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).
(Metacritic's #1 Debut Album of 2019) It's hard to find a more unassuming name in the world of music than Dave, but the young London-based rapper certainly made a name for himself with the release of his debut LP (as well as a role in the Netflix series Top Boy, under his proper name, David Omoregie). The highest-scoring debut album released in 2019, Psychodrama went on to win this year's Mercury Prize.
“It’s rare to hear a debut album so confident and accomplished, especially when the artist himself has just turned 20 years old. Yet Psychodrama is pretty close to a masterpiece and raises the bar for a new standard in British rap.” —musicOMH
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