Top 100 Music Albums of 2015
by Patman360

So this year I'm going to give a brief overview on how I feel about the album (May be complete rubbish and not even remotely describe how the album sounds so apologies about that...). I've also included vague genre descriptions, lyrics that stood out for me personally and a 'Blast from the Past' feature, which is simply another album that may strike similar chords and memories with me, even if they have no sound in common whatsoever, sometimes it may be from the same artist, sometimes not.

Feel free to leave me some recommendations based on what you see, they're most welcome!

Happy listening!

Sorry about the Irish overload...

Edit: Busy as fuck lately, sorry lads...

• Chart updated: 07/20/2022 09:15
• (Created: 01/06/2015 00:49).
• Chart size: 100 albums.

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Quarterbacks 

 Quarterbacks

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Absolute loveliness and the first new discovery to blow me away this year so far, really really surprised in all the right ways. Pop punk meets emo, sort of... My only complaint is that at 22 minutes it's not long enough for me. Even more surprisingly is the fact that this album is free to download, though I'll probably send something the bands way once I'm loaded, they've earned the cash, already on 14 listens and rising, get on this now, I'm hooked. Sublime.

POP PUNK / EMO

"Here I am again, outside your door"

Blast from the Past: American Football - American Football [First added to this chart: 02/11/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

9 charts

Rank Score:

35

Rank in 2015:

606

Rank in 2010s:

6,036

Overall Rank:

26,049

Average Rating:

 70 (9 votes)

Comments:

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Every Hero Needs A Villain 

 Czarface

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The kind of hip-hop I'm an absolute sucker for, the whole Marvel/superhero style thing always ropes me in somehow. Wonderful as always as I've come to expect with most Wu-Tang related releases, not sure if it can hold up for the whole year, but so far, it's damn well deserving of the number one spot in a damn good year!

HIP-HOP

"Amazing display of art, unique as Mona Lisa"

Blast from the Past: Czarface - Inspectah Deck & 7L & Esoteric [First added to this chart: 06/17/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

42 charts

Rank Score:

149

Rank in 2015:

168

Rank in 2010s:

1,635

Overall Rank:

8,313

Average Rating:

 76 (46 votes)

Comments:

1

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Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit 

 Courtney Barnett

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[First added to this chart: 03/26/2016]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

584 charts

Rank Score:

3,724

Rank in 2015:

6

Rank in 2010s:

63

Overall Rank:

464

Average Rating:

 78 (685 votes)

Comments:

52

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Mr. Wonderful 

 Action Bronson

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Classic hip-hop' that reminds me of classic 'golden age' stuff from the 80's. An absolute belter, every track delivers and delivers hard, I expected to love this and I was not let down. You've probably all heard it at this stage anyway now, keep listening though, I am, gonna be the soundtrack of my Summer, pure fun throughout, a great start to the year just got even better. Gonna take something special to top this, let's hope I find it...

HIP-HOP

"The cops chasing Bronson in an all-white Ford,
Shit. I'm on all-night tour."

Blast from the Past: Blue Chips 2 - Action Bronson & Party Supplies [First added to this chart: 03/27/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

32 charts

Rank Score:

73

Rank in 2015:

324

Rank in 2010s:

3,257

Overall Rank:

15,419

Average Rating:

 68 (62 votes)

Comments:

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Carrie & Lowell 

 Sufjan Stevens

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An incredible experience, one that I was not expecting in the slightest. From the second Sufjan utters the first lines of ‘Death With Dignity’ I suddenly realised I was about to hear something special, something transcendental. It’s all so simple, so elegant, an album I can just ease into and let it wash over me time and time again. I never thought Sujfan could equal the dizzying heights he set previously with ‘Illinois’, has he passed it with this though? Only time will tell, but he’s sure as hell coming close.

INDIE FOLK

"Spirit of my silence I can hear you,
But I'm afraid to be near you"

Blast from the Past: Illinois - Sufjan Stevens [First added to this chart: 03/12/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,247 charts

Rank Score:

16,347

Rank in 2015:

2

Rank in 2010s:

5

Overall Rank:

68

Average Rating:

 86 (1,478 votes)

Comments:

161

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All Of Something 

 SPORTS

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Coming soon... [First added to this chart: 12/13/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

16

Rank in 2015:

1,132

Rank in 2010s:

11,031

Overall Rank:

43,657

Average Rating:

 71 (5 votes)

Comments:

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Invite The Light 

 DāM-FunK

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Coming soon... [First added to this chart: 10/05/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

61

Rank in 2015:

382

Rank in 2010s:

3,782

Overall Rank:

17,640

Average Rating:

 74 (21 votes)

Comments:

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Le Club 

 Le Galaxie

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A pleasant power pop/electro throwback to the 80's. It's fantastic and yes, it sounds exactly as the cover suggests. It's like Daft Punk, only quite more retroesque, should that make sense. For those of you who've played Hotline Miami, this would be an apt soundtrack. An album full of joyful, pumping 80's dance music, I'm hooked.

