Here's a selection of lists of the best music of 2019:

• AlbumOfTheYear.org (list of lists)
• All About Jazz: Year in Review 2019
• AllMusic 2019 Year in Review: Best of 2019
• Audiophilia Recordings of the Year
• The Guardian: Classical CDs of the year: a lost Liszt, Feldman, Clara Schumann and small-scale gems
• Gramophone Recordings of the Year 2019
• JAZZ.FM91 Year in review: 10 of the best jazz albums of 2019
• JazzTimes: The Year in Review: Top 50 Albums of 2019
• Jazzwize: Top 20 Jazz Albums of 2019
• Hi-Fi Trends Best Jazz Albums 2019: 25 Glorious Albums You Need To Hear!
• The Los Angeles Time: Best jazz albums of 2019: A year rife with invention and resistance
• The New York Times
  • The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2019
  • Best Jazz of 2019
• Slate: The Best Jazz of 2019
•  Stereogum
  • The 50 Best Albums Of 2019
  • The Top 40 Pop Songs Of 2019
  • Stereogum’s 100 Favorite Songs Of 2019
  • The 10 Best Jazz Albums Of 2019
  • The 10 Best Rap Albums Of 2019
  • The 10 Best Country Albums Of 2019
  • The 10 Best Electronic Albums Of 2019
  • The 10 Best Metal Albums Of 2019
  • The 10 Best Hardcore Albums Of 2019
  • The 20 Best Music Videos Of 2019

© Wayne Butcher