Best Albums of 2015

Listed below are the best albums of 2015 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 59,000 greatest album charts. (Chart last updated: 6 hours ago).
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2015 year summaryThe best artists of 2015 were Kendrick Lamar, Sufjan Stevens, Tame Impala, Father John Misty, Grimes, Courtney Barnett, Beach House, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kamasi Washington and Steven Wilson.
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"A fun change of pace for the band, with yet another fresh and original concept. The unmistakable beauty of The River is an effort that only King Gizzard can produce in such a beautiful and unique way."  Reply
- wenny | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"This album is a life changing experience for me. When I listen to it in my car, I feel like I am a controller in a NASA mission control station. Am I crazy ? Maybe... But certainly a lover of this piece of art. Favorite tracks: This a concept album. The Other Side is certainly a mastepiece track."  Reply
- alexgagne | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Roisin Murphy is definitely one of the most interesting "pop" stars out there. Her music is catchy, strange and at times trippy AF. With each release she gets more creative and out there."  Reply
- ExTeaSea | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"I didn’t find their last two albums that interesting and I eventually lost interest in them altogether, thinking the sound was too similar from album to album. Giving this one a chance was a worthy exercise though as it’s a lot less predictable and sounds a bit fuzzier and more stoner rock than u..."  [+]  Reply
- stereo_mike | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"I was apprehensive, since I really did not like Cerulean Salt. This is exactly the album I would've wanted from Waxahatchee. Well-written, full-sounding track after track. Dynamic and captivating across the board. Maybe not the most exciting record of the year, but solid through and through."  Reply
- HoldenM | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"I really hope this climbs the 2015 rankings, it deserves to be much higher than 39th. This is actually my first exposure to The Mountain Goats, and I'm now working through their back catalogue. Seems to be full of gems I wish I'd found a lot sooner."  Reply
- pearljammer13 | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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"Strong album, good replay value. Favorite tracks are 'Easy Bake', 'Gumbo', 'The Ways', 'Telegram', 'Vice City', 'Fly On The Wall', & 'Money Trees Deuce'. Only thing I didn't like was the chorus in the track '90059', although I will say that after listening to the album a lot it does eventually so..."  [+]  Reply
- Lachapelle | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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