 9th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 15 in BestEverAlbums, top 25 in RateYourMusic and top 15 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in Icelandic Albums, no.3 in Russian Albums, Danish Albums, no.4 in Belgian Wallonia Albums, Norwegian Albums, no.6 in Swiss Albums weekly charts. It placed 19th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart. Also, the album placed 89th in Icelandic Albums year-end chart for 2016.

Divers is the fourth studio album by American musician Joanna Newsom. Metacritic score = 88/100 from 33 reviews, #7 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 89/100 from 43 reviews, no.7 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.3 on Time Out New York, no.4 on musicOMH, no.5 on Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast, no.6 on Mashable, Magnet, no.7 on Drowned in Sound, no.8 on No Ripcord, no.9 on FLOOD, no.10 on The Guardian), placing 16th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 13th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 18th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 15 in BestEverAlbums, top 5 in RateYourMusic and top 10 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.8 in Irish Albums, no.10 in UK Albums, no.14 in Dutch Albums, no.22 in German Albums, no.25 in Belgian Flanders Albums, no.26 in Norwegian Albums weekly charts. It placed 52nd in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock musician Courtney Barnett. Metacritic score = 88/100 from 35 reviews, #8 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 83/100 from 42 reviews, no.24 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.2 on Newsweek, SPIN, Slant Magazine, PopMatters, FasterLouder, Reverb, no.3 on No Ripcord, Paste, Rough Trade, Time Out London), placing 2nd in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 5th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 2nd in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 10 in BestEverAlbums, top 140 in RateYourMusic and top 45 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.4 in Australian Albums, no.16 in UK Albums, no.19 in New Zealand Albums, no.20 in US Billboard 200 weekly charts. It placed 60th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart. Also, the album placed 39th in Australian Albums year-end chart for 2015.

No Cities to Love is the eighth studio album by American rock band Sleater-Kinney. Metacritic score = 90/100 from 39 reviews, #3 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 89/100 from 43 reviews, no.4 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on The Daily Beast, The Skinny, no.2 on A.V. Club, TIME, musicOMH, no.3 on Reverb, no.4 on Paste, FasterLouder, no.6 on The Guardian, Diffuser, Treble), placing 5th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 10th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 8th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 40 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.18 in US Billboard 200, no.63 in Australian Albums weekly charts. It placed 64th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

Art Angels is the fourth studio album by Canadian musician Grimes, pseudonym of Claire Elise Boucher. Metacritic score = 88/100 from 32 reviews, #11 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 84/100 from 35 reviews, no.32 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on Stereogum, Pigeons & Planes, NME, Idolator, Gorilla vs. Bear, no.2 on Cosmopolitan, Dazed, no.3 on Pitchfork, Billboard, Mashable, Sputnikmusic, Consequence of Sound, Clash, Diffuser, Slant Magazine, Pretty Much Amazing), placing 4th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 4th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 4th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching 5th place in BestEverAlbums, top 40 in RateYourMusic and top 25 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.16 in Canadian Albums, no.28 in New Zealand Albums, no.30 in Canadian Albums, no.31 in UK Albums, Irish Albums, no.36 in US Billboard 200 weekly charts. It placed 12th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

In Colour is the debut studio album by English producer Jamie xx. It was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Prize, British Album of the Year at the 2016 Brit Awards and Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 58th Grammy Awards. Metacritic score = 87/100 from 39 reviews, #23 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 84/100 from 43 reviews, no.22 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on Mixmag, no.2 on Vulture, Pitchfork, no.3 on NME, Gorilla vs. Bear, SPIN, Pigeons & Planes, Q Magazine), placing 9th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 6th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 7th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 15 in BestEverAlbums, top 75 in RateYourMusic and top 25 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.2 in Australian Albums, no.3 in UK Albums, no.4 in Belgian Flanders Albums, Dutch Albums, no.5 in Irish Albums, no.7 in New Zealand Albums weekly charts. It placed 35th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart. Also, the album placed 47th in Belgian Flanders Albums, 95th in UK Albums year-end charts for 2015.

