Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 46,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

433 charts

Rank Score:

6,019

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Overall Rank:

329

Average Rating:

82 (721 votes)

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Kids See Ghosts

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

454 charts

Rank Score:

4,967

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Overall Rank:

400

Average Rating:

82 (725 votes)

Comments:

You Won't Get What You Want

Daughters

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

297 charts

Rank Score:

3,587

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Overall Rank:

536

Average Rating:

81 (404 votes)

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Beach House

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

406 charts

Rank Score:

3,477

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Overall Rank:

549

Average Rating:

80 (612 votes)

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Joy As An Act Of Resistance.

Idles

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

344 charts

Rank Score:

3,096

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

343 charts

Rank Score:

2,819

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Overall Rank:

679

Average Rating:

80 (463 votes)

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Little Dark Age

MGMT

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

345 charts

Rank Score:

2,428

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

271 charts

Rank Score:

2,420

Rank in 2018:

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112

Overall Rank:

783

Average Rating:

77 (318 votes)

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Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

279 charts

Rank Score:

2,257

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123

Overall Rank:

830

Average Rating:

72 (605 votes)

Comments:

10.

Some Rap Songs

Earl Sweatshirt

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

248 charts

Rank Score:

2,118

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131

Overall Rank:

886

Average Rating:

79 (305 votes)

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Autechre	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
Logic	2	0%
Clutch	2	0%
Led Zeppelin	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	466	47%
	186	19%
	45	5%
	41	4%
	36	4%
	33	3%
	23	2%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

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

Soundtrack?	Albums	%
No	994	99%
Yes	6	1%

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