We're taking a look back on an incredible year of new music. Here are the top 50 albums that were released in 2019 and in the WYCE library that received the most "spins" from our Programmers.
To hear songs from these albums tune in to WYCE or check out this playlist.
50. Che Apalache - Rearrange My Heart 
1. The Dreamer
2. Over In Glory/New Swing
3. Maria
49. Trigger Hippy - Full Circle & Then Some
1. Don't Wanna Bring You Down
2. Full Circle and Then Some
3. The Butcher's Daugher
48. The Go Rounds - Code *LOCAL
1. Code
2. Make It Sweeter
3. Pet Cemetary
47. Sinkane - Depayse 
1. Everybody
2. On Being
3. Depayse
46. Nicola Cruz - Siku
1. Siku
2. Siete
3. Okami
45. Maverick Sabre - When I Wake Up
1. Into Nirvana
2. Guns in the Distance
3. Don't Talk About It
44. Making Movies - Ameri'kana 
1. Delilah
2. The Wake of the Fall (Nibiru)
3. Tormenta
43. Yola - Walk Through Fire 
1. It Ain't Easier
2. Love All Night (Work All Day)
3. Walk Through Fire
42. Blue Moon Marquee - Bare Knuckles & Brawn
1. Big Black Mamba
2. The Red Devil Himself
3. Hard Times Hit Parade
41. Bermudas - Bloom *LOCAL
1. Werewolf
2. Medication
3. Homebody
40. GA-20 - Lonely Soul 
1. Naggin' On My Mind
2. Crackin' Up
3. Happy Today
39. Delbert McClinton - Talk, Dark, & Handsome
1. If I Hock My Guitar
2. Let's Get Down Like We Used To
3. Mr. Smith
38. The Dip - The Dip Delivers
1. Best Believe
2. Atlas
3. Sure Don't Miss You
37. Michael Franti & Spearhead - Stay Human, Vol. 264
1. Show Me Your Peace Sign
2. Flower in the Gun (feat. Victoria Canal)
3. When the Sun Begins to Shine
36. Max Lockwood - Max Lockwood *LOCAL
1. Burning It Down
2. Tried Love
3. Consoled in Fire
35. Santana - Africa Speaks
1. Breaking Down the Door
2. Batonga
3. Paraisos Quemados
34. The Budos Band - V
1. Old Engine Oil
2. Spider Web Pt. 1
3. Veil of Shadows
33. Our Native Daughters - Songs of our Native Daughters
1. I Knew I Could Fly
2. You're Not Alone
3. Moon Meets the Sun
32. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Signs
1. Walk Through This Life
2. Sign, High Times
3. Still Your Mind
31. Bonita and the Blues Shacks - Sweet Thing
1. Momma's Goin' Dancin'
2. Hottest Wings in Town
3. You Can't Hide
30. Southern Avenue - Keep On
1. She Gets Me High
2. Keep On
3. Savior
29. Political Lizard - Joy the Dog *LOCAL
1. Charcoal and Lavendar
2. Sway
3. Joy the Dog
28. The Cat Empire - Stolen Diamonds
1. Kila
2. Oscar Wilde
3. Adelphia
27. Neal Francis - Changes
1. She's a Winner
2. Changes, Pt. 1 & 2
3. This Time
26. Earth Radio - Mother's Breath *LOCAL
1. The Chameleon is a Conformist
2. Pipedream
3. Down the Rabbit Hole
25. Davina and The Vagabonds - Sugar Drops
1. Another Lonely Day
2. I Can't Believe I Let You Go
3. Holy Cow
24. Seratones - Power
1. Fear
2. Power
3. Permission
23. Dexter Story - Bahir
1. Mamdooh
2. Gold (feat. Sudan Archives)
3. Buna Be Chow
22. Mavis Staples - We Get By
1. Change
2. We Get By
3. Brothers and Sisters
21. Jesse Ray & the Carolina Catfish - Love & Luck *LOCAL
1. Anchor Bartender
2. Last Call
3. Jungle
20. Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy!
1. Betty
2. Basquiat
3. Muddy
19. Altin Gün - Gece
1. Vay Dunya
2. Anlatmam Derdimi
3. Sofor Bey
18. Y La Bamba - Mujeres
1. Cuatro Crazy
2. Bruja De Brujas
3. Lightning Storms
17. Lotus - Frames Per Second
1. Cold Facts
2. Aquamarine
3. December Sun
16. Leyla McCalla - The Capitalists Blues
1. The Capitalist Blues
2. Ain't No Use
3. Settle Down
15. Melophobix - Cage-Free *LOCAL
1. Waves
2. Victorious
3. Seatbelts
14. Rodrigo y Gabriella - Mettavolution
1. Mettavolution
2. Cumbe
3. Terracentric
13. Durand Jones & The Indications - American Love Call
1. Listen to Your Heart
2. Sea Gets Hotter
3. Circles
12. Brittany Howard - Jaime
1. Stay High
2. History Repeats
3. Goat Head
11. Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow
1. Your Love Is Killing Me
2. Serpents
3. Our Love
10. Cochemea - All My Relations
1. Mitote
2. All My Relations
3. Song of Happiness
9. Divino Nino - Foam
1. Melty Caramelo
2. Maria
3. Plastic Love
8. Ibibio Sound Machine - Doko Mien 
1. Wanna Come Down
2. I Need You To Be Sweet Like Sugar
3. She Work Very Hard
7. Karl Denson's Tiny Universe - Gnomes & Badgers
1. I'm Your Biggest Fan
2. Gossip
3. Change My Way
6. Galactic - Already Ready Already
1. Going Straight Crazy (Featuring Princess Shaw)
2. Clap Your Hands (Featuring Miss Charm Taylor)
3. Everlasting Light (Featuring David Shaw and Nahko)
5. Orville Peck - Pony
1. Dead of Night
2. Turn to Hate
3. Queen of the Rodeo
4. Deep Greens & Blues - Roll On *LOCAL
1. Roll On
2. Home to You
3. Boy's Way To Do a Man's Job
3. The Black Keys - Let's Rock
1. Get Yourself Together
2. Breaking Down
3. Sit Around and Miss You
2. Greensky Bluegrass - All for Money *REGIONAL
1. What You Need
2. All For Money
3. Murder of Crows
1. Black Pumas - Black Pumas
1. Black Moon Rising
2. Colors
3. Touch the Sky
We at WYCE would like to thank our vibrant Michigan Music scene for their submissions and National labels that value the platform non-commercial radio.
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The Top 50 2019 Album data was compiled and analyzed via https://grcmc.org/wyce/visual and visually presented in this article by WYCE's Program Manager Jess Martin.