Summertime '06 is the debut studio album by American rapper Vince Staples. Metacritic score = 87/100 from 24 reviews, #19 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 84/100 from 23 reviews, no.20 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.4 on Slant Magazine, Treble, Stereogum, Billboard, Pitchfork, no.5 on Blare, SPIN, no.6 on Reverb, Gorilla vs. Bear, A.V. Club), placing 7th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 12th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 13th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 20 in BestEverAlbums, top 85 in RateYourMusic and top 55 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.39 in US Billboard 200 weekly charts. It placed 47th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

Emotion (stylized as E•MO•TION) is the third studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen. Metacritic score = 77/100 from 24 reviews. AOTY score = 78/100 from 26 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on Cosmopolitan, Popjustice, no.2 on Mashable, People, Entertainment Weekly, no.3 on Stereogum, Variance, Noisey, no.4 on TIME, no.5 on Idolator), placing 3rd in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 11th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 11th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 10 in BestEverAlbums, top 5 in RateYourMusic and top 15 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.8 in Japanese Albums, Canadian Albums, no.16 in US Billboard 200, no.21 in UK Albums, no.29 in Irish Albums, no.35 in New Zealand Albums weekly charts. It placed 10th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart. Also, the album placed 55th in Japanese Albums year-end chart for 2015.

25 is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Adele. The album won the 2016 Brit Award for British Album of the Year, and the 2017 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Metacritic score = 75/100 from 35 reviews. AOTY score = 73/100 from 41 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on People, Digital Spy, no.2 on Rolling Stone, Idolator, no.3 on Entertainment Weekly, no.4 on Complex, no.5 on Billboard, no.8 on Variance, no.10 on Mashable, Stashed), placing 35th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 18th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 10th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received moderate low ratings on music sites, reaching top 35 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in US Billboard 200, UK Albums, Swiss Albums, Swedish Albums, Spanish Albums, South African Albums, Portuguese Albums, Polish Albums, Norwegian Albums, New Zealand Albums, Mexican Albums, Italian Albums, Irish Albums, Hungarian Albums, Greek Albums, German Albums, French Albums, Finnish Albums, Dutch Albums, Danish Albums, Czech Albums, Croatian International Albums, Canadian Albums, Brazilian Albums, Belgian Albums (Flanders and Wallonia), Austrian Albums, Australian Albums weekly charts. It placed 7th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart. Also, the album placed 1st and 1st in Australian Albums, 1st and 1st in UK Albums, 1st and 1st in Swiss Albums, 1st and 1st in Dutch Albums, 1st and 2nd in Worldwide Albums (IFPI) year-end charts for 2015 and 2016, 1st in US Billboard 200, 1st in Canadian Albums year-end charts for 2016.

The Epic is the third studio album by American jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington. Metacritic score = 83/100 from 7 reviews, #61 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 87/100 from 10 reviews, no.12 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.2 on Okayplayer, no.3 on The Needle Drop, no.4 on PopMatters, no.6 on The 405, no.7 on Rough Trade, no.8 on The Guardian, The Wire, no.9 on CraveOnline, no.10 on Pitchfork, Slant Magazine), placing 8th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 16th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 13th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 10 in BestEverAlbums, top 15 in RateYourMusic and top 15 in AOTY charts for 2015.

If You're Reading This It's Too Late is a commercial mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards. Metacritic score = 78/100 from 33 reviews. AOTY score = 76/100 from 29 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.3 on Rolling Stone, Dummy, no.4 on Blare, no.5 on Stashed, no.8 on Pigeons & Planes, no.9 on Complex, no.10 on Vulture, no.12 on Time Out London, Variance, Time Out New York, Billboard), placing 18th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 15th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 24th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 30 in BestEverAlbums, top 15 in RateYourMusic mixtapes and top 80 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in US Billboard 200, Canadian Albums, no.2 in Australian Albums, no.3 in UK Albums, New Zealand Albums weekly charts. It placed 24th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart. Also, the album placed 4th and 35th in US Billboard 200, 5th and 29th in Canadian Albums year-end charts for 2015 and 2016, 49th in UK Albums, 57th in Australian Albums year-end charts for 2015.

