Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2018 year summaryThe best artists of 2018 were Car Seat Headrest, Kids See Ghosts, Idles, Beach House, Daughters, Parquet Courts, MGMT, Arctic Monkeys, Kacey Musgraves and Mitski.

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31.

In A Poem Unlimited

U.S. Girls

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

210 charts

Rank Score:

840

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

325

Overall Rank:

1,982

Average Rating:

77 (258 votes)

Comments:

32.

Tell Me How You Really Feel

Courtney Barnett

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

223 charts

Rank Score:

821

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

329

Overall Rank:

2,016

Average Rating:

73 (247 votes)

Comments:

33.

Your Queen Is A Reptile

Sons Of Kemet

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

171 charts

Rank Score:

766

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

349

Overall Rank:

2,149

Average Rating:

78 (182 votes)

Comments:

34.

Room 25

Noname

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

168 charts

Rank Score:

751

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

357

Overall Rank:

2,182

Average Rating:

79 (182 votes)

Comments:

35.

Honey

Robyn

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

185 charts

Rank Score:

702

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

379

Overall Rank:

2,299

Average Rating:

76 (145 votes)

Comments:

36.

Lush

Snail Mail

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

173 charts

Rank Score:

691

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

384

Overall Rank:

2,329

Average Rating:

74 (204 votes)

Comments:

37.

Ordinary Corrupt Human Love

Deafheaven

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

679

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

391

Overall Rank:

2,366

Average Rating:

77 (159 votes)

Comments:

38.

Isolation

Kali Uchis

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

189 charts

Rank Score:

664

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

393

Overall Rank:

2,401

Average Rating:

78 (270 votes)

Comments:

39.

Endless

Frank Ocean

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

87 charts

Rank Score:

631

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

412

Overall Rank:

2,497

Average Rating:

77 (159 votes)

Comments:

40.

Songs Of Praise

Shame

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

182 charts

Rank Score:

623

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

416

Overall Rank:

2,526

Average Rating:

75 (227 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
Beak>	2	0%
Autechre	2	0%
Clutch	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	472	47%
	180	18%
	42	4%
	39	4%
	38	4%
	31	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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