UPROXX critics poll for best albums of 2019 is here: https://uproxx.com/critic-polls/best-al ... tics-poll/
I should have time to transcribe it sometime after Christmas, if nobody beats me to it.
VERY disappointed that they got rid of the best songs section.
EOY 2019: UPROXX Critics' Poll (US)
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50. YBN Cordae: "The Lost Boy"
49. (Sandy) Alex G: "House of Sugar"
48. Bruce Springsteen: "Western Stars"
47. Fontaines D.C.: "Dogrel"
46. Tanya Tucker: "While I'm Livin'"
45. Black Midi: "Schlagenheim"
44. Little Simz: "Grey Area"
43. Karen O and Danger Mouse: "Lux Prima"
42. Orville Peck: "Pony"
41. Denzel Curry: "Zuu"
40. Wilco: "Ode to Joy"
39. Raposdy: "Eve"
38. Caroline Polachek: "Pang"
37. Sturgill Simpson: "Sound and Fury"
36. Young Thug: "So Much Fun"
35. Carly Rae Jepsen: "Dedicated"
34. Julia Jacklin: "Crushing"
33. Mannequin Pussy: "Patience"
32. Miranda Lambert: "Wildcard"
31. Big Thief: "Two Hands"
30. 100 Gecs: "1000 Gecs"
29. Maggie Rogers: "Heard It in a Past Life"
28. PUP: "Morbid Stuff"
27. Oso Oso: "Basking in the Glow"
26. Better Oblivion Community Center: "Better Oblivion Community Center"
25. Jamila Woods: "Legacy! Legacy!"
24. Kim Gordon: "No Home Record"
23. The National: "I Am Easy to Find"
22. Charli XCX: "Charli"
21. Charly Bliss: "Young Enough"
20. Bon Iver: "i,i"
19. The Highwomen: "The Highwomen"
18. Brittany Howard: "Jaime"
17. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib: "Bandana"
16. Big Thief: "U.F.O.F."
15. Lizzo: "Cuz I Love You"
14. Solange: "When I Get Home"
13. Ariana Grande: "thank u, next"
12. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: "Ghosteen"
11. Taylor Swift: "Lover"
10. FKA twigs: "Magdalene"
9. Jenny Lewis: "On the Line"
8. Sharon Van Etten: "Remind Me Tomorrow"
7. Weyes Blood: "Titanic Rising"
6. Angel Olsen: "All Mirrors"
5. Vampire Weekend: "Father of the Bride"
4. Purple Mountains: "Purple Mountains"
3. Tyler, the Creator: "Igor"
2. Billie Eilish: "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
1. Lana Del Rey: "Norman Fucking Rockwell!"
49. (Sandy) Alex G: "House of Sugar"
48. Bruce Springsteen: "Western Stars"
47. Fontaines D.C.: "Dogrel"
46. Tanya Tucker: "While I'm Livin'"
45. Black Midi: "Schlagenheim"
44. Little Simz: "Grey Area"
43. Karen O and Danger Mouse: "Lux Prima"
42. Orville Peck: "Pony"
41. Denzel Curry: "Zuu"
40. Wilco: "Ode to Joy"
39. Raposdy: "Eve"
38. Caroline Polachek: "Pang"
37. Sturgill Simpson: "Sound and Fury"
36. Young Thug: "So Much Fun"
35. Carly Rae Jepsen: "Dedicated"
34. Julia Jacklin: "Crushing"
33. Mannequin Pussy: "Patience"
32. Miranda Lambert: "Wildcard"
31. Big Thief: "Two Hands"
30. 100 Gecs: "1000 Gecs"
29. Maggie Rogers: "Heard It in a Past Life"
28. PUP: "Morbid Stuff"
27. Oso Oso: "Basking in the Glow"
26. Better Oblivion Community Center: "Better Oblivion Community Center"
25. Jamila Woods: "Legacy! Legacy!"
24. Kim Gordon: "No Home Record"
23. The National: "I Am Easy to Find"
22. Charli XCX: "Charli"
21. Charly Bliss: "Young Enough"
20. Bon Iver: "i,i"
19. The Highwomen: "The Highwomen"
18. Brittany Howard: "Jaime"
17. Freddie Gibbs and Madlib: "Bandana"
16. Big Thief: "U.F.O.F."
15. Lizzo: "Cuz I Love You"
14. Solange: "When I Get Home"
13. Ariana Grande: "thank u, next"
12. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: "Ghosteen"
11. Taylor Swift: "Lover"
10. FKA twigs: "Magdalene"
9. Jenny Lewis: "On the Line"
8. Sharon Van Etten: "Remind Me Tomorrow"
7. Weyes Blood: "Titanic Rising"
6. Angel Olsen: "All Mirrors"
5. Vampire Weekend: "Father of the Bride"
4. Purple Mountains: "Purple Mountains"
3. Tyler, the Creator: "Igor"
2. Billie Eilish: "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?"
1. Lana Del Rey: "Norman Fucking Rockwell!"
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Re: EOY 2019: UPROXX Critics' Poll (US)
The rest of the list:
https://uproxx.com/critic-polls/best-al ... oll/other/
(I only transcribed until the number 200, but the list goes way beyond that. I can do it later, if there is interest.)
