2014 legjobb albumai - az amerikaiak szerint

A nekünk legfontosabb év végi listát (a sajátunkat) ugyan már megosztottuk tegnap, valamint a legnevesebb brit magazinok (NME, Mojo, Uncut, Q) 2014-es évösszegzéseit is bemutattuk, majd - mivel már szinte az összes fontos zenei lap közzétette - a szigetországi sajtótermékek lemezlistái után folytatjuk a fontos amerikai lapokkal. Hogy ne kelljen egyenként rájuk keresned.

Először jöjjön néhány - hozzánk hasonlóan még - printben is megjelenő lap.

Rolling Stone (a matuzsálem a zenei lapok piacán, sajnos a listái is olyanok, de az idei különösen fájdalmas - főleg az élbolyban): 

50 Yob, 'Clearing the Path to Ascend'
49 Tinariwen, 'Emmaar'
48 Coldplay, 'Ghost Stories'
47 Gary Clark Jr., 'Gary Clark Jr. Live'
46 Tweedy, 'Sukierae'
45 EMA, 'The Future's Void'
44 Interpol, 'El Pintor'
43 Future, 'Honest'
42 Perfume Genius, 'Too Bright'
41 Aphex Twin, 'Syro'
40 Jack White, 'Lazaretto'
39 Caribou, 'Our Love'
38 Hurray for the Riff Raff, 'Small Town Heroes'
37 Benjamin Booker, 'Benjamin Booker'
36 Alvvays, 'Alvvays'
35 Lenny Kravitz, 'Strut'
34 Prince, 'Art Official Age'
33 The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, 'Midnight Sun'
32 Damon Albarn, 'Everyday Robots'
31 Young Thug and Bloody Jay, 'Black Portland'
30 Thom Yorke, 'Tomorrow's Modern Boxes'
29 Spoon, 'They Want My Soul'
28 Parquet Courts, 'Sunbathing Animal'
27 Alt-J, 'This Is All Yours'
26 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, 'Hypnotic Eye'
25 YG, 'My Krazy Life'
24 Leonard Cohen, 'Popular Problems'
23 War on Drugs, 'Lost in the Dream'
22 Skrillex, 'Recess'
21 Eric Church, 'The Outsiders'
20 Sharon Van Etten, 'Are We There'
19 Jackson Browne, 'Standing in the Breach'
18 Sturgill Simpson, 'Metamodern Sounds in Country Music'
17 Jenny Lewis, 'The Voyager'
16 FKA Twigs, 'LP1'
15 Against Me!, 'Transgender Dysphoria Blues'
14 Weezer, 'Everything Will Be Alright in the End'
13 Ought, 'More Than Any Other Day'
12 Foo Fighters, 'Sonic Highways'
11 Flying Lotus, 'You're Dead!'
10 Taylor Swift, '1989'
09 Mac DeMarco, 'Salad Days'
08 Run the Jewels, 'Run the Jewels 2'
07 Lana Del Rey, 'Ultraviolence'
06 Charli XCX, 'Sucker'
05 Miranda Lambert, 'Platinum'
04 St. Vincent, 'St. Vincent'
03 The Black Keys, 'Turn Blue'
02 Bruce Springsteen, 'High Hopes'
01 U2, 'Songs of Innocence'

Billboard (a másik matuzsálem, a heti listák lapja):

1. TAYLOR SWIFT - 1989
2. RUN THE JEWELS - Run The Jewels 2
3. SAM SMITH - In The Lonely Hour
4. JENNY LEWIS - The Voyager
5. ED SHEERAN - X
6. BLEACHERS - Strange Desire
7. LYKKE LI - I Never Learn
8. APHEX TWIN - Syro
9. THE WAR ON DRUGS - Lost In The Dream
10. FREDDIE GIBBS & MADLIB - Pinata

Vibe (urbánus tánczene, soul, r&b, hiphop negyedéves lapja):

1. Beyonce, Beyonce
2. Run The Jewels, Run The Jewels 2
3. YG, My Krazy Life
4. Pharrell, G I R L
5. Big K.R.I.T., Cadillactica
6. Logic, Under Pressure
7. Jhene Aiko, Souled Out
8. Justin Bieber, Journals
9. ScHoolboy Q, Oxymoron
10. Azealia Banks, Broke With Expensive Taste
11. August Alsina, Testimony
12. Jeezy, Seen It All
13. Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
14. Common, Nobody's Smiling
15. Chris Brown, X
16. The Roots, ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
17. Childish Gambino, Because The Internet
18. T.I., Paperwork: The Motion Picture
19. Tinashe, Aquarius
20. fka Twigs, LP1
21. Kevin Gates, By Any Means
22. Madlib and Freddie Gibbs, Piñata
23. Rick Ross, Mastermind
24. Jessie Ware, Tough Love
25. Teyana Taylor, VII
26. Trey Songz, Trigga
27. Flying Lotus, You're Dead!
28. Ed Sheeran, x
29. Isaiah Rashad, Cilvia Demo
30. Ariana Grande, My Everything
31. MIchael Jackson, Xscape
32. PARTYNEXTDOOR, PartyNextDoor Two
33. Bas, Last Winter
34. SZA, Z
35. Prince, Art Official Age
36. Stalley, Ohio
37. Shady Records, Shady XV
38. Ab-Soul, These Days...
39. Kid Ink, My Own Lane
40. Kid Cudi, Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon
41. Luke James, Luke James
42. Robin Thicke, Paula
43. Mariah Carey, Me. I Am Mariah...The Elusive Chanteuse
44. Asher Roth, RetroHash
45. Future, Honest
46. R. Kelly, Black Panties