Beauty Behind the Madness is the second studio album by Canadian singer the Weeknd. At the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in 2016, the album won Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year. Metacritic score = 74/100 from 26 reviews. AOTY score = 71/100 from 25 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.2 on Stashed, no.5 on Rolling Stone, no.9 on Idolator, no.12 on Pigeons & Planes, no.17 on Digital Spy, no.18 on Billboard, no.19 on NME, no.21 in The 405, no.23 in Complex, no.28 on Popjustice), placing 43rd in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 19th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 26th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received moderate ratings on music sites, reaching top 40 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in Australian Albums, Canadian Albums, Norwegian Albums, Swedish Albums, UK Albums, US Billboard 200, no.2 in New Zealand Albums, Irish Albums, Dutch Albums, Danish Albums, Belgian Flanders Albums weekly charts. It placed 25th in Metacritic Most Discussed Album of 2015 chart. Also, the album placed 13th and 9th in US Billboard 200, 9th and 5th in Canadian Albums, 15th and 50th in Australian Albums, 26th and 37th in UK Albums, 7th and 19th in Swedish Albums year-end charts for 2015 and 2016.

Garden of Delete is the seventh studio album by the American electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never. Metacritic score = 79/100 from 22 reviews. AOTY score = 78/100 from 31 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on Dummy, no.2 on FACT Magazine, no.3 on Bleep, no.4 on Time Out New York, Consequence of Sound, The 405, no.5 on Tiny Mix Tapes, no.7 on PopMatters, no.8 on The Quietus, no.10 on Treble), placing 30th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 14th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 19th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 50 in BestEverAlbums, top 30 in RateYourMusic and top 45 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.95 in Belgian Flanders Albums weekly charts. It placed 52nd in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

The Bootleg Series Vol. 12: The Cutting Edge 1965–1966 is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Metacritic score = 99/100 from 13 review. AOTY score = 93/100 from 14 reviews. It placed 86th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received very high ratings on RateYourMusic. The album peaked no.2 in Swedish Albums, no.3 in Norwegian Albums, no.5 in Dutch Albums, no.8 on Belgian Flanders Albums, Irish Albums, no.10 on Swiss Albums, no.11 on Italian Albums, no.12 in UK Albums, Austrian Albums weekly charts.

How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful is the third studio album by English indie rock band Florence and the Machine. The album earned five Grammy Award nominations. Metacritic score = 77/100 from 31 reviews. AOTY score = 77/100 from 38 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.4 on Time Out London, no.5 on People, no.10 on Q Magazine, no.15 on Digital Spy, Entertainment Weekly, no.17 on Billboard, no.22 on Rolling Stone, no.25 on Popjustice, no.29 in Paste, No Ripcord), placing 41st in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 64th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 25 in BestEverAlbums, top 35 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in Australian Albums, Canadian Albums, Irish Albums, New Zealand Albums, Polish Albums, Swiss Albums, UK Albums, US Billboard 200 weekly charts. It placed 16th in Metacritic Most Discussed Album of 2015 chart. Also, the album placed 10th and 97th in Australian Albums, 15th and 23rd in Polish Albums year-end charts for 2015 and 2016, 10th in Belgian Flanders Albums, 15th in New Zealand Albums, 17th in Irish Albums, 19th in UK Albums, 24th in Canadian Albums year-end charts for 2015.

Something More Than Free is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter and guitarist Jason Isbell. The album received the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. Metacritic score = 87/100 from 25 reviews, #14 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 83/100 from 28 reviews, no.30 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.3 on American Songwriter, no.7 on Rolling Stone, no.8 on PopMatters, no.10 on Billboard, Diffuser, no.15 on Uncut, CraveOnline, no.18 on Paste, no.21 on Variance, no.24 on Magnet), placing 35th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 11th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 24th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 70 in BestEverAlbums, top 105 in RateYourMusic and top 115 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.6 in US Billboard 200, no.17 in UK Albums, no.32 in Australian Albums, no.33 in Swedish Albums, no.48 in Irish Albums, no.83 in Belgian Flanders Albums weekly charts.