ELECTRONICA / ELECTRO-POP

"Do you know le club?"

Blast from the Past: Discovery - Daft Punk [First added to this chart: 05/17/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

10

Rank in 2015:

1,460

Rank in 2010s:

14,074

Overall Rank:

55,141

Average Rating:

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Comments:

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Sub-Lingual Tablet 

 The Fall

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You're all pretty familiar with Mark E. Smith and company at this stage, pretty much the same Fall I've come to love all these years, more of that Manchester scruffy, backstreet post-punk that makes these guys so great, they fit right into the world of music, even 30 plus years after their formation.

POST-PUNK

"Why don't you just quit?"

Blast from the Past: Hex Enduction Hour - The Fall [First added to this chart: 06/08/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

16 charts

Rank Score:

54

Rank in 2015:

427

Rank in 2010s:

4,225

Overall Rank:

19,404

Average Rating:

 68 (25 votes)

Comments:

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Triptych 

 The Hard Ground

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A lovely second album from a Cork band and something I've been very excited about, sure they're no world changing band, but there's just something about them, the perfect blend of folk meets blues meets pop, baroque pop I guess? Kind of like Fleet Foxes but much better (and that's coming from a guy who quite likes Fleet Foxes). Some of you may have noticed their debut on my overall chart (ha, who looks there really...) and while this may not seem as strong at first, it's still very good and I feel it still has more to give. Hit it up, tis on bandcamp.

BAROQUE POP / FOLK ROCK

"They say god loves a trier"

Blast from the Past: Broken Conversations - The Hard Ground [First added to this chart: 04/19/2015]

Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

2 charts

Rank Score:

5

Rank in 2015:

2,148

Rank in 2010s:

21,022

Overall Rank:

80,640

Average Rating:

 74 (3 votes)

Comments:

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Top 100 Music Albums of 2015 composition

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	45	45%
	17	17%
	14	14%
	7	7%
	6	6%
	3	3%
	2	2%
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Rating	Date updated	Member	Chart ratings	Avg. chart rating
95/100  !	09/25/2022 12:24	Rm12398	99	89/100
100/100  !	12/12/2020 10:18	Repo	556	100/100
100/100  !	12/12/2020 00:40	jnfbn	310	96/100
95/100  !	12/11/2020 12:57	DommeDamian	1,003	89/100
90/100  !	12/11/2020 09:29	jeitee	22	75/100

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This chart is rated in the top 1% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 92.0/100, a mean average of 95.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 95.3/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 6.2.

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From sssvnnn 09/25/2022 11:23 | #289950

looks interesting and ambitious.
Too many albums I don´t know to rate.

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From Repo 12/12/2020 10:19 | #262589

Flashback! I remember using this chart a lot back in 2015 for reference. :)

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From ForegroundNoise 10/29/2019 17:11 | #244248

I'm always in awe of year charts like these, not only is there 100 albums to sift through but even a handful have got lovely detailed notes to go along with them. Will be sure to check out your other stuff!!

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From cestuneblague 01/06/2016 09:36 | #155923

Mmm, lovely chart with some stuff to check out. Think you might enjoy Jam City's Dream a Garden and Floating Points' Eleania, good Geevy-gleaned recs from 2015.

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95/100

From RockyRaccoon 09/04/2015 18:18 | #149240

Really like this, lots of stuff that I like and lots of stuff to look into. Snagged a couple recs, good stuff!

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From travelful 06/22/2015 19:29 | #144397

Liking this chart a lot. It will be interesting to see what this looks like by the end of the year.

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80/100

From mickilennial 04/26/2015 08:53 | #140287

Interesting collection of the first quarter of the year, interested to see how yours (and others including mine) develop throughout.

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From Norman Bates 04/19/2015 11:19 | #139826

Thanks for the Quaterbacks rec! Lovely charts, nice comments, good recs. Keep it up man!

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From Jimmy Dread 02/13/2015 13:01 | #134873

Liking this so far Pat... will be keeping tabs!

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