The 40 best albums of 2018 by Independent (2018) 
The Independent is a British online newspaper. These are their best albums of 2018.
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2018
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2018
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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The 40 best albums of 2018 composition
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| Janelle Monáe | 1 | 3% | |
| Suede | 1 | 3% | |
| Nao | 1 | 3% | |
| Camila Cabello | 1 | 3% | |
| Kacey Musgraves | 1 | 3% | |
| Miya Folick | 1 | 3% | |
| Pusha T | 1 | 3% | |
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16 | 40% | |
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14 | 35% | |
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Decade charts
- The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2010s decade chart) (published 2019)
Overall charts
[None][Independent was founded in 1986.]
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