DS2 (abbreviation of Dirty Sprite 2) is the third studio album by American rapper Future. Metacritic score = 80/100 from 22 reviews. AOTY score = 78/100 from 19 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.2 on Complex, Noisey, no.4 on The Daily Beast, no.6 on FACT Magazine, Dummy, no.7 on Pigeons & Planes, Stashed, no.8 on Tiny Mix Tapes, Mashable, no.11 on Billboard, Time Out New York), placing 17th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 17th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 16th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 50 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in US Billboard 200, no.5 in Canadian Albums, no.56 in UK Albums, no.85 in Swiss Albums weekly charts. It placed 46th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart. Also, the album placed 42nd and 28th in US Billboard 200 year-end charts for 2015 and 2016.

Sound & Color is the second studio album by American band Alabama Shakes. The album was nominated six Grammy Awards, winning four for Best Alternative Music Album, Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, as well as Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for "Don't Wanna Fight". Metacritic score = 80/100 from 34 reviews. AOTY score = 79/100 from 35 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.2 on Magnet, no.6 on FasterLouder, no.7 on Billboard, no.10 on PopMatters, no.11 on Variance, no.12 on Okayplayer, no.13 on Entertainment Weekly, no.16 on No Ripcord, no.21 on Uncut, American Songwriter), placing 13th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 26th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 15th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 30 in BestEverAlbums, top 85 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in US Billboard 200, Canadian Albums, no.4 in Dutch Albums, no.6 in Australian Albums, UK Albums, no.10 in Swiss Albums weekly charts. Also, the album placed 71st in Belgian Flanders Albums, 92nd in US Billboard 200 year-end charts for 2015.

Wildheart is the third studio album by American R&B singer and songwriter Miguel. The album earned two Grammy Award nominations, including one in the category of Best Urban Contemporary Album. Metacritic score = 84/100 from 27 reviews, #53 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 80/100 from 33 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on TIME, no.4 on Idolator, Crack Magazine, no.5 on Mashable, no.6 on Slant Magazine, no.8 on Pitchfork, no.9 on Time Out New York, no.10 on Noisey, no.11 on The Guardian, no.12 on Entertainment Weekly), placing 14th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 20th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 20th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received moderate high ratings on music sites, reaching top 85 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.2 in US Billboard 200, no.8 in Australian Albums, no.10 in Canadian Albums, no.16 in New Zealand Albums, no.31 in UK Albums weekly charts. It placed 79th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

Traveller is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton. It received a nomination at the 58th Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and a win for Best Country Album. Metacritic score = 85/100 from 6 reviews. AOTY score = 84/100 from 6 reviews, no.27 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on American Songwriter, no.5 on PopMatters, no.6 on People, no.7 on Entertainment Weekly, no.10 on Variance, no.11 on Noisey, no.13 on Billboard, no.21 in Rolling Stone, no.43 in Stereogum), placing 42nd in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 24th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 21st in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 55 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in US Billboard 200, no.4 in Canadian Albums, no.13 in New Zealand Albums, no.47 in Australian Albums, no.53 in German Albums, no.67 in UK Albums weekly charts. Also, the album placed 68th and 7th in US Billboard 200 year-end charts for 2015 and 2016, 14th in Canadian Albums year-end charts for 2016.

Elaenia is the debut studio album by British electronic musician Sam Shepherd, released under his alias Floating Points. Metacritic score = 85/100 from 20 reviews, #41 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 83/100 from 25 reviews, no.42 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on Resident Advisor, no.2 on XLR8R, no.3 on Mixmag, no.5 on NOW Magazine, no.6 on Bleep, no.9 on Dummy, no.12 on Loud and Quiet, no.14 on Piccadilly Records, no.16 on The Guardian, no.17 on Time Out London), placing 76th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 21st in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 26th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 75 in AOTY, top 120 in RateYourMusic charts for 2015.

