- The Smile – ‘A Light For Attracting Attention‘, XL Recordings
- Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance‘, Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records
- Purity Ring – ‘Graves‘, The Fellowship
- Hatchie – ‘Giving The World Away‘, Ivy League Records
- Monuments – ‘In Stasis‘, Century Media
- Marcus King – ‘Young Blood‘, Easy Eye Sound
- Nilüfer Yanya – ‘Painless‘, ATO Records
- Steve Lacy – ‘Gemini Rights‘, L-M Records
- Alix Page – ‘Old News‘, Self-released
- FKA twigs – ‘Caprisongs ‘, Atlantic
- Mr Little Jeans – ‘Better Days‘, Nettwerk
- Moodring – ‘Stargazer‘, UNFD
- Meshuggah – ‘Immutable‘, Atomic Fire
- Vince Staples – ‘Ramona Park Broke My Heart‘, Blacksmith Recordings / Motown
- Soul Glo – ‘Diaspora Problems‘, Epitaph
- Dan Patlansky – ‘Shelter Of Bones‘, Sony ATV
- Cardinal Black – ‘January came close‘, Self-released
- Ari Lennox – ‘age/sex/location‘, Interscope Records / Dreamville
- Sudan Archives – ‘Natural Brown Prom Queen‘, Stones Throw Records
- (G)I-DLE – ‘I Never Die ‘, Cube Entertainment / kakao Entertainment
Compiled by: Nicole McCray