Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 57,000 greatest album charts.

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summaryThe best artists of 2018 were Car Seat Headrest, Kids See Ghosts, Idles, Beach House, Parquet Courts, Daughters, MGMT, Arctic Monkeys, Kacey Musgraves and Earl Sweatshirt.

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79.

Knock Knock

DJ Koze

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

89 charts

Rank Score:

330

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769

Overall Rank:

4,292

Average Rating:

75 (85 votes)

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107.

All Melody

Nils Frahm

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

80 charts

Rank Score:

197

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140.

Compro

Skee Mask

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

58 charts

Rank Score:

160

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195.

Viento Del Norte

Sexteto Cristal

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

3 charts

Rank Score:

113

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Uhrwald Orange

Die Wilde Jagd

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

8 charts

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Way Up In The Blue

LBT

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2018

Appears in:

6 charts

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Granados: Goyescas

Matthias Rein

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2018

Appears in:

5 charts

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344.

Rausch

Gas

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2018

Appears in:

28 charts

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380.

Cocoon Crush

Objekt

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2018

Appears in:

19 charts

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393.

Fake

Die Nerven

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2018

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16 charts

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Iglooghost	2	0%
Makaya McCraven	2	0%
Unknown Mortal Orchestra	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Logic	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	469	47%
	192	19%
	41	4%
	38	4%
	37	4%
	28	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	976	98%
Yes	24	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

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