The Book of Souls is the sixteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Metacritic score = 80/100 from 20 reviews. AOTY score = 79/100 from 30 reviews. Included in several year-end lists by publications (no.1 on Revolver, no.23 on Decibel, no.33 on Noisey, no.39 on The Guardian, no.55 on PopMatters). It received moderate high ratings on music sites, reaching top 50 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in Argentinian Albums, Austrian Albums, Belgian Flanders Albums, Brazilian Albums, Colombian Albums, Croatian International Albums, Czech Albums, Dutch Albums, Finnish Albums, German Albums, Greek Albums, Hungarian Albums, Israeli Albums, Italian Albums, Mexican Albums, Norwegian Albums, Polish Albums, Portuguese Albums, Serbian Albums, Slovenian Albums, Spanish Albums, Swedish Albums, Swiss Albums, UK Albums weekly charts. Also, the album placed 2nd in Finnish Albums, 13th in Hungarian Albums, 17th in Swiss Albums, 49th in Canadian Albums, Dutch Albums, Spanish Albums, 64th in Mexican Albums, 57th in UK Albums, 32nd in Swedish Albums, 69th in Australian Albums year-end charts for 2015. It placed 38th in Metacritic Most Discussed Album of 2015 chart.

New Bermuda is the third studio album by American blackgaze band Deafheaven. Metacritic score = 85/100 from 17 reviews, #43 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 79/100 from 23 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.2 on Treble, no.3 on Revolver, no.6 on The Daily Beast, no.9 on Magnet, no.10 on Stereogum, no.12 on SPIN, no.15 on Sputnikmusic, no.17 on Diffuser, no.18 on Blare, Mashable), placing 54th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 23rd in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 22nd in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 45 in BestEverAlbums, top 125 in RateYourMusic, top 70 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.51 in German Albums, no.63 in US Billboard 200, no.88 in Belgian Flanders Albums weekly charts. It placed 66th in Metacritic Most Discussed Albums chart.

I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside is the second studio album by American rapper Earl Sweatshirt. Metacritic score = 81/100 from 31 reviews. AOTY score = 76/100 from 28 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.10 on Dummy, no.13 on Time Out New York, no.14 on Noisey, no.16 on Blare, no.17 on Gigwise, no.18 on Complex, no.25 on Pitchfork, no.27 on Sputnikmusic, SPIN, Pretty Much Amazing), placing 52nd in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 26th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 25 in BestEverAlbums, top 15 in RateYourMusic and top 40 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.12 in US Billboard 200, no.36 in New Zealand Albums, no.33 in Australian Albums weekly charts. It placed 49th in Metacritic Most Discussed Album of 2015 chart.

The Complete Matrix Tapes is a live album by the American experimental rock band the Velvet Underground. It features recordings of the band's two-night stint on November 26 and 27, 1969, at San Francisco club The Matrix. Metacritic score = 86/100 from 13 reviews. AOTY score = 86/100 from 10 reviews. It received very high ratings on RateYourMusic.

Compton (sometimes referred as Compton: A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre) is the third studio album by American hip-hop producer and rapper Dr. Dre. Metacritic score = 82/100 from 36 reviews, #89 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 79/100 from 30 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.8 on CraveOnline, no.13 on Stashed, no.15 on The Skinny, no.16 on Clash, no.19 on The 405, Q Magazine, no.24 on No Ripcord, no.32 on Pitchfork, no.35 on The Guardian, Pretty Much Amazing), placing 58th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 56th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received moderate ratings on music sites, reaching top 75 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in UK Albums, Swiss Albums, New Zealand Albums, Irish Albums, French Albums, Dutch Albums, Canadian Albums, Belgian Flanders Albums, Australian Albums weekly charts. It placed 28th in Metacritic Most Discussed Album of 2015 chart. Also, the album placed 16th in Canadian Albums, 21st in Australian Albums, 31st in Belgian Flanders Albums, no.42 in New Zealand Albums, no.45 in US Billboard 200 year-end charts for 2015.

Depression Cherry is the fifth studio album by the American dream pop duo Beach House. Metacritic score = 76/100 from 34 reviews. AOTY score = 79/100 from 43 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.8 on Under the Radar, no.9 on Blare, Diffuser, no.16 on SPIN, no.19 on Sputnikmusic, No Ripcord, Paste, no.22 on Pretty Much Amazing, no.24 on Piccadilly Records, no.28 on Rough Trade, Pitchfork, Gigwise), placing 34th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 38th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 10 in BestEverAlbums, top 30 in RateYourMusic and top 35 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.8 in US Billboard 200, no.12 in Portuguese Albums, no.13 in Belgian Flanders Albums, no.16 in Dutch Albums, no.17 in UK Albums, no.20 in Danish Albums weekly charts. It placed 53rd in Metacritic Most Discussed Album of 2015 chart.

