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).
• Chart size: 50 albums.

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Warm 

 Jeff Tweedy

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[First added to this chart: 01/15/2019]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

49 charts

Rank Score:

162

Rank in 2018:

127

Rank in 2010s:

1,544

Overall Rank:

7,697

Average Rating:

 74 (50 votes)

Comments:

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Sixth House 

 The Rock*A*Teens

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

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

23

Rank in 2018:

774

Rank in 2010s:

8,252

Overall Rank:

33,128

Average Rating:

 73 (3 votes)

Comments:

1

43. (=)

Historian 

 Lucy Dacus

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

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

477

Rank in 2018:

52

Rank in 2010s:

536

Overall Rank:

3,133

Average Rating:

 76 (123 votes)

Comments:

6

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Hardly Electronic 

 The Essex Green

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

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

7 charts

Rank Score:

92

Rank in 2018:

226

Rank in 2010s:

2,615

Overall Rank:

12,501

Average Rating:

 73 (4 votes)

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45. (=)

Old Rockhounds Never Die 

 Odetta Hartman

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[First added to this chart: 10/28/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

5 charts

Rank Score:

5

Rank in 2018:

1,899

Rank in 2010s:

18,748

Overall Rank:

71,064

Average Rating:

 72 (2 votes)

Comments:

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Dream Wife 

 Dream Wife

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[First added to this chart: 02/10/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

47 charts

Rank Score:

139

Rank in 2018:

151

Rank in 2010s:

1,774

Overall Rank:

8,712

Average Rating:

 74 (60 votes)

Comments:

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By The Way, I Forgive You 

 Brandi Carlile

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[First added to this chart: 03/09/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

57 charts

Rank Score:

183

Rank in 2018:

113

Rank in 2010s:

1,364

Overall Rank:

6,986

Average Rating:

 73 (55 votes)

Comments:

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Delta 

 Mumford & Sons

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[First added to this chart: 12/16/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

11 charts

Rank Score:

15

Rank in 2018:

1,095

Rank in 2010s:

11,322

Overall Rank:

43,666

Average Rating:

 67 (32 votes)

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Ruins 

 First Aid Kit

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[First added to this chart: 02/09/2018]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

53 charts

Rank Score:

176

Rank in 2018:

116

Rank in 2010s:

1,409

Overall Rank:

7,189

Average Rating:

 74 (73 votes)

Comments:

5

50. (51) 1

At Weddings 

 Tomberlin

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[First added to this chart: 08/25/2023]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

15 charts

Rank Score:

36

Rank in 2018:

563

Rank in 2010s:

6,013

Overall Rank:

25,341

Average Rating:

 73 (11 votes)

Comments:

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Top 50 Music Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%
Boygenius	1	2%
Lucy Dacus	1	2%
Soccer Mommy	1	2%
Mitski	1	2%
The Breeders	1	2%
Parquet Courts	1	2%
The Essex Green	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

Biggest climbers
Up 1 from 51st to 50th At Weddings by Tomberlin

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Possible Dust Clouds by Kristin Hersh

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