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Best albums of 2015

Jazz, funk and spoken word came back through hip-hop's front door on one record that took a year to be fully absorbed. Streaming quietly passed everything else in the same twelve months, which changed how albums were sequenced long before anyone admitted it.

According to Riffiter listeners, the best album of 2015 is Hitz En Şitz by Contra, rated 4.9/5 by 4 listeners.

  1. Hitz En Şitz cover№ 1Hitz En ŞitzContra · 20154.4Weighted score4.9 avg · 4 ratings
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  1. 2The Profile coverThe ProfileLana Del Rey · 20154.4 score · 4.6 avg · 7 ratings
  2. 3T R A P S O U L coverT R A P S O U LBryson Tiller · 20154.3 score · 4.5 avg · 10 ratings
  3. 4Pentatonix coverPentatonixPentatonix · 20154.3 score · 4.4 avg · 13 ratings
  4. 5My House coverMy HouseFlo Rida · 20154.3 score · 4.4 avg · 17 ratings
  5. 6I Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl Sweatshirt coverI Don't Like Shit, I Don't Go Outside: An Album by Earl SweatshirtEarl Sweatshirt · 20154.2 score · 4.5 avg · 6 ratings
  6. 7Kannon coverKannonSunn O))) · 20154.2 score · 4.6 avg · 4 ratings
  7. 8Hail to the King: Deathbat (Original Video Game Soundtrack) coverHail to the King: Deathbat (Original Video Game Soundtrack)Avenged Sevenfold · 20154.2 score · 4.3 avg · 13 ratings
  8. 9At.Long.Last.A$AP coverAt.Long.Last.A$APA$AP Rocky · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 212 ratings
  9. 105 cover5Ed Sheeran · 20154.2 score · 4.4 avg · 7 ratings
  10. 11Currents coverCurrentsTame Impala · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 875 ratings
  11. 12Feu (Ré-édition) coverFeu (Ré-édition)Nekfeu · 20154.2 score · 4.3 avg · 15 ratings
  12. 13Epitaph coverEpitaphMoriarty · 20154.2 score · 4.5 avg · 4 ratings
  13. 14Confident coverConfidentDemi Lovato · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 33 ratings
  14. 15Ire coverIreParkway Drive · 20154.2 score · 4.3 avg · 12 ratings
  15. 16That's the Spirit coverThat's the SpiritBring Me the Horizon · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 133 ratings
  16. 17Reflection coverReflectionFifth Harmony · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 26 ratings
  17. 18Rodeo coverRodeoTravis Scott · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 362 ratings
  18. 19Carrie & Lowell coverCarrie & LowellSufjan Stevens · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 77 ratings
  19. 20How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful coverHow Big, How Blue, How BeautifulFlorence + the Machine · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 25 ratings
  20. 21New Strength coverNew StrengthKublai Khan TX · 20154.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings
  21. 22Beneath the Skin coverBeneath the SkinOf Monsters and Men · 20154.2 score · 4.4 avg · 5 ratings
  22. 23DS2 coverDS2Future · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 40 ratings
  23. 24To Pimp A Butterfly coverTo Pimp A ButterflyKendrick Lamar · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 865 ratings
  24. 25Depression Cherry coverDepression CherryBeach House · 20154.2 score · 4.2 avg · 15 ratings
  25. 26Institution coverInstitutionKodak Black · 20154.2 score · 4.3 avg · 6 ratings
  26. 27General Admission coverGeneral AdmissionMachine Gun Kelly · 20154.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  27. 28Marhaba coverMarhabaFloating Points · 20154.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  28. 29Slime Season coverSlime SeasonYoung Thug · 20154.2 score · 4.5 avg · 3 ratings
  29. 30R.E.D. (Rythmes Extrêmement Dangereux) coverR.E.D. (Rythmes Extrêmement Dangereux)M. Pokora · 20154.1 score · 4.3 avg · 10 ratings
  30. 31The Incredible True Story coverThe Incredible True StoryLogic · 20154.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings
  31. 32Till The End coverTill The EndPhinehas · 20154.1 score · 4.4 avg · 4 ratings
  32. 33Sounds Good Feels Good coverSounds Good Feels Good5 Seconds of Summer · 20154.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings
  33. 34Barter 6 coverBarter 6Young Thug · 20154.1 score · 4.1 avg · 64 ratings
  34. 35Meliora coverMelioraGhost · 20154.1 score · 4.2 avg · 33 ratings
  35. 36Cherry Bomb coverCherry BombTyler, the Creator · 20154.1 score · 4.2 avg · 30 ratings
  36. 37GO:OD AM coverGO:OD AMMac Miller · 20154.1 score · 4.2 avg · 26 ratings
  37. 38Charo Life coverCharo LifeNiska · 20154.1 score · 4.2 avg · 10 ratings
  38. 39Everything Is 4 coverEverything Is 4Jason Derulo · 20154.1 score · 4.1 avg · 37 ratings
  39. 40Double Vision coverDouble VisionPrince Royce · 20154.1 score · 4.3 avg · 6 ratings
  40. 41Greatest Hits coverGreatest HitsTracy Chapman · 20154.1 score · 4.2 avg · 16 ratings
  41. 42Under the Red Cloud coverUnder the Red CloudAmorphis · 20154.1 score · 4.2 avg · 7 ratings
  42. 43King Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude coverKing Push – Darkest Before Dawn: The PreludePusha T · 20154.1 score · 4.2 avg · 8 ratings
  43. 44Tell Me I'm Pretty coverTell Me I'm PrettyCage the Elephant · 20154.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  44. 45Caracal coverCaracalDisclosure · 20154.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  45. 46Future Hearts coverFuture HeartsAll Time Low · 20154.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  46. 47Summertime '06 coverSummertime '06Vince Staples · 20154.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  47. 48Polaris coverPolarisTesseracT · 20154.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  48. 49Yung Rich Nation coverYung Rich NationMigos · 20154.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings
  49. 50History of the Future, Part 2 coverHistory of the Future, Part 2The Orb · 20154.1 score · 4.3 avg · 3 ratings

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Best albums of 2015 by genre

The genres that carried the period here, each with what listeners rate highest inside it.

The artists of 2015

Everyone who put a record out then, ordered by how listeners rate their catalog rather than by that one release.

Every artist of 2015, ranked →

2015, month by month

Not everything that came out, just where the weight fell. Some months carried a year; some were quiet and worth knowing about.

FAQ

What are the best albums of 2015?
On Riffiter, the highest-rated album of 2015 is Hitz En Şitz by Contra (4.9/5). The ranking below orders the year's releases by community rating.
How is the 2015 ranking decided?
By Riffiter listeners. Each album's community rating sets its place. Until a release has enough ratings, its popularity stands in, and the order shifts as more people rate.
Does the best-of-2015 list change?
Yes. It's built from live community ratings, so the order updates as people rate 2015 releases. The page refreshes a few times a day.