The 20 Best Albums of 2019 So Far
by
Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor
– July 4, 2019
Which albums have impressed critics the most during the first half of the year? Above, we rank the best-reviewed LPs released between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019 by Metascore. Albums must have at least 7 reviews from professional critics to be eligible, and resissues, EPs, live albums, and compilations are excluded.
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The pop star's fifth album—and best-reviewed release to date—arrived in February less than six months after her previous LP, Sweetener.
“A leap forward in the way it reshapes her R&B-inflected pop into something sleeker and more adventurous. ... Thank U, Next skillfully toys with the tension between universal sentiments and deeply personal confessions.” —A.V. Club
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