Top 10 Albums of 2019

Gabe Thomas, Staff Writer

2019 was a great year for music. Now that the year is over, here is my ranking of the top 10 albums of 2019.

 

  1. Revenge of the Dreamers III-Dreamville

Starting off the list at number 10, is the compilation album from J. Cole’s record label 

Dreamville. Filled with absolute bangers, if you wanna feel hyped I recommend listening

 to this album.

Best Song: “Sacrifices”

  1. Graffiti-Roy Blair

At number 9 is an EP by up and coming artist Roy Blair. This would be higher on the list 

but it is really short being an EP.

Best Song: “Fantazia”

  1. Thank U, Next-Ariana Grande

 Ariana Grande released my favorite pop album of the year with “Thank U, Next.”

 Every song is a bop and the production on this is incredible.

Best Song: “Ghostin’”

  1. Jesus is King-Kanye West

After promising an album that would come out late 2019, Kanye changed his entire 

style and focused on making Christian music. The production on this is incredible, this is 

not Kanye’s best, but it is still an enjoyable listen.

Best Song: “Use This Gospel”

  1. Bandana-

The second studio album from rapper Freddie Gibbs and producer Madlib is an 

incredible jazz-rap album. Madlib’s incredible production and Freddie Gibbs’s 

outstanding flow make for an extremely enjoyable listen.

Best song: “Palmolive”

  1. i,i- Bon Iver

Folk powerhouse Bon Iver returns with an album with incredible production and singer 

Justin Vernon’s falsetto is perfect with the production.

Best song: “Hey Ma”

  1. Let The Sun Talk-Mavi

Mavi’s first studio album is one of the best of the years. Filled with insanely chill beats 

and Mavi’s monotone flow makes it an album that someone like me can lay down and 

just listen to. This is easily the most chill album of the year.

Best Song: “Self Love”

  1. Ginger- Brockhampton

  American Boyband Brockhampton returns with their 5th studio album. The album is full 

of both bangers and sad songs. Overall it’s a good listen if you are trying to just listen to 

fun music.

Best Song: “Sugar”

  1. Arizona Baby- Kevin Abstract

Brockhampton frontman, Kevin Abstract, release overshadowed his own bands release 

this year. Taking on themes of being a gay black man in America, Arizona Baby is a 

great listen filled with high energy songs to slow melancholic ballads it is a great album.

Best Song: “Peach”

1 IGOR- Tyler, the Creator

  Tyler, the Creator has the best album of 2019. It’s nearly impossible to top a 

masterpiece, but Tyler did it as he somehow made a better album than 2017’s “Flower 

Boy”. The concept album focuses on a love triangle between Tyler and the man he is in 

love with and the man’s girlfriend. The production is one of the best of all time and 

Tyler’s lyrics can strike a chord with anyone lost in love.

Best Song: “GONE, GONE/ THANK YOU.”