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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Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

514 charts

Rank Score:

6,328

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Overall Rank:

275

Average Rating:

82 (809 votes)

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Kids See Ghosts

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

503 charts

Rank Score:

4,669

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Overall Rank:

383

Average Rating:

82 (815 votes)

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Beach House

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

462 charts

Rank Score:

3,236

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Overall Rank:

555

Average Rating:

80 (675 votes)

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You Won't Get What You Want

Daughters

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

334 charts

Rank Score:

3,166

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

2,932

Rank in 2018:

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Overall Rank:

606

Average Rating:

80 (517 votes)

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Little Dark Age

MGMT

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

422 charts

Rank Score:

2,604

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

325 charts

Rank Score:

2,469

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109

Overall Rank:

727

Average Rating:

76 (371 votes)

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11.

Some Rap Songs

Earl Sweatshirt

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

286 charts

Rank Score:

2,071

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126

Overall Rank:

863

Average Rating:

78 (373 votes)

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Dirty Computer

Janelle Monáe

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

361 charts

Rank Score:

1,924

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

137

Overall Rank:

933

Average Rating:

77 (432 votes)

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Daytona

Pusha T

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

368 charts

Rank Score:

1,833

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146

Overall Rank:

981

Average Rating:

79 (519 votes)

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Bladee	2	0%
Logic	2	0%
Clutch	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
Beak>	2	0%
Autechre	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	473	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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Best Artists of the 2010s
1. Kendrick Lamar
2. Kanye West
3. Tame Impala
4. Arcade Fire
5. Beach House
6. Frank Ocean
7. Sufjan Stevens
8. Radiohead
9. The National
10. Nick Cave
11. Vampire Weekend
12. Lana Del Rey
13. Car Seat Headrest
14. David Bowie
15. Bon Iver
16. The War On Drugs
17. Death Grips
18. Arctic Monkeys
19. Swans
20. Tyler, The Creator