Hope I don’t get crucified for the Lana Del Rey of it all ahah 😉 But this was difficult task to say the least ! I tried to ride the line between sentimentality and technicality when putting it together. I love projects that challenge me sonically or intellectually but also have my comfort records (that are usually more melancholic than anything haha). This being said, my favorite type of music will always be the kind that’s able to both expand my taste while still tugging at the heartstrings :’). I’m sure I’m gonna disagree with this ranking in a few days or hours, so don’t take it personally if your favorites aren’t there <3
| Rank | Artist | Album | Label | Release Year |
| 1 | Lana Del Rey | Norman Fucking Rockwell! | Interscope | 2019 |
| 2 | Weyes Blood | Titanic Rising | Sub Pop | 2019 |
| 3 | Solange | A Seat at the Table | Saint | 2016 |
| 4 | Broken Social Scene | You Forgot It In People | Arts & Crafts | 2002 |
| 5 | M.I.A. | Arular | XL | 2005 |
| 6 | Anohni and The Johnsons | I Am A Bird Now | Secretly Canadian | 2005 |
| 7 | Charli XCX | Pop 2 | Asylum | 2017 |
| 8 | PJ Harvey | Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea | Island | 2000 |
| 9 | Sharon Van Etten | Are We There | Jagjaguwar | 2014 |
| 10 | Mitski | Puberty 2 | Dead Oceans | 2016 |
| 11 | Beyonce | RENAISSANCE | Columbia | 2022 |
| 12 | Robyn | Honey | Konichiwa | 2018 |
| 13 | Blood Orange | Cupid Deluxe | Domino | 2013 |
| 14 | SOPHIE | OIL OF EVERY PEARL’S UN-INSIDES | Transgressive | 2018 |
| 15 | Chromatics | Kill For Love | Italians Do It Better | 2012 |
| 16 | Frank Ocean | channel ORANGE | Def Jam | 2012 |
| 17 | Kali Uchis | Drunken Babble | self released | 2012 |
| 18 | Sonic Youth | Murray Street | DGC | 2002 |
| 19 | Panda Bear | Person Pitch | Paw Tracks | 2007 |
| 20 | Jamie xx | In Colour | Young Turks | 2015 |
| 21 | Snail Mail | Lush | Matador | 2018 |
| 22 | Waxahatchee | Saint Cloud | Merge | 2020 |
| 23 | The Weather Station | Ignorance | Fat Possum | 2021 |
| 24 | Jamila Woods | Legacy! Legacy! | Jagjaguwar | 2019 |
| 25 | Phoebe Bridgers | Punisher | Dead Oceans | 2020 |
