Best Albums of 2018
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"If this is the best album of 2018, then we're in deep shit. Things are even worse than I imagined." Reply
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bobbyb5 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 12
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"Fantastic album, if Ghost town had been left on it, it would be perfect, Kanye gives Cudi a most needed opportunity to shine, selflessly letting Cudi take over most of the songs while chiming in with fairly short but hard hitting introspective verses, I hope to God Kanye releases the album he had..." Reply
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"This album channels male rage otherwise commonly found in punk and directs it at dismantling patriarchy / opposing hate / and resisting apathy. Aggressive and enlightening and ready to mosh." Reply
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ghosttomost | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 6
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"@corenfro I haven't really seen alot of people call it "revolutionary" or "invented a new genre" or anything like that. Its a pretty great dream pop album. And you can't decide if anyone should find it fresh or not. It doesn't necessarily mean its a fresh new genre, it may just mean its different..." Reply
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Vatsal | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 12
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"In any other year 'Wide Awake' could easily have been an AOTY contender but in a hot 2018 field it just misses out Produced by Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) this is their most diverse and best album yet and top to bottom retains The Courts sense of anger with slick production and tight arrangements..." Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 2
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"Update: a man with a top hat and a cane has showed up in my room. He is offering me money, fame, and all the women in the world. All I have to give him in return is my soul. It's a shame this album already took it." Reply
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Cargusbralem | Helpful? (Log in to vote) · 16
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"After listening 3 times I’m really digging this album. These guys are doing a great job of walking the fine line between weird and accessible here. Layers of sound come into focus with repeated listens. The title track is their best song since their first string of hits on their debut. Best track..." Reply
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"It's a very nice, smooth record. Not the best in their discography by a long way, but definitely not the worst like some have already made out. It's more sexy than AM tried to be, plus the vocals aren't as annoying and the lyricism is just so much more interesting. Alex Turner wanted this to be a..." Reply
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"Kacey bestows country hometown charm on her two previous albums, the quirky, down-the-road girl who tells it like she sees it. "Pagaent Material" seemed like an attempt to copy the success of her debut. But on "golden hour", our girl has grown up, taking on a more serious tone losing none of the ..." Reply
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"Many lovely songs and with moments of near smack-your-headphones-off icy grandeur. "Washing Machine Heart" would top every chart in a just world and the deconstruction of the great American, self-aware mythmaking spectacle is admirably clever if starting to feel expected in this day of the anti-p..." Reply
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 1 of 100
Best Albums of 2018 composition
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| Various Artists | 5 | 1% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 0% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 0% | |
| King Crimson | 2 | 0% | |
| Unknown Mortal Orchestra | 2 | 0% | |
| Logic | 2 | 0% | |
| David Bowie | 2 | 0% | |
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475 | 48% | |
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188 | 19% | |
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39 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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37 | 4% | |
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27 | 3% | |
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22 | 2% | |
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Best Albums of 2018 chart changes
| Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month |
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Up 2 from 27th to 25th |
Up 2 from 17th to 15th |
Up 1 from 100th to 99th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 2 from 15th to 17th |
Down 1 from 25th to 26th |
Down 1 from 26th to 27th |
