Best Albums of 2018

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, Daughters, Parquet Courts, MGMT, Arctic Monkeys, Kacey Musgraves and Earl Sweatshirt.
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2018
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Buy album United States
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2018
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Buy album United States
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2018
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28
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2018
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28
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Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2018
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28
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Buy album United States
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  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2018
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Rank Score:
28
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Buy album United States
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  • eBay
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
  • #Sponsored
Year of Release:
2018
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Rank Score:
28
Rank in 2018:
Rank in 2010s:
Overall Rank:
Average Rating:
Comments:
Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2018
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28
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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Country Albums %


United States 469 47%
United Kingdom 189 19%
Mixed Nationality 40 4%
Canada 38 4%
Australia 38 4%
Germany 28 3%
France 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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