Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 55,000 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, Kacey Musgraves, Arctic Monkeys and Earl Sweatshirt.

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Twin Fantasy (2018)

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

520 charts

Rank Score:

6,070

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Overall Rank:

285

Average Rating:

82 (821 votes)

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Kids See Ghosts

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

513 charts

Rank Score:

4,538

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Overall Rank:

386

Average Rating:

82 (825 votes)

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Joy As An Act Of Resistance.

Idles

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

422 charts

Rank Score:

3,209

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Overall Rank:

552

Average Rating:

80 (472 votes)

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Beach House

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

469 charts

Rank Score:

3,148

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Overall Rank:

559

Average Rating:

80 (683 votes)

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You Won't Get What You Want

Daughters

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

331 charts

Rank Score:

2,998

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

2,841

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Overall Rank:

618

Average Rating:

80 (520 votes)

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Little Dark Age

MGMT

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

428 charts

Rank Score:

2,546

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

333 charts

Rank Score:

2,377

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111

Overall Rank:

750

Average Rating:

76 (374 votes)

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Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

347 charts

Rank Score:

2,234

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116

Overall Rank:

792

Average Rating:

72 (691 votes)

Comments:

10.

Some Rap Songs

Earl Sweatshirt

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

291 charts

Rank Score:

2,068

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123

Overall Rank:

855

Average Rating:

78 (378 votes)

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	7	1%
David Bowie	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Clutch	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
Logic	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	473	47%
	179	18%
	41	4%
	38	4%
	38	4%
	32	3%
	21	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	983	98%
Yes	17	2%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	987	99%
Yes	13	1%

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