Best Albums of 2018

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Listed below are the best albums of 2018 as calculated from their overall rankings in over 41,000 greatest album charts.

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

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Twin Fantasy (Face To Face)

Car Seat Headrest

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

395 charts

Rank Score:

4,756

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Overall Rank:

407

Average Rating:

81 (659 votes)

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Kids See Ghosts

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

401 charts

Rank Score:

4,522

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Overall Rank:

427

Average Rating:

82 (661 votes)

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Beach House

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

372 charts

Rank Score:

3,247

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Overall Rank:

589

Average Rating:

80 (573 votes)

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You Won't Get What You Want

Daughters

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

261 charts

Rank Score:

3,142

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Overall Rank:

609

Average Rating:

81 (361 votes)

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Joy As An Act Of Resistance.

Idles

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

316 charts

Rank Score:

2,816

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

300 charts

Rank Score:

2,404

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112

Overall Rank:

786

Average Rating:

80 (423 votes)

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Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino

Arctic Monkeys

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

258 charts

Rank Score:

2,369

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MGMT

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

309 charts

Rank Score:

2,179

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Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

235 charts

Rank Score:

2,047

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134

Overall Rank:

911

Average Rating:

77 (285 votes)

Comments:

10.

Some Rap Songs

Earl Sweatshirt

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

211 charts

Rank Score:

1,906

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142

Overall Rank:

959

Average Rating:

80 (256 votes)

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Best Albums of 2018 composition

Artist	Albums	%

Various Artists	5	1%
Roc Marciano	2	0%
Beak>	2	0%
Ty Segall	2	0%
Dominique A	2	0%
Autechre	2	0%
Between The Buried And Me	2	0%
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Country	Albums	%

	475	48%
	195	20%
	40	4%
	35	4%
	34	3%
	26	3%
	25	3%
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Compilation?	Albums	%
No	986	99%
Yes	14	1%

Live?	Albums	%
No	996	100%
Yes	4	0%

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