Na era dos álbuns surpresa, fazer previsões do que esperar e quando ficou um pouco mais difícil. O site indie americano Stereogum, no entanto, trouxe uma lista de 101 discos que irão pintar em 2015. A banda feminina Sleater-Kinney lidera a lista seguido pelo Radiohead. O hip hop deve continuar em alta, com Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Frank Ocean e Kanye West entre os dez mais esperados.
Em 2015 também vai “tá tendo” Smashing Pumpkins, Bob Dylan, Giorgio Moroder, Gwen Stefani, Björk, Adele, Mark Ronson, Belle & Sebastian e Sky Ferreira. Se liga na lista:
101 Bob Dylan; Shadows In The Night (Columbia, 2/3)
100 Brandon Flowers; TBA *
99 The King Khan; BBQ Show; Bad News Boys (In The Red, February)
98 Will Butler; Policy (Merge, 3/10)
97 Pile; You’re Better Than This (Exploding In Sound, 3/3)
96 A Place To Bury Strangers; Transfixation (Dead Oceans, 2/17)
95 Van Morrison; TBA (RCA)
94 Future Brown; Future Brown (Warp, 2/24)
93 The Decemberists; What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World (Capitol, 1/20)
92 Marilyn Manson The Pale Emperor (Hell, Etc., 1/20)
91 Meredith Graves; TBA
90 Viet Cong; Viet Cong (Jagjaguwar, 1/20)
89 Trust Fund; No One’s Coming For Us (Turnstile, 2/9)
88 The Smashing Pumpkins; Day For Night (Martha’s Music/BMG)
87 Meek Mill; Dreams Worth More Than Money
86 Gang Of Four; What Happens Next (Metropolis, 2/24)
85 Tamaryn; TBA (Mexican Summer)
84 JEFF The Brotherhood; TBA (Warner Bros.)
83 Jose Gonzalez; Vestiges And Claws (Mute, 2/17)
82 Widowspeak; TBA (Captured Tracks)
81 Myrkur; TBA (Relapse)
80 School Of Seven Bells; TBA
79 Band Of Horses; TBA
78 Rae Sremmurd SremmLife (EarDrummers/Interscope, 1/6)
77 Death Grips & The Powers That B (Third Worlds/Harvest)
76 Raury; TBA (Columbia)
75 Giorgio Moroder; 74 Is The New 24 (RCA, Spring)
74 Mount Eerie; Sauna (P.W. Elverum Sun, 2/3)
73 Heems; Eat Pray Thug (Greedhead Music, February)
72 Matthew E. White; Fresh Blood (Domino, 3/10)
71 Ryn Weaver; TBA
70 Natalie Prass; Natalie Prass (Spacebomb Records, 1/27)
69 Title Fight; Hyperview (Anti-, 2/03)
68 KEN Mode; Success
67 Gwen Stefani TBA (Interscope)
66 Ty Dolla ; TBA
65 Nai Harvest; TBA
64 Run The Jewels; Meow The Jewels
63 Unknown Mortal Orchestra; TBA (Jagjaguwar)
62 Coliseum; Anxiety’s Kiss
61 Jeremih; Late Nights: The Album (Def Jam)
60 Holly Herndon; TBA
59 Girlpool; TBA
58 The Juliana Hatfield Three Whatever, My Love (American Laundromat, 2/17)
57 Migos; TBA
56 of Montreal; Aureate Gloom (Polyvinyl, 3/3)
55 Wild Nothing TBA (Captured Tracks)
54 You Blew It!; Pioneer Of Nothing EP (Jade Tree, 1/27)
53 Savages; TBA
52 Laura Marling Short Movie (Ribbon, 3/24)
51 Fleetwood Mac4; TBA
50 Pure Bathing Culture; TBA
49 Dutch Uncles ; O Shudder (Memphis Industries, 2/24)
48 Jessica Pratt ; On Your Own Love Again (Drag City, 1/27)
47 DIIV; TBA
46 Mark Ronson; Uptown Special (RCA, 1/12)
45 Vince Staples; TBA
44 Torche; Restarter (Relapse, 2/24)
43 Colleen Green; I Want To Grow Up (Hardly Art, 2/24)
42 Screaming Females Rose Mountain (Don Giovanni, 2/24)
41 Joey Bada$$; B4.DA.$$ (Cinematic, 1/20)
40 Belle & Sebastian; Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance (Matador, 1/20)
39 Dan Deacon; Gliss Riffer (Domino, 2/24)
38 New Order; TBA (Mute)
37 Ty Segall, Probably; TBA
36 My Morning Jacket ; TBA
35 Built To Spill; TBA (Warner Bros.)
34 Chromatics ; Dear Tommy (Italians Do It Better)
33 Faith No More; TBA (Reclamation Recordings, April)
32 Jamie xx; TBA
31 Chance The Rapper The Social Experiment — Surf
30 Hannah Diamond; TBA (PC Music)
29 Tool; TBA
28 Tobias Jesso, Jr.; Goon (True Panther, 3/17)
27 Death Cab For Cutie ; TBA (Atlantic, March)
26 Shamir; TBA (XL)
25 Purity Ring; TBA (4AD)
24 Modest Mouse ; Strangers To Ourselves (Epic, 3/3)
23 Pusha T; King Push
22 Courtney Barnett; TBA
21 Twin Shadow; Eclipse (Warner Bros., 3/17)
20 James Blake; TBA
19 Miguel; TBA
18 Baroness; TBA
17 Father John Misty ; I Love You, Honeybear (Sub Pop, 2/10)
16 Panda Bear; Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper (Domino, 1/13)
15 Adele ; TBA
14 Waxahatchee; TBA (Merge, April)
13 Sky Ferreira; TBA
12 Drake; Views From The 6 (OVO Sound)
11 Beach House; TBA
10 Björk; TBA
09 Deafheaven; TBA
08 Run The Jewels; RTJ3 (TBA)
07 Kendrick Lamar; TBA (Top Dawg)
06 Grimes; TBA (4AD)
05 Frank Ocean; TBA (Def Jam)
04 Kanye West; TBA
03 The Wrens; TBA
02 Radiohead; TBA
01 Sleater-Kinney; No Cities To Love (Sub Pop, 1/20)
* TBA, a ser anunciado