Albumism's 50 Best Albums of 2018

In the spirit of ensuring that our end-of-year selections represent a more accurate consensus among the broader Albumism community, this year’s list reflects our staff & readers’ picks.

Source

Rank Album Artist Info
#1 Dirty Computer Janelle Monáe Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B
#2 Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves Mar-30-2018, Country Pop
#3 No News Is Good News Phonte Mar-02-2018, Southern Hip Hop
#4 Be the Cowboy Mitski Aug-17-2018, Art Pop
#5 WAX KT Tunstall Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#6 Tell Me How You Really Feel Courtney Barnett May-18-2018, Indie Rock
#7 God's Favorite Customer Father John Misty Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#8 Record Tracey Thorn Mar-02-2018, Synthpop
#9 Please Don't Be Dead Fantastic Negrito Jun-15-2018, Soul
#10 Clean Soccer Mommy Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#11 7 Beach House May-11-2018, Dream Pop
#12 Ventriloquism Meshell Ndegeocello Mar-16-2018, Psychedelic Soul
#13 Primal Heart Kimbra Apr-20-2018, Synthpop
#14 Marauder Interpol Aug-24-2018, Post-Punk Revival
#15 Geography Tom Misch Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul
#16 Hell-On Neko Case Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#17 Honey Robyn Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop
#18 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Arctic Monkeys May-11-2018,
#19 Book of Ryan (Bonus Track Edition) Royce Da 5'9" May-04-2018,
#20 Hive Mind The Internet Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul
#21 May Your Kindness Remain Courtney Marie Andrews Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#22 Khrysis & Elzhi Are Jericho Jackson Jericho Jackson Feb-23-2018, Boom Bap
#23 Golden Kylie Minogue Apr-06-2018, Dance-Pop
#24 Everything's Fine Jean Grae, Quelle Chris Mar-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop
#25 The Now Now Gorillaz Jun-29-2018, Electropop
#26 One Dubstar Oct-21-2018, Indie Pop
#27 Ruins First Aid Kit Jan-19-2018, Americana
#28 Life Culture Club, Boy George Aug-09-2018, Pop
#29 Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John Juliana Hatfield Apr-13-2018, Alternative Rock
#30 DAYTONA Pusha T May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#31 Im a Dream Seinabo Sey Sep-07-2018,
#32 Ruby Macy Gray Sep-21-2018, Soul
#33 Good Thing Leon Bridges May-04-2018, Neo-Soul
#34 Czarface Meets Metal Face CZARFACE, MF DOOM Mar-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#35 Broken Politics Neneh Cherry Oct-19-2018, Art Pop
#36 PRhyme 2 PRhyme Mar-16-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop
#37 In A Poem Unlimited U.S. Girls Feb-16-2018, Art Pop
#38 The Midnight Hour The Midnight Hour, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge Jun-08-2018, Neo-Soul
#39 M3 DJ Jazzy Jeff May-08-2018, East Coast Hip Hop
#40 The Lookout Laura Veirs Apr-13-2018, Singer-Songwriter
#41 A Breukelen Story Masta Ace & Marco Polo, Marco Polo, Masta Ace Nov-09-2018,
#42 Natural Rebel Richard Ashcroft Oct-19-2018, Pop Rock
#43 Lush Snail Mail Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock
#44 All Nerve The Breeders Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock
#45 For My Crimes Marissa Nadler Sep-28-2018, Chamber Folk
#46 Indigo Kandace Springs Sep-07-2018, Pop Soul
#47 High As Hope Florence + the Machine Jun-29-2018, Art Pop
#48 Heaven and Earth Kamasi Washington Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz
#49 Resistance is Futile Manic Street Preachers Apr-13-2018, Alternative Rock
#50 No Shame Lily Allen Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B
Markdown

| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Dirty Computer | Janelle Monáe | Album, Apr-27-2018, Contemporary R&B |
| #2 | Golden Hour | Kacey Musgraves | Album, Mar-30-2018, Country Pop |
| #3 | No News Is Good News | Phonte | Album, Mar-02-2018, Southern Hip Hop |
| #4 | Be the Cowboy | Mitski | Album, Aug-17-2018, Art Pop |
| #5 | WAX | KT Tunstall | Album, Oct-05-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #6 | Tell Me How You Really Feel | Courtney Barnett | Album, May-18-2018, Indie Rock |
| #7 | God's Favorite Customer | Father John Misty | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #8 | Record | Tracey Thorn | Album, Mar-02-2018, Synthpop |
| #9 | Please Don't Be Dead | Fantastic Negrito | Album, Jun-15-2018, Soul |
| #10 | Clean | Soccer Mommy | Album, Mar-02-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #11 | 7 | Beach House | Album, May-11-2018, Dream Pop |
| #12 | Ventriloquism | Meshell Ndegeocello | Album, Mar-16-2018, Psychedelic Soul |
| #13 | Primal Heart | Kimbra | Album, Apr-20-2018, Synthpop |
| #14 | Marauder | Interpol | Album, Aug-24-2018, Post-Punk Revival |
| #15 | Geography | Tom Misch | Album, Apr-06-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #16 | Hell-On | Neko Case | Album, Jun-01-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #17 | Honey | Robyn | Album, Oct-26-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #18 | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino | Arctic Monkeys | Album, May-11-2018,  |
| #19 | Book of Ryan (Bonus Track Edition) | Royce Da 5'9" | Album, May-04-2018,  |
| #20 | Hive Mind | The Internet | Album, Jul-20-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #21 | May Your Kindness Remain | Courtney Marie Andrews | Album, Mar-23-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #22 | Khrysis & Elzhi Are Jericho Jackson | Jericho Jackson | Album, Feb-23-2018, Boom Bap |
| #23 | Golden | Kylie Minogue | Album, Apr-06-2018, Dance-Pop |
| #24 | Everything's Fine | Jean GraeQuelle Chris | Album, Mar-30-2018, Abstract Hip Hop |
| #25 | The Now Now | Gorillaz | Album, Jun-29-2018, Electropop |
| #26 | One | Dubstar | Album, Oct-21-2018, Indie Pop |
| #27 | Ruins | First Aid Kit | Album, Jan-19-2018, Americana |
| #28 | Life | Culture ClubBoy George | Album, Aug-09-2018, Pop |
| #29 | Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John | Juliana Hatfield | Album, Apr-13-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #30 | DAYTONA | Pusha T | Album, May-25-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #31 | Im a Dream | Seinabo Sey | Album, Sep-07-2018,  |
| #32 | Ruby | Macy Gray | Album, Sep-21-2018, Soul |
| #33 | Good Thing | Leon Bridges | Album, May-04-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #34 | Czarface Meets Metal Face | CZARFACEMF DOOM | Album, Mar-30-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #35 | Broken Politics | Neneh Cherry | Album, Oct-19-2018, Art Pop |
| #36 | PRhyme 2 | PRhyme | Album, Mar-16-2018, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| #37 | In A Poem Unlimited | U.S. Girls | Album, Feb-16-2018, Art Pop |
| #38 | The Midnight Hour | The Midnight HourAli Shaheed MuhammadAdrian Younge | Album, Jun-08-2018, Neo-Soul |
| #39 | M3 | DJ Jazzy Jeff | Album, May-08-2018, East Coast Hip Hop |
| #40 | The Lookout | Laura Veirs | Album, Apr-13-2018, Singer-Songwriter |
| #41 | A Breukelen Story | Masta Ace & Marco PoloMarco PoloMasta Ace | Album, Nov-09-2018,  |
| #42 | Natural Rebel | Richard Ashcroft | Album, Oct-19-2018, Pop Rock |
| #43 | Lush | Snail Mail | Album, Jun-08-2018, Indie Rock |
| #44 | All Nerve | The Breeders | Album, Mar-02-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #45 | For My Crimes | Marissa Nadler | Album, Sep-28-2018, Chamber Folk |
| #46 | Indigo | Kandace Springs | Album, Sep-07-2018, Pop Soul |
| #47 | High As Hope | Florence + the Machine | Album, Jun-29-2018, Art Pop |
| #48 | Heaven and Earth | Kamasi Washington | Album, Jun-22-2018, Spiritual Jazz |
| #49 | Resistance is Futile | Manic Street Preachers | Album, Apr-13-2018, Alternative Rock |
| #50 | No Shame | Lily Allen | Album, Jun-08-2018, Contemporary R&B |