Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 greatest album charts.

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2018 year 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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Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

515 charts

Rank Score:

6,332

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Overall Rank:

274

Average Rating:

82 (811 votes)

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Kids See Ghosts

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

503 charts

Rank Score:

4,624

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Overall Rank:

384

Average Rating:

82 (817 votes)

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Joy As An Act Of Resistance.

Idles

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

418 charts

Rank Score:

3,243

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Overall Rank:

553

Average Rating:

80 (469 votes)

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Beach House

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

464 charts

Rank Score:

3,202

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Overall Rank:

559

Average Rating:

80 (678 votes)

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You Won't Get What You Want

Daughters

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

332 charts

Rank Score:

3,053

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

400 charts

Rank Score:

2,924

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Overall Rank:

604

Average Rating:

80 (517 votes)

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Little Dark Age

MGMT

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

424 charts

Rank Score:

2,591

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

326 charts

Rank Score:

2,471

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109

Overall Rank:

724

Average Rating:

76 (375 votes)

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Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

347 charts

Rank Score:

2,399

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111

Overall Rank:

744

Average Rating:

72 (687 votes)

Comments:

10.

Some Rap Songs

Earl Sweatshirt

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

287 charts

Rank Score:

2,118

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122

Overall Rank:

837

Average Rating:

78 (374 votes)

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Unknown Mortal Orchestra	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
Clutch	2	0%
Beak>	2	0%
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	476	48%
	180	18%
	41	4%
	38	4%
	37	4%
	32	3%
	22	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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