Magnet (alternatív zenei havilap):

1. Ex Hex - Rips
2. Freeman - FREEMAN
3. The Both - The Both
4. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
5. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
6. Spoon - They Want My Soul
7. Lydia Loveless - Somewhere Else
8. Future Islands - Singles
9. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
10. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
11. TV on the Radio - Seeds
12. Ty Segall - Manipulator
13. Guided by Voices - Cool Planet
(tie) Guided by Voices - Motivational Jumpsuit
14. Steve Gunn - Way Out Weather
15. tUnE-yArDs - Nikki Nack
16. The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
17. Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else
18. Aphex Twin - Syro
19. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
20. Swans - To Be Kind
21. Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence
22. Sloan - Commonwealth
23. Perfume Genius - Too Bright
24. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
25. The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast

American Songwriter (folk és americana fókuszú kéthavi lap): 

50. Sharon Van Etten: Are We There
49. Drive By Truckers: English Oceans
48. Jessica Lea Mayfield: Make My Head Sing
47. The New Pornographers: Brill Bruisers
46. Beck: Morning Phase
45. Jesse Winchester: A Reasonable Amount of Trouble
44. Rodney Crowell: Tarpaper Sky
43. Old Crow Medicine Show: Remedy
42. Real Estate: Atlas
41. Doug Paisley: Strong Feelings
40. Hozier: Hozier
39. Warpaint: Warpaint
38. Old 97s: Most Messed Up
37. Bahamas: Bahamas Is Afie 
36. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Hypnotic Eye
35. Eric Church: The Outsiders
34. Adam Faucett: Blind Water Finds Blind Water
33. Jack White: Lazaretto
32. Miranda Lambert: Platinum
31. Spoon: They Want My Soul
30. Angeleena Presley: American Middle Class
29. Justin Townes Earle: Single Mothers
28. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Wig Out at Jagbags
27. TWEEDY: Sukierae
26. Rosanne Cash: The River & the Thread
25. Jenny Lewis: The Voyager
24. Leonard Cohen: Popular Problems
23. Matthew Ryan: Boxers
22. Ex Hex: Rips
21. St. Vincent: St. Vincent
20. Against Me!: Transgender Dysphoria Blues
19. Mac DeMarco: Salad Days
18. Lee Ann Womack: The Way I’m Livin’
17. The Felice Brothers: Favorite Waitress
16. Perfume Genius: Too Bright
15. Conor Oberst: Upside Down Mountain
14. Lera Lynn: The Avenues
13. Robert Ellis: The Lights from the Chemical Plant
12. Ty Segall: Manipulator
11. Marianne Faithfull: Give My Love To London
10. First Aid Kit: Stay Gold
9. John Fullbright: Songs
8. Hiss Golden Messenger: Lateness of Dancers
7. Angel Olsen: Burn Your Fire for No Witness
6. Hurray for the Riff Raff: Small Town Heroes
5. Ryan Adams: Ryan Adams
4. Taylor Swift: 1989
3. Strand of Oaks: Heal
2. The War on Drugs: Lost in the Dream
1. Sturgill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

Under the Radar (indie kéthavi magazin):

50. Glass Animals - ZABA
49. MONEY - The Shadow of Heaven
48. Craft Spells - Nausea
47. The Rosebuds - Sand + Silence
46. Tune-Yards - Nikki Nack
45. Bear in Heaven - Time is Over One Day Old
44. Deerhoof - La Isla Bonita
43. Todd Terje - It's Album Time
42. Beck - Morning Phase
41. Sun Kil Moon - Benji
40. The Horrors - Luminous
39. Metronomy - Love Letters
38. Elbow - The Take Off and Landing of Everything
37. Cymbals Eat Guitars - LOSE
36. Fear of Men - Loom
35. Dum Dum Girls - Too True
34. Adult Jazz - Gist Is
33. Grouper - Ruins
32. Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else
31. How to Dress Well - "What is this Heart?"
30. Ought - More Than Any Other Day
29. Hooray for Earth - Racy
28. SBTRKT - Wonder Where We Land
27. Ariel Pink - pom pom
26. Perfume Genius - Too Bright
25. Slow Club - Complete Surrender
24. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold
23. Alvvays - Alvvays
22. Swans - To Be Kind
21. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
20. EMA - The Future's Void
19. Lykke Li - I Never Learn
18. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
17. Aphex Twin - Syro
16. East India Youth - Total Strife Forever
15. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
14. Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
13. FKA Twigs - LP1
12. Run the Jewels - RTJ2
11. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
10. Alt-J - This Is All Yours
9. Wye Oak - Shriek
8. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
7. Spoon - They Want My Soul
6. Caribou - Our Love
5. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness
4. Real Estate - Atlas
3. Future Islands - Singles
2. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
1. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream

Complex (kulturális magazin, a listája még nem publikus):

Variance (negyedévente megjelenő poplap):

50. AB-SOUL - THESE DAYS…
49. THE ACID - LIMINAL
48. BETTY WHO - TAKE ME WHEN YOU GO
47. COMMON - NOBODY'S SMILING
46. TINK - WINTER'S DIARY 2: FOREVER YOURS
45. RYAN HEMSWORTH - ALONE FOR THE FIRST TIME
44. KIMBRA - THE GOLDEN ECHO
43. S. CAREY - RANGE OF LIGHT
42. CHET FAKER - BUILT ON GLASS
41. AZEALIA BANKS - BROKE WITH EXPENSIVE TASTE
40. LYKKE LI - I NEVER LEARN
39. HUNDRED WATERS - THE MOON RANG LIKE A BELL
38. BLACK MILK - IF THERE'S A HELL BELOW
37. JAMES VINCENT MCMORROW - POST TROPICAL
36. DEPTFORD GOTH - SONGS
35. JESSIE WARE - TOUGH LOVE
34. NICK MULVEY - FIRST MIND
33. ST. VINCENT - ST. VINCENT
32. SCHOOLBOY Q - OXYMORON
31. SOHN - TREMORS
30. TINASHE - AQUARIUS
29. FUTURE - HONEST
28. BEN HOWARD - I FORGET WHERE WE WERE
27. GENERATIONALS - ALIX
26. ROYAL BLOOD - ROYAL BLOOD
25. DELTA SPIRIT - INTO THE WIDE
24. PORTER ROBINSON - WORLDS
23. PAOLO NUTINI - CAUSTIC LOVE
22. JENNY LEWIS - THE VOYAGER
21. RYAN ADAMS - RYAN ADAMS
20. GLASS ANIMALS - ZABA
19. HOZIER - HOZIER
18. TENNIS - RITUAL IN REPEAT
17. CARIBOU - OUR LOVE
16. BECK - MORNING PHASE
15. SHARON VAN ETTEN - ARE WE THERE
14. SIA - 1000 FORMS OF FEAR
13. APHEX TWIN - SYRO
12. BANKS - GODDESS
11. TAYLOR SWIFT - 1989
10. JACK WHITE - LAZARETTO
09. WEEZER - EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT IN THE END
08. PERFUME GENIUS - TOO BRIGHT
07. FUTURE ISLANDS - SINGLES
06. SAM SMITH - IN THE LONELY HOUR
05. LANA DEL REY - ULTRAVIOLENCE
04. FLYING LOTUS - YOU'RE DEAD!
03. THE WAR ON DRUGS - LOST IN THE DREAM
02. FKA TWIGS - LP1
01. RUN THE JEWELS - RUN THE JEWELS 2

Decibel (metál- és rockmagazin):

01 - Pallbearer – Foundations of Burden
02 - At The Gates – At War With Reality
03 - Horrendous – Ecdysis
04 - Triptykon – Melana Chasmata
05 - Godflesh – A World Lit Only By Fire
06 - Thou – Heathen
07 - YOB – Clearing the Path to Ascend
08 - Vallenfyre – Splinters
09 - Panopticon – Roads to the North
10 - Morbus Chron – Sweven
11 - Dead Congregation – Promulgation of the Fall
12 - Machine Head – Bloodstone & Diamonds
13 - Woods of Desolation – As The Stars
14 - Tombs – Savage Gold
15 - Krieg – Transient
16 - Iron Reagan – The Tyranny of Will
17 - Cult of Fire – मृत्यु का तापसी अनुध्यान
18 - Gridlink – Longhenna
19 - The Oath – The Oath
20 - Behemoth – The Satanist
21 - Agalloch – The Serpent & The Sphere
22 - Autopsy – Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves
23 - Primordial – Where Greater Men Have Fallen
24 - Beyond Creation – Earthborn Evolution
25 - Wreck & Reference – Want
26 - Teitanblood – Death
27 - Trap Them – Blissfucker
28 - Young and in the Way – When Life Comes to Death
29 - Mastodon – Once More ‘Round the Sun
30 - Eyehategod – Eyehategod
31 - Cretin – Stranger
32 - Midnight – No Mercy for Mayhem
33 - Thantifaxath – Sacred White Noise
34 - Lord Mantis – Death Mask
35 - Mayhem – Esoteric Warfare
36 - Cannibal Corpse – A Skeletal Domain
37 - Solstafir – Otta
38 - Execration – Morbid Dimensions
39 - Incantation – Dirges of Elysium
40 - Floor – Oblation

