Top 50 Music Albums of 2018 by Brad1770

And just like that 2018 is done and dusted

The top 3 albums for 2018 are as good a top 3 as I can recall for any year. Any one of these top 3 could have been my number 1 , but ultimately there was a clear standout winner and that was:

Mitski “Be The Cowboy”

TBH I pretty much knew this was the years best album from the very 1st time I heard it and is already a modern day classic. Having recently re-listened, it remains as superb today as when I first heard it and will certainly land on my All-Time Top 100 Albums at some point . Simply perfect from top to bottom

2. 1975 with a stunning commentary on the Millennial condition

3. Ghost: reaffirmed their standing as one of the most important bands in music today

Disappointing releases in 2018 from The Decemberists , Foil Deer and to some extent Mumford and Sons ( though the latter did land on my year end list be it low down)

In other music 2018 was all about 2 bands: The Replacements whom were my most listened act on SPOTIFY as their discography was comprehensively completed this year and Big Star similarly

Other highlights were a discovery of The Kinks in Village Green and Arthur (I'm looking forward to continuing this exploration in 2019 ) and deep deep deep dives on The White Album to celebrate its 50th Anniversary and R.E.M's Out Of Time

My top 5 tracks for year were:
(1) 1975: "Give Yourself a Try"
(2) Neko Case: "Curse of the I-5 Corridor"
(3) Mitski: "Geyser"
(4) Black Foxxes: "Breathe"
(5) Hop Along: "Not Abel"

• Chart updated: 08/26/2023 01:15
• (Created: 01/27/2018 04:06).
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Be The Cowboy 

 Mitski

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[First added to this chart: 08/20/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

337 charts

Rank Score:

2,085

Rank in 2018:

11

Rank in 2010s:

125

Overall Rank:

853

Average Rating:

 77 (348 votes)

Comments:

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A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships 

 The 1975

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[First added to this chart: 01/14/2019]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

1,697

Rank in 2018:

14

Rank in 2010s:

153

Overall Rank:

1,044

Average Rating:

 74 (260 votes)

Comments:

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Prequelle 

 Ghost (SE)

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[First added to this chart: 01/25/2019]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

68 charts

Rank Score:

330

Rank in 2018:

78

Rank in 2010s:

775

Overall Rank:

4,284

Average Rating:

 75 (95 votes)

Comments:

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You Won't Get What You Want 

 Daughters

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[First added to this chart: 02/21/2019]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

334 charts

Rank Score:

3,195

Rank in 2018:

5

Rank in 2010s:

79

Overall Rank:

561

Average Rating:

 81 (459 votes)

Comments:

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Ordinary Corrupt Human Love 

 Deafheaven

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[First added to this chart: 08/18/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

135 charts

Rank Score:

679

Rank in 2018:

37

Rank in 2010s:

391

Overall Rank:

2,363

Average Rating:

 77 (159 votes)

Comments:

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For Now 

 DMA's

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[First added to this chart: 05/28/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

12 charts

Rank Score:

87

Rank in 2018:

240

Rank in 2010s:

2,773

Overall Rank:

13,059

Average Rating:

 76 (20 votes)

Comments:

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Pray For The Wicked 

 Panic! At The Disco

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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

46

Rank in 2018:

460

Rank in 2010s:

4,957

Overall Rank:

21,538

Average Rating:

 64 (46 votes)

Comments:

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We’re Not Talking 

 The Goon Sax

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[First added to this chart: 11/09/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

27 charts

Rank Score:

86

Rank in 2018:

245

Rank in 2010s:

2,826

Overall Rank:

13,281

Average Rating:

 76 (13 votes)

Comments:

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Yawn 

 Bill Ryder-Jones

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[First added to this chart: 12/07/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

23 charts

Rank Score:

56

Rank in 2018:

377

Rank in 2010s:

4,228

Overall Rank:

18,776

Average Rating:

 76 (16 votes)

Comments:

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Different Beings Being Different 

 West Thebarton

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[First added to this chart: 07/21/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

8

Rank in 2018:

1,563

Rank in 2010s:

15,768

Overall Rank:

60,124

Average Rating:

 73 (5 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Music Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Trophy Eyes	1	2%
First Aid Kit	1	2%
Low	1	2%
Panic! At The Disco	1	2%
Neko Case	1	2%
The Fratellis	1	2%
Tomberlin	1	2%
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Country	Albums	%
	29	58%
	10	20%
	7	14%
	2	4%
	1	2%
	1	2%

Top 50 Music Albums of 2018 chart changes

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