From Snail Mail to CupcakKe, Earl Sweatshirt to Jon Hopkins, these are the very best albums of the year Mitski photo by Savanna Ruedy, Earl Sweatshirt photo by Steven Taylor, Snail Mail photo by Sisilia Piring, Playboi Carti photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images, Ariana Grande photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage, Robyn photo by Heji Shin, SOPHIE photo by Charlotte Wales, Matty Healy photo by Magdalena Wosins