Revolver (metál- és rockmagazin): 

01 – Slipknot – “.5: The Gray Chapter“
02 – At The Gates – “At War With Reality“
03 – Of Mice & Men – “Restoring Force“
04 – Linkin Park – “The Hunting Party“
05 – Motionless In White – “Reincarnate“
06 – Behemoth – “The Satanist“
07 – Mastodon – “Once More ‘Round The Sun“
08 – Judas Priest – “Redeemer Of Souls“
09 – Machine Head – “Bloodstone & Diamonds“
10 – Every Time I Die – “From Parts Unknown“
11 – Godflesh – “A World Lit Only By Fire“
12 – The Pretty Reckless – “Going To Hell“
13 – Killer Be Killed – “Killer Be Killed“
14 – ††† (Crosses) – “†††“
15 – Black Label Society – “Catacombs Of The Black Vatican“
16 – Black Veil Brides – “Black Veil Brides“
17 – Body Count – “Manslaughter“
18 – Suicide Silence – “You Can’t Stop Me“
19 – Godsmack – “1000hp“
20 – Triptykon – “Melana Chasmata“

Innentől következnek a webzine-ek, blogok.

Pitchfork: 

50. Ben Frost- A U R O R A
49. Mr Twin Sister- Mr Twin Sister
48. Clark- Clark
47. Shellac- Dude Incredible
46. Ariana Grande- My Everything
45. Andy Stott- Faith in Strangers
44. A Sunny Day in Glasgow- Sea When Absent
43. Madlib/Freddie Gibbs- Piñata
42. Owen Pallett- In Conflict
41. Leon Vynehall- Music for the Uninvited
40. Ty Segall- Manipulator
39. Ought- More Than Any Other Day
38. Hundred Waters- The Moon Rang Like A Bell
37. Perfect Pussy- Say Yes to Love
36. Tinashe- Aquarius
35. Shabazz Palaces- Lese Majesty
34. Cloud Nothings- Here and Nowhere Else
33. Rich Gang- Tha Tour Part 1
32. White Lung- Deep Fantasy
31. Taylor Swift- 1989
30. Iceage- Plowing Into the Field of Love
29. How to Dress Well- “What Is This Heart?”
28. Pharmakon- Bestial Burden
27. YG- My Krazy Life
26. Ex Hex- Rips
25. Azealia Banks- Broke With Expensive Taste
24. Parquet Courts- Sunbathing Animal
23. Lykke Li- I Never Learn
22. Future Islands- Singles
21. Brian Eno/Karl Hyde- High Life
20. Vince Staples- Hell Can Wait EP
19. Sharon Van Etten- Are We There
18. Arca- Xen
17. Flying Lotus- You’re Dead!
16. St. Vincent- St. Vincent
15. Angel Olsen- Burn Your Fire for No Witness
14. Real Estate- Atlas
13. Spoon- They Want My Soul
12. Mac DeMarco- Salad Days
11. Perfume Genius- Too Bright
10. Caribou- Our Love
9. Ariel Pink- Pom Pom
8. Todd Terje- It’s Album Time
7. Sun Kil Moon- Benji
6. Swans- To Be Kind
5. Grouper- Ruins
4. Aphex Twin- Syro
3. The War on Drugs- Lost in the Dream
2. FKA Twigs- LP1
1. Run the Jewels- Run the Jewels 2

Stereogum:

50. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
49. St Vincent - St. Vincent
48. TOPS - Picture You Staring
47. Thou - Heathen
46. Spoon - They Want My Soul
45. You Blew It! - Keep Doing What You're Doing
44. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
43. LVL Up - Hoodwink'd
42. Triptykon - Melana Chasmata
41. Vince Staples - Hell Can Wait
40. Tinashe - Aquarius 
39. Caribou - Our Love
38. Horrendous - Ecdysis
37. Mitski - Bury Me At Makeout Creek 
36. The Men - Tomorrow's Hits
35. Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
34. How To Dress Well - "What Is This Heart?"
33. Aphex Twin - SYRO
32. Future Islands - Singles
31. Ty Segall - Manipulator
30. Todd Terje - It's Album Time 
29. Ariel Pink - pom pom
28. Fucked Up - Glass Boys
27. Cloud Nothings - Here And Nowhere Else
26. Jessie Ware - Tough Love
25. Woods Of Desolation - As The Stars 
24. Chumped - Teenage Retirement
23. Perfume Genius - Too Bright
22. Taylor Swift - 1989
21. Young Thug, Birdman, & Rich Homie Quan - Rich Gang: Tha Tour Part 1
20. Strand Of Oaks - Heal
19. Real Estate - Atlas
18. Eric Church - The Outsiders
17. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
16. EMA - The Future's Void
15. YG - My Krazy Life
14. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
13. Swans - To Be Kind
12. Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence 
11. YOB - Clearing The Path To Ascend
10. Merchandise - After The End 
09. FKA Twigs - LP1
08. Nux Vomica - Nux Vomica
07. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
06. White Lung - Deep Fantasy
05. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
04. Wye Oak - Shriek
03. Sun Kil Moon - Benji
02. The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream
01. Run The Jewels - RTJ2

