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).
(#11) Kim Petras is a German-born but Los Angeles-based pop singer-songwriter who has been recording since 2011 but didn't release an LP until June of this year. But it didn't take her long to release a follow-up; Turn Off the Light followed just four months later.
“Clarity might be the best-constructed collection of R&B-inflected pop music by a female European singer since Robyn’s 'Robyn Is Here' in 1995.” —Variety
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