Best Albums of 2015

Listed below are the best albums of 2015 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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1.

To Pimp A Butterfly 

 Kendrick Lamar

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,836 charts

Rank Score:

31,952

Rank in 2015:

1

Rank in 2010s:

1

Overall Rank:

19

Average Rating:

 89 (2,298 votes)

Comments:

372

2.

Carrie & Lowell 

 Sufjan Stevens

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,247 charts

Rank Score:

16,463

Rank in 2015:

2

Rank in 2010s:

5

Overall Rank:

68

Average Rating:

 86 (1,478 votes)

Comments:

161

3.

Currents 

 Tame Impala

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

1,018 charts

Rank Score:

9,990

Rank in 2015:

3

Rank in 2010s:

13

Overall Rank:

140

Average Rating:

 82 (1,415 votes)

Comments:

122

4.

I Love You, Honeybear 

 Father John Misty

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

672 charts

Rank Score:

5,361

Rank in 2015:

4

Rank in 2010s:

41

Overall Rank:

319

Average Rating:

 80 (906 votes)

Comments:

65

5.

Art Angels 

 Grimes

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

541 charts

Rank Score:

3,912

Rank in 2015:

5

Rank in 2010s:

58

Overall Rank:

440

Average Rating:

 78 (652 votes)

Comments:

45

6.

Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit 

 Courtney Barnett

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

582 charts

Rank Score:

3,741

Rank in 2015:

6

Rank in 2010s:

63

Overall Rank:

464

Average Rating:

 78 (686 votes)

Comments:

52

7.

E•Mo•Tion 

 Carly Rae Jepsen

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

358 charts

Rank Score:

3,426

Rank in 2015:

7

Rank in 2010s:

71

Overall Rank:

514

Average Rating:

 77 (414 votes)

Comments:

35

8.

The Epic 

 Kamasi Washington

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

458 charts

Rank Score:

3,095

Rank in 2015:

8

Rank in 2010s:

79

Overall Rank:

565

Average Rating:

 82 (495 votes)

Comments:

37

9.

Hand. Cannot. Erase. 

 Steven Wilson

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

295 charts

Rank Score:

2,979

Rank in 2015:

9

Rank in 2010s:

80

Overall Rank:

577

Average Rating:

 80 (411 votes)

Comments:

43

10.

Have You In My Wilderness 

 Julia Holter

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Year of Release:

2015

Appears in:

410 charts

Rank Score:

2,844

Rank in 2015:

10

Rank in 2010s:

85

Overall Rank:

607

Average Rating:

 80 (435 votes)

Comments:

25

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Best Albums of 2015 composition

Top 1,000 Top 500 Top 250 Top 100

Artist	Albums	%
Various Artists	5	1%
Prince	2	0%
Lil Ugly Mane	2	0%
Justin Townes Earle	2	0%
t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者	2	0%
Steven Wilson	2	0%
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%
	473	47%
	195	20%
	51	5%
	34	3%
	30	3%
	27	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Live?	Albums	%
No	978	98%
Yes	22	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	991	99%
Yes	9	1%