Spin (sokáig meghatározó printlap volt, 2012 óta webzine):

50. Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
49. Tacocat - NVM
48. Ben Frost - A U R O R A
47. TV on the Radio - Seeds
46. Hundred Waters - The Moon Rang Like A Bell
45. Eric Church - The Outsiders
44. Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty
43. Charli XCX - Sucker
42. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
41. Lana Del Ray - Ultraviolence
40. Real Estate - Atlas
39. Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast
38. Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste
37. Cymbals Eat Guitars - LOSE
36. Young Thug & Bloody Jay - Black Portland
35. Homeboy Sandman - Hallways
34. Taylor Swift - 1989
33. Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers
32. Joyce Manor - Never Hungover Again
31. Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso
30. Ariel Pink - pom pom
29. Flight Facilities - Down to Earth
28. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
27. Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden
26. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
25. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Piñata
24. Protomartyr - Under Color of Official Right
23. Aphex Twin - Syro
22. Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else
21. FKA Twigs - LP1
20. ASTR - Varsity EP
19. Miranda Lambert - Platinum
18. YG - My Krazy Life
17. Swans - To Be Kind
16. Todd Terje - It's Album Time
15. Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear
14. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
13. How to Dress Well - "What is this Heart?"
12. Spoon - They Want My Soul
11. Betty Who - Take Me When You Go
10. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
9. Tune-Yards - Nikki Nack
8. Tinashe - Aquarius
7. Future Islands - Singles
6. Sun Kil Moon - Benji
5. Caribou - Our Love
4. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
3. Run the Jewels - RTJ2
2. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
1. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Drea

Paste (sokáig printlap volt, 2010 óta webzine):

50. Hospitality - Trouble
49. La Dispute - Rooms of the House
48. Justin Townes Earle - Single Mothers
47. Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else
46. Roseanne Cash - The River & The Thread
45. Damien Rice - My Favourite Faded Fantasy
44. Temples - Sun Structures
43. Total Control - Typical System
42. Dum Dum Girls - Too True
41. Robert Ellis – The Lights from the Chemical Plant
40. Jack White – Lazaretto
39. Strand of Oaks – HEAL
38. Shabazz Palaces – Lese Majesty
37. Reigning Sound – Shattered
36. Drive-By Truckers – English Oceans
35. FKA Twigs – LP1
34. Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
33. Protomartyr – Under Color of Official Right
32. Foxygen – ...And Star Power
31. Tweedy – Sukierae
30. Phantogram – Voices
29. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – Give The People What They Want
28. Ages & Ages – Divisionary
27. Hurray For The Riff Raff – Small Town Heroes
26. Caribou – Our Love
25. Future Islands – Singles
24. Lykke Li – I Never Learn
23. Sun Kil Moon – Benji
22. Flying Lotus – You’re Dead! 
21. St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Half the City
20. Perfume Genius – Too Bright
19. Allah-Las – Worship the Sun
18. Mac DeMarco – Salad Days
17. The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers
16. Jenny Lewis – The Voyager
15. Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
14. Ty Segall – Manipulator
13. Real Estate – Atlas
12. Spoon – They Want My Soul
11. Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness
10. Courtney Barnett – The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas
9. First Aid Kit – Stay Gold
8. Sharon Van Etten – Are We There
7. Beck – Morning Phase
6. Sylvan Esso – Sylvan Esso
5. Alvvays – Alvvays
4. King Tuff – Black Moon Spell
3. Run the Jewels – Run the Jewels 2
2. St. Vincent – St. Vincent
1. The War on Drugs – Lost in the Dream

Gorilla Vs. Bear:

35. You'll Never Get to Heaven- Adorn
34. Korallreven- Second Comin'
33. Mr Twin Sister- Mr Twin Sister
32. Schoolboy Q- Oxymoron
31. Vesuvio Solo- Favors
30. The War on Drugs- Lost in the Dream
29. Viet Cong- Cassette
28. Sales- Sales
27. Alvvays- Alvvays
26. Mica Levi- Under the Skin
25. Beverly- Careers
24. Tinashe- Aquarius
23. Johnny Jewel- Rarities & Unreleased
22. Jessie Ware- Tough Love
21. Recycle Culture- Drown Me Up
20. Panda Bear- Mr Noah
19. DJ Dodger Stadium- Friend of Mine
18. Angel Olsen- Burn Your Fire for No Witness
17. Ana Caprix- For Seven Nights This Island Is Ours
16. Sharon Van Etten- Are We There
15. Leon Vynehall- Music for the Uninvited
14. Yumi Zouma- Yumi Zouma
13. Mark Barrott- Sketches from an Island
12. Flying Lotus- You're Dead!
11. Andy Stott- Faith in Strangers
10. Lana Del Rey- Ultraviolence
9. Fear of Men- Loom
8. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib- Pinata
7. Lewis- L'Amour/Romantic Times
6. Doss- Doss + remixes
5. Burial- Rival Dealer
4. Tops- Picture You Staring
3. Ariel Pink- Pom Pom
2. Grouper- Ruins
1. Shabazz Palaces- Lese Majesty

