By Joshua Fields Millburn

Each year since we started The Minimalists, I’ve catalogued my favorite albums at the end of the calendar year. Here are my top 12 new releases from the past 12 months. (You can find previous years here.)

1. Justin Bieber, Swag II

2. Rustin Kelly, Pale, Through the Window

3. Lithe, Lost in Euphoria

4. Matt Nathanson, The King of (Un)Simple.

5. The Terrys, The Terrys

6. Ken Yates, Total Cinema

7. Matt Berninger, Get Sunk

8. SAINt JHN, Festival Season

9. William Fitzsimmons, Incidental Contact

10. La Reezy, Welcome to La Reezyana Vol 1.

11. Two Lanes, No Feeling Is Final

12. Clipse, Let God Sort Em Out

Honorable Mentions: Brandi Carlile, Hammock, Medium Build, Spacey Jane, The Game, Wale, Summer Walker, Tory Lanez, Andrew Belle, Yung Lean, Dominic Fike, Gunna, The Lumineers, MGK, knw, Kevin Abstract, Yungblood, Whatever the Weather, Fridayy, Joshua Radin, EST Gee, Bon Iver, Ben Rector, Chance the Rapper, The Midnight, De La Soul, Penny and Sparrow, Matthew Mayfield, The Weeknd, PND & Drake, David Gray, Central Cee, Brian Eno, Lil Baby.

What was your favorite album this year?
Let me know via DM on Instagram.

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