Skip to content
even.best

The best albums of 2019 according to Pitchfork

The top 3 according to 474 votes from people: Norman Fucking Rockwell! — Lana Del Rey · Magdalene — FKA twigs · All Mirrors — Angel Olsen. (Updated Sep 4, 2022.)

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!

setlist_rambling · · 15 items · 474 votes · 6 comments

Top 15

  1. 1

    Norman Fucking Rockwell! — Lana Del Rey

    No. 1. Produced with Jack Antonoff.

    ▲ 64 ▼ 4

    60
  2. 2

    Magdalene — FKA twigs

    No. 2. Her second album.

    ▲ 50 ▼ 2

    48
  3. 3

    All Mirrors — Angel Olsen

    No. 4. Backed by strings.

    ▲ 38 ▼ 2

    36
  4. 4

    U.F.O.F. — Big Thief

    No. 3. The first of the band's two albums of 2019.

    ▲ 37 ▼ 3

    34
  5. 5

    When I Get Home — Solange

    No. 5. A tribute to her native Houston.

    ▲ 35 ▼ 3

    32
  6. 6

    Titanic Rising — Weyes Blood

    No. 9. Natalie Mering's fourth album.

    ▲ 29 ▼ 0

    29
  7. 7

    Agora — Fennesz

    No. 8. The Austrian guitarist and electronic musician.

    ▲ 25 ▼ 2

    23
  8. 8

    LEGACY! LEGACY! — Jamila Woods

    No. 11. Songs named after Black artists and writers.

    ▲ 24 ▼ 3

    21
  9. 9

    This Is How You Smile — Helado Negro

    No. 7. Roberto Carlos Lange's project.

    ▲ 22 ▼ 5

    17
  10. 10

    X 100PRE — Bad Bunny

    No. 6. The Puerto Rican's debut album.

    ▲ 19 ▼ 5

    14
  11. 11

    Jaime — Brittany Howard

    No. 12. The Alabama Shakes singer's solo debut.

    ▲ 17 ▼ 5

    12
  12. 12

    Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest — Bill Callahan

    No. 15.

    ▲ 17 ▼ 7

    10
  13. 13

    Homecoming: The Live Album — Beyoncé

    No. 14. Her 2018 Coachella show.

    ▲ 13 ▼ 4

    9
  14. 14

    Purple Mountains — Purple Mountains

    No. 10. David Berman's final album.

    ▲ 15 ▼ 9

    6
  15. 15

    Two Hands — Big Thief

    No. 13. Their second album of the year.

    ▲ 10 ▼ 5

    5

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.

Is something missing?

Log in to add an item

Comments (6)

Log in to comment

Pranav Kulkarni

Bad Bunny's X 100PRE in Pitchfork's top 10, deserved.

Emma

Magdalene by FKA twigs, cellophane destroyed me.

Caleb Baker

Norman Fucking Rockwell! is Lana's masterpiece.

Amber Watson

Angel Olsen's All Mirrors with strings, gorgeous.

More rankings like this