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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Phantom Thread
Soundtrack

Jonny Greenwood

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

67 charts

Rank Score:

275

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919

Overall Rank:

4,950

Average Rating:

77 (135 votes)

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125.

Black Panther: The Album Music From And Inspired By
Soundtrack

Various Artists

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

65 charts

Rank Score:

166

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A Star Is Born
Soundtrack

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

37 charts

Rank Score:

163

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Suspiria (Music For The Luca Guadagnino Film)
Soundtrack

Thom Yorke

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

62 charts

Rank Score:

144

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Land Of The Lustrous (Sound Track Complete)
Soundtrack

藤澤慶昌 [Yoshiaki Fujisawa]

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2018

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3 charts

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Celeste Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack

Lena Raine

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

11 charts

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Bohemian Rhapsody The Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack

Queen

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2018

Appears in:

15 charts

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Pat Barrett
Soundtrack

Pat Barrett

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2018

Appears in:

1 chart

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756.

KIN
Soundtrack

Mogwai

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

10 charts

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788.

If Beale Street Could Talk (Original Motion Picture Score)
Soundtrack

Nicholas Britell

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2018

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7 charts

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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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