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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No News Is Good News

Phonte

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2018

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Grievous

Convulsing

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2018

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3 charts

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Time To Be Alive

Matt Cardle

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2018

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Nim Quartet

Nim Sadot

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2018

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Autobiography

Jlin

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2018

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9 charts

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The Morning Tempest

Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente

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2018

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Team Dreams
Compilation

Sin Fang / Sóley / Örvar Smárason

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2018

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Creation

The Daysleepers

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2018

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6 charts

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Skryvaj

Nürnberg

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2018

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S.C.A.

FBC

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Logic	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	470	47%
	192	19%
	41	4%
	38	4%
	36	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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