M3LL155X (pronounced "Melissa") is the third extended play by English singer and songwriter FKA Twigs. Metacritic score = 89/100 from 12 reviews. AOTY score = 86/100 from 14 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.4 on Dazed, no.13 on Dummy, Treble, no.16 on Pitchfork, no.30 on Complex, no.38 on SPIN, no.41 on PopMatters), placing 97th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 10 in AOTY, 3rd place in RateYourMusic EPs charts for 2015. The album peaked no.30 in New Zealand Albums, no.63 in US Billboard 200 weekly charts.

Viet Cong is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Viet Cong. The band changed their name to Preoccupations in 2016. Metacritic score = 77/100 from 23 reviews. AOTY score = 80/100 from 29 reviews, no.74 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.5 on Sputnikmusic, no.6 on Norman Records, no.11 on Drowned in Sound, no.14 on No Ripcord, Slant Magazine, no.19 on Pretty Much Amazing, The Skinny, PopMatters, no.21 on Treble, no.23 on FLOOD), placing 39th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 59th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 20 in BestEverAlbums, top 65 in AOTY, top 90 in RateYourMusic charts for 2015.

The Magic Whip (stylised in Chinese text) is the eighth studio album by English rock band Blur. Metacritic score = 81/100 from 35 reviews. AOTY score = 78/100 from 43 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.4 on Q Magazine, no.8 on musicOMH, no.10 on Rolling Stone, no.11 on Diffuser, no.12 on FasterLouder, no.13 on Drowned in Sound, no.15 on Magnet, NME, no.17 on Uncut, no.18 on Time Out London, MOJO), placing 30th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 53rd in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 30th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received moderate ratings on music sites, reaching top 15 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.1 in UK Albums, Irish Albums, no.2 in Austrian Albums, Hungarian Albums, no.3 in German Albums, French Albums, Danish Albums, no.4 in Dutch Albums, Swiss Albums, no.5 in Portuguese Albums, Japanese Albums, Belgian Flanders Albums, Australian Albums weekly charts. It placed 62nd in Metacritic Most Discussed Album of 2015 chart. Also, the album placed 59th in UK Albums, 85th in Belgian Flanders Albums year-end charts for 2015.

b'lieve i'm goin down... is the sixth studio album by American indie rock musician Kurt Vile. Metacritic score = 83/100 from 29 reviews, #75 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 76/100 from 33 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.4 on FLOOD, no.7 on Q Magazine, no.9 on The Skinny, no.11 on NME, no.12 on A.V. Club, no.13 on Paste, no.14 on American Songwriter, no.15 on Under the Radar, no.19 on Rolling Stone, no.21 on Magnet), placing 27th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 25th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate. It received moderate high ratings on music sites, reaching top 55 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.8 in Belgian Flanders Albums, no.15 in Dutch Albums, no.18 in Norwegian Albums, no.24 in Portuguese Albums, no.25 in UK Albums weekly charts.

Painted Shut is the third studio album by American indie rock band Hop Along. Metacritic score = 87/100 from 13 reviews, #18 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 82/100 from 15 reviews, no.44 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.5 on Paste, no.7 on Stereogum, no.8 on Noisey, no.14 on Sputnikmusic, no.15 on A.V. Club, no.17 on Pretty Much Amazing, no.24 on Blare, no.26 on No Ripcord, no.35 on Entertainment Weekly, no.36 on Rolling Stone), placing 54th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 22nd in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 55 in BestEverAlbums, top 145 in RateYourMusic and top 95 in AOTY charts for 2015.

Hand. Cannot. Erase. is the fourth solo studio album by English musician Steven Wilson. Metacritic score = 89/100 from 8 reviews, #6 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 88/100 from 10 reviews, no.9 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in year-end list by PopMatters (no.27), placing 91st in AcclaimedMusic chart for 2015. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 10 in BestEverAlbums, top 10 in SputnikMusic, top 35 in RateYourMusic, top 80 in AOTY charts for 2015. It placed 56th in Metacritic Most Discussed Album of 2015 chart. The album peaked no.2 in Dutch Albums, no.3 in German Albums, no.10 in Polish Albums, no.11 in Norwegian Albums, no.12 in Austrian Albums, no.13 in UK Albums weekly charts.

