Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 56,000 greatest album charts.

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

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21.

Swimming

Mac Miller

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

146 charts

Rank Score:

1,146

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

233

Overall Rank:

1,505

Average Rating:

77 (176 votes)

Comments:

22.

El Mal Querer

Rosalía

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

183 charts

Rank Score:

1,061

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

254

Overall Rank:

1,614

Average Rating:

78 (184 votes)

Comments:

23.

God's Favorite Customer

Father John Misty

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

1,047

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

257

Overall Rank:

1,632

Average Rating:

77 (363 votes)

Comments:

24.

Virtue

The Voidz

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

162 charts

Rank Score:

1,039

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

259

Overall Rank:

1,642

Average Rating:

76 (290 votes)

Comments:

25.

Heaven And Earth

Kamasi Washington

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

239 charts

Rank Score:

1,006

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

266

Overall Rank:

1,697

Average Rating:

78 (205 votes)

Comments:

26.

Kanye West

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

229 charts

Rank Score:

922

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

294

Overall Rank:

1,817

Average Rating:

73 (686 votes)

Comments:

27.

In A Poem Unlimited

U.S. Girls

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

225 charts

Rank Score:

919

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

298

Overall Rank:

1,828

Average Rating:

77 (260 votes)

Comments:

28.

Astroworld

Travis Scott

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

883

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

309

Overall Rank:

1,893

Average Rating:

74 (276 votes)

Comments:

29.

Die Lit

Playboi Carti

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

120 charts

Rank Score:

855

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

316

Overall Rank:

1,949

Average Rating:

73 (182 votes)

Comments:

30.

Your Queen Is A Reptile

Sons Of Kemet

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

181 charts

Rank Score:

832

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

322

Overall Rank:

1,991

Average Rating:

77 (184 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Bladee	2	0%
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	2	0%
Beak>	2	0%
Logic	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	474	47%
	187	19%
	39	4%
	38	4%
	35	4%
	29	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	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. The National
9. Radiohead
10. Nick Cave
11. Lana Del Rey
12. Vampire Weekend
13. Car Seat Headrest
14. David Bowie
15. Bon Iver
16. The War On Drugs
17. Death Grips
18. Arctic Monkeys
19. Tyler, The Creator
20. Swans