# The best albums of 2019 according to Pitchfork

The top 15 of Pitchfork's 50 Best Albums of 2019, published on 10 December 2019 and led by Lana Del Rey's Norman Fucking Rockwell!

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## Top 15

1. **Norman Fucking Rockwell! — Lana Del Rey** (60 · ▲64 ▼4) — No. 1. Produced with Jack Antonoff.
2. **Magdalene — FKA twigs** (48 · ▲50 ▼2) — No. 2. Her second album.
3. **All Mirrors — Angel Olsen** (36 · ▲38 ▼2) — No. 4. Backed by strings.
4. **U.F.O.F. — Big Thief** (34 · ▲37 ▼3) — No. 3. The first of the band's two albums of 2019.
5. **When I Get Home — Solange** (32 · ▲35 ▼3) — No. 5. A tribute to her native Houston.
6. **Titanic Rising — Weyes Blood** (29 · ▲29 ▼0) — No. 9. Natalie Mering's fourth album.
7. **Agora — Fennesz** (23 · ▲25 ▼2) — No. 8. The Austrian guitarist and electronic musician.
8. **LEGACY! LEGACY! — Jamila Woods** (21 · ▲24 ▼3) — No. 11. Songs named after Black artists and writers.
9. **This Is How You Smile — Helado Negro** (17 · ▲22 ▼5) — No. 7. Roberto Carlos Lange's project.
10. **X 100PRE — Bad Bunny** (14 · ▲19 ▼5) — No. 6. The Puerto Rican's debut album.
11. **Jaime — Brittany Howard** (12 · ▲17 ▼5) — No. 12. The Alabama Shakes singer's solo debut.
12. **Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest — Bill Callahan** (10 · ▲17 ▼7) — No. 15.
13. **Homecoming: The Live Album — Beyoncé** (9 · ▲13 ▼4) — No. 14. Her 2018 Coachella show.
14. **Purple Mountains — Purple Mountains** (6 · ▲15 ▼9) — No. 10. David Berman's final album.
15. **Two Hands — Big Thief** (5 · ▲10 ▼5) — No. 13. Their second album of the year.

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