Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 53,000 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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51.

Boarding House Reach

Jack White

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

126 charts

Rank Score:

484

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

527

Overall Rank:

3,102

Average Rating:

71 (308 votes)

Comments:

52.

Historian

Lucy Dacus

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

476

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

536

Overall Rank:

3,140

Average Rating:

76 (123 votes)

Comments:

53.

Post-

Jeff Rosenstock

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

125 charts

Rank Score:

463

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

551

Overall Rank:

3,211

Average Rating:

73 (228 votes)

Comments:

54.

Freedom's Goblin

Ty Segall & Freedom Band

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

116 charts

Rank Score:

450

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

564

Overall Rank:

3,280

Average Rating:

75 (154 votes)

Comments:

55.

Bark Your Head Off, Dog

Hop Along

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

88 charts

Rank Score:

439

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

577

Overall Rank:

3,352

Average Rating:

76 (112 votes)

Comments:

56.

青葉市子 [Ichiko Aoba]

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

43 charts

Rank Score:

435

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

584

Overall Rank:

3,377

Average Rating:

80 (47 votes)

Comments:

57.

Sweetener

Ariana Grande

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

100 charts

Rank Score:

433

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

589

Overall Rank:

3,392

Average Rating:

68 (157 votes)

Comments:

58.

Superorganism

Superorganism

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

76 charts

Rank Score:

431

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

595

Overall Rank:

3,404

Average Rating:

73 (112 votes)

Comments:

59.

Hope Downs

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

112 charts

Rank Score:

426

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

606

Overall Rank:

3,445

Average Rating:

76 (103 votes)

Comments:

60.

Chris

Christine And The Queens

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

103 charts

Rank Score:

418

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

621

Overall Rank:

3,501

Average Rating:

74 (78 votes)

Comments:

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	6	1%
Clutch	2	0%
Beak>	2	0%
Autechre	2	0%
David Bowie	2	0%
King Crimson	2	0%
Neil Young	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	478	48%
	180	18%
	40	4%
	39	4%
	36	4%
	30	3%
	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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