Year-End Lists

Complex: 50 Best Albums of 2015

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1. To Pimp A Butterfly
   Kendrick Lamar
2. DS2
   Future
3. SremmLife
   Rae Sremmurd
4. 25
   Adele
5. Purpose
   Justin Bieber
6. Dark Sky Paradise
   Big Sean
7. AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP
   A$AP Rocky
8. I Love You, Honeybear
   Father John Misty
9. If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
   Drake
10. Ego Death
    The Internet
11. Tetsuo & Youth
    Lupe Fiasco
12. You Should Be Here
    Kehlani
13. Surf
    Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment
14. The Documentary 2
    The Game
15. In Colour
    Jamie xx
16. Reality Show
    Jazmine Sullivan
17. Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
    Skrillex & Diplo
18. I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside: An Album
    Earl Sweatshirt
19. Lantern
    Hudson Mohawke
20. Currents
    Tame Impala
21. GO:OD AM
    Mac Miller
22. Ratchet
    Shamir
23. Beauty Behind the Madness
    The Weeknd
24. Amethyst
    Tinashe
25. Free TC
    Ty Dolla $ign
26. Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
    Courtney Barnett
27. .Wav Theory
    Towkio
28. Art Angels
    Grimes
29. Sound & Color
    Alabama Shakes
30. M3LL155X
    FKA twigs
31. Summertime ’06
    Vince Staples
32. Carrie & Lowell
    Sufjan Stevens
33. 56 Nights
    DJ Esco & Future
34. Integrity
    Jme
35. MMM
    Diddy
36. Rodeo
    Travis Scott
37. Vulnicura
    Björk
38. Hallucinogen
    Kelela
39. Reflection
    Fifth Harmony
40. Fetty Wap
    Fetty Wap
41. E•MO•TION
    Carly Rae Jepsen
42. Depression Cherry
    Beach House
43. T R A P S O U L
    Bryson Tiller
44. VEGA INTL. Night School
    Neon Indian
45. Foil Deer
    Speedy Ortiz
46. The Album About Nothing
    Wale
47. Compton
    Dr. Dre
48. Brava
    Brodinski
49. Dreams Worth More Than Money
    Meek Mill
50. What a Time to Be Alive
    Drake & Future