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"

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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 %


United States 29 58%
Australia 10 20%
United Kingdom 7 14%
Sweden 2 4%
Canada 1 2%
Mixed Nationality 1 2%

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