Critics were asked to list 10 albums in descending order, with 10 points awarded for their #1, 9 for #2, etc. (On ballots where choices were listed alphabetically, each received 5.5 points.) The first bold number indicates total points; the number in parentheses is the tally of ballots on which an album appeared, which was used as a tiebreaker.
Albums are eligible here if all of the music was recorded within the past ten years (2013 and later), and if none of it is reissued. Reissues and previously unreleased archival music -- recorded in or before 2014 -- are evaluated in the Rara Avis category. (See FAQ for marginal exceptions.)
Total albums receiving votes: 0
Footnotes:
If an album received votes in the previous year, and received more votes (not just more points) this year, the two years' totals were added together. This applied to: none.