Tiny Mix Tapes:

50. Lil Herb - Welcome to Fazoland
49. The Body - I Shall Die Here
48. T C F - 486669f0e9b8990384108f3d54c6a8f036adeb8bc7108f3d54c6a8f036adeb
47. Ai Aso - Lone
46. Ninos Du Brasil - Novos Mistérios
45. Lee Gamble - KOCH
44. Death Grips - niggas on the moon
43. The Soft Pink Truth - Why Do The Heathen Rage?
42. Gem Jones - Admiral Frenchkiss
41. Burial Hex - The Hierophant
40. Beyonce - Beyonce
39. Sun Araw - Belomancie
38. Objekt - Flatland
37. James Ferraro - SUKI GIRLZ
36. Fear of Men - Loom
35. Dean Blunt - Skin Fade
34. White Suns - Totem
33. FKA Twigs - LP1
32. Fennesz - Bécs
31. Kane West - Western Beats
30. Swans - To Be Kind
29. Call Super - Suzi Ecto
28. Aphex Twin - Syro
27. Ariel Pink - pom pom
26. Magic Eye - Babylon
25. Perfume Genius - Too Bright
24. Jenny Hval & Susanna - Meshes of Voice
23. Actress - Ghettoville
22. Pharmakon - Bestial Burden
21. 18+ - Trust
20. Arca - Xen
19. Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
18. Valerio Tricoli - Miseri Lares
17. Lil B - 05 Fuck Em
16. Lotic - DAMSEL in DISTRESS
15. PC Music feat. A. G. Cook, GFOTY, Danny L Harle, Lil Data, Nu New Edition, and Kane West - PC Music x DISown Radio 
14. Sun Kil Moon - Benji
13. E+E - The Light That You Gave Me To See You
12. copeland - Because I'm Worth it
11. C L E A N E R S - Real Raga Shit Vol. 1
10. iLoveMakonnen - iLoveMakonnen EP
9. Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers
8. D/P/I - MN.ROY
7. Giant Claw - DARK WEB
6. Ian William Craig - A Turn of Breath
5. Kevin Drumm / Jason Lescalleet - The Abyss
4. Scott Walker and Sunn O))) - Soused
3. GFOTY - Secret Mix
2. Grouper - Ruins
1. Dean Blunt - Black Metal

Popmatters:

80. Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright in the End
79. Behemoth - The Satanist
78. Jessie Ware - Tough Love
77. David Krakauer - The Big Picture
76. Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
75. Sloan - Commonwealth
74. Grouper - Ruins
73. Lana Del rey - Ultraviolence
72. School of Language - Old Fears
71. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
70. Hospitality - Trouble
69. Saint Saviour - In the Seams
68. Willie Nelson - Band of Brothers
67. The Hotelier - Home, Like Noplace is There
66. Hamilton Leithauser - Black Hours
65. Ambrose Akinmusire - The Imagined Savior Is Far Easier to Paint
64. Panopticon - Roads to the North
63. Real Estate - Atlas
62. The Roots - ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
61. Wild Beasts - Present Tense
60. The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
59. Jack White - Lazaretto
58. Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls
57. Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers
56. Ariel Pink - pom pom
55. Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso
54. Twin Peaks - Wild Onion
53. Oozing Wound - Earth Suck
52. iamamiwhoami - blue
51. Mogwai - Rave Tapes
50. Ex Hex - Rips
49. A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Sea When Absent
48. Sondre Lerche - Please
47. SOHN - Tremors
46. Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else
45. Prince - Art Official Age
44. Mike Farris - Shine for All the People
43. Lydia Loveless - Somewhere Else
42. Liars - Mess
41. Somi - The Lagos Music Salon
40. Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
39. Shovels and Rope - Swimmin' Time
38. Battle Trance - Palace of Wind
37. Lykke Li - I Never Learn
36. Andy Stott - Faith in Strangers
35. Allo Darlin' - We Come From the Same Place
34. Todd Terje - It's Album Time
33. The Afghan Whigs - Do to the Beast
32. Nickel Creek - A Dotted Line
31. Beck - Morning Phase
30. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold
29. Leonard Cohen - Popular Problems
28. Banks - Goddess
27. The New Pornographers - Brill Bruisers
26. Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
25. Scott Walker and Sunn O))) - Soused
24. Future Islands - Singles
23. Ty Segall - Manipulator
22. Sharon Van Etten - Are We There
21. Brian Eno and Karl Hyde - Someday World
20. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib - Piñata
19. Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
18. Caribou - Our Love
17. Ben Frost - A U R O R A
16. Parker Millsap - Parker Millsap
15. Taylor Swift - 1989
14. Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
13. Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy
12. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire for No Witness
11. Azealia Banks - Broke With Expensive Taste
10. Spoon - They Want My Soul
9. Aphex Twin - Syro
8. FKA Twigs - LP1
7. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
6. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
5. Swans - To Be Kind
4. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
3. Flying Lotus - You're Dead!
2. Sun Kil Moon - Benji
1. Run the Jewels - RTJ2

