NPR 50 Favorite Albums of 2015

Info: "This list of our favorite albums of the year (published alphabetically) includes hip-hop that reckons with our incandescent political moment and the foundational ideas that shaped our nation. Pop for the first moments of new love, metal for the end of the world. Songs from a dozen countries and as many genres, and plenty from areas in-between. There's so much here we adore, from old favorites and new obsessions. We hope you find something to love". On NPR, each album comes with a short review. As usual with NPR end-of-year selection, albums are not ranked. 

Source: NPR
Date of publication: 7th december 2015
Spotify playlist latest update: 18th december 2015
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(end-of-2015 playlist series)

Full list (alphabetical order)

Strikethrough albums (4/50) are not available on Spotify. Some albums may be not available in all countries. 

Africa Express & Andre de Ridder – Africa Express Presents… Terry Riley’s In C Mali

Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color

Anthony de Mare – Liaisons: Re-Imagining Sondheim from the Piano

Ashley Monroe – The Blade

Beauty Pill – Describes Things As They Are

Bomba Estéreo – Amanecer

Boston Modern Orchestra Project & Gil Rose – Andrew Norman: Play

Brandi Carlile – The Firewatcher’s Daughter

Carla Morrison – Amor Supremo

Carly Rae Jepsen – E•MO•TION

Cécile McLorin Salvant – For One to Love

Chris Stapleton – Traveller

Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah – Stretch Music (Introducing Elena Pinderhughes)

Colleen – Captain of None

Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit

Daymé Arocena – Nueva Era

Dead To A Dying World – Litany

DJ Sotofett & Jaakko Eino Kalevi – Drippin’ For A Tripp

Earl Sweatshirt – I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album

Floating Points – Elaenia

Florence + The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

Four Tet – Morning / Evening

Future – DS2

The Game – The Documentary 2

Girlpool – Before the World Was Big

Ibeyi – Ibeyi

International Contemporary Ensemble – Thorvaldsdottir: In the Light of Air

The Internet – Ego Death

Jamie xx – In Colour

Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free

Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show

Joan Shelley – Over and Even

Joanna Newsom – Divers

Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material

Kamasi Washington – The Epic

Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly

Low – Ones and Sixes

Mbongwana Star – From Kinshasa

various artists – Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Patty Griffin – Servant of Love

Rhiannon Giddens – Tomorrow Is My Turn

Sam Lee & Friends – The Fade in Time

John Adams, San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas – Adams: Absolute Jest & Grand Pianola Music

Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell

Torres – Sprinter

Ty Dolla $ign – Free TC

Vijay Iyer Trio – Break Stuff

Vince Staples – Summertime ’06

Worriers – Imaginary Life

Xaos – Xaos