51
VENTURA — ANDERSON .PAAK
52
KIRK — DABABY
53
IMMUNITY — CLAIRO
54
MISS UNIVERSE — NILUFER YANYA
55
ASSUME FORM — JAMES BLAKE
56
WALK THROUGH FIRE — YOLA
57
X 100PRE — BAD BUNNY
58
QUIET SIGNS — JESSICA PRATT
59
FEVER — MEGAN THEE STALLION
60
ANIMA — THOM YORKE
61
AMERICAN FOOTBALL — AMERICAN FOOTBALL
62
PROTO — HOLLY HERNDON
63
VAGABON — VAGABON
64
LIKE THE RIVER LOVES THE SEA — JOAN SHELLEY
65
REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III — DREAMVILLE
66
OH MY GOD — KEVIN MORBY
67
CALIGULA — LINGUA IGNOTA
68
GREEN AND GRAY — PILE
69
REWARD — CATE LE BON
70
JIMMY LEE — RAPHAEL SAADIQ
71
DESIGNER — ALDOUS HARDING
72
GIRL — MAREN MORRIS
73
THANKS FOR THE DANCE — LEONARD COHEN
74
NOTHING GREAT ABOUT BRITAIN — SLOWTHAI
75
THE CENTER WON’T HOLD — SLEATER-KINNEY
76
JESUS IS KING — KANYE WEST
77
HIDING PLACES — BILLY WOODS AND KENNY SEGAL
78
COUNTRY SQUIRE — TYLER CHILDERS
79
I MADE A PLACE — BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY
80
THE BIG FREEZE — LAURA STEVENSON
81
U KNOW WHAT I’M SAYIN? — DANNY BROWN
82
ATLANTA MILLIONAIRES CLUB — FAYE WEBSTER
83
YOU’RE THE MAN — MARVIN GAYE
84
MAY THE LORD WATCH — LITTLE BROTHER
85
FEAR INOCULUM — TOOL
86
WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND — SLIPKNOT
87
WHAT CHAOS IS IMAGINARY — GIRLPOOL
88
FLY OR DIE II: BIRD DOGS OF PARADISE — JAIMIE BRANCH
89
LATE NIGHT FEELINGS — MARK RONSON
90
THIS IS HOW YOU SMILE — HELADO NEGRO
91
RAP OR GO TO THE LEAGUE — 2 CHAINZ
92
GINGER (2019) — BROCKHAMPTON
93
CLOSER TO GREY — CHROMATICS
94
BLUE WORLD — JOHN COLTRANE
95
GUNS — QUELLE CHRIS
96
WHITE NOISE WHITE LINES — KELSEY WALDON
97
DIE A LEGEND — POLO G
98
JINX — CRUMB
99
BEWARE OF THE DOGS — STELLA DONNELLY
100
THRASHING THRU THE PASSION — THE HOLD STEADY
101
KIWANUKA — MICHAEL KIWANUKA
102
BABY ON BABY — DABABY
103
CRUX — MOON TOOTH
104
HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM — BEYONCÉ
105
WHY HASN’T EVERYTHING ALREADY DISAPPEARED? — DEERHUNTER
106
ALL MY HEROES ARE CORNBALLS — JPEGMAFIA
107
FOREVER TURNED AROUND — WHITNEY
108
JUICE B CRYPTS — BATTLES
109
FOUR OF ARROWS — GREAT GRANDPA
110
EVERYTHINGS FOR SALE — BOOGIE
111
A DISTANT CALL — SHEER MAG
112
NEVER NOT NEVER NOT NEVER NOT — ROSIE TUCKER
113
AFRICAN GIANT — BURNA BOY
114
LOST GIRLS — BAT FOR LASHES
115
I’LL SHOW YOU STRONGER — PRONOUN
116
LIFE METAL — SUNN O)))
117
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW — BILL ORCUTT
118
ETON ALIVE — SLEAFORD MODS
119
TERMS OF SURRENDER — HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER
120
HOME — BILLY STRINGS
121
THIS LAND — GARY CLARK JR.
