Best Albums of 2018

Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 52,000 greatest album charts.

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2018 year summaryThe best artists of 2018 were Car Seat Headrest, Kids See Ghosts, Idles, Beach House, Daughters, Parquet Courts, MGMT, Arctic Monkeys, Kacey Musgraves and Earl Sweatshirt.
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Buy album United States
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2018
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Buy album United States
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2018
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56
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2018
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56
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2018
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56
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2018
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Rank Score:
56
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Buy album United States
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Year of Release:
2018
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56
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 38 of 100

Best Albums of 2018 composition

Country Albums %


United States 483 48%
United Kingdom 180 18%
Canada 39 4%
Mixed Nationality 38 4%
Australia 36 4%
Germany 30 3%
France 22 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 984 98%
Yes 16 2%
Live? Albums %
No 976 98%
Yes 24 2%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 988 99%
Yes 12 1%
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