So this year was different - as opposed to the album format, I found my attention focused more on individual songs and playlists. Perhaps it was life or the cost of records - but most likely it was both. With that in mind, I found this list a bit difficult to compile. Nonetheless, there were many excellent albums that I did enjoy in 2015, so I'm excited to share what moved me the most. As always, I've invited several of my trusted friends (and family) to share their Top Ten lists too - and this year there are more than ever! I would love to hear your opinions and your own lists, so please post feedback in the comments section all the way at the bottom. Thanks for stopping by!
That's me / Audra
10. Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
09. Lower Dens - Escape From Evil
08. Small Black - Best Blues
07. Low - Ones and Sixes
06. Ryan Adams - 1989
05. Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
04. New Order - Music Complete
03. The Black Ryder - The Door Behind the Door
02. Grimes - Art Angels
01. Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone?
Sarah Quarrie
Nashville, TN
10. HEALTH - Death Magic
09. Torres - Sprinter
08. Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
07. Low - Ones and Sixes
06. Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
05. Father John Misty - I Love You, Honeybear
04. Majical Cloudz - Are You Alone?
03. Grimes - Art Angels
02. Wolf Alice - My Love is Cool
01. Lower Dens - Escape From Evil
Jaymz Todd
Phoenix, AZ
10. The Helio Sequence - Sunrise (and Sunrise Demos)
09. Au.Ra - Jane's Lament
08. Prince - HitnRun Phase One
07. Jeremih - Late Nights: The Album
06. Tanlines - Highlights
05. Miguel - Wildheart (Deluxe Edition)
04. Petite Noir - La Vie est Belle / Life is Beautiful
03. Oddisee - The Good Fight
02. Carla Morrison - Amor Supremo
01. Algiers - Algiers
Jesse Deitermann
Phoenix, AZ
10. Bjork - Vulnicura
09. Froth - Bleak
08. Jacco Gardner - Hypnophobia
07. Small Black - Best Blues
06. Beach House - Depression Cherry
05. Editors - In Dream
04. Lower Dens - Escape From Evil
03. Hibou - s/t
02. Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars
01. The Charlatans - Modern Nature
Rob & Emma Clark
Rockford, IL
Rob's Top 10
10. Public Service Broadcasting - The Race for Space
09. Holly Herndon - Platform
08. The Dead Weather - Dodge and Burn
07. Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color
06. St. Germain - St. Germain
05. Torres - Sprinter
04. Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
03. Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin
02. Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free
01. Frank Turner - Positive Songs for Negative People
Emma's Top 5
05. Jason Isbell - Something More Than Free
04. Iron Maiden - Book of Souls
03. The Dead Weather - Dodge and Burn
02. Frank Turner - Positive Songs for Negative People
01. Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin
John Magness
Uttoxeter, England
10. The Waterboys - Modern Blues
09. Bella Hardy - With the Dawn
08. Chastity Belt - Time to Go Home
07. Grimes - Art Angels
06. Pins - Wild Nights
05. Low - Ones and Sixes
04. The Quireboys - St. Cecelia and the Gypsy Soul
03. Tracey Thorn - Songs from The Fallen
02. New Order - Music Complete
01. Bruce Springsteen - The River Outtakes from The Ties That Bind Box
Sierra Anna Jones
Okinawa, Okinawa
10. Anna Von Hausswolff - The Miraculous
09. Grimes - Art Angels
08. Low - Ones and Sixes
07. U.S. Girls - Half-Free
06. Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars
05. Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
04. Beach House - Depression Cherry
03. Prurient - Frozen Niagara Falls
02. Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss
01. Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
Jason Jones
Okinawa, Okinawa
10. Low - Ones and Sixes
09. Viet Cong - Viet Cong
08. Blur - The Magic Whip
07. Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars
06. Beach House - Depression Cherry
05. Brandon Flowers - The Desired Effect
04. Lower Dens - Escape From Evil
03. Chelsea Wolfe - Abyss
02. Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
01. Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon
Jason DeWolfe Barton
Phoenix, AZ
10. Astrobrite - Deluxer
09. Myrkur - M
08. Pinkish Black - Bottom of the Morning
07. Prurient - Frozen Niagara Falls
06. Locrian - Infinite Dissolution
05. Bjork - Vulnicura
04. Kamasi Washington - The Epic
03. Killing Joke - Pylon
02. Deafheaven - New Bermuda
01. Enslaved - In Times
Scottsdale, AZ
10. The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness
09. Son Little - Son Little
08. Thee Oh Sees - Mutilator Defeated at Last
07. Damaged Bug - Cold Hot Plumbs
06. La Luz - Weirdo Shrine
05. Kurt Vile - I B'lieve I'm Going Down
04. Kamasi Washington - The Epic
03. Beach House - Thank Your Lucky Stars
02. Alabama Shakes - Sound and Color
01. Julia Holter - Have You in My Wilderness
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