122
MODERN MIRROR — DRAB MAJESTY
123
EMILY ALONE — FLORIST
124
OUTER PEACE — TORO Y MOI
125
COLORADO — NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE
126
INFLORESCENT — FRIENDLY FIRES
127
WHERE FUTURE UNFOLDS — BLACK MONUMENT ENSEMBLE AND DAMON LOCKS
128
ENCORE — THE SPECIALS
129
EVERYDAY LIFE — COLDPLAY
130
LEAK 04-13 (BAIT ONES) — JAI PAUL
131
TRUST IN THE LIFEFORCE OF THE DEEP MYSTERY — THE COMET IS COMING
132
THE PRACTICE OF LOVE — JENNY HVAL
133
SEA OF WORRY — HAVE A NICE LIFE
134
UGH, THOSE FEELS AGAIN — SNOH AALEGRA
135
MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA — BTS
136
ANCESTRAL RECALL — CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH
137
HOT PINK (2019) — DOJA CAT
138
HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE — BLOOD INCANTATION
139
13TH FLOOR — HAVIAH MIGHTY
140
CRUSH — FLOATING POINTS
141
COSMIC THRILL SEEKERS — PRINCE DADDY AND THE HYENA
142
FREE — IGGY POP
143
THE QUEEN WHO STOLE THE SKY — SARAH MARY CHADWICK
144
SINNER: KDJ-48 — MOODYMANN
145
CRUSH ON ME — SIR BABYGIRL
146
VOL. 2 — TOPDOWN DIALECTIC
147
SAVES THE WORLD — MUNA
148
THE ORACLE — ANGEL BAT DAWID
149
LSD — LSD
150
I AM > I WAS — 21 SAVAGE
151
MADAME X — MADONNA
152
EL CAPO — JIM JONES
153
YOU CAN’T SIT WITH US — PIVOT GANG
154
THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH — VAN MORRISON
155
OLD LP — THAT DOG.
156
2ND — GRACE IVES
157
FOTO — KOTA THE FRIEND
158
FOREVHER — SHURA
159
BERKELEY’S ON FIRE — SWMRS
160
OUT OF SIGHT — JAKE XERXES FUSSELL
161
THE FIRST GLASS BEACH ALBUM — GLASS BEACH
162
PLANETARY CLAIRVOYANCE — TOMB MOLD
163
GLITTER WOLF — ALLISON MILLER
164
STUFFED AND READY — CHERRY GLAZERR
165
BIRTH OF VIOLENCE — CHELSEA WOLFE
166
BRUTALISM — THE DRUMS
167
RAW HONEY — DRUGDEALER
168
COVERT CONTRACTS — CONTROL TOP
169
SULPHUR ENGLISH — INTER ARMA
170
MANDATORY REALITY — JOSHUA ABRAMS AND NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY
171
IT’S REAL — EX HEX
172
COIN COIN CHAPTER FOUR: MEMPHIS — MATANA ROBERTS
173
PLASTIC ANNIVERSARY — MATMOS
174
OLD NEW — TOMEKA REID QUARTET
175
ONE OF THE BEST YET — GANG STARR
176
2009 — WIZ AND CURREN$Y
177
CHEAP QUEEN — KING PRINCESS
178
POLLINATOR — CLOUD RAT
179
7 (2019) — LIL NAS X
180
CHASTITY BELT — CHASTITY BELT
181
SHEA BUTTER BABY — ARI LENNOX
182
HELP US STRANGER — THE RACONTEURS
183
GOLD AND GREY — BARONESS
184
AMERICAN LOVE CALL — DURAND JONES AND THE INDICATORS
185
PLACEHOLDER — HAND HABITS
186
FEET OF CLAY — EARL SWEATSHIRT
187
MIAMI MEMORY — ALEX CAMERON
188
IN LEAGUE WITH DRAGONS — THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
189
ANY HUMAN FRIEND — MARIKA HACKMAN
190
MEMORY — VIVIAN GIRLS
191
HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS — SNEAKS
192
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY — BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
193
THIS IS NOT A SAFE PLACE — RIDE
194
THE LAST WORD — THE O'JAYS
195
INSIDE THE ROSE — THESE NEW PURITANS
196
A QUIET FARWELL, TWENTY SIXTEEN TO TWENTY EIGHTEEN — SLAUSON MALONE
197
PERFECT TEN — MUSTARD
198
TROUBADOUR NO. 1 — OCEAN MUSIC
199
IMAGINATION AND THE MISFIT KID — LABRINTH
200
WHAT WE SAY IN PRIVATE — ADA LEA
https://uproxx.com/critic-polls/best-al ... oll/other/
(I only transcribed until the number 200, but the list goes way beyond that. I can do it later, if there is interest.)
