Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

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2018 year summaryThe best artists of 2018 were Car Seat Headrest, Kids See Ghosts, Beach House, Daughters, Idles, Parquet Courts, Arctic Monkeys, MGMT, Kacey Musgraves and Earl Sweatshirt.

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Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

393 charts

Rank Score:

4,740

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Overall Rank:

410

Average Rating:

81 (658 votes)

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Kids See Ghosts

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

4,501

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Overall Rank:

429

Average Rating:

82 (659 votes)

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Beach House

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

372 charts

Rank Score:

3,254

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Overall Rank:

586

Average Rating:

80 (573 votes)

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You Won't Get What You Want

Daughters

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

3,147

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Overall Rank:

605

Average Rating:

81 (361 votes)

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Joy As An Act Of Resistance.

Idles

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

2,809

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

300 charts

Rank Score:

2,400

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112

Overall Rank:

785

Average Rating:

80 (422 votes)

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Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

258 charts

Rank Score:

2,370

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MGMT

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

308 charts

Rank Score:

2,199

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

234 charts

Rank Score:

2,039

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135

Overall Rank:

914

Average Rating:

76 (283 votes)

Comments:

10.

Some Rap Songs

Earl Sweatshirt

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

209 charts

Rank Score:

1,905

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141

Overall Rank:

960

Average Rating:

80 (257 votes)

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Ty Segall	2	0%
Roc Marciano	2	0%
Dominique A	2	0%
Beak>	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
Autechre	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	474	47%
	195	20%
	41	4%
	34	3%
	34	3%
	25	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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