As expected, the trio do their individual lists instead of compiling them for a consensus
Jem Aswad
10 Best Albums :
The Avalanches - Wildpower
Beyonce - Lemonade/Beyonce
Charli XCX - Charli
D'Angelo - Black Messiah
Lana Del Rey - Born To Die:The Paradise Edition
Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city/DAMN
Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra/Blonde
Robyn - Body Talk
The Weeknd - House of Balloons
Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Andrew Barker
10 Best Albums
01. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city
02. Joanna Newsom - Have One on Me
03. Kamashi Washington -The Epic
04. D'Angelo - Black Messiah
05. Shabazz Palaces - Black Up
06. Beyonce - Beyonce
07. Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour
08. Polica - Shulamith
09. Vince Staples - Summertime '06
10. The Coathangers - Suck My Shirt
Honorable Mentions
Sade, “Soldier of Love”; No Age, “Everything in Between”; Kanye West, “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”; Vampire Weekend, “Modern Vampires of the City”; Miranda Lambert, “The Weight of These Wings”; El-P, “Cancer 4 Cure”; My Bloody Valentine, “mbv”; Tyler, the Creator, “Igor”; Frank Ocean, “Channel Orange”; Calle 13, “Multi_Viral”; A Tribe Called Quest, “We Got It From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service”; Carly Rae Jepsen, “Emotion”; THEESatisfaction, “Awe Naturale”; Roc Marciano, “Reloaded”; Lana Del Rey, “Norman Fucking Rockwell!”
Chris Willman
10 Best Albums
01. Taylor Swift - 1989
02. Brandi Carlile - By the Way, I Forgive You
03. Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
04. Beyonce - Lemonade
05. Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
06. The New Pornographers - Whiteout Conditions
07. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
08. Elvis Costello & the Imposters - Look Now
09. Aimee Mann - Mental Illness
10. Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
Honorable Mentions
Cecile McLoran Salvant’s “Dreams & Daggers”; Jason Isbell’s “Southeastern”; A Tribe Called Quest’s “We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service”; “Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)”; Lucius’ “Nudes”; Father John Misty’s “God’s Favorite Customer”; Dawes’ “All Your Favorite Bands”; Miranda Lambert’s “Four the Record”; “Heathers (Original Cast Recording)”; David Bowie’s “Blackstar”; Pistol Annies’ “Interstate Gospel”; the Raconteurs’ “Help Us Stranger”; Maren Morris’ “Hero”; Ariana Grande’s “Sweetener”; Muse’s “The 2nd Law”; Bob Dylan’s “Triplicate”; Robyn’s “Body Talk”; Robbie Fulks’ “Gone Away Backward”; Adele’s “21”; Randy Newman’s “Dark Matter”; Lorde’s “Melodrama”; Sara Bareilles’ “What’s Inside: Songs from ‘Waitress’”; Tom Waits’ “Bad as Me.”