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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51.

Singularity

Jon Hopkins

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

503

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

504

Overall Rank:

3,010

Average Rating:

76 (141 votes)

Comments:

52.

Year Of The Snitch

Death Grips

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

487

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

521

Overall Rank:

3,095

Average Rating:

77 (292 votes)

Comments:

53.

Historian

Lucy Dacus

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

471

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

537

Overall Rank:

3,173

Average Rating:

76 (126 votes)

Comments:

54.

Freedom's Goblin

Ty Segall & Freedom Band

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

129 charts

Rank Score:

464

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

548

Overall Rank:

3,214

Average Rating:

74 (158 votes)

Comments:

55.

Con Todo El Mundo

Khruangbin

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

106 charts

Rank Score:

456

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

556

Overall Rank:

3,252

Average Rating:

76 (84 votes)

Comments:

56.

Hope Downs

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

132 charts

Rank Score:

454

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

558

Overall Rank:

3,275

Average Rating:

76 (105 votes)

Comments:

57.

Bark Your Head Off, Dog

Hop Along

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

91 charts

Rank Score:

453

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

559

Overall Rank:

3,278

Average Rating:

75 (118 votes)

Comments:

58.

Post-

Jeff Rosenstock

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

131 charts

Rank Score:

437

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

579

Overall Rank:

3,393

Average Rating:

73 (230 votes)

Comments:

59.

Time 'N' Place

Kero Kero Bonito

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

77 charts

Rank Score:

433

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

584

Overall Rank:

3,414

Average Rating:

79 (138 votes)

Comments:

60.

Invasion Of Privacy

Cardi B

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

134 charts

Rank Score:

428

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

590

Overall Rank:

3,448

Average Rating:

61 (144 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
David Bowie	3	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
Mach-Hommy	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
Iglooghost	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	470	47%
	190	19%
	39	4%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	28	3%
	20	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

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

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

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