Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 50,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

497 charts

Rank Score:

6,477

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Overall Rank:

288

Average Rating:

82 (788 votes)

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Kids See Ghosts

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

493 charts

Rank Score:

4,665

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Overall Rank:

401

Average Rating:

82 (801 votes)

Comments:

You Won't Get What You Want

Daughters

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

330 charts

Rank Score:

3,341

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Overall Rank:

553

Average Rating:

81 (452 votes)

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Beach House

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

452 charts

Rank Score:

3,329

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Overall Rank:

557

Average Rating:

80 (663 votes)

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Joy As An Act Of Resistance.

Idles

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

397 charts

Rank Score:

3,232

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

379 charts

Rank Score:

2,890

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Overall Rank:

639

Average Rating:

80 (498 votes)

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Little Dark Age

MGMT

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

399 charts

Rank Score:

2,659

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

104

Overall Rank:

695

Average Rating:

80 (731 votes)

Comments:

Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

333 charts

Rank Score:

2,606

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

2,508

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110

Overall Rank:

731

Average Rating:

77 (357 votes)

Comments:

10.

Some Rap Songs

Earl Sweatshirt

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

282 charts

Rank Score:

2,288

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Rank in 2010s:

119

Overall Rank:

800

Average Rating:

78 (362 votes)

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Clutch	2	0%
Logic	2	0%
Mach-Hommy	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
Bladee	2	0%
Beak>	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	480	48%
	176	18%
	42	4%
	41	4%
	37	4%
	29	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	984	98%
Yes	16	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	989	99%
Yes	11	1%

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