Meliora (Latin for "the pursuit of something better") is the third studio album by Swedish rock band Ghost. The album won Best Hard Rock/Metal Album at the 2015 Grammy Awards. Metacritic score = 78/100 from 12 reviews. AOTY score = 81/100 from 18 reviews, no.68 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in several year-end lists by publications (no.2 on Revolver, no.4 on The Needle Drop, no.17 on Sputnikmusic, no.34 on Decibel, mentioned on AllMusic list), placing 88th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 30 in BestEverAlbums, top 45 in RateYourMusic, top 80 in SputnikMusic and top 30 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked no.1 in Swedish Albums, Finnish Albums, no.2 in Norwegian Albums, no.6 in Dutch Albums, no.8 in US Billboard 200, no.9 in Canadian Albums weekly charts. It placed 96th in Metacritic Most Discussed Album of 2015 chart. Also, the album placed 11th and 39th in Swedish Albums charts for 2015 and 2016.

The Agent Intellect is the third studio album by American post-punk band Protomartyr. Metacritic score = 85/100 from 20 reviews, #33 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 81/100 from 19 reviews, no.76 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.11 on A.V. Club, no.12 on Paste, no.13 on Consequence of Sound, No Ripcord, no.17 on PopMatters, no.20 on SPIN, no.22 on Treble, no.26 on Loud and Quiet, no.34 on Pretty Much Amazing, no.75 on Under the Radar), placing 73rd in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 47th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 65 in BestEverAlbums, top 100 in AOTY, top 105 in RateYourMusic charts for 2015.

Platform is the second studio album by American electronic producer Holly Herndon. Metacritic score = 81/100 from 23 reviews. AOTY score = 79/100 from 29 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.1 on The Vinyl Factory, no.2 on Bleep, no.3 on Crack Magazine, no.6 on The Wire, no.7 on Dummy, no.10 on The Quietus, Dazed, no.20 on Clash, Uncut, Loud and Quiet), placing 78th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 19th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate and 26th in Metacritic Music Critic Top 10 Lists. It received moderate ratings on music sites, reaching top 95 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015.

My Love Is Cool is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Wolf Alice. The album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize. Metacritic score = 78/100 from 21 reviews. AOTY score = 80/100 from 26 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.3 on Under the Radar, no.4 on NME, Drowned in Sound, no.5 on Gigwise, no.6 on Rough Trade, musicOMH, Time Out London, Digital Spy, no.11 on Blare, no.13 on The Guardian), placing 28th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate. It received high ratings on music sites, reaching top 25 in BestEverAlbums, top 95 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.2 in UK Albums, no.37 in Irish Albums, no.41 in Australian Albums, no.83 in Dutch Albums, no.90 in US Billboard 200 weekly charts.

Fading Frontier is the seventh studio album by the American indie rock band Deerhunter. Metacritic score = 81/100 from 28 reviews, #98 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 79/100 from 40 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.6 on Gigwise, no.7 on SPIN, Under the Radar, no.8 on Reverb, no.10 on Paste, no.12 on The Guardian, no.13 on FLOOD, no.14 on NME, no.17 on The Skinny, no.18 on Pretty Much Amazing), placing 45th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll, 22nd in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate. It received moderate high ratings on music sites, reaching top 55 in BestEverAlbums chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.45 in Irish Albums, no.53 in UK Albums, no.54 in Dutch Albums, no.72 in US Billboard 200, no.74 in Australian Albums weekly charts.

From Kinshasa is the debut studio album by Congolese band Mbongwana Star. Metacritic score = 88/100 from 13 reviews, #10 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 87/100 from 14 reviews, no.6 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.3 on The Quietus, no.8 on MOJO, no.11 on musicOMH, no.18 on Loud and Quiet, no.19 on Uncut, no.20 on musicOMH, no.23 on The Wire, no.34 on Drowned in Sound, no.35 on Time Out London, No Ripcord, no.40 on SPIN), placing 60th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 34th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received moderate high ratings on music sites.

