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Before we start with albums #20-15, here are some honorable mentions. In no particular order :
| |  | Pope Francis - Wake Up!
Believe it or not this album actually kind of slays. Pope Francis' voice has a wonderful timbre, and listening to lyrics in Latin makes me feel v. sophisticated. Plus the gregorian chants are so soothing  , and there are some killer beats in there too! This might not have loads of replay value, but the beauty of music in 2015 is how diverse it is, so I really recommend you give this a listen with an open mind.
Listen to- Annutio Vobis Gaudium Magnum!
- Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!
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Madonna - Rebel Heart
Speaking of elderly catholic musicians, Madonna's 'Rebel Heart' is my second honorable mention. This album didn't make my proper list because half of it is TERRIBLE, but the highs are too high to ignore it completely. After the hot mess that was MDNA, I had kind of written Madonna off, but this album took me by surprise. Devil Pray, Unapologetic Bitch, Bitch I'm Madonna, Veni Vidi Vici and Illuminati are all great songs, and there is nothing as offensive as Madonna's Solveig collaborations from her previous album.
Listen to- Veni Vidi Vici feat. Nas
- Bitch I'm Madonna feat. Nicki Minaj
- Unapologetic Bitch
- Devil Pray
- Body Shop
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| |  | Kylie Minogue - Kylie Christmas
I love everything about Xmas, from the snow to the Gingerbread Starbucks lattes, so when homosexual empress Kylie Minogue released an xmas album I obv had to check it out. The album is nothing mind blowing, but it does the job. There are only 3 original tracks on the album, and the best is the collab with her sister Dannii. All in all, a kind of forgettable album, but it's great to get you into the Kylie Kissmas mood!
Listen to- 100 Degrees
- Only You
- Santa Baby
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| Years & Years - Communion
This album was kind of disappointing for me, after how excellent the singles were, I expected a much higher calibre of quality. But casting that disappointment aside, there are still a fair few bops left, so it deserves to be an HM. King, Take Shelter and Shine are bangers, and Foundation is really haunting (but too short). But the best song for me, the song that made me love the band to begin with, is Memo. Hopefully their next album will be more consistent. Also I hate the album cover.
Listen to- Foundation
- Shine
- Take Shelter
- King
- Memo
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| JME - Integrity >
JME is a hot mess but I love him. Even though grime is usually quite an exclusive genre, I find this to be really accessible, even my mum kind of likes it  The best track is called Don't @ Me and I think it should become the official anthem of Stand Your Ground. Oh it also has a lot of great artist features on it, and so it manages to stay exciting the whole way through. This almost made it to #20 of my favourite albums, but just lost out. (PS even if you don't listen to this, PLEASE follow @jme on twitter, he's hilarious).
Listen to- Don't @ Me
- Man Don't Care
- Taking Over
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nice picks so far
