Best Albums of 2019

Ariana Grande was one of everybody’s favorite childhood stars, little did we know she would have one of the most successful albums of 2019. Grande left behind her bubblegum personality and showy vocals for a brash attitude and unapologetic honesty in her fifth studio album, Thank U, Next.  This album broke multiple records for both Grande personally and the music industry as a whole. Grande�...

Harry Styles released his second solo album Fine Line on December 13. The English singer-songwriter’s album stayed number one for two weeks, through the beginning of the decade. Fine Line features twelve songs including “Lights Up”, “Watermelon Sugar” and “Adore You” all of which were released as singles before the full album. In 2017 Harry Styles made his solo debut with a self-t...

Sing to Me Instead by Ben Platt is a musical masterpiece. Though the album only peaked at #4 on the Billboard charts, it remained there for two weeks. Pretty impressive for Platt’s debut studio album. It takes listeners on an emotional journey through love, loss, prosperity and pain. The album opens with Bad Habit, which expresses knowing the toxicity of a person or relationship but still longing for...

I think that Igor deserves the best album of the year because this album has something special to the pacing. For me, there is no moment where I get bored or feel like I want something to speed up and finish. By the end of listening to the album, you are surprised it’s over. The whole time you are listening to it hooks the listener in for its entirety and doesn’t let go until the end. The whole...

On Mar. 29, 2019 American singer Billie Eillish released the debut studio album When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go on Darkroom/Intercourse Records. The twelve-track album scored as number one on the Billboard 200 charts and generated more than 1.2 billion on-demand audio streams for its tracks. The album featured multiple topping chart singles like “Bad Guy”, “All the Good Girls Go to Hell�...

On August 23, Taylor Swift released her newest album, Lover. This is her seventh successful album that has hit the Billboard. This album contains 18 songs based on the things she loves most. Swift has always made songs based on her personal experiences with love. She focuses on the aspect of getting back up and moving on after getting your heart broken. She expands on a life that is reinforced, not br...

Sensational is by far one of the most entertaining rap albums of the year. Gravy and his producers sample 60s and 70s songs and create backing tracks from them. Most tracks sampled are disco, yacht rock funk. His playful and funny lyrics create a truly interesting album. With guest artists like Mia Gladstone and bbno$ added to the mix, this album has a wonderful variety of rap and vocals. bbno$ has co...

Flamboyant, unapologetic yet genuine through every lyric, Summer Walker’s debut studio album, Over It, provides a rich collection of tracks that’ll satisfy the playlists of classic R&B connoisseurs and newcomers alike. Over It not only invokes the inner romantic in anyone who indulges its ballads and bops but also acknowledges the importance of knowing one’s worth when placed in a tedious relatio...

The internationally-renowned K-pop group, BTS, is considered the global superstars of this generation. They’ve tied the Beatles’ records on Billboard by claiming the number one spot for three albums with their latest EP, Map of the Soul: Persona. The group even scored best selling album in South Korea of 2019 and of all time. A persona represents the outward mask that we present to the world....

Lil Tecca is a 17-year-old singer and songwriter who gained recognition from his breakout single Ransom which has over 400 million plays on Spotify. This single was released along with many others on his album We Love You Tecca released on August 30, 2019.  This 18-track project debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 charts in September of 2019. His big hit on “Ransom” definitely set up a goo...