Consequence Of Sound:

1. The War on Drugs – Lost In the Dream
2. Run the Jewels – RTJ2
3. Angel Olsen – Burn Your Fire for No Witness
4. Cloud Nothings – Here and Nowhere Else
5. Caribou – Our Love
6. Against Me! – Transgender Dysphoria Blues
7. FKA Twigs – LP1
8. St. Vincent – St. Vincent
9. Spoon – They Want My Soul
10. Freddie Gibbs x Madlib – Pinata
11. Sun Kil Moon – Benji
12. Owen Pallett – In Conflict
13. Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence
14. Strand of Oaks – HEAL
15. Lykke Li – I Never Learn
16. Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright in the End
17. Sharon Van Etten – Are We There
18. Beyoncé – Beyoncé
19. Todd Terje – It’s Album Time
20. Lil Herb – Welcome to Fazoland
21. Shellac – Dude Incredible
22. Perfume Genius – Too Bright
23. Hiss Golden Messenger – Lateness of Dancers
24. Ty Segall – Manipulator
25. Schoolboy Q – Oxymoron
26. Pharmakon – Bestial Burden
27. Damien Rice – My Favorite Faded Fantasy
28. Swans – To Be Kind
29. together PANGEA – Badillac
30. Aphex Twin – Syro
31. Flying Lotus- You’re Dead
32. Future Islands – Singles
33. MØ – No Mythologies to Follow
34. The Men – Tomorrow’s Hits
35. Arca – Xen
36. YG – My Krazy Life
37. PUP – PUP
38. SBTRKT – Wonder Where We Land
39. Modern Baseball – You’re Gonna Miss It All
40. Cameron Esposito – Same Sex Symbol
41. Ought – More Than Any Other Day
42. Kool A.D. – Word O.K.
43. Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams
44. The Preatures – Blue Planet Eyes
45. Alex G – DSU
46. Big K.R.I.T. – Cadillactica
47. Lower – Seek Warmer Climes
48. Andy Stott – Faith in Strangers
49. Warpaint – Warpaint
50. Merchandise – After the End

xlr8r (a lista még nem publikus): 

A.V. Club:

1. Angel Olsen, Burn Your Fire For No Witness 
2. Run The Jewels, RTJ2 
3. St. Vincent, St. Vincent
4. The War On Drugs, Lost In The Dream
5. Sharon Van Etten, Are We There 
6. FKA Twigs, LP1 
7. Protomartyr, Under Color Of Official Right 
8. Cloud Nothings, Here And Nowhere Else
9. Flying Lotus, You’re Dead! 
10. Isaiah Rashad, Cilvia Demo 
11. Strand Of Oaks, Heal 
12. Vince Staples, Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2
13. Spoon, They Want My Soul
14. Beck, Morning Phase
15. Taylor Swift, 1989 
16. Mac DeMarco, Salad Days 
17. Perfume Genius, Too Bright 
18. Swans, To Be Kind 
19. White Lung, Deep Fantasy 
20. Andy Stott, Faith In Strangers

Slant:

25. Traumer - Takt
24. The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
23. Damien Jurado - Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son
22. Flying Lotus, You're Dead!
21. Drive-By Truckers - English Oceans
20. TV on the Radio - Seeds
19. Sun Kil Moon - Benji
18. Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
17. Run the Jewels - RTJ2
16. Shabazz Palaces - Lese Majesty
15. First Aid Kit - Stay Gold
14. Alt-J - This Is All Yours
13. Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear
12. Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso
11. Aphex Twin - Syro
10. Royksopp and Robyn - Do It Again
9. Hozier - Hozier
8. Banks - Goddess
7. FKA Twigs - LP1
6. Jessie Ware - Tough Love
5. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
4. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
3. Lana del Rey - Ultraviolence
2. Spoon - They Want My Soul
1. St. Vincent - St. Vincent

Pretty Much Amazing:

