Top 100 Music Albums of 2018
by 
travelful 
2018 snapshot
Every album I listen to will be included on here, even if I hated it. You may also notice some higher rated albums in the comments, while some albums I hated are still featured in the chart. This is because I create my yearly charts as "snapshots" of the music scene from that year. From these I create my decade charts, where you will find no filler. Basically anything rated 60% or higher I recommend depending on your tastes.
Enjoy! 2018 has been an amazing year for music.
Other albums heard in 2018:
- 49 Winchester - 'The Wind' - 7.5/10
- Amen Dunes - 'Freedom' - 7.5/10
- Aminé's 'ONEPOINTFIVE' - 5/10
- Animal Collective's 'Tangerine Reef' - 3/10
- Aphex Twin - 'Collapse EP' - 7/10
- Big Red Machine - 'Big Red Machine' - 5.5/10
- Black Milk's 'Fever' - 7.5/10
- Black Moth Super Rainbow's 'Panic Blooms' - 5/10
- Børns' 'Blue Madonna' - 4/10
- Chvrches's 'Love Is Dead' - 6.5/10
- Clarence Clarity's 'Think:Peace' - 6.5/10
- Earthgang's Royalty EP - 5/10
- Future's 'BEASTMODE2' - 3/10
- Freddie Gibbs''Freddie' - 4/10
- Grouper's 'Grid Of Points' - 4/10
- Gucci Mane's 'Evil Genius' 6-6.5/10
- Iceage's 'Beyondless' - 5/10
- Interpol's 'Marauder' - 4/10
- Iron & Wine's 'Weed Garden' - 7.5/10
- Jeff Rosenstock's 'Post-' - 6.5/10
- Joey Purp - 'QUARTERTHING' - 7/10
- Jorja Smith - 'Lost & Found' - 5.5/10
- Justin Timberlake's 'Man Of The Woods' 4/10
- Kadhja Bonet's 'Childqueen' - 6/10
- Kenny Chesney - Songs for the Saints - 7/10
- Khruangbin's 'Con Todo El Mundo' - 5.5-6/10
- Lets Eat Grandma - I'm All Ears - 6/10
- Logic's Bobby Tarentino 2 mixtape - 3/10
- Lori Mckenna's 'The Tree' - 7/10
- Migos 'Culture 2' - light 2
- Milo's 'Budding Ornithologists Are Weary of Tired Analogies' - 5.5-6/10
- of Montreal's 'White Is Relic / Irrealis Mood' - light 7
- Pinegrove's 'Skylight' - 6.5/10
- Rae Sremmurd's 'Sr3MM' - 4/10
- Ravyn Lenae - 'Crush' - 4/10
- Rezzett self titled LP - 5.5/10
- Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever's 'Hope Downs' - 6/10
- SiR's 'November' - 4/10
- Snail Main 'Lush' - light 5
- SOB x RBE's 'Gangin' - 6.5/10
- SOB x RBE's 'Gangin II' - 6.5/10
- Spiritualized's 'And Nothing Hurt' - 4/10
- Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks' "Sparkle Hard" - 5/10
- The 1975's 'A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships' - 6.5/10
- The Alchemist - 'Bread' - 7/10
- The Carters' 'Everything Is Love' - 5.5/10
- The Field's 'Infinite Moment' - 5/10
- The Internet's 'Hive Mind' - 3/10
- Tirzah's 'Devotion' - 6/10
- Tom Misch's 'Geography' - 6 - 6.5/10
- Trippie Red's "Life's a Trip" - 3/10
- Twenty One Pilots' 'Trench' - 5/10
- Unknown Mortal Orchestra's 'Sex & Food' - 5.5 - 6/10
- US Girls "In A Poem Unlimited" - 6/10
- Wanderwelle's 'Gathering Of The Ancient Spirits' - 6.5-7/10
- WeedPecker's 'III' - 5.5-6/10
- Wiz Khalifa's 'Rolling Papers 2' - 5.5/10
- YG's 'Stay Dangerous' - 5/10
- Young Fathers' 'Cocoa Sugar' - 5/10
- Young Thug's 'Slime Language' - 5/10
- Chart updated: 03/14/2025 19:45
- (Created: 02/09/2018 00:13).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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Neo-psychedelia, british folk rock
light - decent 8 [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
light - decent 8 [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
Wonky UK Bass
Impressive UK Bass. Iglooghost released two EP's this summer but I'm only going to include this one to leave room to include another album and because I like the album cover better. Check out the other EP Clear Tamei it's just as good as this one.