Natalie Prass is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Natalie Prass. Metacritic score = 86/100 from 21 reviews, #25 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 83/100 from 22 reviews, no.36 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.7 on Paste, no.8 on Uncut, no.9 on American Songwriter, no.13 on Under the Radar, no.17 on FasterLouder, no.19 on Consequence of Sound, no.21 on Diffuser, no.22 in Rough Trade, no.26 on Stereogum, no.28 on PopMatters, The Guardian), placing 45th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 67th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received moderate ratings on music sites, reaching top 75 in BestEverAlbums, top 75 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.50 in UK Albums, no.96 in Dutch Albums weekly charts.

Ten Love Songs is the fourth studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter Susanne Sundfør. It won three Norwegian Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Album, Best Producer, and Best Pop Artist. Metacritic score = 87/100 from 7 reviews, #16 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 87/100 from 6 reviews, no.13 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.9 on Mashable, no.12 on Popjustice, no.13 on musicOMH, no.21 on The Guardian, no.22 on Drowned in Sound, no.27 on Gorilla vs. Bear, no.48 on Pretty Much Amazing, no.52 on Gigwise), placing 84th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 72nd in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 25 in BestEverAlbums, top 60 in RateYourMusic and top 20 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked no.1 in Norwegian Albums, no.47 in Swedish Albums, no.78 in UK Albums weekly charts.

White Men Are Black Men Too is the second studio album by Scottish indie group Young Fathers. Metacritic score = 83/100 from 22 reviews, #65 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 83/100 from 30 reviews, no.69 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.7 on The Skinny, no.9 on The Guardian, no.16 on Variance, no.18 on musicOMH, no.19 on Drowned in Sound, no.22 on MOJO, FasterLouder, no.35 on Uncut, no.39 on NME, no.44 on The Needle Drop), placing 65th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate. It received moderate high ratings on music sites, reaching top 120 in AOTY chart for 2015. The album peaked to no.41 in UK Albums weekly charts.

Surf is the debut studio album by American hip-hop band The Social Experiment. Metacritic score = 86/100 from 17 reviews, #31 Best Album of 2015. AOTY score = 82/100 from 18 reviews, no.57 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.9 on Okayplayer, Pretty Much Amazing, no.12 on Stashed, no.13 on Pigeons & Planes, Complex, no.14 on The 405, no.16 on Stereogum, no.18 on Slant Magazine, no.20 on PopMatters, no.21 on Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork), placing 29th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate, 15th in Village Voice Pazz and Jop Poll. It received moderate ratings on music sites.

Multi-Love is the third studio album from the New Zealand band Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Metacritic score = 78/100 from 25 reviews. AOTY score = 79/100 from 29 reviews. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.4 on Norman Records, no.5 on Reverb, no.8 on FLOOD, no.10 on NME, no.12 on Uncut, no.13 on FasterLouder, no.14 on Blare, Dummy, no.16 on Pretty Much Amazing, no.18 on Under the Radar, Under the Radar), placing 27th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate. It received moderate high ratings on music sites, reaching top 40 in BestEverAlbums, top 110 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.14 in New Zealand Albums, no.37 in Dutch Albums, no.44 in UK Albums, no.45 in Australian Albums weekly charts.

Get to Heaven is the third studio album by British band Everything Everything. Metacritic score = 80/100 from 17 reviews. AOTY score = 81/100 from 22 reviews, no.56 Highest Rated Albums of 2015. Included in many year-end lists by publications (no.8 on Digital Spy, no.9 on The Needle Drop, no.13 on Gigwise, no.16 on musicOMH, no.17 on Time Out New York, no.20 on Q Magazine, no.31 on Under the Radar, no.34 on The Skinny, no.41 on Drowned in Sound), placing 69th in AOTY 2015 Music Year End List Aggregate. It received very high ratings on music sites, reaching top 20 in BestEverAlbums, top 30 in SputnikMusic, top 30 in RateYourMusic and top 20 in AOTY charts for 2015. The album peaked to no.7 in UK Albums, no.29 in Australian Albums, no.45 in Irish Albums weekly charts. It placed 80th in Metacritic Most Discussed Album of 2015 chart.