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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31.

Songs Of Praise

Shame

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

577

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

428

Overall Rank:

2,615

Average Rating:

75 (194 votes)

Comments:

32.

Lush

Snail Mail

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

573

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

431

Overall Rank:

2,631

Average Rating:

75 (174 votes)

Comments:

33.

Ordinary Corrupt Human Love

Deafheaven

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

102 charts

Rank Score:

571

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

434

Overall Rank:

2,641

Average Rating:

77 (145 votes)

Comments:

34.

Isolation

Kali Uchis

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

149 charts

Rank Score:

569

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

436

Overall Rank:

2,646

Average Rating:

79 (239 votes)

Comments:

35.

In A Poem Unlimited

U.S. Girls

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

165 charts

Rank Score:

558

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

445

Overall Rank:

2,682

Average Rating:

77 (239 votes)

Comments:

36.

I'm All Ears

Let's Eat Grandma

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

114 charts

Rank Score:

550

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

454

Overall Rank:

2,711

Average Rating:

75 (138 votes)

Comments:

37.

Your Queen Is A Reptile

Sons Of Kemet

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

121 charts

Rank Score:

545

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

460

Overall Rank:

2,735

Average Rating:

77 (137 votes)

Comments:

38.

Room 25

Noname

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

122 charts

Rank Score:

542

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

464

Overall Rank:

2,745

Average Rating:

79 (162 votes)

Comments:

39.

Heaven And Earth

Kamasi Washington

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

153 charts

Rank Score:

533

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

472

Overall Rank:

2,778

Average Rating:

78 (159 votes)

Comments:

40.

Honey

Robyn

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

133 charts

Rank Score:

508

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

499

Overall Rank:

2,903

Average Rating:

76 (117 votes)

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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

	475	48%
	195	20%
	40	4%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	26	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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