Both Clear Tamei and Steel Mogu I rate as a light-decent 8 [First added to this chart: 08/22/2018]
Impressive UK Bass. Iglooghost released two EP's this summer but I'm only going to include this one to leave room to include another album and because I like the album cover better. Check out the other EP Clear Tamei it's just as good as this one.
Both Clear Tamei and Steel Mogu I rate as a light-decent 8 [First added to this chart: 08/22/2018]
From my "discovering a genre: jazz" chart.
"Afro-jazz
Listened to this during my 2018 listening project, and it's one of the best albums of the year as I write this (May 9). I love how tribal this gets and I can feel the protest in the instruments. The percussion really stands out to me on this. They even got Congo Natty on here for a dub track, which is what really pulled me in after I was unsure after the first track. Certain parts get a bit too dense for me, but overall this is fantastic. Also this album cover is amazing."
light 8 [First added to this chart: 04/21/2018]
"Afro-jazz
Listened to this during my 2018 listening project, and it's one of the best albums of the year as I write this (May 9). I love how tribal this gets and I can feel the protest in the instruments. The percussion really stands out to me on this. They even got Congo Natty on here for a dub track, which is what really pulled me in after I was unsure after the first track. Certain parts get a bit too dense for me, but overall this is fantastic. Also this album cover is amazing."
light 8 [First added to this chart: 04/21/2018]
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Alt R&B, Sophisti-Pop, Neo Soul
light 8 [First added to this chart: 08/28/2018]
light 8 [First added to this chart: 08/28/2018]
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2018
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615
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Post-punk, post-hardcore
strong 7 - light 8 [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
strong 7 - light 8 [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
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2018
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3,293
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Soul-jazz, post-bop
strong 7 [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
strong 7 [First added to this chart: 01/04/2019]
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2018
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2
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Microhouse, Tech House, ambient
decent - strong 7 [First added to this chart: 05/11/2018]
decent - strong 7 [First added to this chart: 05/11/2018]
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2018
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554
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Psychedelic electropop
light - decent 7 [First added to this chart: 07/20/2018]
light - decent 7 [First added to this chart: 07/20/2018]
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2018
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369
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Bubblegum bass, post-industrial
This album is so odd but yet so addictive. It's an obnoxious, strange, and unique experience. I think I like it?
strong 6 - light 7 [First added to this chart: 07/04/2018]
This album is so odd but yet so addictive. It's an obnoxious, strange, and unique experience. I think I like it?
strong 6 - light 7 [First added to this chart: 07/04/2018]
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2018
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1,693
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Psychedelic art rock, lounge
Honestly, this might be my favorite Arctic Monkeys album believe it or not.
strong 6 - light 7 [First added to this chart: 05/14/2018]
Honestly, this might be my favorite Arctic Monkeys album believe it or not.
strong 6 - light 7 [First added to this chart: 05/14/2018]
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 composition
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| Westside Gunn | 2 | 2% | |
| MIKE | 2 | 2% | |
| Mac Miller | 1 | 1% | |
| Various Artists | 1 | 1% | |
| The Weeknd | 1 | 1% | |
| George Clanton | 1 | 1% | |
| André 3000 | 1 | 1% | |
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69 | 69% | |
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10 | 10% | |
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7 | 7% | |
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4 | 4% | |
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2 | 2% | |
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1 | 1% | |
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Top 100 Music Albums of 2018 chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 47th to 46thLil G.L.'s Blue Bonanza by Charley Crockett |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 1 from 46th to 47thThe Long Sleep by Jenny Hval |
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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| 01/08/2019 05:54 |  dihansse | 309 | 84/100 | |
| 12/27/2018 23:59 |  Mattdup279 | 107 | 88/100 | |
| 12/23/2018 02:08 |  scwrlw | 65 | 88/100 |
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Jimmy Dread 01/26/2019 14:16 | #230683
Jimmy Dread 01/26/2019 14:16 | #230683
Cheers for the rating pal. Just picked up your no.1 LP for cheap from Urban Outfitters to try it out to celebrate!
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From dihansse 01/08/2019 05:54 | #229305
dihansse 01/08/2019 05:54 | #229305
The fact that we only have 5 albums in common only proves that this was a great year in music: there was plenty of choice in good quality music for every taste
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From scwrlw 12/23/2018 02:16 | #227719
scwrlw 12/23/2018 02:16 | #227719
Great chart!
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