Although it shares a lot of picks with the four other big lists of top albums of 2015, as we predicted, the Pitchfork 50 Best Albums list branched out a bit more than the others. You can view their list complete with commentary here, but we’ll spare you any more blather. That’s the whole point of our stripped down list with previews, below. Enjoy!
1 Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly Preview/Buy
2 Jamie xx – In Colour Preview/Buy
3 Grimes – Art Angels Preview/Buy
4 Vince Staples – Summertime ’06 Preview/Buy
5 Tame Impala – Currents Preview/Buy
6 Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell Preview/Buy
7 D’Angelo and the Vanguard – Black Messiah Preview/Buy
8 Miguel – Wildheart Preview/Buy
9 Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think Preview/Buy
10 Kamasi Washington – The Epic Preview/Buy
11 Oneohtrix Point Never – Garden of Delete Preview/Buy
12 Father John Misty – I Love You Honeybear Preview/Buy
13 Joanna Newsom – Divers Preview/Buy
14 Young Thug – Barter 6 Preview/Buy
15 Björk – Vulnicura Preview/Buy
16 FKA twigs – M3LL155X VINYL!
17 Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late Preview/Buy
18 Julia Holter – Have You In My Wilderness Preview/Buy
19 Future – Dirty Sprite 2 Preview/Buy
20 Floating Points – Elaenia Preview/Buy
21 Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment – Surf Soundcloud
22 Panda Bear – Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Preview/Buy
23 Kurt Vile – b’lieve i’m goin down… Preview/Buy
24 Thundercat – The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam Preview/Buy
25 Earl Sweatshirt – I Don’t Like Shit I Don’t Go Outside Preview/Buy
26 Deafheaven – New Bermuda Preview/Buy
27 Sleater Kinney – No Cities To Love Preview/Buy
28 Beach House – Depression Cherry Preview/Buy
29 Rae Sremmurd – SremmLife Preview/Buy
30 Deerhunter – Fading Frontier Preview/Buy
31 Kelela – Hallucinogen EP Preview/Buy
32 Dr Dre – Compton Preview/Buy
33 Archy Marshall – A New Place 2 Drown Preview/Buy
34 Carly Rae Jepsen – E•MO•TION Preview/Buy
35 Neon Indian – VEGA INTL Night School Preview/Buy
36 Janet Jackson – Unbreakable Preview/Buy
37 Empress Of – Me Preview/Buy
38 Arca – Mutant Preview/Buy
39 Holly Herndon – Platform Preview/Buy
40 Jlin – Dark Energy Preview/Buy
41 Jeremih – Late Nights: The Album Preview/Buy
42 Jenny Hval – Apocalypse girl Preview/Buy
43 Destroyer – Poison Season Preview/Buy
44 Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show Preview/Buy
45 Jim O’Rourke – Simple Songs Preview/Buy
46 Tobias Jesso Jr – Goon Preview/Buy
47 DJ Koze – DJ Kicks Preview/Buy
48 Shamir – Ratchet Preview/Buy
49 Natalie Prass – Natalie Prass Preview/Buy
50 Dawn Richard – Blackheart Preview/Buy