60 ScHoolboy Q, OxyMoron
59 Chromeo, White Women
58 Trust, Joyland
57 Lykke Li, I Never Learn
56 Ariana Grande, My Everything
55 Death From Above 1979, The Physical World
54 Perfect Pussy, Say Yes To Love
53 YG, My Krazy Life
52 Liars, Mess
51 Ratking, So It Goes
50 Sia, 1000 Forms of Fear
49 Ariel Pink, pom pom
48 MØ, No Mythologies to Follow
47 The New Pornographers, Brill Bruisers
46 Shamir, Northtown
45 Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything
44 Hundred Waters, The Moon Rang Like A Bell
43 Real Estate, Atlas
42 White Lung, Deep Fantasy
41 Röyksopp & Robyn, Do It Again
40 Against Me!, Transgender Dysphoria Blues
39 BADBADNOTGOOD, III
38 Azealia Banks, Broke With Expensive Taste
37 Caribou, Our Love
36 Grouper, Ruins
35 Parquet Courts, Sunbathing Animal
34 How To Dress Well, “What Is This Heart?”
33 Ben Frost, A U R O R A
32 Owen Pallet, In Conflict
31 Strand of Oaks, HEAL
30 Beck, Morning Phase
29 Neneh Cherry, Blank Project
28 Ought, More Than Any Other Day
27 Ty Segall, Manipulator
26 The Antlers, Familiars
25 Mr Twin Sister, Mr Twin Sister
24 tUnE-yArDs, nikki nack
23 Angel Olsen, Burn Your Fire For No Witness
22 Cloud Nothings, Here and Nowhere
21 Future Islands, Singles
20 Wild Beasts, Present Tense
19 Iceage, Plowing Into A Field of Love
18 Shabazz Palaces,Lese Majesty
17 Taylor Swift,1989
16 Freddie Gibbs / Madlib,Piñata 
15 Todd Terje,It’s Album Time
14 Mac DeMarco,Salad Days
13 Spoon,They Want My Soul
12 Flying Lotus,You’re Dead!
11 Sharon Van Etten,Are We There
10 Lana Del Rey,Ultraviolence
09 Aphex Twin,SYRO
08 Swans,To Be Kind
07 Perfume Genius,Too Bright
06 FKA twigs,LP1
05 Run The Jewels,Run The Jewels 2
04 Sun Kil Moon,Benji
03 St. Vincent,St. Vincent
02 War on Drugs,Lost in the Dream
01 Beyoncé,BEYONCÉ

Idolator:

10. Tove Lo, Queen Of The Clouds
9. Vance Joy, Dream Your Life Away
8. Kiesza, Sound Of A Woman
7. Mariah Carey, Me. I Am Mariah… The Elusive Chanteuse
6. Mary J. Blige, The London Sessions
5. Lana Del Rey, Ultraviolence
4. Tinashe, Aquarius
3. Leighton Meester, Heartstrings
2. Jessie Ware, Tough Love
1. BANKS, Goddess

Exclaim! (kanadai, ők stílusok szerint rangsorolnak, a többi katt a névre!):

Pop és rock:

1. Mac DeMarco - Salad Days
2. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
3. Owen Pallett - In Conflict
4. Alvvays - Alvvays
5. Swans - To Be Kind
6. White Lung - Deep Fantasy
7. Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams
8. The War on Drugs - Lost in the Dream
9. Future Islands - Singles
10. Tanya Tagaq - Animism
11. Ought - More Than Any Other Day
12. Sun Kil Moon - Benji
13. Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else
14. How to Dress Well - "What is This Heart?"
15. Beck - Morning Phase
16. Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
17. Real Estate - Atlas
18. Spoon - They Want My Soul
19. Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
20. Perfect Pussy - Say Yes to Love

NPR Music (az amerikai rádióadók szervezetének oldala):

Alt-J - This Is All Yours
Ana Tijoux - Vengo
Angaleena Presley - American Middle Class
Angel Olsen - Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Aphex Twin - Syro
Augustin Hadelich - Ades/Sibelius: Violin Concertos
Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band - Landmarks
Brownout - Brownout Presents Brown Sabbath
Ceci Bastida - En La Edad De La Violencia
FKA twigs - LP1
Fred Hersch Trio - Floating
Freddie Gibbs & Madlib - Piñata
The Gloaming - The Gloaming
Grouper - Ruins
Hurray for the Riff Raff
Isaiah Rashad - Cilvia Demo
Jeff Ballard Trio - Time's Tales
Jenny Lewis - The Voyager
Jorge Drexler - Bailar En La Cueva
Joyce Didonato - Stella di Napoli
Kassem Mosse - Workshop 19
Leon Fleisher - All The Things You Are
Los Lobos - Si Se Puede: Los Lobo And Friends
Luluc - Passerby
Marc Ribot Trio - Live At The Village Vanguard
Martha - Courting Strong
Mary J. Blige - The London Sessions
Miranda Lambert - Platinum
Moodyman - Moodyman
Noura Mint Seymali - Tzenni
Pallbearer - Foundations of Burden
Perfume Genius - Too Bright
Popcaan - Where We Come From
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra/Prague Philharmonic Choir - Leos Janacek, Glagolitic Mass
Robert Ellis - The Lights From The Chemical Plant
Robert Plant - lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar
Run the Jewels - RTJ2
Seattle Symphony - John Luther Adams, Become Ocean
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - A Long Way To The Beginning
Spoon - They Want My Soul
St. Vincent - St. Vincent
Stromae - Racine Caree
Sturgill Simpson - Metamodern Sounds In Country Music
Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso
T.I. - Paperwork
Taylor Swift - 1989
Teyana Taylor - VII
Ty Dolla $ign - SIgn Language
The War on Drugs - Lost In The Dream
YG - My Krazy Life