Best Albums of 2018
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"The courage to put out an album like Twin Fantasy is in itself moving. It always sat as a personal favourite of mine, but one that I never put on a list because a) I couldn't bring myself to, and b) I'd convinced myself it wasn't good enough, as if the despair of listening to it was the only valu..." Reply
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Arthurknight | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +11 votes (11 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"Kanye and Cudi are regulars of the unexpected and the surprise. With "Kids See Ghosts" Kanye West releases one of his best albums in terms of production and Cudi finally manages to release his perfect album. The atmosphere of the record is strange and psychedelic. The album is crossed by voices, ..." Reply
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"This is one of the most aggressive and intense punk albums I’ve ever heard. I could snort a few lines of cocaine or listen to this album and it would give me literally the same energy. Fucking bang on lyrics with social and political contexts and all around hard hitting force with every note play..." Reply
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awesomness425 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (5 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
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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) | +9 votes (12 helpful | 3 unhelpful)
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"These guys are punk. These guys are pop. The vocals are great and the instrumental is tight! Some remind Joe Strummer, others don't. A good rock'n'roll record in this era where it seems more and more outdated." Reply
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JoaoMoreira | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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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 votes (16 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"One of my favorite albums of 2018! I definitely feel that this went pretty underappreciated by critics, as it rarely appeared in any of the year end lists. Honestly, I would say that this record falls into my top ten for the year. This time, MGMT takes their sound in the direction of synth-pop, a..." Reply
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sguy157 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"I'm going to keep this relatively short as greater minds than I have dissected this album within an inch of its life Firstly I came into TBH & C fully aware of what to expect having read several reviews prior , so nothing came as a major surprise and TBH it was 100% as I thought in my minds eye -..." Reply
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Brad1770 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +10 votes (10 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"The combination of her gorgeous voice and stellar songwriting makes her one of the absolute best singer/songwriters on the scene today. This isn't quite a crossover pop album in the way 1989 was for Taylor Swift, it's rather an album that doesn't get pigeonholed into any single genre. The Country..." Reply
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pearljammer13 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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"i'll have to admit, this album took me a few spins to actually digest. this is mitski realizing her pop-stardom and taking the best elements from Puberty 2 and creating a brand new aura. excellent record that's sure to rise in score." Reply
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Best Albums of 2018 composition
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| Various Artists | 5 | 1% | |
| Neil Young | 3 | 0% | |
| Bruce Springsteen | 3 | 0% | |
| Rory Ferreira | 2 | 0% | |
| Unknown Mortal Orchestra | 2 | 0% | |
| Logic | 2 | 0% | |
| King Crimson | 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 90th to 88th |
Up 2 from 27th to 25th |
Up 1 from 100th to 99th |
| Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month |
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Down 2 from 88th to 90th |
Down 1 from 15th to 16th |
Down 1 from 25th to 26th |
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