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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Music Inspired By Illumination & Dr. Seuss' The Grinch

Tyler, The Creator

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2018

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6 charts

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Kill The Lights

Tony Molina

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2018

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11 charts

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Proton Pump

Akira Sakata / Chikamorachi / Masahiko Satoh

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2018

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4 charts

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Traces

Steve Perry

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2018

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7 charts

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Stolen Absolution

Oryx

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2018

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2 charts

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Ready Player One (Songs From The Motion Picture)
Soundtrack compilation

Various Artists

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2018

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1 chart

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Blood Red Roses

Rod Stewart

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2018

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7 charts

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Grad Life

Graduating Life

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2018

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3 charts

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A Long Lost Silence

There's A Light

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2018

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2 charts

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Disques Debs International Vol. 1
Compilation

Various Artists

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2018

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4 charts

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
Makaya McCraven	2	0%
Mach-Hommy	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
Logic	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	474	47%
	179	18%
	41	4%
	38	4%
	35	4%
	31	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	982	98%
Yes	18	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	977	98%
Yes	23	2%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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