The Freshman 15: 2019's Best Debut Albums
Later this month, we'll release our final list of 2019's overall best albums. But our best of 2019 coverage continues right now with a look at the year's top newcomers in music.
Above is our list of the 15 best-reviewed debut albums of 2019, ranked by Metascore. Note that albums must have at least 7 reviews—and be a full LP, rather than an EP—to be eligible for inclusion. Albums are ranked by Metascore prior to rounding (based on scores as of December 7, 2019).
(#2) Frontwoman for the band Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard struck out on her own for the first time in 2019 with her solo debut, Jaime, titled after her late sister. Howard received two Grammy nominations for her work.
“With Jaime, Howard proves what many of us already speculated: The magic behind Alabama Shakes was Brittany Howard.” —Consequence of Sound
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