Best Albums of 2018

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Explore the best albums of 2018, based on over 2 million album rankings across 60,000 charts. Last updated: 4 hours ago

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2018 year summaryThe best artists of 2018 were Car Seat Headrest, Kids See Ghosts, Idles, Beach House, Parquet Courts, Daughters, MGMT, Arctic Monkeys, Kacey Musgraves and Mitski.

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Enemy

Ostraca

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2018

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Corona

Foghorn

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2018

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5 charts

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Kill The Lights

Tony Molina

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2018

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12 charts

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Time To Be Alive

Matt Cardle

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2018

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Autobiography

Jlin

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2018

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9 charts

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Team Dreams
Compilation

Sin Fang / Sóley / Örvar Smárason

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2018

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Skryvaj

Nürnberg

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2018

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Poet | Artist

종현 [Jonghyun]

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2018

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S.C.A.

FBC

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2018

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Birds Of America

Lake Ruth

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2018

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

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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Country	Albums	%

	475	48%
	188	19%
	39	4%
	37	4%
	37	4%
	27	3%
	22	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	985	99%
Yes	15	2%

Live?	Albums	%
No	975	98%
Yes	25	3%

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	988	99%
Yes	12	1%

Best Albums of 2018 chart changes

Biggest climbers Biggest climbers in top 100 since last month
Up 2 from 90th to 88th Ballads 1 by Joji
Up 2 from 44th to 42nd Future Me Hates Me by The Beths
Up 2 from 27th to 25th Heaven And Earth by Kamasi Washington

Biggest fallers Biggest fallers in top 100 since last month
Down 1 from 25th to 26th In A Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls
Down 1 from 26th to 27th Astroworld by Travis Scott
Down 1 from 37th to 38th Trench by Twenty One Pilots

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Recognised Decade Charts (2020s)

1. NME's Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s by New Music Express (2019)

2. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s by Rolling Stone (2019)

3. The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s by Pitchfork (2019)

4. 100 Best Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks by Billboard (2019)

5. Gorilla vs. Bear Albums of the 2010s by Gorilla vs. Bear (2019)

6. Top 100 Albums of the Decade by Crack Magazine (2019)

7. Top 50 Albums of the 2010s by The Wild Honey Pie (2019)

8. BrooklynVegan's Top Albums of 2010s by BrooklynVegan (2020)

9. The 50 best albums of the decade – 2010 to 2019 by Independent (2019)

10. The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s by Spin (2020)