51
VENTURA — ANDERSON .PAAK
52
KIRK — DABABY
53
IMMUNITY — CLAIRO
54
MISS UNIVERSE — NILUFER YANYA
55
ASSUME FORM — JAMES BLAKE
56
WALK THROUGH FIRE — YOLA
57
X 100PRE — BAD BUNNY
58
QUIET SIGNS — JESSICA PRATT
59
FEVER — MEGAN THEE STALLION
60
ANIMA — THOM YORKE
61
AMERICAN FOOTBALL — AMERICAN FOOTBALL
62
PROTO — HOLLY HERNDON
63
VAGABON — VAGABON
64
LIKE THE RIVER LOVES THE SEA — JOAN SHELLEY
65
REVENGE OF THE DREAMERS III — DREAMVILLE
66
OH MY GOD — KEVIN MORBY
67
CALIGULA — LINGUA IGNOTA
68
GREEN AND GRAY — PILE
69
REWARD — CATE LE BON
70
JIMMY LEE — RAPHAEL SAADIQ
71
DESIGNER — ALDOUS HARDING
72
GIRL — MAREN MORRIS
73
THANKS FOR THE DANCE — LEONARD COHEN
74
NOTHING GREAT ABOUT BRITAIN — SLOWTHAI
75
THE CENTER WON’T HOLD — SLEATER-KINNEY
76
JESUS IS KING — KANYE WEST
77
HIDING PLACES — BILLY WOODS AND KENNY SEGAL
78
COUNTRY SQUIRE — TYLER CHILDERS
79
I MADE A PLACE — BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY
80
THE BIG FREEZE — LAURA STEVENSON
81
U KNOW WHAT I’M SAYIN? — DANNY BROWN
82
ATLANTA MILLIONAIRES CLUB — FAYE WEBSTER
83
YOU’RE THE MAN — MARVIN GAYE
84
MAY THE LORD WATCH — LITTLE BROTHER
85
FEAR INOCULUM — TOOL
86
WE ARE NOT YOUR KIND — SLIPKNOT
87
WHAT CHAOS IS IMAGINARY — GIRLPOOL
88
FLY OR DIE II: BIRD DOGS OF PARADISE — JAIMIE BRANCH
89
LATE NIGHT FEELINGS — MARK RONSON
90
THIS IS HOW YOU SMILE — HELADO NEGRO
91
RAP OR GO TO THE LEAGUE — 2 CHAINZ
92
GINGER (2019) — BROCKHAMPTON
93
CLOSER TO GREY — CHROMATICS
94
BLUE WORLD — JOHN COLTRANE
95
GUNS — QUELLE CHRIS
96
WHITE NOISE WHITE LINES — KELSEY WALDON
97
DIE A LEGEND — POLO G
98
JINX — CRUMB
99
BEWARE OF THE DOGS — STELLA DONNELLY
100
THRASHING THRU THE PASSION — THE HOLD STEADY
101
KIWANUKA — MICHAEL KIWANUKA
102
BABY ON BABY — DABABY
103
CRUX — MOON TOOTH
104
HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM — BEYONCÉ
105
WHY HASN’T EVERYTHING ALREADY DISAPPEARED? — DEERHUNTER
106
ALL MY HEROES ARE CORNBALLS — JPEGMAFIA
107
FOREVER TURNED AROUND — WHITNEY
108
JUICE B CRYPTS — BATTLES
109
FOUR OF ARROWS — GREAT GRANDPA
110
EVERYTHINGS FOR SALE — BOOGIE
111
A DISTANT CALL — SHEER MAG
112
NEVER NOT NEVER NOT NEVER NOT — ROSIE TUCKER
113
AFRICAN GIANT — BURNA BOY
114
LOST GIRLS — BAT FOR LASHES
115
I’LL SHOW YOU STRONGER — PRONOUN
116
LIFE METAL — SUNN O)))
117
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW — BILL ORCUTT
118
ETON ALIVE — SLEAFORD MODS
119
TERMS OF SURRENDER — HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER
120
HOME — BILLY STRINGS
121
THIS LAND — GARY CLARK JR.
122
MODERN MIRROR — DRAB MAJESTY
123
EMILY ALONE — FLORIST
124
OUTER PEACE — TORO Y MOI
125
COLORADO — NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY HORSE
126
INFLORESCENT — FRIENDLY FIRES
127
WHERE FUTURE UNFOLDS — BLACK MONUMENT ENSEMBLE AND DAMON LOCKS
128
ENCORE — THE SPECIALS
129
EVERYDAY LIFE — COLDPLAY
130
LEAK 04-13 (BAIT ONES) — JAI PAUL
131
TRUST IN THE LIFEFORCE OF THE DEEP MYSTERY — THE COMET IS COMING
132
THE PRACTICE OF LOVE — JENNY HVAL
133
SEA OF WORRY — HAVE A NICE LIFE
134
UGH, THOSE FEELS AGAIN — SNOH AALEGRA
135
MAP OF THE SOUL: PERSONA — BTS
136
ANCESTRAL RECALL — CHRISTIAN SCOTT ATUNDE ADJUAH
137
HOT PINK (2019) — DOJA CAT
138
HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE HUMAN RACE — BLOOD INCANTATION
139
13TH FLOOR — HAVIAH MIGHTY
140
CRUSH — FLOATING POINTS
141
COSMIC THRILL SEEKERS — PRINCE DADDY AND THE HYENA
142
FREE — IGGY POP
143
THE QUEEN WHO STOLE THE SKY — SARAH MARY CHADWICK
144
SINNER: KDJ-48 — MOODYMANN
145
CRUSH ON ME — SIR BABYGIRL
146
VOL. 2 — TOPDOWN DIALECTIC
147
SAVES THE WORLD — MUNA
148
THE ORACLE — ANGEL BAT DAWID
149
LSD — LSD
150
I AM > I WAS — 21 SAVAGE
151
MADAME X — MADONNA
152
EL CAPO — JIM JONES
153
YOU CAN’T SIT WITH US — PIVOT GANG
154
THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH — VAN MORRISON
155
OLD LP — THAT DOG.
156
2ND — GRACE IVES
157
FOTO — KOTA THE FRIEND
158
FOREVHER — SHURA
159
BERKELEY’S ON FIRE — SWMRS
160
OUT OF SIGHT — JAKE XERXES FUSSELL
161
THE FIRST GLASS BEACH ALBUM — GLASS BEACH
162
PLANETARY CLAIRVOYANCE — TOMB MOLD
163
GLITTER WOLF — ALLISON MILLER
164
STUFFED AND READY — CHERRY GLAZERR
165
BIRTH OF VIOLENCE — CHELSEA WOLFE
166
BRUTALISM — THE DRUMS
167
RAW HONEY — DRUGDEALER
168
COVERT CONTRACTS — CONTROL TOP
169
SULPHUR ENGLISH — INTER ARMA
170
MANDATORY REALITY — JOSHUA ABRAMS AND NATURAL INFORMATION SOCIETY
171
IT’S REAL — EX HEX
172
COIN COIN CHAPTER FOUR: MEMPHIS — MATANA ROBERTS
173
PLASTIC ANNIVERSARY — MATMOS
174
OLD NEW — TOMEKA REID QUARTET
175
ONE OF THE BEST YET — GANG STARR
176
2009 — WIZ AND CURREN$Y
177
CHEAP QUEEN — KING PRINCESS
178
POLLINATOR — CLOUD RAT
179
7 (2019) — LIL NAS X
180
CHASTITY BELT — CHASTITY BELT
181
SHEA BUTTER BABY — ARI LENNOX
182
HELP US STRANGER — THE RACONTEURS
183
GOLD AND GREY — BARONESS
184
AMERICAN LOVE CALL — DURAND JONES AND THE INDICATORS
185
PLACEHOLDER — HAND HABITS
186
FEET OF CLAY — EARL SWEATSHIRT
187
MIAMI MEMORY — ALEX CAMERON
188
IN LEAGUE WITH DRAGONS — THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
189
ANY HUMAN FRIEND — MARIKA HACKMAN
190
MEMORY — VIVIAN GIRLS
191
HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS — SNEAKS
192
SPRINGSTEEN ON BROADWAY — BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
193
THIS IS NOT A SAFE PLACE — RIDE
194
THE LAST WORD — THE O'JAYS
195
INSIDE THE ROSE — THESE NEW PURITANS
196
A QUIET FARWELL, TWENTY SIXTEEN TO TWENTY EIGHTEEN — SLAUSON MALONE
197
PERFECT TEN — MUSTARD
198
TROUBADOUR NO. 1 — OCEAN MUSIC
199
IMAGINATION AND THE MISFIT KID — LABRINTH
200
WHAT WE SAY IN PRIVATE — ADA LEA